Spring 2027

Topics in Art History

Topics in Art History surveys the arts or visual culture of varying geographical regions, time periods, or cultures depending on the selected topic.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Daniel Spaulding3.8/5Jessy Bell

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.42 GPA, 67.2% A/AB (n=61 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 91.5% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Ability to analyze images and objects in various cultural contexts, linking their visual forms to cultural practices

  • Increased skill in observing, describing, and analyzing visual evidence

  • Increased skill in weighing and coordinating visual and textual evidence in making arguments

  • Increased skills in written and verbal expression of complex ideas

  • Increased knowledge of the art and artists and their place in socio-cultural contexts.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ARTHIST 303

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Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.78 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL SPAULDING is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 600
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 600

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.42 GPA, 67.2% A/AB (n=61 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 91.5% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Arts and visual culture of varying geographical regions, time periods, or cultures.
  • Analysis of images and objects in cultural contexts, linking visual forms to cultural practices.
  • Art and artists and their place in socio-cultural contexts.

Skills

  • Analyzing images and objects in cultural contexts and linking visual forms to cultural practices.
  • Weighing and coordinating visual and textual evidence in making arguments.
  • Written and verbal expression of complex ideas.
  • Knowledge of art and artists and their place in socio-cultural contexts.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ARTHIST 303 · Spring 2027

Topics in Art History

Recorded 2026-10-14
ARTHIST 303 · Spring 2027

From Pollock to Warhol

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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