Art History (ARH)

In this course, students will develop the ability to think critically about human culture and be provided with the tools to understand, analyze, and discuss works of visual art and material culture.

Introductory survey of artistic styles and traditions from ancient through medieval periods. Emphasis is placed on studying works within their historical and cultural contexts. This course fulfills a Humanities requirement in General Education. This course includes selections from the Western canon.

Introductory survey of artistic styles and traditions from the Renaissance through contemporary periods. Emphasis is placed on studying works within their historical and cultural contexts. This course fulfills a Humanities requirement in General Education. This course includes selections from the Western canon.

This course is an introductory survey of styles and traditions in art from around the world, including African, Asian, Oceanic, and Indigenous American artistic traditions. Emphasis is placed on learning art historical terms and methods, and on studying works within their historical and cultural contexts. This course includes selections from the Western canon, and explores interactions between world cultures and Western aesthetic considerations.

History of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art and architecture from the Neolithic period to the conquest of Alexander the Great. Emphasis is on the interpretation of art and artifacts within the cultural and historical context.

Survey of art and architecture from ancient Aegean, Greek, Hellenistic, Etruscan, and Roman periods. Emphasis is placed on analyzing works within their historical and cultural contexts.

Survey of art and architecture from Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic periods. Emphasis is placed on analyzing works within their historical and cultural contexts.

Survey of art and architecture from Italy and Northern Europe during the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Emphasis is placed on analyzing works within their historical and cultural contexts.

Surveys European art, architecture, and decorative arts from the Louis XV period through the age of revolution to realism and post-impressionism. Integrates social, political, and cultural currents of the time, stressing the evolution of modernism.

Surveys twentieth century European modernism including France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands and Britain. Covers fauvism, expressionism, cubism, primitivism, futurism, dada, abstract art, surrealism, and related developments in the years immediately following World War II.

Dada and Surrealism are fundamental to the understanding of both Modernism and Post-Modernism. We will study the art, literature, philosophies and political events impacting the international Dada and Surrealist artists from 1917-1945.

Survey of traditional and contemporary art production in the Caribbean region. Emphasis is placed on analyzing works within their historical and cultural contexts. Junior standing required.

This course will provide an overview of key themes and survey the major forms of artistic expression that engage ecological issues. Final projects will be presented in a public exhibition to encourage dialogue about the issues addressed.

This course will provide a survey of the dynamic forms of Chinese art produced by the individuals with shifting national, social, and personal identities, in the period since Mao's death and China announced reforms in 1978.

Selected advanced topics for independent study and research in the history of art, with subjects ranging from ancient to contemporary. Permission of instructor required.

Selected advanced topics in the history of art, with subjects ranging from ancient to contemporary. This course may be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours.