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Courses: Art History (ARTH)

Note: Non-Art majors may not register for Art History (ARTH) courses except with the written permission of the instructor and the School of Art graduate advisor.

Non-Art majors may take no more than nine (9) semester credit hours of coursework in Art and/or Art History.

6301: Critical Theory
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Survey of the major concepts and methods employed in the analysis of art practice.

6302: Contemporary Art Criticism
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Reading, writing and analysis of contemporary art criticism.

6319: Readings in 19th Century Photography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Study of the practice and theory of 19th Century Photography.

6320: Readings in 20th Century Photography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Study of the practice and theory of 20th Century Photography.

6394: Selected Topics in Art History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of instructor. Will be identified by a specific title each time it is offered. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

6395: Selected Topics in Critical Theory and Criticism
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Selected topics in theory and criticism from modernism to the present. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7394: Selected Topics in Art History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of instructor. Will be identified by a specific title each time it is offered. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7395: Selected Topics in Contemporary Theory and Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing in art or consent of the instructor. Selected topics in theory and criticsm, with an emphasis on the issues that inform and/or influence contemporary analysis and production. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7398: Independent Graduate Study in Art History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing in art and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.