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ARTH1440 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
Prehistoric, Near-Eastern, Greek, Roman, and medieval art.
- ARTH 1441 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
Renaissance to modern art.
- ARTH 2401 Art of the Ancient Near East &Egypt (3)
Development of art &architecture in the ancient Near East &Egypt over three millennia; influences of one culture on another &subsequent contributions to Western art.
- ARTH 2411 Survey of Asian Art (3)
The arts of China, India, &Japan in relation to religious &philosophical beliefs that affected their production.
- ARTH 2469 Italian Renaissance Art (3)
Italian painting, sculpture, &architecture from 1400-1600.
- ARTH 2470 Survey of 20th Century Art (3)
Modern art.
- ARTH 2480 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
Introduction to art &history museums, their missions &functions; practical aspects &philosophical issues related to museums
- ARTH 4401 History of Prints (3)
History of prints from the 15th century to the present.
- ARTH 4404 The Art of Rome (3)
Development of architecture, sculpture, &painting from Rome's early beginnings (600-200 B.C.) to the end of the 4th century.
- ARTH 4405 Early Christian &Byzantine Art (3)
Painting, sculpture, &architecture of the Christian era through 12th century Byzantium.
- ARTH 4406 Romanesque Art (3)
Architecture, sculpture, manuscripts, &painting from the 9th through the 12th centuries in France, Germany, &England.
- ARTH 4409 Early Greek Art (3)
Greek art to the time of the Persian Wars.
- ARTH 4410 Later Greek Art (3)
Greek art from the time of Themistocles to the age of Augustus.
- ARTH 4412 Gothic Art (3)
Architecture, sculpture, &painting of Northern Europe from 1150 to 1450.
- ARTH 4413 Early Netherlandish &German Painting (3)
Painting in the Netherlands &Germany in the 15th &16th century.
- ARTH 4420 Studies in Art History (3)
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Advanced work in a predetermined area of specialization.
- ARTH 4422 History of Modern Design (3)
Aesthetic theory &stylistic evolution of decorative arts from mid-19th century to the present; emphasis on crafts, architectural decoration, furniture, interior design, &industrial design; Victorian period, arts &crafts movement, art nouveau, Bauhaus, &international style.
- ARTH 4423 Early Renaissance Painting in Italy (3)
The origins &early development of Italian Renaissance painting in Florence &Siena.
- ARTH 4424 High Renaissance &Mannerist Painting in Italy (3)
The climax &aftermath of Italian Renaissance painting in Florence, Rome, &Venice.
- ARTH 4425 Renaissance Sculpture in Italy (3)
The origins &development of Italian Renaissance sculpture; its function, patronage, &significance within its social &cultural context.
- ARTH 4427 Northern Baroque Painting (3)
Dutch, Flemish, &French painting of the 17th century.
- ARTH 4429 Southern Baroque Art (3)
Painting, sculpture, &architecture of the 17th century in Italy &Spain.
- ARTH 4433 18th Century European Art (3)
European art from the age of absolutism to the beginning of the Napoleonic era, including Rococo art, the influence of Enlightenment thought, the rediscovery of classical antiquity, Neoclassicism, &the impact of the French Revolution on the visual arts.
- ARTH 4441 Chinese Painting (3)
History of Chinese painting from prehistoric times through the 20th century.
- ARTH 4442 Japanese Art (3)
History of Japanese painting, sculpture, architecture, &ceramics from prehistoric times through the early 20th century.
- ARTH 4443 Indian Art (3)
History of Indian painting, sculpture, &architecture from prehistoric times through the 16th century.
- ARTH 4444 Southeast Asian Art (3)
History of architecture, sculpture, ceramics, &painting in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, &Laos from the prehistoric times through the 19th century.
- ARTH 4450 19th Century European Painting (3)
History of painting in European countries from the French Revolution (1789) to 1900; emphasis on neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post-impressionism, &symbolism.
- ARTH 4451 Early 20th Century European Art (3)
History of painting &sculpture in European countries from 1900 to 1960; emphasis on Fauvism, Cubism, geometric abstraction, Futurism, Dada &Surrealism, German Expressionism, British figurative art, &the School of Paris.
- ARTH 4464 American Art to 1900 (3)
North American painting, architecture, &sculpture from the colonial beginnings to 1900; emphasis on painting.
- ARTH 4465 American Art: 1900-1960 (3)
Study of American painters &sculptors between 1900 &1960; from the Impressionists to the Abstract Expressionists; emphasis on the artists' connections to social, political, &cultural developments.
- ARTH 4466 Survey of Contemporary Art (3)
Major movements in art from World War II through the 1980's; the wane of modernism &the rise of postmodernism; focus on America &Europe, but Latin American &nonwestern art also considered.
- ARTH 4467 Latin American Art (3)
Pre-Hispanic, colonial, &contemporary architecture, painting, sculpture, &related arts throughout Latin America.
- ARTH 4468 Issues in Contemporary Art (3)
Principal issues confronting contemporary artists &the sources &theories behind the issues.
- ARTH 4469 Art of the American South: 1560-1861 (3)
History of architecture, painting, sculpture, &decorative arts made in the states below the Mason-Dixon Line.
- ARTH 4470 History of Photography (3)
History of photography from its inception in the 1830's until the present; technological development of the medium &its inherent aesthetics; interrelationships between photography &more traditional media.
- ARTH 4480 Video Art &Theory (3)
Sources &origins of artists' video from the late 1960's to the present day; consideration of theoretical, political, &technological aspects; survey of single-channel, projected, installation, &Internet formats for video art display.
- ARTH 4482 Digital Art History (3)
Survey of art and technology focusing on the development of computer art and digital, interactive, and network-based art forms from the 1950s to the present
- ARTH 4484 New Media Art Theory (3)
A reading intensive course that introduces students to issues and theories of new media art.
- ARTH 4490 Independent Study in Art History (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
- ARTH 4499 Undergraduate Seminar (3)
Prereq: ARTH1440, ARTH1441 and any four additional art history courses; open only to art history majors of junior and senior standing.
Intensive reading, writing and classroom discussion; introduction to art-historicalresearch and methodologies.
- ARTH 7400 Art Theory &Criticism (3)
Critics; building of art collections from ancient to modern times.
- ARTH 7410 Colloquium in Art Historical Methods (1)
An introduction to the historical development of the discipline of art history and art historical methodology.
- ARTH 7420 Special Topics in Art History (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in art or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced topics in art history.
- ARTH 7441, ARTH7442 Graduate Research Seminar in History of Art (3,3)
Each course may be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of instructor.
- ARTH 7490 Independent Study in Art History (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
