50. Ancient Art. Lecture, three hours; quiz, one hour. Prehistoric, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Aegean, Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman art and architecture.
51. Medieval Art. Lecture, three hours; quiz, one hour. Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, Carolingian, Ottomian, Romanesque, and Gothic art and architecture.
54. Modern Art. Lecture, three hours; quiz, one hour. Art and architecture from 1800 to the present in Europe and the U.S.
55A. Africa, Oceania, and Native America. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Comparative approach, emphasizing economic, cultural, and historical aspects of selected artistic traditions which developed outside the spheres of influence of major European and Asiatic civilizations.
55B. Arts of Pre-Columbian America. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of sequence of cultures which developed in the area between (and including) Mexico and Peru from ca. 1000 B.C. to the Conquest.
56A. Art of India and Southeast Asia. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of major artistic monuments of Indo-Iranian and Southeast Asian cultures, concentrating on formal and iconographical problems, as well as social and political conditions under which artworks were patronized and produced.
56B. Introduction to Chinese Art. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to discipline of Chinese art history. Fundamentals of formats, methods, and materials of Chinese art, visual and textual sources, peculiarities of patronage, traditional art history and criticism, and approaches to representation in premodern China.
57. Renaissance and Baroque Art. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. History of art and architecture in Western Europe from 1400 to 1750.
88A-88Z. Lower Division Seminars. Seminar, three hours. Limited to freshmen. Variable topics; consult Schedule of Classes or department for topics to be offered in a specific term. P/NP or letter grading:
88A. Buddha's Life and Teachings in Art, Texts, and Worship. Development of Buddhist art in India through Buddha's teachings, expressed in art, architecture, texts, and ritual. Re-creation of Buddha's life by analyzing art and reading Buddhist texts of his life.
101A. Egyptian Art and Archaeology. Lecture, three hours. Study of architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts during the Predynastic period and Old Kingdom.
101B. Egyptian Art and Archaeology of the Middle and New Kingdoms. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 50. Study of architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts during the Middle and New Kingdoms.
M102A. Minoan Art and Archaeology. (Same as Classics M153A.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 50 or Classics 10 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture in Minoan Crete from ca. 3000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M102B. Mycenaean Art and Architecture. (Same as Classics M153B.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 50 or Classics 10 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture in Mycenaean Greece from ca. 2000 to 1000 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M102C. Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Classics M153C.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 50, Classics 10 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from approximately 800 through 490 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M102D. Classical Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Classics M153D.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 50, Classics 10 or equivalent. Recommended: upper division classics or Greek courses. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from approximately 490 through 350 B.C. P/NP or letter grading.
M102E. Hellenistic Greek Art and Archaeology. (Same as Classics M153E.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 50, Classics 10 or equivalent. Study of development of art and architecture of Greek world from middle of the 4th century B.C., including transmittal of Greek art forms to the Romans. P/NP or letter grading.
M102F. Etruscan Art. (Same as Classics M153F.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 50 or Classics 20 or equivalent. Arts of Italic peninsula from ca. 1000 B.C. to end of the Roman Republic. P/NP or letter grading.
M102G. Roman Art. (Same as Classics M153G.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 50. Art and architecture of Rome and its Empire from ca. 300 B.C. to A.D. 300. P/NP or letter grading.
M102H. Late Roman Art. (Same as Classics M153H.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 50, M102G. Art of Roman Empire from the 2nd through 4th century (A.D.). P/NP or letter grading.
M102I-M102J-M102K. Classical Archaeology. (Same as Classics M153I-M153J-M153K.) Lecture, three or four hours. Prerequisite: course 50 or Classics 10 or 20 or History 1A or equivalent. Knowledge of Greek and Latin not required. General introduction to study of Aegean, Greek, and Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting. P/NP or letter grading. M102I. Greco-Roman Architecture; M102J. Greco-Roman Sculpture; M102K. Greco-Roman Painting.
104A. Western Islamic Art. Lecture, three hours. From the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to Spain, 7th to 16th century.
104B. Eastern Islamic Art. Lecture, three hours. From the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers through Afghanistan and parts of central Asia; Ottoman Empire.
C104C. Problems in Islamic Art. Lecture, three hours. Monuments or theoretical problems related to Islamic culture and artistic production. Concurrently scheduled with course C214.
105A. Early Christian Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 51 or consent of instructor. Origins and development of architecture, sculpture, and painting of early Christianity to the iconoclastic controversy.
105B. Early Medieval Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 51 or consent of instructor. Art and architecture of Western Europe from the Migration period until A.D. 1000.
105C. Romanesque Art. Prerequisite: course 51. Art and architecture of Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries.
105D. Gothic Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 51. Art and architecture of Europe in the 13th century.
105E. Byzantine Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 51 or consent of instructor. Theory and development of Byzantine art from the iconoclastic controversy to 1453 and diffusion of Byzantine art in Armenia, Georgia, the Caucasus, and Russia.
105F. Late Gothic Art and Architecture. Lecture, three hours. Strongly recommended (but not prerequisite): course 51. Art and architecture of Europe in the 14th and early 15th centuries. P/NP or letter grading.
106A. Italian Art of the Trecento. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57 or consent of instructor. Art and architecture of the 14th century.
106B. Italian Art of the Quattrocento. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57. Art and architecture of the 15th century.
106C. Italian Art of the Cinquecento. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57. Art and architecture of the 16th century.
106D. Late Renaissance Art: Counter-Reformation. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57 or consent of instructor. Painting, sculpture, and architecture of the late 16th and early 17th centuries considered in context of the Counter-Reformation.
108A-108B. Northern Renaissance Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57. Course 108A is prerequisite to 108B. Painting and sculpture in the Northern Renaissance.
108C. From Bruegel to Rubens. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 57. Art and history in the Spanish southern Netherlands (i.e., present-day Belgium), circa 1550 to 1650, in context of Spanish rule and revolt against it (1568 to 1585), truce with the northern independent (Dutch) Netherlands (1609 to 1621), and renewal of war (1621 to 1648). P/NP or letter grading.
109A. Baroque Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57. Art and architecture of Italy and Spain, 16th to late 17th century.
109B. Baroque Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 109A. Art and architecture of Northern Europe, 16th to late 17th century.
109C. European Art of the 18th Century. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 57. Painting, architecture, and sculpture of the 18th century examined in light of political and intellectual developments. Special emphasis on effect of the rise of democratic institutions, especially the French Revolution.
109D. Art and Architecture of Georgian England. Lecture, three hours.
110A. European Art of the 19th Century. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 54. Neoclassicism and Romanticism, with emphasis on France -- development and influence of David, Ingres, and Dela-croix.
110B. European Art of the 19th Century: Realism and Impressionism. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 54. Inquiry into problem of realism, with emphasis on French art, but including developments in England and Germany.
110C. European Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Postimpressionism to Surrealism. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 54. Study of major developments in modern art, 1880s to 1930, including Seurat, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Art Nouveau, Fauvism, German expressionism.
110D. Contemporary Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 54. European and American art since World War II.
110E. Art and Politics in the Contemporary Americas: Post-World War II U.S. Art and Politics. Prerequisite: course 54. Selective survey of media and art supporting, condoning, and resisting U.S. capitalism and imperialism, with special emphasis on Vietnam era and arts of protest.
110F. Selected Topics in Modern Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 54. Changing topics in modern art (post-1780) which reflect interests of individual regular and visiting faculty members. May be repeated once for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
110G. Art and Politics in the Contemporary Americas: Latin America. Prerequisite: course 54. Nationalist and revolutionary responses of Latin America to U.S. imperialism. Discussion of the cases of Mexico, Cuba, Chile, and Nicaragua.
C110H. Latin American Art of the 20th Century. Lecture, three hours. Mainstream modern and contemporary art and architecture of selected Latin American countries, including both modernist and postmodernist forms, considered in context of social and political concerns, both national and international. Concurrently scheduled with course C254. P/NP or letter grading.
C112A. American Art before the Civil War. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S. from Colonial period through the Civil War. Concurrently scheduled with course C212A.
C112B. American Art in the Gilded Age, 1860 to 1900. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S. from the Civil War to turn of the century. Concurrently scheduled with course C212B.
C112C. American Art, 1900 to 1945. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and photography in the U.S. from 1900 to 1945. Concurrently scheduled with course C212C. P/NP or letter grading.
CM112D. African American Art. (Same as Afro-American Studies CM112D.) Lecture, three hours. Detailed inquiry into work of 20th-century African American artists whose works provide insightful and critical commentary about major features of American life and society, including visits to various key African American art institutions in Los Angeles. Concurrently scheduled with course CM212D. P/NP or letter grading.
114A. Early Art of India. Lecture, three hours. Not open to freshmen. Survey of Indian art from Indus Valley cultures to the 10th century. Emphasis on Buddhist and Hindu backgrounds of the arts.
114C. Japanese Art. Lecture, three hours. Not open to freshmen. Japanese art from its beginning in prehistory through the 19th century. Emphasis on development of Buddhist art and its relationship with the culture.
114D. Later Art of India. Lecture, three hours. Not open to freshmen. Survey of Indian art from the 10th to 19th century. Decline of Buddhist art, last efflorescence of Hindu architecture, Muslim painting and architecture, and Rajput painting. P/NP or letter grading.
114E. Arts of Korea. Lecture, three hours. Art and archaeology of Korea from the Neolithic Period through the Yi dynasty. Particular emphasis on early archaeology and state formation, Buddhist art, Koryo ceramics, and Yi literati painting.
114F. Arts of Southeast Asia. Lecture, three hours. Not open to freshmen. Southeast Asian art from its beginning in prehistory through the 19th century. Study of art of selected cultures from Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
C115A. Advanced Indian Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 114A. Study in Indian sculpture and architecture. Concurrently scheduled with course C257.
C115B. Advanced Chinese Art. Lecture, three hours. Study in Chinese painting and sculpture. Concurrently scheduled with course C258.
C115C. Advanced Japanese Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 114C. Study in Japanese painting and sculpture. Concurrently scheduled with course C259.
C115D. Art and Material Culture, Neolithic to 210 B.C. Lecture, three hours. Genesis of Chinese civilization in light of new archaeological finds, including sites and works of art (e.g., ceramics, bronzes, jades). Concurrently scheduled with course C261A. P/NP or letter grading.
C115E. Art and Material Culture of Early Imperial China, 210 B.C. to A.D. 906. Lecture, three hours. Palaces and tombs of early imperial dynasties, impact of Buddhist art (cave temples), rise of new media and technologies. Concurrently scheduled with course C261B. P/NP or letter grading.
C115F. Art and Material Culture of Late Imperial China, 906 to 1911. Lecture, three hours. Secular and religious (Buddhist and Taoist) architecture, painting, sculpture, and various luxury industries (lacquer, porcelain, textiles, jade, bronze, furniture, wood and bamboo carving, etc.). Concurrently scheduled with course C261C. P/NP or letter grading.
C117A. Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected cultures of northern Mesoamerica from ca. 1200 B.C. to the Conquest, with emphasis on historical and iconographic problems. Concurrently scheduled with course C218A.
C117B. Pre-Columbian Art of the Maya. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected Maya-speaking cultures of southern Mesoamerica from ca. 2000 B.C. to the Conquest, with particular emphasis on history and iconography. Concurrently scheduled with course C218B.
C117C. Pre-Columbian Art of the Andes. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected cultures of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from ca. 4000 B.C. to the Conquest, with particular emphasis on history and iconography of art of Peru. Concurrently scheduled with course C218C.
C117D. Aztec Art. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 55B or C117A. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts of Nahuatl-speaking peoples of central Mexico in the centuries before the Spanish conquest, with emphasis on their social and historical context and major scholarly debates. Concurrently scheduled with course C218D. P/NP or letter grading.
118A. Arts of Oceania. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55A or consent of instructor. Survey of arts of the major island groupings of the Pacific, emphasizing style-regions and broad historical relationships.
118C. Arts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Lecture, three hours. Survey, with emphasis on sculpture, of selected traditions within a style-region framework.
118D. Arts of Native North America. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55A or consent of instructor. Survey of painting, sculpture, and other arts from the Eskimo to peoples of the Caribbean and Southwestern U.S.
118E. Advanced Studies in Non-Western Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 118A or 118C or 118D or consent of instructor. Selected topics in arts of non-Western peoples which reflect interests of individual regular and visiting faculty members. P/NP or letter grading.
C119A. Advanced Studies in African Art: Western Africa. Lecture, three hours. Selected topics in arts of peoples living west and north of Cameroun, with emphasis on special problems of theory and method. Concurrently scheduled with course C216A.
C119B. Advanced Studies in African Art: Central Africa. Lecture, three hours. Selected topics in arts of peoples of equatorial, southern, and eastern Africa, with emphasis on special problems of theory and method. Concurrently scheduled with course C216B.
127. Undergraduate Seminar. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. Selected aspects of art history explored through readings, discussion, research papers, and oral presentations. May be repeated twice.
195A-195B. Departmental Honors Courses. Preparation: junior or senior art history or history/art history major, completion of minimum of four upper division art history courses with 3.5 departmental grade-point average and overall 3.0 GPA. Two-term independent research project under supervision of an appropriate faculty member, culminating in departmental honors thesis of approximately 30 pages. In Progress grading.
197. Honors Course. Hours to be arranged. Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA overall, 3.5 in major, junior or senior standing, consent of instructor. Individual studies for majors. May be repeated once for credit.
199. Special Studies in Art (2 to 8 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA in major, senior standing, consent of instructor. Individual studies for majors. Eight units may be applied toward the major. P/NP or letter grading.
All courses may be repeated for credit (unless otherwise noted) on recommendation of the adviser; they are not open to undergraduate students.
200. Art Historical Theories and Methodologies. Discussion, three hours. Critical examination of history of the discipline of art history, with studies of various theoretical, critical, and methodological approaches to visual arts from antiquity to the present.
201. Topics in Historiography of Art History. Discussion, three hours. Critical examination of historiographic traditions of specific areas and fields within the discipline of art history, concentrating on particular time periods, geographical areas, artistic traditions, or the work of one or more authors.
202. Topics in Theory and Criticism in Art History. Discussion, three hours. Focused studies of various theoretical and critical traditions within art history, concentrating on particular issues, authors, or methodologies either within or across historical and cultural areas.
203. Museum Studies. Seminar, two hours. Various aspects of museum activities: concepts and historical evolution of art museums and collecting; methodology of exhibitions; problems involved in acquisition and evaluation of works of art.
204. Restoration, Preservation, and Conservation. Seminar, two hours. May not be repeated.
205. Studies in Prints. Seminar, two hours. Critical studies in history and connoisseurship of graphic arts in the Western world. Group or individual studies often culminate in professionally directed exhibitions produced by Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.
206. Studies in Drawings. Seminar, two hours. Critical studies in history and connoisseurship of draughtsmanship in the Western world. Individual studies emphasizing professional presentation. Group studies may culminate in exhibitions sponsored by Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.
210. Egyptian Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisites: courses 101A, 101B, M102A. Art in Egypt during the Late period and Greco-Roman period. Students should be ready to prepare for every meeting a briefing of a topic from archaeological memoirs, not to exceed 10 minutes. Some lectures.
211. Topics in Aegean Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisites: courses M102A and M102B, or consent of instructor. Art and architecture of Aegean Bronze Age (3000 to 1000 B.C.). Monuments or theoretical problems related to art and culture of Crete, Greece, the Cyclades, or Western Anatolia.
C212A. American Art before the Civil War. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S. from Colonial period through the Civil War. Concurrently scheduled with course C112A.
C212B. American Art in the Gilded Age, 1860 to 1900. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S. from the Civil War to turn of the century. Concurrently scheduled with course C112B.
C212C. American Art, 1900 to 1945. Lecture, three hours. Painting, sculpture, and photography in the U.S. from 1900 to 1945. Concurrently scheduled with course C112C. S/U or letter grading.
CM212D. African American Art. (Same as Afro-American Studies CM212D.) Lecture, three hours. Detailed inquiry into work of 20th-century African American artists whose works provide insightful and critical commentary about major features of American life and society, including visits to various key African American art institutions in Los Angeles. Concurrently scheduled with course CM112D. S/U or letter grading.
213. Advanced Studies in Islamic Art. Seminar, two hours. Art and architecture of Islamic world (Spain to Iran) from the 7th to 17th century. Monuments or theoretical problems related to Islamic culture and artistic production.
C214. Problems in Islamic Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Monuments or theoretical problems related to Islamic culture and artistic production. Concurrently scheduled with course C104C.
C216A. Advanced Studies in African Art: Western Africa. Lecture, three hours. Selected topics in arts of peoples living west and north of Cameroun, with emphasis on special problems of theory and method. Concurrently scheduled with course C119A.
C216B. Advanced Studies in African Art: Central Africa. Lecture, three hours. Selected topics in arts of peoples of equatorial, southern, and eastern Africa, with emphasis on special problems of theory and method. Concurrently scheduled with course C119B.
217. Primitivism and Art. Lecture, three hours. History of primitivism in visual arts and its institutional base from ancient Greece to the present, with emphasis on relevance to contemporary issues, critiques, and theory. S/U or letter grading.
C218A. Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected cultures of northern Mesoamerica from ca. 1200 B.C. to the Conquest, with emphasis on historical and iconographic problems. Concurrently scheduled with course C117A.
C218B. Pre-Columbian Art of the Maya. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected Maya-speaking cultures of southern Mesoamerica from ca. 2000 B.C. to the Conquest, with particular emphasis on history and iconography. Concurrently scheduled with course C117B.
C218C. Pre-Columbian Art of the Andes. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 55B or consent of instructor. Study of art of selected cultures of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from ca. 4000 B.C. to the Conquest, with particular emphasis on history and iconography of art of Peru. Concurrently scheduled with course C117C.
C218D. Aztec Art. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 55B or C117A. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts of Nahuatl-speaking peoples of central Mexico in the centuries before the Spanish conquest, with emphasis on their social and historical context and major scholarly debates. Concurrently scheduled with course C117D. S/U or letter grading.
219A. Oceanic Art. Discussion, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in selected topics in the art of Pacific islands.
219B. Pre-Columbian Art. Discussion, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in selected topics in art of pre-Hispanic Latin America.
219C. African Art. Discussion, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in selected topics in art of sub-Saharan Africa.
219D. Native North American Art. Discussion, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in selected topics in art of the American Indian.
220. Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, African, and Native North American Art. Discussion, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in selected topics comparing arts of Oceania, Africa, and pre-Columbian and Native North America.
221. Topics in Classical Art. Lecture, two to three hours. Studies in Parthian art. Site-by-site survey of the Near East (Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria) during period of Greek and Parthian control.
223. Classical Art. Seminar, two hours. Studies in Greco-Roman art and archaeology. Studies of specific periods, sites, or artistic media.
225. Medieval Art. Seminar, two hours. Studies in selected topics in Byzantine and European medieval art.
226A-226B. Medieval Art and Architecture. Studies in selected topics in Byzantine and European medieval art. Seminar extends over two consecutive terms. In Progress grading.
229. Renaissance and Baroque Paleography. Seminar. Prerequisites: knowledge of Italian, working knowledge of Latin. Workshop approach to documents pertaining to artistic commissions from the 15th to 17th century in Italy to study various aspects of handwriting in official and private deeds, correspondence, treatises, and inscriptions.
230. Italian Renaissance Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: knowledge of Italian. Study of various aspects of Leonardo's theoretical approach to art in terms of sources and impact on followers.
231. Leonardo and Renaissance Theory of Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: knowledge of Italian. Study of various aspects of Leonardo's theoretical approach to art in terms of sources and impact on followers.
235. Northern Renaissance Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: knowledge of German. Emphasis on selected topic (e.g., particular artist, trend, or problem). Research papers and oral reports required.
240. Baroque Art. Seminar, two hours. Emphasis on selected topic (e.g., particular artist, trend, or problem). Research papers and oral reports required. Language requirements depend on area of focus.
M241A-M241B. Seminars: Modern European History. (Same as History M230A-M230B.) Seminar, three hours. In Progress and S/U or letter grading.
244. Topics in European Art from 1700 to 1900. Lecture, two to three hours.
245. European Art from 1700 to 1900. Seminar, two hours.
246. Art and Architecture of Georgian England. Seminar, two hours.
253. Modern Art. Seminar, two hours. Changing topics in modern art (including illustration and other popular forms) which reflect interests of particular faculty members. Political and economic factors affecting arts of France and Germany at various times.
C254. Latin American Art in the 20th Century. Lecture, three hours. Mainstream modern and contemporary art and architecture of selected Latin American countries, including both modernist and postmodernist forms, considered in context of social and political concerns, both national and international. Concurrently scheduled with course C110H. S/U or letter grading.
255. American Art. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: course C112A or C112B or C112C or consent of instructor, depending on topic. Topics in American art from Colonial period to the present. Discussion of weekly readings, student oral presentations, and papers.
C257. Advanced Indian Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 114A. Study in Indian sculpture and architecture. Concurrently scheduled with course C115A.
C258. Advanced Chinese Art. Lecture, three hours. Study in Chinese painting and sculpture. Concurrently scheduled with course C115B.
C259. Advanced Japanese Art. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 114C. Study in Japanese painting and sculpture. Concurrently scheduled with course C115C.
260A. Indian Art. Lecture, two hours. Advanced studies in secular and religious artistic traditions of India. S/U or letter grading.
260B. Chinese Art. Lecture, two hours. Advanced studies in secular and religious artistic traditions of China. S/U or letter grading.
260C. Japanese Art. Lecture, two hours. Advanced studies in secular and religious artistic traditions of Japan. S/U or letter grading.
C261A. Art and Material Culture, Neolithic to 210 B.C. Lecture, three hours. Genesis of Chinese civilization in light of new archaeological finds, including sites and works of art (e.g., ceramics, bronzes, jades). Concurrently scheduled with course C115D. Extensive research paper required of graduate students. S/U or letter grading.
C261B. Art and Material Culture of Early Imperial China, 210 B.C. to A.D. 906. Lecture, three hours. Palaces and tombs of early imperial dynasties, impact of Buddhist art (cave temples), rise of new media and technologies. Concurrently scheduled with course C115E. S/U or letter grading.
C261C. Art and Material Culture of Late Imperial China, 906 to 1911. Lecture, three hours. Secular and religious (Buddhist and Taoist) architecture, painting, sculpture, and various luxury industries (lacquer, porcelain, textiles, jade, bronze, furniture, wood and bamboo carving, etc.). Concurrently scheduled with course C115F. S/U or letter grading.
265. Fieldwork in Archaeology (2 to 8 units). Participation in archaeological excavations or other archaeological research under supervision of the staff.
M270. Art Law. (Same as Law M301.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Knowledge of fine arts, arts management, or international law desirable. Limited enrollment; management and art history students may cross-register with consent of instructors. Legal issues related to the fine arts. Consideration of U.S. domestic law as well as international treaties and foreign law in addressing such controversial issues as the international trade in art, art in public places, and moral rights. Distinguished guest speakers and one field trip.
375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
495. Teaching Art History (1 to 4 units). Prerequisites: graduate standing and apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Required of all new teaching assistants during Fall Quarter of their TA appointment. Workshop/seminar in teaching techniques and pedagogical issues, consisting of readings, discussions, and guest speakers on selected topics. May not be applied toward M.A. or Ph.D. course requirements. S/U grading.
501. Cooperative Program (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of UCLA graduate adviser and graduate dean, and host campus instructor, department chair, and graduate dean. Used to record enrollment of UCLA students in courses taken under cooperative arrangements with USC. S/U grading.
596. Directed Individual Study or Research (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
597. Preparation for M.A. Comprehensive Examination or Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations (2 to 12 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. S/U grading.
598. Research for and Preparation of M.A. Thesis (2 to 12 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. S/U grading.
599. Research for and Preparation of Ph.D. Dissertation (2 to 12 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. S/U grading.
251A. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Aegean Bronze Age
251B. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Architecture
251C. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Sculpture
251D. Seminar: Classical Archaeology -- Greco-Roman Painting