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| Introduction to the Visual Arts | |||
| INTRO VIS ARTS | |||
| CLASS CODE: | ART 101 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | ART | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course fulfills a General Education - Arts requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | A lecture class in art appreciation surveying the concepts, techniques, materials and history of the visual arts. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Reading assignments from the text will be given. Classes will include lectures, slide and film presentations and informal discussions. Quizzes will be given on a weekly basis covering lecture and reading. Written journal of assignments. Comprehensive final exam. | ||
| TOPICS: | Segments of study will include the vocabulary of art, purposes and functions of art, criticism, various media and techniques in two and three dimensional art work, and a brief historical overview. | ||
| OBJECTIVES: | Give students a basic understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. Help them develop the skills, knowledge and desire necessary to enjoy the visual language of art in a meaningful way. Basic aesthetic philosophy and criticism is discussed and applied to works of art. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | Reading assignments from text. Weekly quizzes Journal Papers Projects Comprehensive final exam |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||