PLEASE NOTE: Regarding Prerequisites, ARH 3056/3057 are equivalent to the current survey courses ARH 2050/2051. 3056 and 3057 no longer exist. If you see these numbers as prerequisites, 2050 and 2051 are the actual prerequisites.
ARH 4933 is a Special Topics in Art History course with changing topics each term. This course may be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours. If you take this course for more than twelve hours (more than four times, in the same semester or in different semesters), any hours over twelve will not count toward earned credit for your degree, though your grade will still count toward your GPA.
Seminars are the capstone courses for the art history undergraduate curriculum. They are research- and writing-intensive courses that give students opportunities to pursue original scholarship. Two seminars are required for the major.
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ARH 2050/2051 Art History Surveys Required for Art History majors Sections and times vary; see Student Central Course Search. Making and viewing art are practices fundamental to human experience, and the historical study of art works offers a unique perspective on our social and cultural development. These introductory survey courses provide an overview of Western art history from prehistory to the late Medieval period (2050) and from the early Renaissance to the end of the 20th century (2051). We will explore major themes such as the changing status of the artist and the impact of religion, politics, and technology on the production of art. |
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ARH 3930–01 Curatorial Activism Grace Ali W 12:00–2:30 pm, G41 WJB Reserved for students in the Museum Studies Minor. This course examines key exhibitions that have elevated the voices of those historically silenced or omitted from master narratives of art — ex: curatorial projects centering women, artists of color, indigenous and immigrant communities among others. Through several Case Studies — pioneering examples of exhibitions mounted in the past decade — the course explores how these curatorial projects have countered institutional erasure, broken down boundaries and been enriched and provoked through a curatorial activism lens. |
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ARH 3794–01 Museum Basics |
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IDS 3678-01 Apocalypse: The End of the World in Art Dr. Richard Emmerson Online / Asynchronous This course studies beliefs about how the world will end and how the end is represented in the arts from the Bible to the present. We will analyze how such beliefs influenced history, continue to inform contemporary politics, and are being transformed by fears of nuclear war and environmental disaster. |
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ARH 2000 Art, Architecture, and Artistic Vision – Online Dr. Sarah Buck Online / Asynchronous Liberal Studies Designation: State-Wide; Humanities & Cultural Practice Core. NOTE: counts for Art History minor requirements, but not for the major. ARH 2000 is a fully-online art-appreciation course that introduces students to diverse forms of art and architecture created throughout history. Designed for remote learning since 2014, ARH 2000 is organized into weekly thematic modules that conclude with interactive assignments and discussions designed to encourage learning through role-playing, reflecting, and creating (no artistic skill necessary!). By completing this course’s interactive assignments and participating in this class, students actively practice thinking about art and its relevance to the world in which we live. |
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