Art History

Subject abbreviation: AHS College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Jeanette Kohl, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 225 Arts

• (951) 827-5919; arthistory.ucr.edu

Professors Malcolm Baker, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Conrad Rudolph, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Professors Emeriti Dericksen M. Brinkerhoff, Ph.D. Françoise Forster-Hahn, Ph.D. Ginger C. Hsü, Ph.D. Thomas O. Pelzel, Ph.D. Associate Professors Johannes Endres, Dr. phil.habil. (Art History/ Comparative Literature and Languages) Liz Kotz, Ph.D. Jeanette Kohl, Ph.D. Susan Laxton, Ph.D. Patricia A. Morton , Ph.D. Kristoffer Neville, Ph.D. J.P. Park, Ph.D. Jason Weems, Ph.D. Assistant Professors Aleca LeBlanc, Ph.D. ** Cooperating Faculty Karl A. Taube, Ph.D. (Anthropology)

The Art History major provides the framework for the critical study of a wide range of global visual culture from different periods of human history and in all media.

The department works closely at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with the UCR California Museum of Photography to give students an opportunity to work with archival and art photographs and with the Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Art Gallery to provide access to cutting-edge multimedia works of art and to give the possibility of gaining curatorial experi- ence.

The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel and learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Study Abroad Programs at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad Program in the Educational Opportunities section of this catalog. A list of participating countries is found under Education Abroad Program in the Programs and Courses section. Search for programs by specific areas at uc.eap.ucop.edu.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Undergraduate Studies section.

The major requirements for the B.A. in Art His- tory are as follows: (52 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units): one

lower-division course in each of the three major areas. Note: No course that appears in more than one area can be repeated

• a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 027/ANTH 027/LNST 027

• b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B, AHS 017C, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008, AHS 017C, AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/

URST 021, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• 2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)

• a) AHS 192

• b) Two courses in each of the major areas

(24 units). Note: No course that appears in more than one area can be repeated.

• (1) Pre-modern: AHS 102/ANTH 102,

AHS 112/ANTH 151/LNST 112, AHS 116/LNST 116, AHS 117/ ANTH 157/LNST 117, AHS 138/ AST 138, AHS 139/AST 139, AHS 143/AST 143, AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 147, AHS 148, AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159

• (2) Early Modern: AHS 113, AHS 116/

LNST 116, AHS 117/ANTH 157/ LNST 117, AHS 134/HISE 134, AHS 138/AST 138, AHS 139/AST 139, AHS 143/AST 143, AHS 144/ AST 144, AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 160, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 163, AHS 164, AHS 165/HISE 133/ WMST 170, AHS 166/WMST 169, AHS 167, AHS 168, AHS 169, AHS 170, AHS 171, AHS 172, AHS 173, AHS 174, AHS 175, AHS 177, AHS 178/URST 178, AHS 179

• (3) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 115/

LNST 115, AHS 116/LNST 116, AHS 120/EUR 110B/CPLT 110B/ MCS 178/GER 110B, AHS 134/ HISE 134, AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137, AHS 137/MCS 138, AHS 145/ AST 146, AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 174, AHS 175, AHS 176/MCS 176, AHS 177, AHS 178/URST 178, AHS 179, AHS 180, AHS 181, AHS 182, AHS 183, AHS 184/URST 184, AHS 185/URST 185, AHS 186/MCS 186, AHS 187/MCS 187, AHS 188, AHS 189(E-Z), AHS 191

• 3. Twelve (12) elective units of upper-division

course work in Art History chosen from the three major areas: 107 / Programs and Courses

The major between the departments of Art History and Business Administration provides students with training in management and the history of art. The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Art History/Administrative Studies are as follows:

Art History requirements (48 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units): one

lower-division course in each of the three major areas. Note: No course that appears in more than one area can be repeated

• a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 027/

ANTH 027/LNST 027

• b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B, AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 023,

AHS 028/LNST 028

• c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008, AHS 017C, AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/

URST 021, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• 2. Upper-division requirements (36 units):

• a) AHS 192, Junior and Senior Seminar (4

units)

• b) Two courses (24 units total) in each of

the major areas (Pre-modern, Early Modern, Modern/Contemporary) Note: No course that appears in more than one area can be repeated.

• c) Eight (8) elective units of upper-division

course work in Art History chosen from the three major areas.

• 1. Lower-division requirements (17 units)

• a) BUS 010, BUS 020

• b) STAT 048 or equivalent (may be used to

satisfy breadth requirements)

• c) CS 008 (may be used to satisfy breadth

requirements)

• 2. Upper-division requirements (20 units)

• a) Two courses (8 units) from the list

below:

• (1) ECON 102 or ECON 104A or ECON 130 or ECON 162/BUS 162

• (2) PSYC 140 or PSYC 142

• (3) SOC 150 or SOC 151 or SOC 171

• (4) POSC 181 or POSC 182 or POSC 183

• (5) ANTH 127 or ANTH 131

These two courses must be outside the discipline of Art History and cannot be courses included as part of the three- course Business Administration track or their cross-listed equivalents.

• b) A three-course track (12 units) in

Business Administration courses from one of the following:

• (1) Organizations (General): BUS 100,

BUS 107, BUS 176/SOC 176, BUS 158/ANTH 105, SOC 150, SOC 151

• (2) Human Resources Management/

Labor Relations: BUS 100, BUS 107, BUS 152/ECON 152, BUS 153/ECON 153, BUS 155, BUS 157, PSYC 142

• (3) Business and Society: BUS 100,

BUS 102, BUS 107, PHIL 116, POSC 182, POSC 186

• (4) Marketing: BUS 103, and two from

BUS 112, BUS 113, BUS 114, BUS 117

• (5) Managerial Accounting/Taxation:

BUS 108, and two from BUS 166, BUS 168A, BUS 168B

• (6) Financial Accounting: BUS 108,

BUS 165A, BUS 165B

• (7) Finance: BUS 106/ECON 134 and

two from BUS 134, BUS 136, BUS 137, BUS 138, BUS 139

• (8) Management Information Systems:

BUS 101, BUS 171, BUS 173

• (9) Production Management: BUS 104/

STAT 104, and two from BUS 105, BUS 122, BUS 127/STAT 127

Note In filling the dual requirements of the major students may not count more than two courses toward both parts of their total requirements (Art History requirements and Administrative Studies requirements).

The Art History/Religious Studies Major combines the disciplinary interest in the history of the visual arts with its related religious content and background.

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Art History/Religious Studies are as follows:

Asian Concentration (52 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units)

AHS 015, AST 030/CHN 030, RLST 005

• 2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)

• a) Art History (16 units): AHS 140/AST 140, AHS 141/AST 141, AHS 143/AST 143, CPLT 141

• b) Religious Studies (24 units): choose

from RLST 101, RLST 103, RLST 105, RLST 106, RLST 142/AST 142/CHN 142, RLST 144/CPLT 144

• 3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History

or Religious Studies

Student-designed Comparative Con- centration (52 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units)

• a) Art History, choose at least 4 units:

AHS 015, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 017C, AST 030/CHN 030

• b) Religious Studies, choose at least 4

units: RLST 005, RLST 007, RLST 010

• 2. Upper-division requirements (40 units)

• a) Art History, choose at least 12 units:

AHS 140, AHS 141, AHS 143, AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 164, AHS 171, AHS 172, CPLT 141

• b) Religious Studies, choose at least 12

units: RLST 100, RLST 101, RLST 103, RLST 105, RLST 106, RLST 111, RLST 121, RLST 128 (E-Z), RLST 130, RLST 131, RLST 135/HISE 130, RLST 136, RLST 142/AST 142/CHN 142, RLST 144/CPLT 144

• 3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History

or Religious Studies

Western Concentration (At least 52 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (16 units)

• a) Art History: AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 017C

• b) Religious Studies, choose at least 4

units: RLST 007, RLST 010

• 2. Upper-division requirements (36 units)

• a) Art History (16 units): choose from AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 164, AHS 171, AHS 172

• b) Religious Studies (20 units): choose

from RLST 100, RLST 111, RLST 121, RLST 128 (E-Z), RLST 130, RLST 131, RLST 135/HISE 130, RLST 136

• 3. Optional 190-level work in either Art History

or Religious Studies

The minor upper-division requirements are designed to encourage study across art- historical areas, while providing the opportunity for some concentration in one specific area.

Requirements for the minor in Art History are as follows:

• 1. Lower-division requirements (8 units): One

lower-division course from two of the three major areas. Note: No course that appears in more than one area can be repeated.

• a) Pre-modern: AHS 015, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 027/

ANTH 027/LNST 027

• b) Early Modern: AHS 015, AHS 017B,

AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008, AHS 017C, AHS 020/MCS 023, AHS 021/

URST 021, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• 2. Upper-division requirements: Sixteen (16)

upper-division units selected from the three areas listed under the major (No more than 8 units may be selected from any one area.) Art History / 108 See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

The Department of History of Art offers the M.A and Ph.D. in Art History

For graduate study, the department offers upper-division and graduate courses in the history of European, U.S., Central and Latin American, and Asian visual culture from ancient to contemporary times (including the history of photography), emphasizing the interpretation of visual culture in its historical and cultural context.

Admission All applicants to these programs must have completed a bachelor’s degree or its approved equivalent from an accredited institu- tion and have attained an undergraduate record that satisfies the standards established by the Graduate Division and University Graduate Council. Applications are accepted in the Fall quarter only. All applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam, General Test (GRE). Applicants whose first language is not English are required to submit acceptable scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they have a degree from an institution where English is the exclusive language of instruction. Ad- ditionally each applicant must submit a writing sample and three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be academic refer- ences. All other application requirements are specified in the graduate application. Appli- cants holding an M.A. from another institution take fewer courses and advance to candidacy more quickly, as specified below. Upon entering the program, students consult with the Gradu- ate Adviser regularly to discuss their course of study and progress in the program.

The terminal M.A. program will allow students to explore the academic study of art history, to pursue careers requiring some graduate education (such as museum education), or to prepare for admission to a Ph.D. program.

Course Work 48 units of course work are required for the M.A. degree, which may be awarded to a student upon finishing the requirements if the student does not hold an M.A. in Art History. At least 32 of these units must be in graduate level courses. The Department requires students to take a two- quarter Proseminar (AHS 251A and AHS 251B) in the first year and a one-quarter professional development and thesis writing course (AHS 280). In addition to AHS 251A, AHS 251B and AHS 280, students must take one graduate seminar in their area of specialization, two graduate seminars outside of their chosen area, two additional graduate seminars, and four additional graduate or upper-division courses. Students may also take courses – with the approval of the graduate advisor – in visual culture offered by the department of Anthropology, Media and Cultural Studies, or other departments or programs at UCR or other UC campuses.

Students may take as many units of AHS 297 and AHS 299 (thesis research and writing) as desired, but only 12 of these units may be applied to the 32 graduate units required for the degree.

The thesis is the culminating requirement for the degree. Students must complete a successful oral discussion (the “Thesis Meeting”) prior to filing the completed thesis. The thesis should be filed within one year after completing all formal course work.

Language Requirement Students must demonstrate proficiency in one research language (in addition to English) appropriate to their area of study. The relevant language is chosen in consultation with the graduate advisor and, if possible, the potential M.A. thesis advisor. Ideally, the student should acquire this language proficiency before entering the program. If this is not the case, the language requirement should be fulfilled before the fourth quarter in residence. This requirement is meant to provide the student with an understanding of a foreign language so that the student can perform graduate level research in this language.

To satisfy the language requirement, the student has several options, which are outlined in the department’s Graduate Student Handbook. Most commonly, students, while enrolled as graduate students, complete, with a grade of “B” or better, a UC language course or courses equivalent to the following UCR classes.

CHN 006

FREN 004 or FREN 009A and FREN 009B

GER 004 or GER 00lR and GER 002R

ITAL 004

JPN 006

SPN 006

The Ph.D. will prepare students for academic work as researchers, university instructors, and curators in their fields of expertise.

Admission The Ph.D. program is conceived in two stages: coursework and candidacy. Students who already hold an M.A. in Art History are admitted Post-M.A., but are required to complete one year of coursework (20 units), including three graduate seminars, as well as the language requirements, and the field review as stated in the program description below. Students admitted post-M.A. usually advance to candidacy after one year of coursework.

Course Work Candidates for the Ph.D. degree entering with a baccalaureate degree complete a minimum of 60 units of required course work, 36 of which must be at the graduate level. The Department requires students to take a two-quarter Proseminar (AHS 251A and AHS 251B) in the fall of the first year and a one- quarter professional development and thesis writing course (AHS 280). In addition to AHS 251A, AHS 251B and AHS 280, students must take two graduate seminars in their area of specialization, two graduate seminars outside of their chosen area, two additional graduate level courses and six additional graduate or upper- division courses.

Students who enter with an M.A. degree complete a minimum of 20 units, 12 of which must be at the graduate level. These courses include AHS 251A, AHS 251B, AHS 280, one graduate seminar in their area of specialization, and two graduate or upper-division courses. Students may also take courses – with the approval of the graduate advisor – in visual culture offered by the department of Anthropology, Media and Cultural Studies, or other departments or programs at UCR or other UC campuses.

Sixth-Quarter Review All Ph.D. students undergo a comprehensive review no later than the sixth quarter of enrollment in the program, based on a portfolio selected by the student and advisor. The graduate studies committee reviews the student’s record and makes one of the following recommendations: proceed, hold, or terminate. Students receiving a hold may reapply once, within three quarters. Students receiving a terminate may continue enrolling for no more than three quarters to complete M.A. requirements.

Only under extraordinary circumstances may a student continue enrolling for more than 9 quarters (including enrollment while an M.A. student at UCR) without permission to proceed to examinations.

Language Requirement Ph.D. students are required to demonstrate competence in two foreign languages before advancement to candidacy. For some fields, additional languages may be required for mastery of the primary and secondary literature. The appropriate languages will be determined in consultation with the student’s academic advisor and approved by the graduate advisor.

To satisfy the language requirements, the student has several options, which are outlined in the department’s Graduate Student Handbook. Most commonly, students, while enrolled as graduate students, complete, with a grade of “B” or better a UC language course or courses equivalent to the following UCR classes.

CHN 006

FREN 004 or FREN 009A and FREN 009B

GER 004 or GER 00lR and GER 002R

ITAL 004

JPN 006

SPN 006

Written and Oral Qualifying Examination

The qualifying examination will take the form of written literature reviews, subsequently defended orally. In the second year of the doctoral program, each student will write a substantial literature review of the major field, with the expectation that the review of the major field will demonstrate a broad knowledge of the field in which the dissertation will make a contribution. The field review will then be 109 / Programs and Courses

examined by the faculty and approved by the graduate committee no later than the end of the winter quarter in the third year.

Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to candidacy is predicated on successful passage of the required coursework, language exams, and field reviews/oral exams. To advance to candidacy, a student must write a dissertation prospectus and pass a qualifying oral examination. The prospectus consists of a concise explanation of the rationale, scope, and method of the proposed dissertation, and should be prepared in consultation with the dissertation advisor, who must approve it before the oral qualifying exam can be scheduled. The oral examination, which is supervised by a faculty committee as stipulated in the regulations of the Graduate Division, concentrates on the students’ preparation of writing a dissertation as indicated by the dissertation prospectus.

Dissertation and Final Oral Examination

A dissertation to be presented as prescribed by the Graduate Council is prepared under the direction of the candidate’s dissertation committee. The dissertation itself must make a significant and original contribution to the field of art history, as demonstrated in a final oral examination or defense.

Normative Time to Degree including UCR M.A. is 18 quarters counting time spent as UCR M.A. student or 15 quarters for those entering with an M.A. from another institution.