ARTS/230 - Survey of the Visual Arts
Course Description
This course offers a foundation in the visual arts, elements, styles, and critical analysis for beginning art students. Emphasis is on identifying and explaining styles of visual arts from various cultures, eras, and places. The course focuses on the interpretation of art to understand meaning, and the ability to make critical judgment based on principles of art.
This undergraduate course is 5 weeks.
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Course Objectives
In this course you will learn to:
- Identify the type, purpose, and audience for various oral presentations.
- Define major historical and contemporary movements in the visual arts.
- Discuss the motivation of individual artists and how visual art expresses important aspects of time and culture.
Prerequisites
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