Athens State University :: College of Arts & Sciences :: Art

ART MINOR
(This minor is open to students in all majors. Please consult course descriptions for possible prerequisites.)

Art minors should notify a member of the art faculty of their intentions as soon as the art minor is declared. A minor in art consists of 18 semester hours of art coursework, including the following courses or their equivalent:

	AR 312 Figure Drawing	3 semester hours
	AR 423 History of Modern Art	3 semester hours
	AR 424 Late Modern Art History	3 semester hours
	AR 430 Advanced Drawing and Design or AR 410 Adobe Illustrator Design	3 semester hours
	Art Electives	6 semester hours
	TOTAL HOURS FOR MINOR	18 SEMESTER HOURS
ART MINOR FOR ART MAJORS ONLY
	AR 314 Water Color III	3 semester hours
	AR 317 Ceramic Sculpture	3 semester hours
	AR 331 Digital Photography	3 semester hours
	AR 343 Renaissance Art History	3 semester hours
	AR 401 Advanced Figure Drawing, AR 313 Portrait Drawing or *6 hours of Art Electives in concentration areas	6 semester hours
	TOTAL HOURS FOR MINOR	18 SEMESTER HOURS

ART HISTORY MINOR (This minor is open to students in all majors. Please consult course descriptions. for possible prerequisites.)

The Art History minor will teach students to analyze the visual history, art theory, and art criticism of visual traditions in the world. A minor in Art History is particularly suited for students pursuing careers in art, art education, history, anthropology, archaeology, classics, English, foreign literature, cultural studies, international business, and arts administration. The study of art history improves a student's visual perception and enhances their critical understanding of human expression. Students learn to understand art within the contexts of time, place, religion, politics, philosophy, culture, technology, society, and gender. This minor is designed for completion entirely on-line in web-based education.

Stipulations for the art history minor:

No more than one independent study course may count toward the minor in Art History.
No more than two courses may be applied toward both this minor and a major or minor. By petition, two upper division courses with substantial art historical content and methodology applied toward the students' majors may also be applied toward this minor. These courses do not have to be in the distance learning (DL) format.
Courses to be counted in the minor must be taken for a grade (may not be taken pass/fail).

	AR 342 Art of the Ancient Americas	3 semester hours
	AR 343 Renaissance Art History	3 semester hours
	AR 421/RE421 Sacred Art in History	3 semester hours
	AR 423 History of Modern Art	3 semester hours
	AR 424 Late Modern Art History	3 semester hours
	AR 426 Critical Theories in Art	3 semester hours
	TOTAL HOURS FOR MINOR	18 semester hours

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