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ARTH 3140 Art of Ancient Greece ARTH 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course chronologically and thematically approaches the history of and from the third millennium to the ARTH 2531 Art History I first century BCE and selectively covers the remains of ancient Greek 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. civilization around the Mediterranean. Content spans from Crete to the This course surveys the of the western and non- from Geometric Period, and through the Protoarchaic, Archaic, Classical, and the prehistoric eras through the 14th century. The emphasis is twofold: Hellenistic Periods. Themes including architectural basics, materials 1) recognizing the visual characteristics of period and individual styles and techniques, written sources, religion and mythology, art and society, through a study of major monuments and, 2) utilizing works of art to better and the relationship of patron and artist are among the most pertinent understand the social, cultural and economic realities of the historical eras. topics. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the The format for the course is lecture with discussion. classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. ARTH 2532 Art History II Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. ARTH 3150 This course surveys of the western and non-western world from 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. the 15th century to the present. The emphasis is twofold: 1) recognizing This course chronologically and thematically approaches the history of the visual characteristics of period and individual styles through a study ancient Roman art and architecture from the time of Romulus to the mid of major monuments and, 2) utilizing works of art to better understand the fourth century CE and selectively covers the remains of Roman civilization social, cultural and economic realities of the historical eras. The format for on three continents. Content spans from Eturia through the Republic and the course is lecture with discussion. Empire, and concludes with an introduction to the art of Early Christianity. ARTH 3110 Ancient Near Eastern Art Themes including architectural basics, materials and techniques, written 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. sources, religion and mythology, art and society, and the relationship of This course explores the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, , patron and artist are among topics addressed. Students will engage in Anatolia, and the Levant from Neolithic times to the end of the a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 B.C.E. Various methodologies discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. and approaches are considered to analyze and interpret using Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal ARTH 3160 Early Christian & characteristics of the Near Eastern material record. The most distinctive 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. and characteristic genres and examination of the Near East’s connections This course surveys Byzantine art and architecture from the establishment with , the Aegean, and the Mediterranean will be surveyed with of in the year 330 C.E. until the fall of the city to the additional emphasis on institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the Ottomans in 1453. Various methodologies and approaches are considered modern Middle East. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical to understanding and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or the subjects and formal characteristics of the Byzantine material record. writing exercises. Students will examine political and religious upheavals of this period and Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. their effect on a wide range of styles and developments in art. Students ARTH 3120 Ancient Egyptian Art will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. This course focuses on ancient Egyptian art and architecture from the Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. time of unification c. 3000 B.C.E. to the annexation of Egypt by the ARTH 3210 18th Century Art Roman Empire in 31 B.C.E. Various methodologies and approaches are 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. considered to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical This course will address the visual and material arts of the 18th century to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the ancient in Europe and America. As the century that saw the formation of the Egyptian material record. Students will analyze stylistic consistencies and United States, the turmoil of the French Revolution, and the peak of the aberrations in a variety of media, in addition to the role of art in politics, Enlightenment, the 18th century forms the foundation for much of our religion, everyday life and funerary practice. Students will engage in a modern society. In this class, students will examine visual and material variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, culture as active participants in the social, political, and ideological/ discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. philosophical contexts of this period in Europe and America. Students will Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including ARTH 3130 Ancient Aegean Art lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2532. This course focuses on the art and architecture of mainland Greece, ARTH 3261 Italian Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 B.C.E. Students will 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. study the importance of ancient Aegean culture and its place within This course will address the visual arts of created during the late European history and art history because of its profound links to the , typically known as the Mannerist period. The class will origins of European civilization. Various methodologies and approaches primarily cover painting, and , with the inclusion of some are considered to analyze and interpret using terms and concepts critical architectural works. The course will begin by establishing the artistic to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the ancient traditions of the era to examine Mannerist innovations Aegean material record. Paintings, , objects made from , silver and shifts in style and aesthetics as well as the maintenance, in some and , carved reliefs, textiles, and architecture are analyzed within instances, of High Renaissance ideals. Students will engage in a variety the cultural and social context of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, East. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the research, and/or writing exercises. classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. instructor. 2 ARTH Art History

ARTH 3272 Northern ARTH 3435 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course will address the visual arts of northern Europe during the This course is an overview of the arts and visual cultures of Africa, Renaissance, the 14th through the 16th century. The class will primarily ranging from ancient architecture, masquerades, and traditional sculpture cover the painting, printmaking, and sculpture of Germany, , to modern , contemporary digital works and multi-media France, and the Netherlands. The class will begin by establishing the installations. Special attention is given to key moments of contact between artistic traditions of the medieval era and exhibit how the early Northern different cultures within Africa and between Africa and the Americas and Renaissance artists both operated within these traditions and made Europe, allowing students to develop a nuanced insight about Africa’s marked innovations to the visual vocabulary, and will conclude with the global presence and reach. It also considers the challenges and politics 16th-century North's responses to the Protestant and to the of interpreting African arts in our current globalizing world. The course is influence of works of the . Students will engage in organized as a series of case-studies focusing on well-known traditions a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, and artists from the following countries: Mali, South Africa, Zimbabwe, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Senegal, Ghana, Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Tanzania. Students will engage instructor. in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, ARTH 3282 Pre-Columbian Art discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532 This course introduces students to the art and architecture produced or permission of instructor. by the cultures of Mesoamerica, North America, and South America Cross Listing(s): AAST 3435. up to the time of contact with European cultures. Sacred architecture, ARTH 3436 African American Art History precious stone and metal sculpture, carving traditions, mural paintings and 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. works of art on are examined with a consideration to both form and This course addresses the distinctive paths taken by artists of African context. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the descent in the Americas. A consideration of the arts developing out of classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. the cultures represented by Afro-descendants and that drew directly on Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532 African sources will precede an overview of Black American artists who or permission of instructor. have worked within mainstream styles and methods of practice, often ARTH 3377 Graphic Design History employing these to express the concerns of the Black community and its 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. history. Intertwined in our discussions will be the recognition of how Africa This course is a survey of the history of graphic design communications has been a part of African American art at different times during the last from prehistory to the present, and will evaluate the impact of culture two hundred years. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and technology on the development of graphic design in different and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or historical contexts. Content includes the relation of art and graphic design, writing exercises. techniques of graphic representation, current trends, and the importance Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532. of graphic communication in contemporary society. Cross Listing(s): AAST 3436. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of ARTH 3437 American Art instructor. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. ARTH 3380 Women in Art What does it mean to be ‘American’? America as an artistic, social, and 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. political identity has been at the heart of the American experiment from Over the course of the semester, students will examine a wide variety the Colonial Period through the present. In this class we will examine of issues raised in Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay, “Why have there the visual and material culture of ‘America’ and analyze its relation to been no great women artists?” While the class will discuss works from philosophical, historical, social, and cultural developments since the 18th a wide variety of contexts, the primary focus will be on European and century. . Attention will be given to the writings of artists and critics, as American artists and cultures in order to examine various issues raised well as texts by historians, historians, and other scholars by the role of Women in Art and Art History. Organized thematically, this which illustrate the variety of methodologies and interpretations that are class will introduce students to various social, political, philosophical, and currently being brought to bear on American art, architecture, and material economic contexts of Women artists in the , and evaluate the culture. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the systems that determine the role and value of art in society. The course will classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. culminate in a discussion of gender and intersectional issues in today’s art Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of world. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the instructor. classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. ARTH 3470 Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2532. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course surveys the visual arts of the Islamic world, secular and religious, including ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, painting, illuminated manuscripts, and architecture. The course will begin by establishing a background in the early Iranian and Byzantine world for the birth of Islam in the 7th c. and continue through the art and architecture of Islam through the ages in various countries. The course will address questions of style, meaning, and cultural content for the works covered. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531. ARTH Art History 3

ARTH 3531 Medieval Art & Architecture ARTH 3599 Professional Practice in Art History 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course thematically highlights the attitudes and events specific to This course will introduce students to both professional practices and the sophisticated visual culture of the from the beginning career opportunities in art history. Students will learn about typical of Iconoclasm in 726 C.E. through the 14th century. It examines the professional standards and activity of art historians, including what importance of art in expression and spread of socio-cultural, political, constitutes intellectual property and fair use, participation in professional economic and religious notions, including valor and justice, and the organizations, presentation of research, and publication. Discipline- dominance of Christianity in the Western World. Students will engage in related fields such as archiving, conservation and restoration, museum a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, studies, and art collection will be explored. Students will compose a vitae discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. and statement of purpose, identify and practice application to potential Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 or permission of graduate programs and internships, and explore research and service instructor. opportunities in art history. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, ARTH 3532 Italian Renaissance Art 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. and/or writing exercises. This course will encompass a study of the visual arts, primarily sculpture, Prerequisite(s): Field of study, permission of the instructor. painting, and architecture, both secular and religious, from the Italian ARTH 4091 Special Topics in Art History Renaissance. The course will begin by establishing the artistic traditions 1-4 Credit Hours. 0-18 Lecture Hours. 0-18 Lab Hours. of the Medieval era and exhibit how the early Renaissance artists both This course focuses on various special topics in art history. Students will operated within these traditions and made marked innovations to the engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including visual vocabulary, moves which eventually led to the new individualism lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. Topics are chosen of the artist and the renowned works of the High Renaissance, the study at the instructor’s discretion. Course number is repeatable but topic titles of which will conclude the semester. The class will address differences in are not repeatable. style between many of the Italian cities: , Rome, Siena, Mantua, Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532. among others. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and ARTH 4251 out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. exercises. This course examines the radical changes that occurred in Western Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2532 or permission of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture and design from the instructor. beginning of in the late 19th century through the twentieth ARTH 3533 Art century. The approach will be lively and broad, utilizing ideas from 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. diverse disciplines including theology, philosophy, literature, music, This course will address Baroque visual arts of Europe with an emphasis fashion design, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, the history on painting, sculpture, and architectural works. The course will begin by of technology, and physics. Some of the most culturally significant establishing the artistic traditions of the Late Renaissance era to lay the artists, movements, and masterpieces of modern art will be addressed groundwork for the revised aesthetic and innovations of the Baroque in in readings, lectures, videos and discussion. Students will engage in a the 17th century. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing discussion, research, and/or writing exercises. exercises. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of instructor. instructor. ARTH 4276 Art Theory and Criticism ARTH 3534 19th Century Art 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course will explore selected themes and issues in modern and This class examines the visual and material culture of the 19th century in contemporary theory and criticism as they impact the ways in which art is Europe and America. The course begins with the social changes wrought produced, viewed, and assessed. Topics include , by the French Revolution and explores the various socio-political, artistic, & Cognitivism, Formalism, Postmodern Pluralism, and more. The format philosophical, and ideological changes throughout the 19th century. In for the course is seminar. addition to specific artistic styles and issues, we will also analyze issues Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531, ARTH 2532. of increasing globalization, the shifting attitudes toward gender and race, ARTH 4435 Art History Travel Study economics, and politics of the period and the active role of art in these 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. contexts. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out A study of important art works on location at museums, galleries, of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing monuments and other sites. Specific topics and locations to be exercises. announced. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 and ARTH instructor. 2532 or permission of instructor. 4 ARTH Art History

ARTH 4531 Post-Modern Art ARTH 7234 Baroque and Art 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Through lectures and class discussion, this course explores the This course will address the visual arts of the Baroque and Rococo development of contemporary art from the 1970s to the present day. We periods in both Northern and Southern Europe. The class will primarily will investigate various social, political, and theoretical issues pertaining cover painting, and sculpture, with the inclusion of some architectural to Post-Modern art. The class will also consider the changing role of art, works. The course will begin by establishing the artistic traditions of the exhibitions, artists, and curators; art as the product of economic relations Late Renaissance era to lay the groundwork for the revised aesthetic and between parties with different vested interests in the material object; visual innovations of the Baroque, and go on to examine further shifts in style strategies used in the media and advertising; and the impact of technology as we move into the Rococo. The class will be held in a lecture format on contemporary culture. Students will engage in a variety of activities with images projected during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, information. and/or writing exercises. ARTH 7235 19th Century Art Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2532 or permission of 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. instructor. This course examines the art, artists and issues in 19th century art ARTH 4631 Art History Seminar through lectures and discussion. Topics for discussion include: 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. & , Representations of other cultures, Issues of gender, A seminar-format course on selected topics in art history with emphasis on Realism, & Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Abstraction, directed readings and classroom discussion. and . The format of the course is lecture with discussion. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531, ARTH 2532. ARTH 7236 20th Century Art ARTH 4830 Independent Study in Art History 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. 3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course surveys European and American art, artists and issues/ Independent research and study on selected topics in art history. movements in the 20th century. The purpose of this course is to provide Prerequisite(s): Field of study, minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531 and an understanding of not only stylistic principles of the century, but also ARTH 2532, and permission of instructor, and departmental approval. those human values and cultural events which served as inspiration. ARTH 4831 Art History Capstone Lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments focus on the intentions, 3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. creative biographies, and historical circumstances of 20th century artists. Research, writing, or project development focused on a specific topic The format for this course is lecture with discussion. under the supervision of an Art History faculty member. Capstone projects ARTH 7237 Contemporary Art are developed according to professional practices and standards in Art 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. History, to provide advanced materials for future student success in their Through lectures and class discussion, this course explores the field. This may include: a written thesis, curating an exhibition, conference development of contemporary art from the 1970s to the present day. presentation, etc. We will investigate issues pertaining to contemporary art such as place, Prerequisite(s): Field of study, permission of the instructor. memory, consumption, spirituality, identity, power, stories, loss and desire, time, humor, ecology and protest. Course content also considers the ARTH 7232 Medieval Art nature of "mega-exhibitions" and the changing role of art, artists, and 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. curators as cultural activists; art as the product of economic relations This course will encompass a study of the visual arts in Europe, primarily between parties with different vested interests in the material object; visual sculpture, painting, and architecture from the fall of the Roman Empire to strategies used in the media and advertising; and the impact of technology the thirteenth century. While some secular works will be covered, primarily on contemporary culture in general and art in particular. the course will address because of the Church's strong sway in the Medieval world. The class will be held in a lecture format with ARTH 7238 African Art images projected during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. information. Surveys the major themes, cultural groups, and art traditions of Africa. Focuses on materials, functions, meaning and the distinctive aesthetic ARTH 7233 Italian Renaissance Art values of cultural objects and their ritual significance in African societies. 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course will encompass a study of the visual arts, primarily sculpture, ARTH 7330 American Art painting, and architecture, both secular and religious, from the Italian 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Renaissance. The course will begin by establishing the artistic traditions This course examines the history of American Art from the Colonial Period of the Medieval era and exhibit how the early Renaissance artists both through the present. Works of art and other forms of material culture will operated within these traditions and made marked innovations to the be explored and discussed within the context of philosophical, historical, visual vocabulary, moves which eventually led to the new individualism of social, and cultural developments. Attention will be given to the writings the artist and the renowned works of the High Renaissance, with which of artists and critics, as well as texts by contemporary art historians, we will conclude the semester. The class will address differences in style historians, and other scholars which illustrate the variety of methodologies between many of the Italian cities: Florence, Rome, Siena, Mantua, among and interpretations that are currently being brought to bear on American others. The class will be held in a lecture format with images projected art, architecture, and material culture. The format for this course is lecture during lecture for a combination of visual and verbal information. with discussion. ARTH 7377 Graphic Design Art History 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course is a survey of the history of graphic communications from prehistory to the present, and will evaluate the impact of culture and technology on the development of graphic design in different historical contexts. Content includes the relation of art and graphic design, techniques of graphic representation, current trends, and the importance of graphic communication in contemporary society. ARTH Art History 5

ARTH 7630 Art History Seminar 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. A seminar-format course on selected topics in art history with emphasis on directed readings and classroom discussion. ARTH 7899 Art History Travel Research 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. A study of important art works on location at museums, galleries and other sites. Specific topics and locations to be announced. ARTH 8630 Art Theory and Criticism 3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. This course will explore selected themes and issues in modern and contemporary theory and criticism as they impact the ways in which art is produced, viewed, and assessed. Topics include Realism, Expressionism and Cognitivism, Formalism, Postmodern Pluralism, and more. The format for the course is seminar. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in ARTH 2531 and ARTH 2532. ARTH 8831 Art History Research 3 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours. Independent research and study on selected topics in art history.