Minors
Department Chairperson: Cynthia Clabough
Office: 234 Tyler Hall or 32 Lanigan Hall
Phone: 315-312-2111
email: cynthia.clabough@oswego.edu
The art department offers several minors in the department. Minors can be taken by majors and non-majors. Students in an art major should be sure to work with their advisor to plan ways to incorporate into their graduate plan. Study options include:
• Art
• Art History
• Arts Management
• Expressive Arts Therapy
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Museum Studies
• Photography
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
ARTS 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
Graphic Design minor (21 Semester Hours)
A. Foundation Requirements
• ART 105 - Design Concepts I: 2D
• ART 207 - Digital Media
• ART 209 - Typography
B. Graphic Design Requirements
• ART 307 - Type and Image
• Choose two different courses from the following:
• ART 103 - Topics in Emerging Media and Methods
• ART 225 - Introduction to Printmaking
• ART 304 - Motion Graphics I
• ART 308 - Branding & Packaging Design
• ART 309 - Multimedia I
• ART 317 - Web Media I
• ART 323 - Digital Media for Transfer Students
• ART 326 - Screenprinting
C. Art History Requirements (3 cr)
• Choose one:
• ART 100 - Introduction to Art
• ART 110 - Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture
• ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I
• ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II
Illustration minor (24 Semester Hours)
A. Foundation Requirements
• ART 207 - Digital Media
• ART 210 - Drawing I
Select one course from the following:
• ART 215 - Painting I
• ART 220 - Watercolor Painting I
• ART 300 - Figure Drawing I
• ART 310 - Intermediate Drawing
B. Illustration Requirements
• ART 312 - Introduction to Illustration
• ART 313 - Digital Illustration I
Select two courses from the following:
• ART 307 - Type and Image
• ART 376 - Graphic Novel
• ART 412 - Adv. Problems in Traditional Illustration
• ART 413 - Digital Illustration II Credit: 3
C. Art History Requirements
Select one course from the following:
• ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I
• ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II
