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Art and Architecture History - Minor          1 ART AND ARCHITECTURE HISTORY - MINOR The Minor in Art and Architecture History provides undergraduate students with an interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural approach to understanding visual arts and the built environment. The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of diverse global cultures and historical traditions, an appreciation of context, visual understanding, and critical thinking. The Minor in Art and Architectural History can serve as a complement to several major fields of study and is open to all Texas A&M undergraduates. The structure of the minor encourages students to gain a broad chronological understanding of art and architectural history before advancing to specialized areas of interest. Coursework includes six credit hours at the introductory level (100- and 200-level courses) and nine credit hours in specialized subjects at an advanced level (300- and 400-level courses) for a total of 15 credit hours. The application form can be found on the Department of Architecture's website. Per university guidelines, the student’s home college/ department is responsible for advising students pursuing the Minor in Art and Architecture History. Program Requirements Code Title Semester Credit Hours ARTS 149 Art History Survey I 3 or ARCH 249   or Survey of World Architecture History I  ARTS 150 Art History Survey II 3 or ARCH 250   or Survey of World Architecture History II  Select nine hours from the following: 1,2,3 9 ANTH 353/ CLAS 353 Archaeology of Ancient Greece ANTH 354/ CLAS 354 Archaeology of Ancient Italy ARCH 345 History of Building Technology ARCH 350 History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Architecture ARCH 430 History of Ancient Architecture ARCH 434 The Role of Sculpture and Painting in Ancient Architecture ARCH 437 Great Medieval Cathedrals ARCH 438 History and Design of Sacred Architecture ARCH 441 Baroque and Rococo Architecture ARCH 443 Aegean Art and Architecture ARCH 489 & ARTS 489 Special Topics in... and Special Topics in... (Art and Architectural History) ARTS 330 The Arts of America ARTS 349 The History of Modern Art ARTS 350 The Arts and Civilization CLAS 353/ ANTH 353 Archaeology of Ancient Greece CLAS 354/ ANTH 354 Archaeology of Ancient Italy Total Semester Credit Hours 15 1 Coordination with Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED) Degree Plan - For students pursuing the BED degree, upper level coursework for the minor may be applied to general or free electives, but may not be applied to directed electives or any other requirements for BED degree plan. 2 Coordination with University Studies Architecture (USAR) Degree Plan - Students pursuing the University Studies Architecture degree cannot use a course in the concentration area for the Art and Architectural History Minor or the second minor, and no courses taken within the AAH Minor can count toward the concentration or the second minor. Courses that count toward University Core Curriculum can count for both the AAH minor and that specific core requirement. 3 Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the 300-400 level.

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Art and Architecture History - Minor           1

ART AND ARCHITECTUREHISTORY - MINORThe Minor in Art and Architecture History provides undergraduatestudents with an interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural approachto understanding visual arts and the built environment. The curriculumemphasizes an awareness of diverse global cultures and historicaltraditions, an appreciation of context, visual understanding, and criticalthinking. The Minor in Art and Architectural History can serve as acomplement to several major fields of study and is open to all TexasA&M undergraduates. The structure of the minor encourages students togain a broad chronological understanding of art and architectural historybefore advancing to specialized areas of interest. Coursework includessix credit hours at the introductory level (100- and 200-level courses) andnine credit hours in specialized subjects at an advanced level (300- and400-level courses) for a total of 15 credit hours.

The application form can be found on the Department of Architecture'swebsite. Per university guidelines, the student’s home college/department is responsible for advising students pursuing the Minor in Artand Architecture History.

Program RequirementsCode Title Semester Credit

HoursARTS 149 Art History Survey I 3

or ARCH 249   or Survey of World ArchitectureHistory I

 

ARTS 150 Art History Survey II 3or ARCH 250   or Survey of World Architecture

History II 

Select nine hours from the following: 1,2,3 9ANTH 353/CLAS 353

Archaeology of Ancient Greece

ANTH 354/CLAS 354

Archaeology of Ancient Italy

ARCH 345 History of Building TechnologyARCH 350 History and Theory of Modern and

Contemporary ArchitectureARCH 430 History of Ancient ArchitectureARCH 434 The Role of Sculpture and Painting

in Ancient ArchitectureARCH 437 Great Medieval CathedralsARCH 438 History and Design of Sacred

ArchitectureARCH 441 Baroque and Rococo ArchitectureARCH 443 Aegean Art and ArchitectureARCH 489& ARTS 489

Special Topics in...and Special Topics in... (Art andArchitectural History)

ARTS 330 The Arts of AmericaARTS 349 The History of Modern ArtARTS 350 The Arts and CivilizationCLAS 353/ANTH 353

Archaeology of Ancient Greece

CLAS 354/ANTH 354

Archaeology of Ancient Italy

Total Semester Credit Hours 15

1 Coordination with Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED) DegreePlan - For students pursuing the BED degree, upper level courseworkfor the minor may be applied to general or free electives, but may notbe applied to directed electives or any other requirements for BEDdegree plan.

2 Coordination with University Studies Architecture (USAR) DegreePlan - Students pursuing the University Studies Architecture degreecannot use a course in the concentration area for the Art andArchitectural History Minor or the second minor, and no coursestaken within the AAH Minor can count toward the concentrationor the second minor. Courses that count toward University CoreCurriculum can count for both the AAH minor and that specific corerequirement.

3 Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the300-400 level.