Course variations

Course summary

This program provides a broad perspective for understanding art, history, and culture as well as a basis for critical judgment of individual works. The department offers courses on art and architecture in the following areas or traditions: ancient (Greek and Roman), medieval, Renaissance-baroque, modern, American, East Asian (Chinese and Japanese), Central Asian, Islamic, Pacific islands, and Native American. Students must take a minimum of four credits in fine arts (studio-based classes, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, or design). Students are required to take nine upper-level courses in art or architecture, at least five must be taken at the 400-level. Within this, there is a concentration requirement (24 credits), in which two upper-level courses must be taken in any three of the following six areas: Ancient (Aegean, Greek, Roman); Medieval (Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic); Renaissance and Baroque; Modern (18th Century through Contemporary); Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian); Other Traditions (Nomadic, Rock Art, Silk Route, Native American, Pacific Islands, Judaic Studies, Islamic). The remaining three upper-level courses (12 credits) are elective and may be taken in any of the areas. The undergraduate program in art history leads to opportunities in the business world, art museums, and galleries.

Program modules

The modules are ARH 199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 204, 205, 206 History of Western Art I,II,III (4,4,4), ARH 207 History of Indian Art (4), ARH 208 History of Chinese Art (4), ARH 209 History of Japanese Art (4), ARH 300 Critical Approaches to Art-Historical Study (4), ARH 314, 315 History of Western Architecture I,II (4,4), ARH 322 Art of Ancient Greece (4), ARH 323 Art of Ancient Rome (4), ARH 324 Art and Politics in the Ancient World (4), ARH 326 The Acropolis of Athens (4), ARH 331 Cultures of the Medieval West (4), ARH 341 Italian Renaissance Art (4), ARH 342 Southern Baroque Art (4), ARH 343 Northern Renaissance Art (4), ARH 344 Northern Baroque Art (4), ARH 348 Rome in Age of Bernini (4), ARH 349 History of Prints (4), ARH 351 19th-Century Art (4), ARH 353 Modern Art, 1880-1950 (4), ARH 354 Art since 1945 (4), ARH 358 History of Design (4), ARH 359 History of Photography (4), ARH 381 Nomadic Art of Eurasia (4), ARH 382 Art of the Silk Route (4), ARH 384 Chinese Art I (4), ARH 387 Chinese Buddhist Art (4), ARH 391, 392 Art of the Pacific Islands I,II (4,4), ARH 395 Japanese Art II (4), ARH 397 Japanese Buddhist Art (4), ARH 399 Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 401 Research: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 403 Thesis (1-6R), ARH 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 406 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 408/508 Workshop: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1-9R), ARH 410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 411/511 Museology (4), ARH 424/524 Classical Greek Art (4), ARH 427/527 Greek Architecture (4), ARH 428/528 Roman Architecture (4), ARH 430/530 Early Christian Art (4), ARH 431/531 Byzantine Art (4), ARH 432/532 Romanesque Sculpture (4), ARH 433/533 Gothic Sculpture (4), ARH 435/535 Text and Image: Medieval Manuscripts (4), ARH 438/538 Gothic Architecture I (4), ARH 441/541 Renaissance and Baroque Problems: [Topic] (4R), ARH 448/548 Renaissance Architecture (4), ARH 452/552 19th-Century Problems: [Topic] (4R), ARH 453/553 20th-Century Problems: [Topic] (4R), ARH 454/554 Modern German Art (4), ARH 455/555 Contemporary Art (4), ARH 460/560 18th-Century Architecture (4), ARH 461/561 19th-Century Architecture (4), ARH 463/563 Native American Architecture (4), ARH 464/564, 465/565, 466/566 American Architecture I,II,III (4,4,4), ARH 467/567 Chicago Architecture (4), ARH 468/568 Oregon Architecture (4), ARH 469/569 The Pritzker Prizewinners (4), ARH 474/574, 475/575, 476/576 History of Interior Architecture I,II,III (3,3,3), ARH 477/577, 478/578 History of Landscape Architecture I,II (4,4), ARH 488/588 Japanese Prints (4), ARH 490/590 Islamic Art and Architecture (4), ARH 503 Thesis (1-9R), ARH 601 Research: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 603 Dissertation (1-9R), ARH 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 606 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 607 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 608 Workshop: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1-9R), ARH 610 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R), ARH 611 Graduate Studies in Art History (4).

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have satisfactorily completed high school (secondary school) with a B average or a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale. Students must have a minimum score of 500 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language or 61 on the internet-based TOEFL or a minimum score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Oregon

Department name

School of Architecture and Allied Arts, Department of Art History

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