Course Level: Graduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Seminar topic is normally from one of the following areas: Renaissance art, Baroque and Rococo art, nineteenth-century art, twentieth-century art, American art and architecture, or from thematic or conceptual categories such as landscape or gender. M.A. thesis-option papers originate from this course. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: M.A. in Art History candidates with permission of department chair.

Course Level: Graduate

Research seminar to develop thesis proposal to be approved by thesis committee, do literature review for proposed topic, and begin thesis development. Students develop abilities to do serious research and share project critiques. Prerequisite: MA in Art History candidate.