Explore Your Options
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture offers several minors and certificates in studio arts, design and other fields such as community planning and horticultural therapy. Tyler also offers certificates for graduate students.
Give Yourself a Competitive Edge
When you choose a minor or certificate from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, your study of art, design, architecture, or environmental design builds many transferable skills that make you more well rounded in your personal and professional life:
- Communication skills beyond words
- Problem-solving via fresh angles and perspectives
- Peer review and collaboration
- Broader view of messaging and community engagement
Contact Tyler’s Advising Office
Connect with experts in the Tyler Advising Office to learn more about choosing a minor or certificate program to bolster your Temple University degree in other disciplines.
Minors for Undergraduates
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture currently offers 11 minors to undergraduate students at Temple University. Each provides a unique opportunity to build your professional insights and talents that help you stand out when competing for new jobs or promotions.
Minor in Art
Complete 21 credits on campus in Philadelphia or even study abroad on Temple’s campuses in Rome or Tokyo.
Minor in Art History
Complete 15-20 credits, including study abroad on Temple’s campuses in Rome or Tokyo or options for honors classes in art history.
Minor in City + Regional Planning
Complete 18 credits, including urban form and design, sustainable food and communities, and even emergency planning.
Minor in Community Development
Complete 18 credits, including redevelopment and revitalization, nonprofit management, and environmental justice.
Minor in Ecological Planning + Design
Complete 18 credits, including plant ecology, landscape traditions, land use planning, and summer field ecology.
Minor in Environmental Horticulture
Complete 18 credits, including ecology for plants, trees, and food crops as well as plant propagation, nursery management, and even horticultural therapy.
Minor in Graphic and Interactive Design
Complete 18 credits, including foundational design principles, digital tools, and visual communication.
Minor in Illustration and Emerging Media
Complete 18 credits, including foundational illustration skills, both traditional and digital illustration, and emerging media and technology.
Minor in Landscape Studies
Complete 18 credits, including landscape traditions, plant ecology, surveying, trees in the urban landscape, and summer field ecology.
Minor in Sustainable Food Systems
Complete 18 credits, including food crops, nutrition and health, bee keeping, and greenhouse management.
Minor in User Experience and User Interface Design
Complete 18 credits and learn to build user-centered digital experiences, including classes in user research, information architecture, and user interface.
Undergraduate Certificates
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture currently offers several certificates for undergraduate students. Certificates typically require fewer credits than a minor.
Creative Entrepreneurship
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture and the Fox School of Business Management collaborate to offer this undergraduate certificate in Creative Entrepreneurship for artists and other creatives who want to add business skills too.
Environmental Sustainability Certificate
Thanks to academic content from both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tyler’s Department of Architecture and Environmental Design this undergraduate certificate in Environmental Sustainability teaches you to find solutions to complex environmental, social, and economic challenges.
Historic Preservation Certificate
This undergraduate certificate gives you a strong background in the traditions of architectural preservation as well as the current challenges and contexts relevant to communities with varied demographics and histories.
Horticultural Therapy Certificate
This undergraduate certificate prepares you to seek voluntary licensure / certification as a horticultural therapist via the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA). It’s a good match if you want to add more dimension to your mental health career or other career or volunteer efforts.
Landscape Plants Certificate
Designed for both landscape professionals and gardening / landscaping hobbyists, this undergraduate certificate in landscape plants teaches you about both herbaceous and woody plants. You complete most of the required courses on Temple University’s Ambler Campus.
Sustainable Food Systems Certificate
Designed for those in environmentally focused professions or for those interested in citizen activism in the safe and sustainable food space, this undergraduate certificate teaches you at the intersection of farming, community planning, and public health.
Graduate Certificates
Tyler currently offers 3 graduate certificates in these areas of specialization.
Health Facilities Planning Certificate
Created via a collaboration between the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and the College of Public Health, this graduate-level certificate addresses the intersection between human health and the built environments where people provide healthcare.
Sustainable Community Planning Certificate
A combination of core and elective courses give this graduate certificate in Sustainable Community Planning the flexibility to meet your personal and professional motivations. You also gain insights and strategies for communities that face increasing impacts from climate change.
Transportation Planning Certificate
This graduate certificate in Transportation Planning features both core and elective courses that give you extra flexibility. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to analyze and address transportation debates and efforts in communities facing diverse challenges.