Highly rated instructor
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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 6 2 3.62 historical GPA · 4 1 9 419 grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 Lower grades
Survey of European and Mediterranean art before the Renaissance, linking canonical works and material culture to context and art history skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Thomas Dale
Exams were reported as difficult to study for, specifically demanding the memorization of close to 100 pieces of art.[1] Sources
3 . 0 7 3.07 historical GPA · 1 4 1 141 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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 5 7 3.57 historical GPA · 5 5 3 553 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART covers painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 8 2 3.82 historical GPA · 1 9 19 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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 3 5 3.35 historical GPA · 8 5 85 grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Analysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and writings.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 8 2 3.82 historical GPA · 8 1 81 grades
Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Proseminar on special advanced topics in Art History, taught in a seminar-style format with varying media, geography, culture, and time frame.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 8 3 3.83 historical GPA · 3 6 36 grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample Advanced seminar on 20th Century European Art History.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 3 13 grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2024 · limited sample Special Topics in Art History covers varying subjects across media, geography, culture, and time frames.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 2 12 grades
Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Senior Honors Thesis offers mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Senior Thesis provides mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Art History.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Art History.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Directed Study: Advanced directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Graduate course covering varied topics on American Art History.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A graduate-level course covering topics in Chinese art history, with specific content varying by offering.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A graduate course exploring topics in the architecture and urbanism of Asia.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed study internship for applied learning in museums and curatorial settings, requiring student-identified projects with research components and instructor approval.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Independent study involving directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Seminar on special topics in art history; topics vary by media, geography, culture, and time frame.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 9 1 3.91 historical GPA · 1 6 16 grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample A graduate seminar covering rotating topics in 20th Century European Art.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Research and Thesis involves advanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 3 4 3.34 historical GPA · 4 3 43 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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 5 7 3.57 historical GPA · 2 8 28 grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
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.[1] Sources
3 . 5 7 3.57 historical GPA · 1 3 5 135 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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 5 2 3.52 historical GPA · 6 1 61 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Graduate course exploring 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
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Making the American Landscape traces the history and evolution of the American cultural landscape from precolonial times to present.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 7 7 3.77 historical GPA · 3 4 4 344 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.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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.[1] Sources
3 . 9 9 3.99 historical GPA · 4 2 42 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample Higher grades
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.[1, 2] Sources
3 . 8 4 3.84 historical GPA · 9 4 94 grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample