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1440 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
Prehistoric, Near-Eastern, Greek, Roman, and medieval art.
- 1441 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
Renaissance to modern art.
- 2401 Art of the Ancient Near East &Egypt (3)
Development of art &architecture in the ancient Near East &Egypt over three millennia; influences of one culture on another &subsequent contributions to Western art.
- 2411 Survey of Asian Art (3)
The arts of China, India, &Japan in relation to religious &philosophical beliefs that affected their production.
- 2469 Italian Renaissance Art (3)
Italian painting, sculpture, &architecture from 1400-1600.
- 2470 Survey of 20th Century Art (3)
Modern art.
- 2480 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
Introduction to art &history museums, their missions &functions; practical aspects &philosophical issues related to museums
- 4401 History of Prints (3)
History of prints from the 15th century to the present.
- 4404 The Art of Rome (3)
Development of architecture, sculpture, &painting from Rome's early beginnings (600-200 B.C.) to the end of the 4th century.
- 4405 Early Christian &Byzantine Art (3)
Painting, sculpture, &architecture of the Christian era through 12th century Byzantium.
- 4406 Romanesque Art (3)
Architecture, sculpture, manuscripts, &painting from the 9th through the 12th centuries in France, Germany, &England.
- 4409 Early Greek Art (3)
Greek art to the time of the Persian Wars.
- 4410 Later Greek Art (3)
Greek art from the time of Themistocles to the age of Augustus.
- 4412 Gothic Art (3)
Architecture, sculpture, &painting of Northern Europe from 1150 to 1450.
- 4413 Early Netherlandish &German Painting (3)
Painting in the Netherlands &Germany in the 15th &16th century.
- 4420 Studies in Art History (3)
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Advanced work in a predetermined area of specialization.
- 4421 History of Western Decorative Arts from the Renaissance to 1850 (3)
Development of decorative arts design; emphasis on furniture, with investigations of metals, textiles, ceramics, &glass; materials, constructional techniques, &socioeconomic conditions giving rise to the objects' fabrication.
- 4422 History of Modern Design (3)
Aesthetic theory &stylistic evolution of decorative arts from mid-19th century to the present; emphasis on crafts, architectural decoration, furniture, interior design, &industrial design; Victorian period, arts &crafts movement, art nouveau, Bauhaus, &international style.
- 4423 Early Renaissance Painting in Italy (3)
The origins &early development of Italian Renaissance painting in Florence &Siena.
- 4424 High Renaissance &Mannerist Painting in Italy (3)
The climax &aftermath of Italian Renaissance painting in Florence, Rome, &Venice.
- 4425 Renaissance Sculpture in Italy (3)
The origins &development of Italian Renaissance sculpture; its function, patronage, &significance within its social &cultural context.
- 4427 Northern Baroque Painting (3)
Dutch, Flemish, &French painting of the 17th century.
- 4429 Southern Baroque Art (3)
Painting, sculpture, &architecture of the 17th century in Italy &Spain.
- 4433 18th Century European Art (3)
European art from the age of absolutism to the beginning of the Napoleonic era, including Rococo art, the influence of Enlightenment thought, the rediscovery of classical antiquity, Neoclassicism, &the impact of the French Revolution on the visual arts.
- 4437 History of European &American Sculpture, 1840 to Present (3)
European &American sculpture from 1840 to the present.
- 4441 Chinese Painting (3)
History of Chinese painting from prehistoric times through the 20th century.
- 4442 Japanese Art (3)
History of Japanese painting, sculpture, architecture, &ceramics from prehistoric times through the early 20th century.
- 4443 Indian Art (3)
History of Indian painting, sculpture, &architecture from prehistoric times through the 16th century.
- 4444 Southeast Asian Art (3)
History of architecture, sculpture, ceramics, &painting in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, &Laos from the prehistoric times through the 19th century.
- 4445 Chinese Ceramics (3)
History of Chinese ceramics from the prehistoric times to the 20th century; hands-on examination of original examples.
- 4450 19th Century European Painting (3)
History of painting in European countries from the French Revolution (1789) to 1900; emphasis on neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post-impressionism, &symbolism.
- 4451 Early 20th Century European Art (3)
History of painting &sculpture in European countries from 1900 to 1960; emphasis on Fauvism, Cubism, geometric abstraction, Futurism, Dada &Surrealism, German Expressionism, British figurative art, &the School of Paris.
- 4464 American Art to 1900 (3)
North American painting, architecture, &sculpture from the colonial beginnings to 1900; emphasis on painting.
- 4465 American Art: 1900-1960 (3)
Study of American painters &sculptors between 1900 &1960; from the Impressionists to the Abstract Expressionists; emphasis on the artists' connections to social, political, &cultural developments.
- 4466 Survey of Contemporary Art (3)
Major movements in art from World War II through the 1980's; the wane of modernism &the rise of postmodernism; focus on America &Europe, but Latin American &nonwestern art also considered.
- 4467 Latin American Art (3)
Pre-Hispanic, colonial, &contemporary architecture, painting, sculpture, &related arts throughout Latin America.
- 4468 Issues in Contemporary Art (3)
Principal issues confronting contemporary artists &the sources &theories behind the issues.
- 4469 Art of the American South: 1560-1861 (3)
History of architecture, painting, sculpture, &decorative arts made in the states below the Mason-Dixon Line.
- 4470 History of Photography (3)
History of photography from its inception in the 1830's until the present; technological development of the medium &its inherent aesthetics; interrelationships between photography &more traditional media.
- 4480 Video Art &Theory (3)
Sources &origins of artists' video from the late 1960's to the present day; consideration of theoretical, political, &technological aspects; survey of single-channel, projected, installation, &Internet formats for video art display.
- 4490 Independent Study in Art History (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
- 7400 Art Theory &Criticism (3)
Critics; building of art collections from ancient to modern times.
- 7420 Special Topics in Art History (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in art or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced topics in art history.
- 7441, 7442 Graduate Research Seminar in History of Art (3,3)
Each course may be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of instructor.
- 7490 Independent Study in Art History (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
