Study Abroad

• CAS AH 300: Frameworks for Interpretation: Historiography and Display
  An introduction to some of the key philosophical theories, particularly aesthetic theories, that inform the history of art. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.
• CAS AH 308: From Caesar to Corbusier: The History of Switzerland Through Its Art and Architecture
  Development of the Swiss confederation, from the Roman period to the early twentieth century, through its arts and architecture. Major events in Swiss history and how they have shaped the environment of the country and its artistic heritage.
• CAS AH 319: Arts and Media in Britain
  Provides an overall picture of contemporary British arts and media (including commercial media). The arts and media related to broad changes in British society.
• CAS AH 320: Modern British Art and Design
  Provides a broad introduction to visual arts and design in modern Britain. Through lectures and visits to museums, galleries, and dealers, examines the recent history of art and design, the London art market, and the British art establishment.
• CAS AH 349: Between the Lily and the Lion: Art in Renaissance Padua
  Padua as a case study for Renaissance art: between two giants (Florence, Venice) and rooted in ancient Roman origins. Critical analysis of works of the Padua and Veneto region, fourteenth--sixteenth centuries; reflections in contemporary history and culture. Visits to museums, churches in Padua.
• CAS AH 354: Venetian Renaissance Art and Architecture
  
• CAS AH 356: French Art and Architecture
  Varying issues and periods of French art and architecture.
• CAS AH 364: Art and Architecture in Madrid, 1561 - Today
  Survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting in Madrid, and how these fit within the broader frame of European styles and historical context, 1561 to the present. Key theories in art history are introduced, giving students a broader perspective on critical approaches to art.
• CAS AH 374: Australian Art and Architecture
  Examines the complexity of Australian artistic life and cultural tradition over the past two centuries. Considers both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal art, with particular focus on different media and art forms.
• CAS AH 381: London Architecture and Urbanism
  Explores the evolution of urban form in London from the walled town of the Middle Ages to the modern city, discussing town planning and architecture in relation to urban, economic, and cultural history, and to the other arts.
• CAS AH 383: Paris Architecture and Urbanism
  Traces the development of Parisian architecture and urbanism, from the Roman era to the present, focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and emphasizing dynamic relationships among architecture, urban development, and socio-political history.
• CAS AH 388: British Painting from Holbein to the Twentieth Century
  A survey of painting in Britain from the Reformation to 1914. Emphasis on the cultural context of art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The development of portraiture, landscape, genre, and history painting is discussed.
• CAS AH 430: Seminar in Greek and Roman Art
  An in-depth study of selected topics in the history of Greek and Roman art. Topics change annually. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. [Topic for 2007/2008: Looking for the Ancient Artist.]
• CAS AH 440: Seminar in Late Antique and Medieval Art
  An in-depth study of selected topics in the history of late antique and medieval art. Topics change annually. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. [Topics for 2007/2008: Decline and Fall? Transformation in Late Antiquity; Cathedrals in Context: Religion and the Great Church in England 1170-1350.]
• CAS AH 450: Seminar in Renaissance Art
  An in-depth study of selected topics in the history of Renaissance art. Topics change annually. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. [Topic for 2007/2008: Art in Venice c. 1420-1510.]
• CAS AH 460: Seminar in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art
  An in-depth study of selected topics in the history of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art. Topics change annually. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. [Topic for 2007/2008: Seventeenth-Century Art in Italy, Spain, and France.]
• CAS AH 490: Seminar: Special Topics in the History of Art
  An in-depth study of selected topics in the history of art. Topics change annually. Taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. [This course designation is to accommodate seminars that do not fit into specific chronological periods. An example from 2007/2008: Classicisms Ancient and Modern: Classical Greece to Modern France.]
• CAS AN 368: Austrl Cult&Soc
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CAS AR 503: Archaeological Field Methods: Survey and Excavation
  An interdisciplinary course dealing with field and laboratory techniques, research methods, concepts and problems in archaeological theory, and formulation of research designs.
• CAS AR 551: Studies in Mesoamerican Archaeology
  Analysis of major events and processes of the Mesoamerican area. Topics include rise of towns, temples, and urbanism; the origin of state; and the development of empires.

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