The Cultural/Historic Aspects of the Near Environment minor emphasizes the cultural and historical aspects of the near environment, specifically apparel, interiors, textiles, and the built environment.
All courses must be taken on a graded (A–F) basis.
ANTH 210. *Comparative Cultures (3)
DHE 240. Survey of Design in the Near Environment (3)
DHE 366. Cross Cultural Aspects of the Near Environment (4)
DHE 461. History of the Near Environment I (4)
DHE 462. *History of the Near Environment II (STS) (4)
Core courses (18)
Select one course from the following (3–4)
HST 101, HST 102, or HST 103. *History of Western Civilization (3,3,3)
HST 460, HST 461, or HST 462. American Thought and Culture (4,4,4)
Select three courses from the following (two must be upper division) (9–10)
ANTH 380. *Cultures and Conflict (3)
ANTH 489. Anthropology of Business (3)
ART 367. *History of Design (3)
DHE 255. Textiles (5)
DHE 277. Fashion Trend Analysis (3)
DHE 463. History of Contemporary Fashion (4)
DHE 464. Contemporary History of Interiors and Housing (3)
DHE 466. Research in the Cross-Cultural Aspects of the Near Environment (3)
DHE 577. Fashion Theory (4)
HST 310. The Historian's Craft (4)
HSTS 421. *Technology and Change (4)
Total=30–31
2004 Oregon State University
