Art History
Undergraduate Program
The art-history major focuses on the visual arts and the social, cultural and historical context in which art is created. Majors may take courses in Ancient, Renaissance and Baroque, and Modern art history or other areas. For those considering teaching, museum and gallery work, arts conservation or arts management, the major is designed to meet the student’s needs and may include an internship at an appropriate institution.
Program Faculty
John Garton, Ph.D.
Rhys Townsend, Ph.D.
Kristina Wilson, Ph.D.
- Director
Part-Time Faculty
Lisa Anderson , Ph.D.
Silvia Bottinelli, Ph.D.
Courses
(Click on "Title of Course" or "Course Number" to sort by that category)
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From the Stone Age to Our Age: Monuments and Masterpieces of Western Art/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH010 |
The Aegean World
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ARTH105 |
Introduction to Archaeology
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ARTH106 |
Greek Myth and the Classical Ideal in Art
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ARTH109 |
Ancient Greek Art
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ARTH110 |
Roman Art and Architecture/Lecture, discussions
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ARTH111 |
Ancient Cities and Sanctuaries
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ARTH114 |
Art in the Age of Alexander the Great/Lecture
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ARTH118 |
Italian Art from Giotto to Botticelli/ Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH124 |
Art in the Age of Michelangelo/ Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH125 |
Baroque Art in the Age of Bernini/ Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH131 |
Modern Art: 19th Century/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH140 |
Art and the Experience of Modernity, 1880-1940/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH142 |
Art from 1940 to 1970:Modernism and Its Discontents/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH143 |
Art Since 1970/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH144 |
Art and the City of Worcester/First Year Seminar
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ARTH158 |
Latin-American Art/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH159 |
The Art of Art History: Teaching and Methods/Seminar and Practium
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ARTH210 |
The Temple Builders: Architecture in Ancient Greece
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ARTH215 |
Architecture and Democracy/Seminar
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ARTH216 |
Special Topics: Ancient Art/Seminar
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ARTH219 |
Caravaggio/Seminar
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ARTH230 |
Leonardo da Vinci/Seminar
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ARTH231 |
Tropical Baroque: The Arts of Colonial Latin America/Seminar
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ARTH233 |
Special Topics: Renaissance and Baroque Art/Seminar
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ARTH239 |
Design in the 20th Century: Arts & Crafts to Ikea/Lecture, Discussion
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ARTH243 |
Urban Art and Society in Jazz Age New York/Seminar
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ARTH245 |
Gender and Representation/Seminar
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ARTH248 |
Honors in Art History: Senior Year
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ARTH297 |
Internship
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ARTH298 |
Directed Study
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ARTH299 |
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About Art History
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