ART 485 - Art History: Theory & Methods

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): One introductory Art History course (ART 252, ART 353, ART 256, ART 281, or ART 286) and one 300 or 400 level Art History course. An examination of the various investigative and interpretive methods used by art historians. The course is divided into two parts; the first on traditional methodologies along with their contemporary critiques and the second on a range of “new” art histories. At the end of the course students will be both competent in traditional methodologies and cognizant of contemporary debates within art history as a discipline.

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