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ART 260 - Survey of Art History I

(3 units) CO7
This survey course covers the history of art and cultural production from prehistory to 1400 in the ancient Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe.

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: CO7
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe and recognize in verbal and written form the formal qualities of a work of art as a means to understand how technical and compositional components function as one level of interpretation.
2. Students will be able to identify and apply a wide range of Art Historical methodologies that impact the way we study, receive, and ultimately understand a work of art.
3. Students will be able to articulate relationships between works of art and their cultural context from prehistory to 1400.
4. Students will be able to compare and contrast works of art from different artists, time periods, and cultures.
5. Students will be able to effectively compose written assignments in the form of three exams of the cultural and historical significance of select works of art and architecture.


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