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Undergraduate Catalog Archive: Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 Base Catalog

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Visual Studies Program Minor

A minor in Visual Studies consists of 18 hours in designated visual studies courses 12 hours (9 advanced) + VIST 1300 + VIST 4300. At least 12, 9 of which must be upper division, of the 18 hours must be taken in residence. A minimum cumulative 2.25 grade point average is required for all courses completed towards the minor.

The interdisciplinary nature of this minor requires that students not confine course work to any one department or college. No more than 6 hours of approved coursework from any single department will count towards the fulfillment of the minor.  A partial listing of regularly offered coursework which counts toward the minor is included below. In addition, courses listed in each semester's schedule are considered approved courses for the minor, even though those courses may not appear on the list below. A maximum of 6 hours approved transfer substitutes will be accepted toward the minor.*

No more than 6 semester hours in a student's major may apply to a minor in Visual Studies.

Requirements
VIST 1300: Introduction to Visual Studies 3.0
VIST 4300: Senior Project in Visual Studies 3.0
12 hours (9 at the advanced level)
of approved course work
12.0

TOTAL   18.0


The following is a partial listing of regularly offered courses that count toward the minor. In addition, courses listed in each semester's schedule under Visual Studies are considered approved courses for the minor, even though those courses may not appear on the list below.

Anthropology

Architecture

  • ARCH 2350, 2351: Survey of Architectural History I, II
  • ARCH 3340: Greek and Roman Architecture and Art in the Context of Contemporary Work
  • ARCH 3346: Precedents of Modernism
  • ARCH 3347: Evolution of Architectural Interiors
  • ARCH 3349: Urban Expectations
  • ARCH 3350: History of Pre-Christian Architecture Through Archeological Assumptions
  • ARCH 3351: History of the Architecture of the Ancient Mediterranean World
  • ARCH 3353: Architecture of the Middle Ages: Text and Building
  • ARCH 3356: City as Palimpsest: Paris
  • ARCH 3358: History of Asian Architecture and Art
  • ARCH 3375: Architectural Design for Non-Majors
  • ARCH 3380: Architecture Plus Film
  • ARCH 4351: Readings and Criticism in Architecture
  • ARCH 4352: Wright, Mies, Corbusier
  • ARCH 4353: Postmodern: Architecture Since 1950
  • ARCH 4355: Houston Architecture
  • ARCH 4356: American Architecture 1785-1915
  • ARCH 4357: Modernism in American Architecture

Art

  • ARTH 1380:1381: History of Art I, II
  • ARTH 2388: Survey of the Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
    OR any advanced (3000/4000 level) Art History course for which the student has met the prerequisites, including—
  • ARTH 3378: History of Nineteenth Century Photography
  • ARTH 3379: History of Twentieth Century Photography

Communication

Education

English

History

  • HIST 1380: American History Through Sight and Sound to 1877
  • HIST 1381: American History Through Sight and Sound From 1877
  • HIST 4314: American History Through Film
  • HIST 4396: Latin American History Through Film

Modern & Classical Languages

  • FREN 3318: History of French Cinema
  • GERM 3380: German Women Film Directors
  • GERM 3395: Topics in German Cinema
  • ITAL 3305: Italian Culture Through Films
  • ITAL 3306: Italian Culture Through Films
  • SPAN 4391: Latin American & Latino Cultural Studies
  • SPAN 4392: Latin American & Latino Cultural Studies
  • SPAN 3386: Spanish Film
  • SPAN 4388: Images of Women in Spanish-American Film and Literature
  • WCL 2351: World Cultures Through Literature and the Arts
  • WCL 3351: Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies

Philosophy

Psychology

Technology

Theatre

Sociology

  • SOC 3397:  Special Topics: Visual Sociology
  • SOC 4383:  Senior Seminar in Visual Sociology

Note:  On occasion, courses are added to this approved list between editions of this catalog. For the most up-to-date list of approved courses for this minor, contact the Visual Studies Program or the Web site www.visualstudies.uh.edu.

Catalog Publish Date: August 21, 2009
This Page Last Updated: August 17, 2009
This Archive Captured: December 21, 2009