Art Majors & Minors
For a description of the courses, visit the Course Catalog.
NOTE: The information found on this website with respect to major/minor/program requirements is primarily directed at providing prospective students a general roadmap of the curriculum. Current Butler students are expected to review their degree audit report at my.butler.edu and speak with their advisor regularly for detailed information regarding their specific degree requirements and their progress toward degree completion.
The Bachelor of Arts in Art+Design degree is a perfect choice for students who are interested in adding a second major or minor to an academic discipline other than art.
Below are some of our most popular double majors. This is not an exhaustive list; other combinations are possible as well.
College of Communication
- Creative Media and Entertainment
- Critical Communication and Media Studies
- Journalism
- Music Industry Studies
- Organizational Communication and Leadership
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- Sports Media
- Strategic Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Actuarial Science
- Anthropology
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Data Science
- English
- Environmental Studies
- French
- German
- History
- International Studies
- Mathematics
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Occupational Therapy
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Pre-Veterinary
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGSS)
- Religious Studies
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Spanish
- Statistics
Lacy School of Business
- Accounting
- Applied Business Technology
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Risk Management and Insurance
B.A. in Art+Design as a Secondary Major
The B.A. in Art+Design can also be added as a secondary major for students whose primary major is not art; see this link in the Application for Current Butler Students section for additional information and degree requirements.
Important Program Update
As the Indiana University and Purdue University partnership in IUPUI approaches its end on June 30, 2024, it is necessary to redefine Butler’s partnership with Purdue Engineering programs. Butler is already working with Purdue-Indianapolis to create exciting new opportunities that will benefit both students and the central Indiana economy.
All students currently enrolled in the Engineering Dual Degree Program, including those starting the program in fall 2023, will be able to complete their degrees on schedule and without interruption.
Emphases can be added to the Art+Design degree, and are available in Art History, Graphic Design, Lens-Based Media, and Painting and Drawing.
- Art + Design Minor curriculum guide
- Art History Minor curriculum guide
- Graphic Design Minor curriculum guide
- Painting Minor curriculum guide
- Photography Minor curriculum guide
Museum Studies Minor
A minor in Museum Studies is available through the combined colleges of JCA and LAS for students across campus. It consists of eighteen (18) credit hours, of which nine (9) are specified. For specific requirements, see the Museum Studies Minor curriculum guide.