2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Minors require 24 hours of coursework and are available in Art History, Music History, and General Humanities.

Art History Minor

(Six courses, 24 hours total)

Foundation Requirement, 2 Courses, 8 Credits

ARH 101 (or ADF 181)*
                and
ARH 102 (or ADF 182)*
*ADF 181 and 182 offered through NESAD

Upper Level Course Requirement, 4 Courses, 16 Credits

Chosen from among the following courses:

ARH 305 Art of Greece and Rome
ARH 306 Art of the Middle Ages
ARH 307 Art of the Italian Renaissance
ARH 308 Art of the Baroque and Rococo
ARH 309 Art of the 19th Century
ARH 310 Modernism in Art
ARH 311 American Art
ARH 312 Art of the Northern Renaissance
ARH 316 Contemporary Art
ARH 318 Art and Museums Today
ARH 320 Visual Culture of New England
ARH 321 Women, Art, and Society
ARH 347 History of Photography
ARH 401 Seminar in Art History

Notes:

• A relevant Seminar for Freshmen with a strong concentration in art history or visual culture may also count toward the minor requirements.
• Upper-level art history courses taken at other institutions or through study abroad must be approved by the student’s art history advisor (preferably prior to being taken), and must not overlap significantly with any other upper-level art history course(s) counted toward the minor.
• Except under special circumstances approved by the student’s art history advisor, at least four of the six courses (16 of the 24 credit hours) must be fulfilled through coursework offered by the Department of Humanities and Modern Languages.
• AP credit cannot be applied toward the minor.

Music History Minor

Prerequisite

MUH 101  History of Music I
MUH 102  History of Music II

4 Advanced Courses

1. 3 – 4 Music Courses

Chosen from the following:
MUH 210  Music of the Twentieth Century
MUH 211  Music of the United States
MUH 221  History of Women in Music
MUH 223  World Music
MUH 225  Music Around Boston
MUH 227  Jazz
MUH 229  Opera
MUH 231  Music of Africa
MUH 233  The Blues
MUH 335  Music of Mozart
MUH 337  Music of Beethoven

2. Related Options: A Maximum of One Course

May be chosen from the following:
MUH 110
Any HUM course offering at level 200 or above

• AP Credit: not applicable  
• A maximum of two courses taken at other institutions or as part of a study abroad program may apply toward the minor.

Additional rubrics:

• Any Seminar for Freshmen with a strong music component (50% or more of course content) may count toward the major or minor programs.
• Independent Study (MUH 510) may be taken only once (permission required).

General Humanities Minor

Prerequisites

HUM 101 or ARH 101
HUM 102 or ARH 102

Advanced Courses

Four additional courses with a HUM, ARH, or MUH designation at the 200 level or higher.

• A maximum of two courses taken at other institutions or as part of a study abroad program may apply toward the major.
• Any Seminar for Freshmen with a topic related to art/art history, music/music history, literature, or other areas of humanistic inquiry counts toward the major.