Hardest ARTH-A classes at IU

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

1. ARTH-A 226: Envisioning the Sacred Average GPA 2.54, 196 students
2. ARTH-A 483: Cultures of Play Average GPA 2.65, 174 students
3. ARTH-A 290: How Architecture Works Average GPA 2.68, 164 students
4. ARTH-A 337: Age of Rubens and Rembrandt Average GPA 2.69, 281 students
5. ARTH-A 101: Ancient and Medieval Art Average GPA 2.78, 1,911 students
6. ARTH-A 220: Amer Arts/amer Identities Average GPA 2.97, 415 students
7. ARTH-A 262: Intro to Japanese Art & Cultr Average GPA 2.97, 344 students
8. ARTH-A 358: Women Artists Average GPA 3.03, 560 students
9. ARTH-A 281: Intro Islamic Visual Culture Average GPA 3.09, 243 students
10. ARTH-A 200: Topics in Art History Average GPA 3.10, 712 students
11. ARTH-A 341: 19th Century European Art Average GPA 3.10, 568 students
12. ARTH-A 224: The Gothic Cathedral Average GPA 3.10, 557 students
13. ARTH-A 342: 20th Century Art Average GPA 3.10, 241 students
14. ARTH-A 315: The Body in Classical Art Average GPA 3.12, 149 students
15. ARTH-A 280: The Art of Comics Average GPA 3.16, 770 students
16. ARTH-A 102: Renaissance Through Modern Art Average GPA 3.20, 5,937 students
17. ARTH-A 443: Hist of 20th Cent Photography Average GPA 3.21, 259 students
18. ARTH-A 327: Survey of Contemp Islamic Art Average GPA 3.21, 211 students
19. ARTH-A 490: Topics in Art History Average GPA 3.22, 396 students
20. ARTH-A 206: Classical Art & Archeology Average GPA 3.23, 2,063 students
21. ARTH-A 203: Machine Age Modern Average GPA 3.24, 376 students
22. ARTH-A 426: The Medieval City Average GPA 3.24, 126 students
23. ARTH-A 231: Age of Giants:leonardo/michela Average GPA 3.25, 776 students
24. ARTH-A 347: Picasso Average GPA 3.25, 253 students
25. ARTH-A 160: Introduction to East Asian Art Average GPA 3.27, 368 students
26. ARTH-A 204: East Asian Buddhist Art Average GPA 3.27, 199 students
27. ARTH-A 276: Eye of Beholder: Art & Perc Average GPA 3.27, 117 students
28. ARTH-A 445: American Art to 1860 Average GPA 3.28, 194 students
29. ARTH-A 207: Intro to Contemporary Art Average GPA 3.33, 1,445 students
30. ARTH-A 205: Baroque Art in Europe Average GPA 3.33, 314 students
31. ARTH-A 155: Introduction to African Art Average GPA 3.35, 432 students
32. ARTH-A 410: Topics in Ancient Art Average GPA 3.38, 165 students
33. ARTH-A 300: Topics in Art History Average GPA 3.39, 366 students
34. ARTH-A 336: The Graphic Novel Average GPA 3.40, 157 students
35. ARTH-A 446: American Art, 1865-1945 Average GPA 3.41, 190 students
36. ARTH-A 375: Topics in Art Theory Average GPA 3.42, 204 students
37. ARTH-A 428: Comics and the Art World Average GPA 3.42, 127 students
38. ARTH-A 282: The Art of the Comic Book Average GPA 3.46, 557 students
39. ARTH-A 156: Intro to Art of Afri Diaspora Average GPA 3.47, 316 students
40. ARTH-A 345: American Art to 1913 Average GPA 3.49, 288 students
41. ARTH-A 214: Art and Life in Ancient Rome Average GPA 3.49, 137 students
42. ARTH-A 361: Japanese Woodblock Prints Average GPA 3.52, 124 students
43. ARTH-A 303: 18th Century Art and Ideas Average GPA 3.60, 135 students
44. ARTH-A 390: Museum Stdys I:mthd/hst/issues Average GPA 3.67, 107 students
45. ARTH-A 340: Topics in Modern Art Average GPA 3.68, 462 students
46. ARTH-A 640: Problems in Modern Art Average GPA 3.83, 122 students

See also: Easiest classes, IU course catalog, ARTH-A course catalog.