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Art History (AHIS)
Mediterranean and European art and architecture presented in historical, cultural and social context that introduces art history as a discipline.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
An introduction to the major art forms and monuments of religious art in India, Southeast Asia, China and Japan from prehistory to1300.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Consideration of various categories of The Modern as they have been constructed in Western art of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| 11883R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 19 of 30 | Samantha Burton | VKC260 | |  |
Survey of artistic works and monuments of ancient Greece from the Geometric through the Hellenistic period (c. 1000 - 30 BCE.).
Introductory survey of art and architecture of Christianity from 300-1300; biblical themes and classical traditions; cultural and historical analysis of medieval art.
Painting, sculpture and architecture in Renaissance Europe, north and south, from 1300-1600. Recommended preparation: AHIS 120 or AHIS 121
| 11934R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 11 of 30 | Susanna Berger | VKC260 | |  |
A survey of art and architecture in Britain from the age of Hogarth to Art Nouveau. Among the artists studied are Constable, Turner, and the Pre-Raphaelites.
| 11946R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 19 | Samantha Burton | VKC257 | | |
A cultural and historical examination of European art and architecture from 1700 (Rococo) to 1850 (Realism), focusing on the beginnings of modernism in the age of revolution.
| 11966R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 19 | Hector Reyes | VKC151 | | |
Exploration of one or more major traditions of visual culture in Asia through cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspectives.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Independent work in art museums, galleries or art history related institutes supervised by on-site professionals and USC faculty. Not available for credit for AHIS majors. CR/NC
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art History
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| 11988D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Hector Reyes | OFFICE | | |
In-depth exploration of specified topics within the area of 18th and 19th century art and architecture.
| 12016D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 5 of 10 | Aaron Wile | VKC160 | | |
In-depth exploration of a specified topic in the history of American art.
- Note: Protest in American Art: The Aesthetics and Politics of Resistance.
| Protest in American Art: The Aesthetics and Politics of Resistance |
| 12020D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 19 | John Blakinger | VKC261 | |  |
Surveys the evolution of Japanese photography from 1850 to 21st century and examines how photography has helped define Japans national and cultural identity.
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Note: Individual research and readings. Not availble for graduate credit.
Historiography and methodology: introduction to techniques of research and writing. Required of all art history majors, preferably in junior year.
| 12045D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 15 | Samantha Burton | VKC161 | | |
Research and writing of original thesis under guidance of faculty member. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
Research and writing of original thesis under guidance of faculty member. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
(Madrid Center only) From Romanticism through Goya in relation to European and Mediterranean antecedents using paintings in the Prado Museum. Field trips in conjunction with classwork.
| 00372R | 612 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 40 | Jane Cody | OFFICE | | |
Methodologies, theories and critical traditions that have shaped the discipline. Emphasis will vary depending on faculty. Required of all first-year M.A. and Ph.D. candidates. Open to graduate or limited status students in art history only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art History
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Research leading to graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to degree determined by department. Graded CR/NC.
| 12101D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 4 | Amy Ogata | OFFICE | | |
| 12100D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |
Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within College disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College. Open only to Art History doctoral students. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art History
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Trains Art History graduate students to write for a variety of professional purposes, such as grant and job applications, conference abstracts, and reviews.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Art History
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of the history of art.
| Exhibiting Latin American and Latino Art - Pacific Standard LA/LA |
| 12168D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 10 | Daniela Bleichmar | THH308 | | |
Research leading to the Doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
| 12180D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 12190D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (FA 794A or AHIS 794A)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 12191D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (FA 794B or AHIS 794B)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 12192D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (FA 794C or AHIS 794C)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 12193D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (FA 794D or AHIS 794D)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| 12194D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | | OFFICE | | |