A minor is an optional, unique program of study. Students have the option to add one minor if they have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Minors require a minimum of 15 credits, 9 of which must be upper division (300-400 level courses). A minimum of 9 credits must be unique to the minor. Consult with your academic advisor to add a minor. Minors must be added prior to completing 90 credits. Change of Minor requests are due by September 15 for spring registration and February 15 for fall registration.
Arts Management
The minor in Arts Management prepares students to contribute to work in arts administration, business, non-profit management, and creative leadership. Students will gain professional knowledge and career skills that complement work in their majors. The minor’s emphases include data literacy, financial management, funding, marketing, strategic planning, and policy for the arts. It also includes opportunities to understand professional practices and organizational approaches in museum studies, arts education, professional communication, and community settings, while supporting students’ development as creative leaders across areas.
Specific Requirements 6 credits
QR 275 The Business of Art
PPEL 398 Professional Practices
Electives 9 credits
AHHC 310 CMA Collections Now
AHSS 370 History of the Art School
ANIM 350 Community Projects
GDS 367 Contemporary Marketing + Art Direction
ILL 389 Community Projects
IND 239 Manufacturing Processes
IND 317 Design Center
IND/SS 375 Design Research
QR 382 Data Visualization
SS 333 Topics in Arts Management and Creative Leadership
WRHC 330 Editing + Publishing Workshop
WRQR 250 Gant Writing
*Note: Approved internships with a focus on arts management and creativity works may also count towards this minor. Approval required.
Craft + Design
The Craft + Design Minor will allow students to gain hands on making experience across the three disciplines (Ceramics, Glass, and Metals) to complement their major area of study. This minor exposure allows for flexibility in course selection, providing a multidisciplinary approach that can both support major study and present opportunities to explore new areas in the field of art and design. The minor will allow graduates greater professional opportunities independent of their major area of study. All Craft + Design courses can be applied to the Craft + Design Minor, except for the two BFA Senior thesis specific courses. CRDS majors are not permitted to add this minor.
Electives 15 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
Select five courses from subjects CER, CRDS, GLS, or MET (excluding the BFA senior project courses).
Creative Writing
The minor in Creative Writing supports students who wish to explore writing and storytelling across genres and forms. Students in the minor will practice writing techniques that apply to many artistic and professional contexts, while creating original works in areas such as screenwriting, fiction, graphic storytelling, poetry, hybrid forms, and more. Students will also analyze and interpret literary movements, critical contexts, and connections to contemporary issues. Minor requirements consist of WR 203 Writing III: Narrative Forms and four Creative Writing courses of students’ choice, such as Screenwriting, Graphic Narratives, Art of the Personal Essay, Fiction Writing, and others.
Electives (choose 5) 15 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
HC 225 Reading Topics
WR 225 AI, Writing, and the Arts
WR 318 Screenwriting
WRHC 210 Writing about Film
WRHC 215 Creative Writing
WRHC 311 Poetry Writing
WRHC 315 Topics in Creative Writing
WRHC 316 Fictional Worlds and their Stories
WRHC 317 Collaborative Acts
WRHC 319 Graphic Narratives
WRHC 324 Writing Across Gender
WRHC 330 Editing + Publishing Workshop
WRHC 335 Writing and Community
WRHC 373 Creative Nonfiction Writing
WRHC 392 Fiction Writing
WRHC 490 Creative Writing Projects
Media Studies
The minor in Media Studies focuses on the production, interpretation, and analysis of media and culture. It includes options in photography, film, video, installation, performance art, and emerging media, along with courses on the history and critical study of media, technology, and communication. The minor combines theory and practice, helping students explore how work across media interacts with society and culture.
Specific Requirements (choose one) 3 credits
AH 337 Media Studies: Culture, Technologies, + Communication
AH 366 Research in Media: Applied Methods
AHHC 323 Histories of Photography, Film, and Video
Electives (choose 4) 12 credits
At least 6 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
AH 337 Media Studies: Culture, Technologies, + Communication
AH 366 Research in Media: Applied Methods
AHHC Histories of Photography, Film, and Video
ANIM 231 Acting and Directing
HC 220 Film Studies: Genre
PHV 201 Digital Photo Imaging I for Non-Majors
PHV 270 The Fine Art of Silver Print
PHV 292-392-492 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting
PHV 295 Photo I
PHV 296 Photo II: Digital Imaging
PHV 297 Video I
PHV 341-441 Documentary Video
PHV 397 Video II
SEM 206-306-406 Media Installation
SEM 223 Coding as Art
SEM 255-355-455 Performance Art
SEM 316 Experiments in Electronic Arts
SEM 318 Sonic Arts
SS 235 Interactive Media and Society
VAT 327 Hybrid Approaches
WR 318 Screenwriting
WRHC 210 Writing about Film
Photography
The Photography minor offers students a comprehensive foundation in the technical, conceptual, and critical aspects of photographic practice. Through a combination of studio courses and visual theory, students learn to create compelling images while exploring photography’s role in contemporary culture and visual communication.
Specific Requirement 3 credits
PHV 295 Introduction to Photography
Electives (choose 4) 12 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
PHV 201-201M Digital Photography
PHV 270 The Fine Art of Silver Print
PHV 292 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting
PHV 297 Video I
PHV 325 Color in Lens-Based Practice
PHV 328 Portrait Photography
PHV 330 Landscape Photography (EP)
PHV 340 Experimental Film + Video Art
PHV 341 Documentary Video
PHV 350 Photo Archive, Book, + Portfolio
PHV 370 Advanced Darkroom Photography
PHV 391 Alternative Process Photography
PHV 392 Advanced Lighting for the Camera
PHV 395 Advanced Digital Photography
PHV 397 Advanced Video
PHV 400 Advanced Lens-Based Project
Printmaking
The Printmaking minor offers students a comprehensive foundation to the technical, conceptual, and critical aspects of a printmaking practice to complement their major area of study. Through a combination of studio courses, students learn to create compelling artworks utilizing historical and contemporary print processes. This minor supports students in the development of a personal vision and studio practice informed by the rich tradition and ever-expanding approaches to image-making in print. Students will enhance career prospects in the arts through the cultivation of specialized printmaking knowledge, skills, and collaborative experience within a shared environment.
Specific Requirement (choose 1) 3 credits
PRI 200 Intro Printmaking: Line + Sequence
PRI 201 Intro Printmaking: Color + Form
Elective (choose 4) 12 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
GDS 332 Publish or Perish
PHV 270 The Fine Art of Silver Print
PHV 391-491 Alternative Processes
PRI 200 Intro Printmaking: Line + Sequence
PRI 201 Intro Printmaking: Color + Form
PRI 231-331 Artist’s Book Now: Artist’s Book as Image
PRI 232-332 Artist’s Book Now: Narrative + Form
PRI 270 Screenprint
PRI 340 Propaganda: Media, Dissemination, Technique (EP)
PRI 350-450 Printmaking: Advanced Topics
PRI 376 Expanded Print: New Imaging
PRI 377 The Liberated Print: Investigation of Alternative Methods
PRI 445 Contemporary Issues in Printmaking
VAT 202 Reproducibility
Publishing
The minor in Publishing supports cross-disciplinary practices in editing and publishing. It includes course options with emphasis in graphic design, printmaking, copyediting, writing, distribution, promotion, and the history and art of the book. It focuses on how publishing can build community and “make things public” by increasing access to ideas. The minor offers practical skills and critical understanding that are relevant across creative practices and career paths.
Specific Requirement (choose 1) 3 credits
GDS 352-452 Publication Design
WRHC 330 Editing + Publishing Workshop
Elective (choose 4) 12 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
AH 337 Media Studies: Culture, Technologies, + Communication
DRG 212 Collage + Assemblage
GDS 309-409 Handmade Book
GDS 332 Publish or Perish
GDS 352-452 Publication Design
GDS 360 Production Studio
ILL 363 Illustration for Publication
ILL 367 Graphic Novels + Sequential Art
PHV 229-329-429 Publication Photography
PHV 350 Photo Archive, Book, + Portfolio
PRI 200 Intro Printmaking: Line + Sequence
PRI 201 Intro Printmaking: Color + Form
PRI 231-331-431 Artist’s Book Now: Artist’s Book as Image
PRI 232-332-432 Artist’s Book: Narrative + Form
PRI 276-376-476 Expanded Print: New Imaging
PRI 340 Propaganda
VAT 202 Reproducibility
WRHC 330 Editing + Publishing Workshop
Social Issues, Identity, + Culture
The minor in Social Issues, Identity, + Culture focuses on critical and reflective engagement with intercultural knowledge, civic understanding, ethical reasoning, and students’ informed involvement with local and global topics. It supports students’ development as members of diverse communities and as creative leaders whose work is invested in understanding themselves and others. Its courses include emphasis in gender and race, environmental justice, media and culture, and community issues.
Specific Requirement (choose 1) 3 credits
AH 328 Theories of Gender and Race in Contemporary Art
SS 224 Social Justice through the Social Sciences
SS 378 Cultural Anthropology
SS 333 Topics in Arts Management and Creative Leadership
Elective (choose 4) 12 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
AH 326 Latinx America
AH 328 Theories of Gender and Race in Contemporary Art
AH 334 African American Art
AH 337 Media Studies
AH 355 Pop and Pop Culture
AH 359 The Body
AHSS 360 The Ancient Worlds of the Americas: Maya, Aztec, and Beyond
AHSS 370 History of the Art School
NSQR 270 Visualizing Global Change
NSQR 275 The Spectrum of Sex
PRI 340 Propaganda
PTG 227 Popular Culture and Imagery
SSQR 2xx By the Numbers
SS 235 Interactive Media and Society
SS 350 Anthropology of Gender
SS 378 Cultural Anthropology
SS 333 Topics in Arts Management and Creative Leadership
VAT 435 Aesthetics, Context, Content
WRHC 324 Writing Across Gender
WRHC 335 Writing and Community
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Artists and Designers are working across disciplines and embracing immersive platforms. In collaboration with the Interactive Media Lab, the Virtual and Augmented Reality minor offers a foundation in designing immersive experiences and understanding interactive media in contemporary art and design. Students will explore the role of new media in our lives and society, while gaining skills that help them combine practices from across disciplines, engage closely with technologies, and create innovative art and media that deeply engages users. They’ll consider the degree to which new technologies can interact with and advance our experiences of the physical world, with applications across art and design including painting, sculpture, illustration, and in fields including medicine, life science, engineering, gaming, and media studies.
Specific Requirement (choose 1) 3 credits
Select one introductory 3D modeling course from:
ANIM 345 Intro to 3D Modeling
CRDS 215 3D Digital Making
GAME 345 Modeling for Game Engines
IND 303 3D Modeling 1.1
LSI 345 3D Bioforms: Intro to 3D Modeling
SEM 317 Expanded Modeling + Making
VR/AR Requirement (choose 1) 3 credits
Select one VR/AR course from:
GAME 359 Applied Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality
GAME 330 Virtual + Augmented Reality
Electives (choose 3) 9 credits
At least 6 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
ANIM 307A Intro 3D Animation: Character
ANIM 345 Intro to 3D Modeling
ANIM 347 3D Texture Mapping Dig Lighting
ANIM 454T 3D Modeling for Concept Vehicles 1
ANIM 455T 3D Modeling for Concept Vehicles 2
CRDS 215 3D Digital Making
GAME 318 Game Testing + Level Design
GAME 320 Game Development Pipeline: Team Based Projects
GAME 322 3D Game Engines
GAME 330 Virtual + Augmented Reality
GAME 345 Modeling for Game Engines
GAME 347 3D Texture, Mapping, Digital Lighting
GAME 359 Applied Virtual Reality + Augmented Reality
GAME 430 Virtual + Augmented Reality Aesthetics + Design
GDS 305 Web Design Interactive I
GDS 320/420 User Experience/User Interface Design (EP)
ILL 264 Principles of Illustration
ILL 265 Character Design + Development
IND 303 3D Modeling 1.1
IND 304 3D Modeling 1.2
LSI 345 3D Bioforms: Intro to 3D Modeling
LSI 346 Intro to 3D Animation
LSI 359 Interactive Narratives
PHV 240 Experimental Film + Video Art
PHV 297 Video I
SEM 317 Expanded Modeling + Making
Visual Culture
The minor in Visual Culture helps students develop advanced critical skills that will complement their work as artists and designers. It emphasizes knowledge of art history, theory, and criticism; skills in writing and research; and the ability to make connections between Visual Culture and other areas. It contributes to the progress of students in their majors, while preparing them to pursue graduate study, write criticism, work in galleries and other professional settings, and more. It requires the completion of five designated electives of the students’ choice in art history and related fields, with at least 9 credits at the 300 level or higher. Areas of study include photography, film, and new and expanded media; non-western art; contemporary issues in art, design, and craft; art criticism; popular and mass culture; philosophy and aesthetics; and critical theory and methods of analysis.
Electives (choose 5) 15 credits
At least 9 credits must be upper division (300-400 level).
Any courses from subject AH, AHHC, or AHSS (excluding AH 150 and AH 250)
HC 220 Film Studies: Genre
SS 235 Interactive Media and Society
WRHC 210 Writing About Film
WRHC 319 Graphic Narratives