Art History
Art history majors develop skills to analyze artwork from a wide range of cultures. This includes the study of methodology for analyzing art in the context of a particular civilization. Written work culminates in the completion and presentation of a major paper that demonstrates the student's ability to apply methods of research and analysis.
Areas of Art History
Survey courses:
- Ancient through medieval art of the West
- Renaissance through
contemporary art of the West - Ancient through
contemporary art of Asia
Upper division courses:
- Ancient Greek and Roman
- Medieval (Late Antique and Byzantine, Islamic, Western European)
- Renaissance and Baroque Europe and Americas
- Modern Europe and the Americas
- Asian (China, Japan, Buddhist, East Asian Calligraphy)
- Mexican and Mesoamerican
- Art historical methodology
- Museums and curating in the 21st century