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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed not only for art students but also for those who are interested in history, humanities, teaching, travel, and cultural enrichment. It is an introductory survey of the visual arts that are most relevant to an understanding of western civilization, from prehistoric Africa and Europe through the Gothic period. It includes major monuments and representative artworks from Mesopotamia, Iran, Egypt, the Aegean and Greece. Also included are the Hellenistic, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic worlds, and art work from early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic Europe. Material is presented in illustrated lectures.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed not only for art students but also for those who are interested in history, humanities, travel, and cultural enrichment. It is an introductory survey of the visual arts that are recognized as salient in the development of western civilization from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. The art styles covered in the course include Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, post-Impressionism, and early twentieth century Modern movements. Material is presented in illustrated lectures.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the art of selected peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Native North America, stressing their cultural wealth and diversity. The course introduces specific groups from each of these areas of the world and focuses on the differing roles of the visual arts within each culture. The historical depth and religious, economic, or political orientation of each art tradition is explored so that the student is introduced to the complexity of this field of study. This course is designed for art majors who are interested in non-western cultures as well as for students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, including history, ethnic studies, humanities, and education.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed not only for art students, but also for those who are interested in history, religion, philosophy, humanities, and cultural enrichment. It is an introduction to the background, aesthetics, styles, and iconography of African art. It covers a selected group of cultures throughout the continent, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan West and Central Africa. Classroom lectures are illustrated.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides for a study of Native American Indian art forms embracing the history, myth, and tribal cultures as found in pottery, textiles, wood and stone carving, basket-making, and jewelry. North America's unique contributions to art history are explored through an introduction to Native North American art and architecture from the prehistoric period to the present. This course is designed for art majors but may also be of interest to students who are interested in archeology, religion, philosophy, and Native American cultures. Classroom lectures are illustrated.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a survey of paintings, sculpture,architecture, and associated fine arts from India, China, Japan, and other countries throughout the Asian continent. It emphasizes the social, religious, and political highlights of each culture and their effects on art forms from prehistoric to modern times. This course is designed not only for art students, but also for those who are interested in history, religion, philosophy, humanities, and cultural enrichment.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to two-dimensional space and form. Emphasis is placed on ways of organizing visual space into vivid and coherent images. This course is designed for students beginning a study of art and/or related disciplines.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introductory class in graphic communication which uses the computer as a tool for building and editing images. As in Art 150A, students address problems of visual form and organization, but with an emphasis in this course on visual constructions which convey information, and on type and text as graphic components of those constructions. This is a core course for art majors and would be useful for anyone interested in computer graphic applications.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to three-dimensional space and form. Emphasis is placed on organizing visual space into valid and coherent structures. This course is designed for students beginning the study of art and/or related disciplines.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to color theory--the systematic study of color differences, dimensions, and relationships--to the study of color harmonies and discords, and to the development of strategies for achieving specific color effects. This is a course for painters and designers, and for anyone interested in making color choices.
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