2011-2012 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ART 103 - History of Western Art II
Survey of the visual arts in Western culture from the early Renaissance until today, revealing the ways that the world and the thoughts of men and women have changed during this period, and how evolving ideas are reflected in works of art. Slide lecture format.
Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Broaden the student’s knowledge of how works of art and architecture reflect and relate to the natural and built environments.
2. Have developed analytical approaches to discussing the cultures of the world, and their artistic creations.
3. Have developed writing skills through a series of creative exercises in research and personal expression. The goal of the writing will be to create a substantial research project that focuses on multiple aspects of a single work of art.
4. Correctly identify a broad range of art production, and relate that art to the social, political, economic and philosophical context of its time.
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