Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
ARTED 327 is a practicum in art education focusing on observation and instruction in elementary and secondary schools, covering curriculum, assessment, and classroom management.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 7 4 3.74 historical GPA · 3 7 37 grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample ARTED 699 is an independent reading and research course where students design and execute an in-depth project on a chosen topic.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 1 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample ARTED 999 is an advanced independent reading course where students design projects to explore a topic in depth.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor Higher grades
ARTHIST 202 examines European and North American arts from the Renaissance to the present, analyzing masterpieces and their cultural contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires significant memorization and includes two tests, two essays, and a virtual exhibit. Reviewers note that the discussion section is mandatory but less valuable, and essay clarity is important.[1, 2] Sources
3 . 7 2 3.72 historical GPA · 5 5 4 554 grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2025 Higher grades
ARTHIST 227: THE MODERNIST REVOLUTION covers the emergence and development of modernism in the visual arts from 1880 to 1970.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 8 5 3.85 historical GPA · 4 2 42 grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample Small lectures
Explore ancient Greek life and imagination through painted pottery imagery, mythology, and everyday subjects using the Chazen Museum collection.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 6 8 3.68 historical GPA · 3 3 33 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2024 · limited sample ARTHIST 303 surveys arts and visual culture across different regions, periods, and cultures based on the specific topic selected.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 5 6 3.56 historical GPA · 5 7 8 578 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 Examines Western European art and architecture from 1000 to 1350, focusing on connections to theology, ritual, and courtly culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 2 0 3.20 historical GPA · 2 2 22 grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 350 covers the history of European painting from 1800 to 1900.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is described as easy if students read the textbook and attend lectures, though one review notes it is challenging.[1] Sources
3 . 7 0 3.70 historical GPA · 6 0 60 grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample Small lectures
ARTHIST 403 is a variable topics course in art history.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 6 1 3.61 historical GPA · 8 4 84 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample Small lectures
ARTHIST 411 examines special topics in Asian art across South, East, Southeast, and Central Asia.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 3 1 3.31 historical GPA · 9 4 94 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample Small lectures
Examines cultural and historical forces shaping arts of specific peoples or sites in Africa and the African Americas.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 2 3.92 historical GPA · 1 2 12 grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample Covers major developments in global visual art from the 1960s to the present.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 8 3 3.83 historical GPA · 2 3 23 grades
Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample ARTHIST 500 is a proseminar covering advanced, variable topics in Art History across diverse media, geographies, and cultures.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 8 5 3.85 historical GPA · 4 4 44 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample This course covers advanced topics in Ancient Art History through a seminar-style format.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 6 9 3.69 historical GPA · 1 8 18 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 567 is a seminar-style course covering advanced topics in American Architecture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Advanced topics in Chinese Art History taught in a seminar-style format.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Small lectures
ARTHIST 600 is a variable-topic course in art history covering diverse media, geographies, cultures, and time frames.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 4 3.94 historical GPA · 1 8 18 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample ARTHIST 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
Highly rated instructor
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
Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 682 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 1 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 691 is a senior thesis course involving mentored individual research and study.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 692 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
An undergraduate internship providing applied learning in museums and curatorial settings with substantial research components.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
ARTHIST 699 is a directed study course for advanced projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 1 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor Small lectures
ARTHIST 701 is a graduate practicum focusing on critical analysis, research methods, and historiography in art history, including source work in the Elvehjem collection.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 3 3.93 historical GPA · 1 5 15 grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample Highly rated instructor Small lectures
ARTHIST 707 covers topics in specific aspects of 19th-century visual culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 4 4 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Small lectures
ARTHIST 715 explores various themes in the art, architecture, and visual culture of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Small lectures
ARTHIST 775 is a graduate-level course covering topics in Japanese art history.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Small lectures
ARTHIST 776 is a graduate-level course covering topics in Chinese Art History.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 7 5 3.75 historical GPA · 2 2 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample