Overview

Temple University students majoring in other subjects—including Tyler students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees—may pursue a Minor in Art History. Students may complete much of the minor at the Rome campus or all of the minor at the Temple University Main or Japan Campus.

A minor in Art History is intended to provide the student with a deepened understanding of critical theory and the history of art, to develop skills in the discipline of the study of art history, to allow the pursuit of an interdisciplinary course of study, or to prepare themselves for an advanced degree.

Campus Locations: Main and Japan

Contact Information

Main Campus

Jane Evans, Art History Department Chair
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Tyler Building Administrative Suite, Room 210P
215-777-9738
jevans@temple.edu

Erin Pauwels, Undergraduate Advisor
Tyler Building Art History Suite, Room 210A
erin.pauwels@temple.edu

Temple University Japan

Kaoru Sakurai, MFA, Major Coordinator
ksakurai@tuj.temple.edu

Taro Nettleton, PhD, Major Coordinator
taro.nettleton@tuj.temple.edu

Requirements (Except for Tyler School of Art & Architecture BFA Students)

Select one of the following:3-4
Arts of Asia
Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300
Honors Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300
Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century
Honors Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century
Art Matters: Ideas in Art and Architecture
Select four Upper-Level 2000+ Art History Electives12-16
Total Credit Hours15-20

Requirements for Tyler School of Art & Architecture BFA Students

ARTH 1155Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 13003
or ARTH 1955 Honors Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300
ARTH 1156Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century3
or ARTH 1956 Honors Arts of the World II: 1300 to the 21st Century
Select four Upper-Level 2000+ Art History Electives12-16
Total Credit Hours18-22