Courses of Study 2011-2012 
    
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Courses of Study 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Visual Studies


In the College of Arts and Sciences .


Course Offerings 

Visual Studies Undergraduate Minor


Visual studies is a minor that provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to visual art, media (including digital works), performance, and perception. Faculty from departments throughout the college offer courses toward the minor, drawing on such various disciplines as the history of art, film, literary studies, psychology, theatre, and others. Requirements for the minor include the core course VISST 2000 - Introduction to Visual Studies , which introduces students to critical thinking about visual studies as well as close textual analysis in social and historical contexts. Responsibility for teaching the core course rotates among faculty affiliated with the minor, and the course, as much as possible, entail interdepartmental collaboration in the form of team-teaching or visiting lectures. In addition to the core course, students must take one course within the Theory/Practice group plus three additional courses at the 3000 level or above. No more than two courses from the minor may be double-counted toward a student’s major. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Students interested in pursuing the minor should first discuss it with their current advisors, and then either download the form from the visual studies website or contact the visual studies undergraduate coordinator, Jessica Smith. After completing the form, students should attach a copy of their transcript and submit it to Jessica Smith in GM08 Goldwin Smith Hall. Students who have not been in contact with a visual studies advisor will have one selected for them from among the minor’s affiliated faculty.

Website:  www.arts.cornell.edu/histart/vstudies.html