ART 2980T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 2981T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 3000J - Criticism in the Visual Arts

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Be able to find and use Art resources in libraries and on-line sites.
• Develop fundamental writing skills.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Use critical thinking to analyze and interpret the content and social function of visual culture.

ART 3100 - Museum Fundamentals I

• Students will be familiar with processes including acquisition, curation, deaccessioning, and cataloguing.
• Students will be prepared to discuss and debate ethical issues in museums.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historical evolution of museums.
• Students will gain a critical understanding of museum exhibitions, educational programming, collections management, marketing, visitor evaluation, and administrative functions.
• Students will understand common museum structure, departmental (administration, curatorial, and education) operations, terminology, and concepts.

ART 3210 - Advanced Ceramics

• Students will be able to understand industrial or non-traditional approaches to the ceramic medium and surface that will give the student a greater skill base, while building confidence in and through different material use.
• Students will be able to apply strategies of production in three dimensions.
• Students will be able to explore form and function in relation to concept and idea.
• Students will be able to contextualize the historical and contemporary role of ceramics within art and culture.
• Student will be able to understand spatial relationships and contemporary and traditional sculptural vocabulary.
• Students will be able to assess the relationship between the differing cultural associations and value assumptions between the handcrafted and the industrially produced object.

ART 3220 - Glaze Calculation & Materials

• Acquire an in-depth knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of both ceramic materials and the firing process.
• Learn advanced firing techniques and the skills to be proficient in many different studio situations.
• Learn how to formulate their own clays and glazes and be able to problem solve often-occurring faults in clays and glazes.

ART 3230 - Ceramics Wheel Throwing II

• Students will become more innovative with idea development and individual problem solving.
• Students will develop advanced skills in all facets of the wheel throwing process.
• Students will increase their knowledge of kiln design and firing processes and will become familiar with the atmospheric kilns on the outdoor kiln facility.
• Students will increase their knowledge on issues in both historical and contemporary ceramics through individual research and group discussions.
• Students will investigate ceramic materials and develop new possibilities for surfaces applications.

ART 3310 - Public Spheres & Dissemination Tactics

• Acquire direct experience in the conception, planning, presenting, execution, and documentation of works exploring the frontiers of artistic dissemination.
• Acquire specialized research and explorations of Site and context specific applications of contemporary art.
• Learn strategies for the placement of original artwork or event in a publicly accessible physical space.
• Learn strategies for the placement of original artwork or event in non-traditional contexts.
• Learn to document experimental explorations of a variety of means for disseminating content within the contemporary art discourse.
• Use digital and information-based environments and platforms as Sites for artistic endeavor.

ART 3320 - Content & Concept in Material & Form

• Acquire experience in the production of objects shaped by the consideration of content.
• Acquire practice in the configuring of formal language to service specific content and project goals.
• Develop a coherent portfolio of related works that visually demonstrates an artistic intent articulated via the employment of formal language, material choices, and the shaping of space and material.
• Develop and apply evaluative criteria tailored to specific project goals and theoretical positions.
• Have ability to place studio and research interests in historical and contemporary discourse contexts.

ART 3410 - Advanced Printmaking

• Students will be able to critically assess printed artwork, both historical and contemporary.
• Students will be able to successfully solve technical problems at an advanced level within the printmaking media.
• Students will be able to create printed artwork that is technically and conceptually sound.
• Students will be able to edition prints with a high level of craftsmanship.

ART 3420 - Papermaking

• Be able to synthesize, analyze, and critically assess skills developed throughout the course.
• Demonstrate advanced level of understanding of the techniques and processes used in papermaking.
• Have an advanced understanding of historical and contemporary issues surrounding papermaking within the context of 2-dimensional art works, books, and 3-dimensional constructions.

ART 3510 - Graphic Design Studio I

• Be able to apply color using color palettes and systems.
• Be able to explain and apply concepts of color.
• Use color to enhance meaning.

ART 3520 - Graphic Design Studio II

• Be able to illustrate and implement multi-paged formats.
• Combine text with images over multiple pages with attention to clarity, readability, and communication.
• Experiment with ways of sequencing, ordering, and editing.
• Use grids and grid systems as a means to create order and enhance meaning.

ART 3530 - Letterpress and Bookmaking

• Create samples of a number of bookbinding approaches.
• Design a number of handmade/artists’ books.
• Explore/experiment with various hand-printing techniques.
• Utilize traditional letterpress techniques for intended purpose.

ART 3540 - Media

• Apply methods of designing for computer-based information.
• Demonstrate research and be able to report on the role of design in new media.
• Know and use design techniques/software for the web.

ART 3550 - Animation

• Be able to explore and review a variety of approaches to animation from traditional to current media.
• Demonstrate the basics of camera work.
• Work with sequence, sound, motion, etc. for an intended purpose.

ART 3560X - Student Design Agency

ART 3571 - Type Design: Designing, Drawing, and Developing Typefaces

• Students will be able to understand and apply basic principles that guide letterform design.
• Students will be able to understand and apply letterform relationships and letterform spacing.
• Students will be able to develop their vector drawing skills as applied to professional type design software.
• Students will be able to identify and analyze the ideas behind various typeface designs throughout history.
• Students will be able to develop a range of approaches to ideating and sketching letterforms.
• Students will be able to apply techniques for drawing typefaces, including Bezier curves, spacing and kerning strings, and proofs.
• Students will be able to create a typeface that demonstrates a clear contextual or conceptual idea.

ART 3600 - Interior Architecture Studio III

• By the end of the course students will be able to detail all aspects of a schematic design: from macro to micro.
• By the end of the course students will be able to facilitate a design process through its initial, intermediate, and final schematic phases.
• By the end of the course students will be able to more confidently employ the use of hand and digital skills in the development of schematic design planning.
• By the end of the course students will be able to understand ‘Universal Design Principals’ as used within the Interior Design profession.
• By the end of the course students will be able to understand the significance of developing multiple design solutions to a given problem.

ART 3620 - Interior Architecture Studio IV

• Students will demonstrate understanding of space planning and the requirements of life safety on such.
• Students will develop drawings, both digital and hand drawn, that represent solutions to project requirements.
• Students will employ a rigorous design process development.

ART 3631 - Interior Architecture Pre-Professional Internship

• Students will be able to seek and obtain a professional, program required, internship.
• Students will be able to produce a high quality portfolio document for use in seeking an internship.
• Students will be able to understand the diverse nature of professional practice in the field of interior design

ART 3632 - Interior Architecture Professional Internship

• Students will be able to write professional quality, discipline specific vitas.
• Students will be able to interpret and then outline the flow of professional design projects from start to finish.
• Students will be able to assess their personal strengths and weaknesses, needs and specifically desired path within the field of interior architecture.

ART 3633 - Interior Architecture Post-Professional Internship

• Students will be able to effectively navigate the job search process
• Students will be able to disseminate strong job search materials, such as, resume and mini-portfolio
• Students will be able to interview with confidence and a clear understanding of their own abilities and needs
• Students will be able to use critical assessment to improve their own presentation and interview skills

ART 3640 - History of Furniture and Interior Design I

• By the end of the course student will be able to identify major furniture styles by period and country.
• By the end of the course student will be able to identify major interior styles and details by period and country.
• By the end of the course students will be able to competently use language and terminology of architecture and design history.
• By the end of the course students will be able to employ drawing & sketching as a means of study and research.
• By the end of the course students will be able to identify important architects, designers and movements.
• By the end of the course students will be able to identify major architectural styles and details by period and county.

ART 3650 - History of Furniture and Interior Design II

• By the end of the course student will be able to identify major furniture styles by period and country.
• By the end of the course student will be able to identify major interior styles and details by period and country.
• By the end of the course students will be able to competently use language and terminology of architecture and design history.
• By the end of the course students will be able to employ drawing & sketching as a means of study and research.
• By the end of the course students will be able to identify important architects, designers and movements.
• By the end of the course students will be able to identify major architectural styles and details by period and county.

ART 3660 - Professional Practices in Interior Design

• Students will acquire awareness of documents useful to the interior design practice.
• Students will acquire knowledge of marketing and business development.
• Students will develop a business plan for an interior design practice.
• Students will develop an awareness of legal issues that relate to the interior design practice.
• Students will gain an awareness of financial accounting and management.
• Students will gain an awareness of need for insurance and costs.
• Students will identify different design practices and scope of services.

ART 3670 - Construction Documents

• Critically and skillfully use professional processes, methods, and techniques in creating construction documents.
• Develop critical judgment of one’s own and peer design process and design products.
• Enhance creative and independent thinking skills.
• Experiment in the discovery of new ideas and concepts of architectural design and detailing.
• Implement critical thinking and intellectual thought as an essential aspect of the act of designing.
• Learn skills related to understanding and creating construction documents and specifications.
• Learn to communicate design ideas with architectural construction document standards.
• Learn to work with high productivity standards.
• To be able to address, understand, and document issues of construction and fabrication, sustainability, life safety, accessibility, and universal design in process development work and in final documents.

ART 3710 - Advanced Painting and Drawing: Investigative modes; Defining trajectories

• Demonstrate continued development of critique and context
• Demonstrate continued development of techniques and processes.
• Demonstrate improvement in autonomous decision-making, motivation, and research skills.
• Demonstrate greater understanding of history and role of art practices and paradigms.
• Develop coherent body of work.

ART 3810 - Advanced Photography

• Students will be able to operate a view camera and perform the relevant darkroom processes with these technologies.
• Students will be able to operate lighting equipment associated with studio photography.
• Students will be able to create analog black and white photographs, demonstrating the purposeful use of the medium¿s attributes as a means of creative expression.
• Students will be able to describe, interpret, and evaluate the use of analog black and white photography as a mode of communication and expression.
• Students will be able to analyze historical and contemporary photographers and key critical texts that address important issues for contemporary practice.

ART 3820 - Photographic Arts

• Explore the role of photography in contemporary art practice.
• Have introduction to the possibilities for multimedia and collaborative practices within the student’s own work.

ART 3900 - Studio Art Topics

• Be able to produce studio and/or scholarly works that demonstrate an understanding of specific artistic, design, and craft concerns.
• Create a rigorous and critical forum for making and discussing studio art.
• Demonstrate new learning strategies that encourage studio practices integrated with history, theory, and criticism.
• Develop integrated and synthesized studio projects directed toward specialized topic(s), theme(s), and/or discipline(s).
• Develop self-directed organizational skills and research habits.

ART 3902 - Study Abroad Interior Architecture

• Students will experience the art and design of selected locations of a foreign country.
• Students will take part in a group travel program to a foreign country.

ART 3922 - Museum Fundamentals II - Practicum

• Students will be prepared to pursue internships and/or advanced studies in the museum field.
• Students will enhance their understanding of how museums develop and execute exhibitions.
• Students will learn how museum departments interact to achieve common goals.

ART 3960 - Student Design Agency: OU Design Collaborative in the Community

• Students will be able to deploy the formal and conceptual vocabulary of design in conversation with peers and community partners.
• Students will be able to collaborate creatively with peers in the context of a practicing design group.
• Students will be able to collaborate effectively with with diverse constituencies, adapting to the sometimes unpredictable nature of client-based projects.
• Students will be able to apply individual skills in creative thinking and visual expression to develop and implement visual solutions to communications problems.
• Students will be able to use interpersonal communication and project management skills to define design problems and administer the process of solving them.
• Students will be able to deliver presentations to community collaborators with confidence, clarity, and thoroughness.

ART 3970T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 3980T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 3990 - Autopsical Art

• Demonstrate analytical and evaluative skills.
• Gain greater understanding of the diverse definitions of art and artists of studio practices.
• Synthesize, analyze, and evaluate skills developed in class.

ART 4000 - Critique Community

• Students will be able to address questions from professionals in the field regarding form, content, and context in studio art practice.
• Students will be able to demonstrate full capability in handling of materials, techniques, and creative strategies related to their studio artwork.
• Students will be able to present their work and ideas in a discursive context both verbally and in written formats.
• Students will be able to translate their ideas into physical and visual form.

ART 4510 - Graphic Design Studio III

• Be able to design in a variety of applications.
• Be able to experiment with typography through traditional and innovative approaches.
• Demonstrate ability to enhance meaning through the design/type layouts.
• Develop ability to find and use your own voice in the designs.

ART 4520 - Graphic Design Studio IV

• Develop a self-directed project.
• Develop and apply unique design thinking appropriate to the stated problem.
• Research in depth a topic of interest for implementation in a self-directed project.

ART 4530 - Graphic Design Topics

• Be able to articulate knowledge verbally and visually.
• Demonstrate ability to investigate an area of design practice or research in depth.
• Develop a critical context.

ART 4600 - Interior Architecture Studio V

• Students will be competent in space planning of large commercial interior.
• Students will demonstrate creative problem solving.
• Students will demonstrate oral presentation skills.

ART 4620 - Senior Seminar–Professional Evaluation

• Students will learn about the practices of design offices from their classmates.
• Students will present their internship experiences.

ART 4630 - Design Issues & Contemporary Practices: Research, Programming & Thesis Preparation

• Students will acquire an understanding of basic elements of environment and behavior theories, and how these are used in programming.
• Students will create a client program based on researched client needs and requirements for specific settings.
• Students will gain an understanding of programming in relation to human factors, such as ergonomics and anthropometrics.
• Students will identify and understand the design process with an emphasis upon programming and evaluation phases.

ART 4900 - Studio Art Topics

• Be able to independently develop coherent research and studio projects within the framework of specialized topic(s), theme(s), and/or discipline(s).
• Be able to make and discuss studio art, design, and craft in a rigorous and critical manner.
• Demonstrate an advanced level of learning strategies that encourage studio practices integrated with history, theory, and criticism.
• Demonstrate an advanced level of self-directed organizational skills and research habits.
• Develop greater understanding of the diverse definitions of artists of studio practices.

ART 4920 - Service Learning in the Visual Arts

• Build practical knowledge through field experiences, such as galleries, museums.
• Demonstrate awareness of range of historical and current issues related to artists and designers working in service capacities.
• Engage in field experiences related to the study and practice of studio art.
• Gain practical training in collaborative art and/or design setting.

ART 4930 - Independent Study-Projects

• Build skills in research and autonomous decision-making.
• Demonstrate ability to research projects beyond the classroom.
• Develop skills in designing coherent research projects.

ART 4932 - Independent Study-Readings

• Build knowledge of scholarship on historical and contemporary art practices.
• Build skills in independent research for studio investigations.

ART 4950 - Studio Art BFA Practicum

• Develop work for senior presentation and portfolio.

ART 4952 - Studio Art BFA Exhibit

• Complete successful body of studio work.
• Demonstrate highest quality of professional standards.
• Demonstrate skills in presenting/installing work in exhibition.

ART 4954 - Graphic Design Practicum

• Develop work for senior presentation and portfolio.

ART 4956 - Graphic Design BFA Exhibit

• Complete successful body of studio work.
• Demonstrate highest professional standards.
• Demonstrate skills in presenting/installing work in exhibition.

ART 4958 - Interior Architecture VI: Thesis Studio

• Students will demonstrate understanding of design process and its effect upon project components.
• Students will demonstrate understanding of time management through the varied demands of project components.
• Students will produce a creative and functional interior environment.

ART 4960 - Studio Art Capstone

• Students will be able to effectively present research information orally and with visual aids.
• Students will be able to identify career possibilities in the arts and art-related fields.
• Students will be able to synthesize their interdisciplinary research.
• Students will be able to communicate skills, experience and interest through professional written and visual materials and documentation.

ART 4970T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 4980T - Studio Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in the student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

ART 4990 - Art in Your Life

• Examine intellectually diverse perceptual points of view.
• Have introduction to alternate approaches to the thinking and making of art.
• Synthesize, analyze, and evaluate skills developed in class.

AH 2110 - From Caves to Calligraphy: Global Art + Design I

• Students will be able to analyze the art and design conventions used by different cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require comparing two or more different cultures.
• Students will be able to identify the historical context of global art and design cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require students to research how images, objects, and structures were produced.
• Students will be able to apply the correct technical, theoretical, and historical vocabulary in their evaluations of global art and design cultures.

AH 2130 - From Gutenberg to Google: Global Art + Design II

• Students will be able to analyze the art and design conventions used by different cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require comparing two or more different cultures.
• Students will be able to identify the historical context of global art and design cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require students to research how images, objects, and structures were produced.
• Students will be able to apply the correct technical, theoretical, and historical vocabulary in their evaluations of global art and design cultures.

AH 2970T - Art History Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 2971T - Art History Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 2980T - Art History Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 2981T - Art Historical Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 3200 - Greek Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of art of ancient Greece.
• Demonstrate knowledge of historical, social, and cultural contexts of Greek art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes employed to create ancient Greek art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of art and texts pertaining to ancient Greece.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3210 - Roman Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of art of ancient Rome.
• Demonstrate knowledge of historical, social, and cultural contexts of Roman art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes employed to create ancient Roman art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of art and texts pertaining to ancient Rome.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3220 - Medieval Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major art works of medieval Europe.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of medieval art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3230 - Italian Renaissance Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of art of 15th-century Italy.
• Demonstrate interpretative skills through oral presentations and written works.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes employed in the making of 15th-century Italian art.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop knowledge of the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of 15th-century Italian art.

AH 3260 - Baroque and Rococo Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of Italian and northern European art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes used in creating specific works of art of the period.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of Baroque and Rococo art.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 3270 - 19th-Century Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the major movements in 19th-century art in France, England, and Germany/Austria, in context.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and viewing of texts and works of art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Gain the language to discuss, describe, and generate formal analyses of art works and learn to look through a variety of methodological approaches.

AH 3310 - Pre-Columbian Art

• Become familiarized with major art works.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the art works.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.

AH 3320 - West African Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of West African art.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of West African art.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3321 - Exhibiting and Theorizing Global Art

• Students will be able to prepare material supplemental to an exhibition wall text or artwork label by researching content and writing clearly for a general audience.
• Students will be able to professionally research international exhibition artworks in a political and cultural context to productively analyze how the works are presented in a museum space
• Students will be able to discern the challenges of exhibiting artworks related to world spaces
• Students will be able to perform scholarship in global art history and museum studies

AH 3400 - Asian Art History

• Become knowledgeable about how philosophical and religious beliefs as well as cultural practices were transmitted, revised, and transformed in the different nation-states and cultural systems within Asia.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
• Demonstrate skills in critical analysis.
• Gain understanding of the notion of plurality.
• Learn the importance of historical and cultural background for understanding the art.

AH 3410 - History of Chinese Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become trained in critical analysis of the importance of historicism and of how philosophical and religious beliefs and cultural practices were transmitted, revised, and transformed in China during different historical times.
• Demonstrate skills in critical analysis.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop skills in research and writing.

AH 3420 - 20th-Century Art of China

• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of diversity and plurality in the study of art from a specific time and place.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Learn the importance of the historical and cultural background for understanding art.

AH 3430 - History of Japanese Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major art works.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop knowledge of the importance of diversity and plurality in the study of art from a specific time and place.

AH 3500 - Principles of Architecture

• Become familiarized with major works of architecture.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of architecture.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3510 - Ancient Architecture

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes used in creating monuments in the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the architecture.

AH 3520 - Medieval Architecture

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of materials and processes used in creating specific architectural monuments of the early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic periods.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 3530 - Early Modern Architecture: 15th - 18th Centuries

• Students will be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Students will be familiarized with Renaissance and Baroque architectural trends.
• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of selected art monuments.
• Students will have knowledge of materials, technologies, and processes used in selected architecture of the period.
• Students will have knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to the research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 3540 - Modern Architecture and Design

• Students will be able to critically assess and comment on their own writing and writing of others.
• Students will be familiarized with major works of architecture.
• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of modern trends in architecture.
• Students will develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to the research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 3540A - Honors Experience: Modern Architecture & Design

AH 3591 - History of Graphic Design

• Students will be able to discuss the impact of social change of the formal evolution of written language and graphic communication.
• Students will be able to interpret the shifts in both graphic and typographic form and function throughout history.
• Students will be able to identify and describe variations in the evolution of letterform construction.
• Students will be able to understand and visualize general developments in printing technology.
• Students will be able to evaluate the evolution of typographic layout and structure.
• Students will be able to evaluate the evolution of graphic layout and structure.
• Students will be able to apply the aesthetic and function of historical artifacts and their application and connection to present-day solutions.
• Students will be able to interpret historical concepts through visual, verbal, and written descriptions.

AH 3600 - Modernist Theory and Criticism

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 3610 - History of Photography

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiar with ways in which photographic practices elucidate aspects of the historical context from which they are drawn.
• Demonstrate knowledge of criteria used to identify and discuss photographic images.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topic, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.

AH 3970T - Art History Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 3980T - Art History Tutorial

• Be able to communicate effectively in student’s own discipline(s) and to a wider audience.
• Be able to work effectively with difficult, multi-dimensional subjects in student’s area of study.
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.
• Develop ability to pursue independent research and/or creative activity.

AH 4101 - Contemporary Art History

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiar with critical debates and issues raised in the art world.
• Become familiar with the global, international range of practices and art made since 1960.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 4111 - The Representation and Theorization of Gender in the History of Art

• Analyze and interpret theoretical and critical explorations of the construction of gender and identity in visual culture.
• Be able to synthesize and analyze visual manifestations and constructions of gender by writing a research paper.
• Become familiar with a range of images and art that have addressed gender and identity.

AH 4161 - Arts of Medieval China (400-1300)

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of medieval Chinese art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of Chinese art of the medieval period.
• Learn the importance of diversity and plurality in the study of art from a specific time and place.

AH 4171 - Arts of Early Modern China (1500-1700)

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Learn the significance of diversity and plurality in the study of art from a specific time and place.

AH 4180 - Contemporary East Asian Art

• Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to –
• define and describe the major artists, their individual artistic practices and influential artworks along with the formative writings of art historians and critics
• explain and analyze the relevant benchmark exhibitions, artistic movements, and events (biennales, triennials, and art fairs), all taking place globally
• compare and analyze affecting local and geopolitical circumstances and conditions that have influenced the formative artistic movements and events throughout East Asia
• evaluate the significance of formal training and residencies, institutional support and individual collecting interests on the artists, from outside of East Asia on the artists
• explain the intraregional formative relationships, at the artistic, conceptual, and socio-economic levels
• compare and evaluate the prominence of contemporary East Asian artists in the global arena of art, continuing since the late 1990s
• define and evaluate the changing and broadening boundaries of Contemporary East Asian art, from the late 1990s to the present

AH 4190 - Visual Culture of China

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 4221 - Romanesque and Gothic Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of Romanesque and Gothic art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes used in creating art of the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 4241 - Northern Renaissance Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of Northern Renaissance art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop knowledge of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the art of the period.

AH 4250 - Art of High Renaissance and Mannerism

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of the art of the period.
• Demonstrate knowledge of materials and processes used in creating 16th-century Italian art.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop interpretative skills through oral presentations and written works.

AH 4331 - Central African Art

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Become familiarized with major works of art.
• Develop critical thinking and viewing of texts and art works.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.

AH 4611 - 20th-Century Art

• Build comprehensive knowledge of major movements, foundational masterpieces, and central problems and concepts in 20th-c art, the advent of abstraction and the ideological issues attendant on abstraction vs. figuration in historical context.
• Build knowledge of scholarly resources appropriate to research topics, including printed and electronic sources.
• Develop ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and to compose original arguments.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Gain the language to discuss, describe, and generate formal analyses of art works.
• Learn to look through a variety of methodological approaches.

AH 4616 - Art Spaces

• Students will be able to apply thematic frameworks to the study of art theory and history
• Students will be able to understand the importance of space, architecture, site, and environment in art history
• Students will be able to evaluate and think critically about spatial culture and its role in the contemporary world
• Students will be able to critically read and respond to primary and secondary sources

AH 4711 - Methods in Art History

• Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others.
• Build comprehensive knowledge of a variety of methodological approaches.
• Develop ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and to compose original arguments.
• Develop ideas for research projects and be able to apply strategies of revision.
• Develop interpretative skills through oral presentations and written works.