Art History Minor

Courses in the minor may not be used toward the major, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements, if applicable. A minimum of six upper division units must be completed in residence at San Diego State University.

Required Courses

The minor in art history includes a minimum of 21 units in art distributed as follows:

Nine Units to Include

ART 258 - Introduction to Art History I Units: 3
ART 259 - Introduction to Art History II Units: 3
ART 263 - African, Asian, and Oceanic Art Units: 3

Twelve Units Selected from

ART 371 - Medieval Art Units: 3
ART 409 - Photography: Past and Present Units: 3
ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art Units: 3
ART 558 - Twentieth Century European Art to 1945 Units: 3
ART 559 - Twentieth Century European and American Art Since 1945 Units: 3
ART 560 - History of American Art Units: 3
ART 568 - Art of Crete, Mycenae, Greece, and Rome Units: 3
ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America Units: 3
ART 573A - Italian Art of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Units: 3
ART 573B - Italian Art in the Sixteenth Century Units: 3
ART 575 - European Art from 1600 to 1750 Units: 3
ART 577 - History of Architecture Units: 3
ART 578 - Seminar in History of Museums and Exhibitions Units: 3
ART 593 - History and Methodology of Art History Units: 3
With consent of instructor selected ART 596 courses with art history content