Art History Minor

Requirements for the Minor

An Art History minor consists of a minimum of six units. Students considering a minor in Art History should choose an adviser and devise a program of study with them. The minimum minor must be constructed according to the following guidelines:

  1. One course in the Americas: ARTH 206, ARTH 225, ARTH 231, ARTH 234, ARTH 236, ARTH 237, ARTH 245, ARTH 262, ARTH 267/ES 267, AFR 292,ARTH 292, ARTH 303, ARTH 309, ARTH 310, ARTH 314, ARTH 315, AFR 316/ARTH 316, ARTH 317, ARTH 318, ARTH 320, ARTH 321, ARTH 334, ARTH 336, ARTH 339, ARTH 345, ARTH 376

  1. One course in Africa, the Middle East, or Europe:  ARTH 110Y, ARTH 203, ARTH 209, ARTH 212, ARTH 222/MAS 222, ARTH 224, ARTH 226/CAMS 207, ARTH 227, ARTH 228, ARTH 229, ARTH 235, ARTH 241, ARTH 242, ARTH 243, ARTH 244, ARTH 246, ARTH 247, ARTH 251, ARTH 256, ARTH 259, AFR 264/ARTH 264, ARTH 289, ARTH 290, ARTH 292/AFR 292, ARTH 299, ARTH 301, ARTH 303, ARTH 304, ARTH 309, ARTH 310, ARTH 312, ARTH 315, ARTH 321, ARTH 322, ARTH 323, ARTH 325, ARTH 326, ARTH 328, ARTH 330, ARTH 335, ARTH 336, ARTH 343, ARTH 347, ARTH 373/CLCV 373, ARTH 397, WRIT 149

  1. One course in Asia: ARTH 212, ARTH 229, ARTH 238, ARTH 239/SAS 239, ARTH 240, ARTH 248, ARTH 249, ARTH 255, ARTH 257, ARTH 337, ARTH 341, ARTH 346, ARTH 347, ARTH 397

  1. One course in the period before 1800: ARTH 110Y, ARTH 200, ARTH 203, ARTH 206, ARTH 209, ARTH 217, ARTH 222/MAS 222, ARTH 227, ARTH 229, ARTH 235, ARTH 236, ARTH 238, ARTH 239/SAS 239, ARTH 240, ARTH 241, ARTH 242, ARTH 243, ARTH 244, ARTH 245, ARTH 246, ARTH 247, ARTH 248, ARTH 249, ARTH 251, ARTH 256, ARTH 259, ARTH 290, ARTH 304, ARTH 323, ARTH 325, ARTH 326, ARTH 328, ARTH 330, ARTH 336, ARTH 337, ARTH 341, ARTH 343, ARTH 345, ARTH 346, ARTH 347, ARTH 373/CLCV 373

  2. One course in the period after 1800: ARTH 200, ARTH 206, ARTH 212, ARTH 224, ARTH 225, ARTH 226/CAMS 207, ARTH 228, ARTH 231, ARTH 234, ARTH 237, ARTH 245, ARTH 255, ARTH 262, ARTH 267/ES 267, ARTH 289, ARTH 292/AFR 292, ARTH 301, ARTH 303, ARTH 304, ARTH 309, ARTH 310, ARTH 312, ARTH 314, ARTH 315, AFR 316/ARTH 316, ARTH 317, ARTH 318, ARTH 320, ARTH 321, ARTH 322, ARTH 334, ARTH 335, ARTH 339, ARTH 345, ARTH 376, ARTH 377, ARTH 390, ARTH 391, ARTH 397

ARTH 100 and both 300-level courses must be taken at Wellesley. However, if pre-approved by the Registrar and the Department's Transfer Credit Adviser, a maximum of two courses at the 200-level taken at other institutions may be used to meet the other minor requirements. 
 
The Department does not encourage over-specialization in any one area; requirements for the major and minor have been designed to encourage breadth and depth and expose students to art from as many times and places as possible. Students should work with their advisers to plan their curriculum, and expect to revise it regularly according to the specific courses offered each semester. Under exceptional circumstances, and only by petition to the ARTH program director, we may consider an alternative to a specific requirement, but there is no guarantee that petition will be successful.