Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HU 487 - Visual Arts

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course studies the visual arts through history from the primitive to the present. Emphasis is placed on definition, context, purpose, and personal significance. (prereq: none) 
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Describe the relevance of visual arts throughout history to humankind
  • Describe tools and methods of making art
  • Articulate student’s personal involvement and interest in the arts

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None 

Course Topics
  • Living with art
  • What is art?
  • Themes and purposes of art
  • The visual elements
  • Principles of design
  • Two-dimensional media
  • Three-dimensional media
  • Arts in time and history
  • The twentieth century
  • Trends of contemporary art
  • Quizzes/tests
  • Final exam

Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Farrell



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