History of Art and Visual Culture Minor
The history of art and visual culture (HAVC) minor works well when combined with other programs offered at UC Santa Cruz. Many students choose to combine HAVC with other major/minor programs such as anthropology, art, education, history, psychology, business and management economics, and classical/Italian studies.
For the minor, a student may transfer up to three lower-division art history courses (from three different geographic regions) taken from other institutions. HAVC minors must take a minimum of six regularly scheduled HAVC courses from members of the HAVC faculty.
Refer to the ASSIST articulation agreements for approved lower-division courses offered at community colleges. Transfer credit for lower- or upper-division courses from four-year institutions or community colleges not included in the ASSIST system is evaluated on a case-by-case basis; students must submit a Petition for Transfer Credit, Substitution, or Waiver and course syllabus to the HAVC Department for review.
Course Requirements
Nine courses, as follows:
Lower-Division Courses
Students take three courses from three different geographical regions. These are:
HAVC 10-HAVC 19 Africa and its Diaspora:
| HAVC10 | Introduction to African Visual Culture | 5 |
HAVC 20-HAVC 29 Asia and its Diaspora:
| HAVC20 | Visual Cultures of Asia | 5 |
| HAVC22 | Religion and Visual Culture in China | 5 |
| HAVC24 | Southeast Asia Visual Culture | 5 |
| HAVC27 | Image and Ideology in Indian Art | 5 |
HAVC 30-HAVC 49 Europe and the Americas:
| HAVC30 | Introduction to European Visual Culture | 5 |
| HAVC40 | Museum Cultures: The Politics of Display | 5 |
| HAVC41 | Introduction to Modern Art | 5 |
| HAVC43 | History of Modern Architecture | 5 |
| HAVC44 | Designing California: Architecture, Design, and Environment | 5 |
| HAVC45 | Photography Now | 5 |
| HAVC46 | Introduction to U.S. Art and Visual Culture | 5 |
| HAVC47 | Introduction To Contemporary Art | 5 |
| HAVC48 | Climate Justice Now Art, Activism, Environment Today | 5 |
| HAVC49 | From Memes to Metadata: an Introduction to Digital Visual Culture | 5 |
HAVC 50-HAVC 59 Mediterranean:
| HAVC50 | Ancient Mediterranean Visual Cultures | 5 |
| HAVC51 | Greek Eyes: Visual Culture and Power in the Ancient Greek World | 5 |
| HAVC55 | Unclothed: The Naked Body from Antiquity to the Present | 5 |
| HAVC58 | Gardens of Delight: Fifteen Centuries of Islamic Visual Culture | 5 |
HAVC 60-HAVC 69 Native Americas:
| HAVC60 | Indigenous American Visual Culture | 5 |
HAVC 70-HAVC 79 Oceania and its Diaspora:
| HAVC70 | Visual Cultures of the Pacific Islands | 5 |
HAVC 80 may be used to fulfill a lower-division requirement for one of the following geographic regions: 10s (Africa), 60s (Native Americas), or 70s (Oceania).
Upper-Division Courses
Students complete six courses planned in consultation with a faculty adviser. These are HAVC courses numbered 100-189.