The Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

The 100-level courses are introductory surveys intended primarily for first-year students, although they may be taken at the sophomore level or above.

The 300-level courses (ART-HIST 302-355) are the immediate continuation of the introductory courses for students at the sophomore level and above. They offer a more detailed survey of the art and architecture of a particular period.

The Topical and Special Topics Courses (ART-HIST 381-397) offer the more advanced student the opportunity to explore select problems in greater detail. Qualified undergraduates also may enroll in 600-level or 700-level graduate seminars. These, as well as the Special Topics courses, vary from semester to semester; detailed descriptions are available in the History of Art and Architecture Office, W301 South College.

100 Survey of Art: Ancient to Medieval (AT G) (4 cr) (1st sem)

110 Survey of Art: Renaissance to Modern (AT G) (4 cr ) (2nd sem)

115 Visual Arts, Artists, and Cultures: An Introduction to Looking (AT G) (4 cr)

116 Art and Visual Culture of East Asia  (AT G) (4 cr)

118 History of Architecture and the Built Environment (AT G) (4 cr)

120 Venice: Art, History, and Environment  (AT) (4 cr)

302 Evaluating Greek Art: Ancient Culture, Scientific Technology and Modern Politics

303 Roman Art: Power, Politics and Society

305 Early Medieval Art

307 Romanesque and Gothic

308 Medieval Painting

310 Art and the City-State in Early Renaissance Italy

313 High Renaissance Art and Mannerism in Italy

314 Sexuality, Drama and Invention: The Baroque Artist in Italy

323 European Art 1780-1880

324 Modern Art 1880 to Present

327 Contemporary Art

328 American Art to 1860

329 American Art, 1860-1940

334 History of the Decorative Arts

342 19th-Century Architecture: Reform, History and Technology

343 20th-Century Architecture: Socialism, Capitalism and Globalization

347 History of Islamic Art and Architecture I

348 History of Islamic Art and Architecture II

354 Art of Buddhism

355 Chinese Painting

370 Junior Year Writing

381-8 Special Topics in Art History

391A Seminar: Drawing in Contemporary Art

391M Seminar: Global 1950s: Beyond Abstract Expressionism

392M Seminar: Medieval Art of Death

397A Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

397C Nineteenth Century Art: Modernizing Sculpture, Canova to Duchamp

398 Practicum: Careers in Art History (1 cr)

398M Practicum: Museum Studies (1 or 2 cr)

415 Methods of Art History (IE)