History of Art Minor
History of Art introduces students to the history of art, architecture, and visual culture of world civilization from pre-history to the present. Courses emphasize the interrelation between art and the cultures that produced it, with special attention to social, economic, political, religious, and philosophical contexts.
This minor is open to all students with the exception of students enrolled in the Art History and Museum Professions, B.S. program. To declare your minor, please speak to your academic advisor for assistance.
The following requirements below are intended for students beginning Fall 2024.
Minor Coordinator:
Justine De Young
justine_deyoung@fitnyc.edu
| Complete five (5) HA courses, across at least three (3) global zones | ||
| Africa & West Asia | ||
| HA 121 | Cities and Civilizations: The Eastern Mediterranean World, c. 3000 BCE-1000 CE | 3 |
| HA 123 | African Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 126 | Islamic Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 206 | The Art, Architecture, and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| HA 208 | Earth Matters: Art & Environment in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia | 3 |
| HA 230 | Modern and Contemporary African Art | 3 |
| HA 238 | Art and Design in North Africa | 3 |
| HA 239 | The History of African Textiles and Fashion | 3 |
| HA/FI 253 | Afrofuturist Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| HA 272 | Islamic Art and Mathematics (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| HA 318 | Repositioning Ancient Egypt and Rethinking Egyptology | 3 |
| HA 398 | Architecture and Faith: Ancient and Islamic Cities (Honors) | 3 |
| Asia & Oceania | ||
| HA 117 | East Asian Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 204 | History of East Asian Dress | 3 |
| HA 225 | Art and Civilization of India | 3 |
| HA 228 | Oceanic Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 229 | Korean Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 240 | Modern and Contemporary Korean Art | 3 |
| HA 271 | Japanese Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 303 | Tradition and Innovation in Asian Art and Design | 3 |
| HA 383 | Art of the Silk Road: Cross-Cultural Encounters (Honors) | 3 |
| Europe & North America | ||
| HA 111 | History of Art and Civilization in the Mediterranean and Beyond: Prehistory Through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HA 112 | History of European Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era | 3 |
| HA 201 | History of Fashion Photography | 3 |
| HA 203 | History of Decorative Arts: Jewelry and Metalwork | 3 |
| HA 205 | Italian Art in Context | 3 |
| HA 207 | Art and Architecture in Venice | 3 |
| HA 211 | Asian American Art and Design | 3 |
| HA 212 | Renaissance Art in Florence | 3 |
| HA 213 | Art and Architecture in Rome | 3 |
| HA 215 | History of Menswear in Europe and North America | 3 |
| HA 217 | History of Avant-Garde Film | 3 |
| HA 218 | Art and Myth in the Classical World | 3 |
| HA 219 | African American Art | 3 |
| HA 220 | History of Interior Design: The Modern Interior as Space and Image | 3 |
| HA 231 | Modern Art in Europe and North America | 3 |
| HA 232 | Dada and Surrealism | 3 |
| HA 234 | Warhol and Pop Art | 3 |
| HA 236 | Queering Art History in Visual Culture of Europe and the United States | 3 |
| HA 243 | History of Photography | 3 |
| HA 244 | Art and Architecture in Paris | 3 |
| HA 245 | Art of the United States | 3 |
| HA 247 | Medieval Art in Europe and the Mediterranean World | 3 |
| HA 252 | History of Russian and Soviet Film | 3 |
| HA 300 | Art and Architecture of the Venetian Republic, c. 1100-1800 | 3 |
| HA 301 | Fashion and Impressionism (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 302 | Global Baroque | 3 |
| HA 304 | Holocaust Representation in Art (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 305 | History of 20th-Century Textile Design | 3 |
| HA 316 | The Bauhaus | 3 |
| HA 317 | Italian Renaissance Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 330 | Approaches to Fashion Theory (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| HA 332 | Modern Architecture | 3 |
| HA 344 | European Fashion: Ancient Origins to Modern Styles | 3 |
| HA 345 | History of Industrial Design | 3 |
| HA 346 | History of Twentieth-Century Fashion in Europe and the U.S. | 3 |
| HA 347 | Costume and Fashion in Film | 3 |
| HA 382 | Beauty: The Human Ideal in Visual Culture (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 385 | Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 394 | History of New York Architecture (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 396 | Art and Patronage in the Italian Renaissance (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 411 | Western Theories of Art | 3 |
| Latin America & Indigenous North America | ||
| HA 116 | Indigenous Art of North America | 3 |
| HA 224 | Mesoamerican Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 242 | Andean Art and Civilization | 3 |
| HA 254 | Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art | 3 |
| HA 395 | Studies in Indigenous Art of North America (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 397 | Studies in Maya Art and Culture (Honors) | 3 |
| Global | ||
| HA 114 | Prehistoric Art | 3 |
| HA 115 | Crossroads: Global Art and Its Histories, 1450-1750 | 3 |
| HA 118 | Introduction to Fashion History: Materials, Motifs & Meanings | 3 |
| HA 131 | Global Modern Art 1750-1950 | 3 |
| HA 202 | Feminist Art Histories, Theories, and Practices | 3 |
| HA 237 | Global Fashion: Ancient Origins to Modern Styles | 3 |
| HA 246 | Art and Social Justice in New York | 3 |
| HA 251/FI 234 | Film Genres: Horror | 3 |
| HA 306 | Far From Home: Travel Narratives and Art History (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 308 | Goddesses, Women, Power and Patronage in the Ancient World (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 309 | History of Business in the Visual Arts: 1800-2000 (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 310 | Global Contemporaries in the World of Art | 3 |
| HA 319 | Art History and Conservation | 3 |
| HA 320 | Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics | 3 |
| HA 321 | Eco-Visions in Art and Design | 3 |
| HA 322 | Contemporary Global Fashion History | 3 |
| HA 331 | Contemporary Art and Culture: 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| HA 333 | Contemporary Photography and New Media | 3 |
| HA 342 | History of Textile Design | 3 |
| HA 381 | The Word and the Page: A History of Writing and Books (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 462 | Art and Ethics | 3 |
| Does not count toward the (3) zone requirement | ||
| HA 214 | Art In New York | 3 |
Semesterly course offerings are subject to change.