Art History Tentative Course Schedule

This course schedule is tentative. All courses are subject to change or cancellation. Courses marked “(Architectural History)” can be applied toward the optional Emphasis in Architectural History.

Fall 2026

  • AHI 1A, Ancient Mediterranean Art
  • AHI 100, Methods of Art History
  • AHI 102, Exhibition Practicum
  • AHI 123, Museums in the Age of Spectacle
  • AHI 157, Buddhist Art – Cross-listed as RST 171
  • AHI 172A, Early Greek Art and Architecture – Cross-listed as CLA 172A – Architectural History
  • AHI 175, Architecture and Urbanism in Mediterranean Antiquity – Cross-listed as CLA 175 – Architectural History
  • AHI 176A, Early Christian and Byzantine Art – Architectural History
  • AHI 190E, Gendering of Culture (seminar)
  • AHI 190H, Modern-Contemporary Seminar

Winter 2027

  • AHI 1B, Medieval and Renaissance Art
  • AHI 101, Understanding Museum Practices
  • AHI 154, The Hindu Temple – Cross-listed as RST 154
  • AHI 179B, Baroque Art
  • AHI 183A, Art in the Age of Revolution
  • AHI 188C, American Art to 1910
  • AHI 190F, Chinese Seminar

Spring 2027

  • AHI 1C, Baroque to Modern Art
  • AHI 1D, Arts of Asia
  • AHI 110, Cultural History of Museums – Architectural History
  • AHI 120A, Art, Architecture, and Human Rights – Cross-listed as HMR 120A – Architectural History
  • AHI 163B, Chinese Painting
  • AHI 172B, Later Greek Art and Architecture
  • AHI 181, Latin American Art and Architecture
  • AHI 183B, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
  • AHI 185, Avant-Gardism and its Aftermath
  • AHI 188B, Architecture of the United States – Architectural History
  • AHI 190C, Renaissance (seminar)
  • AHI 190L, Cultures of Collecting

Summer Session 2026

  • AHI 164, The Arts of Japan

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Course Offerings by Distribution Area

The source schedule for this section is labeled Fall 2025 / Winter 2026 / Spring 2026, which does not match the Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 / Spring 2027 labels used above. This appears to be left over from a prior year’s document and should be verified with the department before students rely on it.

Distribution Area 1: The Ancient World

  • Fall: AHI 172A, Early Greek Art and Architecture; AHI 175, Architecture and Urbanism in Mediterranean Antiquity

Distribution Area 2: Asia

  • Fall: AHI 157, Buddhist Art
  • Spring: AHI 163B, Chinese Painting

Distribution Area 3: The Middle Ages to 1700

  • Fall: AHI 176A, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
  • Winter: AHI 179B, Baroque Art
  • Spring: AHI 176B, Early Medieval and Romanesque Art; AHI 179B, Baroque Art

Distribution Area 4: Western Art 1700 to 1900

  • Winter: AHI 183A, Art in the Age of Revolution; AHI 188C, American Art to 1910
  • Spring: AHI 183B, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism; AHI 188B, Architecture of the United States

Distribution Area 5: World Art, 20th Century to the Present

  • Spring: AHI 185, Avant-Gardism and its Aftermath

Distribution Area 6: Art and Issues across Chronologies

  • Spring: AHI 110, Cultural History of Museums; AHI 181, Latin American Art and Architecture