ART HISTORY (Minor) DR. JOYCE HOWELL The Art Department offers courses in studio art and art history, balancing art production with an awareness of related cultural values. The art major consists of core courses in studio art and art history, upper-level electives in a choice of media, and a capstone course that involves creating a body of work and exhibiting it. Class work is supported by ongoing art exhibitions in two campus gallery spaces and by field trips to local and regional museums and galleries, further enriching the curriculum. Minors are offered in both studio art and art history. Students should select courses for the minor according to their interests or to strengthen skills needed for art-related careers in communications, design, business, recreation, therapy, arts management, and other creative fields. After completion of the undergraduate degree, art majors may also earn endorsement for teaching art K-12 through an additional year of study in the Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) program which includes specific education courses and in-service teaching. *See also Art.
Minor Requirements: Art History COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE
ART 232: Renaissance to 20th Century Art ARTH 352: Art Since 1900 Three ARTH Electives* TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:
SEMESTER HOURS 4 4 12 20
*Students majoring in studio art and wishing also to complete a minor in art history must fulfill all upper-level course requirements for the major with studio (ART) courses only. Art history (ARTH) courses that fulfill the requirements for the art history minor may not also be used to fulfill the upper-level requirements for the studio art major.
ART HISTORY COURSES (ARTH) 231 Ancient and Medieval Art History (4) A survey of the visual arts and how they functioned in culture, from prehistoric cave paintings to the art and architecture of late Medieval Europe. The course concentrates on the Western tradition of painting, sculpture, and architecture. 232 Renaissance to 20th-Century Art (4) A survey of the visual arts and their relationship to social, cultural, and political history from the Renaissance to the Modern era. Concentrates on the European tradition of painting, sculpture, and architecture, especially the changing social role of artists and the development of modern definitions of “fine art.” This course is a chronological continuation of ARTH 231, but the latter is not a prerequisite. 333 Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas (4) Surveys the long-lived art traditions of diverse global cultures, including Africa, India, China, Japan, the Pacific, and PreColumbian and Native America. Prerequisite: Sophomore status or consent. 341 American Art (4) A history of the visual arts in America from pre-colonial to modern times. Particular attention is paid to the relationship of the visual arts to social and political history, and the issue of American identity in the arts. Prerequisite: Sophomore status or consent. 351 19th-Century Art History (4) A history of European and American art from the era of the French Revolution to the end of the 19th century. The works of major artists, such as David, Goya, Turner, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Munch, etc., are investigated within their historical contexts. Prerequisite: Sophomore status or consent.
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