Art History Survey II
General
Prefix
ART
Course Number
231
Course Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Studio Lab
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Painting, sculpture and architecture from the Italian Renaissance to the Contemporary Period. Stylistic classification of major works of art.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
05, 06
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and variety of visual art and architecture in historical contexts by discussing, writing about, or being tested on various mediums, historical styles, and cultural practices.
Outcome
Describe and appreciate the visual representation of individual and collective values within various intellectual, cultural, social and historical contexts by discussing, writing about, or being tested on visual art, artifacts, and architecture from a broad range of global cultures past and present
Outcome
Interpret and respond critically to visual works of art from various world cultures and historical moments through activities such as discussion, writing, or being tested.
Outcome
Discuss, write, or take tests to explore intellectually a wide variety of issues related to visual arts like aesthetic values and how those issues are situated historically.
Outcome
Articulate informed personal responses through discussing or writing about works of visual art.
Outcome
Through discussion, writing, or taking tests, students will identify and categorize art, architecture, and artifacts according to culture and historical period.
Outcome
Describe, analyze and interpret art, architecture, and artifacts from the past in the context of historical developments and periodization.
Outcome
Analyze relationships between human behavior and social institutions in the context of visual cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
Outcome
Explain and interpret how historical and contemporary social problems are expressed or addressed through the artifacts of visual cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
Outcome
Reflect upon themselves in relation to how communities, society, culture, and/or their histories are reflected in art, architecture, and artifacts.