AH 1700 | Survey of Art I: Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | Art of the Western world from prehistory through the Middle Ages. |
AH 1750 | Survey of Art II: Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | Art of the Western world from the fourteenth century to the present. |
AH 1850 | Survey of Art III: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | Survey of the arts of the indigenous cultures of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Anthropological and multidisciplinary approach. |
AH 2000 | Survey of Art Since 1900 |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | Overview of modern and contemporary art practices. |
AH 3000 | Introduction to Art Historical Methodology-CTW |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | Two 1000-level art history courses (AH 1700, AH 1750, or AH 1850) with grades of C- or higher |
Description | Introduction to art historical methodology and historiography. Examination of the primary contributors, concerns, controversies and assumptions of the discipline (AH majors are encouraged to take AH 3000 as the first course among their upper-division selections.). Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all art history majors. |
AH 3690 | Honors Directed Readings |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 - 3.0 |
Prerequisites | Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor |
Description | Discussion and readings on selected topics. |
AH 4000 | African Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher |
Description | Survey of the sculpture, architecture, textiles, body ornament, and performance arts of Africa in terms of form, meaning, and function within society. Objects reintegrated into cultural contexts and examined in light of “tradition” and social and political change. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4010 | African Painting, Sculpture and Textiles |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher |
Description | This class explores three areas of artistic production painting, sculpture, and textiles associated with the African continent and from abroad. The course emphasizes change over time with regard to material, technique, audience, and gendered art forms. |
AH 4020 | African Female Artists and Art Forms Prerequisite: AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | This class explores the theme of gender in relation to African art. The course explores âtraditionallyâ female art forms, transitions and modern interpretations, and the work of specific artists. |
AH 4025 | Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt & the Near East |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1700 with a grade of C- or higher |
Description | This course covers art and architecture in ancient Egypt and, to a lesser degree, the ancient Near East. It surveys the primary monuments and objects from these areas and periods. It is aimed at undergraduate Art History, Studio, and Art Ed students. |
AH 4030 | Contemporary African Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher |
Description | Arts and artists of Africa during the colonial and post- colonial eras. Social, political, economic, and cultural frameworks explore shifting notions of tradition, authenticity, and identity as they relate to art, artists, and audiences. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4110 | Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1700 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Aegean and ancient Greek art from 3000-31 BC. Examination of archaeological methods, development of style, and the social, religious, and political contexts of artistic production. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4120 | Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1700 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Roman artistic traditions and building techniques from the time of the Etruscans through the fall of the Roman empire; examination of the Romans’ cultural heritage and influences on socioeconomic and political structures to modern times. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4200 | Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1700 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Art and architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from the Early Christian period to the Gothic, with special emphasis on the church arts of Italy, Byzantium, France, England, and Germany. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4310 | Art of Northern Europe in the Renaissance Era |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Miniaturistic traditions incorporated into monumental artistic production in Northern Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4320 | Italian Renaissance Art: The Age of Humanism |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Art from the late fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Focus on philosophical and religious underpinnings. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4400 | Baroque Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Art of seventeenth-century Europe during the age of kings, papal princes, and a new Protestant bourgeoisie in the North. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4450 | Eighteenth-Century European Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Critical history of the major developments in European art and architecture of the eighteenth century. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4500 | Nineteenth-Century European Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Critical history of the major developments in European art and architecture of the nineteenth century. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4600 | Modern Architecture |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Critical history of Western architecture from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Cities Perspectives Course. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4610 | Twentieth-Century European and American Modernism |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | Prerequisite AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher, or AH 2000 with a grade of C or higher. Emphasizes analysis of social, economic, and political forces as they influence art in diverse media. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4620 | African-American Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 or AH 2000 with grade of C- or higher |
Description | (Same as AAS 4320.) Aesthetic expressions of African-American artists from colonial times to present. Social, cultural, and creative history of Black America. Diverse contributions made by artists of African descent to the development of American culture. Artists, art movements, the relationship of art to politics, and the formation of racial/cultural identity. |
AH 4630 | Pre-Columbian Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher, or consent of instructor |
Description | Introduction to the visual culture of the Andes and Mesoamerica before Columbus. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4650 | American Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher, or consent of instructor |
Description | American painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture from the Revolutionary War to World War II. |
AH 4660 | Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Art in Latin America |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C- or higher, or consent of instructor |
Description | The work of leading visual artists, architects, and photographers in Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discussion of historical, political, social, and cultural contexts as well as issues of colonialism, gender relations, ethnicity, and representation. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4685 | Memory and Identity in Latin American Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1850 with a grade of C- or higher, or consent of instructor |
Description | This course covers diverse art and architecture from the pre-colonial period to the 20th century with a focus on the themes of memory and national identity. |
AH 4690 | Asian Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | This course gives an overview of the major currents and trends of the arts of Asia across periods and geographical areas. |
AH 4700 | Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 1750 with grade of C or higher, or AH 2000 with a grade of C- or higher, or consent of instructor |
Description | Study of art since 1960. Global Perspectives Course. |
AH 4720 | Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | One 1000- or 2000-level AH course with a grade C- or better |
Description | Emphasis on feminist analyses of contemporary art and visual culture. 3.000 credit hours. |
AH 4750 | Women Artists |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Description | (Same as WGSS 4740.) |
AH 4800 | Art History Topics |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | One 1000-level art history course with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Course topic to be determined by instructor and may include arts of the Renaissance, Asia, the Islamic world, contemporary issues, and others. Course may be repeated for credit when addressing substantively different topic areas. |
AH 4850 | Visiting Scholar Seminar |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | B.A. or B.F.A. status, or permission of area coordinator |
Description | Specialized undergraduate course devoted to topics related to the Ernest G. Welch Visiting Scholar. The Visiting Scholar will be distinguished in his or her area of expertise and will teach on campus during his or her semester of residency. |
AH 4870 | Honors Thesis: Research |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 - 6.0 |
Prerequisites | Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor |
Description | Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project. This course may include a Signature Experience component. |
AH 4880 | Honors Thesis: Writing |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 - 6.0 |
Prerequisites | AH 4870 with a C- or higher, good standing with the Honors College, and consent of instructor |
Description | Writing or production of honors thesis or project. This course may include a Signature Experience component. |
AH 4900 | Special Studies Seminar |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | One 4000-level art history course with grade of C- or higher |
Description | Topics may include African diaspora, German expressionism, Renaissance urban planning, signs and symbols in Christian art, and American identity as shaped by the domestic interior. May be repeated for credit if topics are different. |
AH 4930 | Art History Internship |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | Consent of instructor |
Description | Open to any Art History major. Internship in a museum, gallery, business or institution providing experience in a career related to the history of art. Internship must be approved by Art History Internship Coordinator in semester before internship begins. May be taken only once. This course may include a Signature Experience component. |
AH 4950 | Curatorial Practicum in Ancient Art |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | One 4000-level art history course with grade of C- or higher or consent of instructor |
Description | A seminar that examines the basics of exhibition theory, design and implementation with a focus on ancient art. This course may include a Signature Experience component. |
AH 4980 | Special Problems |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 - 6.0 |
Prerequisites | Consent of instructor and school director |
Description | Independent studies initiated by the student. |