Art History
Studying the history of art can enhance comprehension of your primary field of study and allows you to achieve a broader and deeper understanding of cultural history.
Dance
Courses required for the minor in Dance include a variety of dance techniques and composition, as well as choreography, stage movement, dance history and philosophy, and theatre production.
Digital Art and Animation
The Digital Art and Animation minor fosters creative exploration in the production of time-based media including digital video, animation, installation, interactivity and sound design.
Fashion Merchandising
You can tailor the Fashion Merchandising minor to your interests, focusing on up-chain or down-chain activities. Core structures of production, distribution and consumption are covered
Jazz Studies
The Jazz Studies minor is intended for students with a background in jazz or improvised music. All aspects of jazz are studied, from the early music to the most recent developments in creative improvised music.
Music
The Music minor is designed for students who want the broadest possible musical experience. A successful audition is required to enter the program.
Music Industry (Online)
The Music Industry minor provides a strategic core course of study for students interested in pursuing music industry as a secondary field of study.
Music Performance
This minor in Performance is intended for students who have a particular interest in preparing for performing or teaching a particular instrument or voice.
Music Technology
The minor in Music Technology is intended for students with a background or interest in recording, creating or producing audio for music or visual media.
Painting
The minor in Painting introduces you to the foundation of painting media. Traditional and experimental painting in both figurative and abstract imagery is explored.
Printmaking
The Printmaking minor gives particular attention to developing the your personal imagery, built upon a solid foundation in traditional and non-traditional processes.
Sculpture
The Sculpture program curriculum provides a thorough grounding in many different materials and processes and is structured to enhance your ability to solve structural, spatial, formal and conceptual problems.
Sustainable Design
Coursework in the Sustainable Design minor prepares you to complete the program with two industry-recognized green credentials that will enhance your competitiveness in the job market.
Theatre
By focusing on three broad areas — history and theory, performance and production — the minor in Theatre provides an overview of the profession and the opportunity to complete elective courses in your areas of interest.
Theatre Production
The minor in Theatre Production is intended for any WVU undergraduate student who has an interest in the study of basic theatrical production.
World Music
The World Music minor focuses on the relationship between music and culture and support WVU's vision of diversity and the advancement of international activity and global engagement.