Fall 2026

Seminar: Special Topics in Art History

A graduate seminar in art history where topics vary by media, geography, culture, and time frame.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Thomas Dale3.6/5Preeti Chopra3.4/5Jill Casid3.3/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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ARTHIST 800

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Raw average: 3.55/5 from 29 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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Raw average: 2.89/5 from 9 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 2022: 3.00 GPA, 0.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Raw average: 2.96/5 from 24 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 — Fall 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JILL CASID is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PREETI CHOPRA is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

THOMAS DALE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 001Classroom Instruction2 / 150
SEM 002Classroom Instruction2 / 150
SEM 003Classroom Instruction1 / 10

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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ARTHIST 800 · Fall 2026

Seminar: Special Topics in Art History

Recorded 2026-09-07
ARTHIST 800 · Fall 2026

India Looks East to Asia

Recorded 2026-09-07
ARTHIST 800 · Fall 2026

Curatorial Studies Colloquium

Recorded 2026-09-07
ARTHIST 800 · Fall 2026

Historiography,Theory&Methods

Recorded 2026-09-07
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