Requirements for the liberal arts minor in Art History

A minimum of 20 credits to be distributed as shown below. At least 12 credits from offerings in Art History must be taken at Oakland. Only courses in which the student has earned a grade of C may be counted toward the Art History minor.

1. Core Courses (Choose 2)

course History of Western Art, Prehistory through Medieval (4)
course History of Western Art, Renaissance to Present (4)
course Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)

2. Distribution Courses (1 course from any 2 of the following categories)

Non-Western

course Japanese Art (4)
course Chinese Art (4)
course Chinese Architecture (4)
course Buddhist Art (4)
course Art of the Ancient Near East (4)
course Islamic Art (4)
course Seminar in Art History (4)
course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)
- (When topic is Non-Western Art)

Ancient/Medieval

course Art of the Ancient Near East (4)
course Greek Art (4)
course Roman Art (4)
course Islamic Art (4)
course Seminar in Art History (4)
course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)
- (When topic is Ancient/Medieval Art)

Renaissance/Baroque

course Renaissance Art in Italy (4)
course Baroque Art (4)
course Seminar in Art History (4)
course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)
- (When topic is Renaissance/Baroque Art)

American/Modern

course Modern Art 1900-1960 (4)
course Art Since 1960 (4)
course History of Photography I, 1825 to 1914 (4)
course History of Photography II, 1914 to Present (4)
course Visual Representations and the Nuclear Experience (4)
course Seminar in Art History (4)
course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)
- (When topic is America/Modern Art)

Note

course Art of the Ancient Near East may satisfy the requirement either for Non-Western or for Ancient/Medieval, but not both.
course Islamic Art may satisfy the requirement either for Non-Western or for Ancient/Medieval, but not both.
course Seminar in Art History may satisfy one of the above requirements, the subject area of which will determine the category.
course Special Topics in Art History may satisfy one of the above requirements, the subject area of which will determine the category. Students may take multiple Special Topics courses, each of which would satisfy not more than one category.

Students using this catalog to meet Art History minor requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Non-Western, Ancient/Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, and American/Modern groups and published in a later catalog.

3. 4 Elective Credits from AH courses

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Art.

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