Art History and Criticism (AHIS)
Description: On the representation of ancient Greek and Roman literature, mythology, and history in contemporary American popular culture, including film, television, and graphic novels.
Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
Description: Topic varies.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Prerequisites: Must be sophomore level or higher
Description: Art and architecture in Europe from 1550 to 1700.
Prerequisites: Must be sophomore level or higher
Description: Intro to Art from Modern to Contemporary
This course is a prerequisite for: AHIS 346
Prerequisites: Must be sophomore level or higher
Description: Role of the fine arts in creating national identity. How portraiture, genre, history painting, landscape, sculpture, photography, and folk art produced competing definitions of America. Growth of art institutions and patrons, the development of different audiences and how they established and changed expectations for art and artists.
Prerequisites: Must be sophomore level or higher
Description: The changes in art resulting from the US's transition to an urban, industrial and cosmopolitan society. Careers and styles of individual artists, along with the impact of European art before and after the 1913 Armory Show. How the intersection of artists, patrons, and audiences supported the formation of new institutions and markets for modern art.
Prerequisites: Must be sophomore level or higher
Description: From pre-Columbian through contemporary art.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Participation in archaeological field research projects to learn basic field techniques.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: From Neoclassicism through Post-impressionism.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above.
Description: Survey of the architectural traditions of the African continent, from pre-historic times to the present day. Buildings-famous and typical-theories, and approaches that are appropriate to the specific cultural environments.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission
Course is offered in spring semester only.
Description: Culminating experience in art history. A comprehensive analysis of the discipline of art history. Builds on material from previous course work. Historiographic and methodological issues.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Recommend some background knowledge of ancient art, history, or languages, a general background course such as AHIS 101, ANTH 252, CLAS 209/CLAS 210, or any of the courses listed in the Archaeology or Digital Humanities minors. Computer/design skills welcome but not necessary.
Description: A new approach to looking at the history and development of ancient cities, combining history and archaeology with digital methods, in particular 3D modeling.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs in art history or related disciplines with permission.
Description: History and development of architectural orders and styles from ancient Greece and Italy.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs in art history or related disciplines with permission.
Description: Greek sculpture from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic periods. Stylistic evolution and classical themes as presented in individual freestanding and architectural sculpture. Techniques, materials, and uses of sculpture.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs art history or in related disciplines with permission.
Description: Development of Roman painting from the Etruscans through the Age of Constantine.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs in art history, or in related disciplines with permission.
Description: Exploration of the art and architecture of the Italian city in the late middle ages and Renaissance, with particular attention to civic projects and the role of art in defining the identity, and creating the "myths" of that city.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs in art history or in related disciplines with permission.
Description: Painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy from the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth century.
Prerequisites: 12 hr in art history or in related disciplines with permission.
Description: French Impressionism and Post-impressionism with consideration of the historical context out of which they emerged. Development of the avant-garde and the changing relationship of the artist to society.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs in art history, including AHIS 102 or 246, and AHIS 446/846; or 12 hrs in related disciplines with permission
Description: Developments in art since 1970, exploring the various art styles and the relationship of the artists to their audience and to the institutions of the art world.
Prerequisites: AHIS 471/871 or permission.
Description: Movements in photography since 1960 with emphasis on the interaction with art theory and criticism.
Prerequisites: Permission
Description: Covers the changes to art and design that took place in the 1960s. Includes cultural shifts such as decolonization, rising consumerism, changing approaches to gender and sexuality, and emergent technologies.
Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of department chair.
Prerequisites: AHIS 286 or equivalent, and permission.
Description: Further training in archaeological field research techniques.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Prerequisites: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.