Minor in Art History

The Art History program at GW's Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is situated in the heart of Washington, DC, providing students with culturally rich opportunities to study the arts inside and outside the classroom. The program's proximity to many museums and galleries means that some of the most important art institutions in the world, such as the National Gallery of Art, often serve as the backbone of a program of study. As art history minors, students learn to apply visual and historical analyses to artworks, as well as to incorporate relevant theoretical and methodological approaches to research. The curriculum covers a wide swath of the history of art, but has specific areas of focus in
Renaissance, Islamic, South Asian, American, African, and modern and contemporary art. A
significant emphasis is placed on research and writing. Graduates of the program have gone on to work at the National Gallery of Art, The Phillips Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and CulturalDC.

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For more information on the admission process, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Applications may be submitted via the Common Application.

Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
The George Washington University
800 21st Street NW, Suite 100
Washington DC 20052

Contact for questions:
gwadm@gwu.edu or 202-994-6040

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credits in art history courses

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credit, including 6 credits selected from required course options and 12 credits in elective courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
Two courses (6 credits), with one course taken in each of the following two-option sets:
CAH 1031	Survey of Art and Architecture I
or CAH 1091	Art History II: Historical Perspectives in the Visual Arts
CAH 1032	Survey of Art and Architecture II
or CAH 1090	Art History I: Art Now, Contemporary Perspectives in the Visual Arts
Electives
Four upper-level Art History (CAH) courses (12 credits).

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