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Undergraduate Art History
Undergraduate Art History
2019 Spring Term
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SURVEY OF ART - ANCIENT TO 1400CE (GA)
ARTHIST 201
Through illustrated lecture, students investigate major works of art in painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts from prehistoric times through the 1400CE. Emphasis on the relationship between art and culture.
SURVEY OF ART - 1400 TO 1900CE (GA)
ARTHIST 202
Through illustrated lecture, students investigate major works of art in painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts from 1400 to 1900CE. Students develop skills in artistic analysis and an understanding of the discipline of art history.
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
ARTHIST 203
This course is designed to allow for a thematic approach to the study of art in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Course material will explore the art, artists, and theory related to modern and contemporary art. Western and non-Western art will be considered.
BAROQUE ART (GA)
ARTHIST 315
This course is designed to allow for a thematic approach to the unique art and art historical circumstances which existed in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and The Netherlands from the late sixteenth century through the early eithteenth century. Course material may focus on particular topics and issues specific to the study of Baroque art.
GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY
ARTHIST 320
This is a lecture course that covers the History of Graphic Design from the invention of writing through the digital revolution. Topics include such areas as Postmodern Design, Multicultural Design, Corporate Design Systems.
ART THEORY
ARTHIST 420
An advanced course dealing with the theoretical concerns of the visual arts. The course treats art in its relation to current philosophical thought, and also discusses aesthetics and the nature of art. For Art Department majors and minors. Offered spring term only.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
ARTHIST 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits in major/degree.