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    001S (GA) FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR:
  • An introduction to the field of art history through an examination of a selected issue in a seminar setting. (various faculty)
    100 (GA) INTRODUCTION TO ART:
  • An approach to the understanding of art through a critical analysis of selected works of architecture, painting, and sculpture. (various faculty)
    111 (GA) SURVEY OF WESTERN ART I:
  • Survey of the major monuments and trends in the history of art from prehistory through the late Gothic period. (Dr. Curran, Dr. Smith or Dr. Walters)
    112 (GA) SURVEY OF WESTERN ART II:
  • Survey of the major monuments and trends in the history of art from the Renaissance to the modern era. (Dr. Houghton or Dr. Locke)
    120 (GA;GI) ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE:
  • A selective overview of the art and architecture of India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. (Dr. Desai)
    130 (GA;GI) AFRICAN, OCEANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART:
  • A selective overview of the history of African, Oceanic, and Native American art.
    197 SPECIAL TOPICS
    199, 299, 399, 499 FOREIGN STUDY-ART HISTORY (1-12 credits)

200 Level

    201 (GA) ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE:
  • A survey of Prehistoric, Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture. (Dr. Smith or Dr. Walters)
    202 (GA) RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ARCHITECTURE:
  • A survey of Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Romantic, Victorian, Modern, Post-Modern, and Contemporary architecture in Europe and America. (Dr. Zabel)
    297 SPECIAL TOPICS

300 Level

    300H HONORS COURSE IN ART HISTORY:
  • Readings, discussion, oral and written reports on selected topics in art history. Prerequisites: fifth-semester standing; all-University and art history average of B; invitation by Department Honors Committee.
    301 (GA) EGYPTIAN AND MESOPOTAMIAN ART:
  • Art of the Ancient Near East, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and neighboring civilizations. (Dr. Walters)
    302 (GA) ART OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES:
  • A survey of the art of Western European from the Early Christian era through the Ottonian Empire. (Dr. Smith)
    303 (GA) ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART:
  • The major arts in Italy from the thirteenth century A.D. through the Renaissance; emphasis on sculpture and painting. (Dr. Curran)
    304 (GA) SOUTHERN BAROQUE PAINTING:
  • Seventeenth-century painting in Italy, France, and Spain. Emphasis will be on Italy as the vanguard country.
    305 (GA) EUROPEAN ART FROM 1780-1860:
  • A survey of painting and sculpture in Europe ca. 1780-1860, from the origins of Neoclassicism through Romanticism and Realism. (Dr. Locke)
    306 (GA) ENGLISH ART:
  • An introduction to the history of art in England by examining selected themes and issues.
    307 (GA) AMERICAN ART:
  • History of art in the English colonies and the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. (Dr. Rich)
    311 (GA) GREEK AND ROMAN ART:
  • Greek and Roman art, with emphasis on painting and sculpture. (Dr. Walters)
    312 (GA) ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ART:
  • Survey of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Christian church in western Europe from 1000 to 1500. (Dr. Smith)
    313 (GA) NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART:
  • Art in northern Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, emphasizing painters such as Van Eyck, Dürer, and Bruegel. (Dr. Houghton)
    314 (GA) ART IN THE AGE OF REMBRANDT:
  • Dutch and Flemish painting in the seventeenth century. (Dr. Houghton)
    320 (GA;GI) CHINESE ART:
  • A general survey of the great periods of Chinese art from the Shang dynasty until the modern period. (Dr. Desai)
    324 (GA) ROCOCO ART:
  • Eighteenth-century art in western Europe, with emphasis on artists such as Watteau, Fragonard, Flaconet, Le Gros, Eiepolo, Guardi, Neumann.
    325 (GA) IMPRESSIONISM TO SURREALISM:
  • A survey of European painting and sculpture from ca. 1850 to ca. 1940. (Dr. Locke)
    330 (GA;GI) ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE AND ART:
  • Survey of the art and architecture of Islamic lands from the late seventh century until the eighteenth century. (Dr. Desai)
    335 (GA;GI) AFRICAN ART:
  • Introduction to the visual arts of Africa, including contemporary African art and the influence of African art outside Africa. This course is cross-listed with African and African American Studies (A AAS). (Dr. Okeke-Agulu or Ms. Gbadegesin)
    340 (GA;GI) JAPANESE ART:
  • This course will examine the art and architecture of Japan, its relationship in Chinese art, and its influence on European art.
    350W UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF ART (3-6 credits):
  • An introduction to original research, methodology, analysis, and writing on a scholarly level. Prerequisite: fifth-semester standing; 6 credits in art history at the 300 level or above. (various faculty)
    397 SPECIAL TOPICS recent example:
  • ART AFTER 1940 (Dr. Rich)

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