ART 1035 Introduction to Art

3 (3 lecture hours) Credit Hour(s)

Introduction to Art is a study of the visual arts designed to teach visual awareness by examining a variety of styles from various periods and cultures. Emphasis is placed on the development of a common visual language in order to assess, discuss, and enjoy works of visual arts from diverse media, cultures, and periods. This course fulfills the Fine Arts/Humanities requirement for the General Education core.

General Education Learning Outcomes (TBR Approved)

Explain artistic, literary, or philosophical works within the context of the discipline.
Analyze the ways that various artistic, literary, or philosophical works reflect their cultural and historical context or contribute to the present (contemporary) world.
Identify cultural differences and commonalities through examining a diverse selection of artistic, literary, or philosophical works.
Create or interpret artifacts of expression, as performer or as critic, through the development of skills of performance or skills of analysis and criticism.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Analyze significant primary purposes of works of art, ancient, pre-modern, and modern, as forms of cultural and creative expression.
Explain the ways in which humanistic and/or artistic expression throughout the ages expresses the culture and values of its time and place.
Explore and discuss global/cultural diversity.
Frame a comparative context through which students can critically assess the ideas, forces, and values that have created the modern world.
Recognize the ways in which both change and continuity have affected human history.
Practice the critical and analytical methodologies of the Humanities and/or Fine Arts through the utilization of visual elements and the principals of design.
Recognize the techniques and materials utilized to execute particular mediums of art.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 0810 and READ 0810 or equivalent.