Fine Arts Minors

Boost your creative and critical thinking skills! 

The Department of Fine Arts has five exciting minor degrees (18 or 15 credits each), that carry a great deal of flexibility based on your art history or fine arts studio interests and strengths! These minor degrees are outlined below. Click on the OR code to see the semester in which the courses are offered to assist you in creating your degree plan! 

 

Minor in Art-Ceramic, Jewelry and Sculpture

The minor consists of 15 semester hours: 

• ARTS 102 (3) 3D Design
• ARTS 120 (3) Foundation Drawing OR ARTS 281 (3) Digital Studio
• ARTS 204 (3) 3D Media Studies

and 9 credits of electives from the following list (At least one course must be on the intermediate level):

• ARTS 332 (3) Introduction to Sculpture
• ARTS 432 (3) Intermediate Sculpture
• ARTS 532 (3) Advanced Sculpture
• ARTS 351 (3) Introduction to Ceramics
• ARTS 451 (3) Intermediate Ceramics
• ARTS 551 (3) Advanced Ceramics
• ARTS 355 (3) Introduction to Jewelry and Metals
• ARTS 455 (3) Intermediate Jewelry and Metals 
• ARTS 555 (3) Advanced Jewelry and Metals
• and Special Topics in Art.

Students are encouraged to complete ARTH 175 and ARTH 176 to complete General Education requirements. 

All elective courses require 12 earned hours or they have prerequisites among courses listed in the curriculum above.

Minor in Art-Drawing, Painting, or Printmaking

The minor in Drawing, Painting, and/or Printmaking consists of 15 semester hours:

• ARTS 101 (3) 2D Design
• ARTS 120 (3) Drawing I  OR ARTS 281 (3) Digital Studio
• ARTS 206 (3) 2D Media Studies

 9 credits of electives from the following list (At least one course must be on the intermediate level):

• ARTS 320 (3) 2D Media Studies
• ARTS 420 (3) Intermediate Drawing
• ARTS 520 (3) Advanced Drawing
• ARTS 342 (3) Introduction to Painting 
• ARTS 442 (3) Intermediate Painting
• ARTS 542 (3) Advanced Painting
• ARTS 335 (3) Screenprint 
• ARTS 336 (3) Relief Printmaking
• ARTS 337 (3) Intaglio Printmaking 
• ARTS 436 (3) Intermediate Printmaking
• ARTS 536 (3) Advanced Printmaking
• Special Topics in Art. 

Students are encouraged to complete ARTH 175 and ARTH 176 to complete General Education requirements.

All elective courses require 12 earned hours or they have prerequisites among courses listed in the curriculum above.

Minor in Art History

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The minor in art history consists of 15 semester hours:

• ARTH 175 (3) Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art
• ARTH 176 (3) Introduction to Art History from the Renaissance to the Present
• 9 hours above 299.

Minor in Global Arts and Visual Culture

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The minor in global arts and visual culture consists of 15 semester hours:

Choose 1 foundational course:

• ARTH 175 (3) Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art 
• ARTH 176 (3) Introduction to Art History from the Renaissance to the Present

Choose 4 elective courses:

• ARTH 346 (3) Global Baroque
• ARTH 347 (3) Art in the Age of Revolution
• ARTH 351 (3) Arts of Africa
• ARTH 352 (3) Arts of the Americas
• ARTH 353 (3) Arts of Oceania
• ARTH 358 (3) Art and Architecture of the Islamic Worlds
• ARTH 452 (3) Women in Art
• ARTH 454 (3) Contemporary Art and Criticism
  
  

Minor in Art-Interdisciplinary Studio

The minor in Interdisciplinary Studio consists of 18 semester hours:

• ARTS 101 (3) 2D Design
• ARTS 102 (3) 3D Design
• ARTS 281 (3) Digital Studio
• ARTS 307 (3) Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studio
• ARTS 407 (3) Intermediate Interdisciplinary Studio
• 3 credits of electives from the following list:
  • ARTS 204 (3) 3D Media Studies 
  • ARTS 205 (3) Photo Media Studies
  • ARTS 206 (3) 2D Media Studies
    
    

Students are encouraged to complete ARTH 175 and ARTH 176 to complete General Education requirements.

All elective courses require 12 earned hours or they have prerequisites among courses listed in the curriculum above.

 

Minor in Art-Photography

The minor in photography consists of 18 semester hours of ARTS including

• ARTS 101 (3) 2D Design
• ARTS 205 (3) Photo Media Studies
• ARTS 281 (3) Digital Studio
• ARTS 364 (3) Digital Photography
• ARTS 365 (3) Color Photography
• ARTS 472 (3) Editorial Photography OR
• ARTS 474 (3) Studio Lighting for Photography

Minor in Arts Management

The minor in Arts Management consists of 18 semester hours, 6 hours of which must be above the 299 level:

•  ACCT 280 (3) Introduction to Financial Accounting
•  ARTM 398 (3) Principles of Arts Management

 12 credits of electives from the following list, 6 hours which must be above 299: 

•  ENTR 373 (3) Introduction to Entrepreneurship
•  MGMT 321 (3) Management and Leadership
•  MGMT 365 (3) Business Communication and Professional Development
•  MGMT 475 (3) Leadership Theory and Development
•  MKTG 380 (3) Principles of Marketing
•  MKTG 387 (3) Promotion Management and Marketing
•  MKTG 483 (3) Sales and Relationship Marketing
•  MCOM 241 (3) Media Writing
•  MCOM 341 (3) Advertising Principles
•  MCOM 370 (3) Public Relations Principles
•  PLSC 323 (3) Public Administration 
•  LEAD 275 (3) Leadership Theory
•  VPAS 115 (3) or 116 (1) Arts Lab (Only 3 credits from VPAS 115 and 116 may be taken.)
   

Minor in Art-Video

The minor in Video consists of 18 credit hours:

• ARTS 101 (3) 2D Design
• ARTS 205 (3) Photo Media Studies
• ARTS 281 (3) Digital Studio
• ARTS 324 (3) Introduction to Video 
• ARTS 364 (3) Digital Photography 
• ARTS 424 (3) Intermediate Video

Students are encouraged to complete ARTH 175 and ARTH 176 to complete General Education requirements.

All elective courses require 12 earned hours or they have prerequisites among courses listed in the curriculum above.