Class Listings Spring 2026 Semester

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NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

AH 100

Introduction to Art and Art History

3 hours. Creative Arts course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
26464	LCD	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	MWF	381	2BSB		Meet on campus
36950	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	331	2BSB		Meet on campus
22801	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	319	2BSB	Simonetti, M	Meet on campus

AH 111

World History of Art and the Built Environment II

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
13854	DIS - AD1	09:00 AM - 09:50 AM	M	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13855	DIS - AD2	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	M	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13856	DIS - AD3	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	M	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13857	DIS - AD4	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	M	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13858	DIS - AD5	09:00 AM - 09:50 AM	W	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13859	DIS - AD6	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	W	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13860	DIS - AD7	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	W	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13861	DIS - AD8	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	W	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13862	DIS - AD9	09:00 AM - 09:50 AM	F	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13863	DIS - ADA	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	F	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13864	DIS - ADB	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
13865	DIS - ADC	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	F	B10	2BH		Meet on campus
26684	DIS - ADD	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	180C	2TBH		Meet on campus
26685	DIS - ADE	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	F	180C	2TBH		Meet on campus
19877	LEC - AL1	ARRANGED				Archias, S	Online with deadlines
Online

AH 122

History of Chicago Architecture

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28592	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:40 PM	T	312	2LH			Meet on campus

AH 130

Photography in History

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: Any art history course; any photography studio course. Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
39221	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	315	2BSB	Gadbois, H		Meet on campus

AH 160

Trends in International Contemporary Art Since 1960

3 hours. Creative Arts course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
19744	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF	311	2SH			Meet 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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
39630	DIS - AD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	T	331	2BSB	Johnson, P	Meet on campus
Art History Lab Fee $50.00 Flat Fee.
39631	LEC - AL	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	R	331	2BSB	Johnson, P	Meet 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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
31002	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	312	2LH	Kherdeen, R		Meet on campus

AH 205

Roman Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as CL 205, and HIST 205. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
13870	LCD	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MWF	381	2BSB	Ros, K		Meet on campus

AH 206

Museums and Exhibitions in Motion

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AH 180.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
37914	LEC	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	A005	2LCA			Meet on campus

AH 210

Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology

3 hours. Same as BLST 210 and CL 210. Credit is not given for AH 210 if the student has credit in ARST 210 or CL 210 or BLST 210. Previously listed as ARST 210. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the English Composition requirement; and sophomore standing or above. Recommended background: Credit in AH 100 or AH 110. Creative Arts, and Past course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Lecture-Discussion.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
48917	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	312	2LH	Johnson, P		Meet on campus

AH 218

Pompeii: Everyday Life in a Roman Town

3 hours. Same as CL 218 and HIST 218. Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
35880	LCD	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	MWF	220	2SH	Ros, K		Meet on campus
Pompeii: Everyday Life

AH 219

Art and Architecture of East Asia

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
42829	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	215	2BSB	Becker, C

AH 233

History of Film II: World War II to the Present

3 hours. Same as ENGL 233 and MOVI 233. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. Recommended background: ENGL 131 or ENGL 132.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
13880	DIS - AD1	01:00 PM - 02:50 PM	W	B6	2BH	Burson, H; Neptin, B		Meet on campus
13881	LCD - AS1	01:00 PM - 02:50 PM	M	B6	2BH	Burson, H; Neptin, B		Meet on campus

AH 236

History of Design II: 1925 to the Present

3 hours. Same as DES 236. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: AH 235 or DES 235.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
46106	DIS - AD	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	2410	2ADS		Meet on campus
46107	DIS - AD1	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	F	2410	2ADS		Meet on campus
46109	DIS - AD2	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	R	2480	2ADS		Meet on campus
22809	DIS - AD3	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	R	2410	2ADS		Meet on campus
47035	LEC - AL	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	MW	C004	2LCC	Mekinda, J	Meet on campus
Departmental Approval Required

AH 248

Russian Visual and Material Culture

3 hours. Same as RUSS 248. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL 160; or any 100-level RUSS or AH course. Creative Arts course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
35938	LCD	ARRANGED		ARR	2ONL	Vaingurt, J		Online with deadlines

AH 253

Topics in Art and Architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque

3 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register for more than one section per term. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
34170	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	381	2BSB			Meet on campus
Home: Early Modern Dwelling House and Home: Dwelling in the Early Modern This seminar will explore the architectural design and interior decoration of the house between 1450 and 1750 in western European practice. Although few actual objects survive from the period, the visual record -- in the form of drawings, prints, buildings, and paintings -- offers abundant clues for an exploration of privacy and the role of art in the home.

AH 259

Art in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

3 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: AH 111. Creative Arts, and Past course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
43320	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	335	2BSB	Dubin, N		Meet 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. Honors, Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
28600	LCD	06:00 PM - 07:15 PM	MW	B6	2BH	Ortega, E		Meet on campus

AH 266

Topics in the Global Visual Environment

3 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register for more than one section per term. Recommended background: 3 hours of Art History at the 100-level.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
40710	L1	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	281	2BSB	Kherdeen, R		Meet on campus
Global Modern Art/Avant-Gardes Global Modern Art / Global Avant-Gardes Riad Kherdeen A survey of modern art from around the world, beginning from the rise of Euro-American imperialism and ending with the age of decolonization. Artists, movements, and exhibitions from across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia will be covered.

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
42317	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
40221	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
3 hours
42347	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
44706	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
43317	CNF	ARRANGED	Ortega, E
3 hours
42569	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, 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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
28609	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	321	2LH	Simonetti, M	Meet on campus
3 hours The Body/Photography in Asia The Body and Photography in Asia Marie-Agathe 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.
28735	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	321	2LH	Simonetti, M
4 hours The Body/Photography in Asia The Body and Photography in Asia Marie-Agathe 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 460

Topics in Modern and Contemporary Art

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of modern art and architecture or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
39439	LCD	10:00 AM - 12:30 PM	F	5100	2AEH	Stimson, B	Meet on campus
3 hours POSTCOLONIAL THEORY POSTCOLONIAL THEORY Blake Stimson Beginning with Zohran Mamdanis father Mahmood, this course will focus on a group of postcolonial thinkers working out of African, South Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern contexts who have made careers out of challenging the aging surrealist doxa most recently labeled decoloniality. We will also consider the roots of postcolonial theory in mid-20th century anticolonial thought, Marxism and existentialism, as well as its manifestation in arts globalization and the governments, art fairs, transnational dealers and auction houses championing it. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
39440	LCD	10:00 AM - 12:30 PM	F	5100	2AEH	Stimson, B	Meet on campus
4 hours POSTCOLONIAL THEORY POSTCOLONIAL THEORY Blake Stimson Beginning with Zohran Mamdanis father Mahmood, this course will focus on a group of postcolonial thinkers working out of African, South Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern contexts who have made careers out of challenging the aging surrealist doxa most recently labeled decoloniality. We will also consider the roots of postcolonial theory in mid-20th century anticolonial thought, Marxism and existentialism, as well as its manifestation in arts globalization and the governments, art fairs, transnational dealers and auction houses championing it. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

AH 466

Material Worlds: Topics in Material Culture Studies

3 OR 4 hours. Same as ANTH 466 and CL 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Instructor Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor
38525	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	5100	2AEH	Harmansah,
3 hours Material Worlds: Topics in Material Culture Studies Omur Harmansah Examines current theories of material culture, drawn from art history, archaeology and anthropology to reflect on technologies of production and social life of things. Case studies will be drawn from ancient, medieval and modern historical context. Course Information: Same as ANTH 466 and CL 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
38526	LCD	03:30 PM - 06:00 PM	R	5100	2AEH	Harmansah,
4 hours Material Worlds: Topics in Material Culture Studies Omur Harmansah Examines current theories of material culture, drawn from art history, archaeology and anthropology to reflect on technologies of production and social life of things. Case studies will be drawn from ancient, medieval and modern historical context. Course Information: Same as ANTH 466 and CL 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
46055	PR	ARRANGED	Becker, C
42275	PR	ARRANGED	Dubin, N
42353	PR	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
42500	PR	ARRANGED	Pollak, M
42455	PR	ARRANGED	Stimson, B

AH 490

Honors Thesis

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
22836	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
22844	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
22850	CNF	ARRANGED	Dubin, N
22838	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
22842	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
22843	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
22837	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B
22847	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B
22835	CNF	ARRANGED	Vaingurt, J

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
22853	CNF	ARRANGED
22855	CNF	ARRANGED
22858	CNF	ARRANGED
34193	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
22854	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
34194	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
22859	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
19855	CNF	ARRANGED	Ortega, E
22851	CNF	ARRANGED	Pollak, M
34195	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B
22860	CNF	ARRANGED	Vaingurt, J

AH 512

Art History Teaching Seminar

1 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. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
13897	LCD	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	F	5100	2AEH	Archias, S		Meet on campus

AH 562

Issues in the Art of the Americas

4 hours.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
33019	LCD	03:00 PM - 05:30 PM	W	5100	2AEH	Finegold, A	Meet on campus
Pre-Columbian/(Post-)Modern Pre-Columbian/(Post-)Modern Andrew Finegold An inquiry into the ways modern and contemporary artists have invoked, appropriated, alluded to, or otherwise engaged with the art and cultures of the ancient Americas. We will consider the diverse approaches and motivations giving rise to these practices, with particular concern over the variable status granted to the past in the present. While this course will focus specifically on artists who incorporate reference to the ancient Americas into their work, we will also read more broadly on frameworks for the analyzing of such appropriative or historically engaged practices, which should be of interest to students working on similar approaches from other parts of the world.
48920	LCD	03:00 PM - 05:30 PM	M	5100	2AEH	Ortega, E	Meet on campus
Locating Empire Locating Empire: Landscape Representation and Empire Building Emmanuel Ortega This course considers the myriad ways in which the land is articulated. A main goal is to approach landscape as a verb. More precisely, the articulation of landscape to describe the process of empire will allow us to understand the active role this concept has played in the history of art.

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
19871	CNF	ARRANGED				Becker, C

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
48534	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
44776	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
Departmental Approval Required
27193	CNF	ARRANGED	Dubin, N
48525	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
44721	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
44831	CNF	ARRANGED	Ortega, E
Departmental Approval Required
44754	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B
Departmental Approval Required

AH 596

Readings in Art and Architecture

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

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
22862	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
26486	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
22872	CNF	ARRANGED	Dubin, N
34205	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
22868	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
35440	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
22863	CNF	ARRANGED	Lee, L
34203	CNF	ARRANGED	Ortega, E
22870	CNF	ARRANGED	Pollak, M
22866	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Room	Building Code	Instructor
34730	CNF	ARRANGED			Archias, S
Departmental Approval Required
45992	CNF	ARRANGED			Becker, C
Departmental Approval Required
19873	CNF	ARRANGED			Dubin, N
45990	CNF	ARRANGED	ARR	2ONL	Finegold, A
Departmental Approval Required
46053	CNF	ARRANGED			Harmansah,
Departmental Approval Required
45967	CNF	ARRANGED			Ortega, E
Departmental Approval Required
48485	CNF	ARRANGED			Stimson, B
Departmental Approval Required

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.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
44683	CNF	ARRANGED	Archias, S
46932	CNF	ARRANGED	Becker, C
19875	CNF	ARRANGED	Dubin, N
46917	CNF	ARRANGED	Finegold, A
44711	CNF	ARRANGED	Harmansah,
48540	CNF	ARRANGED	Higgins, H
Departmental Approval Required
44682	CNF	ARRANGED	Lee, L
44793	CNF	ARRANGED	Pollak, M
44712	CNF	ARRANGED	Stimson, B