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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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ARH 311 Roman Art (1)
An exploration of the visual arts and archaeology of ancient Rome from its prehistoric
origins through the fall of the Empire, considered in a social-historical context and with a
primary emphasis on the early Imperial period. A Leadership Studies designated course.
Prerequisite: ARH 215 or classics minor.
ARH 312 Medieval Art (1)
An examination of the visual arts and architecture of Western Europe from approximately
300 to 1400, considered in a social-historical context and with a primary emphasis on
Italy and France.
A Leadership Studies designated course.
Prerequisite: ARH 215.
ARH 313 Early Renaissance Art (1)
An exploration of the visual arts and architecture in Italy from approximately 1400 to
1480, considered in a social-historical context and with emphasis on major centers,
including Florence, Rome, and Venice. Prerequisite: ARH 216.
ARH 314 Later Renaissance Art (1)
Consideration of the visual arts and architecture in Italy from approximately 1480 to
1580, examined in a social-historical context and with emphasis on major artists such as
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Bronzino, and Cellini. Prerequisite: ARH 216.
ARH 315 Baroque Art (1)
An exploration of the visual arts and architecture of Western Europe from 1600 to 1700,
considered in a social-historical context and with a special emphasis on Italy, France, and
the Dutch Republic. Prerequisite: ARH 216.
ARH 316 American Art (1)
A study of the visual arts of the United States and their social-historical contexts from the
Colonial period to 1945. Prerequisite: ARH 216.
ARH 400 Special Topics in Art History (1)
Exploration of selected topics or problems in art history. This course may be repeated
once for credit provided that the topics explored in each course are different. Prerequisite:
ARH 215 or ARH 216.
ARH 405 Pre-Columbian Art (1)
An examination of the visual arts and architecture of the ancient Americas from roughly
1500 BCE to the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century, considered in a social-
historical context and with emphasis on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures. Prerequisite:
ARH 215, ARH 216, or Latin American studies minor.
ARH 415 Nineteenth-Century Art (1)
A study of the major European art movements from about 1760 to 1900, with a brief
inclusion of their correlation in America. Focus is given to viewing artworks in their
social-historical contexts. Prerequisite: ARH 216.