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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.
 

Art
  

  • ART 8018 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8019 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8020 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8021 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8022 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8023 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8024 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8025 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8026 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8027 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8028 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8029 - Special Topics in Art Education

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours when topics varies.
  

  • ART 8201 - Adv Research Phtgrphy

    (3) Independent work and research in photography. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours. 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

    (1-12) 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. 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

    (1-12) 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. 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

    (1-12) 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. 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 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6031 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6032 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6033 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6034 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6035 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6036 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6037 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6038 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. . May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies
  

  • ARTH 6039 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) 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

    (3) Pre-dynastic to Late Period.
  

  • ARTH 6112 - Egypt Art-Old Kingdom

    (3) Art, architecture, and archaeology, 3000-1500 BC.
  

  • ARTH 6113 - Egypt Art-New Kingdom

    (3) Art, architecture, and archaeology, 1500 BC. to 642 AD.
  

  • ARTH 6119 - Late Antique/Islamic Art/Egypt

    (3) 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

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, painting, and the minor arts in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Syria-Palestine.
  

  • ARTH 6123 - Greek Art

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, and painting from the Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period.
  

  • ARTH 6124 - Roman Art

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, and painting from Etruscan Rome to the fall of the Empire.
  

  • ARTH 6125 - Art/Archaeology Pompeii

    (3) Pompeii’s excavations, art, artifacts, and architecture in reconstructing ancient Roman daily life.
  

  • ARTH 6129 - Ancient/Medieval Arch

    (3) Selected topics comparing the architecture of ancient Egypt, the Classical world, and Medieval Europe.
  

  • ARTH 6130 - Art/Medieval World

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, and painting, including manuscript illumination, of the Middle Ages; includes Western European and Byzantine traditions.
  

  • ARTH 6131 - Art/Early Middle Ages

    (3) Advanced study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of early medieval period.
  

  • ARTH 6134 - Art/High Middle Ages

    (3) Advanced study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting, including manuscript illumination, stained glass, and ivories, of Romanesque and Gothic periods.
  

  • ARTH 6141 - Early Renaissance Italy

    (3) Survey of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of Italy, 1300-1510.
  

  • ARTH 6142 - North Renaissance Art

    (3) Fifteenth century art in Northern Europe with emphasis on panel painting, manuscript illumination, and printmaking.
  

  • ARTH 6143 - High Renaissance Italy

    (3) Sixteenth century art in Italy, highlighting the works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and the Mannerists.
  

  • ARTH 6146 - Baroque Art

    (3) Historical study of the architecture, sculpture, and painting produced in Europe during the seventeenth century.
  

  • ARTH 6148 - Neo-Class/Romanticism

    (3) Western European art, ca. 1760-1850, emphasizing painting, sculpture, and art theory. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6149 - Realism & Impressionism

    (3) Western European art, ca. 1850-1880, emphasizing painting, sculpture, and art theory. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6152 - Early Modern Art

    (3) Movements in Western art and art theory, 1880-1905, that are the foundation of 20th century modernism, especially Symbolism and Post-Impressionism. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6153 - Cubism Thru Surrealism

    (3) 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 - High Modern Art

    (3) American and European art and art theory, emphasizing the development of modernism. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6157 - Contemp Art/Theory/Crit

    (3) Historical movements, theory, and criticism from 1968 to the present. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 2102 or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6158 - Modern Architecture

    (3) 19th century styles, 20th century masters, contemporary developments in architecture, including historic preservation.
  

  • ARTH 6160 - Architecture & Nature

    (3) 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

    (3) Hispanic arts of the Americas from 1500 to the present, considered in relation to Iberian and Indian traditions.
  

  • ARTH 6163 - Pre-Columbian Art

    (3) A survey of the ancient arts of Mexico, Central America, and South America from c. 1000 BC. to European contact.
  

  • ARTH 6166 - History Of American Art

    (3) (6167, 6168) (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

    (3) 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

    (3) 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 - Arts Africa/Oceania/Na

    (3) Survey of arts created by Native Americans of US and Canada, peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, and Pacific islands, examined in relation to their cultural context and heritage.
  

  • ARTH 6183 - Visual Arts Of Africa

    (3) Survey of arts of African continent from pre-historic to modern eras; African aesthetic traditions examined in relation to social and cultural contexts.
  

  • ARTH 6184 - Arts of Colonialism/Empire

    (3) 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 6185 - African American Art

    (3) Introduction to African American visual expression and culture from Colonial to modern eras, covering fine arts, photography, film, and popular culture.
  

  • ARTH 6186 - Afr American Diaspora Cinema

    (3) 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 6187 - Af Am Diaspora Photo Culture

    (3) African American photographic experience from the 19th century to the presient time; exploration of the politics of representation in the history of American photography by examining blacks as subjects, creators, and theorists of a diverse range of visual texts”; daguerreotypes
  

  • ARTH 6381 - Art Curatorial Tech

    (3) 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

    (3) (Same as ANTH 6660 ) Museum collection theory and methods, including collection policy, development, preservation, documentation, and interpretation. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 6661 - Collections Research

    (3) (Same as ANTH 6661 ) 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

    (3) (Same as ANTH 6662 ) 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

    (3) Survey of the history and theory of photography since its invention in the 19th century.
  

  • ARTH 6722 - History Photography II

    (3) Historical and critical issues in photography from World War I to present.
  

  • ARTH 7000 - Semn Art/Vis Cult Afr/Afr Dias

    (3) 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 7030 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7031 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7032 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7033 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7034 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7035 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7036 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7037 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7038 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) Topics are varied and announced in online class listings. May be repeated to maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.
  

  • ARTH 7039 - Special Topics in Art History

    (1-3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3) Grammar and translation of hieroglyphs.
  

  • ARTH 7116 - Middle Egyptian II

    (3) Readings in hieroglyphs PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7115  or equivalent.
  

  • ARTH 7117 - Middle Egyptian Lit

    (3) Readings and translations of major literature of Ancient Egypt. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  or equivalent.
  

  • ARTH 7118 - Egyptian Texts

    (3) Advanced readings and translations of ancient Egyptian texts. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  OR equivalent.
  

  • ARTH 7119 - Late Egyptian

    (3) Readings in literature and other texts. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7116  or equivalent.
  

  • ARTH 7120 - Grad Prob Medieval Art

    (3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3) Reading of select egyptian texts written in hieratic. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTH 7119  or equivalent.
  

  • ARTH 7125 - Egyptian Art & Arch

    (3) 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

    (3) History of the discipline along with current research methods. Students develop research presentations in oral and written formats.
  

  • ARTH 7140 - Grad Prob Renaissance

    (3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3) 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

    (3-9) 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

    (3) (Same as ANTH 7661 ) Museum administration, finance, collection management, conservation, education, exhibition design, marketing, and visitor services. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 7662 - Museums & Communities

    (3) (Same as ANTH 7662 ) History and theory of museums, governance, audiences, and current topics in the profession. PREREQUISITE(S): Permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 7669 - Museum Internship

    (3-6) (Same as ANTH 7669 ) 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

    (3-6) 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

    (1-6) 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.
 

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