ART 206 History of Western Art
Studies the history of Western visual art of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and its significance and relationship to humanity. (Recommended, but not required, that courses be taken in sequence).
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills.
Offered
Offered Spring only
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AS Western Culture, AGS Humanities/Arts, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS, AS Literature & the Arts, AS Liberal Arts Core 2, AAS Human Relations, AAOT Arts & Letters,
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate and understanding of, and an appreciation for the significance of art in culture. Demonstrate an ability to think critically about art by the application of fundamental art vocabulary terms. identify examples of major art works from different periods covered during class. Articulate verbally and in writing similarities and differences between art works, periods and movements, styles of art and individual artist. Describe works of art in terms of subject, form, content, purpose, medium, and technique. Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs, and culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.