Art: Art History (ARTH)
ARTH 105 Intro Topics in Art History 3.0 SH [ ]
This course is designed to introduce a topic in art history. The content varies, and the title will be extended to describe the current topic. Topics might include courses linked to local exhibitions, special interest to Abroad programs, or courses organized around the special expertise of faculty. May be taken more than once if the topics differ.
ARTH 203 Medieval Art 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course opens with Early Christian and Byzantine art and architecture, explores the innovations in manuscript production, the ideals of the world of Charlemagne, the majesty of Romanesque churches, and the dazzling color, light, and space of Gothic cathedrals.
ARTH 205 Topics in Art History 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course is designed to provide a close look at specific topics in art history. Topics might include, or link to: local exhibitions of important artworks, traditions of special interest to abroad programs, or the special expertise of visiting faculty. The title will be extended to describe the current topic. May be taken more than once, provided the topics differ.
ARTH 230 Asian Art 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course examines bronzes, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, architecture, and other visual arts of the Asian world in their socio-political and historical contexts.
ARTH 232 Art of the Italian Renaissance 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course explores art and architecture in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries including major works by such world-famous artists and architects as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Palladio. It explores the achievements of artists in major centers - Florence, Rome, and Venice - and in courtly settings, and how they preserved their culture.
ARTH 234 17th-18th Century Art 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course studies paintings, sculpture, architecture, and other visual art in Europe from 1600 to the end of the 18th century, from Bernini to Vermeer, David to Houdon, with special attention to the emergence of influential women artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi and Angelica Kauffmann.
ARTH 235 19th Century European Art 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course investigates the work of artists in Spain, France, Germany, and Great Britain during the nineteenth century, with an emphasis on how their art was influenced by different national perspectives.
ARTH 246 The Art of Activism 3.0 SH [GESS]
This course follows various social movements and their artistic campaigns to understand how creative ideas can change society. The course will look at campaigns using art, performance, and parody from the 18th Century in Europe to today, including the Civil Rights Movement and recent protest movements in North America, to understand how they were successful.
ARTH 258 Art in the USA 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course traces the innovations and achievements of visual artists in the USA from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries with particular emphasis on artists' responses to themes such as wilderness, the growth of cities, the industrial revolution, war and peace, women's rights, urban life, and internationalism.
ARTH 282 Islamic Art 3.0 SH [GEA]
This course examines Islamic art from its beginnings in the Arabic peninsula through its response to local traditions in Syria and Palestine, and its expansion into Egypt, Spain, North Africa, and India.
ARTH 315 Adv Topics in Art History 3.0 SH [ ]
This course provides an advanced investigation of a specific topic in art history. Topics might include a course linked to local exhibitions, the study of art related to abroad programs, or the expertise of visiting faculty. The title will be extended to describe the current topic. May be taken a total of four times provided topics differ.
Class Level Restriction: Junior and Senior only.
ARTH 332 Adv Studies/Medieval & Renaiss 3.0 SH [ ]
This seminar studies current issues in Medieval and Renaissance art history. Topics treated thematically will vary, and the title will be extended to describe the current topic. The emphasis is on research/writing, oral presentation, and various approaches. May be repeated up to a total of six semester hours provided the topics differ.
Class Level Restriction: Junior and Senior only.
ARTH 354 Adv Studies/17th-18th C Art 3.0 SH [ ]
This seminar studies current issues in 17th- and 18th-century art history. Topics treated thematically will vary, and the title will be extended to describe the current topic. The emphasis is on research/writing, oral presentation, and various approaches. May be repeated up to a total of six semester hours provided the topics differ.
Class Level Restriction: Junior and Senior only.
ARTH 355 Adv Studies/19th-20th C Art 3.0 SH [ ]
This seminar studies current issues in the history and theory of 19th- and 20th-century art. Topics treated thematically will vary and the title will be extended to describe the current topic. The emphasis is on research/writing, oral presentation, and various methodological approaches. May be repeated up to a total of six semester hours provided the topics differ.
Class Level Restriction: Junior and Senior only.
