Art History Minor

The minor consists of a minimum of 5 full courses (or the equivalent).

Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.

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Summary of Requirements

Minimum 5 Full Courses of Art History Electives

Note: No more than 1 full course may be transferred for the minor in Art History; departmental approval is required for such transfers.

Art History Electives

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ARTH 100 - Themes in Western Art
ARTH 110 - Christian Art: A Global History
ARTH 150 - Approaches to Western Art
ARTH 152 - Approaches to Chinese and Japanese Art
ARTH 153 - Approaches to Islamic Art and Architecture
ARTH 154 - Approaches to African Art
ARTH 210 - Medieval Art
ARTH 211 - Illuminated Manuscripts
ARTH 212 - Monastic Art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
ARTH 213 - Late Medieval Art
ARTH 214 - Synagogues, Churches and Mosques: Sacred Art of the Medieval Mediterranean
ARTH 215 - Saints and Relics in Medieval and Renaissance Art
ARTH 216 - Romanesque & Gothic Art
ARTH 217 - Ancient and Early Medieval Art: from Augustus to Charlemagne
ARTH 218 - From Emperor to Pope: Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Ancient and Medieval Rome
ARTH 223 - Politics and Protest: Modern Chinese Art
ARTH 225 - Pleasure and Design in Confinement: Japanese Prints in and after Edo
ARTH 226 - Monks, Miracles, and Magic: Buddhist Art in East Asia
ARTH 227 - Topics in East Asian Art: Monuments in a Comparative Perspective
ARTH 269 - Beyond the Plane: Photography as Intermedium
ARTH 270 - Africa, Europe, and the Art of Colonization
ARTH 271 - Looking for Africa in Brazil
ARTH 272 - Sacred Arts of Vodou and Santeria
ARTH 290 - Gender and the Visual Arts in Europe, 1450-1750
ARTH 291 - Baroque Art
ARTH 292 - Art of the Italian Renaissance
ARTH 293 - Art, Politics, Religion in 16th Century Italy
ARTH 294 - The Arts of Conquest and Resistance in 17th century Europe and Latin America
ARTH 299 - Methods of Art History
ARTH 310 - Word and Image in Medieval Art
ARTH 311 - Art History without a License
ARTH 312 - Art at the Valois Courts
ARTH 313 - Illuminated Manuscripts in Oberlin Collections
ARTH 326 - Death and Dying in East Asian Art
ARTH 327 - Image/Object: Material and Mediation in Chinese Art
ARTH 328 - New Ghosts Old Dreams: The Art of Post-Imperial China
ARTH 329 - Cultural Property? Art, Heritage, Ownership
ARTH 370 - Slavery and the Problem of the Visual
ARTH 371 - African Art in Museums: From Collection to Display
ARTH 390 - Wood, Flesh, Metal, Blood
ARTH 391 - Love, Lust, and Desire in Renaissance Art
ARTH 499 - Honors in Art History