100 ART APPRECIATION. 3 HOURS. GEN ED B-II

Partial fulfillment of the humanities requirement for all students. Expressive, formal and technical components are explored in a manner designed to provide the student with a more complete understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. (every semester)

105 ART SURVEY

A selective chronological study of the visual arts from prehistoric through Gothic times. The course is designed as an introduction to the basic terminology and problems of art history and to the methods of analyzing and interpreting individual works of art. (fall)

106 ART SURVEY

A selective chronological study of the major visual arts from Renaissance through modern times. (spring)

300 EARLY MEDIEVAL ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 105. An examination of early Christian and Byzantine art and architecture, and that of the Migration, Carolinian, and Ottonian Periods. (on demand)

301 ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 105. A study of architecture, sculpture and illuminated manuscripts in Western Europe from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. (on demand)

302 NINETEENTH CENTURY ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 106 or permission of instructor. Major art movements from Neoclassicism to Art Nouveau are considered in terms of their general cultural milieux. (spring)

303 TWENTIETH CENTURY ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 106 or permission of instructor. The stylistic and technical innovations of major art movements from 1900 to the present time are considered in terms of their general context. (fall)

309 ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 105 or permission of instructor. A study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of prehistoric peoples, of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, of Aegean cultures, and of Greece and Rome. (on demand)

325 ASIAN, AMERICAN & AFRICAN ART

Prerequisite: ART 105 and ART 106, or junior standing with permission of instructor. Visual arts of indigenous cultures from four continents: Asia, the Americas and Africa.

390 CONTEMPORARY ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisites: ART 106, 303. Consideration of the diverse influences, developments, and trends in the visual arts since World War II. (on demand)

401 ART OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. 3 HOURS

Prerequisites: ART 105, 106. This course analyzes the architecture, sculpture and painting of the Italian Renaissance with emphasis on the examination of selected examples. (on demand)

403 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART. 3 HOURS

Prerequisite: ART 106 or permission of instructor. A study of Netherlandish, German, and French art from late 14th through 16th centuries. Emphasis is placed upon the work of such major figures as van Eyck, van der Weyden, van der Goes, Bosch, Bruegel, Gruenewald, and Durer. (on demand)

405 ART THEORY AND CRITICISM. 3 HOURS

Prerequisites: ART 105, 106. A study of major theories of art, both historical and contemporary, and of various approaches to making qualitative judgments about individual works of art. (spring)

494 SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY. 3 HOURS

Prerequisites: ART 105, 106, and two other art history courses. An examination of a selected period, movement, or artist which relates historical, formalistic, and theoretical approaches. Emphasis is placed upon accurate observation, critical judgment, and effective communication of ideas. (on demand)