Art History and Architectural Studies

 

Professors:  Steiner, Van Slyck, Zabel; Associate Professors:  Baldwin, Ning; Associate Professor Alchermes, chair

 

The Major in Art History

 

The major consists of at least eleven courses in the history of art.  Majors must take the two-semester survey, eight courses at the intermediate level (200-300), and one advanced (400) seminar.  Majors who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP exam and completed a year-long survey course are exempt from the two-semester survey, but must still take eleven courses.  No exemption is available for students who have completed only a one-semester survey course in high school.  Among a student's intermediate and advanced courses, at least three must be on art before 1800 and at least three on art after 1800, and at least one must be on non-Western Art.  Students studying abroad for a semester may count no more than two courses toward the major (and no more than three if abroad for a year).

                One of the following courses may be counted toward the major as an intermediate level course:  Art 101, 102, or 103.

                Students majoring in art history should consider electing relevant courses in history, literature, philosophy, or religion.  Majors contemplating graduate study are advised to take courses in the languages of the discipline, French and German.

               

Advisers:  J. Alchermes, R. Baldwin, Q. Ning, C. Steiner, A. Van Slyck, B. Zabel

 

The Minor in Art History

 

The minor consists of six courses.  The required courses include the two-semester survey, three intermediate level courses (200-300), and one 400-level seminar.  At least one of the intermediate courses (200-300) should deal with art before 1800.  Minors who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP exam and completed a year long survey course are exempt from the two-semester survey, but must still take six courses.  No exemption is available for students who have completed only a one-semester survey course in high school.

 

Courses

 

ART HISTORY  121  SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF ART, I  An introduction to the history of Western art from its beginnings in the caves of Ice Age Europe to the period of Gothic cathedrals.  Painting, sculpture, architecture and decorative arts in their social, cultural and historical contexts.  Emphasis on new discoveries and theories that have significantly changed our understanding of prehistoric, ancient and medieval art.

                Enrollment limited to 45 students per section.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  122  SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF ART, II  Western painting, sculpture and architecture in relation to political, social, religious and intellectual change from the Renaissance through postmodernism.

                Enrollment limited to 45 students per section.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  B. Zabel, R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  123  ARCHITECTURE 1400-PRESENT  Architecture from the Italian Renaissance in the 15th century to critiques of Modernism in the post-World War II period, considered in the context of social, cultural, economic, and political developments.  Emphasis on Europe and the United States, with attention to urbanism and landscape architecture.

                No prerequisite, but Course 121 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 40 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  203  MODERN CHINESE ART  This is an introduction to major events and figures in modern Chinese art and cultural history.  The course will examine visual phenomena such as political posters, national art shows, "model operas," experimental films, and popular TV programs from the perspective of national identity, gender roles, visual expression, personal choice, and collective memory.  This is the same course as East Asian Studies 203.

                Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  Q. Ning

 

ART HISTORY  204  IMPRESSIONISM  A consideration of the work of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cassatt, and other French and American painters associated with this artistic movement in the late 19th century.  Particular attention to the social and cultural context that informed the Impressionists’ choice of subject matter and their representational strategies.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  Staff

 

ART HISTORY  211  AFRICAN ART  Art and aesthetics of Africa and the African diaspora, with emphasis on the social function of objects in different contexts of creation, use, and display.  Topics include art in the cycle of life, masquerades, status and display, gender, Islam and Christianity, the cult of Mami Wata, popular and contemporary painting, sacred arts of Haitian Vodou, and the history of collecting and exhibiting African art.

                Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  217  AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE  Survey of American architecture from initial European contact to the present, focusing on the social, political, and historical context of buildings.  Emphasis on urban and suburban planning, architectural education, technological developments, and the work of major figures including women architects.

                Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  218  LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY RENAISSANCE ART IN NORTHERN EUROPE, 1400-1500  The urban visual culture in 15th-century Flanders, Germany, and France patronized by courtly, ecclesiastical, and burgher elites.  Extensive coverage of late medieval court culture (war, hunting, pastoral, gardens, love, gender issues); shifts in traditional religious art, and the rise of new, more secular vocabularies such as portraiture and everyday life.  Major artists include Jan van Eyck, Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, and Bosch.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  219  LATER RENAISSANCE ART IN NORTHERN EUROPE, 1500-1600  The urban visual culture in 16th-century France, Germany, England, and Flanders patronized by courtly, ecclesiastical, and burgher elites.  Shifts in traditional religious art under the impact of humanism, Reformation, and Counter-Reformation, and the rise of new, more secular vocabularies such as landscape, portraiture, everyday life, and gender issues.  Major artists include Dürer, Grünewald, Holbein, and Bruegel.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  222  IMAGES OF STATE, FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL IN ANCIENT ROME  Public art and house design/decoration gave form to the ambitions of the Roman state and proclaimed the status of families and individuals.  Developments in the painting, sculpture and architecture of Rome, of Italian towns such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, and of other cities in Rome's vast, culturally varied empire.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and to freshmen who have taken Course 121.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  223  RUBENS, REMBRANDT, VERMEER:  ART AND SOCIETY IN THE 17TH CENTURY LOW COUNTRIES  Baroque art in the Catholic, court culture of the southern Netherlands (Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck) and in the Protestant, republican, burgher culture of the northern Netherlands (Rembrandt, Steen, Vermeer).  Topics include the Counter-Reformation and Reformation, the politics of landscape art (pastoral, farming, seascape), and the social meaning of everyday imagery (domestic scenes, gender, music, still-life).

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  224  Garden to Wilderness:  Nature in Western Art from the Renaissance to Modernity  An interdisciplinary study of Western landscape representation (painting, prints, gardens, villas) from the late middle ages to the present.  The course considers shifts in the major modes of landscape:  garden, pastoral, agriculture, seascape, and wilderness.  Students will read primary sources and write analysis of art works for each class.  This is the same course as Environmental Studies 224.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  225  INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART  This course will take a topical approach to the arts of India, China, and Japan.  Lectures typically focus on one or two monuments as case studies so as to treat them in greater depth.  Case studies will highlight specific genres such as narrative painting, devotional sculpture, funerary art, landscape, and popular subjects.  The course presumes no previous exposure to the arts of Asia.  This is the same course as East Asian Studies 225.

                Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  Q. Ning

 

ART HISTORY  226  CHINESE ART AND RELIGION  This course is a survey of the arts and religions of China and an introduction to the technique of visual analysis in historical studies.  It examines Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism from the perspective of visual representation and religious practice.  Lamaism in Tibet, Mazu cult in Taiwan, and other local religions in the bordering regions of China will also be introduced.  This is the same course as Religious Studies 223.

                Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  Q. Ning

 

ART HISTORY  228  EARLY RENAISSANCE ART IN ITALY  Course examines the rise of Renaissance art and humanism between 1350-1500, the invention of modern ideas on "art" and "artist," and the beginning of new genres such as mythology, portraiture, history painting and landscape.  Art is examined within a larger social history focusing on the changing moral, political, economic, and sexual values of church, court, and burgher elites.  Artists include Giotto, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Donatello, Piero, Botticelli, and Bellini.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  229  LATER RENAISSANCE ART IN ITALY  Course examines Italian Renaissance art and humanism between 1500-1600, the expansion of mythology, portraiture, history painting and landscape, the rise of villa culture and new forms of pastoral and gardens.  Art is examined within a larger social history focusing on the changing moral, political, economic, and sexual values of church, court, and burgher elites.  Artists include Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Palladio, and Bronzino.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  230  PHILOSOPHY OF ART  This is the same course as Philosophy 251.  Refer to the Philosophy listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  231  MODERN ART OF THE EARLY 20th CENTURY  A survey of major European and American developments in the visual arts from Matisse and Picasso to Dali and Pollock.  The complexities of modernism from ca. 1905 to 1945 and the historical and social forces that shaped it.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  B. Zabel

 

ART HISTORY  232  ART SINCE 1945  Visual arts produced after World War II from Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol to Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger and other artists of the present, with emphasis on American art and on the ideological shift from Modernism to Postmodernism.

                Open to juniors and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  B. Zabel

 

ART HISTORY  233  ART AND IDEOLOGY IN 17TH CENTURY ITALY, SPAIN, AND FRANCE  Religious, political, and social values in the art and architecture of Counter-Reformation Rome and the absolutist courts of Versailles and Madrid.  Major artists include Caravaggio, Carracci, Bernini, Cortona, Poussin, Claude, La Tour, Le Brun, and Velasquez.

                No prerequisite, but Course 122 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  Formerly Course 221; cannot receive credit for both courses.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  234  AMERICAN ART FROM 1860 TO 1946  Visual arts in the U.S. from the Civil War to the Second World War with a concentration on painting and sculpture and with attention to multi-cultural perspectives in American art.  Topics include the image of Native-Americans, African-Americans and women, American Impressionism, New York Dada, the Harlem Renaissance, and Social Realism.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and to freshmen who have taken Course 122.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  B. Zabel

 

ART HISTORY  238  GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY  Selected Greek and Roman sites are analyzed in considering the methods and motives of research as well as the uses to which Graeco-Roman antiquity has been put by archaeologists, their patrons, and the broader public.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and to freshmen who have taken Course 121 or received permission of the instructor.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  240  HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY  A survey of the history of the photographic image concentrating on its development as an art medium and exploring the relation of photography to other art forms, science and the contemporary social fabric.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  T. Hendrickson

 

ART HISTORY  245  ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1945  Architectural production in the postwar period (including works by Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and others), with attention to cultural, technical, aesthetic, and theoretical factors affecting architecture and urban form.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  248  EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ART:  FROM CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO MEHMET THE CONQUEROR  Focus on the late Roman and Byzantine patrons and artists who created works that set a standard throughout Europe, western Asia and the Near East.  Forces (social, intellectual, economic, theological, political) that shaped and were shaped by works of art.  This is the same course as Slavic Studies 248.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and to freshmen who have taken Course 121.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  249  THEORIZING WOMEN AND ART  Discussion of methodologies needed to analyze historical and contemporary visual images of women, and women as producers, viewers, critics and patrons.  Close study of a variety of works of art mostly from the Americas and Europe.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  Staff

 

ART HISTORY  258  INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES  History, theory, and practice of museums; philosophy of exhibitions and display strategies; and educational, political, and social role of the museum.  Introduction to the diversity of museums in this region, with field trips and behind-the-scenes tours.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 25 students.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  260  MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE  Medieval buildings and their contexts:  political, social, ideological, liturgical, and spiritual.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and to freshmen with permission of the instructor.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  263  DEBATING MUSEUMS  A critical reading of recent debates in museum studies.  Selected case studies of controversial museums and exhibitions, including topics on censorship, pornography, discrimination, racism, nationalism, repatriation of cultural property, the politics and economics of deaccessioning, and critiques of museum practices by contemporary artists.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 27 students.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  270  MUSEUM METHODS  Through a series of creative and interactive lectures, classroom projects, and trips to local museums, students investigate and analyze "best practices" in the burgeoning field of museum work.  Issues related to museum collections, exhibition design, museum education, technology, art conservation, and new audiences will be addressed.

                Prerequisite:  Course 258.  Enrollment limited to 25 students.  D. Rau

 

ART HISTORY  274  MUSEUM EDUCATION  A survey of perspectives and resources on the educative functions of museum programs and exhibits.  Topics will include recent research on the learning that occurs in museums, theories of informal learning, museum visitor behavior, and educational design strategies for exhibits and museum program contexts.  Students will complete a research project and visit area museums to study visitor learning behaviors.  This is the same course as Education 274.

                Enrollment limited to 25 students.  Staff

 

ART HISTORY  277  INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE  This is an investigation of the cultural and ecological significance of the designed landscape considered in historical perspective with case studies and through discussion of contemporary practice and theory.  The class will study the great gardens of the world and analyze how landscape architects and everyday people communicate through the shaping of the land.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 35 students.  This course satisfies General Education Area 7.  E. Kramer

 

ART HISTORY  305  ISLAMIC ART  An introduction to both the monumental architecture and decoration and to the small-scale, often precious, objects associated with daily life in the Islamic societies of Europe, North Africa, and Asia.

                No prerequisite, but Course 121 is recommended.  Enrollment limited to 30 students.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  312  BUDDHIST ART:  INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN  An introduction to Buddhist art (architecture, sculpture, painting) in India, China, and Japan, with particular emphasis on iconography and the social-political implications of Buddhist images in their historical and ritual context.  This is the same course as East Asian Studies/Religious Studies 312.

                Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 30 students.  Q. Ning

 

ART HISTORY  320  THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY:  WARRIORS, MERCHANTS, AND MONKS, 1350-2008  This is the same course as East Asian Studies/History 320.  Refer to the History listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  320f  THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY:  WARRIORS, MERCHANTS, AND MONKS, 1350-2008  (In Japanese)  This is the same course as East Asian Studies/History 320f.  Refer to the History listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  325  GENDER IN ARCHITECTURE  Historical perspectives on the gendered nature of architectural production (broadly defined to include patronage, design, construction, and historiography) and on the design and use of the built environment to reinforce and challenge socially-constructed ideas of gender.

                Open to juniors and seniors and to sophomores who have completed Course 123.  Enrollment limited to 30 students.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  326  DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES  The history of houses and housing in the United States; how social, cultural, political, and economic forces have shaped the buildings in which people have lived from the 17th through the 20th centuries.

                Open to juniors and seniors and to sophomores who have completed Course 123.  Enrollment limited to 20 students.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  340  RACE AND SPACE  Focusing primarily on the United States, this course provides an historical consideration of the ways architectural and urban space shape social interaction and reinforce racial and ethnic hierarchies; the ways the lived experience of such spaces contributes to racial and ethnic identities; and the racialized practices of the design professions.

                Prerequisite:  One architectural history course or American Studies 206, or permission of the instructor.  Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 30 students.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  356  IMAGINING OTHERNESS IN VISUAL CULTURE  Representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender in art and popular culture from Antiquity to the present.  Emphasis on how stereotypes are constructed and reproduced in woodcuts, engravings, painting, sculpture, photography, film, television, advertising, spectacle, and performance.  This is the same course as Anthropology 356.

                Prerequisite:  One course in Anthropology or Art History.  Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors and to freshmen with permission of the instructor.  Enrollment limited to 30 students.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  493, 494  ADVANCED STUDY SEMINARS  Seminars concerned with research in various fields of art and art history with discussions and reports based on current literature, new methodologies, and contemporary critical problems.

                One course in art history (unless otherwise noted).  Open to juniors and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 16 students.

 

ART HISTORY  493A, 494A  ISSUES IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART  An exploration of trends in 19th century art with a focus on selected issues and movements.  Topics vary with each offering and may include Impressionism, visualizing the modern city, and representations of gender.  Staff

 

ART HISTORY  493B, 494B  THE MUSEUM AS A BUILDING TYPE  This is the same course as Architectural Studies 493B, 494B.  Refer to the Architectural Studies listing for a course description.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  493C, 494C  CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE IN THE MIDDLE AGES:  RITUAL, ARCHITECTURE, AND URBANISM  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  493D, 494D  NEW LONDON:  A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE APPROACH  This is the same course as Architectural Studies 493C, 494C.  Refer to the Architectural Studies listing for a course description.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  493G, 494G  ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY ALONG THE SILK ROAD  Examines major 20th-century archaeological finds along the Silk Road; socio-political and cultural implications of archaeology in a modern context; exchange of merchandise and ideas between Chang'an and Rome in the first millennium; and issues of colonialism, nationalism, and cultural politics involved in the transfer of artifacts from their original locations to the home countries of archaeologists.  This is the same course as East Asian Studies 493G, 494G.  Q. Ning

 

Art History  493H, 494H  THe Architecture of Connecticut College  This is the same course as Architectural Studies 493H, 494H.  Refer to the Architectural Studies listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  493I, 494I  FOOD IN ART, CULTURE, AND CINEMA  Seminar in the emerging field of food studies, exploring the representation of food and eating in visual culture from Medieval Europe to contemporary America.  Themes include authenticity, memory, technology, sexuality, and hierarchy as inscribed in the preparation, display, and consumption of food.  Films with food themes screened; historical meals prepared.

                This course is not open to students who have received credit for FYS 140.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  493J, 494J  ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART  An exploration of artistic trends of recent decades, with particular attention to the theoretical discourse that informs contemporary art.  Students will have the opportunity to participate in the organization of a small exhibition.

Open to juniors and seniors with permission of the instructor.  Staff

 

ART HISTORY  493K, 494K  AUTHENTICITY IN ART AND CULTURE  Drawing on classic and contemporary writings in art history, anthropology, cultural studies, and the philosophy of aesthetics, this seminar considers the notion of “authenticity.”  Topics to be considered include:  the invention of tradition; imitations and simulacra; hybridity and the construction of the canon; the aesthetic status of fakes and forgeries; the role of authenticity in tourism and tourist art; and the art market and connoisseurship.  This is the same course as Anthropology 403.

                Prerequisite:  One course in Art History or Anthropology.  Open to juniors and seniors, with preference given to Art History and Anthropology majors.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  493L, 494L  MOMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART  This is the same course as East Asian Studies 493L, 494L.  Refer to the East Asian Studies listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  493M, 494M  GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE (1350- 1700):  ART, LITERATURE AND SOCIETY  Exploration of issues of gender in early modern European art, literature, and society from the late middle ages to the 17th century.  Topics include courtly love vs. church culture, the humanist family and the gendered burgher republic, homoeroticism, mythological and historical rape, gendered landscape, Neoplatonism, courtesans and prostitution, gender in the Reformation, witches and other "powerful women", mercantilism and gender, the rise of pornography, the gender of art, music, and cultural leisure, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, and the gendering of the absolutist state.  Extensive readings in primary sources.

                Prerequisite:  Course 122.  R. Baldwin

 

ART HISTORY  493Q, 494Q  ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ROME  The changing urban layout of Rome in the course of two millennia from the city′s legendary founding in the 8th century BCE through the transfer of the papacy to France in 1309.  Individual buildings and construction campaigns and broader phases of urban growth will be placed in their political, ideological, social and art-historical contexts.  J. Alchermes

 

ART HISTORY  493S, 494S  FROM WASHINGTON′S MT VERNON TO ELVIS′S GRACELAND:  COLONIAL REVIVALS IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE  Successive packing and repackaging of America′s colonial past from 1850 to the present with attention to the various settings (international expositions, open-air museums, institutional buildings, domestic architecture) in which architects, builders, and their clients created mythical pasts to fit present needs.  A. Van Slyck

 

ART HISTORY  493Z, 494Z  ROMAN ARCHITECTURE  This is the same course as Architectural Studies 493Z, 494Z.  Refer to Architectural Studies listing for a course description.

 

ART HISTORY  491, 492  INDIVIDUAL STUDY  Students who wish to undertake Individual Study must consult with an adviser and present a detailed proposal to the chair for approval by the department.  Rough drafts of proposals for fall semester projects are due on March 15 of the previous semester with final drafts due on April 1.  Rough drafts of proposals for spring semester projects are due on November 1 of the previous semester with final drafts due on November 15.

 

ART HISTORY  496  MUSEUM STUDIES SENIOR SEMINAR  A seminar in research techniques and methodology intended for students completing a senior project in Museum Studies.  Weekly meetings will include student presentations, special topic workshops in museology, and an exploration of current topics relevant to the museum profession.

                Prerequisite:  Permission of the instructor and one of the following:  Course 258, 263, or 274.  Enrollment limited to students in the museum studies certificate program.  Enrollment limited to 16 students.  C. Steiner

 

ART HISTORY  497-498  HONORS STUDY  Students who wish to undertake Honors Study must consult with an adviser and present a detailed proposal to the chair for approval by the department.  Rough drafts of proposals are due on March 1 of the semester before the study is to begin.  Final drafts are due on April 1.

 

Architectural Studies

 

Professor Van Slyck, director

 

The interdisciplinary study of architecture combines all the major areas of the College's liberal arts curriculum:  the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.  Students may choose to develop a particular thematic focus through their selection of courses, or prepare for a professional career in architecture, architectural history, landscape architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, or another allied design field.  Each student completes an integrative project either as Individual or Honors Study, or through an internship.

 

Besides those courses listed below, others may be taken with prior approval at local colleges, at architecture summer schools, or as part of a study away program.  The nearby United States Coast Guard Academy offers an "Introduction to Engineering and Design" course open to Connecticut College students.  Consult the Director of Architectural Studies for more information.

 

The Major in Architectural Studies

 

The major consists of twelve courses:  four from the core group, seven electives, and a senior integrative project.  The art requirement may be waived by presentation and approval of an appropriate portfolio.  Note that the upper-level electives, especially in the sciences and social sciences, may require prerequisites not listed in the major.

 

CORE:

 

Students must take the following courses:

 

Art 101, 102, or 103;

Art History 121 and 123;

                One seminar from the following list:

                                American Studies 493A/494A; Art History 493B/494B, 493C/494C, 493D/494D, 493H/494H, 493Q/494Q, 493S/494S, 493Z/494Z; Architectural Studies 493B/494B, 493C/494C, 493H/494H, 493Z/494Z; Environmental Studies 493G/494G; Government 493A/494A.

 

ELECTIVES:

 

Students must take seven courses from at least three of the following four areas, at least four of which must be at the 200 level or above:

 

AREA I, ART AND DESIGN:

Architectural Studies 241, 261, 321, 342, 345; Art 200, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 218, 225, 226, 229, 234, 241, 250, 310, 321, 342; Computer Science 250.

 

AREA II, ART AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY:

Freshman Seminar 141; Art History 217, 222, 224, 245, 260, 277, 305, 325, 326, 340; Environmental Studies 224.

 

AREA III, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE:

Anthropology 102, 202, 302, 370, 383, 406; Art History 230; Economics 247; Film Studies 403; French 403, 424; Philosophy 228, 251; Psychology 307, 320; Sociology 264, 364.

 

AREA IV, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE:

Computer Science 209; Environmental Studies 110; Mathematics 111, 112, 113, 114, 212; Physics 107, 108, 109, 110.

 

INTEGRATIVE PROJECT:

Architectural Studies 491, 492, 495, 496 or Architectural Studies 497-498.  In each case, the student is required to make a formal proposal to the director of the Architectural Studies program.  The proposal must be approved before the student begins the integrative project.

 

Advisers:  J. Alchermes, A. Van Slyck

 

The Minor in Architectural Studies

 

The minor consists of a minimum of five courses, three of which must be at the 200 level or above.  From the core group choose Art 102 or 103, and at least one architectural history course.  From the elective group choose a minimum of three courses, with two from the same area.

 

Courses

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  201  TECHNICAL WORKSHOP:  COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING  An introduction to the basics of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), with an emphasis on AutoCAD.  Skill development includes drawing, annotation, and plotting.

                Permission of the instructor is required, with priority given to students who are currently enrolled in Architectural Studies 241.  Two hours of credit, marked as pass/not passed.  Enrollment limited to 10 students.  Staff

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  241  ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I  An introduction to architectural design that develops familiarity with basic design principles and with a range of methods for communicating architectural ideas.  These include sketching, manual drafting, model-making, and computer modeling using Sketch-Up.  This is the same course as Art 241.

                Eight hours of studio work.  Prerequisite:  Art History 123 or a high school course in architectural design.  Enrollment limited to 12 students.  J. O’Riordan

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  261  LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO  Landscape architecture design studio that develops skills in describing, analyzing, and designing landscape spaces (gardens, parks, urban plazas).  This is the same course as Art 261.

                Prerequisites:  Art 102 or 103 and either Art History 123 or 277.  Enrollment limited to 12 students.  E. Kramer

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  293, 294  PRACTICUM IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  One or two hours of credit, to be determined by the department in advance, depending on the nature of the proposal and the amount of work involved.  Marked as pass/not passed.

 

Architectural Studies  321  History, Place, Meaning in site/Art Interventions  This is the same course as Art 321.  Refer to the Art listing for a course description.

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  342  ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II:  SELECTED TOPICS  Architecture design studio involving increasingly complex design problems and introducing students to AutoCAD.  Topics vary each semester and may include library design, preservation and adaptive reuse, "green" design, and housing.  May be repeated for credit.  This is the same course as Art 342.

                Eight hours of studio work.  Prerequisite: Architectural Studies/Art 241 and Art History 123.  Enrollment limited to 12 students.  J. O′Riordan

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  345  MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE  This seminar with studio elements focuses on design criteria for contemporary museums.  Working in teams, students will conduct case-studies, analyzing facilities at an existing museum, developing a building program to meet current and future needs, and creating a design to address the building program.

                Prerequisite:  One of the following courses:  Architectural Studies/Art 241, Art History 258, or Art History 263.  Enrollment limited to 12 students.  J. O' Riordan

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  493, 494  ADVANCED STUDY SEMINARS  Directed research on designated architectural topics, employing the methods of architectural history, architectural design, and historic preservation as complementary modes of architectural inquiry.

                One course in art history (unless otherwise noted).  Open to juniors and seniors.  Enrollment limited to 16 students.

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  493B, 494B  THE MUSEUM AS A BUILDING TYPE  The museum as a building type, with a focus on public museums from the 18th century to the present.  Qualified students may complete a design project in lieu of a research paper.  This is the same course as Art History 493B, 494B.  A. Van Slyck

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  493C, 494C  NEW LONDON:  A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE APPROACH  New London's architecture and urban spaces considered as ordinary places created through the interaction of local subcultures and national, dominant cultural values.  This is the same course as Art History 493D, 494D.  A. Van Slyck

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  493H, 494H  THe Architecture of Connecticut College  In this in-depth study of the development of the Connecticut College campus from its founding to the present day, students will undertake extensive research in the college archives and interpret buildings and landscape features (extant and demolished) in light of changes in institutional priorities, pedagogical theories, and student demographics.  This is the same course as Art History 493H, 494H.  A. Van Slyck

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  493Z, 494Z  ROMAN ARCHITECTURE  An in-depth investigation of building in ancient Rome and throughout the Roman world.  Areas of focus will include the links between Roman architecture and the building traditions of the Etruscans and Greeks, issues regarding design, function and construction techniques in public and domestic architecture, and the political and social aims of building patrons.  This is the same course as Art History 493Z, 494Z.  J. Alchermes

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  491, 492  INDIVIDUAL STUDY  Proposals for advanced study are initiated by the student the semester before study will be done, in consultation with the faculty adviser and, if necessary, with an outside professional.

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  495, 496  INTERNSHIP  Students work 8-10 hours per week in a professional organization.  A proposal submitted in the previous semester outlines general tasks and special projects.

 

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES  497-498  HONORS STUDY