Art Minor
The Department of Art & Design offers a minor in Art. The minor is designed for students who focus on painting and sculpture.
A minor in Art consists of 18 credits. Two courses of the minor must be at the 3000-level or above.
Required Courses (6 credits)
- ARTS.1010 / ARTS.1020 Art Concepts I (for 2D concentration) / Art Concepts II (for 3D concentration)
- ARTS.1550 Drawing I
Electives (12 credits)
- xxxx.xxxx Studio Art Elective (9 cr.)1
- xxxx.xxxx Aesthetics & Critical Studies Elective / Art History Elective (3 cr.)2
1Studio Art Electives
- ARTS.1020 Art Concepts II
- ARTS.1130 Digital Foundations
- ARTS.1560 Drawing II
- ARTS.2010 Form and Content
- ARTS.2100 Graphic Design I
- ARTS.2200 Web Design I
- ARTS.2300 Typography I
- ARTS.2310 Portfolio: Be Career Ready
- ARTS.2320 Ceramics
- ARTS.2350 Sculpture I
- ARTS.2560 Drawing III
- ARTS.2610 Photography I
- ARTS.2660 Alternative Photo Processes
- ARTS.2670 Printmaking
- ARTS.2690 Color
- ARTS.2700 Figure Drawing
- ARTS.2710 Painting I
- ARTS.2720 2D Animation I
- ARTS.2760 Intro 3D Modeling & Animation
- ARTS.2780 Interactive Media
- ARTS.2900 Illustration
- ARTS.2950 Studio Workshop Abroad
- ARTS.2951 BioArt Workshop in Portugal
- ARTS.2960 Character and Layout Design
- ARTS.3320 Ceramics II
- ARTS.3350 Sculpture II
- ARTS.3610 Photography II
- ARTS.3670 Printmaking II
- ARTS.3710 Painting II
- ARTS.3690 Screenprinting
- ARTS.3711 Place: A Visual Exploration of Lowell
- ARTS.3730 Professional Studio Photography
- ARTS.3740 Animation Studio
- ARTS.3760 3D Animation I
- ARTS.3765 Adaptive Devices for Better Life
- ARTS.3770 2D Animation II
- ARTS.3780 Interactive Media II
- ARTS.3800 Special Topics in Art and Design
- ARTS.3811 Game Design: Narrative
- ARTS.3820 Art and Design of Data Visualization
- ARTS.3980 Documentary Image
- ARTS.3982 Study Abroad / Photography in the Azores
- ARTS.4350 Sculpture III
- ARTS.4710 Painting III
- ARTS.4600 The Entrepreneurial Hustle for Creatives
- ARTS.4610 Photography Workshop
- ARTS.4710 Painting III
- ARTS.4910 Advanced Studio
- ARTS.4940 Directed Studies
- ARTS.4950 Advanced Tutorial
2Aesthetics & Critical Studies / Art History Electives
- ARHI.2210 / AEST.2210 20th Century Art
- AEST.2250 History of Photography
- AEST.2310 Aesthetics and Critical Studies Seminar
- AEST.2800 From Collective to Per. Aesth.
- AEST.2990 Art/Aest/Crit Stud 200 Electives
- ARHI.3520 / AEST.3520 Contemporary Art and Culture
- AEST.3600 Aesthetics and Critical Studies of Graphic Design
- AEST.3610 Aesthetics and Critical Studies of New Media
- AEST.3800 Understanding Movies: Cinema as Social Commentary
- AEST.3990 Art/Aest/Crit Stud 300 Electives
- AEST.4900 Aesthetics and Critical Studies Seminar
- AEST.4940 Directed Study in Aesthetic Concepts
- AEST.4960 Practicum Experience in Aesthetic Concepts
- AEST.4990 Art/Aest/Crit Stud 400 Electives
- ARHI.2030 History of Art I: Prehistoric to Medieval Art
- ARHI.2040 History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern Art
- ARHI.2060 History of Architecture
- ARHI.2110 Nineteenth Century Art
- ARHI.2210 Twentieth Century Art
- ARHI.2250 History of Picturing
- ARHI.2310 Greek and Roman Art
- ARHI.3000 Art History, Music and Culture
- ARHI.3020 Studies In World Art
- ARHI.3130 American Art
- ARHI.3140 American Architecture
- ARHI.3150 Modern Architecture
- ARHI.3210 Italian Renaissance Art
- ARHI.3300 Italian Mannerism
- ARHI.3310 Asian Art
- ARHI.3320 Baroque Art in Italy
- ARHI.3400 Women and Art
- ARHI.3450 Pre-Raphaelite Art
- ARHI.3500 Post Modernism
- ARHI.3520 Contemporary Art and Culture
- ARHI.3530 History of Public Art in the Modern Era
- ARHI.3600 Museum Issues
- ARHI.3700 Art History and Film
- ARHI.4910 Art History Seminar
For additional information, contact the Art & Design Department.