Art History and Visual Culture Minor

HFA PEAK

The study of art history and visual culture covers the historical physical, social, intellectual, religious, and political contexts that give rise to works of art and architecture, and may include imagery to be found in movies, plays, advertisements, scientific illustrations, political posters, fashion, pornography, comics, graphic novels, web pages, YouTube, graffiti, tattoos, and many other areas of visual expression. The methodologies employed to do this encompass the traditional art historical tools of formal and iconographical analysis, often supplemented by approaches drawn from social sciences such as anthropology, sociology, film theory, and psychology.

Minor Requirements

15 credits

Complete the following (3 credits):

ART-111

Ways of Seeing

3 credits

Complete one course from the following (3 credits):

ARH-200	Ancient to Medieval	3 credits
ARH-205	Renaissance to Modern	3 credits

Complete two courses from the following (6 credits):

ARH-300	Modern Art	3 credits
ARH-340	Gender in Modern and Contemporary Art	3 credits
ARH-370	Art History Seminar	3 credits

Complete one course from the following (3 credits):

HIS-202	History & the Movies	3 credits
HIS-356	The Body in History	3 credits
PSY-410	Media Psychology	3 credits
SOC-100	Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
THE-200	Introduction to Film Studies	3 credits
IND-332	London: Art/History/Literature	3 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

1) Use the tools of formal analysis and simple sketching skills to communicate how images may be designed to create compelling visual effects;

2) Use the tools of iconographic analysis to communicate how images may be created to convey complex symbolic meanings;

3) Use tools of theoretical and contextual analysis to communicate how historical and societal factors affect the design, symbolism, and reception of images; and

4) Demonstrate engagement with the visual production of non-dominant cultures and sub-cultures.