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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Art History and Criticism Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - ART HISTORY/CRITICISM 

  • This is a minor in Art History for those not majoring in Art.
  • This minor requires a minimum grade of C in all minor courses. 

Course Requirements

Studio Art Fundamentals - Visual Language
Complete all of the following courses:
ARTZ 105AVisual Language - Drawing3
ARTZ 108AVisual Language - 3-D Foundations3
Beginning Art History
Complete all of the following courses:
ARTH 150HIntroduction to Art History3
ARTH 201HArt of World Civilization: 1400 to Present3
Beginning Art Criticism
Complete the following course:
ARTH 250LIntroduction to Art Criticism3
Upper-Division Art History and Criticism
Complete 9 credits of the following courses: 9
Architectural History I
Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
Special Topics
20th Century Art
Advanced Research in Art History
Special Topics
Seminar
Internship
Total Hours24

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