Due to capacity, the minor is on pause and unavailable to add for Fall 2026.
The Minor in Art & Technology is an interdisciplinary endeavor, drawing on the expertise of faculty in the areas of Art & Technology, Computer and Information Science, Journalism, and Music. Students in the minor will receive an introduction to the possibilities available to students with a background in interdisciplinary art and technology studies. Courses offered in the minor will cover design, programming, writing, and composing for a variety of different applications.
The minor in Art and Technology requires a minimum of 28 credits; 12 of which must be Upper Division. Courses must be taken for letter grades and passed with a C– or better. All credits must be taken in residence at UO; no transfer credit is accepted for this minor.
The ARTD 250, 251, and 252 do NOT need to be taken in any specific order.
Required Courses | Prerequisite Course(s) | Approved Course Substitutions** |
|---|---|---|
ARTD 250 | N/A | N/A |
ARTD 251 | N/A | N/A |
ARTD 252 | N/A | N/A |
CS 111 | Math 101 or equivalent | N/A |
MUS 447 | N/A | MUS 360: Hip-Hop Music: History, Culture, Aesthetics MUS 363: The Beatles and Their Times |
JCOM 333 | ARTD 250, ARTD 251, and ARTD 252 | JCOM 301: Gender, Media, and Diversity JCOM 302: Communication Law JCOM 305: Media History JCOM 303: Media Ethics (These courses all have a prerequisite of JCOM 201) |
ARTD 360* | ARTD 250 | ARTD 350: Digital Drawing (Pre-Req: ARTD 250)* ARTD 361: Intro to Animation (Pre-Req: ARTD 251)* ARTD 379: Intro to Video Art (Pre-Req: ARTD 251)* ARTD 378: Computational Aesthetics (Pre-Req: ARTD 252)* ARTD 370: Digital Interactivity (Pre-Req: ARTD 252)* |
*Enrolling in ARTD 350, 360, 361, 379, 378, and 370
Art & Technology Minors are not required to take ART 116, 115, and 233. Once you have completed the prerequisite listed on this page (Example: Complete ARTD 250 to take ARTD 360), please send an email to artuo@uoregon.edu requesting access to the upper-division course that you want to take. In your email, please include your 95# and the CRN of the course you want to add.
**Approved Course Substitutions
If you completed one of the approved substitutions for MUS 447, J 333, and/or ARTD 360 send a request to the Academic Advising Chat to have your Degree Audit updated.