Arth 1001 Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture
Morris campus
 | Morris Campus Art History B.A.Sectionalization of Humanities - Adm
Art history involves the interdisciplinary study of the numerous ways in which the visual arts reflect, react to, and shape the world's cultures. Given art history's dynamic intersections with such fields as anthropology, history, philosophy, psychology, studio fine art, literature, and languages, it is not only a quintessential liberal arts major, merely it allows many of our students to successfully double-major. By didactics visual literacy, the art history curriculum prepares all students to critically analyze works of art, architecture, and other forms of material culture, assuasive them to become more knowledgeable interpreters of the visual globe in which we live. In-depth research projects allow majors and minors to not just synthesize existing scholarship, but also to formulate and clear their own ideas. Inquiry, educational activity, and administrative assistantships, in addition to museum or gallery internships, let art history students to further engage with the field and gain invaluable practical feel. Objectives, Recommendations, and Programme Student Learning Outcomes The purposes of the art history curriculum are: 1) To develop students' understanding of a diverseness of historical traditions and methods of interpretation in the visual arts. two) To develop and better students' ability to analyze and interpret works of fine art through oral and written means. 3) To help students notice the rich and complex human relationship of art to other aspects of culture. 4) To encourage students to have directly contact with fine art by means of studio art courses, grade field trips and assignments, gallery internships, and study abroad experiences. The discipline also recommends four semesters of college-level courses in foreign language. Through the various program objectives listed above, students will exist introduced to, review, and have the opportunity to master at different levels the following UMM student learning outcomes: � Knowledge of Homo Cultures including core studies in the liberal arts, in-depth study of a particular field, and engagement with big questions. � Relevant Intellectual and Practical Skills including disquisitional thinking & problem-solving; creative thinking & artistic expression; visual literacy; and written, multi-media, and speech communication. � An Understanding of the Roles of Individuals in Lodge including intercultural knowledge and competence, as well as aesthetic/artistic engagement. � Chapters for Integrative Learning, including synthesis and avant-garde accomplishment across general and specialized studies and through co- and actress-curricular activities; application of cognition, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and progressively more than circuitous bug; and skills for sustained learning and personal development. Program Delivery This plan is bachelor:
Admission Requirements For information almost University of Minnesota access requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website. General Requirements All students are required to consummate full general University and higher requirements. For more information, see the general education requirements. Program Requirements Students are required to complete ii semester(s) of any second linguistic communication. with a grade of C-, or amend, or Due south, or demonstrate proficiency in the linguistic communication(s) as defined past the department or college. No grades below C- are allowed. Courses may not be taken S-N unless offered Southward-N only. A minimum GPA of ii.00 is required in the major to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, Academy of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA adding until they are replaced. ARTH 1111 - Aboriginal to Medieval Art [FA] (iv.0 cr) ARTH 1121 - Renaissance to Modern Art [FA] (4.0 cr) Take exactly 1 course(southward) from the following: · ARTH 1101 - Interpreting the Visual World: An Introduction to Art History [FA] (four.0 cr) · ARTH 1131{Inactive} [FA] (4.0 cr) · ArtH 1xxx Take ArtH 4901 in the spring semester of the senior year. ARTH 4901 - Fine art History Capstone (2.0 cr) Studio Essentials or two courses in two different media or a combination of the two options. The Studio Essentials courses are preparation for avant-garde work in studio art. The two related parts must be taken meantime and in sequence. Two 1xxx ARTS courses, in 2 dissimilar media OR the first term of Studio Essentials and 1 or two 1xxx ArtS form(s) may substitute for the basic studio sequence totaling 8 credits. First Term of Studio Essentials ARTS 1101 - Studio Essentials: Observational Drawing [Fine art/P] (ii.0 cr) ARTS 1103 - Studio Essentials: Materials and Design [ART/P] (2.0 cr) 2d Term of Studio Essentials ARTS 1102 - Studio Essentials: Experimental Drawing [ART/P] (ii.0 cr) ARTS 1104 - Studio Essentials: Materials and Infinite [Fine art/P] (2.0 cr) or 1xxx-level ARTS Courses (in 2 dissimilar media) Have ii or more course(due south) totaling viii or more than credit(s) from the following: · ARTS 1001 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Drawing [Art/P] (2.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1002 - Visual Studies for Not-Majors: Digitally Assisted Design [ART/P] (two.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1003 - Visual Studies for Not-Majors: Painting [ART/P] (2.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1004 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Printmaking [Art/P] (2.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1005 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Photography [Fine art/P] (2.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1008 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Ceramics [ART/P] (2.0-4.0 cr) · ARTS 1014 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Sculpture [Art/P] (2.0-iv.0 cr) Elective Courses Accept 24 or more credits from the post-obit, but no more than than 12 credits from 2xxx-level courses 2xxx-Level Electives Take at most 12 credit(southward) from the following: · ARTH 2102 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 2103 - Art and Archæology of Ancient Rome [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 2104 - Irish gaelic Art and Archeology [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 2105{Inactive} [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 2106 - Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople: The Art of Three Ancient Capitals [FA] (four.0 cr) · ARTH 2xxx 3xxx- and 4xxx-Level Electives Take 12 or more credit(s) from the post-obit: · ARTH 3112 - Faith, Image, and Power: Fine art and the Byzantine Empire [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3113 - Early Islamic Fine art and Culture [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3132 - Castles and Cathedrals [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3142 - Art of the Italian Renaissance, 1300-1520 [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 3161 - After Leonardo: Mannerist and Venetian Renaissance Art [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3171 - Baroque Art [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 3191 - American Art to 1900 [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3201 - Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 3211 - Modern European Art from Impressionism to Surrealism [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3221 - Global Gimmicky Art, 1945 to the Present [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3231 - History of Photography [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3272 - Athens, Fine art, and Theatre [FA] (four.0 cr) · ARTH 3273 - Ars Otii: The Art of Roman Leisure [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3274 - Modern Art in Germany [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 3281 - Women and Art [FA] (iv.0 cr) · ARTH 3291 - Facing the Past: Portraiture and Social History [FA] (4.0 cr) · ARTH 3xxx · ARTH 4xxx | | | |
ARTH 1111 - Ancient to Medieval Art (FA)
| Credits: | iv.0 [max four.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Survey of the major works of art of western Europe from its origins in the Paleolithic period through to the full development of the Gothic era. Includes the monuments of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome as well as those of the Early Christian and Romanesque periods. Too includes some handling of non-Western traditions in this era.
ARTH 1121 - Renaissance to Modern Fine art (FA)
| Credits: | iv.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Bound |
Survey of the major works of art of western Europe and the United States from 1400 to the nowadays.
ARTH 1101 - Interpreting the Visual Earth: An Introduction to Fine art History (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max iv.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Autumn & Leap |
Nosotros live in a visual culture - all the same to what extent do nosotros look deeply at, or think critically near, the fine art that surrounds united states? This course introduces students to the field of art history and develops their abilities to more advisedly observe, analyze, interpret, and appreciate works of fine art of the past and present.
ARTH 4901 - Fine art History Capstone
| Credits: | two.0 [max one.0] |
| Grading Basis: | South-N or Aud |
| Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Culminating form that focuses on a student-proposed, research-based project. Results of the project are presented in written form, too equally in a public forum. Participation in capstone sessions on topics such as career grooming and proposal and abstract writing is likewise required. prereq: ArtH major, instr consent
ARTS 1101 - Studio Essentials: Observational Cartoon (Fine art/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Preparation for avant-garde work in studio art. Basic exercises of drawing, employ and exploration of materials and methods in line and course development, problems of spatial representation. [Note: materials fee required] prereq: coreq 1103, one 1xxx ArtH course recommended during the aforementioned twelvemonth
ARTS 1103 - Studio Essentials: Materials and Design (Fine art/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Autumn |
Training for advanced work in studio art. Elements of 2-dimensional design and colour theory, introduction to painting and printmaking. [Note: materials fee required] prereq: coreq 1101; i 1xxx ArtH course recommended during the same twelvemonth
ARTS 1102 - Studio Essentials: Experimental Drawing (Art/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Leap |
Preparation for advanced work in studio art. Continued evolution of drawing, utilise and exploration of materials and methods in line and form development, problems of spatial representation. [Notation: materials fee required] prereq: 1101, coreq 1104; one 1xxx ArtH course recommended during the same year
ARTS 1104 - Studio Essentials: Materials and Space (ART/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
| Typically offered: | Every Bound |
Grooming for advanced work in studio art. Elements of 3-dimensional pattern, introduction to sculpture. [Note: materials fee required] prereq: 1103, coreq 1102; one 1xxx ArtH course recommended during the aforementioned twelvemonth
ARTS 1001 - Visual Studies for Not-Majors: Drawing (ART/P)
| Credits: | two.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
| Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1070/ArtS 1080/ArtS 1001 |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Jump |
For non-majors with little or no feel in cartoon. Exploration of observational cartoon skills through line work in profile and gesture, continuing with studies in value, texture, and space. Contemporary and traditional modes of drawing explored using a diversity of materials. [Note: no elective cr for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1002 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Digitally Assisted Design (ART/P)
| Credits: | two.0 -iv.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Development of skills necessary to produce digital imagery, including fundamental aesthetic concerns (limerick, color theory, mark-making, etc.) and knowledge of digital media with accent on the technical, conceptual, artful, and ethical aspects of digital imaging as an artistic medium. [Note: no constituent cr for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1003 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Painting (ART/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
The development of painting as a means of creative expression including basic technical, cloth, and formal compositional problems. For non-majors with little or no previous experience in painting. [Notation: no elective cr for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1004 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Printmaking (Fine art/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Development of skills necessary to produce imagery using printmaking as a means of expression, including the evolution of central aesthetic concerns (composition, color theory, mark-making, etc.). For non-majors with little or no studio experience. [Notation: no elective cr for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1005 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Photography (Fine art/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Autumn & Spring |
Evolution of skills necessary to produce imagery using blackness and white photography as a means of expression, including an introduction to processes, materials, brief history, and critical skills to evaluate photographs. Students must provide their own 35 mm cameras. For not-majors with piddling or no studio experience. [Notation: no elective cr for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1008 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Ceramics (ART/P)
| Credits: | two.0 -iv.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Evolution of skills necessary to produce works in clay. Topics include forming methods using stoneware and porcelain via hand building or wheel techniques, glazing, clay and coat chemical science and kilns. For non-majors with little or no studio experience. [Annotation: no elective cr for Arts majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTS 1014 - Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Sculpture (ART/P)
| Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Autumn & Spring |
Evolution of skills necessary to produce iii dimensional works, including development of technical, conceptual, artful, and fabric aspects of sculptural processes. For non-majors with little or no studio experience. [Note: no elective credit for ArtS majors or minors; materials fee required]
ARTH 2102 - Art and Archaeology of Aboriginal Greece (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | any 1xxx ArtH course or sophomore status or # |
| Typically offered: | Autumn Odd Yr |
Start with the Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean (Minoan, Cycladic, and Mycenaean), this class follows the development of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of aboriginal Hellenic republic, concentrating on the Classical period in Athens and the Hellenistic catamenia in the Mediterranean. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or sophomore status or instr consent
ARTH 2103 - Art and Archeology of Aboriginal Rome (FA)
| Credits: | iv.0 [max iv.0] |
| Prerequisites: | any 1xxx ArtH course or sophomore status or # |
| Typically offered: | Jump Even Year |
In-depth study of Roman fine art and archaeology beginning with the Villanovans and Etruscans and ending with the rise of Early on Christian art. Focus on the public and political art of the various emperors. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or sophomore status or instr consent
ARTH 2104 - Irish Art and Archaeology (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Ireland looms big in our imaginations and remains a bucket list particular for many. Yet, what is information technology exactly that i sees when ane visits the emerald isle? This course introduces students to the rich creative and architectural heritage of Ireland and the diverse historical, literary, social, political, and environmental forces that shaped it. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or soph status or instr consent
ARTH 2106 - Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople: The Art of Three Ancient Capitals (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max iv.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople were important capitals of the medieval world and their study offers an heady window into the major empires of the time. This course introduces students to Byzantine, Islamic, and Late Antique fine art and architecture as reflected in the monuments of these iii cities over their long histories. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or soph status or instr consent
ARTH 3112 - Faith, Paradigm, and Power: Fine art and the Byzantine Empire (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Fall Even Yr |
How are the seemingly unrelated strands of faith and ability combined to brand fine art in the Byzantine Empire? This form explores this question through a chronological and socio-political treatment of Byzantine art and the diverse roles that it acquired. Examine political art, religious fine art, and the many ways in which they were combined. prereq: whatsoever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3113 - Early on Islamic Art and Culture (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | whatever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or # |
| Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
An investigation of Islamic fine art and compages in both the secular and religious realm. Examination of these works in the context of the cultures and historical periods that produced them. Begins with the nativity of Islamic art and continues upwards until the Ayyubid dynasty (14th century). prereq: any 1xxx ArtH form or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3132 - Castles and Cathedrals (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max iv.0] |
| Typically offered: | Spring Fifty-fifty Twelvemonth |
An investigation of the two major forms of architectural construction in the Middle Ages. Exploration of the development of the cathedral and castle as architectural forms and examination of the circumstances surrounding their development through the medieval period. Examples are drawn from continental Europe, the British Isles, and the Levant. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or instr consent
ARTH 3142 - Fine art of the Italian Renaissance, 1300-1520 (FA)
| Credits: | iv.0 [max iv.0] |
| Typically offered: | Jump Even Yr |
A multifariousness of methods (including stylistic, gender, and contextual theories) are used to explore the painting and sculpture of such artists every bit Giotto, Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH class or jr condition or instr consent
ARTH 3161 - Subsequently Leonardo: Mannerist and Venetian Renaissance Art (FA)
| Credits: | four.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
An investigation of the fascinating trends in Italian 16th-century art considered through the lenses of art theory, biography, social history, and style. Includes give-and-take of such artists equally Michelangelo, Parmigianino, Bellini, and Titian. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3171 - Baroque Art (FA)
| Credits: | four.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | whatever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or # |
| Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
A sociohistorical consideration of the stylistic and thematic diversity present in the works of such 17th-century masters as Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3191 - American Fine art to 1900 (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | any 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or # |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
A thematic exploration of the office of painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts in American society, from colonial times to 1900. Topics include the landscape and Manifest Destiny, American icons, folk art, and the representation of American Indians, African Americans, and women. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3201 - Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe (FA)
| Credits: | four.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Survey of major movements from Neoclassicism through Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism, considering these in their theoretical, historical, social, and artistic contexts. The grade as well highlights issues of course, imperialism/colonialism, and gender. prereq: whatsoever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3211 - Modern European Art from Impressionism to Surrealism (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Autumn & Jump |
Survey of major modern movements including Impressionism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Dada, Constructivism and Surrealism, because these in their theoretical, historical, social, and artistic contexts. Item attention is given to modern art'south human relationship to pop culture and to bug of gender and race. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr condition or instr consent
ARTH 3221 - Global Gimmicky Art, 1945 to the Nowadays (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Leap |
Survey of select global artists and movements from the terminate of WWII to the present, considering these in their theoretical, historical, social, and artistic contexts. Particular attention is given to contemporary art's relationships to economic, cultural, and technological shifts in postwar society and to globalization, as well as bug of gender and race. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3231 - History of Photography (FA)
| Credits: | four.0 [max iv.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Leap |
Survey of global photography from the catamenia if its invention to the present. Major photographers and tendencies are examined in the context of a diverseness of theoretical, technical, social, historical, and artful bug. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH grade or jr condition or instr consent
ARTH 3272 - Athens, Fine art, and Theatre (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | whatsoever 1xxx ArtH course or #; attendance at evening UMM theatre performance required |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Classical Athens was a special place. It produced works of art and theatre that are still considered cultural treasures today. Combining archaeological, art historical, and textual sources, explore the context of these great works and looks at their interaction with one another and with performances on the Morris campus today. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or instr consent; attendance at evening UMM theatre performance required
ARTH 3273 - Ars Otii: The Fine art of Roman Leisure (FA)
| Credits: | iv.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | any 1xxx ArtH class or # |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Bound |
What did Romans do in their free fourth dimension? Explore the art of daily life in ancient Rome focusing on themes and activities related to leisure. Outside the home, Romans bathed, hunted, and went to the theatre. Within the home, they held lavish dinner parties. In all of these activities, status and social display were of primal concern. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH class or instr consent
ARTH 3274 - Mod Art in Federal republic of germany (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Survey of mod art in Frg from the late 19th century through WWII, examining many important movements, tendencies, figures, and issues. It includes the Secessions, Die Br�cke, Blue Rider, Dada, the Bauhaus, New Vision, and New Objectivity and studies painting, photography, film, and design. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH course or jr condition or instr consent
ARTH 3281 - Women and Art (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Prerequisites: | whatever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or # |
| Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
A historical survey of women'south roles as creators and patrons of the visual arts in Western European and American societies, from artifact to the present. prereq: whatsoever 1xxx ArtH course or jr status or instr consent
ARTH 3291 - Facing the Past: Portraiture and Social History (FA)
| Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
| Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
This seminar examines functions and formats of portraits created primarily in Western Europe betwixt 1400-1800, in order to gain greater insight as to how various social identities (such as that of husband and wife, kid, friend, and freak of nature) were visually constructed and verbally interpreted. prereq: any 1xxx ArtH class or jr status or instr consent
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