Art History Minor

Students must complete six hours (2 courses) of Introduction to Art History 2000-level courses. (Note that ARHI 2300 and ARHI 2400 will help satisfy Area IV of the Core Curriculum.)

The Art History Minor is comprised of 15 hours of upper-level ARHI courses. Nine hours of 3000-level courses (3 courses) must be completed before a student is able to enroll in a 4000-level courses. Six hours (2 courses) must be at the 4000-level. Even as a registered minor, students need permission from the Area to register for a 4000-level class.

Requirements (15 hours)

Students must complete 3000-level courses in three of the following areas:

• Ancient, Late Antique, Medieval, and Asian
• Renaissance and Baroque
• 18th and 19th century
• 20th century and contemporary

Students must complete two 4000-level ARHI courses in any area. 

For a complete list of art history courses, divided by area, see the UGA Bulletin.

Notes

• Of the 15 hours of upper-level art history required, 12 hours are required in residence.

• All courses used to satisfy the minor requirement must be passed with a grade of C or better.

• All minors must contain at least 9 hours of upper division course work.

Studio Art Minor

The Studio Art Minor presently consists of 18 credit hours: with a minimum of 3 hours of Art History and 15 hours of studio coursework,  including 9 hours of upper division studio courses.

A maximum of 6 hours of transfer credit hours allowed (with School of Art approval).

Requirements (18 hours)

• ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2400
• One 1000-level studio course (3 hours)
• One 2000-level studio course (3 hours)
• Three studio courses at the 3000 level or above (9 hours)

 (There is no guarantee that all minor courses can be taken in one area of concentration, but student should plan accordingly for upper-level studio choices by taking the appropriate 2000-level prerequisites)

Notes

• Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor.
• Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor.

Minor in Design + Media

The minor in Design + Media consists of 15 hours of coursework focused on time-based media, photography and design and does not require any preliminary studio core coursework. 

Note that graphic design is a high-demand major so most ARGD courses—aside from ARGD 2030—are limited to graphic design majors only.

Be aware that some courses may have required prerequisites so check before planning your course of study. Note that some Art classes have different CRN sections for majors and minors. CRN sections can be verified here.

Requirements (15 hours)

Select (3) courses from the following courses (9 hours):  
No more than 6 of the 9 required hours for this section may be in 2000-level courses. 

• ARGD 4410/6410
• ARST 2210 or (ARST 2205 and ARST 2205L ) or ARST2220
• Any ARGD courses 2000-level or above
• ARST 3205
• ARST 2710
• ARST 2800
• ARST 2810 or ARST 2810E
• ARST 3200
• ARST 3210
• ARST 3325
• ARST 3335
• ARST 3345
• ARST 3730
• ARST 3800
• ARST 4315/6315
• ARST 4830
• ARST 2600
• ARST 3660

Select one of the following history courses (3 hours):

(Student on Spring 2022 or earlier Bulletin can also use ARGD 3070E here.)

• ARHI 3065 | prerequisites apply
• ARHI 3530 | prerequisites apply
• ARHI 3080 | prerequisites apply
• ARHI 3300 | prerequisites apply
• ARTS 4910 | prerequisites apply
• ARID 3210 | no prerequisites
• ARID 3220 | no prerequisites

Select one of the following elective courses (3 hours):

• Any ARST/ARTS/ARGD/ARID/ARHI course at the 3000-level or higher. Prerequisites apply. Please refer to the UGA Bulletin. 

Notes

• A minor must contain at least 9 hours of upper division course work.

• Courses from Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor.

• Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor.

• A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required in minor course work. All upper-level courses must be taken in residence.