2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

ART AND ART HISTORY
ART 3398
ART 4394
ART 4397
Honors Readings
Independent study in selected areas in preparation for Honors Thesis.
Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program.
Senior Seminar
A combination of seminars, readings, and museum/gallery visits in preparation for
portfolio development, senior exhibition, graduate study, and preparation for other
art related professions. Fall semester only. This course, in combination with ART
4397, fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common
Curriculum.
Prerequisite: Senior standing with major in Studio Art.
Senior Studio
Concentrated advanced study in studio art in preparation for the senior exhibition.
This course, in combination with ART 4394, fulfills the Senior Experience
requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum.
Prerequisite: ART 4394. Senior standing with major in Studio Art or consent of
department chair.
ART 4398, 4399 Honors Thesis
Individual research and scholarly investigation under faculty supervision leading to
the preparation of an Honors Thesis. To be taken only by Senior Honors students
in both semesters of their senior year.
ART HISTORY COURSES
LOWER DIVISION
ARTH 1301
ARTH 1307
ARTH 1308
ARTH 1309
Introduction to Film Studies
This course is an introduction to the artistic, cultural, and scholarly importance of
film. The course focuses on the development of film as a complex art form, the
evolution of narrative as part of a formal system, the development of the industry
and film genres, critical and cultural approaches to film analysis, and the
construction of the audience. Students will read excerpts from primary texts as well
as more general texts dealing with film interpretation and criticism. (Also listed as
COMM 1302, ENGL 1301, and FILM 1301.)
Art History I: Prehistoric through Medieval Art
This course aims to present works of art in their historical context with emphasis on
the cultural values revealed in selected examples of painting, sculpture, and
architecture, and to acquaint students with the fundamental principles of artistic
design to further enjoyment of works of art. The humanist tradition of Greek and
Roman art, and its relationship to the Judeo-Christian tradition of Early Christian
and Medieval art, will be studied.
Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art
The course is a continuation of ARTH 1307, though it may be taken independently.
The course focuses particular attention on the humanist traditions of the
Renaissance; the influence of religion, philosophy, science, and political patronage
in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and the impact of industry and
modernity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Introduction to Asian Art: India
The origins and development of art and architecture in India set within the religious,
political, and social context.
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