Art History, Minor

The undergraduate minor in art history requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in art history courses, including 12 s.h. earned in advanced courses taken at the University of Iowa. Courses numbered ARTH:2000 or above are considered advanced for the minor. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.

Students earning a major in art and a minor in art history may not count coursework or semester hours for the minor in art history toward requirements for the major in art. But, they may count one art history course required for the art major toward the requirements for the art history minor; students must consult with their advisors.

The minor in art history must include one survey course chosen from the following list.

Course # Title Hours
One of these:
ARTH:1040Arts of Africa3
ARTH:1050From Cave Paintings to Cathedrals: Survey of Western Art I3
ARTH:1060From Mona Lisa to Modernism: Survey of Western Art II3
ARTH:1070Asian Art and Culture3
ARTH:1095Native American Art3

Before registering for a course, students must complete all of the course's prerequisites.

Contact an undergraduate advisor in the School of Art and Art History for more information about how to meet the requirements for the minor.