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Minor in Studio Art

Loyola Fine Arts Faculty providing instruction in the studio

A Minor in Studio Arts is often added as a secondary focus of study to complement or enhance a student's major or chosen career path. Students may also choose to add this minor to pursue an area of interest without the pressure of completing all the requirements of a major. The minor embodies many of the key historical, critical, theoretical, methodological and contextual elements embedded within the more comprehensive framework of the major.

Starting in Fall 2026, we will offer a single Studio Arts Minor that encompasses the different studio art disciplines in the program.  The students can continue to select various courses in drawing & painting, photography & video, and sculpture & ceramics offered before Fall 2026 to complete their Studio Arts Minor. 

It is possible for a Minor in Studio Arts to also Major or Minor in Art History or Visual Communication. The Department policy is that a maximum of three courses can count towards both major and minor, or a double minor, in Fine Arts. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Apply a range of materials, processes and techniques within their chosen concentration as a primary form of artistic expression
  • Analyze interpret and comprehend the elements that constitute a work of art (visual, functional, psychological, and social)
  • Engage in self-directed problem solving analysis and critical thinking, and take creative and intellectual risks in the production of original artwork
  • Employ scholarly and visual research in developing concepts, principles, and theories that underlie their artistic intentions, and effectively communicate them orally and in written form

A total of 18 credits are required for the Studio Art minor.

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300-level courses in Studio Arts can count towards your requirements for a Studio Arts Minor; please contact the Fine Arts Division Director to notify your academic advisor: nminami@luc.edu 

Students before Fall 2026 were admitted into the discipline-specific Minors in Studio Arts. Please follow the links below for information regarding each program.