Art Minor
Description. The Art minor provides students with the opportunity to integrate art with other academic and research pursuits. It is designed for students to pursue studies in both studio art and art history with an integrated, mixed media approach. Students selecting the minor in Art are not necessarily pursuing careers as practicing professional artists and art historians. They are seeking a unique program of study where the visual arts provide opportunities to problem–solve creatively and efficiently.
Rationale. The program combined with other areas of study fosters an appreciation and understanding of the disciplines of art and design and their applications to one’s self and environment.
Minor coordinator. Professor Cyriacou Lopes-Pereira, Department of Art and Music (646.557.4823, clopes@jjay.cuny.edu)
Requirements. Students are required to take at least 18 credits (six courses) distributed evenly between studio art and art history courses. A maximum of two courses can overlap with a student’s major, other minors or programs.
Part One. Studio Art Courses
Select three
ART 280: When topic is appropriate to Studio Arts.
Total Credit Hours: 9
Part Two. Art History Courses
Select three
| ART 101 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART 102 | American Art | 3 |
| ART 103 | Art of the Italian Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 104 | Non-Western Art & Visual Culture (was Art of Africa, Oceania & the Americas) | 3 |
| ART 105 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 106 | Latin American Art | 3 |
| ART 108 | Introduction to World Art I | 3 |
| ART 109 | Introduction to World Art II | 3 |
| ART 201 | Art in NY (was Art & Architecture in NY) | 3 |
| ART 222 | Body Politics | 3 |
| ART 224/AFR 224 | African American Women in Art | 3 |
| ART 227 | Haitian Art & Culture | 3 |
| ART 230 | Issues in Art and Crime | 3 |
| ART 232 | African American Art: A Visual & Cultural History | 3 |
| ART 250 | The Art of Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| ART 252 | Art and Myth in the Ancient World | 3 |
| ART 280 | Selected Topics in Art | 3 |
| ART 301 | Problems in Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 318 | Social Activism in the Visual Arts | 3 |
| ART 389 | Independent Study 300-level | 3 |
ART 280: When topic is appropriate to Art History.
Total Credit Hours: 9
Total Credit Hours: 18