Undergraduate Courses in Art History
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
An r indicates a course that may be repeated when topics vary.
ARH 2000 Art, Architecture, and Artistic Vision Nonchronological approach to the understanding and appreciation of works of art.
ARH 2814 Information Technology for Art Historians Technical training in computer applications that are particularly useful to educators and professionals in the field of art history (required for majors who have not already met the university's computer literacy requirement).
ARH 3056 History and Criticism of Art I (required for majors) Introductory survey: Prehistoric through late-Medieval art history.
ARH 3057 History and Criticism of Art II (required for majors) Introductory survey: early Renaissance through Modern art history including developments in American art.
ARH 3130 Survey of Greek Art and Archaeology Review of the major accomplishments in Greek art from early times up to and including the Hellenistic period through a survey of principal monuments, works, and archaeological evidence.
ARH 3150 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy A survey of Italian art and archaeology including early Italy, the Etruscans, and Rome with reference to major monuments, works, and archaeological evidence.
ARH 3530 The Arts of Asia Introduction to the history and criticism of Far Eastern art.
ARH 3800r Methods of Art Criticism Undergraduate seminar in art history with changing topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.
ARH 3930r Special Topics in Art History (1-3 credit hours, S/U grade only) May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
ARH 4110 Art and Archaeology of the Bronze Age in the Aegean A study of the major archaeological evidence related to the Bronze Age in Crete and Greece; the major sites, monuments, and artistic works.
ARH 4120 Etruscan Art and Archaeology A study of Etruscan culture, art, and archaeology.
ARH 4131 Greek Art and Archaeology of the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C. Survey of the accomplishments of classical Greek art through an examination of the monuments, works, and archaeological evidence.
ARH 4151 Art and Archaeology of the Early Roman Empire Roman art and archaeology from Augustus through the Antonines with a survey of the major artistic accomplishments and the archaeological remains.
ARH 4173 Studies in Classical Art and Archaeology Specific studies in aspects of classical art and archaeology.
ARH 4210 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Art of the first Christian era in the Western and Eastern empires.
Prerequisite: ARH 3056 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4211 Early Medieval Art Art of the Romanesque period.
Prerequisite: ARH 3056 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4230 Later Medieval Art Art of the Gothic period.
Prerequisite: ARH 3056 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4304 History of Renaissance Architecture European architecture from 1420 to 1600 with emphasis on developments in Italy and France.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4311 Early Italian Renaissance Art: 15th Century Painting, sculpture, and architecture of the 15th century in Italy.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4312 Later Italian Renaissance Art: 16th Century Stylistic developments in Italian 16th-century art: High Renaissance, Mannerism, Venetian painting.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4331 Northern European Renaissance Art Developments in northern European 15th- and 16th-century art with emphasis on painting and printmaking: Flemish, French, German, and Dutch artists.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4352 Southern Baroque Art Art and architecture of Italy and Spain in the 17th century.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4353 Northern Baroque Art Art and architecture in France, England, and the Low Countries in the 17th century.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4355 18th-Century Art Late Baroque and Rococo art: developments in France, England, Italy, and Germany in the 18th century.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4414 Modern European Art: Neoclassicism through Impressionism European painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1780 and 1870.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4450 Modern European Art: Postimpressionism through Surrealism European painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1880 and 1940.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4458 Twentieth-Century Women's Art
Prerequisites: Upper division standing. Some background in art history and/or women's studies is desirable, but not required.
ARH 4540 Arts of India Painting, sculpture, and architecture of India.
ARH 4551 Arts of China Painting, sculpture, and architecture of China
ARH 4554 Arts of Japan Painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan.
ARH 4585 Arts and Architecture of Polynesia Arts of the native peoples of Samoa, Hawaii, the Marquesas and New Zealand.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
ARH 4610 Arts of Southwest American Indians The arts of Southwest Indians, beginning with prehistory and emphasizing the arts of the present "pueblo people" from the 16th century to the present.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
ARH 4620 American Art Before 1940 Prerequisite: ARH 3051 or consent of instructor. Styles in art and architecture of America from the Revolutionary painters to early 20th-century Modernism.
Prerequisite: ARH 3056 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4642 Art after 1940 Contemporary European and American art from Abstract Expressionism to the present.
Prerequisite: ARH 3056 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4720 History of Graphics Survey of artists and processes in Western printmaking from the 15th century through the 20th century.
Prerequisite: ARH 3057 or consent of the instructor.
ARH 4801 Art History Methods and Media Required seminar for undergraduate art history majors; introduction to art media and research methods.
Prerequisites: ARH 3056, 3057, 3530.
ARH 4815r Honors Work in Art History (3-6 credit hours) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours over 2 semesters. Requires a written thesis.
ARH 4905r Directed Individual Study May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours; duplicate registration is allowed in the same term.