Spring 2025

European art and its legacy in the Americas. Painting, sculpture, architecture and other visual media considered in relation to social and cultural history.

Survey of the art, architecture, and visual culture of Latin America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on connections to culture and society.

An introduction to the art and material culture of the European Middle Ages (ca. 400-1400), exploring topics of politics, religion and global interconnection.

Explores the production, display and critical reception of contemporary art, taking Los Angeles as its laboratory.

Introduction to key ethical, historical, and legal debates about art preservation and collecting across the globe.

Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Rome and its empire, from the beginnings of the city through Constantine (8th century BCE to 4th century CE).

The theory and practice of medieval art through close readings of images, objects and primary textual sources.

A survey of art and architecture in Britain from the age of Hogarth to Art Nouveau. Among the artists studied are Constable, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites.

A cultural and historical examination of European art and architecture from 1700 (Rococo) to 1850 (Realism), focusing on the beginnings of modernism in the age of revolution.

Questions of social engagement and political structure address this examination of major international movements in art since 1940.

Independent work in art museums, galleries or art history related institutes supervised by on-site professionals and USC faculty. Not available for credit for AHIS majors. CR/NC

Various theoretical approaches, methods, and practice of archaeology in a seminar style format, with lectures, oral presentations, and museum visits.

Exploration of the main movements in 19th century French art, using the city of Paris and its museums. Field trips in conjunction with classwork. Advisement is required for credit for Art History majors.

In-depth exploration of specified topics within the area of contemporary art and architecture.

Introduction to the history and material culture of the Silk Road with emphasis on the arts of Dunhuang and Kucha.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Experiential research conducted at the Getty Center museum; supervised development of docent skills.

Historiography and methodology: introduction to techniques of research and writing. Required of all art history majors, preferably in junior year.

Research and writing of original thesis under guidance of faculty member. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

Research and writing of original thesis under guidance of faculty member. Prereq: Consent of instructor.

(Madrid Center only) From Romanticism through Goya in relation to European and Mediterranean antecedents using paintings in the Prado Museum. Field trips in conjunction with classwork.

In-depth exploration of a specified topic within the area of European art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In-depth exploration of specific topics in the arts of colonial Latin America.

Introduction to the depiction of land, landscape and the natural world in British and American art of the nineteenth century.

Research leading to graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to degree determined by department. Graded CR/NC.

Trains Art History graduate students to write for a variety of professional purposes, such as grant and job applications, conference abstracts, and reviews.

Research leading to the Doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.