What You'll Learn

Students gain experience in studio art and art history to increase creativity, creative problem-solving and visual literacy. The art minor serves as an excellent complement to many majors, including art history, integrated communication management, environmental studies, and writing.

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Ithaca College believes that broadly educated individuals make good visual artists. Our Art Minor balances the college’s liberal arts courses with a foundation in fine art. Students create artworks, but they also learn to think, read, write, and talk about art.

Curriculum Requirements

Students take 8 credits of introductory studio art courses, 12 credits of intermediate/advanced studio art courses and 4 credits of art history.