Skip Navigation

Fine Arts Division

Art History Minor (20 units)

Lower Division

The student must take the following as prerequisites for Art History courses:

HUM 111 Western Heritage I* (for ARTH 422, ARTH 424, and ARTH 426)
HUM 212 Western Heritage II* (for ARTH 428 and ARTH 430)
HUM 313 Western Heritage III* (for ARTH 434, ARTH 436, and ARTH 440)

*Satisfies general education requirement; should be completed first two years.

It is recommended that Art History majors and minors take ARTH 438 Non-Western Art as their non-Western general education requirement (satisfies either the Art History or the Non-Western GE requirement or the fine arts GE requirement - satisfies only one of the three).

Upper Division Courses (16 units)

The student must take four of the following (total 16 units):

Course ID Course Name Units
ARTH 422 Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Art
(prerequisite HUM 111)		 4
ARTH 424 Greek and Roman Art
(prerequisite HUM 111)		 4
ARTH 426 Early Christian and Medieval Art
(prerequisite HUM 111)		 4
ARTH 428 Renaissance Art
(prerequisite HUM 212)		 4
ARTH 430 Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art
(prerequisite HUM 212)		 4
ARTH 432 American Art
(No prerequisites)		 4
ARTH 434 Nineteenth Century Art
(prerequisite HUM 313)		 4
ARTH 436 Modern Art 1900 to the Present
(prerequisite HUM 313)		 4
ARTH 438 Non-Western Art
(no prerequisite; satisfies either the non-Western general education requirement or the Art History requirement, but not both)		 4
ARTH 440 Multicultural Arts in America
(prerequisite HUM 313)		 4
ARTH 592 Selected Topics -

Electives (4 units)

Electives should be chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.

Art History Course Two-Year Rotation Cycle

FALL 2008/2010 SPRING 2009/2011
ARTH 426 Early Christian/Medieval ARTH 428 Renaissance
ARTH 434 Nineteenth Century ARTH 436 Modern
ARTH 438 Non-Western ARTH 438 Non-Western
ARTH 390 Methodological Approaches ARTH 590 Senior Thesis
FALL 2009/2011 SPRING 2010/2012
ARTH 422 Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Art ARTH 424 Greek and Roman
ARTH 430 17th and 18th Century ARTH 434 American
ARTH 438 Non-Western ARTH 590 Senior Thesis
EVERY SUMMER
ARTH 438 Non-Western & Selected Topics

back to top