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Graduate Catalog

Art History (AH)

Upon entry to the Art History Program, you are assigned an advisor, with whom you are required to consult each quarter. By the end of the third quarter of the first year of study and with the advice of faculty, you must submit a proposal for a thesis paper. The program concludes with the successful completion of two three-hour examinations in two historical areas (chosen by you with the advice of the faculty); the submission of a thesis paper (approved by the advisor) that demonstrates your scholarly abilities; and a final review by the art history faculty.

The graduate program leading to the M.F.A. degree in art history requires the completion of at least 90 quarter hours of graduate study and a minimum of 15 thesis hours. Directed electives are selected in consultation with faculty. Proof of reading competency in French, German, or another language approved by the faculty is required. Standard language examinations or the equivalent of one year's coursework without credit may be used. The language requirement should be completed by the end of your sixth quarter.

Art History/Studio To be recommended as a degree candidate, you must submit both studio and art history work for review by faculty committees at the end of the third quarter. A year's residency is required after candidacy is attained. The program concludes with a thesis exhibition, final thesis review, a three-hour art history comprehensive examination, and final art history review.

The graduate program leading to the M.F.A. degree in art history/studio requires the completion of at least 90 hours of graduate coursework and a minimum of 10 thesis hours.

Art History (AH) Courses

520 Greek Art (4)
Art of ancient Greece.
Schwindler; D.

521 Roman Art (4)
Art of ancient Rome.
Schwindler; W; Y.

522 Medieval Art (4)
Art of Europe from age of Constantine to art of Giotto.
Staff; W; Y.

523 Italian Renaissance Art (4)
Art of 15th-century Italy.
Bradshaw; F; Y.

524 Northern Renaissance Art (4)
Art of Northern Europe in 15th and 16th centuries.
Bradshaw; Sp; Y.

525 Art of High Renaissance and Mannerism (4)
Art of 16th-century Italy.
Bradshaw; D.

526 Baroque and Rococo Art (4)
Art of 17th- and 18th-century Europe.
Bradshaw; F; Y.

527 Art of l9th Century (4)
European art from French Revolution to 1900.
Staff; F; A.

528 Modern Art (4)
Specific movements and artists since 1900.
Staff; Sp; A.

529 The Arts of the United States (4)
Art in the U.S. from the Colonial period.
Schwindler; Sp; A.

530 The Arts of the Orient (4)
Art of India, China, and Japan.
Schwindler; F; A.

531 Pre-Columbian Art (4)
Preconquest art of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Perani; W; A.

532 West African Art (4)
The visual art traditions, including sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and architecture of the forest and savanna zones of West Africa.
Staff.

533 Central African Art (4)
The visual art traditions, including sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and architecture of the forest and savanna zones of Central Africa.
Staff.

534 Near Eastern Art (4)
Art of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Babylonia.
Staff; Sp; A.

537 History of Photography (4)
History and development of photography as art, science, and industry. Leading photographers and their contributions to development of the art.
Staff; F; Y.

540 Selected Topics in Art History (4)
Selected problems in the visual arts, such as interdisciplinary topics, cross-cultural studies, thematic treatments, technical investigations, and approaches to material. Content may vary with each offering of this course.
Staff.

550 Seminar in Art History (3)
Intensive study of projects of limited scope.
Staff; D.

560 Art Historiography (4) Staff; Sp.

700 Art History Thesis (1-15) Staff; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.

780 Individual Problems (1-6) Staff; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.

781 Individual Reading (1-3) Staff; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.

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