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Spring 2027

4,369 courses

Examines cultural representations of health, sex, disease, medicine, and death across various art forms, emphasizing how race, gender, and disability shape depictions of the body from ancient times to the present.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Survey of European and Mediterranean art before the Renaissance, linking canonical works and material culture to context and art history skills.

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Past student reviews · Thomas Dale

Exams were reported as difficult to study for, specifically demanding the memorization of close to 100 pieces of art.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025

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

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART covers painting, sculpture, and architecture.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sample

Topics in Asian Art examines special topics related to Asian art across South, East, Southeast, and Central Asia.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Analysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and writings.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Proseminar on special advanced topics in Art History, taught in a seminar-style format with varying media, geography, culture, and time frame.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Advanced seminar on 20th Century European Art History.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2024 · limited sample

Special Topics in Art History covers varying subjects across media, geography, culture, and time frames.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Seminar on special topics in art history; topics vary by media, geography, culture, and time frame.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Historical overview of the built environment of Asian cities from antiquity to the present, exploring their architectural and urban legacy in social and historical context across diverse regions.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Studies visual cultures of India across art, photography, cinema, architecture, and urban planning, examining themes like sexuality, patronage, modernism, and nationalism.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explores the art and archaeology of ancient Italy, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · William Aylward

Grades were based solely on four exams, but the instructor provided detailed study guides well in advance and explicitly stated what to expect, making preparation straightforward.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

This course examines urbanism in ancient Greece, covering building forms, technologies, patronage, urban space creation, and the organization of religious sites and rituals.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Making the American Landscape traces the history and evolution of the American cultural landscape from precolonial times to present.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026

Examines the history of books and print culture in Europe and North America from ancient times to the present, focusing on the influence of reading and writing on social, cultural, and intellectual life.

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Past student reviews · Anuj Desai

The student noted that there was nothing too exciting about the course, describing it as clear-cut and easy to follow.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Explore world history through great buildings, analyzing the interaction between culture, politics, religion, and architectural form from ancient Egypt to modern globalization.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Jennifer Pruitt

The overall grade consisted of a few exams and papers. Exams were not too hard, but the papers were considered very troublesome and the class somewhat difficult.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample

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