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 Great Themes 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 graduate seminars. These, as well as the Great Themes courses, vary from semester to semester; detailed descriptions are available in the History of Art and Architecture Office, 317B Bartlett.

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

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

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

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

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

190B Art and Visual Culture of East Asia  (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

326 Criticism of Modern Art

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

381-5 Great Themes in Art History

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 (1cr) (1st sem)

415 Museum Studies (IE)