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2300 ART APPRECIATION Part of the general education program to satisfy the fine arts requirement. Significant styles and achievements in the visual arts with study directed toward trends and influences on contemporary society. May not be credited toward a major or minor in art. Lecture. Fall, spring, summer.
2325 ASIAN ART SURVEY Foundation course for majors and minors. Required course for Asian Studies minor. Elective course for Religious Studies majors and minors. Important artistic monuments from India, China, and Japan. Because Buddhism is a connecting link for Asian cultures, emphasis is placed on Buddhist art. Lecture. Fall.
2335 ART HISTORY, PREHISTORIC TO MEDIEVAL Foundation course for majors and minors. The painting, sculpture, and architecture of Western civilization from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. Lecture. Fall, spring.
2336 ART HISTORY, RENAISSANCE TO MODERN Foundation course for majors and minors. The painting, sculpture, and architecture of Western civilization from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Lecture. Fall, spring.
3105/3205/3305 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY Area studies course for majors and minors. Special topics in art history that are not covered in other course offerings. This may include subject areas or period studies not part of the existing curriculum, or in-depth art historical investigations that are related to and augment the existing curriculum. Travel may be required. Prerequisite: ART 2335 or ART 2336. On demand.
3301 MODERN ART Area studies course for majors and minors. Art from the nineteenth century to the present. Lecture. Fall.
3302 HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART Area studies course for majors and minors. Art since colonial times. Lecture. Spring. .
3303 NINETEENTH CENTURY ART HISTORY Area studies course for majors and minors. European art of the nineteenth century. Lecture. Spring.
3307 ARTS OF AFRICA Area studies course for majors and minors. A survey of the art and architecture of Africa, including the social, political, and religious context of the art, as well as issues of interpretation. Lecture. Spring, odd years.
3311 ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN ART Area studies course for majors and minors. An in-depth examination of the pre-Columbian art and architecture of South America, including the archaeological, social, political, and religious context of the art, as well as issues of interpretation. Lecture. Spring.
3329 ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN ART Area studies course for majors and minors. A survey of the art and architecture of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the Greater Antilles, including the social, political, and religious context of the art, as well as issues of interpretation. Lecture. Spring, even years.
3335 ART MUSEUM STUDIES Elective course in the art history emphasis. Introduction to the theory and practice of art museums. Lecture/Seminar. Fall.
3365 WOMEN IN ART Area studies course for majors and minors. Survey of women artists from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Lecture. Fall.
3385 ART OF INDIA Area studies course for majors and minors. Elective course for Religious Studies majors and minors and Asian Studies minors. Survey of the important artistic monuments of India, especially the temples and sculptures related to Buddhism and Hinduism. Lecture. On demand.
3395 ART OF JAPAN Area studies course for majors and minors. Elective course for Asian Studies minors. Survey of major Japanese monuments and styles with consideration of the social, political, and religious currents formulating the arts. Lecture. On demand.
4372 SENIOR SEMINAR Major/minor course in an art degree program emphasis. Advanced topics in contemporary art. Seminar. Prerequisites: Senior standing and 9 hours of art history. Fall.
4102, 4202, 4302* DIRECTED STUDY Non-studio course in an art degree program emphasis for majors only. Advanced study and research beyond available courses. Seminar. Prerequisite: Written proposal and departmental approval semester prior to enrollment. Fall, spring. (*NOTE: A maximum of 6 hours of variable credit courses in art may be applied to the BA degree, 12 hours to the BFA degree.)
4390 SPECIAL STUDIES Art honors course for majors only. Independent study for the exceptional student in research and/or studio art. Seminar. Prerequisite: Invitation of the art faculty. Fall, spring.