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Special Requirements
Students must earn a minimum grade of C in each course to be applied to the minor. The minor requires a minimum of nine credits at the 300 level or higher. One course must be transfer credits to successfully complete the minor.
Note: The minor is offered only to students on the VCUarts Qatar campus.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required course | ||
| ARTH 355 | Indian Ocean Visual Cultures | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select courses from the list below. | 15 | |
| Islamic Art Survey | ||
| Prehistoric and Ancient Art and Architecture | ||
| Islamic Visual Culture and Late Antiquity | ||
| Islamic Visual Culture in the Early Modern Era | ||
| Islamic Visual Culture in the Age of Empires | ||
| Studies in Asian Art | ||
| Art of the African Diaspora | ||
| African Art and Architecture | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Studies in Film | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Islamic Visual Culture | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Rethinking the Middle East | ||
| Human Spirituality | ||
| Introduction to World Cinema | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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