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 497 : Art History Business Capstone.
(3:3.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ARTHC 300; Senior standing. |
| RECOMMENDED: | ArtHC 350, ArtHC 355. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Professional fields associated with Art History. Topics include the museum, the commercial gallery, conservation and technical art history, art law, ethics, connoisseurship, government organizations, art organizations and auction houses, and challenges and opportunities within the field. Requires at least one intensive learning experience beyond the classroom. |
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. |