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Winter Quarter, 2015

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AHI 001B: Medieval to Renaissance Art (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Christian, Barbarian, Moslem, and Classical traditions in European Art from the fourth through the sixteenth centuries.

GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL, WC.

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AHI 025: Understanding Architecture (4)

Lecture—3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Development of architecture and urban design; how form, space, order are conceived and used across eras and cultures.  Examines the function and organization of space, technological problems of construction, visual qualities of architecture, and social issues connected to architecture.

GE credit:  ArtHum, AH, DD, VL, WC

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AHI 120A: Art, Architecture, and Human Rights (4)

Lecture/discussion–4 hours.  Study of human rights as they relate to art, architecture, and cultural heritage.  Examines museums, art collections, and cultural-heritage management, their relation to the cultural prerogatives of communities and indigenous groups, and protection of cultural heritage during war and conflict. 

GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci|AH or SS, DD, VL, WC, WE.

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AHI 188B: Architecture in the United States (4)

Lecture–3 hours; discussion–1 hour.  Major movements from colonial times to the present.  The role of buildings in a changing society, the interplay of styles with technologies of construction, the relationship between American and European developments, and developments of the architectural profession.  GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt|AH.

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AHI 200B: Research and Writing Methods in Art History (4)

Discussion–3 hours; term paper.  Development of research, writing, and editing skills necessary for producing publishable work.

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AHI 200C: Thesis Writing Colloquium (4)

Discussion–1.5 hours.  Meeting concurrently with 200B.  Forum for technological discussions, discussion of writing/editing procedures, and peer review of writing in progress.

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