Courses

Courses are offered in art history, art practice, film studies and film production.

  • The Department offers courses of study in:  (1) the history of art, (2) the practice of art (studio), and (3) film and media studies.  Courses focus on the meaning of images and media, and their historical development, roles in society, and relationships to disciplines such as literature, music, and philosophy.  Work performed in the classroom, studio, and screening room is designed to develop a student's powers of perception, capacity for visual analysis, and knowledge of technical processes.
     

    To find courses in a particular quarter, please click on the links to your right, or visit Stanford Explore Courses.  All courses are subject to change. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Boy Sharpening a Quill

1699-1779

Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin

Photo credit: Scala / Art Resources, NY

Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2007

Robert Dawson

Off the Charts: the Song-Poem Story

A film by Jamie Meltzer

Courtesy: Joshua Forney

Finale

2007

Acrylic on Shaped Canvas

Matt Kahn