Graduate Courses
The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2019–2020 and 2020–2021; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog.
Art History: ARH
ARH 381. Topics in Latino and Chicano Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 381L. Topics in Ancient Near Eastern Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 382. Topics in Greek and Roman Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 382R. Topics in the Art of Late Antiquity.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 383. Topics in Medieval Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 384. Topics in Renaissance Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 385. Topics in Baroque Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 386G. Topics in Eighteenth-Century Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 386J. Topics in Nineteenth-Century Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 386N. Topics in Twentieth-Century Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 386P. Topics in Modernism.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 1: Art Criticism, Theory, and Contemporary Art. Explore the language of art criticism and to investigate the historical origin of some of the terms that have become central to the discourse of contemporary art. Art History 386P (Topic: ART CRIT, THRY, AND CONTEM ART) and 386P (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
ARH 387. Topics in the Art of North America.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 390. Topics in Pre-Columbian Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 392. Topics in the Art of East Asia.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 393C. Topics in Africana Art.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 393D. Topics in Diaspora Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 393E. Topics in African American Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 394. Special Topics in the History of Art.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 1: Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, and Art History.
Topic 2: Administration and Development of Visual Resources Collections.
ARH 395. Art Historical Methods.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 396. Advanced Reading Tutorial.
Individual instruction arranged by the student. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
ARH 196C, 396C. Reading Tutorial.
Individual instruction arranged by the student. One hour instruction per week for each hour of credit earned. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
ARH 396K. Advanced Lecture Tutorial.
Individual instruction arranged by the student. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
ARH 396L. Advanced Studies in the History of Latin American Art: Reading Tutorial.
Conference course. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser.
ARH 396P. Qualifying Examination Preparation.
Individual instruction arranged by the student. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
ARH 397. Doctoral Colloquium.
Conference course for students preparing for dissertation colloquium. Individual instruction arranged by the student. May not be repeated for credit. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, admission to the doctoral program in art history, and consent of instructor.
ARH 698. Thesis.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Art History 698A.
ARH 398T. Supervised Teaching in Art History.
Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor for one semester; weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports throughout the teaching period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history, or graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.
ARH 399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.