Courses

American Indian farming; land settlement and Homestead Act; crops, and livestock; effects of wars; land grant universities; United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); great depression; dust bowl; farm equipment; irrigation; fertilization; pest controls; biotech and genetically modified organisms (GMOs); plant breeding; organic; precision farming; drones; cultural and social aspects of agriculture.

Studies of the role of public discourse in political, social, and intellectual life.

This course will focus on the architecture of United States from its earliest origins to the twentieth century. Both high architecture and vernacular styles will be addressed. Students will look at both the structures and their visual and material culture in an attempt to understand the unfolding of the history of the American landscape.

Investigation of indigenous, vernacular and historical American architecture from 1500 to 1920; evolution of construction technologies, changing building forms and finish treatments; identification of historic architectural styles and their influence on 21st century American architecture.

A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in North America from ca. 1500 to the presentthat emphasizes the relationships among art, architecture, place, and culture. May be taught concurrently with ARTH 6050.

A transnational and global survey of American art with a topical focus on a particular theme, medium, time frame, movement, geography, nationality, and/or culture. May be duplicated for credit for a total of six (6) semester hours, as long as each course taken is on a different topic.

Lecture-based course in American art, studying artwork in its historical and cultural context.

Art, architecture, and visual culture in what is now the United States from the prehistoric period to the present day, emphasizing works' cultural context.

Topics in the development of aesthetics and art in the United States.

This course focuses on the development of art and culture in the United States between 1815 and 1880. Beginning with the early national period and continuing through post-Civil War Reconstruction, the development of art in the United States will be studied within the context of sectional discord, Native American removal, enslavement, emancipation, and western expansion, all occurring as the US navigated their role on an international stage.