ARTHC 202

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World Civilization Since 1500

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Humanities

Course Description

Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

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Western Art: Renaissance to Present

Learning Outcome

Students will survey the terrain of western (primarily European) culture from the beginnings of the Renaissance to the present. A particular emphasis will be placed upon the visual arts as objects that are influenced by cultural values and conventions, and as forces which generate or determine future cultural practice.

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Cultural Traditions in the Modern World

Learning Outcome

Students will become familiar with a broad array of the literary, philosophical, religious and aesthetic traditions that have informed the modern world.

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Intellectual Periods and Movements

Learning Outcome

Students will aquire a big-picture knowledge of intellectual periods and movements that will inform their future encounters with literature, art, architecture and all other manifestations of creative expression.