Art History Minor

Program: Art History Minor
Department: Art and Design
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Visual Arts Building 117 ~ 260-481-6709

Upon completion of the Art History minor, students will be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

Demonstrate an understanding of the visual arts as an important context in which a wide array of human experiences find expression.
Identify key features of major artistic movements and historical periods.
Describe and analyze art objects with precision in both verbal and written forms of communication.
Demonstrate an understanding of writing as a process of intellectual discovery that includes multiple drafts, collaboration, and reflection.
Demonstrate an ability to read, critically analyze, and discuss both primary and secondary textual sources.

Program Description

Minor in art history and examine some of the most stimulating creations in human history. The program-18 credit hours of art history courses-complements any number of majors and aims at cultivating skills that provide for future successes, both in college and beyond.

In a real sense, you will recover traces of antiquity in Greece, Rome, and Egypt. You will enter the hushed interiors of Europe’s Renaissance churches, travel through the busy streets of nineteenth-century Paris, experience anew the hustle of New York’s art scene after World War II, and immerse yourself in our nation’s continuously evolving memorial landscape. Along the way, you will consider the dynamic relationship between globalization and artistic endeavor and come to see the world with fresh eyes.

Accreditation:

The Department of Art and Design is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Program Delivery:

Department of Art and Design courses are offered on campus, with some distance and hybrid course offerings.

Declaring this minor:

Students who wish to declare an Art History minor should follow these steps:

Verify with your advisor that the Art History minor is available to students in your degree program.
Meet with the Art and Design Department Chair to a) confirm the requirements for this minor b) verify that you are accepted to this minor.
The Art and Design Department will fill out a Registrar’s Form 42, Academic Information Change.
The student’s major division/department will certify that the requirements of the minor are complete during graduation certification.

General Requirements:

Program Requirements Cr. 18

A student may earn a minor in Art History by completing 18 credit hours of AD Art History classes. The six, 3 credit hour classes must include AD 11100 - History of Art I; Prehistoric to Medieval and AD 11201 - History of Art II; Renaissance to Contemporary.
Art Education B.A. students are required to take 12 credits of Art History for their degree, and can complete the Art History minor by completing an additional 6 credits of upper level Art History classes. The 12 credits of required Art History classes for Art and Design majors will count twice, once for the major, and a second time for the Art History minor. Additionally, AD 11100 and 11201 count towards general education requirements along with major and minor.
Art and Design B.F.A. and Design B.A. students are required to take 12 credits of Art History for their degree, and can complete the Art History minor by completing an additional 6 credits of upper level Art History classes. The 12 credits of required Art History classes for Art and Design majors will count twice, once for the major, and a second time for the Art History minor.
All students must declare the Art History minor, regardless of their major; see “Declaring this Minor” above for complete information.
AD 10101 - Art Appreciation and any Non-major studio classes do not count towards degree requirements.
All courses must be completed with a C- or higher and the minimum GPA requirement is 2.5.

Resident Requirements - Students must complete at least 9 resident credits at Purdue University Fort Wayne in upper level Art History classes.

Required Courses Cr. 6

Required for all Art History Minors:

AD 11100 - History Of Art I: Prehistoric To Medieval Cr. 3.
AD 11201 - History Of Art II: Renaissance To Contemporary Cr. 3.
AD 11100 and 11201 are prerequisite courses for most advanced history courses.

Advanced Art History Electives Cr. 12

Complete 12 credits in advanced art history electives.

AD 31501 - Gender Mattes: Women And The Arts, 1400-2000 CR. 3.0
AD 32001 - The “Naughty Bits”: Nudity In The History Of Western Art CR. 3.0
AD 32301 - Ancient Greek Art Cr. 3.
AD 32401 - Roman Art Cr. 3
AD 33201 - Early Medieval Art Cr. 3
AD 34101 - Italian Renaissance Art Cr. 3.
AD 34201 - Northern Renaissance Art Cr. 3.
AD 34302 - Godfathers Of The Renaissance: The Medici Family As Patrons Of The Arts CR. 3.0
AD 34501 - American Art To 1913 Cr. 3.
AD 34601 - The Global Renaissance CR. 3.0
AD 35101 - Nineteenth-Century Art Cr. 3.
AD 35200 - Twentieth-Century Art Cr. 3.
AD 35400 - Contemporary Art Circa 1960-Present CR. 3.0
AD 36301 - African Art Cr. 3.
AD 39001 - Topics In Art History Cr. 3.
AD 39003 - Topics In Art History Cr. 3.
AD 44600 - Michelangelo: Crafting Divinity CR. 3.0
AD 49001 - Topics In Art History Cr. 3.
AD 49500 - Readings And Research In Art History Cr. 1-4

Total Credits: 18

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.