ARHI540
EXPERIMENTAL FILM,
THE VISUAL ARTS AND
CONTEMPORARY
THEORY
3 sem. hrs.
This course will explore films whose form and
content overlap with concerns explored by
visual artists. The relationship between partic-
ular films and contemporary art and film theo-
ry will also be discussed. Examples of anima-
tion and video will also be included.
ARHI541
THE HISTORY OF WOMEN
IN ART
3 sem. hrs.
This course surveys the history of women in
the visual arts. The student will study the con-
tributions women artists made during all the
major art movements in history, and includes
study of work in Asia, Africa, and
Central/South America. The course recognizes
linkages between the artists and their male
peers, and considers the influences of culture
on their work. Students become acquainted
with significant women whose activities as
patrons, curators, or collectors also impacted
the history of art.
ARHI550
TOPICS IN AMERICAN
ART
1 sem. hr.
This is essentially a course in which students
select an aspect of American art history for
their own individual investigation. The entire
range of American Art painting, sculpture,
crafts, photography, and architecture is open
to student inquiry. Class meetings will involve
discussion of individual investigations. Oral
communication and written papers will be
bases for student evaluation.
ARHI552
ART OF THE PHARAOHS
3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed to familiarize the stu-
dent with the styles and development of the art
of ancient Egypt, beginning with prehistoric
Egypt 6,000 years ago, and concluding with
Koptic Art prior to the Moslem conquest.
Sculpture, architecture and painting, jewelry
and other crafts will be seen both as art and as
reflections of the politico-religious eras that
produced them. The modern re-discovery of
Egypt by the West, and the growth of Egyptol-
ogy will also be discussed.
ARHI556
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
ART
3 sem. hrs.
A survey of painting and sculpture from 1900
to c. 1945 with special emphasis given to the
development of art style and the work and the-
ory of selected artists. The primary focus is on
developments in Europe of the first major
styles of modern art. This is now a heroic and
historic period in art history.
ARHI557
LATE 20TH CENTURY ART
3 sem. hrs.
A survey of painting and sculpture from c.
1945 to the present. Attention is given to
selected art styles and individual artists and to
the theoretical basis of twentieth century art.
Particular emphasis is placed on developments
in the United States.
ARHI558
CONTEMPORARY ART
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the history of the visual
arts from 1980 to the present. It addresses the
rise of postmodernism, internationalism, and
the role technology plays in the evolution of
new art forms.
ARHI560
HISTORY OF
PHOTOGRAPHY
3 sem. hrs.
This course surveys important historical
developments in 19th and 20th century pho-
tography and tradition-making developments
of the 19th century, as well as tradition-break-
ing developments of the 20th century. It covers
major movements in photography and the
linkages between photography and other art
styles of the 19th and 20th centuries. It also
considers influences of history and culture.
ARHI570
WORKSHOP IN THE
SOURCES OF IMAGERY
2 sem. hrs.
This course will concentrate upon an investi-
gation of some of the major sources of
imagery manifested in the art works of both
children and adults. It will be of interest to
anyone personally involved in the creative
production of art or in the motivation of stu-
dents in art. Students will be given an oppor-
tunity to expand their range of creative action
and thought through exploratory experiences
with art materials. A study will be made of the
pictorial ideas, devices and conventions which
have been invented by artists in the past to
express their imagery.
ARHI571
HISTORY OF WESTERN
SCULPTURE
3 sem. hrs.
This course acquaints students with sculptural
techniques and practices. It emphasizes stylis-
tic evolution, formal analysis, and iconogra-
phy, while stressing the innovative contribu-
tions of specific artists who altered the course
of historical development.
ARHI720
SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN
ART HISTORY
3 sem. hrs.
Individual study in which the student pursues
investigation of a personal artistic problem
with an instructor of his own choosing select-
ed from the graduate faculty of the Depart-
ment. Prerequisite: degree student in Art or
approval of the chairperson of the Art Depart-
ment.
ARHI724
CONTEMPORARY ART I
(**)
3 sem. hrs.
The course provides a survey of modern paint-
ing and sculpture with special attention given
to their historical perspectives. Prerequisite:
degree student in Art or approval of the chair-
person of the Art Department.
ARHI725
CONTEMPORARY ART II
(**)
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines important critical issues
in the architectural activity of the last two
decades.
ARHI728
HISTORY OF FILM I
3 sem. hrs.
An examination of the history of film from its
beginnings around 1895 up to the second
World War. The main emphasis is on the
evolvement of the technique.
ARHI729
HISTORY OF FILM II
3 sem. hrs.
The history of film from World War II to the
present. The exploration of the film as a natu-
ral art form. The new underground is consid-
ered in its implication with contemporary art
movements. Prerequisite: degree student in Art
or approval of chairperson of the Art Depart-
ment.
ARHI730
SEMINAR IN ART
HISTORY (**)
3 sem. hrs.
This seminar is designed to study in-depth the
art history of a specific period.
ARHI793
INDEPENDENT STUDY:
ART HISTORY
Variable Credit
The Independent Study program aims to serve
those students whose scholarly bent seems
most clearly adapted to independent work.
Students are permitted to resolve problems and
to earn credit for work performed outside the
classroom requirement of any specific course
in the curriculum.
Basic Art Courses
ART502
BOOK ARTS
3 sem. hrs.
This course introduces the book arts as a medi-
um of creative expression. As such, the course
will explore the book design and creation for a
variety of traditional and non-traditional appli-
cations.
ART508
ART STUDY-TRAVEL
WORKSHOP 3 or 6 sem. hrs.
In this study/travel experience students and the
professor travel to various centers of culture to
study and experience at first hand the art and
architecture of the culture. Prerequisites will
depend upon the subject of the specific work-
shop.
ART566
GALLERY MANAGEMENT
3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed to acquaint the stu-
dents with the operation of large and small
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