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Ambrose, Kirk

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  • ARTH 1300 - History of World Art 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Surveys major art styles from the Paleolithic period through the Renaissance, including European, Asian, and the Pre-Columbian/Islamic world. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations.
  • ARTH 1400 - History of World Art 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Surveys major art styles from about 1600 to the present, including Europe, Asia, the Islamic world, the Americas and Africa. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations.
  • ARTH 3079 - Medieval Art Survey
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
    Surveys the history of Western art from Constantine to around the year 1300, including Carolingian, Ottonian, Anglo-Saxon, Romanesque, and Gothic. Considers "Barbarian," Byzantine, and Islamic influences.
  • ARTH 4169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as ARTH 5169 and CLAS 4169 and CLAS 5169.
  • ARTH 4919 - Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Seminar course dealing with selected areas or problems within the history of art. Consult current online Schedule Planner for seminar topic. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.
  • ARTH 4929 - Special Topics in Art History
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours when topic varies. Same as ARTH 5929.
  • ARTH 5169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as ARTH 4169 and CLAS 4169 and CLAS 5169.
  • ARTH 6929 - Seminar: Theories of Art History
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
    Provides a systematic critical overview of the development of art history as a discipline beginning with 18th century theories of aesthetics and ending with current interdisciplinary models of critical interpretation. Weekly readings, discussions, reports, and written papers constitute the format of this seminar in methodology. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours within a term. Required for MA (art history) students.
  • ARTH 6949 - Master's Candidate for Degree
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
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  • CLAS 4169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 5169 and ARTH 4169 and ARTH 5169.
  • CLAS 4852 - Honors Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
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  • CLAS 5169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 4169 and ARTH 4169 and ARTH 5169.

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