Art and Architecture History - Minor 1
ART AND ARCHITECTUREHISTORY - MINORThe Minor in Art and Architecture History provides undergraduatestudents with an interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural approachto understanding visual arts and the built environment. The curriculumemphasizes an awareness of diverse global cultures and historicaltraditions, an appreciation of context, visual understanding, and criticalthinking. The Minor in Art and Architectural History can serve as acomplement to several major fields of study and is open to all TexasA&M undergraduates. The structure of the minor encourages students togain a broad chronological understanding of art and architectural historybefore advancing to specialized areas of interest. Coursework includessix credit hours at the introductory level (100- and 200-level courses) andnine credit hours in specialized subjects at an advanced level (300- and400-level courses) for a total of 15 credit hours.
The application form can be found on the Department of Architecture'swebsite. Per university guidelines, the student’s home college/department is responsible for advising students pursuing the Minor in Artand Architecture History.
Program RequirementsCode Title Semester Credit
HoursARTS 149 Art History Survey I 3
or ARCH 249 or Survey of World ArchitectureHistory I
ARTS 150 Art History Survey II 3or ARCH 250 or Survey of World Architecture
History II
Select nine hours from the following: 1,2,3 9ANTH 353/CLAS 353
Archaeology of Ancient Greece
ANTH 354/CLAS 354
Archaeology of Ancient Italy
ARCH 345 History of Building TechnologyARCH 350 History and Theory of Modern and
Contemporary ArchitectureARCH 430 History of Ancient ArchitectureARCH 434 The Role of Sculpture and Painting
in Ancient ArchitectureARCH 437 Great Medieval CathedralsARCH 438 History and Design of Sacred
ArchitectureARCH 441 Baroque and Rococo ArchitectureARCH 443 Aegean Art and ArchitectureARCH 489& ARTS 489
Special Topics in...and Special Topics in... (Art andArchitectural History)
ARTS 330 The Arts of AmericaARTS 349 The History of Modern ArtARTS 350 The Arts and CivilizationCLAS 353/ANTH 353
Archaeology of Ancient Greece
CLAS 354/ANTH 354
Archaeology of Ancient Italy
Total Semester Credit Hours 15
1 Coordination with Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED) DegreePlan - For students pursuing the BED degree, upper level courseworkfor the minor may be applied to general or free electives, but may notbe applied to directed electives or any other requirements for BEDdegree plan.
2 Coordination with University Studies Architecture (USAR) DegreePlan - Students pursuing the University Studies Architecture degreecannot use a course in the concentration area for the Art andArchitectural History Minor or the second minor, and no coursestaken within the AAH Minor can count toward the concentrationor the second minor. Courses that count toward University CoreCurriculum can count for both the AAH minor and that specific corerequirement.
3 Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the300-400 level.
