School of Visual & Performing Arts Minors

Selecting one of the nine minors offered by the school provides you with historical and aesthetic knowledge and artistic skills. Most importantly, engaging in the arts stimulates, illuminates, and illustrates our lives. Plus, it's fun!

When considering a minor

Minors must be outside of your major and concentration. Up to two courses which have been prescribed by your major into your General Education requirements may be counted towards a minor. The minimum number of credits for a minor is 18. Core requirements, as designated by the 西瓜视频 College Catalog, and free electives may be used to satisfy the minor requirements.

Double Minors Policy

You may have two minors. In order to complete a second minor, courses used to fulfill the requirements of the first minor may not be used to meet the requirements of the second minor. Depending upon the major, you may not be able to complete the requirements of the minors within four years or within the minimum number of credits for your degree.

Available Minors in Visual and Performing Arts

Art History
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

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- ART 101听-听Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
- ART 102听-听Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
- ART 322听-听Contemporary Art in a Global Context (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select three from听the following courses:
- ART 217听-听History of Architecture and Interior Design I (Cr: 3)
- ART 237听-听History of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)
- ART 238听-听Modern and Postmodern Art: from the 1870s through the 1970s (Cr: 3)
- ART 266听-听Writing in the Arts Seminar (Cr: 3)
- ART 313听-听History of Architecture and Interior Design II (Cr: 3)
- ART 317听-听History of Photography (Cr: 3)
- ART 320听-听Native American Art: Beyond Tradition (Cr: 3)
- ART 402听-听Theories and Methods of Art History (Cr: 3)
- HST 201听-听Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
- HST 235听-听Public History (Cr: 3)
Art Therapy
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses
- AET 100听-听Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
- AET 200听-听Methods and Materials in Arts and Expressive Therapy (Cr: 3)
- ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select one studio art course:
- ART 106听-听Drawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
- ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
- ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
- ART 205听-听Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
- ART 219听-听Human and Animal Figures in Clay (Cr: 3)
- ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
- ART 227听-听The Artist's Sketchbook: Ideation to Integration (Cr: 3)
- ART 241听-听Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
- ART 250听-听Printmaking (Cr: 3)
- ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
Additional Course Electives

Students select two from the following list:
- AET 201听-听Populations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)
- AET 210听-听Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
- AET 225听-听Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
- AET 300听-听Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
- AET 305听-听Cross Cultural Practices of Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
- ART 331听-听Art and Social Action (Cr: 3)
Arts Administration
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

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- ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
- ART 365听-听Arts Administration II (Cr: 3)
- BUS 200听-听Marketing (Cr: 3)
- CMM 203听-听Public Relations (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:
- ART 402听-听Theories and Methods of Art History (Cr: 3)
- HST 201听-听Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
- HTM 318听-听Events Management (Cr: 3)
- ART 266听-听Writing in the Arts Seminar (Cr: 3)
- HST 235听-听Public History (Cr: 3)
Ceramics
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses
- ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
- ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
Additional Required Courses

Students select two courses from the following:
- ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
- ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
- ART 205听-听Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
- PHT 116听-听Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select two courses from the following:
- ART 212听-听Sculpture (Cr: 3)
- ART 219听-听Human and Animal Figures in Clay (Cr: 3)
- ART 224听-听Alternative Processes in Clay (Cr: 3)
- ART 334听-听Photographic Imagery on Clay and Glass (Cr: 3)
- ART 335听-听Advanced Ceramics (Cr: 3)
Creative Arts Therapy
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

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- ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
- AET 100听-听Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
- PSY 100听-听General Psychology (Cr: 3)
Additional Required Course

Select one of the following:
- ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
- DAN 235听-听Mind and Body Awareness (Cr: 3)
- MUS 160听-听Performance Workshop (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Select two from the following courses:
- AET 201听-听Specific Populations: Arts and Expressive Therapy (Cr: 3)
- AET 210听-听Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
- AET 225听-听Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
- AET 305听-听Cross Cultural Practices of Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
- AET 300听-听Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
- AET 306听-听Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
- AET 205听-听Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
- AET 215听-听Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
Dance
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

听
- DAN 200听-听Dance Composition (Choreography) (Cr: 3)
- DAN 225听-听Dance History (Cr: 3)
  
  Or
- DAN 240听-听Global Dance (Cr: 3)
- DAN 235听-听Mind and Body Awareness (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Any additional six听credits of DAN XXX courses.
Additional听three credits from the following courses:
- DAN XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- DRA听XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
- AET 215听-听Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
Expressive Arts Therapy

Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

Arts Skills Courses

Choose six credits (Must be from a minimum of two different prefixes)
DAN any 1 cr. course taken three times

Expressive Arts Electives

Select two coures from the following list:
Graphic Design
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses:
- GD 105听-听Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
- GD 120听-听Foundations of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)
- GD 126听-听Typography 1 (Cr: 3)
- GD 200听-听Sophomore Design Studio (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:
- GD 226听-听Typography II (Cr: 3)
- GD 230听-听User Experience Design I (Cr: 3)
- GD 302听-听Computer Animation (Cr: 3)
- GD 310听-听User Experience Design II (Cr: 3)
- GD 326听-听Typography III (Cr: 3)
- GD 345听-听Motion Graphics (Cr: 3)
- PHT 260听-听Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
Music
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses
- MUS 106听-听Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
  
  Three semesters. Note: May be taken up to eight semesters for credit. Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education requirement; these courses may require additional instructional fees.
- MUS 201听-听Music Theory I (Cr: 3)
Three semesters participating in one or more of the following musical ensembles:

听Note: May be repeated up to eight semesters for credit.听 Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement.
- MUS 105听-听西瓜视频 College Chorus (Cr: 1)
- MUS 107听-听Constellation Interfaith Music Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 109听-听Percussion Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 113听-听Jazz Band (Cr: 1)
- MUS 114听-听Chamber Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 115听-听Modern Band Project (Cr: 1)
- MUS 116听-听Pep Band (Cr: 1)
Additional Courses

Any additional six credits of MUS XXX courses.
Additional three credits from the following coures:
- DRA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听
- DAN XXX听(3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- AET 205听-听Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
- ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
Photography
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses
- PHT 113听-听Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
- PHT 116听-听Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
- PHT 202听-听Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:
- ART 317听-听History of Photography (Cr: 3)
- PHT 217听-听Sports Photography (Cr: 3)
- PHT 260听-听Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
- PHT 306听-听Experimental Photography (Cr: 3)
- PHT 309听-听Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)
- PHT 312听-听Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
- PHT 325听-听Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)
Studio Art
Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses
- ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
- ART 115听-听Two Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses

Select four from the following courses:
- ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
- ART 125听-听Beginning Block Printmaking (Cr: 3)
- ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
- ART 202听-听Painting II (Cr: 3)
- ART 207听-听Color Theory and Light (Cr: 3)
- ART 212听-听Sculpture (Cr: 3)
- ART 215听-听Advanced Drawing (Cr: 3)
- ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
- ART 224听-听Alternative Processes in Clay (Cr: 3)
- ART 241听-听Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
- ART 250听-听Printmaking (Cr: 3)
- ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
- ART 270听-听Illustration: Character Development (Cr: 3)
- ART 323听-听Media and Metaphor: Nature (Cr: 3)
- ART 240听-听Imagination and Creativity (Cr: 3)
Theater
Program Requirements

Students are required to take the courses listed below, which includes three semesters of private instruction and three semesters of performance, totaling 18 credits.

Required Courses:

Three credits in theater performance and/or private instruction
(1 credit repeated 3 times, any combination of the following)
- DRA 105听-听Theater Performance (Cr: 1)
- DRA 106听-听Private Theater Instruction (Cr: 0.5 or 1)
- DRA 200听-听Acting Techniques I (Cr: 3)
- DRA 220听-听Introduction to Theater Production (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses:

Any additional six credits of DRA XXX courses.听
Additional听three credits from the following courses:
- DAN XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- DRA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- AET 306听-听Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
- ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
- ENG 212听-听Drama Survey (Cr: 3)
- ENG 229听-听Playwriting and Screenwriting I (Cr: 3)
- ENG 365听-听Shakespeare (Cr: 3)

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Explore your creative side with a minor in visual and performing arts.

When considering a minor

Double Minors Policy

Available Minors in Visual and Performing Arts

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Additional Courses

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Additional Courses

Additional Course Electives

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Additional Courses

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Additional Required Courses

Additional Courses

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Additional Required Course

Additional Courses

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Required Courses

Additional Courses

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Required Courses

Arts Skills Courses

Expressive Arts Electives

Program Requirements

Required Courses:

Additional Courses

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Required Courses

Three semesters participating in one or more of the following musical ensembles:

Additional Courses

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Required Courses

Additional Courses

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