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  • ANT 295 - Cultures of South Asia.


    (3).

    Survey of cultural diversity in the Indian sub-continent. Topics include: nation-formation, the caste system, religious conflict, social inequalities, population, popular culture, and diasporas. Impact of British colonialism; struggles for independence; cultural politics of post-colonial social formations in the area and impact of globalization.
  
  • ANT 299 - Third World Cultures Through Film.


    (3) GS.

    Focus on ways in which social and cultural themes surrounding the “Third World” are represented in fictional and non-fictional films, important cultural documents and social commentaries which help establish a cross-cultural framework for exploring the politics of cultural conflict and transformation. Through films, associated readings, and class discussions, students learn to critically interrogate and analyze shifting meanings of the concept of “Third World.” Also listed as INT 299 .
  
  • ANT 302 - History of Social Thought.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Development of sociological-anthropological theory from its origins to the present. Selected major theorists; readings chosen from original works. Also listed as SOC 302 .
  
  • ANT 303 - Contemporary Social Theory.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Critical review of classical and contemporary social theory; problems concerning nature of sociological and anthropological explanations of society and inequality; significance of theoretical concepts in relationship to practice. Survey and comparison of recently articulated theoretical orientations. Also listed as SOC 303 .
  
  • ANT 305 - Topics in African Languages and Cultures.


    AFA 101  or consent of instructor. (3).

    Cultural and language investigation of specific African, Caribbean, and Diaspora areas of the world. Language and cultural skills to enable travel to various African and/or Diaspora countries. Also listed as AFA 305 .
  
  • ANT 311 - Historical Archaeology.


    ANT 110  or consent of instructor. (3).

    Consideration of the relationship between the documentary record of the historical period and empirical evidence of social and political behavior and events in North America. Exploration of potential for gaining information about aspects of American history not well documented in written records for which archaeology can contribute a different source of data and perspective.
  
  • ANT 318 - Mesoamerican Archeology.


    ANT 110 . (3).

    Pre-contact cultures of Mexico, Central America, and western South America outlined from earliest presence of people in the region through the civilization of the Aztec, Maya, Inca, and others. Consideration of development of food production; the origin and collapse of complex socio-political organizations; impact of early European contact.
  
  • ANT 322 - Eastern North American Archaeology.


    ANT 110 . (3).

    Pre-contact history of cultures of Eastern North America addressed through consideration of artifacts and other empirical evidence, tracing changes in technology, style, and by implication, social, political, and religious realms of past cultures from the Great Lakes to the Southeast. Changes in the relationship between people and their environment, changes in food, production strategies, and intercultural relationships.
  
  • ANT 325 - Culture and Personality.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or PSY 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Cross-cultural examination of the construction of personhood and relationships between individuals and culture. Critique of psychological interpretations in anthropological texts and of universalizing tendencies in the field of psychology; the basic Freudian model in contrast with models of self in African, Asian, and Native American cultures. Also listed as SOC 325 /WGS 325 .
  
  • ANT 330 - Medical Anthropology.


    A course in anthropology or HCR 300 . (3) HW.

    Anthropological perspectives on biological, environmental and socio-cultural factors shaping patterns of health, disease and illness. Comparative analyses of diverse medical knowledges and practices, power and inequality in health and illness experiences, interactions among differing medical systems in specific locales, and institutional frameworks for delivery of health services in a rapidly changing global context. Also listed as HCR 330 .
  
  • ANT 335 - Language Variation in Society.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or ENG 200 /LIN 200 . (3) GS.

    Study of language variation within the same language community, the circumstances under which it occurs, and its relationship to group interaction. Regional dialects, ethnic dialects, sex-related language differences, pidgins and creoles, and languages in mutual contact. Also listed as LIN 335 .
  
  • ANT 340 - Urban Anthropology.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Anthropological interpretation of the rise and development of urbanism: analysis of urban life with emphasis on its diversity, social complexity, poverty and inequality.
  
  • ANT 351 - Political and Legal Anthropology.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or POL 190 . (3).

    Study of comparative political systems, forms of authority, legitimacy and power in societies at different levels of social complexity and in different ecological contexts. Political organization and process analyzed in terms of their relationships to economics, religion, kinship, and other aspects of culture and society. Also listed as POL 351 .
  
  • ANT 352 - Culture and Economy in Cross-Cultural Perspective.


    ANT 100 /INT 100 . (3).

    Exploration of different economic systems that have emerged around the world and the relationship between cultural dynamics and economic transformations. Critical analysis of concepts used to describe the “economy,” emphasizing elements of production, distribution, consumption, and social reproduction. Primary focus on the “non-Western” world, how anthropologists analyze economic issues, and relevance to understanding capitalism and world systems. Also listed as INT 352 .
  
  • ANT 355 - World Religions.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Examination of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Vodu, and other religious forms as time permits. Central values, cultural contexts, and interpretive frameworks of world religions, including ethnographic considerations of non-orthodox forms; religion as reinforcement of political/cultural hegemonies and as resistance to such domination.
  
  • ANT 369 - African Religions.


    AFA 101  or ANT 100 /INT 100  or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of African religions through anthropological and literary texts, including consideration of West African religions and central African indigenous practices. Also listed as AFA 369 . Offered infrequently.
  
  • ANT 375 - Social and Cultural Change.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100 . (3).

    Institutions and social change. Emphasis on theories, ideologies, social movements and revolutions. Study of colonialism, economic crisis, peasant struggles, nationalism, indigenous rights, independence movements, and struggles over development and underdevelopment. Also listed as INT 375  and SOC 375 .
  
  • ANT 376 - Sex, Work, and International Capital.


     

    ANT 100 /INT 100  or SOC 100  or consent of instructor. (3).

    Analysis of significance of women’s labor to international capital in a cross-cultural perspective. Examination of social construction of “third world” and “development,” and potential and limits of these categories in understanding ideological and material conditions of lives of women across race, class and national boundaries in the world of work. Also listed as INT 376 , SOC 376  and WGS 376 .

  
  • ANT 378 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective.


    ANT 100 /INT 100  or consent of instructor. (3).

    Comparison of gender divisions in various societies; social roles of men, women and other categories. African, Asian, and Native American conceptualizations of gender, in comparison with data from Western cultures. Cultural construction of femaleness, maleness, and sexual behaviors and their relationships (or lack of relationship) to gender stereotypes. Also listed as WGS 378 .
  
  • ANT 380 - Field Work in Archaeology.


    ANT 110  or consent of instructor. (4-6).

    Introduction to reconnaissance and excavation of sites; preparation and cataloguing of museum specimens. May be reelected for credit.
  
  • ANT 385 - Japanese Society and Culture I.


    Enrollment in Japan Center Program. (4).

    Exploration of Japanese culture from a variety of viewpoints and including such topics as the family, women’s roles, education, religions, politics, architecture and economics. Also listed as INT 385 .
  
  • ANT 386 - Japanese Society and Culture II.


    Enrollment in Japan Center Program. (4).

    Continuation of ANT 385  /INT 385 . Also listed as INT 386 .
  
  • ANT 391 - Directed Readings/Research in Anthropology.


    Consent of instructor, at least junior standing. (1-3).

    Directed reading or research study by qualified students under instructor’s supervision. By special arrangement only. May be reelected for credit. Also listed as SOC 391 .
  
  • ANT 398 - Special Topics in Anthropology.


    Consent of instructor. (3).

    Serves to provide opportunity to offer courses that will be offered on time or occasionally where existing and/or visiting faculty are available.
  
  • ANT 405 - Anthropological Theory.


    SOC 302 /ANT 302  or SOC 303 /ANT 303 . (3).

    Seminar on the twentieth century history of anthropological theory, including critical examination of orientations: functionalism, diffusion, cultural evolution, structural-functionalism, structuralism, political economy, cultural materialism, symbolic anthropology (interpretivism), discourse analysis, deconstruction, feminist approaches and postmodernism. Offered infrequently.
  
  • ANT 415 - Seminar on Contemporary Global Issues.


    SOC 302 /ANT 302  or SOC 303 /ANT 303  or senior standing; consent of instructor. (3).

    Issue-based course linking recent social theory, empirical research, and predicaments of public policy within a comprehensive global framework. Focus on globalization and issues of social and political importance central to recent debates within and outside the academy. Multi-disciplinary approach; materials drawn from the U.S., Europe, and developing world that highlight recent global socio-economic transformations. Designed to serve students majoring in a number of different fields, especially those engaged in specific research projects and/or preparing for graduate school. Also listed as INT 415 .
  
  • ANT 495 - Honors Thesis I.


    Consent of Department Chair Open only to Honors Program students in anthropology. (4).

    Credit and grade for ANT 495 is not given until successful completion of ANT 496 . Graded ABCDE/Y.
  
  • ANT 496 - Honors Thesis II.


    Prior or concurrent election of ANT 495  and consent of Department Chair Open only to Honors Program students in anthropology. (4).

    Graded ABCDE/Y.
  
  • ANT 499 - Senior Seminar.


    ANT 302 /SOC 302  or ANT 303  /SOC 303 , senior standing. (3) CAP.

    Critical review of the sociological and anthropological literature with attention to the interaction of theory and research.
  
  • ANT 511 - Historical Archaeology.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    See ANT 311   for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 311 .
  
  • ANT 515 - Seminar on Contemporary Global Issues.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    See ANT 415  for description.  Not open to students with credit for ANT 415 /INT 415 . Also listed as INT 515 .
  
  
  • ANT 551 - Political and Legal Anthropology.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    See ANT 351  for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 351 /POL 351 . Also listed as POL 551 .
  
  • ANT 552 - Culture and Economy in Cross-Cultural Perspective.


    Graduate standing; ANT 100 /INT 100  or consent of instructor. (3).

    See ANT 352  for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 352 /INT 352 . Also listed as INT 552 .
  
  • ANT 556 - World Religions.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    See  ANT 355  for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 355 .
  
  
  
  • ANT 578 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    See ANT 378  for description. Not open to students with credit for ANT 378 /WGS 378 . Also listed as WGS 578 .
  
  • ARB 111 - Beginning Standard Arabic I.


    Not open to students with more than one year of high school Arabic except by departmental consent. (4) FL/GS.

    Basic structures and patterns the student must know to understand written and spoken Arabic. Active use of the language limited to oral and written exercises used to enhance knowledge of grammar and to develop listening and reading comprehension. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Graded ABCC-N.
  
  • ARB 112 - Beginning Standard Arabic II.


    ARB 111  or placement. (4) FL/GS.

    Continuation of ARB 111 . Introduction of more complex structures and more active use of Arabic. Further practice in reading and speaking standard Arabic. May be used to satisfy general education or BA distribution requirements, but not both. Graded ABCDD-N.
  
  • ARB 120 - Basic Standard Arabic for Educators.


    Not open to students with more than one year of high school Arabic except by departmental consent. (3).

    Development of basic functional skills in Standard Arabic for individuals working in the education field. Focus on vocabulary, structures and patterns needed for practical situations such as communicating with students and parents, reading and writing reports, etc., at an elementary level. Discussion of Arabic cultural topics to promote awareness and understanding of the Arabic-speaking community. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graded ABCC-N.
  
  • ARB 205 - Reading Arabic.


    ARB 112  with a grade of B or better, or equivalent proficiency and permission of the Foreign Language Department. (1).

    Reading of representative modern prose for general comprehension. Designed to develop skills needed to read Arabic at sight. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Graded ABCDN.
  
  • ARB 211 - Intermediate Standard Arabic I.


    ARB 112  or placement. (4) GS.

    Intensive practice in spoken and written Arabic complemented by review of structures and vocabulary. Emphasis on development of skills in conversational Arabic together with reading of Arabic texts. Graded ABCDN.
  
  • ARB 212 - Intermediate Standard Arabic II.


    ARB 211  or placement. (4) GS.

    Continued review of grammar topics. Reading of texts in Arabic for an understanding of the cultural values of the Arabic-speaking world. Discussions conducted in Arabic to increase the student’s level of fluency. Graded ABCDN.
  
  • ARH 110 - Science and the Visual Arts Across the Ages.


    (3).

    Exploration of the roles of visual arts and architecture in documenting and generating scientific and medical discoveries across the ages; past and present relationships between art and science.
  
  • ARH 111 - History of Prehistoric to Medieval Art.


    (3) H.

    Historical survey of art from Prehistory to the Medieval era.  Covers all media from the western tradition of this time period.
  
  • ARH 112 - History of Renaissance to Modern Art.


    Prior or concurrent election of ARH 111 , or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Historical survey of art from the Renaissance to the Modern era.  Covers all media from the western tradition of this time period.
  
  • ARH 140 - History of Graphic Design.


    (3) H.

    Chronological survey of graphic design through slide lectures. The course will study how graphic design responded to international, social, political, and technological developments since 1450. Emphasis will be on printed work from 1880 to present and the relationship of that work to other visual arts and design disciplines. Also listed as COM 140 .
  
  • ARH 215 - Introduction to the History of Photography.


    ENG 112  or EHS 120  or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Introduction to the history and uses of photography, as well as aesthetic theories of relevance to the medium. Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as COM 215 .
  
  • ARH 299 - Topics in Art History.


    (3) H.

    Examination of the art done during specific historic periods or artistic movements or by individual artists or groups of artists. May be reelected to a total of 6 credits.
  
  • ARH 301 - History of Ancient Near Eastern Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture from the ancient world in the regions of Mesopotamia. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 303 - History of Ancient Egyptian Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture from ancient Egypt, from the first emergence of Upper and Lower Egypt to the Roman and Coptic eras of Egyptian history.  Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 305 - History of Ancient Greek Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    History of Greek art, including Mycenaean, Geometric, Oriental, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Ptolemaic periods. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 307 - History of Ancient Roman Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    History of Roman art from the Etruscans to the fourth century CE, or the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes art spanning the Republican, Empire and Early Christian phases of history, across Roman territories and peoples. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 309 - History of Byzantine to Romanesque Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. (3) H.

    Examines western art and architecture from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Romanesque era of the medieval period. Lectures, discussions, and readings.
  
  • ARH 311 - History of Italian Renaissance Art.


    Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of Italian art from the Proto-Renaissance to the High Renaissance (12th - 16th centuries). Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 312 - History of Northern Renaissance Art.


    Sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of Renaissance art from the northern European and British traditions, including art of Germany, France, England and the Netherlands. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 313 - Physical Properties and Material Limits of Design for Art and Artifacts,


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Study of physical properties and limitations of materials used by artists and architects from the past and present, including exploration of the importance of physicality to the creative process and to the duration and conservation of the artifact. Students develop understanding of how things are made, and whether they may endure. Suitable for majors or non majors. Lecture, discussion, readings, field work, lab.
  
  • ARH 316 - History of Gothic Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of western art and architecture from the Gothic era in the latter medieval period. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 317 - History of Baroque Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of southern and northern Baroque painting, sculpture and architecture, from ca. 1550 to 1700 in Europe and Great Britain. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 318 - Advanced Study of Early Modern to Modern Architecture.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. (3).

    Investigation of historical architectural and urban design from the 14th to 18th centuries CE from an art-historical perspective.
  
  • ARH 319 - History of Eighteenth-Century Art of Europe and Great Britain.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of European and British painting, sculpture and architecture, from 1700 to 1800.  Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 320 - Nineteenth-Century French Art.


    At least sophomore standing. (3) H.

    Examination of artistic and architectural developments in nineteenth-century France, including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Fin-de-siècle.
  
  • ARH 321 - History of Nineteenth-Century European and British Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Investigation of Modern European art and architecture from the ‘long’ nineteenth century (ca. 1780s to 1910), including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolism and Fin-de-siècle. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 323 - History of Early-Twentieth-Century Art in Europe and North America.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of European, British, and North American art from the turn of the twentieth century to approximately 1945, including eras such as Fauvism, German Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 325 - History of African Art.


    (Formerly ARH 308). At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    History of art and architecture produced by black peoples of the continent of Africa and elsewhere before colonialism. Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as AFA 325 .
  
  • ARH 327 - Post-Colonial Art of Black Peoples.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H, US.

    History of art and architecture from African-American, Caribbean, and Central and South American black peoples since colonialism. Lectures, discussions, and readings. Also listed as AFA 327 .
  
  • ARH 331 - History of Asian Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture from Asian traditions spanning prehistory to the Modern era, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean art. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 332 - Art and Art History in the Community


    At least sophomore standing, consent of instructor. (3-6).

    Students participate in service learning by leading independently-run workshops integrating art history and art making for community groups demonstrating need, such as prisons, schools and assisted-living facilities. May be reelected to a total of 6 credits. Graded ABCDE/Y.
  
  • ARH 333 - History of Indian Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture of India from prehistory to the present, including the history of art from Islamic, Hindu, Sikh and other religious traditions. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 335 - History of Pre-Columbian Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture of Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean and South Pacific, from before the 15th century CE. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 337 - History of Post-Columbian Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H.

    Examination of art and architecture of the Americas from the Post-Columbian traditions, approximately 15th century to the present. Lecture, discussion, readings. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 395 - Internship in Art History.


    ARH 111 ARH 112 , consent of instructor and hosting organization. (1).

    Internship, approved by an art history instructor, at a local arts organization, such as an artists’ council or a museum/gallery. Five hours per week for the duration of the semester, with duties and progress monitored by the instructor and a representative from the hosting organization. May be reelected to a total of 3 credits.
  
  • ARH 397 - Independent Study Art History.


    Consent of instructor. (1-3).

    Independent study on a research topic in art history. The student works with an art history instructor to develop research and methodological skills, by writing an art-historical paper and/or producing a project of equal breadth. May be reelected to a total of six credits.
  
  • ARH 399 - Advanced Topics in Art History.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of the art done during specific historic period or artistic movements or by individual artists or groups of artists. May be reelected to a total of 9 credits.
  
  • ARH 401 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing.


    ARH 111  or ARH 112  or consent of instructor; at least sophomore standing.   (3).

    Examination of ideas, theories and institutions that have shaped how visual imagery has been interpreted across time. Considers fields that have impacted the creation and reception of visual culture, including critical theory, art criticism, aesthetic theory, visual theories of gender, and museum studies. Also listed as COM 401 /WGS 403 .
  
  • ARH 403 - Special Topics in Ancient Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Selected investigations of topics in the art of ancient civilizations, such as the art of Prehistory, the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece or Rome. Lecture, discussion, readings. May be reelected to a total of 9 credits when topics vary.
  
  • ARH 405 - Special Topics in Early Modern Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Advanced study of a specific issue or theme in art of the Early Modern era. Lecture, discussion, readings. May be reelected to a total of 9 credits when topics vary.
  
  • ARH 407 - Special Topics in Modern Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Advanced study of a specific issue or theme in Modern art (in art history, spanning roughly 1780 to 1945), from the western or non-western traditions. Lecture, discussion, readings. May be reelected to a total of 9 credits when topics vary.
  
  • ARH 409 - History of North-American Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H/US.

    Examination of the history of art of North America, focusing on colonial art from the fifteenth century to early twentieth-century art, and including the traditions of American, Canadian and Mexican art and architecture. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 410 - Feminism and the Visual Arts.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) H/US.

    Study of art-historical issues through feminist methodologies related to the depiction of women in art and artworks made by women. Topics include discussion of the male gaze, and the historical status of women in art institutions. Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as WGS 410 .
  
  • ARH 411 - History of Contemporary Art.


    ARH 112  and at least sophomore standing; or consent of instructor. (3) CAP.

    History of art from the Contemporary era.  Introduction to a variety of traditions from international artists largely since the mid-20th century, with an overview of early 20th-century art. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 413 - Special Topics in Contemporary Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Advanced study of a specific issue or theme in Contemporary art (in art history, spanning roughly 1945 to the present), from the western or non-western traditions. Lecture, discussion, readings. May be reelected to a total of 9 credits when topics vary.
  
  • ARH 415 - History of Aboriginal North-American Art.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3) US.

    Examination of the artistic traditions of native peoples from North America, including tribes from the southwestern United States, Plains Indians, Great Lakes aboriginals, west coast tribes, and the Inuit, from earliest history of art and architecture to the present. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 417 - History of Craft, Folk, and Naive Artistic Traditions.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of the traditions of craft, naive, and other trends that fall outside traditional ‘fine art’ examples, considered through the contexts of the history of aesthetics, minority cultures, and past and present museological trends. Lecture, discussion, research, writing.
  
  • ARH 419 - Connoisseurship.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Practical and theoretical study integrating the theories of attribution in art history with in-person examination of artworks at local and regional art museums. Lecture, readings, discussion, on-site study.
  
  • ARH 420 - Introduction to Conservation and Restoration.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. (3).

    Introduction to the principles of conservation and restoration in the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, works on paper, and other media. Considers both the ethical and technical approaches to the subject.
  
  • ARH 421 - Introduction to Curatorial and Exhibition Practices.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of ethical, practical and theoretical concerns of curatorial and exhibition practices, including political and social pressures on the contemporary art world.  Some field work involved to critique exhibitions and practices at existing shows in the community. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 423 - History of Collection and Exhibition Practices.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of how art has been collected and exhibited over time.  Topics include patronage practices, academies of art, art as trophies of war, and national collections. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 425 - History of the Paragone or Rivalry in the Arts.


    At least sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (3).

    Examination of the history of competition in the arts from antiquity to the present day.  Considers rivalry between different media, nations, aesthetic theories, elements of the art world, and individual artists. Lecture, discussion, readings.
  
  • ARH 497 - Senior Thesis in Art History.


    Senior standing, ARH 111 ,  ARH 112 , consent of instructor. (2-6).

    Advanced directed research of an art-historical topic under the supervision of an art-history advisor. Students complete a 12-15 page research paper and conduct a final interview. Research, writing, regular meetings with the thesis advisor. Graded ABCDE/Y.
  
  • ARH 501 - Theory, History and Criticism of Ways of Seeing.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Examination of ideas, theories and institutions that have shaped how visual imagery has been interpreted across time. Considers the fields of critical theory, art criticism, aesthetic theory, museum studies, and others that have impacted the creation and reception of visual culture.  Not open to students with credit for ARH 401 /COM 401 /WGS 403 . Also listed as ADM 561 .
  
  • ARH 509 - History of North-American Art.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Examination of the history of art of North America, focusing on colonial art from the fifteenth century to early twentieth-century art, and including the traditions of American, Canadian and Mexican art and architecture. Not open to students with credit for  ARH 409 . Also listed as ADM 512 .
  
  • ARH 511 - History of Contemporary Art.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    History of art from the Contemporary era. Introduction to a variety of traditions from international artists largely since the mid-20th century, with an overview of early 20th-century art.  Not open to students with credit for ARH 411 . Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as ADM 511 .
  
  • ARH 515 - History of Aboriginal North-American Art.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Examination of the artistic traditions of native peoples from North America, including tribes from the southwestern United States, Plains Indians, Great Lakes aboriginals, west coast tribes, and the Inuit, from earliest history of art and architecture to the present. Lecture, discussion, readings. Not open to students with credit for ARH 415 .
  
  • ARH 519 - Connoisseurship.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Practical and theoretical study integrating the theories of attribution in art history with in-person examination of artworks at local and regional art museums.  Not open to students with credit for ARH 419 . Lecture, readings, discussion, on-site study. Also listed as ADM 519 .
  
  • ARH 521 - Introduction to Curatorial and Exhibition Practices.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Examination of ethical, practical and theoretical concerns of curatorial and exhibition practices, including political and social pressures on the contemporary art world. Some field work involved to critique exhibitions and practices at existing shows in the community.  Not open to students with credit for ARH 421 . Lecture, discussion, readings. Also listed as ADM 521 .
  
  • ARH 523 - History of Collection and Exhibition Practices.


    Graduate standing. (3).

    Examination of how art has been collected and exhibited over time. Topics include patronage practices, academies of art, art as trophies of war, and national collections. Lecture, discussion, readings. Not open to students with credit for ARH 423 . Also listed as ADM 523 .
  
  • ART 101 - Art Education-Elementary.


    (3).

    How to organize creative art activities in an elementary (grades K-6) curriculum; the philosophy of art education; motivation, guidance and evaluation of child art; the normal growth pattern of child art; the functions of art in society. Design sensitivity and personal creativity stimulated through laboratory experiences.
  
  • ART 102 - Art Education–Middle School.


    ART 101 . (3).

    How to organize creative art activities in a junior or senior high school (grades 7-12); art and the exceptional child; characteristics of the adolescent learner; social and ethical issues in adolescent art; studio procedures to introduce specialized art careers. 
 

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