100-Level Courses
200-Level Courses
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. |
300-Level Courses
ARTHC 300 : Theory, Methodology, and Historiography of Art History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Historical foundations of the discipline; key theories and approaches informing current art historical practice. |
ARTHC 301 : Women in Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION:  | History of women artists, critics, and patrons, along with women in representation in Western art. Consideration of theories and methodologies of feminist art history. |
ARTHC 304 : Greek Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures. |
ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453. |
ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France. |
ARTHC 337 : Eighteenth-Century European Art and Architecture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | An advanced survey of the culture and context of the production of art, architecture, and garden design in the European 18th century. |
ARTHC 350 : Modern Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |
ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Duties of museum professionals while applying museum theory to the practical development of a museum exhibit. |
ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202 & ARTHC 203 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered. |
ARTHC 379 : History of Photography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The general history of the photographic medium from its inception to the present day. The evolution of the medium, its various uses, primary figures, basic technologies, and artistic trends. |
ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 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)| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics of specific student interest, centered on strengths of visiting faculty, BYU Study Abroad Program, or other significant art history projects. |
ARTHC 492R : Special Art History Studies On Site.
(1-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 201 & ARTHC 202 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Considering works of art and monuments of significance in major collections throughout the world and in original locations, emphasizing cultural context and site specificity. |
ARTHC 496R : Academic Internship: Museum Internship.
(3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 300; 9 hours minimum upper-division art history courses, project approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | On-the-job experience. |
: BYU Museum of Art Internship.
: Off-Campus Museum/Auction House Internship.
ARTHC 498 : Senior Thesis/Capstone Experiences.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 300; senior standing. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone project including a professional quality research paper and a public presentation of this paper. Participation in at least one intensive learning environment beyond the classroom, i.e., a BYU Art History Study Abroad program; an art museum, auction house or gallery internship; or two art history field trips. |
| NOTE: | Internships at major art institutions usually require an internship at a regional or university art museum as a prerequisite. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
ARTHC 500 : Art in Theory: Spectatorship.
(3:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Graduate status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Review and critique of major theoretical approaches in art history, emphasizing the recent interest in language and semiotics. |
ARTHC 560R : Studies in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand; Winter 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Selected topics in modern and contemporary art of Europe and America. |
ARTHC 595R : Foreign Language Readings for Art Historians.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Graduate student status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Special instruction in reading French or German scholarly texts. |