Humanities and Social Sciences
Arts
Department of Art, Media and Performance
Credit requirements
Min Credits
4 Minor Core
8 Elective Basket 1
4 Elective Basket 2
16 Total Credits
Number of Credits to Choose
4 Minor Core
12 Elective Basket 1
8 Elective Basket 2
Core Course
Elective Basket 1 (take any 2)
Explorations in 2D
Enactments of Observation and Perception
Comics: Text and Image Exploration
Elective Basket 2 (take any 1)
Film and the Moving Image
The Photographic Image
Why pursue this
- No fine-arts training required — get into the studio and explore diverse ways of working with materials and techniques.
- Develop your own artistic voice while building critical insight into images, objects, and visual culture.
- Connect art-making with other fields — and with the debates and movements shaping the contemporary visual arts.
What you'll come out with
- Creative techniques and material sensitivity across painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography.
- Critical visual insight — interpreting images and objects and engaging with visual culture.
- An interdisciplinary perspective connecting visual arts with broader social, cultural, and environmental issues.
- Personal artistic expression — an original artistic voice, articulated with confidence and clarity.
- Awareness of contemporary art practices, debates, and movements.
From the University's minor program documents. Confirm with your UG Advisor before you plan around a pathway.