Art History Survey II

General

Prefix

ART

Course Number

231

Course Level

Undergraduate

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.

Dependencies

Programs

ART231 is a completion requirement for: