Art and Religion Minor

18 credit hours

The minor in Art and Religion provides students the ability to learn about global religious tradition and how they are reflected in the art produced for each, revealing the historical, cultural and social concerns in various visual systems. The topics chosen by students complement one another in subject matter and epistemologies, and inform how humans throughout history have utilized art in the service of religion, to understand their worlds, and attempt to negotiate with it.

Requirements

A minor in Art and Religion requires 18 credits hours.

Nine credit hours chosen from REL electives:

REL 15000	Global Religious Traditions	3
REL 20100	The Story of Christianity	3
REL 20200	Religion in America	3
REL 21000	Old Testament/Jewish Scriptures	3
REL 21100	New Testament	3
REL 24000	Introducing Judaism	3
REL 25100	Jesus	3
REL 31000	Islam and the West	3
REL 31800	Religions of China	3
REL 32000	Christian Theology	3

Nine credit hours chosen from ARTH electives:

ARTH 22200	History of Western Art to 1300	3
ARTH 22400	History of Western Art from 1300	3
ARTH 22600	History of Non-Western Art	3
ARTH 35600	Baroque Art	3
ARTH 35700	Ancient Art	3
ARTH 35800	Medieval Art	3
ARTH 36401-36499	Topics in Non-Western Art	3
ARTH 38300	Renaissance Art	3
ARTH 38400	Classical Myth	3

Some other REL or ARTH Selected Topics courses that deal specifically with the history and/or interaction of Religion and Art may be substituted with permission of the ARTH or REL Departments.

Note: No duplication of coursework is allowed.