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Please see the section on Course Description Symbols and Terms in the University Catalog for an explanation of course description terminology and symbols, the course numbering system, and course credit units. All courses are lecture and discussion and employ letter grading unless otherwise stated. Some prerequisites may be waived with faculty permission. Many syllabi are available on the Chico Web.

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SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ARTH 100 Art Appreciation: Multicultural Perspectives   3.0 FS  GE  GC
An interactive discussion of art and visual literacy using related texts that focus on works from around the world, from ancient times to the present. This course fulfills General Education C1 requirements in the basic study of visual elements and concepts related to the arts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000713)
ARTH 110 Art History Survey: Prehistory to Medieval   3.0 FA  GE
Survey of the visual arts from prehistory through the Middle Ages. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000705)
ARTH 120 Art History Survey: Renaissance to 1800   3.0 SP  GE
Survey of the major visual arts of Europe and the U.S. from the Renaissance to 1800. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021083)
ARTH 130 Art History Survey: 1800 to the Present   3.0 FS  GE  USD
Survey of the major visual arts of Europe and the U.S. from 1800 to the Present. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021084)
ARTH 140 Far Eastern Art Survey   3.0 FS  GC
Survey of the major visual arts of India, China, and Japan from the prehistoric to the nineteenth-century period. An emphasis on the traditional Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto arts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000707)
ARTH 150 Survey of Arts of the Americas, Oceania, and Africa   3.0 FS  GE  GC
A survey of visual arts, including Pre-Columbian, Post-Columbian, Native American, Islamic, and African. These arts will be placed in their historical, social, and religious contexts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000709)
ARTH 200 Art History Careers   3.0 SP  
This course familiarizes students with career tracks for art historians in the academic, museum, and commercial spheres. Emphasis is placed on building professional skills such as writing, editing, curating, and documentation. 3 hours lecture. (021900)
ARTH 400 Art History Issues   3.0 FS  
In-depth investigation of certain special areas of interest in art history based upon particular faculty competencies and student interest. 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units. (000856)
ARTH 411W Greek Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
In-depth study of the art and architecture of the Greek world during the Bronze Age, Aegean, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. An emphasis will be placed upon understanding the development of the Greek artistic concepts, such as idealism and realism, within their cultural and political context. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000858)
ARTH 412W Roman Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
In-depth study of the art and architecture of the Roman world covering the Republican, Early, and Late Imperial periods. An emphasis is placed upon understanding the political, religious, and social elements of Roman art and architecture. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000860)
ARTH 413W Medieval Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
In-depth thematic study of the art and architecture of the Middle Ages, with units on religion, geography, monstrosity, gender, race, etc. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000843)
ARTH 433W 20th Century Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
Prerequisite: ARTH 130.
An investigation of the history of modern art from the early-to-mid twentieth century. The course covers such movements as Cubism, Expressionism, Constructivism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism. An emphasis is placed on understanding how art relates to critical debates and social and historical contexts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000777)
ARTH 441W Contemporary Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
Prerequisite: ARTH 130.
An investigation of artists and issues in the global contemporary art world. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000838)
ARTH 451W American Art (W)   3.0 FS  W
This course investigates the development of American art from the Colonial period to World War II. It concentrates on painting, but also considers sculpture, architecture, photography, as well as decorative and folk arts. Artists to be explored at some depth include Benton, Cole, Henri, Homer, Krasner, Lawrence, O'Keefe, Pollack, Rivers, and West. Art will be presented in its social and historical contexts. The roles played by museums, galleries, and art schools, and the influence of collectors and dealers will be examined. Mutual influences between American and European, Non-Western, and Ethnic cultures will be discussed. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000835)
ARTH 471W Ancient Mexican Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
A survey of ancient Mexican art and culture of formative, classic, conquest, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mxtec, Classic Gulf Coast, Toltec, and Aztec. Sites discussed include El Tajin, La Venta, Monte Alban, Milta, Tula, and Tenochtitlan 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000841)
ARTH 472W Maya Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
An investigation of the art of the ancient Maya of Mexico and Central America prior to European contact, from the Preclassic to Postclassic periods. The relationship of art to religious beliefs and practices will be explored, as well as the development of local styles associated with royal courts. Sites discussed include Tikal, Palenque, Copan, Uxmal, and Chichen Itza 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (020618)
ARTH 473W Meso-American/Colonial Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
Prerequisites: ARTH 120.
 This course is also offered as CHST 473W.
A survey of Mexican art and culture from the Cortesian Conquest, the Colonial Period of monastery- and church-building, the Revolution of 1810, the Revolution of 1910, and the painters of the great revolutionary mural movement that followed, Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueriros, to contemporary artists who have tended toward international pluralism. Attention is given to the process of acculturation that produced the modern Mexican peoples, their national character, and their contemporary art. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000842)
ARTH 474W Ancient Andean Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
An investigation of the art of Peru and adjacent regions prior to European contact. The relationship of art to religious beliefs and practices, political ideologies, and the significance of styles and technologies are examined. Cultures surveyed include Chavin, Paracas, Nasca, Moche, Tiwanaku, and Inka, as well as the Northern Andean civilizations such as San Agustin. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (020619)
ARTH 475W American Indian Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
Investigation of the traditional and contemporary arts and cultures of the Amerindian and Eskimo of the continental United States, Canada, and Alaska. Six major culture areas will be examined: the Arctic, Pacific Northwest, California, the Southwest, and Eastern Woodlands, and the florescent cultures of the Plains and Intermontane. Such problems as a definition of Indian Art, transoceanic contact, acculturation, and the moral and ethical questions posed by Indian Rights will be considered. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000852)
ARTH 476W African Art (W)   3.0 INQ  W
An investigation of the arts and cultures of the African continent, with major emphasis upon the Negroid peoples south of the Sahara, the medieval kingdoms of the Sudan and the rain forest cultures and great civilizations of Ife, Benin, and the Congo, the sculpture, painting, body art, architecture, music, dance, belief systems, aural tradition of folklore, and reciprocal influences with other continents will be considered. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. (000853)
ARTH 481 Modern History of Interiors, Furnishings, and Architecture   3.0 FS  
Survey of the language of form and space and stylistic vocabularies related to interiors, furnishings, and architecture for 19th and 20th century European and American art from the Colonial period. Styles such as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Memphis, and Post Modern will be addressed, and architects and designers such as William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eileen Gray, and LeCorbusier will be included. 3 hours lecture. (000778)
ARTH 484 History of Photography   3.0 FS  
The development of photography from roots in classical and medieval discoveries to the present, its role in historical documentation, its reciprocal influence upon the arts, its contribution to science, and its importance as an extension of human vision. Non-silver processes and fusion of photography with computer and other media will be examined. Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Alfred Stieglitz, and Edward Weston are among the photographers to be considered. 3 hours lecture. (000773)
ARTH 500W Art History: Theory and Research Methods (W)   3.0 FS  GW  W
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Written Communication (A2) requirement.
This seminar investigates the history of the discipline and allows students to develop methodological skills needed for art historical research. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course. (000869)
ARTH 600 Graduate Studies: Art History Theory and Research Methods   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in art history. 3 hours lecture. (020397)
ARTH 610 Graduate Studies in Art History Issues   3.0 FS  
In-depth, graduate-level investigation of certain special areas of interest in art history based upon particular faculty competencies and student interest. 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units. (021303)
ARTH 611 Graduate Studies in Greek Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in Greek art. 3 hours lecture. (000936)
ARTH 612 Graduate Studies in Roman Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in Roman art. 3 hours lecture. (000938)
ARTH 613 Graduate Studies in Medieval Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in Medieval art. 3 hours lecture. (000922)
ARTH 633 Graduate Studies in European Art: Twentieth Century   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in twentieth-century European art. 3 hours lecture. (000943)
ARTH 641 Graduate Studies in Contemporary Art: 1980 to the present   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in contemporary global art. 3 hours lecture. (000914)
ARTH 651 Graduate Studies in American Art History   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in American art. 3 hours seminar. (000911)
ARTH 671 Graduate Studies in Ancient Mexican Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in Ancient Mexican art. 3 hours lecture. (000918)
ARTH 672 Graduate Studies in Maya Art   3.0 FS  
Research, Methods, and Problems in Maya Art. 3 hours lecture. (020628)
ARTH 673 Graduate Studies in Meso-American/Colonial Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in Meso-American/Colonial art. 3 hours lecture. (000920)
ARTH 674 Graduate Studies in Ancient Andean Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in ancient Andean art. 3 hours lecture. (020629)
ARTH 675 Graduate Studies in American Indian Art   3.0 INQ  
Research, methods, and problems in American Indian art. 3 hours lecture. (015530)
ARTH 676 Graduate Studies in African Art   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in African art. 3 hours lecture. (020398)
ARTH 684 Graduate Studies in History of Photography   3.0 FS  
Research, methods, and problems in history of photography. 3 hours lecture. (020399)
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