Art History

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

Susan Laxton, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 231 Arts

• (951) 827-5057; arthistory.ucr.edu

Professor Johannes Endres, Dr. phil.habil. Kristoffer Neville, Ph.D.

Associate Professors Jeanette Kohl, Ph.D. Liz Kotz, Ph.D. Susan Laxton, Ph.D. Aleca LeBlanc, Ph.D. Jason Weems, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors

Yong Cho, Ph.D. Savannah Esquivel, Ph.D. Fatima Quraishi, Ph.D.

Professor Emeriti

Malcolm Baker, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Françoise Forster-Hahn, Ph.D. Distinguished

Professor Ginger C. Hsü, Ph.D. Conrad Rudolph, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor

The Art History major provides the framework for the critical study of a wide range of global art and 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 experience.

Education Abroad is an excellent opportunity to 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 Education Abroad at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad in the Educational Opportunities section in the beginning of this catalog.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

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

Art History Major The major requirements for the B.A. in Art History 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 013, AHS 015, AHS 016,

AHS 017A or AHS 017HA, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 027/ANTH 027/LNST 027

• b) Early Modern: AHS 013, AHS 015,

AHS 016, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC, AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008,

AHS 013, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC, 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 112/ANTH 151/LNST 112, AHS 116/LNST 116, AHS 117/ANTH 157/LNST 117, AHS 125, AHS 126, AHS 133/ANTH 161/GSST 130/HISE 149,

AHS 138/AST 138, AHS 139/AST 139, AHS 143/AST 143, AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 147, AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 158

• (2) Early Modern: AHS 113, AHS 116/ LNST 116, AHS 117/ANTH 157/LNST 117, AHS 125, AHS 126, AHS 133/ANTH 161/GSST 130/HISE 149, 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 158, AHS 160, AHS 161,

AHS 162, AHS 163, AHS 165/HISE 133/ WMST 170, AHS 167, AHS 170, AHS 171, AHS 172, AHS 173, AHS 177

• (3) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 107,

AHS 114/LNST 114, AHS 115/LNST 115, AHS 116/LNST 116, AHS 120/EUR 110B/CPLT 110B/MCS 178/GER 110B, AHS 124/LNST 124, AHS 133/ANTH 161/GSST 130/HISE 149, AHS 134/ HISE 134, AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137, AHS 137/MCS 138, AHS 138/AST 138, AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 146/AST 147, AHS 158, 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 186/MCS 186, 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:

Art History/Administrative Studies Major 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 013, AHS 015, AHS 016,

AHS 017A or AHS 017HA, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 027/ ANTH 027/LNST 027, AHS 030/HIST 027/ CLA 017

• b) Early Modern: AHS 013, AHS 015, AHS 016, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 017C

or AHS 017HC, 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-divi

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

Administrative Studies requirements (37 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (17 units)

• a) BUS 010, BUS 020

• b) STAT 008 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 103 or ECON 104A

or ECON 130 or ECON 162/BUS 162

• (2) PSYC 140 or PSYC 142

• (3) SOC 150 or SOC 151

• (4) POSC 181 or POSC 182E or POSC 182G

or POSC 183 or POSC 186

• (5) ANTH 127 or ANTH 127S 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 100W,

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

• (2) Human Resources Management/

Labor Relations: BUS 100W, BUS 107, BUS 121, BUS 144, BUS 145, BUS 153/ ECON 153, BUS 155, BUS 156, BUS 157, PSYC 142

• (3) Business and Society: BUS 100W,

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

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

BUS 111, BUS 112, BUS 113, BUS 114, BUS 115, BUS 116, BUS 117, BUS 118, BUS 119, BUS 124A, 124B, BUS 126, BUS 151, BUS 152, BUS 159, BUS 164

• (5) Managerial Accounting/Taxation:

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

• (6) Financial Accounting: BUS 108, BUS 165A, BUS 165B, BUS 165C, BUS 167

• (7) Finance: BUS 106/ECON 134 and two

from BUS 131, BUS 132, BUS 134, BUS 135, BUS 136, BUS 137, BUS 138, BUS 139, BUS 140E, BUS 141, BUS 147

• (8) Management Information Systems:

BUS 101, BUS 110, BUS 125, BUS 128, BUS 171, BUS 172, BUS 173, BUS 174, BUS 175, BUS 179

• (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).

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

Major Requirements 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 125, AHS 126,

AHS 138/AST 138, AHS 139/AST 139, AHS 143/AST 143, AHS 144/AST 144, AHS 146/AST 147, 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 Concentration (52 units)

• 1. Lower-division requirements (12 units)

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

AHS 013, AHS 015, AHS 017A or AHS 017HA, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC, 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 139/AST 139, AHS 143, AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 160, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 163, AHS 164, AHS 167, AHS 170, AHS 171, AHS 172, AHS 173, 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 or AHS 017HA,

AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC, AHS 030

• 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 160, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 163, AHS 164, AHS 167, AHS 170, 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

Minor 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 013, AHS 015, AHS 016,

AHS 017A or AHS 017HA, AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 027/ANTH 027/LNST 027

• b) Early Modern: AHS 013, AHS 015, AHS 016,

AHS 017B or AHS 017HB, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC AHS 023, AHS 028/LNST 028

• c) Modern/Contemporary: AHS 008, AHS 013,

AHS 016, AHS 017C or AHS 017HC, 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.)

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 the History of Art offers the M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History 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 art and visual culture in its historical and cultural context. Admission Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree or its approved equivalent from an accredited institution 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. GRE scores are not required of applicants to the M.A. or Ph.D. programs.

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. Additionally each applicant must submit a writing sample and three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be academic references.

M.A. and Ph.D. students select one area of specialization from the list below.

Areas of specialization (and related courses)

• 1. Pre-Modern (AHS 112, AHS 116, AHS 117,

AHS 125, AHS 138, AHS 139, AHS 140, AHS 141, AHS 143, AHS 144, AHS 147, AHS 155, AHS 156, AHS 157, AHS 159, AHS 263, AHS 272, AHS 280, AHS 285)

• 2. Early-Modern (AHS 111, AHS 113, AHS 116,

AHS 117, AHS 125, AHS 133, AHS 138, AHS 139, AHS 141, AHS 143, AHS 144, AHS 146, AHS 158, AHS 160, AHS 161, AHS 162, AHS 163, AHS 165, AHS 167, AHS 168, AHS 169, AHS 170, AHS 171, AHS 172, AHS 173, AHS 175, AHS 177, AHS 178, AHS 179, AHS 252, AHS 260, AHS 263, AHS 267, AHS 273, AHS 274, AHS 280, AHS 285)

• 3. Modern/Contemporary (AHS 107, AHS 111,

AHS 114, AHS 115, AHS 116, AHS 120, AHS 124, AHS 133, AHS 135, AHS 136, AHS 137, AHS 145, AHS 146, AHS 158, AHS 175, AHS 176, AHS 177, AHS 178, AHS 179, AHS 180, AHS 181, AHS 182, AHS 183, AHS 184, AHS 185, AHS 186, AHS 188, AHS 189(E-Z), AHS 191, AHS 252, AHS 260, AHS 276, AHS 277, AHS 278, AHS 279, AHS 280, AHS 282, AHS 283, AHS 284, AHS 285, AHS 286, AHS 287)

Oral Qualifying Exams and Final Defense Modality The Oral Qualifying Exams and the Final Defense can be taken in person, hybrid, or fully remote. Students taking the exam may be present or remote with a mixture of remote and in-person committee participation being possible. The student and their advisor will discuss which mode best suits the subject matter with the advisor making the final determination.

The terminal M.A. (Plan I: Thesis) 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 Candidates must complete a minimum of 48 units as follows. At least 32 of these units must be in graduate level 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.

• 1. Proseminar and Professional

Development requirements (12 units):

• AHS 251A

• AHS 251B

• AHS 280

• 2. Seminar requirements (20 units):

• One seminar in student’s area of

specialization

• Two seminars outside student’s area of

specialization

• Two additional graduate seminars

• 3. Elective requirements (16 units):

Four additional graduate or upper-division

courses (up to 12 units of AHS 297/299 may be applied to this requirement)

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 16 units of elective requirements for the M.A. degree.

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

Language Requirement M.A. 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 research language so that the student can perform graduate level research in this language.

The requirement may be satisfied by completing one of the following options:

• 1. Complete appropriate coursework with

a grade of “B” or better, a UC language 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

• 2. Placement Exam

• 3. Department Language Translation Exam

• 4. Native Language other than English

Detailed methods are outlined in the department’s Graduate Student Handbook.

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 admitted with a bachelor’s degree complete two years of coursework (60 units), as well as the language requirements and qualifying exams before advancing to candidacy. Students who already hold an M.A. in Art History are required to complete one year of coursework (24 units), as well as the language requirements, and the qualifying exams 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 bachelor’s degree complete a minimum of 60 units of required course work, 36 of which must be at the graduate level. The requirements are as follows:

• 1. Proseminar and Professional

Development requirements (12 units):

AHS 251A

AHS 251B

AHS 280

• 2. Seminar requirements (24 units):

Two seminars in student’s area of

specialization

Two seminars outside student’s area of

specialization

Two additional graduate seminars

• 3. Elective requirements (24 units):

Six additional graduate or upper-division

courses

Students who enter with an M.A. degree complete a minimum of 24 units, 16 of which must be at the graduate level. The Graduate Advisor will review the MA degree transcripts of all incoming students and may require supplemental course work. The requirements are as follows.

• 1. Proseminar and Professional

Development requirements (12 units):

AHS 251A

AHS 251B

AHS 280

• 2. Seminar requirements (8 units):

One seminar in student’s area of

specialization

One seminar outside student’s area of

specialization

• 3. Elective requirements (4 units):

One graduate or upper-division course 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 of writings 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 proficiency in two research languages (in addition to English) 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.

The requirement may be satisfied by completing one of the following options:

• 1. Complete appropriate coursework with a

grade of “B” or better, a UC language 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

• 2. Placement Exam

• 3. Department Language Translation Exam

• 4. Native Language other than English

Detailed methods are outlined in the department’s Graduate Student Handbook.

Written Qualifying Examination The qualifying examination will take the form of written field reviews. Upon completion of all coursework and language requirements. 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 examined and approved by a panel of faculty readers selected by the student in consultation with their dissertation advisor no later than the end of the winter quarter in the third year. M.A. in Art History degree for Ph.D. Students (Plan II) Following the successful completion of the coursework requirements for the Ph.D. and the field reviews, all Ph.D. students who do not hold an accredited M.A. in Art History may apply for an M.A. in Art History.

Oral Qualifying Examination and 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.