Minor in Art History

Art History Minor student work will demonstrate:

• Disciplinary knowledge and skills • Proficiency in industry-standard skills, technologies, and processes
  Advanced visual and information literacy skills, utilizing both traditional and emerging technologies to locate, critically evaluate, ethically use, and effectively communicate art historical research and insights to diverse audiences.
• Audience-focused research, historical context, and field-specific discourse
  Ability to analyze and contextualize canonical, non-canonical, and marginalized art historical narratives as tools for critical and creative problem-solving in both academic and professional contexts.

• Capacity to identify and solve creative problems
  Ability to apply art historical methodologies to contemporary challenges in art and design, transforming historical understanding into innovative creative solutions.

Art History Minor student work will demonstrate:

• Innovation • Experimentation and play
  Engagement in experimental and risk-taking research practices that push the boundaries of historical inquiry, embracing innovative methodologies and challenging conventional interpretations of art, design, and visual culture.
• Challenge to the status quo
  Critical approaches to the study of art history that challenge normalized assumptions and dominant narratives within the field. This includes questioning traditional hierarchies, exploring alternative perspectives, and advocating for more inclusive and equitable representations of art/design and artists/designers.

Art History Minor student work will demonstrate:

• Self-awareness
  Development of self-awareness of one's own biases and perspectives in art historical analysis.
• Capacity to communicate (orally, written, and/or visually) about their practice
  Ability to clearly articulate the relationship between the field of art history and their majors, and how these studies will help them achieve personal and professional goals. 

• Capacity to seek, assemble, evaluate, and ethically apply information and ideas from diverse sources
  Capacity to critically evaluate and ethically use diverse sources in art historical research

• Analysis of both ethical and aesthetic impacts of art and design
  Articulation of the ethical and aesthetic impacts of art, design and visual culture throughout history and in contemporary society, across diverse geographies and cultures.

Art History Minor student work will demonstrate:

• Awareness of positionality – in the world, their field, their communities
  Ability to develop and articulate connections across applied studio and Liberal Studies disciplinary perspectives and one's own positionality in these fields.
• Integration of skills, information, and concepts
  Ability to identify and analyze diverse histories of art and design production, recognizing specific cultural, regional, and temporal contexts, and connecting these histories to real-world applications in current and future creative job markets.
  Awareness of how art and design's plural histories connect artists/designers to social justice, community engagement, and the development of intercultural competency and respect.

Art History Minor student work will demonstrate:

• Ability to define aspirations, future goals and their role within the creative economy
  Ability to articulate the relevance of art historical knowledge to one's major and various career pathways in the creative economy.
• Compelling presentation and exhibition skills, through Annual Exhibition, Capstone, and portfolios
  Effective presentation skills in discussing and writing about art and design history.
  Professional portfolio showcasing their writing informed by art historical research and a personal vision.