Undergraduate Major and Minor Requirements Course Offerings
Major in art history: Students graduating with a major in art history must fulfill all the general requirements of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Majors must also be proficient in one of four foreign languages: French, German, Italian or Spanish; this means that students must reach the level of Fren 4, Ger 4, Ital 4, or Span 4.
Majors take ten courses (30 credits) in art history distributed in the following way:
The undergraduate major consists of thirty credit hours, or ten courses, of 100-level art history. The courses must be distributed in the following way:
----Two courses (6 credits) chosen from the period of Antiquity through the Middle Ages (AH 101-129);
----Two courses (6 credits) chosen from the period of the Renaissance through the Baroque era (AH 130-149);
----Two courses (6 credits) in modern art (AH 150-189);
----Two elective courses (6 credits) in art history or, with the approval of the advisor, in a related field; elective courses must be numbered at the 100 level;
----Two art history seminars (6 credits) (AH 109, 119, 129, 139, 149, 159).
Special Honors: For graduation with Special Honors, students must have attained, by the end of the junior year, a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in the major and 3.0 overall. No later than the beginning of the senior year, students should consult their advisor regarding eligibility and selection of an area of study and a director of the research project.
Minor in art history: Required: AH 31, 32 and 12 additional credit hours in 100-level art history courses for a total of 18 hours.
31 Survey of Western
Art I (3)
Staff
An introduction to the history of art through the study of major monuments, movements
and concepts from the prehistoric period, through the Ancient Mediterranean cultures,
including Greece and Rome, to the end of the Middle Ages.
32 Survey of Western
Art II (3)
Staff
An introduction to the history of art through the study of major monuments,
movements and concepts from the early Renaissance through the Baroque and modern
eras. Fall and Spring.
71 Introduction to the
Arts in America (3)
Bjelajac
A survey of American art from the period of colonial exploration and settlement
to the postmodern present. Political and social meanings of painting, sculpture,
architecture, prints, and photographs. The relationship of art to religion
and nationalism; issues of class, race, and gender.
101 Ancient Art of the
Bronze Age and Greece (3)
Hartswick
A survey of Greek art from the Minoans and Mycenaeans (c. 2000 B.C.) to the
age of Alexander (c. 300 B.C.). Relationships among the arts of the different
groups in the Aegean area and their impact on Western culture. The Theran volcanic
eruption, the "Dorian Invasion," the portrayal of women, "heroic
nudity," and the assumption of a stylistic chronology.
102 Ancient Art of the Roman Empire (3)
Hartswick
A survey of Roman art from the successors of Alexander the Great (c. 300 B.C.)
to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (c. 300 A.D.). The impact of the
Greek world on Roman art and culture; innovations and achievements of the Romans
in architecture, portraiture, and historical narrative. Focus on the city of
Rome and other areas of the Roman world such as North Africa and Asia.
103 Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Near East (3)
Hartswick and Staff
The great artistic tradition of the Nile Valley and the contemporary civilizations
(ca. 3000 B.C. to after 1000 B.C.) between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates
(present day Iraq) are explored. Emphasis on the Pyramid Age, the temples at
Karnak and Luxor, the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, and the artistic traditions
of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians. [formerly
AH 112]
104 Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age (3)
Hartswick and Staff
An introduction to the excavational and multidisciplinary aspects of classical
archaeology. Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations (1700-1200 B.C.). Interrelationships
between Greek and Persian cultures of the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. [formerly
AH 155]
106 Art andArchaeology
of Israel and Neighboring Lands (3)
Cline
The archaeology of Israel and adjacent areas (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon). Examination
of many major sites and monuments. Significant problems and current debates.
Same as Anth 188. [formerly AH 193]
109 Seminar in Ancient
Art and Architecture (3)
Hartswick
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
111 Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture (3)
Anderson
Art of the Mediterranean world following the collapse of Roman administration. Growth
of the basilica and its decoration; the significance of small objects in medieval
study. The rise and fall of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire from Justinian
to 1453. [formerly AH 117]
112 Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture (3)
Anderson
The origin of Western art in the Hiberno-Saxon and Carolingian worlds, their
relationship to the Ancient heritage and to contemporary Byzantine art. Romanesque
and Gothic architecture and its sculptural decoration studied as art historical
and social phenomena. [formerly AH 118]
119 Seminar in Medieval
Art and Architecture (3)
Anderson
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
120 Italian Art of the
Thirteenth through Fifteenth Centuries (3)
Jacks
Origins, development, and theoretical foundations of Renaissance painting,
sculpture, and architecture (Giotto, Duccio, Masaccio, Donatello, Ghiberti,
Brunelleschi, Mantegna, Bellini, Botticelli). [formerly AH 104]
121 Italian Art and Architecture of the Sixteenth Century (3)
Jacks
The development of the universal genius within the circle of Florence and Rome
(Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo) and their counterparts in Venice (Giorgione,
Titian, Tintoretto, Sansovino, Palladio). [formerly AH 105]
122 Early Northern Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
von Barghahn
Royal and ducal patronage and the French and Flemish masters of the fifteenth
century, including van Eyck, Campin, van der Weyden, Fouquet, van der Goes,
Memling, and Gerard David. Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May
be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. [formerly AH 106]
123 Northern Renaissance
Art and Architecture (3)
von Barghahn
Francis I and Fontainebleau Palace, Henry VIII and Hampton Court, Johann
Friedrich of Saxony and his Castle of Torgau, the Holy Roman Emperors
Maxmilian I and Charles V, and the Flemish Archduchesses Margaret
of Austria and Mary of Hungary. François Clouet, Hans Holbein,
Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Brueghel, Bernard van Orley,
and others. [formerly AH 107]
129 Seminar in Renaissance
Art and Architecture (3)
Jacks, von Barghahn
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
131 Italian Art and
Architecture of the Seventeenth Century (3)
Jacks
The Counter-Reformation and creation of the Baroque in painting, sculpture,
and
architecture in Rome (Carracci,
Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona), Turin (Guarini, Juvarra),
and Venice (Longhena). [formerly AH 113]
132 Northern European Art and Architecture of the Seventeenth Century (3)
von Barghahn
Hapsburg Flanders and Brussels under the Spanish archdukes and their patronage
of Rubens and his circle. The role of Dutch merchants commissioning diverse
secular themes in Utrech, Haarlem, Delft, Leyden, and Amsterdam from "Golden
Age" artists such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Hals. Specific topics a announced
in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided
the topic differs. [formerly AH 114]
134 Spanish and Portuguese
Art through the Sixteenth Century (3)
von Barghahn
The Kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula from the Reconquest to the Renaissance
Age of Exploration. Specific topics a announced in the Schedule of
Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. [formerly
AH 121]
135 Spanish and Portuguese
Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (3)
von Barghahn
Secular and sacred art of
the Baroque Golden Century or the Rococo Enlightenment. Specific topics
a announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit
provided the topic differs. [formerly AH 122]
139 Seminar in Baroque
Art and Architecture (3)
Jacks, von Barghahn
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
140 European Art of
the Eighteenth Century (3)
Bjelajac
Painting, sculpture, and architecture in France, Great Britain, and Italy.
Emphasis on Watteau, Chardin, David, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Canaletto,
and Tiepolo. [formerly AH 108]
141 European Art of
the Early Nineteenth Century (3)
Robinson
Examination of Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the context of Western European
political, social, and cultural developments. Emphasis on France, England,
and Germany and the representative styles of David, Ingres, Delacroix, Turner,
Constable, and Friedrich. [formerly AH 109]
142 European Art of the Late Nineteenth Century (3)
Robinson
Examination of the revolution in style of Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism
in the context of Western European political, social, and cultural developments.
Emphasis on representative styles of Courbet, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Repin,
Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. [formerly AH 110]
143 European Art of
theTwentieth Century (3)
Dumbadze, Lader
Survey of 20th-century European painting, sculpture, and architecture, from
their origins in the late 19th century through Surrealism. Emphasis on theory.
Includes artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Duchamp, and Mondrian.
Prerequisite: AH 32or 142. [formerly AH 129]
145 History of Decorative
Arts: European Heritage (3)
Carder
Survey of changing styles of European furniture, textiles, ceramics, and glass
in the context of general trends in art history and changing patterns in economic,
technological, social, and cultural history. From antiquity to the modern age. [formerly
AH 169]
146 Modern Architecture
in Europe and America (3)
Jacks
Major developments in architecture and urbanism from the Industrial Revolution
to the end of the 20th century. [formerly AH 177]
149 Seminar in Modern
European Art and Architecture (3)
Bjelajac, Lader, Robinson
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
151 American Art in the Age of Revolution (3)
Bjelajac
Examination of American art during the 18th-century "consumer revolution," the
American War for Independence, and the early republic. Emphasis on the socioeconomic
and political purposes of art, with focus on Enlightenment symbolism and the
visualization of national identity. [formerly AH 148]
152 American Art in
the Era of National Expansion (3)
Bjelajac
Examination of American art from the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 to the Spanish-American
War in 1898. Emphasis on the role of art in the expansion of the UnitedStates,
exploring issues of race, class, and gender; art and religion. [formerly
AH 148]
153 American Art of
the Twentieth Century (3)
Dumbadze, Lader
Survey of 20th-century American painting and sculpture from the turn of the
century to the beginnings of postmodernism with focus on the avant garde. Emphasis
on artists of the Stieglitz circle and later modernist movements such
as Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Op, Minimal, and Conceptual art. Includes theory
and criticism. Prerequisite: AH 142 or143. [formerly
AH 130]
154 American Architecture: 1600-1860 (3)
Longstreth
Stylistic properties, form and type characteristics, technological developments,
and urbanistic patterns are introduced as a means of interpretation of historic
meaning. Buildings are analyzed both as artifacts and as signifiers of social,
cultural, and economic tendencies. Same as AmSt 175. [formerly
AH 176]
155 American Architecture: 1860-present (3)
Longstreth
Stylistic properties, form and type characteristics, technological developments,
and urban patterns are introduced as a means of interpretation of historic
meaning. Buildings are analyzed both as artifacts and as signifiers of social,
cultural, and economic tendencies. Same as AmSt 176. [formerly
AH 191]
156 Folk Arts in America (3)
Vlach
Ceramics, woodcarving, ironwork, decorative painting, weaving, and other crafts.
Same as AmSt 145. [formerly AH 145]
157 The American Cinema (3)
Staff
History and criticism of American films. The course will enable the student
to recognize and evaluate cinema techniques, to express the evaluation clearly
in writing, and to understand the role of films in the context of American
culture. Same as AmSt 192. [formerly AH 192]
159: Seminar
in American Art and Architecture (3)
Bjelajac, Dumbadze, Lader
Undergraduate research seminar for majors in art history; non-majors must have
permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit provided the topic
differs.
160 Latin American Art
and Architecture (3)
von Barghahn, Wilson
Specific topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be
repeated for credit provided the content differs. [formerly AH 147]
161 History of Decorative Arts: American Heritage (3)
Carder
Examination of the decorative arts in America from the 17th century to the
modern period. Consideration of changing visual characteristics in relation
to the changing American experience. [formerly AH 170]
162 History of Photography (3)
Staff
The historical, social, aesthetic and technological developments of the photographic
medium, including its relationship to modern art and modes of visual representation,
and the properties that inform our understanding of photographic meaning. [formerly
AH 197]
165 Modernist and Postmodernist
Art and Theory (3)
Dumbadze, Lader
Artists, art forms, and critical concepts from the 1940s to the present, focusing
on Clement Greenberg's modernist theory and the development of postmodernist
art and thought. Prerequisite: AH 143 or 153. [formerly AH 131]
190 East Asian Art (3)
Francoeur
Survey of the arts of China, Japan and Korea. Origins and development
of indigenous East Asian art forms, mutual influences among these regions,
and influences from outside the East Asian sphere. [formerly AH 187]
191 South Asian Art (3)
Francoeur
Survey of the early arts of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Tibet. Origins
and development of Buddhist, Jain and Hindu architecture, sculpture and painting. [formerly
AH 188]
192 The Art of Southeast
Asia (3)
Francoeur
The arts of Indochina--Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar (former Burma), and
Thailand—and Indonesia, especially Java and Bali. The fusion of
Indian and Chinese concepts with indigenous cultural traits.
198 Independent Study (3)
Staff
Directed research and study in a specific area of art history to be approved
by a faculty member and the undergraduate advisor. May be repeated for
credit. [formerly AH 195]
199 Internship (3)
See Undergraduate Advisor
Open to candidates for the B.A. in art history only and with the approval of
advisor in art history. May not be repeated for credit toward the degree. May
be taken P/NP only. [formerly AH 150]
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