Art History Minor
for the minor in Art History
minor office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, IL 61820
minor advisor: Bryan VanGinhoven
email: bvanginh@illinois.edu
phone: (217) 300-2520
school website: School of Art & Design
school faculty: Art & Design Faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Fine & Applied Arts
college website: Fine & Applied Arts
The minor in art history is designed for students who seek to study art history in depth as a compliment to their major area of study. The minor provides students with an education in art history that is balanced and diverse culturally, temporally, and geographically. It allows students to choose from a variety of introductory courses that cover a variety of regions, cultures, and periods.
Minimum required major and supporting course work: Students must meet the following course requirements for a total of 18 hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A maximum of one course from other universities will satisfy the requirements for upper-level Art History courses. | ||
| ARTH 110 | Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| Select one course below, which focuses on a subject outside of Europe and the Modern Americas | 3 | |
| Islamic Gardens & Architecture | ||
| S Asian Cultural Landscapes | ||
| Exploring African Cities | ||
| Islamic Gardens & Architecture | ||
| Arts of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Ways of Seeing in Edo Japan | ||
| Word and Image in Chinese Art | ||
Other courses may be approved in consultation with the minor advisor. | ||
| Additional ARTH courses at the 200, 300 or 400 level | 6 | |
| Additional ARTH courses at the 300 or 400 level | 3 | |
| At least 6 hours of the minor must be advanced (300 or 400) level courses. | ||
| ARTH 400-level designated seminar course | 3 | |
| Total credits required for Art History Minor: 18 | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A maximum of one course from either section below at UIUC will count toward the requirements of the Art History Minor | ||
| History of Architecture courses | ||
| ARCH 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | 4 |
| ARCH 402 | Introduction to the History of Architectural Theory | 3 |
| ARCH 412 | Medieval Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 413 | Renaissance Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 414 | Baroque & Rococo Arch | 3 |
| ARCH 415 | Modernity’s Mirror: Nineteenth-Century Architecture 1750-1900 | 3 |
| ARCH 416 | The Architecture of the United States, c.1650 to Present | 3 |
| ARCH 417 | Modern and Contemporary Global Architecture | 3 |
| History of Landscape Architecture courses | ||
| LA 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | 3 |
| LA 220 | Exploring African Cities | 3 |
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | 3 |
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | 3 |
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | 4 |
| LA 315 | History of Modern Lndscpe Arch | 3 |