Academic Catalog 2017–2018

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Courses

ART102 Art Appreciation

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This introductory course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the visual arts. Based on the analysis of selective works by visual artists, the course focuses on the elements of composition, media, techniques, and the creators’ visual reasoning in selected periods of art history ranging from the Renaissance to Neo-Classism, Romanticism, Modern Art and Contemporary Art. It aims to examine the work of artists in their social context, encouraging students to develop an analytical and comprehensive approach to the visual arts.