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He's very knowledgeable in the topics and clearly very passionate. Although attendance wasn't mandatory, if you want to pass you definitely need to go. It took a little bit to be able to adapt to his lecturing style. If you don't care about the topics, lectures can be boring. Overall, he's a very nice guy and wants to see his students succeed.Rate My Professors ↗
A reading heavy course so you are prepared for Prof. Dale's very dense lectures covering a ton of material across religious history. Most of the course is centered on the Abrahamic religions, but he brings in guest lecturers for variety. Good time if you enjoy the material, but can be very boring to cover that much each week without the passion.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Dale is fine. However, his TA, Özlem Eren, is one of the worst TAs I have ever had the displeasure of working with. She is an unnecessarily tough grader, unfair, and not helpful. Because of her, I strongly recommend not taking this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures can be extremely dry, and discussion is incorporated on occasion. Once he fell behind schedule he couldn't catch up because he talked so much, even with 75 min lectures. Exams involve memorization of names, dates, locations, etc. Wouldn't recommend if you haven't already taken an AH course.Rate My Professors ↗
Very engaging and knowledgeable. Very good at lecture.Rate My Professors ↗
Cares a lot about the topic, and is very passionate. However, he had very high expectations that aren't clear for the final papers in his courses and made it difficult to tell your grade in the course until the very end. Very critical on papers & basically wanted me to change my paper days before it was due even though it met all of the criteria.Rate My Professors ↗
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Examines Western European art and architecture from 1000 to 1350, focusing on connections to theology, ritual, and courtly culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.19 GPA, 44.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.28 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.20 GPA, 59.1% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleARTHIST 603 is a Curatorial Studies Colloquium exploring theoretical and practical curatorial strategies, exhibition design, and audience engagement across diverse media.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ARTHIST 681 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ARTHIST 691 is a senior thesis course involving mentored individual research and study.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ARTHIST 699 is a directed study course for advanced projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleARTHIST 715 explores various themes in the art, architecture, and visual culture of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
ARTHIST 799 is an independent study course where students conduct directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleA graduate seminar in art history where topics vary by media, geography, culture, and time frame.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleAdvanced mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 318 | Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 603 | Curatorial Studies Colloquium |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 715 | Topics in Medieval Art |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 800 | Seminar: Special Topics in Art History |
| Fall 2026 | ARTHIST 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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