Studio Arts Minor

Complete One Art History Course

• VPH 110 - Art Now! Contemporary Trends (First-Year Seminar)
• VPH 111 - Boston Buildings: Inside and Out (First-Year Seminar)
• VPH 181 - History of Art I (History Cornerstone)
• VPH 184 - Introduction to Arts Administration
• VPH 209 - History of Photography
• VPH 211 - Philosophy of Architecture
• VPH 212 - Aesthetics
• VPH 214 - The Age of Cathedrals
• VPH 215 - Early Renaissance Art: Italy and the North
• VPH 217 - Early Modern Art: 1900-1945
• VPH 218 - Art Since 1945
• VPH 220 - From Bernini to Vermeer: Art of the Baroque
• VPH 225 - Art of the City: Greece and Rome
• VPH 227 - Modern American Architecture
• VPH 228 - American Architecture: From Colonial Times through the 19th Century
• VPH 229 - Topics in Non-Western Art
• VPH 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy
• VPH 314 - Masters of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
• VPH 330 - Topics in European or American Art
• VPH 332 - Museology
• VPH 440 - Exhibitions and Collections: An Inside Look

Complete Two 300-Level Studio Arts Courses

• VPS 301 - Sculpture Workshop
• VPS 308 - Methods and Materials: Painting Techniques Investigated
• VPS 310 - Photography/multimedia Outreach: Mentoring Through Art
• VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image
• VPS 312 - Contemporary Photographic Practice: iPhones, Selfies and Instagram
• VPS 322 - Installation Art in the 21st Century
• VPS 324 - Figure Drawing
• VPS 325 - Art Education: Theory and Methods
• VPS 326 - Portrait Workshop
• VPS 327 - Landscape Painting

Complete Three Additional Studio Arts Elective Courses

• VPS 102 - Introduction to Color
• VPS 104 - Drawing Foundations
• VPS 107 - Design Fundamentals
• VPS 201 - Sustainable Three-Dimensional Design
• VPS 204 - Drawing
• VPS 205 - Painting
• VPS 206 - Printmaking Workshop
• VPS 207 - Special Projects
• VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor
• VPS 210 - Photography I: And Introduction to the Still Image
• VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within
• VPS 224 - Short Films and Graphic Novels
• VPS 225 - Artist, Craftsman, Alchemist
• VPS 243 - Documentary Photography
• VPS 301 - Sculpture Workshop
• VPS 308 - Methods and Materials: Painting Techniques Investigated
• VPS 310 - Photography/multimedia Outreach: Mentoring Through Art
• VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image
• VPS 312 - Contemporary Photographic Practice: iPhones, Selfies and Instagram
• VPS 322 - Installation Art in the 21st Century
• VPS 324 - Figure Drawing
• VPS 325 - Art Education: Theory and Methods
• VPS 326 - Portrait Workshop
• VPS 327 - Landscape Painting
• VPS 406 - Advanced Studio Seminar
• VPS 475 - Internship in Studio Arts

Portfolio Review

Studio Arts Minors (and any other Minor who has completed four or more Studio Arts courses) are required to complete portfolio reviews during the Sophomore or Junior and Senior years.

Sophomores and Juniors will complete their portfolio review in the spring semester.

Seniors will complete their portfolio reviewed on the fall semester reading day.

Students may contact Professor David Kinsey for details about the portfolio review.