The Art History minor is a suitable complement to many majors offered at Meredith College, including Religion, History, Women’s Studies and others. The minor is also designed for art students who wish to pursue careers that focus on the management of art: museums, galleries, or community-based art organizations. The minor prepares students for graduate school as well as employment not limited to art history. Because the discipline requires analytical and critical thinking skills, both orally and in writing, art history is a favored path for those who plan to attend law school as well as many other diverse pursuits. 24 credit hours

Core for Art History minor
        ART 221 Art History Survey I (3)
        ART 222 Art History Survey II (3)
        ART 323 Topics in (pre-modern) Art (3) (prerequisite: ART 221 or 222)
        ART 324 Topics in Modern Art (3) (pre-requisite: ART 221 or 222)
        ART 492 Art History Theory & Methods (3) (pre-requisite: junior or senior status)
        ART 494 Senior Project: Thesis (3) or ART 499 Honors Thesis in Art History (3) (pre-requisite: junior or senior status)

Electives chosen from the following courses (6)
        ART 101 Drawing I (3) or ART 105 2D Design (3)
        ART 130 Photography I (3)
        ART 160 Ceramics I (3)
        ART 200 Computer Literacy for Design (3)
        ART 201 Drawing II (3) (pre-requisite: ART 101)
        ART 207 3D Design (3) (pre-requisites: ART 101, 105)
        ART 220 Non-western Art History (3)
        ART 299 Research in Art (3) (pre-requisites: 221 or 222)
        ART 323 Topics in Art History (pre-modern, topics rotate) (3) (pre-requisites: ART 221 or 222)
        ART 324 Topics in Modern Art (topics rotate) (3) (pre-requisites: ART 221 or 222)
        ART 499 Research in Art (3) (pre-requisite: junior or senior status)
        MRE 201 Pilgrims, Poets & Prophets (3)
        HIS 304 Greek and Roman History (3)
        HIS 308 Twentieth-Century Europe (3)
        HIS 314 Colonial America (3)
        HIS 319 Contemporary American History (3)
        HIS 385/REL 385 Europe in the Middle Ages (3)
        HIS 387/REL 387 Age of Renaissance and Reformation (3)
        ENG—Any 300-level English literature course (3–6) (pre-requisites: ENG 111, 201, 206)
        SPA, FRE, GER, ITA—Any 300-level Foreign literature course (3–6) (pre-requisites: varies)
        REL 252 Religion & the Arts in Asia (3) (pre-requisite: one 100-level REL course)
        REL 284 Sin, Satan & Evil (3) (pre-requisite: one 100-level REL course)
        REL 351 Comparative Mysticism (3) (pre-requisite: one 100-level REL course)
        REL 382 (History of Christianity (3) (pre-requisite: one 100-level REL course)
        REL 383 Religion in U.S. History (3) (pre-requisite: one 100-level REL course)

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