School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sci.
Undergraduate

Term: Summer 2024
Session: 1st 8 Week Online (May 07 - Jun 28)
Start Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2024
End Date: Friday, Jun 28, 2024
Availability: Online
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This class will serve as an introduction to the arts focusing primarily on the Western Cultural Tradition and will explore the characteristics style classification form and content of art through critical analysis and relationship to historical events. The student will be exposed to the arts especially those which have established the foundation for the Western canon; however it is the main objective of the course to aid in the development of the student's ability to think critically. The student will gain the tools necessary to evaluate art and will then be able to apply these tools including a critical approach to other areas and subjects outside of this course. The on-ground fifteen-week sections of this course include a mandatory visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art and/or another art experience as indicated by the instructor.3 Credits