Art Minor
Minor in Art
Minor in Art
Designed for students from all academic disciplines, a Minor in Art allows students to expand their creative practice through studio art. Whether you are interested in drawing, painting, photography, filmmaking, sculpture, or new media. An Art Minor provides opportunities to develop technical skills, explore creative concepts, and build a portfolio of work alongside students in the School of Art.
Students pursuing the Art Minor complete 16 credit hours of studio coursework and must maintain a minimum 2.00 GPA.
Program Requirements
To complete the Art Minor, students must take:
- 2 introductory (100-level) studio art courses (8 credit hours)
- 2 advanced studio art courses (8 credit hours)
Advanced coursework must correspond to one or more of the introductory courses completed.
Note: The School of Art accepts new applications for declaring a Minor in Art at the start of each Spring Semester.
Introductory Studio Courses
Choose two of the following:
- ART 112 – Introduction to Drawing
- ART 130 – Introduction to Painting + Color
- ART 140 – Introduction to Sculpture
- ART 150 – Introduction to New Media Arts
- ART 160 – Introduction to Digital Photography
- ART 170 – Introduction to Filmmaking
Advanced Studio Courses
Choose two courses that align with your introductory coursework:
- ART 212 – Topics in Drawing I
- ART 312 – Topics in Drawing II
- ART 230 – Topics in Painting I
- ART 330 – Topics in Painting II
- ART 240 – Topics in Sculpture I
- ART 340 – Topics in Sculpture II
- ART 250 – Topics in New Media Arts: Intermediate
- ART 350 – Advanced Topics in New Media Arts
- ART 260 – Topics in Digital Photography
- ART 261 – Topics in Analog Photography
- ART 360 – Topics in Photography
- ART 270 – Topics in Film I
- ART 272 – Topics in Video I
- ART 274 – Topics in Motion Graphics I
- ART 370 – Topics in Film II
- ART 372 – Topics in Video II
- ART 374 – Topics in Motion Graphics II