The Visual Studies Minor is a lecture-based overview of the history and theories of this interdisciplinary field. Courses introduce students to the field by providing a solid foundation in visual culture, art history and contemporary theory. A broad range of current visual culture examples enhance learning and make the study relevant to everyday experiences. Students will explore the social, economic and cultural dimensions of the image-based world that surrounds us. The Required courses focus on visual communication, technological innovations and the productive economy within which image culture is made.
The Visual Studies Minor is not available to Image Arts and New Media program students.
To receive the Minor, a student must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required courses (2) :
| MPC 210 |
Introduction to Visual Culture |
| NPF 504 |
Technology, Culture and Communication I |
Plus four (4) of the following:
| NPF 188 |
Masterpieces of Literature on Film |
| NPF 507 |
Critical Theory |
| NPF 552 |
The Political Economy of Culture |
| NPF 553 |
Modern Movements in the Arts I |
| NPF 562 |
Media and Communication |
| NPF 569 |
Disaster Images: Memory and Response |
| NPF 570 |
Advertising and Consumer Culture |
| NPF 604 |
Technology, Culture and Communication II |
| NPF 606 |
Contemporary Art Theory |
| NPF 607 |
Cultural Studies |
| SEM 201 |
Visual Semiotics |
