Course Catalog • History of Art

A chronological survey of Western art and architecture, including the ancient Near East, Europe from antiquity to the present, and North America from the colonial period to the present. The course emphasizes major historical and cultural developments, analyzes key art works and monuments, and introduces basic art historical principles and analytical methods. The course is offered at the 100 and 300 levels, with additional reading and writing assigned at the 300 level. Not open to students with credit in HA 103, HA 150, HA 151, HA 160, HA 161, or HA 300. Ten written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Brittany Lockard.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Stokstad. Art History, Combined, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2008.

An introduction to the arts of Japan in historical and cultural context. Visual arts will be stressed. Ten written assignments (one assignment requires a scanner); paper; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Hillary Pedersen.

Textbooks and e-readings (separate purchase):

• Mason and Dinwiddie. History of Japanese Art. 2nd ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

A chronological survey of Western art and architecture, including the ancient Near East, Europe from antiquity to the present, and North America from the colonial period to the present. The course emphasizes major historical and cultural developments, analyzes key art works and monuments, and introduces basic art historical principles and analytical methods. The course is offered at the 100 and 300 levels, with additional reading and writing assigned at the 300 level. Not open to students with credit in HA 100, HA 103, HA 150, HA 151, HA 160, or HA 161. Eleven written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Brittany Lockard.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Stokstad. Art History, Combined, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2008.