Spring 2027

Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Ca. 200-1453

Explores the role of architecture and images in Early Christian and Byzantine religion and imperial politics in the Mediterranean basin from the 3rd to 15th centuries.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.40 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.94 GPA, 44.4% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Ability to "read" visual images (iconography)

  • Critical reading and discussion skills with particular attention methodology

  • Respect and value different points of view

  • Develop written and oral communication skills with emphasis on articulating arguments based on visual and material evidence of the objects of study

  • Develop bibliographic and research methods

  • Competence using digital image databases

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ARTHIST 310

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.40 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.94 GPA, 44.4% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Cult of the saints, icons, iconoclasm, and illuminated manuscripts
  • Sacred space and ritual
  • Transformation of Roman visual propaganda and architecture under Byzantine rule

Skills

  • Reading visual images and iconography
  • Bibliographic and research methods
  • Using digital image databases
  • Articulating arguments based on visual and material evidence

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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