Fall 2025 Art History

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Last generated: Tuesday, July 01 2025 02:58 PM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

AH 100

Introduction to Art and Art History

3 hours. Creative Arts course.

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31613LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF2192BSBMeet on campus
10038LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR3042SHSimonetti, MMeet on campus
42789LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF3812BSBMeet on campus

AH 110

World History of Art and the Built Environment I

4 hours. Creative Arts course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
10108DIS - AD009:00 AM - 09:50 AMM2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
20698DIS - AD110:00 AM - 10:50 AMM2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10062DIS - AD209:30 AM - 10:20 AMT1072HHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
21587DIS - AD311:00 AM - 11:50 AMT1072HHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
21588DIS - AD509:00 AM - 09:50 AMW2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
21589DIS - AD610:00 AM - 10:50 AMW2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10098DIS - AD709:30 AM - 10:20 AMR1072HHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10102DIS - AD811:00 AM - 11:50 AMR1072HHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10106DIS - AD912:30 PM - 01:20 PMR2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
21590DIS - ADA02:00 PM - 02:50 PMR2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10113DIS - ADB09:00 AM - 09:50 AMF2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
40326DIS - ADC10:00 AM - 10:50 AMF2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
40327DIS - ADD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMF2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
40325DIS - ADE12:00 PM - 12:50 PMF2092JHMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $10.00 Flat Fee.
10114LEC - AL1ARRANGEDARR2ONLHarmansah, Online with deadlines

AH 125

Introduction to the Art and Architecture of Asia

3 hours. Same as GLAS 125. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41012LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR3372BSBBecker, CMeet on campus

AH 160

Trends in International Contemporary Art Since 1960

3 hours. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
23943LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTRB62BHMeet on campus

AH 180

Intro to Museum & Exhibition

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38683DIS - AD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMW3152BSBMeet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $60.00 Flat Fee.
38682LEC - AL09:30 AM - 10:45 AMM3152BSBMeet on campus

AH 201

Reading and Writing Art Criticism

3 hours. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level. Creative Arts course.

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37263LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF3152BSBMeet on campus

AH 204

Greek Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as CL 204, and HIST 204. Credit is not given for AH 204 if the student has credit in CL 215. Taught in English. Creative Arts, and Past course.

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10122LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF3122LHRos, KMeet on campus

AH 209

Near Eastern Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as CL 209. Credit is not given for AH 209 if the student has credit in ARST 209 or CL 209. Previously listed as ARST 209. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. Recommended background: AH 110. To be properly, registered students should enroll in one Lecture and one Lecture-Discussion.

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32131LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1072HHMeet on campus

AH 219

Art and Architecture of East Asia

3 hours. Same as GLAS 219. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
32182LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR3852BSBBecker, C

AH 232

History of Film I: 1890 to World War II

3 hours. Same as ENGL 232 and MOVI 232. Creative Arts course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. Recommended background: ENGL 131 or ENGL 132 or ENGL 230.

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10128DIS - AD101:00 PM - 02:50 PMMB62BHRubin, M; Seigle, BMeet on campus
10130LCD - AS101:00 PM - 02:50 PMWB62BHRubin, M; Seigle, BMeet on campus

AH 235

History of Design I: 1760-1925

3 hours. Same as DES 235. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graphic Design or Industrial Design or Art History or Design Studies major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

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47566DIS - AD112:00 PM - 12:50 PMF24502ADSPrestwich, AMeet on campus
47567DIS - AD211:00 AM - 11:50 AMR24802ADSGomez-Ortega, JMeet on campus
47568DIS - AD312:00 PM - 12:50 PMR24802ADSGomez-Ortega, JMeet on campus
47738DIS - AD411:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24502ADSPrestwich, AMeet on campus
10143LEC - AL12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWC0042LCCMekinda, JMeet on campus

AH 260

European Art from 1750 to 1900

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of art history at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
10154LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR3812BSBDubin, NMeet on campus

AH 261

European and American Art from 1900 to the Present

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of art history at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts course.

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34432LCD04:30 PM - 05:45 PMMW3152BSBArchias, SMeet on campus

AH 263

Latin American Colonial Art

3 hours. Same as LALS 263. Prerequisite(s): Three hours of art history at the 100 level, or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

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41505LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2192BSBOrtega, EMeet on campus

AH 273

Visual Culture of the Ancient Andes

3 hours. Same as LALS 239. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

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31622LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR3152BSBFinegold, AMeet on campus

AH 301

Theories and Methods in Art History

3 hours. Previously listed as AH 200. Required for majors in art history. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and major in art history, or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Art History major(s).

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35368LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW1062HHStimson, BMeet on campus

AH 302

Museum and Exhibition Workshop

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AH 180. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

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39450DIS - AD04:00 PM - 05:30 PMW2092JHMeet on campus
39395LEC - AL03:00 PM - 03:50 PMW2092JHMeet on campus

AH 303

Writing in Art History

1 hours. Restricted to Art History major(s).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39948CNF10:00 AM - 10:50 AMF1062HHStimson, BMeet on campus

AH 399

Collaborative Research

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): AH 303 and AH 301; and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

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44013CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
44023CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
48092CNFARRANGEDDubin, N
48166CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
44252CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 430

Contemporary Photography

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours in the history of photography or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31625LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM1062HHSimonetti, MMeet on campus
3 hours The Body/Photo In Asia The Body and Photography in Asia - Simonetti Through the body, this seminar will investigate the complexity of photography in global Asia. The course will be thematically and geographically based. It will cover the national and transnational practices in South, Southeast, and East Asia, including India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. From around the 1950s to today, the course will deal with topics of war, death, the fragmented body, colonialism, postcolonialism, gender, diaspora, and global pictorialism. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
32126LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM1062HHSimonetti, MMeet on campus
4 hours The Body/Photo in Asia The Body and Photography in Asia - Simonetti Through the body, this seminar will investigate the complexity of photography in global Asia. The course will be thematically and geographically based. It will cover the national and transnational practices in South, Southeast, and East Asia, including India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. From around the 1950s to today, the course will deal with topics of war, death, the fragmented body, colonialism, postcolonialism, gender, diaspora, and global pictorialism. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 470

Topics in Indigenous American Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register for more than one section per term. Recommended Background: 3 hours of Art History (undergraduates); Graduate standing (graduates).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33168LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT1062HHFinegold, AMeet on campus
3 hours Mesoamerican Codices AH 470 Mesoamerican Codices - Finegold An exploration of the scribal arts of Mesoamerica, with particular attention to the ways historical and ritual time was pictorially represented and structured in pre-Hispanic books. We will engage with the primary sources both through physical facsimiles of the screenfold manuscripts as well as through high-resolution digital images, and we will read a variety of scholarship providing insights into the nature of Indigenous writing and calendrical systems, religious beliefs and epistemologies, and the integration of these with socio-political considerations. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
33428LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT1062HHFinegold, AMeet on campus
4 hours Mesoamerican Codices AH 470 Mesoamerican Codices - Finegold An exploration of the scribal arts of Mesoamerica, with particular attention to the ways historical and ritual time was pictorially represented and structured in pre-Hispanic books. We will engage with the primary sources both through physical facsimiles of the screenfold manuscripts as well as through high-resolution digital images, and we will read a variety of scholarship providing insights into the nature of Indigenous writing and calendrical systems, religious beliefs and epistemologies, and the integration of these with socio-political considerations. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 480

Collecting Art and Building the Art Museum

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): AH 110 and AH 111 or consent of the instructor.

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42270LCD12:30 PM - 03:00 PMW2092JHPollak, MMeet on campus

AH 483

Internship

1 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. May be repeated. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44075PRARRANGEDBecker, COnline with deadlines
42833PRARRANGEDHarmansah, Online with deadlines
42832PRARRANGEDLee, LOnline with deadlines
42879PRARRANGEDOrtega, EOnline with deadlines
42866PRARRANGEDStimson, BOnline with deadlines

AH 490

Honors Thesis

3 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Open only to seniors. Instructor Approval Required

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22516CNFARRANGEDOnline with deadlines
22518CNFARRANGEDOnline with deadlines
22519CNFARRANGEDOnline with deadlines
22515CNFARRANGEDArchias, SOnline with deadlines
22514CNFARRANGEDBecker, COnline with deadlines
22522CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
22517CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
22520CNFARRANGEDPollak, MOnline with deadlines
22512CNFARRANGEDStimson, BOnline with deadlines

AH 491

Study Abroad in Art History

0 TO 12 hours. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

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10233STAARRANGEDOnline with deadlines

AH 492

Readings in Art and Architecture History

1 TO 4 hours. 1 to 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduate students or 12 hours for graduate students. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and 3 hours of Art History above the 100 level and consent of the instructor. Enrollment priority will be given to majors and graduate students in Art History. Instructor Approval Required

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22527CNFARRANGEDOnline with deadlines
22534CNFARRANGEDOnline with deadlines
22533CNFARRANGEDArchias, SOnline with deadlines
22525CNFARRANGEDBecker, COnline with deadlines
22530CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
22531CNFARRANGEDFinegold, AOnline with deadlines
22523CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, Online with deadlines
22528CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
22526CNFARRANGEDOrtega, EOnline with deadlines
22532CNFARRANGEDPollak, MOnline with deadlines

AH 510

Historiography of the Visual Arts, 1750 to 1960

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in art history or consent of the instructor.

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10246LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1062HHStimson, BMeet on campus
WHAT WAS ART? WHAT WAS ART? WHAT WAS HISTORY? As we reflect on the lost modern ideal of art from our post-art-historical perspective of the last 75 years we will strive to take Richard Wollheims 1987 burn to heart: Many art-historians, in their scholarly work, make do with a psychology that, if they tried to live their lives by it, would leave them at the end of an ordinary day without lovers, friends, or any insight into how this had come about. What did it mean to think of arta category of things, after all, that was once thought to be of consuming beautylike a friend or lover? We rarely think this way now. Our task will be to ask how it once felt and consider whether Wollheim was right.

AH 512

Art History Teaching Seminar

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated as often as the student is a TA, but only a maximum of 2 hours will apply to the degree. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the art history program and appointment as a teaching assistant in the Department of Art History. Not intended for Undergrad - Chicago. Departmental Approval Required

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10248LCD01:00 PM - 03:00 PMF1062HHHarmansah, Meet on campus

AH 550

Seminar in Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

4 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Not intended for Undergrad - Chicago.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47114LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1062HHDubin, NMeet on campus
Early Modern Paper Culture AH 550 Early Modern Paper Culture Surveys early modern artistic practice, from the Renaissance through the eighteenth century, primarily in Europe and the Americas, alongside the dynamics of a larger paper culture. Topics to be considered include, among others: changing conceptions of authorship, authenticity and the counterfeit; economies of trust; mechanisms of colonial conquest; the rise of paper money; and the commerce in and aesthetics of works on paper.

AH 561

Seminar in Contemporary Architecture and Art

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Not intended for Undergrad - Chicago.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33951LCD09:00 AM - 11:30 AMW3032HHArchias, SOn campus and online
Holding Onto Art in the 1960s AH 561 Holding Onto Art in the 1960s The pendant seminar to last years Sixties Art and the PMC. Explores artists in the U.S. and Brazil who worked with modernist dialectics in the face of the global embrace of nonart, systems, and the anti-aesthetic after 1960. Case studies: Rainer, Hesse, Oiticica, Mitchell, Edwards, Lygia Clark and others.

AH 590

MA Paper Research

0 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Art History major(s). Restricted to Master of Arts.

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37265CNFARRANGEDArchias, SOnline with deadlines
45610CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
21196CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
45611CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
45612CNFARRANGEDHarmansah,
46681CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
Departmental Approval Required
45613CNFARRANGEDLee, L
45614CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
45615CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 592

Preliminary Examination Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students. Only by consent of the Director of Graduate Studies and after all other coursework has been completed. Restricted to Art History major(s). Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy.

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45616CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
45617CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
25725CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
45618CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
45619CNFARRANGEDHarmansah,
45924CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
45620CNFARRANGEDLee, L
45621CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
45622CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 596

Readings in Art and Architecture

1 TO 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

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22547CNFARRANGEDArchias, SOnline with deadlines
23866CNFARRANGEDBecker, COnline with deadlines
22557CNFARRANGEDDeij Prado, MOnline with deadlines
22556CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
22548CNFARRANGEDFinegold, AOnline with deadlines
22554CNFARRANGEDHarmansah, Online with deadlines
18360CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
22552CNFARRANGEDLee, LOnline with deadlines
22550CNFARRANGEDMekinda, JOnline with deadlines
22555CNFARRANGEDOrtega, EOnline with deadlines
18361CNFARRANGEDQuinn, TOnline with deadlines
22560CNFARRANGEDStimson, BOnline with deadlines

AH 598

Master's Thesis Research

0 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

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35373CNFARRANGEDArchias, SOnline with deadlines
45623CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
10258CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
45624CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
45625CNFARRANGEDHarmansah,
45923CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
Departmental Approval Required
45626CNFARRANGEDLee, L
45628CNFARRANGEDMekinda, J
45728CNFARRANGEDOrtega, E
45627CNFARRANGEDStimson, B

AH 599

Ph.D. Dissertation Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 24 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and satisfactory completion of the preliminary examination.

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45629CNFARRANGEDArchias, S
45630CNFARRANGEDBecker, C
10259CNFARRANGEDDubin, NOnline with deadlines
45631CNFARRANGEDFinegold, A
45632CNFARRANGEDHarmansah,
45926CNFARRANGEDHiggins, HOnline with deadlines
Departmental Approval Required
45633CNFARRANGEDLee, L
45925CNFARRANGEDMekinda, JOnline with deadlines
Departmental Approval Required
45634CNFARRANGEDPollak, M
45635CNFARRANGEDStimson, B