Course Descriptions & Syllabi

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101 Building the Future: An Introduction to Architecture

105 Introduction to Western Art History, Pre-History to 1400 (Fall, 2019, Winter 2020 and Spring, 2020)

106 Introduction to Western Art History 1400 to Present (Fall, 2019, Winter, 2020 and Spring 2020)

107 Survey of Non-Western Art (Fall, 2019)

202 Intro to Contemporary Art

205 Intro to Asian Art

206 Art of India (Fall, 2019)

211 Ancient Foundations of Modernity (Fall,2019)

214 Renaissance Art in Europe (Fall, 2019)

215 Baroque Magnificence

220 Critical Issues in Art History

226 Art and Visual Culture of the Caribbean

230 Latinx Art (Spring 2020)

240 Intro to Modern and Contemporary African Art 

250 Intro to Oceanic, African and Pre-Columbian Art (Spring 2020)

251 Russian Art 

252 East Asian Art

253 Contemporary Photography

255 History of Jewish Art

275 Cinema and the City (Spring 2020)

277 Art and Medicine (Fall, 2019)

300 History of Modern Crafts and Design

305 Women and Art

306 Roman Art 

308 Italy 1250-1400: The Hinge Between Medieval and Renaissance Art

309 Fifteenth Century Italy: The Birth of the Renaissance (Spring 2020)

310 The High Renaissance in Italy 

312 Byzantine Art

313 The Renaissance in Northern Europe

317 Ancient Painting

318 Myth and Legend in Art

319 Celtic and Early Irish Art

320 Islamic Art and Architecture:  Visual Cultures of Islam

321 Art of Early China 

322 Japanese Art

324 Japanese Painting

325 Chinese Painting

326 Chinese Sculpture 

328 Modern and Contemporary Visual Culture in the Islamic World

329 The South Asian Temple : Art and Devotion in South Asia

332 African-American Art (Fall, 2019)

333 Pre-Columbian Art

339,340 Study Abroad in Rome: From Ancient Capital to Modern Metropolis

341 Venice (Fall, 2019)

342 Early Greek Art (Fall, 2019)

343 Later Greek Art (Spring, 2020)

347 Early Northern European Painting 

348 Northern European Painting of the 17th century 

351 American Art, 1776-1913 

357 Art and Literature of the Soviet Period and the Varieties of Nonconformism

361 Russian and Soviet Avant-Gardes

362 Native Arts of North America

364 Arts in Baroque Rome 

365 Baroque Visions

366 Spanish Painting

367 American Art 1585-1876

368 Modern American Art 1876-1945 (Fall, 2019)

371 Arts of West Africa (Spring 2020)

372 History of the Print

373 Early Medieval Art (Fall, 2019)

374 Romanesque and Gothic Art 

375 Renaissance & Baroque Architecture 

376 Arts of Central Africa 

377 Gothic 

379 Imagery and Architecture of Medieval Rome

380 Modern Jewish Art

381 Contemporary Latin American Art 

382 Nineteenth-Century Photography

383 Twentieth-Century Photography

387 Realism

388 The City of Rome 

389 Modern Art: 19th Century 

390 Modern Art: 20th Century

391 Nineteenth Century Architecture in the United States

392 Twentieth-Century Architecture

393 Modern Latin American Art

394,395 Study Abroad in Paris: Spaces and Places

396 Impressionism (Spring 2020)

403 Approaches to Art History (Spring 2020)

421 Contemporary American Architecture

428: The Modern City

430 Foundations in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies(Fall, 2019)

431 Theories & Methods of Architectural Preservation (Spring 2020)

440 CHAPS Museums, Collecting and Preservation (Spring 2020)

441 Special Topics in Politics, History, and Heritage

446 Studies in American Architecture (Fall, 2019)

447 Internship in Historic Preservation

448 Internship in Historical Preservation (Fall, 2019)

462 Workshop in Curatorial Practices (Spring 2020)

479 Special Topics in Asian Art (Spring, 2020)

491 Capstone in Art History (Fall, 2019)

492 Capstone in Art History (Spring 2020) The Portrait and Power: From the President to the Influencer.

496 Internship in Art History

497 Honors in Art History (Fall, 2019)

498 Honors in Art History (Spring 2020)

499 Advanced Seminar in Art History