For students interested in design thinking, visual composition, working collaboratively, critical thinking and analysis, and gaining skills with tools and techniques relevant to a wide range of material processes, the Stamps School offers an eighteen-credit minor in studio art and design to students in the following programs:
- Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA)
- School of Music, Theatre & Dance
- School of Information
- College of Engineering
- Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Ross School of Business
- School of Kinesiology
- School of Public Health
Art & Design Minor Requirements
Two 100-level studios (minimum 6 credits; see below for details)
Two 200-level studios (minimum 6 credits)
One 300-level studio (minimum 3 credits)
Minimum three academic credits
To become a declared minor, students must have a currently declared major.
How to Earn a Minor in Art & Design
Minor Policies
The minor is open to all undergraduates who are not Stamps Majors and who have already declared a major.
A portfolio is not required.
All coursework must be selected from the list of approved courses.
Test credits may not be used to meet the requirements of the minor.
A maximum of two non-ARTDES studio courses can fulfill minor requirements (one at the 200-level, the second at the 300-level).
Students approved to declare the Stamps minor as of August 26, 2024 will only be able to use one non-ARTDES studio course to fulfill minor requirements (either at the 200 or 300 level)Students who are approved to declare the Stamps minor as of October 15, 2023 will only be able to elect to use the studios listed above to satisfy the Stamps minor.
Students may not elect the pass/fail grading option for courses included in the minor.
A maximum of one course may be shared between the requirements of a minor and a major.
A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor, including any prerequisites necessary for completion of the minor.
Students may not add, complete, or declare a minor after graduation.
AP/IB test scores in studio art courses cannot be applied to the minor requirements
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact stamps-minor-advising@umich.edu.