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The interdisciplinary, cross-college Business of Visual Arts Minor explores commercial aspects of the visual arts, including the buying and selling of art objects, art as a financial investment, ethical considerations of the art market, and the operating of auction houses and commercial art galleries as well as non-profit management of community arts centers and collaboratives. Coursework for this minor brings together expertise from the Driehaus College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences to create a unique experience with both practical application and intellectual reflection.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 3 courses in the History of Art and Architecture Track and 3 courses in the Business Track.
History of Art and Architecture Track

Course Title Quarter Hours
Choose One:
HAA 101INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART4
HAA 115INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART4
HAA 130INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART4
HAA 145INTRODUCTION TO ARTS OF THE AMERICAS4
Required:
HAA 250THE ART MARKET4
HAA 291MUSEUM AND NON-PROFIT ARTS MANAGEMENT 4
May substitute one for either HAA 250 or HAA 291:
ANT 256MUSEUMS AND MATERIAL CULTURE4
ANT 374ANTHROPOLOGY AND MUSEUMS4
ART 200ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE4


Business Track 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Choose three:
Business Majors must choose from the following:
BUS 102BUSINESS ANALYTICS4
ECO 105PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS4
MGT 270INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP4
MGT 300PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT4
MKT 301PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING4
Non-Business Majors may also choose from the following:
BUS 211DEVELOPING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET4
BUS 212MARKETING, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR & YOU4
BUS 213ECONOMICS FOR EVERYBODY4
BUS 214MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS4
BUS 215BIG DATA STORYTELLING4