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| The Arts in Western Culture: Renaissance to Modern | |||
| WESTERN CULT | |||
| CLASS CODE: | HUM 202 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | LANGUAGE & LETTERS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | HUMANITIES & PHILOSOPHY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course fulfills a General Education - Arts requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | A study of the cultural development of Western civilization as expressed through art, architecture, music, and literature from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods [1400AD-present]. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter, Summer | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | While the course includes discussions of major political, social, and economic developments, the course focuses mainly on art, architecture, music, and literature. The following topics are presented through lectures, class discussions, readings, slides, videos, and music listening activities. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | Understand the role of the ancient Western tradition in shaping our modem world. Identify major stylistic developments in the arts. Recognize specific works of art. Understand how the respective art forms are a manifestation of the values of the societies that produced them. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Film Review Essay Presentations Identification Quizzes and Tests Research Projects Informal Observation Discussion |
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| OTHER: | *Taken alone, this course satisfies only the Arts portion of the GE Arts & Letters requirement; both portions are satisfied if its companion course is also taken. | ||
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