Art History Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Art history is a key discipline in increasing visual literacy, or navigating and making sense of our increasingly visual world. Studying art history contributes to a critical skill set that extends from understanding the history and contemporary practice of traditional fine art in the world of images in the media, popular culture, science, and daily life.
Minor Code: 881
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate broad and discipline-specific knowledge of art processes and history.
- Describe and analyze works of visual art critically and relate them to historical and contemporary contexts.
- Articulate discipline-specific concepts in writing, orally, and visually.
- Create original art and/or research projects by applying discipline-specific tools, skills, methods, and sources.
Art minors may not elect to take required art courses on an S/U graded basis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES | 3 |
| ART 205 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | 3 |
| ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
| ART 208 | *INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 3 |
| Upper-division art history courses including at least 3 credits at the 400 level | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Minor Code: 881