Curatorial Studies Minor
The Curatorial Studies minor prepares students for professional careers across a wide range of cultural institutions, including museums, public history organizations, archives, commercial galleries, and corporate art collection. It is also well-suited for those pursuing public-facing or educational roles at non-profit institutions such as zoos and science centers, offering practical skills in using display and exhibition as tools for education and community outreach.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 105 | ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTRY | 3 |
| ART 1XX | (INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTION/DISPLAY) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | ||
| ART HISTORY CAPSTONE | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE | ||
| POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| CRITICAL MEDIA STUDIES | ||
| TOPICS IN CULTURE AND IDENTITY | ||
| COMMUNITY WRITING | ||
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN THEORY AND CRITICISM | ||
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN CULTURE AND IDENTITY | ||
| LANGUAGE AND LOGIC | ||
| CRITICAL THEORY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY (Memory and Law) | ||
| THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE/BELIEF | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THEMES IN ART HISTORY | ||
| ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN | ||
| FREEDOM, SLAVERY, AND EMANCIPATION | ||
| AMERICAN ART HISTORY | ||
| MODERN ART HISTORY | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY | ||
| AMERICAN LANDSCAPES | ||
| MATERIAL WORLD OF ART | ||
| ADVANCED DESIGN | ||
| HIST OF TRAD DESIGN | ||
| HIST COMTEMP DESIGN | ||
| INTERM INTER ARCH I | ||
| INTERM INTER ARCH | ||
| BOOK HISTORY AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| READING AND CREATING COMICS | ||
| TRANSATLANTIC LANDSCAPES IN BRITISH AMERICAN ART | ||
| SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS | ||
| WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY, 1500-1750 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY, 1750-PRESENT | ||
| SELECTED INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN HISTORY | ||
| FOOD HISTORY | ||
| RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917 | ||
| AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 | ||
| CIVIL RIGHT'S MOVEMENTS | ||
| US HISTORY TO 1877 | ||
| US HISTORY SINCE 1877 | ||
| HERITAGE AND HOLOCAUST | ||
| EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | ||
| MIDWESTERN HISTORY | ||
| AGE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | ||
| CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION | ||
| NATIVE AMERICA | ||
| MODERN MEXICO | ||
| AZTECS INCAS MAYAS | ||
| COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | ||
| MODERN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| EUROPE 19TH CENTURY | ||
| HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA | ||
| OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION | ||
| FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE | ||
| HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION | ||
| WORLD WAR I | ||
| AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT | ||
| THE WEST AND RUSSIA | ||
| MAGIC AND WESTERN ESOTERICISM IN EUROPEAN AND US CULTURE & SOCIETY | ||
| EUROPEAN ENLIGHTENMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MARXISM | ||
| SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE | ||
| SOVIET EXPERIENCE: DAILY LIFE | ||
| AFRICA, AFRICANS, AND ATLANTIC SLAVERY | ||
| NATIONALISM IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL HISTORY | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
| URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | ||
| US-MEXICO BORDERLANDS | ||
| PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1-3 | |
| DIGITAL STORYTELLING | ||
ANTH 153 | ||
| DIGITAL MEDIA | ||
| MUSEUM CURATION | ||
| WRITING SEMINAR | ||
| DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIES | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS PRINCIPLES | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP | ||
| LEADERSHIP: THEORY TO PRACTICES | ||
| INSIGHTFUL LEADERSHIP: NAVIGATING SELF AND OTHERS FOR OPTIMAL SUCCESS | ||
| CREATING AND ORCHESTRATING IMPACTFUL ADULT LEARNING | ||
| INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES | ||
| LIBRARY SCIENCE INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | ||
or ASL 002 | AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II | |
| DEAF CULTURE | ||
| BEGINNING FRENCH I | ||
or FREN 002 | BEGINNING FRENCH II | |
or FREN 003 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I | |
or FREN 004 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | |
| BEGINNING GERMAN I | ||
or GERM 002 | BEGINNING GERMAN II | |
| GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| BEGINNING JAPANESE I | ||
or JAPN 002 | BEGINNING JAPANESE II | |
or JAPN 003 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I | |
or JAPN 004 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | |
| JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ISSUES I | ||
| JAPANESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE ISSUES II | ||
| BEGINNING SPANISH I | ||
or SPAN 002 | BEGINNING SPANISH II | |
or SPAN 003 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | |
or SPAN 004 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | |
| SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NATIONAL IDENTITY | ||
| FILM | ||
| CULTURE AND SOCIETY | ||
| WOMEN OF INFLUENCE | ||
| LEGENDS AND MYTHS | ||
| LITERATURE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRO TO AFRICAN DIASPORA ST | ||
| INTRO TO POST-COLONIAL AFRICA | ||
| One additional course from any of the courses listed above: | 1-4 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Course work completed toward the Curatorial Studies total minor must meet or exceed 21credit hours.
Please note, Art History Majors with a Curatorial Studies Minor may only count ART 075 THEMES IN ART HISTORY and ART 197 ART HISTORY CAPSTONE/ART 112 SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (Curating) toward both the major and minor.