May 20, 2024  
UofM 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
UofM 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Courses that may be offered online are indicated with (**)asterisks next to the course title.

 

Art

  
  • ART 7010-7019 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  
  • ART 7020-7029 - Special Topics in Art Education

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  
  • ART 7040 - Problems Graphic Design

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Issues, theory, and methodology for graphic designers; research of assigned topic, class discussions, and studio projects. May be repeated for maximum of 12 hours when topics vary. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7200 - Photography Seminar

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Self-assigned visual/conceptual photographic problem in which journal is kept; group critiques and some seminar activities. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
  • ART 7201 - Adv Research Phtgrphy

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Independent work and research in photography. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7240 - Visual Communctn Resrch

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Group discussion and criticism of individual study problems; emphasis on independent studio research projects as related to general topic in visual communication.
  
  • ART 7330 - Studies/Two Dimen Media

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Exploration of an original visual arts idea in two-dimensional media.  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit depending upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7411 - Methods for Elem Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Introduction to skills, methods, and content for teaching a comprehensive art education program in an elementary setting; includes studio and art appreciation activities, emphasizing materials and methods for children’s art expression and development. NOTE: May include field experience and background check at student’s expense.
  
  • ART 7420 - Meth K-12 Art Instruct

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description Instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation applied to elementary and secondary school art programs.
  
  • ART 7421 - Positive Yth Devlp thru Arts

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Introduction to an asset or strength-based model for promoting positive youth development; investigates exemplary models of collaborative, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural creative arts programs for urban youth; students submit a process portfolio documenting their experiences. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ART 7423 - Methods Art Second Schools

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Studio activities and related art education issues relevant to artistic development of adolescents; emphasizes multicultural concerns, practical classroom management skills, and a variety of art teaching methods and evaluation systems. NOTE: May require fieldwork and background check at student’s expense. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ART 7441 - Art Educ Prof Seminar

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Development of effective practices for art education; includes analysis and problem solving of art student teaching experience, and creation of professional portfolio. PREREQUISITE(S): Completion of all other licensure and degree requirements COREQUISITE(S): ICL 7912 .
  
  • ART 7550 - Studies/Three Dim Media

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Exploration of an original visual arts idea in three-dimensional media. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit depending upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7640 - Studies Computr Animtn

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Advanced techniques and principles of visual communication in the video animation format. PREREQUISITE(S): permission of instructor.
  
  • ART 7651 - Graduate Studio Sem

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description Student presentation and discussion of current studio work in ceramics, painting, photography , printmaking, and/or sculpture courses at the 6000 or 7000 level.  May be repeated once per semester for a maximum of 12 credit hours. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7660 - Direct Ind Study

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Individual investigation of special research problems or projects.  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7710 - Indep Studies B/W Photo

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Independent exploration of original black and white photographic art ideas and studio techniques.  May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7711 - Adv Photography Semnr

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (6711) Description (6711) Emphasis on finding a personal direction within the student’s work, pursuing that direction, and discussing it in class critiques. PREREQUISITE(S): ART 7003 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ART 7712 - Photo Portfolio Sem

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (6712) Description (6712) Student must produce a book of photographs or portfolio (bound by student) that represents a coherent, in-depth picture statement. PREREQUISITE(S): ART 7711 .
  
  • ART 7770 - Studies Mixed Media

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Explorations of an original visual arts idea in mixed media. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 7996 - Thesis

    Credit Hours: (1-6)
    Description Preparation and defense of a thesis prepared under direction of major professor. Studio Art thesis requires an exhibition. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 8010-8019 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics vary.
  
  • ART 8020-8029 - Special Topics in Art Education

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics vary.
  
  • ART 8201 - Adv Research Phtgrphy

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Independent work and research in photography. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 8330 - Studies/Two Dimen Media

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Exploration of an original visual arts idea in two-dimensional media.  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit depending upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 8550 - Studies/Three Dim Media

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Exploration of an original visual arts idea in three-dimensional media. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit depending upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ART 8660 - Direct Ind Study

    Credit Hours: (1-12)
    Description Individual investigation of special research problems or projects. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit upon recommendation of advisor Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

Art History

  
  • ARTH 6030-6039 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  
  • ARTH 6111 - Art/Arch Egypt

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Pre-dynastic to Late Period.
  
  • ARTH 6112 - Egypt Art-Old Kingdom

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Art, architecture, and archaeology, 3000-1500 BC.
  
  • ARTH 6113 - Egypt Art-New Kingdom

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Art, architecture, and archaeology, 1500 BC. to 642 AD.
  
  • ARTH 6119 - Late Antique/Islamic Art/Egypt

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Pharaonic and Hellensitic roots of Coptic Art, its 3rd and 4th century AD flourishing, place within the larger milieu of the Byzantine Empire’s culture and artistic expression, interaction with the Late Antique arts of the Eastern Mediterranean, and influence on the Islamic Art of Egypt.
  
  • ARTH 6121 - Ancient Art Near East

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Architecture, sculpture, painting, and the minor arts in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Syria-Palestine.
  
  • ARTH 6123 - Greek Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Architecture, sculpture, and painting from the Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period.
  
  • ARTH 6124 - Roman Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Architecture, sculpture, and painting from Etruscan Rome to the fall of the Empire.
  
  • ARTH 6125 - Art/Archaeology Pompeii

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Pompeii’s excavations, art, artifacts, and architecture in reconstructing ancient Roman daily life.
  
  • ARTH 6129 - Ancient/Medieval Arch

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected topics comparing the architecture of ancient Egypt, the Classical world, and Medieval Europe.
  
  • ARTH 6130 - Art/Medieval World

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Architecture, sculpture, and painting, including manuscript illumination, of the Middle Ages; includes Western European and Byzantine traditions.
  
  • ARTH 6131 - Art/Early Middle Ages

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Advanced study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of early medieval period.
  
  • ARTH 6134 - Art/High Middle Ages

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Advanced study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting, including manuscript illumination, stained glass, and ivories, of Romanesque and Gothic periods.
  
  • ARTH 6141 - Art of Italy, 1250-1450

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course examines painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy during the major transitional period of about 1250 to 1450, immediately preceding that which is traditionally referred to as the Italian Renaissance. We will explore the historical, theological, and social roots of the artistic transformations that took place, laying the foundations for what was to come. Lectures and discussions will consider topics such as painting and devotion, image theory, art and urbanism, science and psychology, politics and power, and pictorial space and structure.
  
  • ARTH 6142 - Art of Northern Europe, 1350-1600

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Traditionally referred to as the Northern Renaissance, this course explores painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts of Northern Europe from about 1350 to 1600, specifically Flanders, the Netherlands, and Germany. Examining key works from the period, students evaluate the influence of political and religious institutions, expansions in international trade, and the rise of humanism.
  
  • ARTH 6143 - Art of Italy, 1450-1600

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course examines painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from about 1450 to 1600, during the height of the period traditionally referred to as the Italian Renaissance. As a period known for its increased naturalism in art and its advances in a variety of fields including science, philosophy, and technology, the course addresses how works of art were shaped by cultural, political, social, and global movements of the period. Throughout the term, students will explore the special characteristics of art from this period that continue to have an impact on the art world today.
  
  • ARTH 6146 - European Art, 1600-1750

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Traditionally known as the Baroque and early Rococo periods, this course examines the painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture of Western Europe from about 1600 to 1750, one of the most expressive and volatile periods in the early modern Western world. The course largely considers how the Protestant Reformation and the Counter Reformation transformed the art world, and focuses on ways that art was used as a means of persuasion by political and religious institutions.
  
  • ARTH 6148 - Neo-Class/Romanticism

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Western European art, ca. 1760-1850, emphasizing painting, sculpture, and art theory. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6149 - Realism & Impressionism

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Western European art, ca. 1850-1880, emphasizing painting, sculpture, and art theory. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6152 - Post-Impressionism and Symbolism

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Movements in Western European art and art theory, 1880-1905, that are the foundation of 20th century modernism. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2020 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6153 - Cubism Thru Surrealism

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Modern European art movements from ca. 1905 to World War II; covers Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6155 - Art Since 1945

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course explores cutting-edge visual art practices and theories during the second half of the twentieth century with a focus on Western culture. Discussion moves chronologically and thematically through various innovative movements and trends, exploring internationally shared artistic techniques and goals. Students will learn about avant-garde artistic practices that have shaped and continue to shape our global culture. Students will gain familiarity with artistic movements and individual artists as well as develop the ability to analyze the content and contexts of works of art. Topics include Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Process Art, Land Art, Conceptual Art, Body and Performance Art, Installation Art, the Black Arts Movement, Feminist Art, and Queer Art. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2020 or permission of instructor. Standard Letter
  
  • ARTH 6157 - Themes in Contemporary Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course investigates the diversity of global visual art practices through thematic topics such as activism, nature, identity, the body, memory, spirituality, language, and science. Emphasis is placed on contemporary art practices, but students are encouraged to consider artwork within larger historical and cultural contexts. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2020 or permission of instructor. Standard Letter
  
  • ARTH 6158 - Modern Architecture

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description 19th century styles, 20th century masters, contemporary developments in architecture, including historic preservation.
  
  • ARTH 6160 - Architecture & Nature

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Survey and analysis of spaces in variety of cultures from world history where relationship between the natural and the built environment is healthy.
  
  • ARTH 6162 - Latin American Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Hispanic arts of the Americas from 1500 to the present, considered in relation to Iberian and Indian traditions.
  
  • ARTH 6163 - Pre-Columbian Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description A survey of the ancient arts of Mexico, Central America, and South America from c. 1000 BC. to European contact.
  
  • ARTH 6166 - American Art: 1500s-1940s

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (6167, 6168) Description (6167, 6168). American art examined in social, cultural, and historical contexts; presents broad range of creative expression, including fine and applied arts and popular culture, from conquest period to modern developments in American visual studies.
  
  • ARTH 6167 - American Art, 1860-1945

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course provides an in-depth look at art and visual culture produced in the United States between two defining conflicts in U.S. history: the Civil War and World War II-a period of dynamic developments related to technology, race, ethnicity, and gender, among a host of other areas.  It approaches the issue of defining a national art from multiple perspectives, including dominant and marginalized voices.
  
  • ARTH 6168 - Art and Social Conflict 1920-P

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description This course will consider instances of visual culture, including fine art but also film, magazines, etc. that contribute to American identity.  We will consider visual practices that reflect and reinforce dominant ideas of American identity, but also will discuss strategies that contest American identity and try to imagine more inclusive alternatives.
  
  • ARTH 6181 - Africa-Native-America-Oceania

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description The course examines the arts-visual cultures of Africa, Native North America, and Oceania (Pacific Islands).  It investigates from a global perspective the impact of historic encounters between the western world and non-European cultures. This interdisciplinary course engages lecture, assigned readings, cinema, literary traditions, and field trips to view exhibits.
  
  • ARTH 6183 - Visual Arts Of Africa

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Survey of arts of African continent from pre-historic to modern eras; African aesthetic traditions examined in relation to social and cultural contexts.
  
  • ARTH 6185 - African American Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Introduction to African American visual expression and culture from Colonial to modern eras, covering fine arts, photography, film, and popular culture.
  
  • ARTH 6381 - Art Curatorial Tech

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Concentrates on curatorial responsibilities and functions, receiving and shipping methods, registration, physical and environmental security, research, conservation, and a study of the art market and publications.
  
  • ARTH 6660 - Museum Collections **

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (Same as ANTH 6660 ) Description Museum collection theory and methods, including collection policy, development, preservation, documentation, and interpretation. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6661 - Collections Research

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (Same as ANTH 6661 ) Description Introduces students in object-based disciplines to museum collections research methods and their applications to exhibitions, catalogs, and scholarly publications. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6662 - Museum Exhibitions **

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (Same as ANTH 6662 ) Description Museum exhibition methods and theory, including research, design, layout, object selection and handling, installation, public programing, and evaluation. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 6721 - History Photography I

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Survey of the history and theory of photography since its invention in the 19th century.
  
  • ARTH 6722 - History Photography II

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Historical and critical issues in photography from World War I to present.
  
  • ARTH 7000 - Semn Art/Vis Cult Afr/Afr Dias

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Interdisciplinary seminar exploring art and visual culture in a diversity of geographical contexts and historical periods. Topics will vary and may include: the arts of post-colonial Africa, contemporary African American art, the festival arts of the Caribbean, or imaging race in nineteenth century European art and visual culture.
  
  • ARTH 7010 - Arts of Colonialism/Empire

    Credit Hours: 3
    Description Major themes in the study of African Diaspora art, artists, and visual culture, specifically the histories of migration, dispersal, and mobility of peoples of African descent both within and outside the continent; aesthetics, race and representation, politics, gender, class differences, sexuality, strategies of resistance, cross-cultural influences, issues of patronage, and cultural identity formation.
  
  • ARTH 7011 - African American-Diaspora Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Description Visual culture that examines significant themes in US film history focusing on the development of African American cinema, and filmed representations of the African American experience. The history of African American film production is considered within historical, cultural, social, and political contexts. Readings in film criticism and theory examine the development of African American cinema as a particular genre of film and aesthetic expression. Diversity and difference are critical themes in the representation of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in cinema, a quintessentially American art form. From an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, film representative of the broader African Diaspora will also be examined.
  
  • ARTH 7012 - African American-Diaspora Photographic Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Description This is a visual culture studies course designed to investigate the African American photographic experience from the nineteenth century to the contemporary. It explores the relationship between African Americans and the African diaspora and photography by examining blacks as subjects, creators, and theorists of a diverse range of photographic representation. The course incorporates analysis of daguerreotypes, installation, image-text collaborations, as well as traditions of portraiture, colonialist photography, street photography, social documentary, civil rights photography, photo-journalism and photographic imagery in popular cultures.
  
  • ARTH 7030-7039 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  
  • ARTH 7110 - Adv Indv Stdy Art Hist

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Historical periods of art history with emphasis on individual research. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies PREREQUISITE(S): permission of instructor Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7114 - Intro Coptic Language/Culture

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Introduction to Coptic, with emphasis on the Sahidic dialect, combined with select readings from authentic texts and a discussion of the use of texts in Coptic iconography.
  
  • ARTH 7115 - Middle Egyptian I

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Grammar and translation of hieroglyphs.
  
  • ARTH 7116 - Middle Egyptian II

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Readings in hieroglyphs PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7115  or equivalent.
  
  • ARTH 7117 - Middle Egyptian Lit

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Readings and translations of major literature of Ancient Egypt. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  or equivalent.
  
  • ARTH 7118 - Egyptian Texts

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Advanced readings and translations of ancient Egyptian texts. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  OR equivalent.
  
  • ARTH 7119 - Late Egyptian

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Readings in literature and other texts. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  or equivalent.
  
  • ARTH 7120 - Grad Prob Medieval Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Early Medieval, Romanesque, or Gothic Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7121 - Grad Prob Ancient Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, or Roman Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7122 - Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scrip

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Reading of select egyptian texts written in hieratic. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7119  or equivalent.
  
  • ARTH 7125 - Egyptian Art & Arch

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Topics and problems in Egyptian art and archaeology. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies.
  
  • ARTH 7130 - Art Hist Methods & Prac

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description History of the discipline along with current research methods. Students develop research presentations in oral and written formats.
  
  • ARTH 7140 - Grad Prob Renaissance

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems of Renaissance Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7150 - Grad Prob 19th Century

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Nineteenth Century Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7152 - Grad Prob 20th Century

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Twentieth Century Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7165 - Gr Prob Am Art Anc/Mod

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Pre-Columbian, North American Indian, Spanish Colonial, or American Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies.Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7660 - Dir Indiv Study

    Credit Hours: (3-9)
    Description Individual investigation of special research problems or projects. May be repeated upon recommendation of advisor.Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated upon recommendation of advisor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7661 - Museum Practices **

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (Same as ANTH 7661 ) Description Museum administration, finance, collection management, conservation, education, exhibition design, marketing, and visitor services. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 7662 - Museums & Communities **

    Credit Hours: (3)
    (Same as ANTH 7662 ) Description History and theory of museums, governance, audiences, and current topics in the profession. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 7669 - Museum Internship **

    Credit Hours: (3-6)
    (Same as ANTH 7669 ) Description Structured experience in selected aspects of museum practice. Includes 150 contract hours in museum and colloquium. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours PREREQUISITE(S): ANTH 7661 , ANTH 7662  and/or permission of instructor Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 7900 - Art Historical Fieldwork

    Credit Hours: (3-6)
    Description Structured experience in select aspects of fieldwork, including studying objects in museum collections, working with archival material, conducting interviews with artists, or participating in epigraphic or archaeological fieldwork. A minimum of 150 hours (or equivalent) required. PREREQUISITE(S): Completion of 18 graduate credit hours at The University of Memphis or permission of acadmic advisor or instructor.
  
  • ARTH 7996 - Thesis

    Credit Hours: (1-6)
    Description Preparation and defense of a thesis prepared under direction of major professor. Studio Art thesis requires an exhibition. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 8000 - Semn Art/Vis Cult Afr/Afr Dias

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Interdisciplinary seminar exploring art and visual culture in a diversity of geographical contexts and historical periods. Topics will vary and may include: the arts of post-colonial Africa, contemporary African American art, the festival arts of the Caribbean, or imaging race in nineteenth century European art and visual culture.
  
  • ARTH 8010 - Arts of Colonialism and Empire

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description The Arts of Colonialism and Empire is a 7000-8000 level seminar course that examines the historical relationship between the dispersal of the African Diaspora and the development of New World arts and visual cultures that have influenced the western world. It focuses on how modernity and visuality were shaped by the forced migration, dispersal, and the continuing mobility of peoples of African descent, both within and outside the continent. Themes of discussion will include aesthetics, race and representation, gender, politics and strategies of resistance, cross-cultural influences, class, and cultural identity formation. (offered in even years). Cannot be repeated. Cannot be repeated. (offered in even years)
  
  • ARTH 8011 - AfricanAmericanCinema: Theory

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Image, Theory, Criticism is a 7000-8000 level seminar that examines African American film production within historical, cultural, social, and political contexts. Readings in criticism and theory focus on African American cinema as a particular genre of film and aesthetic expression. From a global perspective the course also examines film and filmmakers representative of the broader African Diaspora. (offered odd years). Course is not repeatable. Course is not repeatable. (offered odd years)
  
  • ARTH 8012 - AfricanAmerican Photog.Culture

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description African American Photographic Culture is a 7000-8000 level seminar course that examines the historical relationship between photography and the African American experience. It is an interdisciplinary course useful to a broad range of students interested in the black image and photographs as art, history, and material culture. The course focuses on African Americans as creators and theorists of photographic imagery. The course will also examine the broader picture of photographic traditions in Africa and the African Diaspora. Research projects will include investigation of significant photograph collections in local archives. (offered in odd years). The course is not repeatable. The course is not repeatable. (offered in odd years)
  
  • ARTH 8030-8039 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  
  • ARTH 8120 - Grad Prob Medieval Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Early Medieval, Romanesque, or Gothic Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
  
  • ARTH 8121 - Grad Prob Ancient Art

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description Selected areas or specific problems in Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, or Roman Art. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours when topic varies Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.
 

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