College of Arts and Letters
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
Art History, Minor
Overview
In addition to University Requirements:
- Complete individual plan requirements.
Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.
No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.
| Minimum Units for Completion |
18 |
| Major GPA |
C |
Purpose Statement
The purpose of the ARH minor is to teach students about the ways in which global societies – both historically and in the modern world – have expressed their political, religious, and humanistic values through the media of visual culture. The minor offers a limited number of credit hours derived from courses offered in the ARH emphasis. The skills provided in the minor are Critical Thinking, Critical Reading, Effective Writing, Interdisciplinarity and Comparative Cultural Awareness. Further learning experiences exist in terms of internships arranged through cooperation with the Arts and Cultural Management minor. The minor especially cultivates visual acuity, the ability to read, analyze and absorb a visual text – this visual acuity is applicable across all disciplines in the College of Arts and Letters and is also increasingly being brought to bear in vocational contexts as varied as engineering, medicine and law enforcement. The ARH minor helps students understand how visual culture has shaped their decisions and actions, as well as their history, social structure and psychology.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify works of art and architecture.
- Understand the art historical and cultural significance of works of art and architecture in global societies.
- Master and employ art historical vocabulary in visual analysis that is both critical and comparative.
- Identify the specific visual elements that connect a work of art to its cultural context.
- Articulate art historical and cultural significance in clear and concise prose.
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