The History of Art Department at The Ohio State University

GEC Classes

201 History of Western Art I U 5: The Ancient World to the Early Renaissance: Examination of the history of Western art from the third millennium BC to the fifteenth century AD.; GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
202 History of Western Art II U 5: The Renaissance to Contemporary Worlds: Examination of the history of art in Europe and the United States, from about 1500 to the present.

GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
: H201 History of Western Art I HONORS U 5; The Ancient World to the Early Renaissance: Examination of the history of Western art from the third millennium BC to the fifteenth century AD.; GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
H202 History of Western Art II HONORS U 5: The Renaissance to Contemporary Worlds: Examination of the history of art in Europe and the United States, from about 1500 to the present.

GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.

213 Asian Art U 5: A survey of Far Eastern art: India, China, and Japan.; Su, Au, Wi, Sp, Qtrs. 5 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing or 1st yr standing with credit for 111, 210, 211, 212, 216, or 250. GEC arts and hums VPA course.
216 Introduction to African Art and Archaeology U 5: The art and archaeology of Africa with emphasis on the historic cultures of the Rock Art (8,000 BCE), Egypt (3000 BCE), Nok (900 BCE), Igbo-Ukwu (695 CE), Ife (1200 CE), and Benin (1400–1900 CE).; 5 cl. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course. VPA Admis Cond course.
260 Introduction to World Cinema U 5: Chronological survey of the most influential and recognized film artists and film movements of the world.; 5 cl. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
300 Great Monuments of Western Civilization U 5: Major buildings of Western civilization from antiquity to the present in their historical and cultural contexts.; Not open to students with credit for 250, Arch 201, or any course from Arch 600-602 sequence, or more than one course from Hist Art 210-212 sequence. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
301 Christian Art U 5: An introduction to the wide range of forms and functions of Christian images and spaces from their orgin untill 1700.; 4 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
305 Art and Civilization in the Near East U 5: An examination of the development of the visual arts and architecture of the Near East from the Neolitic Revolution to the Islamic period.; 5 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
306 Classical Archaeology U 5: Introduction to the principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites.; 5 cl. Not open to students with credit for 240, Classics 240 or History 240 or 306. Cross-listed in Classics as 240 and in History as 306. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course. GEC Cultures and Ideas course.
315 Renaissance Art in Italy U 5: Art and society in Renaissance Italy.; 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. Not open to students with credit for 515, 529, or 530. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
316 Dante's Divine Comedy and its Visualizations U 5: An interdisciplinary look at Dante's Divine Comedy and visual responses to it from the 14th century to the present.; 2 2-cl hr. Prereq: English 110 and 2nd year standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
330 American Art U 5: A study of architecture, painting, and sculpture in America.; 2 2-hr cl. H330 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: English 110 and 2nd yr standing. Not open to students with credit for 637 or 638. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
340 Aspects of Modernity U 5: Explores questions of the distinctively “modern” in relation both to particular works of art and to various explicit reflections on broader cultural notions of modernity.; Prereq: English 110 and 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
345 History of Photography U 5: A thematic overview and critical introduction to the main debates and achievements in the history of photography.; Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
350 World Cinema Today U 5: An introduction to the art of international cinema today, including its forms and varied content.; Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
360 Philosophy of African Art U 5: A thematic examination of theoretical bases of African art and culture.; Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
415 Writing Seminar in the History of Art U 5: Training in writing a variety of assignments commonly undertaken by art historians.; 5 cl. Prereq: Jr or sr standing in hist art. GEC third writing course.
505 Contemporary African Art: 1920 to Present U G 5: Survey of the development of 20th-century African art.; 5 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
519 Great Masters of the 17th and 18th Centuries U G 5: A study concentrating upon the individual careers of Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Poussin, Watteau, Tiepolo, and David.; 2 2-hr cl. H519 (honors) may be available to students enrolled in an honors program or by permission of department or instructor. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. Not open to hist art majors or to students with credit for 631, 632, or 634. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
520 19th- and 20th-Century European Art U G 5: European art from about 1800 to the present, with emphasis on the outstanding masters of painting and sculpture.; 5 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. Not open to students with credit for 635 or 636. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
525 Medieval Art U G 5: Art and architecture of Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean from the 5th to the 15th centuries; focuses on visual culture of monasteries, cathedrals, and castles.; 5 cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing. Not open to students with credit for 603, 625, or 651. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
576 The Arts of China U G 5: An overview of the visual arts of China and their cultural context from prehistoric times to the modern era.; 5 cl. Prereq: Soph standing or permission of instructor. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course.
582 Arts of Japan U G 5: Major trends in the visual arts of Japan, from prehistory through the 19th century.; Su, Au, Wi, Sp, Qtrs. 2 2-hr cl. Prereq: 2nd yr standing or permission of instructor. GEC Arts and Humanities VPA course. Non-Western or Global Diversity course.