Art History and Visual Culture Minor

This minor can be declared through the department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies .

The Art History and Visual Culture Minor prepares cadets for a world where the proliferation of images–in new media as well as in traditional forms–demands a critical engagement with the visual environment. Cadets following this track will improve their visual literacy through courses that stress close looking and critical thinking. Each of the classes in the minor highlights the importance of dynamic communication, asking Cadets to prepare multimedia presentations and produce analytical writing. In addition to helping them develop such important skills, the focus on art objects, artists, and theoretical perspectives provides Cadets with robust exposure to art’s traditional role as a force that shapes and reflects broad cultural phenomena.

Required:

(A course taken to fulfill this requirement cannot be counted in section II - Elective Courses)
ERH 215 - History of Art I Credit Hours: 3
or
ERH 216 - History of Art II Credit Hours: 3

Five courses, at least one of which is at the 300- or 400-level:

ERH 204 - The Language of Art Credit Hours: 3
ERH 215 - History of Art I Credit Hours: 3
ERH 216 - History of Art II Credit Hours: 3
ERH 217 - Film and Performance Studies Credit Hours: 3
ERH 221W - Digital Rhetorics Credit Hours: 3
ERH 225 - Visual Arts Studio Credit Hours: 3
ERH 230 - Artistic Responses to Social and Political Issues Credit Hours: 3
ERH 331W - Aesthetics Credit Hours: 3
ERH 341 - Contemporary Art Since 1945 Credit Hours: 3
ERH 370-379 - Studies in Art and Culture Credit Hours: 3

Note:

When appropriate, other courses may be substituted, e.g., ERH 230 - Artistic Responses to Social and Political Issues , ERH 421 - One Text , and ERH 422 - Major Figures . A notation will be included on the course schedule so that cadets are aware of this possibility.