School of Arts and Sciences | Art Minors


The art department offers minors in Art History, Studio Art and Visual Communication Design to students pursuing a BA degree at Ursuline.

Art History Minor	Credits
Five Art History courses (3 credits at the 400-level, and 3 credits of non-western art)	15
Either a Studio Art Foundation course or an additional Art History course	3/4
Total credits	18/19

Studio Art Minor	Credits
AR 106 Design Foundations I	3/4
AR 107 Drawing I	3/4
AR 108 Painting I	3/4
AR 114 Intro to Visual Communication Design	3/4
AR 115 Introduction to Ceramics	3/4
Art History (200-level)	3
Two Studio courses at the 300- or 400-level	8
Total credits	26/31*

*Students in the Studio Art minor have the option of taking studio courses for 4 credits, especially if they are considering a Studio Art major.

Visual Communication Design Minor	Credits
AR 106 Design Foundations I	3
AR 114 Intro to Visual Communication Design	3
AR 210 Visual Communication Design I	3
AR 211 Visual Communication Design II	3
AR 300 Visual Communication Design III	3
AR 400 Advanced Visual Communication Design	3
Total credits	18