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55 courses with the subject ARH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ARH 110Survey of Global Art Histories I: Prehistory - c.1400 3

Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from the Paleolithic era to circa 1400 C.E.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 111Survey of Global Art Histories II: c.1400 - Present 3

Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from circa 1400 to Present.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 112Survey of Global Art Histories 3: c.1800 to Present 3

Chronological, thematic survey of significant works representing visual traditions of Global art from circa 1800 C.E. to the present.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 210The Art of Disney and Pixar 3

Chronological survey of the preproduction and production art of the Disney and Pixar studios with an introduction to the history of the animated film and cartoon.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 211Art and the African-American Presence 3

The thematic study of key works by artists of African heritage and from the Western canon that reflect and construct race as a crucial dimension of American culture.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 214History of Ceramics: Critical Perspectives 3

A thematic exploration of the ceramic medium. Three foci are used as case studies demonstrating how art history can approach gender, globalization, and the debate surrounding art and craft.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 219Foundations in Art History Research 3

Topic-based seminar in art history. Students acquire knowledge of current research and methodology on the selected topic, undertake related independent research, and present findings in oral and written forms.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 302Roman Art 3

Chronological survey of the art of ancient Italy and the Roman Empire from ca. 1000 BC to the death of Constantine in AD 337.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 310Early Medieval and Byzantine Art 3

Art and architecture of Early Medieval Europe and the Byzantine East from ca. 300 to ca. 800.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 311Medieval and Romanesque Art 3

Art and architecture of Western Europe from ca. 800 to ca. 1160.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 312Gothic Art 3

Art in Europe from ca. 1160 to ca. 1400: architecture, sculpture, manuscript illumination, and mural painting.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 321Early Italian Renaissance Art, 1300-1480 3

Italian Art from 1300-1480 with particular focus on painting and sculpture in Florence.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 322Art of the Italian High Renaissance and Maniera, 1480-1600 3

Italian art from 1480 to 1600 with a particular focus on painting and sculpture from Rome, Venice, and Florence.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 339Arts of Mexico and Aztlán 3

Traces history of art/architecture in Mexico from indigenous resistance to 16th-century Spanish conquests to the present; national and global impact of Mexican artists; historical and contemporary understandings of what/where is Mexico and Aztlán; intersectionality of Mexican identity (mestizaje, indigenismo, criollismo, Afro-Mexicanidad); uses primary documents, leading-edge scholarship, artist talks, site visits.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 340European Art in the Eighteenth Century 3

A survey of European art media, practice, theory, and issues surrounding patronage during the century.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 341American Art I 3

Survey of historical development of art in the United States across media, from pre-contact Indigenous practices and the colonial period through the end of the nineteenth century. Includes art and visual culture of the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 344Art and Material Culture of the American South 3

Survey of art and material culture of the American South from the antebellum period to the present, covering painting and sculpture to quilt-making, artist environments, and protest materials, and situating the region in broader national and global contexts.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 345European Art in the Nineteenth Century 3

Painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1800 to 1900.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 346Art in the Global 19th Century 3

Study of artistic practices across geographies in the nineteenth century as interwoven global phenomenon, with particular attention to changing social structures, technological developments, and imperialist power systems.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 347American Art II 3

Survey of American art and visual culture from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day, including traditions from painting and sculpture to quilt-making, performance, public art, murals, protest material, and social practice.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 348Native Arts of North America 3

Study of Indigenous art practices across North America both past and present with attention to issues of settler colonialism, cross-cultural contact / exchange, sovereignty, and resistance.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 349Art and Politics of the United States 3

An interdisciplinary seminar combining analysis of the relationship between contemporary art and politics with community engagement via public-facing projects and discussions.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 350History of Photography 3

A lecture course in the exploration of the photographic image, how it was produced, how it has evolved, and the work of the photographers who make it an art.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 351Architecture in the Twentieth Century 3

The components of style, theory, structure, and material as embodied in the architecture of the century.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 352Early Twentieth-Century Art 3

Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other media from 1900 to World War II.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 353Late Twentieth-Century Art 3

Traditional and new media in the last half of the century.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 354Art Since 2000 3

A global survey of traditional and new media art practices from the year 2000 to the present.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 356Contemporary Art of the Americas 3

Regional, national, and transnational currents of art of the Americas (including the Caribbean and colonial holdings and territories) since the late 1960s. Interactive lecture.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 358History of Performance, Interdisciplinary, and Social Practice Art 3

Global study of the histories of art based in performance, embodied installation, participation, social practice, and art between or across these mediums since the late 1950s.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 359Art and/as Social Justice 3

Traces how artists and artworks have directly and indirectly participated in social initiatives or movements for equity, inclusion, and justice. Era, mediums, and geographic scope variable.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 360Women Artists of Disney and Pixar Animation 3

Study of the artistic production of women artists of the Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 361Art and Collaboration at Pixar 3

In-depth study of the collaborative process of Pixar Animation Studios, its dynamics, and the artwork produced within this process for the purposes of creating a feature-length film.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 370African Art: Ancient Empires to Colonial Contact 3

Survey of the visual arts of Africa prior to and during colonialism. Divided into regional units stressing the religious and social functions of art and the dynamism of cultural change.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 371The TransAtlantic: Cross-Cultural Representations 3

Beginning with the colonization of the Americas, a chronological and topical analysis of art from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Major themes: history of slavery, African diasporic religions, African tourism.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 372African Art: Modern and Contemporary 3

Survey of the visual arts of Africa in the modern and contemporary periods. Course is divided into chronological units beginning with the multiple modernisms that emerged during the twentieth century and moving into the contemporary period.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 380Introduction to Art Museum Studies 3

Introduces the functions of key art museum departments (Administration, Curatorial, Registration, Preparation/Installation, Education, Marketing, and Visitor Services/Security) and examines how they intersect to develop exhibitions, engage visitors, and build audiences.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 381Intro to Art Museum Collections 3

For students interested in working in art museums. Topics include collection care, development, and utilization as well as museum organizational structures. Assignments include readings, discussions, lectures, and field trips.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 390Variable Topics in Art History 3

Variable topics in the history of art and its institutions.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 395Florence and the Medici 3

On-site study of art and architecture commissioned by the Medici between 1400 and 1621. Offered only during The Art of Italy program.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 400Special Problems: Independent Study in Art History and Criticism 3

Directed program of reading and research.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 401Special Problems: Internship in Museum Studies 3

Directed program of reading, research, or curatorial projects in the Weatherspoon Art Museum and other museums.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 405Research Topics in Art 3

Topic-based seminar in art history and/or curatorial practices. Students acquire knowledge of current research on the selected topic, undertake related independent research, present findings in oral and written forms.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 411Topics in the History of Art 3

Special topics in the history of art, ancient to contemporary.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 412Historiography and Methodology 3

Case studies in the development of art history as a discipline and applied practice of methodologies developed for art-historical analysis.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 413Perspectives in Contemporary Art 3

Seminar on artists whose work or writings have raised critical questions relevant to recent art. Open to MFA students and qualified undergraduates.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 414Salon to Biennale and Beyond 3

A seminar on the development and transformation of art worlds and urban spaces with a specific focus on the development of Salons, Biennales, World's Fairs, and Art Fairs.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 490Art Museums and Exhibition Spaces 3

A study of the diverse operations and institutional missions of art museums, including management, governance, development, collections management, education, and curatorial activities.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 493Honors Work 3-6

Honors Work.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 500Traditions of Art Criticism 3

A study of the major critical traditions from the Italian Renaissance to the present, aiming to define the role of criticism in the production and reception of works of art.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 501Topics in the History of Art 3

Special topics in the history of art, ancient to contemporary.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 503Perspectives in Contemporary Art 3

Seminar on artists whose work or writings have raised critical questions relevant to recent art. Open to M.F.A. students.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 504Salon to Biennale and Beyond 3

A seminar on the development and transformation of art worlds and urban spaces with a specific focus on the development of Salons, Biennales, World's Fairs, and Art Fairs.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 505Color and Culture: Histories of Hue and Perception 3

Explores the ramifications of hue and visual perception as freighted cultural, historical, epistemological, and aesthetic categories. Lines of inquiry include the economic histories of pigments and dyestuffs, which have yielded connections between artists across borders, as well as violent imperial control.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 601Public Art 3

Study of traditional monuments, such as the pyramids, Michelangelo's David, and recent large-scale works, including the Vietnam Memorial, with attention to questions of site, scale, purpose, and audience.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu
ARH 619Research Problems in Art History, Art Criticism 3

Independent research in art history or criticism. May be repeated for credit.

Subject
ARH
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-27 University Catalog
Source
catalog.uncg.edu

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