Art History and Curatorial Studies (ArtHC)

Undergraduate Courses

100-Level Courses


ARTHC 111 : Introduction to Art History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 111 : Introduction to Art History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:	Topical approach to art history and appreciation.
NOTE:	Honors also.



200-Level Courses


ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period.


ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.


ARTHC 203 : Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 203 : Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India, considering social, religious, and environmental context of various cultures.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.


ARTHC 211 : Survey of Western Art 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 211 : Survey of Western Art 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Western world from primitive through medieval.
NOTE:	Independent Study only.


ARTHC 212 : Survey of Western Art 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 212 : Survey of Western Art 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Western world from Renaissance to contemporary.
NOTE:	Independent Study only.



300-Level Courses


ARTHC 300 : Art Historical Methodology, Research, and Intensive Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 300 : Art Historical Methodology, Research, and Intensive Writing. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Necessary skills to research and write in the field of art history.


ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Development of Egyptian art from predynastic through Hellenistic periods, emphasizing contributions to the development of world civilization.


ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures.


ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Etruscans and Romans.


ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453.


ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Art in western Europe from 400 AD to 1400.


ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture in Italy from 1200 to 1580.


ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art in northern Europe.


ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	History of architecture in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, and England, 1400?1700.


ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France.


ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Baroque painting in Flanders and Holland.


ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Nineteenth-century art in Europe.


ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	American painting and sculpture from colonial through modern times.


ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.
NOTE:	Independent Study also.


ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950.


ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.


ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Duties of museum professionals while applying museum theory to the practical development of a museum exhibit.


ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

English architecture from Tudor through Victorian period.


ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Major figures, monuments, and movements in American architecture from colonial period through "Gilded Age."


ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Critical review of roots and evolution of modern architecture.


ARTHC 371 : Chinese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 371 : Chinese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202, 203.
DESCRIPTION:	Chinese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.


ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202, 203.
DESCRIPTION:	Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.


ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Importance of Islamic contributions to world culture from pre-Islamic period through modern times.


ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of Mexico from antiquity to present.


ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of southern Mexico and central America from antiquity to present.



400-Level Courses


ARTHC 490R : Special Topics and Readings in Art History. (1-6:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 490R : Special Topics and Readings in Art History. (1-6:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Topics of specific student interest, centered on strengths of visiting faculty, BYU Study Abroad Program, or other significant art history projects.


ARTHC 496R : Academic Internship: Museum Internship. (.5-8:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 496R : Academic Internship: Museum Internship. (.5-8:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	On demand
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 300, 9 hours minimum upper-division art history courses, project approval.
DESCRIPTION:	On-the-job experience.


ARTHC 498 : Senior Thesis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 498 : Senior Thesis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 300; senior standing.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone project tying together major course work. An expansion and refinement of work started earlier in other classes.


ARTHC 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)




500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

ARTHC 500 : Art in Theory: Spectatorship. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 500 : Art in Theory: Spectatorship. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Review and critique of major theoretical approaches in art history, emphasizing the philosophical relationship between viewer and object.


ARTHC 505 : Art in Theory: Language. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 505 : Art in Theory: Language. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Review and critique of major theoretical approaches in art history, emphasizing the recent interest in language and semiotics.


ARTHC 510 : Art in Theory: Context. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 510 : Art in Theory: Context. (3:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Review and critique of major theoretical approaches in art history, emphasizing the space of display, the museum, and the work's social reception.


ARTHC 512R : Studies in Islamic Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 512R : Studies in Islamic Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in Islamic art.


ARTHC 514R : Studies in Chinese Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 514R : Studies in Chinese Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in Chinese art.


ARTHC 516R : Studies in Japanese Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 516R : Studies in Japanese Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	graduate status.
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in Japanese art.


ARTHC 520R : Studies in Ancient Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 520R : Studies in Ancient Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art.


ARTHC 530R : Studies in Medieval Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 530R : Studies in Medieval Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic art.


ARTHC 540R : Studies in Renaissance Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 540R : Studies in Renaissance Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in Northern and Southern Renaissance art.


ARTHC 550R : Studies in Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 550R : Studies in Baroque Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in northern and southern baroque art.


ARTHC 560R : Studies in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 560R : Studies in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art of Europe and America.


ARTHC 570R : Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 570R : Studies in Modern and Contemporary Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in modern and contemporary art of Europe and America.


ARTHC 580R : Studies in Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 580R : Studies in Architecture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in architecture of Europe and America.


ARTHC 590R : Studies in Curatorship. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 590R : Studies in Curatorship. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, on demand
DESCRIPTION:	Selected topics in curation and the museum.


ARTHC 595R : Foreign Language Readings for Art Historians. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 595R : Foreign Language Readings for Art Historians. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Sp, Su
PREREQUISITE:	Graduate student status.
DESCRIPTION:	Special instruction in reading French or German scholarly texts.


ARTHC 599R : Academic Internship. (1-8:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ARTHC 599R : Academic Internship. (1-8:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	On demand.
PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC graduate student status.
DESCRIPTION:	Professional museum experience with a curatorial mentor.

Graduate Courses

For 600-level courses, see the BYU 2009–2010 Graduate Catalog.

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