Cuantificación

Major in Art History: 36 credit hours, including the following courses:

Introduction to World Art (AH 201) Greek and Roman (AH 317), Medieval (AH 318), Italian Renaissance (AH 303), 19th Century (AH 307), Modern (AH 309 or 310), Asian (AH 211, 312, 313, or 314); one course in either Northern Renaissance (AH 301) or Baroque (AH 304) and the Capstone Course (AH 497). Students must also complete at least two credit hours of studio art (AH 238 and 239, or AH 240 or 242) to complete the Art History major. Any subsequent studio classes will not be counted towards the required 36 hours. Students may count Art History courses from the EGC and/or linked section of the Integrated Core as elective courses within the major. Students must create a capstone portfolio to complete the major in Art History.

Minor in Art History: 18 credit hours, including AH 201. Students may

choose courses that provide a general overview of the field or focus on an area of special interest. Note: Art History minors pursuing the departmental major in

Humanities may count all Art History courses taken toward the Art History minor. Students may count Art History courses from the EGC and/or linked section of the Integrated Core as elective courses within the minor.

The Humanities Major and Minor are described on page 314.

201. INTRODUCTION TO WORLD ART 3 cr. Introduction to world

art focusing on major works and themes from prehistory to the modern era. Painting, sculpture, and architecture of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas will be considered in relation to political, religious, and intellectual contexts. Recommended as preparation for all other art history courses as it provides a firm foundation for further study.

211. ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN 3 cr. Architecture, sculpture,

painting, and ceramics of India, China, and Japan, studied in the context of politics and religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism) from ancient times to the modern world. No previous knowledge of Asian art or culture is assumed.

238. INTRODUCTION TO CREATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS: 2-D DESIGN 1 cr. One of two basic foundation courses for students exploring creation in the

visual arts. Fundamental principles of design (balance, unity, repetition, rhythm, variety, and emphasis) related to the organization and manipulation of the basic elements of line, shape, texture, value, color, and space. Students will learn by creating with artistic media in the studio and will participate in oral critiques of each other’s works.

239. INTRODUCTION TO CREATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS: COLOR THEORY AND PRACTICE 1 cr. One of two basic foundation courses for students

exploring creation in the visual arts . Principles of color theory and practice, including ideas about hue, color contrast, and saturation; will focus on interaction and relativity of color as tools for creating art works . Students will learn by creating with artistic media in the studio and will participate in oral critiques of each other’s works .

240. DRAWING I 3 cr. Introduction to drawing media and techniques . Studio

practice .

242. PAINTING I 3 cr . Prerequisite: AH 238 or 239 (both are recommended) .

Introduction to materials, techniques, and styles of painting . Studio practice .

248. INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN 3 cr. Prerequisites: AH 238

and AH 239 or permission of department chair . Introduction to the field of graphic design . Emphasis on the principles of visual communication, the use of images and letterforms as design elements, and the history of graphic design .

250. ART STUDIO 3 cr. Prerequisites: AH 238 and AH 239 or permission of

department chair . Intermediate-level study of the materials, techniques, and styles of drawing or painting . Studio practice .

251. ADVANCED ART STUDIO 3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 250 or permission of

department chair . Continuation of the principles and practices begun in AH 250 . Studio practice .

298. PROBLEMS IN STUDIO ART 1-3 cr. Prerequisite: AH 250 or permission

of department chair . Aspects of studio art, e .g ., drawing, painting, and/or sculpture, which change by semester .

299. TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 3 cr. Various subjects related to the methods

of art history; specific artists, styles, or themes not usually covered in the regular course offerings .

301. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, and prints of

northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, with special attention to artists such as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Dürer, and Pieter Bruegel .

303. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, and architecture

in Italy from the 14th through the 16th centuries, including masters such as Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giovanni Bellini, and Titian . Influence of Humanism and of shifting political and religious ideas .

304. BAROQUE ART 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, prints and drawings, and

architecture of 17th-century Europe from the Catholic Reformation through the reign of Louis XIV of France, including artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velázquez, and Poussin .

307. NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART 3 cr. European and U.S. painting,

sculpture, and architecture from Neo-Classicism, Romanticism and Realism through Impressionism, including artists such as Goya, David, Delacroix, Blake, Courbet, Manet, Monet, and Cassatt.

309. HISTORY OF MODERN ART 3 cr. Survey of the development of

modernism in painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1880 to 1945, with a focus on major avant-garde movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and the International Style.

310. CONTEMPORARY ART 3 cr. Study of contemporary painting, sculpture,

and architecture since 1945, with a focus on movements such as Abstract

Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and developments ranging from Performance Art to Electronic Media.

311. CINEMA OF THE AVANT-GARDE 3 cr. Survey of the cinema with special

emphasis on visual elements and the relationship between the avant-garde in cinema and the other visual arts. Study of the development of motion pictures and their cultural contexts.

312. ART OF INDIA 3 cr. Survey of the art and architecture of India from the

Indus Valley civilization through the Moghul era to the modern period. Works of art will be examined within their cultural and religious contexts, including the Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic traditions. The art of Southeast Asia may also be examined as an outgrowth, as well as a redefinition, of Indian culture.

313. ART OF CHINA 3 cr. Survey of the art and architecture of China from the

Neolithic period to the 20th century, with emphasis on the cultural, aesthetic, and religious contexts of works of art. Topics include Shang bronzes, Han concepts of the afterlife, the impact of Buddhism, patronage and painting, and the landscape tradition.

314. ART OF JAPAN 3 cr. Survey of the art, architecture, and decorative arts

of Japan from the Neolithic period to the 20th century, with an emphasis on their cultural and religious contexts. Special emphasis on the stimulus of contacts with China and Korea in the evolution of the visual arts in Japan, including the impact of Buddhism.

317. GREEK AND ROMAN ART 3 cr. Marble and bronze sculpture, temple

architecture, and vase and fresco painting of ancient Greece and Rome. Focus on the art of Periclean Athens, Hellenistic Greece, the Roman Republic, and the Empire.

318. MEDIEVAL ART 3 cr. Art and architecture of Europe from the fall of

the Roman Empire to the start of the Renaissance with emphasis on monumental church decoration, the secular art of the nobility, and the place of Jewish and Islamic art in medieval Europe.

319. GOTHIC ART 3 cr. Cathedrals, sculpture, and painting of the late medieval

period from the mid-12th century to the refined grace of the courtly art of the late 14th century, including stained glass, manuscripts, metalwork, ivories, and enamels.

320. ART OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD 3 cr. How artists and

patrons developed a new visual language to communicate the beliefs of the emerging Christian religion within the context of the late Roman Empire.

323. ART AND RELIGION OF EAST ASIA 3 cr. Examines major religious

traditions and related art in China, Japan, and Korea. Painting, sculpture, and architecture from Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, and Confucianism will be covered.

399. TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 3 cr. Various subjects related to the methods

of art history; specific artists, styles, or themes not usually covered in the regular course offerings.

422. ART AND WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES 3 cr. Consideration of the

importance of women, both real and imagined, for understanding Medieval art. Topics include are commissioned by women, art intended for female viewers, and the iconography of women in the period. Special attention will be paid to the visual construction of gender.

425. IMPRESSIONISM 3 cr. Major artists of the Impressionist movement from

the radical style of Manet and the colorful palette of Monet, Renoir, and Degas, to the experimental compositions and techniques of Seurat, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin.

430. THE AGE OF MICHELANGELO 3 cr. Italian art and culture during a

period dominated by the genius of Michelangelo (1490s-1560s). Topics to be studied in connection with Michelangelo and his influence include artists’ competition with antiquity, Mannerism, art theory, Medici patronage, the Florentine Academy, and artists’ biographies.

431. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ART IN ROME: MANNERISM TO COUNTER-REFORMATION 3 cr. Developments in painting, sculpture, and

architecture in Rome during the 16th century, focusing on the transition from Mannerism to the Counter-Reformation. Considers major artists and works from the late period of Michelangelo to the arrival of Caravaggio in Rome in 1592, examining them in a broader cultural context from the impact of the Council of Trent to the patronage of popes, cardinals, and princes.

432. RENAISSANCE ROME: POPES AND CARDINALS AS PATRONS OF ART 3 cr. Key monuments, ideas, and themes in papal and cardinalate patronage

of art in Rome with emphasis on the 15th and 16th centuries. Topics include the Vatican and St. Peter’s, the projects of Michelangelo and Raphael, the ideology of Rome as Caput Mundi, and the popes as temporal and spiritual rulers.

434. THE SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT: ART AND CULTURE AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 3 cr. Art of the Symbolist era, from Gustave

Moreau and Odilon Redon to the Rosicrucians and the Nabis, in the context of late 19th-century culture. Relationships between the visual arts, literature, music, and other phenomena, such as the development of Freudian psychoanalysis and interests in occultism.

435. MATISSE, PICASSO, AND DUCHAMP 3 cr. Study of three 20th-

century modernists who, through their unique contributions and associations with Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, have continued to influence developments in contemporary art. Includes individual achievements and interactions with the cultural context of their times.

497. CAPSTONE COURSE 1 cr. Required of all students majoring in Art History

or Humanities and taken during the Senior year.

498. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and

department chair. Special projects in art history. Projects must be approved prior to registration. Senior art history majors and graduate humanities students only.

499. TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 3 cr. Various subjects related to the methods of

art history; specific artists, styles, or themes not usually covered in regular course offerings.