Art History Courses

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

After looking at related works and details of Velázquez's life, this course focuses on Las Meninas. Social issues around portraiture arise quickly, but issues of representation are crucial, especially now.

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.