ARTH 150H - Introduction to Art History. 3 Credits.

Surveys world art from prehistory through the present day with the objective of developing a critical understanding of art forms in their historical and cultural context.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical Studies, Cultural & International Diversity

ARTH 191 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings by visiting professors, new courses, and/or one-time investigations of current topics.

ARTH 201H - Art of World Civilization: 1400 to Present. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. Survey of the history of visual art from 1400 to the present.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical Studies

ARTH 250L - Introduction to Art Criticism. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., WRIT 101 or WRIT 201; and ARTH 150H. Study of the description, interpretation, and evaluation of visual art as practiced in art criticism.

Gen Ed Attributes: Literary & Artistic Studies, Writing Across the Curriculum

ARTH 291 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings by visiting professors, new courses, and/or one-time investigations of current topics.

ARTH 333H - Architectural History I. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., ARTH 150H or ARTH 201H. Exploration of architectural styles, designs, and choices of the built environment from prehistory to the modern age.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical Studies

ARTH 334H - Architectural History II. 3 Credits.

Prereq., ARTH 201H and ARTH 250L. Exploration of architectural styles, designs, and choices of the built environment from 1850 to the present.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical Studies

ARTH 341 - Edconic: Contemporary Art & Global Feminisms. 2 Credits.

Offered every semester. Restricted to students in the Edconic program. Taught at Sotheby's Institute in London by Edconic instructors. This course will consider the key global currents of fifty years of feminist art around a number of themes. These include feminist art about the body and sexuality, women's domestic labour, feminist approaches to identity, motherhood and childcare, violence against women, feminism, and the art historical canon. Students will encounter these themes through a number of different media, from painting, photography and sculpture to textile, digital, and performance art.

ARTH 344 - Edconic: Hogarth to Himid: Histories of British Art. 2 Credits.

Offered every semester. Restricted to students in the Edconic program. Taught at Sotheby's Institute in London by Edconic instructors. This course provides a survey of British art spanning from the 17th century to the present day, introducing students to artworks, artists, and significant collections of British art. In the breadth of art and artists studied, there will be particular attention given to Black and multicultural British art and women artists who have been less visible in canonical surveys of British art.

ARTH 345 - Edconic: Curator Academy. 5 Credits.

Offered every semester. Restricted to students in the Edconic program. Taught at Sotheby's Institute in London Edconic instructors. This course surveys current developments in curating art, examining expanded definitions of curating (in museums and independently post-2020), and the evolving local, global, and digital landscapes for curatorial work and activity today.

ARTH 346 - Edconic: The Global Art Market. 5 Credits.

Offered every semester. Restricted to students in the Edconic program. Taught at Sotheby's Institute in London by Edconic instructors. This course explores the emergence and key concepts of the global market for art from the 18th to the 21st centuries through a discussion of its history, disruptions and innovations. The course takes a thematic approach delivered via specific case studies to map the key concepts, individuals and institutions, and the various business models, and ethical and legal considerations that underpin the contemporary market.

ARTH 347 - Edconic: Exploring Collections, Exploding Canons. 2 Credits.

Offered every semester. Restricted to students in the Edconic program. Taught at Sotheby's Institute in London by Edconic instructors. This course introduces and examines London's internationally significant museum and gallery collections from a critical and global perspective. Exploring the politics of collecting and display, it engages with contemporary art historical and curatorial debates via the realities of institutions and their collections - and the inherent tensions therein.

ARTH 350 - Contemporary Art and Art Criticism. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., WRIT 101 or WRIT 201; and ARTH 250L. Exploration of artists, art works, critics, and theories from 1960 to the present.

Gen Ed Attributes: Writing in the Disciplines

ARTH 371 - Manga and Anime: History, Practice, and Form. 3 Credits.

Surveys the history and genres of Japanese comics (manga) and animation (anime). Students will learn how to analyze/draw the visual elements of manga and anime while also learning about cultural context, production, and reception. In addition to discussing common themes and narrative forms employed, students will learn to distinguish among, describe, and draw the various art styles and framing structures.

ARTH 391 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings by visiting professors, new courses, and/or one-time investigations of current topics.

ARTH 403 - Visualizing Climate Change in Art, Film, and Media. 3 Credits.

It is difficult to see climate. Despite this challenge, scientists, artists, and designers have developed various materials and methods to help visualize climate in parts and fragments and through the creation of new types of experience. This course investigates how art, film, and digital media represent and engage with ecological themes, climate-related issues, and other hard-to-see things on a global scale within the context of environmental history and contemporary eco-scholarship in the humanities. The class will include field trips, interviews, and other local site visits. As a final project, students will produce a creative proposal for bringing greater visibility to a local climate-related topic.

ARTH 440 - 20th Century Art. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTH 150H or ARTH 201H and ARTH 250L. Exploration of art and architecture of the 20th century. Level: undergraduate and graduate.

ARTH 444 - Open Range: Land Art and the American Consciousness. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. The aim of this course is to investigate the sense of place in American visual arts of the 19th to 21st centuries. The course provides a roughly chronological view of the development of place in the American landscape, particularly in the west, and how that has been articulated by visual artists. Level: undergraduate.

ARTH 445 - History of Photography. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTH 150H or 201H and ARTH 250L. Exploration of the history of photography from the early 19th century to the 21st century. Level: undergraduate.

ARTH 452 - History of Time-Based Arts. 3 Credits.

Time-based art and media—including video, performance, and software-based art—play a major role in modern and contemporary art practice. This course charts how, since the 19th century, time-based art and media have shattered categories between art, science, and technology and collapsed distinctions between artists and viewers as well as artists and machines. Alongside these categorical shifts, the concept of time has been pursued as a topic worthy of artistic exploration as both a theme and structuring principle. Into this century, time-based art and media continue to provoke important questions for artists, curators, and conservators, among others. These questions include: How can impermanent works be preserved? Should curators migrate artworks to new formats as technologies evolve? And how can artists both critique and repurpose commercial media within their practice? Level: Undergradaute

ARTH 453 - Surrealism. 3 Credits.

This course explores surrealism as a revolt against socially-constructed reality itself. Students will explore primary works from ancient Greek poetry to Lautréamont's absurd chants and Breton’s 1924 Manifesto. Emphasis is placed on overlooked figures, obscure texts, and the movement’s continual alignment with wide-ranging paradigms of human experience and cultural expression. Readings and screenings reveal Surrealism's importance as an unfinished, disobedient practice that continues to unsettle contemporary theoretical models. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

ARTH 457 - The History of Body & Performance Art. 3 Credits.

This course examines body and performance art as a persistent challenge to the boundaries of art, identity, and social order. Students will study works ranging from early ritual and avant-garde practices to radical experiments of the 20th century and into contemporary global performance. Emphasis is placed on overlooked artists, ephemeral gestures, and the stakes of embodiment in diverse cultural, social, and historical contexts. Readings, screenings, and live documentation highlight performance’s role as a disruptive, unfinished practice that continually redefines the relation between artist, audience, and society. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

ARTH 471 - Gallery Practices & Management. 3 Credits.

This course is one part experiential learning with hands-on work in the Gallery of Arts and one part lecture, assignment, and discussion. The course will introduce knowledge about exhibition design, a range of art gallery business models, and arts administration operations including non-profit organizations. Students will also learn historical and contemporary approaches to curatorial practices and relate ethics to curating. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

ARTH 491 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings by visiting professors, new courses, and/or one-time investigation of current topics. Level: undergraduate and graduate.

ARTH 492 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Further exploration of studio practice including technical and conceptual student proposals. Level: undergraduate and graduate.

ARTH 494 - Seminar. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Upper-division seminar in varying topics of art history and criticism. Level: undergraduate and graduate.

ARTH 498 - Internship. 1-6 Credits.

(R-12) Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTH 250L. Extended classroom experience that provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation. Level: undergraduate and graduate.

ARTH 503 - Critical Theories in the Visual Arts I. 3 Credits.

Seminar on the history of art criticism. Level: Graduate

ARTH 509 - Critical Theories in Visual Arts II. 3 Credits.

Prereq., ARTH 503. Continuation of ARTH 503 with an emphasis on contemporary theories and topics. Level: Graduate

ARTH 533 - Graduate Architectural History I. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. This course offers students a knowledge and understanding of architecture styles, designs, and choices of the built environment from prehistoric megalithic architecture to the start of the modern age.

ARTH 534 - Graduate History of Architectural Design II. 3 Credits.

Offers students a knowledge and understanding of architecture styles, designs and choices of the built environment of the modern age. Level: Graduate

ARTH 584 - Museum Studies Seminar. 2 Credits.

(R-12) Offered autumn, spring, and summer. This seminar emphasizes the practical knowledge, skills, and abilities in Museum Studies.

ARTH 590 - Research in Art History. 1-9 Credits.

(R-24) Offered intermittently. Research for graduate students in art history and/or studio. Graded credit/no-credit. Level: Graduate

ARTH 591 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics. Level: Graduate

ARTH 592 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student. Level: Graduate

ARTH 595 - Museum Studies Field Project. 2 Credits.

Offered autumn, spring, and summer. Graduate students enrolled in the Museum Studies Certificate program will take this course to polish and present their year-long practical Field Projects to the core faculty.

ARTH 598 - Internship. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Extended classroom experience that provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor.

ARTH 599 - Thesis. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Preparation of a thesis or manuscript based on research for presentation and/or publication. Level: Graduate