Apr 20, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ARH 3770 - Islamic Art and Architecture (3) [WID]


When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course is an introduction to Islamic art and architecture beginning in the 7th century and concluding in the present.  The course will explore visual production in regions across the globe where Islam has had a lasting influence, including North Africa, Spain, Iran and Central Asia, and South Asia. The course will encourage students to appreciate the diversity of artistic traditions that can be described as Islamic. Students will also learn to write and perform research in art history at an advanced level.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or consent of the instructor; and RC 2001  or its equivalent.