SPRING 2026 ART HISTORY COURSES
HA 100/300 Intro to Western Art History
Online 1st Session: Jan 20 - Mar 13
Online 1st Session: Jan 20 - Mar 13
Online 2nd Session: Mar 23- May 15
Intended for non-majors. Does not count toward the 30 required hours in the major.
HA 150 History of Western Art: Ancient through Medieval
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
10:00 am - 10:50 am
HA 151 History of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
12:00 pm -12:50 pm
HA 166 The Visual Arts of East Asia
Cross-listed with EALC 198
Online 1st Session:
Plenary Session: Tuesday, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Online 2nd Session:
Plenary Session: Tuesday, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
HA 305 Museums and Society: Past, Present, Future
Cross-listed with MUSE 301
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
An introduction to museums and the field of museum studies. Using short lectures, discussion, laboratory exercises, field trips, and guest speakers, students will explore the history, role, and function of museums including types, dimensions, creation and management of collections, exhibition development, administration, and visitor experiences. Includes instruction and practice in writing for a variety of museum contexts and audiences. Designed for students interested in museums and curious about museum careers.
HA 327 Roman Archaeology and Art
Cross-listed CLSX 327
Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00 pm- 3:15 pm
An interdisciplinary survey of the material culture of ancient Rome from its origins to the late empire (8th c.B.C.E. - 4th c.C.E.). Emphasis on major sites, monuments, and changing forms of social and artistic expression, as well as on Etruscan and Greek influence on Rome and Rome's influence on its provinces. Includes lectures with slides and discussion; use of the Wilcox Museum of Classical Antiquities
HA 330 Italian Renaissance Art
Online 1st Session: Jan 20 - Mar 13
Online 2nd Session: Mar 23- May 15
HA 340/540/550 Garden Culture of Japan & China
Cross-listed with EALC 390, ARCH 600
Mondays & Wednesdays
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
HA 343 Modern Art in the German Speaking World
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Leah Chizek
HA 344 Manga: Histories and Theories
Cross-listed with EALC 344
Online 1st Session: Jan 20 - Mar 13
Online 2nd Session: Mar 23- May 15
HA 353 Modern & Contemporary African Art
Online 2nd Session: March 23 - May 15
In this course, we examine the development of artistic modernisms in Africa in historical context. We also study the content, production, patronage, and display of modern and contemporary African art. In doing so, we consider African artists' engagement with modernity, globalization, and contemporary issues, as well as interrogate influential myths and assumptions regarding African artists and the work they produce. Course themes include the workshop as a critical site, independence movements and the creation of national art forms, art as global commodity, and art in resistance, remembrance, and revolution
HA 363 Modern Korean Art and Culture
Cross-listed 373
Online 1st Session: Jan 20 - Mar 13
Plenary Session: Wednesday, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm
Online 2nd Session: Mar 23- May 15
Plenary Session: Wednesday, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm
HA 365 K-Pop & the Arts
Cross-listed with EALC 365
Online 1st Session:
Plenary Session: Wednesdays, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm
HA 368 Art & Culture of China
Cross-listed with EALC 378
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
HA 369/550 Art & Culture of Korea
Cross-listed with EALC 369
Tuesdays & Thursdays
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
HA 370/570/550 Art of the United States
Cross-listed with AMS 344
Tuesdays & Thursdays
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
HA 380/580/550 History of Photography
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
HA 386/586/550 Japanese Painting
Cross-listed with EALC 386
Mondays & Wednesdays
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
HA 393/593 The Medieval Fantasy
Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
HA 538 Pompeii and Herculaneum
Cross-listed with CLSX 538
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30 am - 10:45 am
An interdisciplinary treatment of the art and archaeology of the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy. Emphasis on the structures and decorations of major public spaces and houses and on aspects of cultural, social, political, commercial and religious life from the period of the second century B.C.E. to 79 C.E., when Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
HA 706/906 Art & Politics of the Revolution and Early Republic
Wednesdays
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
HA 719 Art Histories: Theory & Methodology
Mondays
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
For a complete list of all history of art courses and degree requirements, see the academic catalog.
Courses numbered 500+ may be taken for graduate credit.