ART 120 Art History: Ancient - 13th Century

Arts & Letters-Fine Arts. The study of art history invites students to discover the diversity in and connections among global forms of artistic expression from history. This course focuses on global art beginning with the Paleolithic period and extending through the Thirteenth Century. Included are representative images of art, multimedia enhancements, reading, and writing. Students analyze works of visual art in a wide variety of media, empowering them to explain, interpret, and evaluate art in its context. They will explore form, content, and styles of art, artists, art making processes, and responses to and interpretations of art. Thus, students gain deeper understanding of the universal human quest for meaning as expressed in traditional and evolving forms of art through the ages.

Credits

3

Distribution

FAR

Offered

Annual Fall Semester