Course Details
Course Code: ARTH200 Course ID: 3029 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course provides a survey of the visual arts, which is directed at understanding how to read the global visual world. Building from basic terminology and fundamental analysis, to more complex concepts of understanding art, the course provides tools for examining, analyzing, interpreting, and writing about works of art. Topics will include the political, religious, socio-cultural, and aesthetic functions of painting, sculpture, architecture, camera arts, and new media. No prior art classes or experiences are required.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2022 - 03/31/2023 | 04/03/2023 - 05/28/2023 | April | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/28/2022 - 04/28/2023 | 05/01/2023 - 06/25/2023 | May | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/26/2022 - 06/02/2023 | 06/05/2023 - 07/30/2023 | June | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 01/30/2023 - 06/30/2023 | 07/03/2023 - 08/27/2023 | July | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 02/27/2023 - 08/04/2023 | 08/07/2023 - 10/01/2023 | August | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 03/27/2023 - 09/01/2023 | 09/04/2023 - 10/29/2023 | September | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to
- CO1: Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo- Lithic to the Post-Modern periods.
- CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non- Western art.
- CO3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art.
- CO4: Describe major works of art.
- CO5: Compare and contrast works of art.
- CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.
- CO7: Demonstrate the ability to locate and incorporate art historical research sources in a scholarly paper.
- CO8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to
- CO1: Identify major works of Western and Non-Western art from the Neo- Lithic to the Post-Modern periods.
- CO2: Identify major artists and their time periods in Western and Non- Western art.
- CO3: Interpret art terminology in relationship to works of art.
- CO4: Describe major works of art.
- CO5: Compare and contrast works of art.
- CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts.
- CO7: Demonstrate the ability to locate and incorporate art historical research sources in a scholarly paper.
- CO8: Examine an artist’s biography and artistic production.
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |