COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM
(AHC)

1033 Masterworks in Art
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of key works in art and architecture of Europe (1425-1825), ancient Mexico and Guatemala (before 1521), and modern Mexico (1920-1940). [TCCN: ARTS 1301.]

1113 Survey of Art and Architecture from Prehistoric Times to 1350
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of art and architecture as it developed from Paleolithic times to 1350 in the various civilizations of Europe, the Near East, and the New World. Course will include selected readings from related fields. [TCCN: ARTS 1303.]

1123 Survey of Art and Architecture in Europe and the New World from 1350 to 1750
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of art and architecture as it developed from the period of the Aztecs and Incas in the New World and the Renaissance in Europe to 1750. Course will include selected readings from related fields.

1133 Survey of Modern Art
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of modern art from the French Revolution to the present, with special emphasis on contemporary developments. Course will include selected readings from related fields.

3123 Northern European Art: Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division art history
A study of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art of Northern Europe. Emphasis is placed on the development of the arts in Flanders and Germany.

3423 Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture of Mesoamerica
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division art history.
A study of art and architecture in ancient Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras.

4113 Contemporary Art
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division art history.
Contemporary developments in the visual arts of the United States and Europe from 1960 to the present.

4333 Topics in Art History and Criticism
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division art history.
Focus on a specific period, medium, or theoretical and critical issue within the history and criticism of art. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

4933 Art Gallery and Museum Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (departmental form available).
Supervised experience related to preparation and installation of exhibitions in gallery and museum settings. Students must confer with instructor during the semester prior to enrolling in order to formulate the content of the internship.