Art History Classes Online
Curriculum Details
120 total credits required
The online art history degree requires 120 total credit hours, including 36 from art history classes online and 4–9 credits from capstone courses. In addition to completing art history classes online, you must also be enrolled in a practicum section each term.
Studio Foundation
This course teaches the formal elements and principles of design, color theory, perception and problem solving as applied to a two-dimensional surface.
Art History Foundation
Arts/Human Diversity This course is a historical survey of Western art and architecture from Prehistoric times to the end of the Middle Ages in 1300 with an emphasis on the relationship between art, society, culture, religion, and politics. Major works of art and architecture will be discussed from the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece-Rome, and finally the Middle Ages. This course is open to all students and required for all majors within the department of Art and Design.
Arts/Human Diversity This course is a historical survey of Western art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present with an emphasis on the relationship between art, society, culture, religion, and politics. Major works of art and architecture will be discussed as a survey of major artistic movements from the fourteenth to the late twentieth century across Europe and America. This course is open to all students and is required for all majors within the department of Art and Design.
Pre-1800 Art History (6 hours)
This course is a study of the developments in Europe from 1600 to 1750 in Italy, France, Spain, Flanders and Holland. Major works and monuments shall be discussed, such as the completion of New St. Peters and the palace of Versailles; as well as major artists, such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt and Velázquez, focusing on the relationship between art, society, culture, religion and politics.
This course is a study of the developments in art and architecture from the dawn of civilization to the early Middle Ages. Major monuments and works shall be covered in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, and Rome, including the great Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the Pyramids at Giza, the Parthenon, Pantheon and Colosseum. Emphasis shall be placed on the interrelationship of art, culture, religion and politics.
This course will investigate the Classical myths of ancient Greece and Rome in their cultural context. An overview of the principle myths shall be treated in order to discuss the relationship between myth and literature, and then the rather different relationship between myth and art, so as to understand better the nature of the sources for the myths and their use in Greco-Roman religion and epistemology.
This course is a study of social and cultural history and the resulting costumes worn by men, women, and children from primitive times to 1900. Emphasis is given to the ways in which politics, economics, and technology affected the changing silhouettes of each period.
Post-1800 Art History (6 hours)
This course is a study of art in Europe from the later eighteenth century to the early twentieth, focusing on the major works and movements, such as Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Emphasis shall be paid to the relationship between art, politics, religion and culture in order to examine, in depth, the emergence of modernism.
This course will examine the role and history of photography from its beginnings in the 1830s to the present. Focusing on the key figures, periods, and concepts in the development of this medium, the course will follow the evolution of photography alongside the other visual arts, culminating in its primacy at the end of the twentieth century. Photography as an artistic vehicle and technological tool has advanced many areas of investigation in the sciences and arts. Thus the debate over the evolving technological and technical processes, and the “nature” of the medium, will be discussed as well as the influence it has had on the broader evolution of the history of art.
This course will explore the history of video games from their influences and precursors to contemporary gaming on various platforms. Major game genres and technological developments shall be discussed within their appropriate socio-historical contexts, as well as the application of critical theory to the discipline.
This course will explore the history of new media and digital art from their influences and precursors in photography to digital technologies impact on art. Major genres and technological developments shall be discussed within their appropriate socio-historical contexts, as well as the application of critical theory to the discipline.
This course is a study of social history and the resulting costumes worn by men, women, and children in the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the impact of cultural, political, and social changes. Emphasis is given to the ways in which politics, economics, and technology affected the changing silhouettes of each period, while exploring fashion and the psychology of dress in culturally diverse settings.
Art History Electives (6 hours)
This course is a study of art in Europe from the later eighteenth century to the early twentieth, focusing on the major works and movements, such as Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Emphasis shall be paid to the relationship between art, politics, religion and culture in order to examine, in depth, the emergence of modernism.
This course is a study of the developments in Europe from 1600 to 1750 in Italy, France, Spain, Flanders and Holland. Major works and monuments shall be discussed, such as the completion of New St. Peters and the palace of Versailles; as well as major artists, such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt and Velázquez, focusing on the relationship between art, society, culture, religion and politics.
This course is a study of the developments in art and architecture from the dawn of civilization to the early Middle Ages. Major monuments and works shall be covered in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, and Rome, including the great Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the Pyramids at Giza, the Parthenon, Pantheon and Colosseum. Emphasis shall be placed on the interrelationship of art, culture, religion and politics.
This course will examine the role and history of photography from its beginnings in the 1830s to the present. Focusing on the key figures, periods, and concepts in the development of this medium, the course will follow the evolution of photography alongside the other visual arts, culminating in its primacy at the end of the twentieth century. Photography as an artistic vehicle and technological tool has advanced many areas of investigation in the sciences and arts. Thus the debate over the evolving technological and technical processes, and the “nature” of the medium, will be discussed as well as the influence it has had on the broader evolution of the history of art.
This course will explore the history of video games from their influences and precursors to contemporary gaming on various platforms. Major game genres and technological developments shall be discussed within their appropriate socio-historical contexts, as well as the application of critical theory to the discipline.
This course will explore the history of new media and digital art from their influences and precursors in photography to digital technologies impact on art. Major genres and technological developments shall be discussed within their appropriate socio-historical contexts, as well as the application of critical theory to the discipline.
This course will investigate the Classical myths of ancient Greece and Rome in their cultural context. An overview of the principle myths shall be treated in order to discuss the relationship between myth and literature, and then the rather different relationship between myth and art, so as to understand better the nature of the sources for the myths and their use in Greco-Roman religion and epistemology.
Special topics in art history. May be repeated as topics vary. Course fee may be required.
Special topics in art history. May be repeated as topics vary. Course fee may be required.
This course is a study of the major theoretical and critical lines of thought that have shaped understanding of the arts, their role in society, and their reception, use, and appreciation from antiquity to the present.
This independent research class allows students to develop a focused topic working closely with a faculty member to conduct research. Advanced research methods will be utilized to develop a thorough bibliography of primary, secondary and theoretical sources on the student’s topic, often developing their capstone paper further. This is an undergraduate research course.
This course is a study of social and cultural history and the resulting costumes worn by men, women, and children from primitive times to 1900. Emphasis is given to the ways in which politics, economics, and technology affected the changing silhouettes of each period.
This course is a study of social history and the resulting costumes worn by men, women, and children in the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the impact of cultural, political, and social changes. Emphasis is given to the ways in which politics, economics, and technology affected the changing silhouettes of each period, while exploring fashion and the psychology of dress in culturally diverse settings.
This course will examine and discuss the role of nonprofit organizations in society. The focus will be on the political, social, cultural, and economic impacts including advocacy roles involving scientific, environmental, human services, and human rights issues and will include a volunteer component. Lab fee may be required.
This course examines philanthropic grant writing and techniques of fund development. The focus is on relationship building in resource development; writing grants, understanding relationships with umbrella funding organizations, government funding, grantsmanship, and budgeting. Lab fee may be required.
Required Major Course
Capstone
Supervised work experience for the advanced student which requires the application of principles, skills, and strategies within the discipline. Requires signed internship agreement by student, faculty of record, and supervisor representing host organization. This course may be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credit hours and is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
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