Minors

Department Chairperson: Cynthia Clabough
Office: 23A Hewitt Union or 32 Lanigan Hall
Phone: 315-312-2111  or 315-312-5624
email: cynthia.clabough@oswego.edu

ART MINOR (24 Semester Hours)

FOUNDATIONS

• ART 105 - Design Concepts I - 2D
• ART 210 - Drawing I

STUDIO OR GRAPHIC DESIGN 
Four courses in Studio Art or Graphic Design 

ART HISTORY 

• ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I
• ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II 

ART HISTORY MINOR (21 Semester Hours)

FOUNDATIONS

• ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I 3
• ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II 3

ART HISTORY OR MUSEUM STUDIES
Choose five courses under advisement in Art History or Museum Studies.

PHOTOGRAPHY MINOR (21 Semester Hours) 

FOUNDATIONS

• ART 207 - Digital Media - Static 3
• ART 243 - Intro Digital Photography 3

PHOTOGRAPHY CORE

• ART 343 - Intermediate Digital Photography 3
• ART 443 - Advanced Digital Photography 3

PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVES 
Choose 2 courses in photography 

CAPSTONE
Choice of ART 496 Studio Practicum or ART 414 Graphic Design Practicum

MUSEUM STUDIES MINOR  (21 Semester Hours) 

CORE 

• ART 380 - Introduction to Museum Studies 3
• ART 381 - Contemporary Museum Issues 3
• ART 498 - Internship or HIS  498 - Internship in History 

ELECTIVES
Selected under advisement 6-9 semester hours. 

SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

ART MAJORS:

• ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I 
• ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II 

HISTORY MAJORS: 
HIS 452 - Colloquium in Regional and Local U.S. History

ART MANAGEMENT MINOR (21 Semester Hours) 

Select two courses from the following:

• ART 380 - Intro to Museum Studies
• MUS 397 - The Business of Music
• THT 324 - The Business of Show Business 

Select two courses from the following:

• COM 215 - Survey of Public Relations
• COM 313 - Writing for PR and Mass Media
• COM 415 - Case Studies PR 

Select two courses from the following: 

• ACC 321 - Accounting as a Management Tool
• MKT 250 - Marketing Principles
• MGT 261 - Business Organization 

Select one internship from the following disciplines: Art, Broadcasting, Communication, Music, or Theater.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY MINOR (27 Semester Hours) 

• ART 102 - Topics in Traditional Media and Methods
• ART 105 - Design Concepts I: 2D 
• CPS 393 - Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy 
• CPS 394 - Expressive Arts Therapy: Theory in Process
• INT 120 - Storytelling
• MUS 101 - Introduction to the Worlds of Music
• PSY 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
• THT 130 - The Actor's Self: Emotion and Psychology

Select one course from the following:

• Class instruction on Piano*, Guitar* or Voice*  -OR-  individual instruction on Piano*, Organ, Percussion*, Brass*, Strings*, Reeds*, Flute*, Recorder* or Voice*
• Four semesters of Ensemble
• Recorder*, Concert Band, Jazz Orchestra, College/Community Orchestra, Guitar, Flute, Percussion, Brass String, Festival Chorus*, College Choir, Chamber Singers, State Singers

*Available to beginners