INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART I (AH1000)

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Teaches the skills needed for an informed approach to art and architecture by introducing the salient concepts, techniques, and developments from Prehistory and Antiquity through the end of the Middle Ages. Studies works in their historical, social, and cultural contexts. Includes visits to museums and monuments in and around Paris.

Code: 
AH1000
Name: 
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ART I
Discipline: 
AH (Art History)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO # 1: Students will be able to identify major monuments of pre-modern art.
  2. LO # 2: Students will become familiar with historical chronology.
  3. LO # 3: Students will expand their cross-cultural awareness.
  4. LO # 4: Students will develop visual analysis and concise writing skills.
  5. CCI LO1 - Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate.
  6. CCI LO2 - Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2022 AH1000 INTRO TO WESTERN ART I

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