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Spring 2025  |  ARTH 1001 Section 001: Introduction to Western Art (52552)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 108 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course serves as a general introduction to key questions about the nature and history of art in the West from the prehistoric to contemporary eras: Who creates art and why? What unique insights does it provide into the past? And, finally, what good does art do? Organized around these three central questions, lectures, readings, and assignments will address several themes, central to understanding the history of Western art in a wider global context: (1) the forms, functions, and symbolism of images, objects, and spaces; (2) materials, techniques, and skills deployed by artists, architects, artisans, and laborers to make aesthetic objects; (3) the historical and cultural construction of visual experiences; and (4) customs, beliefs, and values associated with art production, collection, and exhibition in various cultures, including patronage, fame, trade, cross-cultural influence, authenticity, and reproduction.
Class Description:
This course is an introduction to Art History as a humanistic discipline. It examines a selection of major monuments and works of art from prehistoric times to the present day in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Asia. Students are introduced to the various ways of studying visual culture, addressing such issues as style, iconography, patronage, technology, and historical context, in order to better understand works of art and architecture in terms of the creative experience, as expressions of individuals and society, and as responses to changing materials and practices over time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52552/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2016

Spring 2025  |  ARTH 1001 Section 002: Introduction to Western Art (52606)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Wed 02:30PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, West Bank
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
This course serves as a general introduction to key questions about the nature and history of art in the West from the prehistoric to contemporary eras: Who creates art and why? What unique insights does it provide into the past? And, finally, what good does art do? Organized around these three central questions, lectures, readings, and assignments will address several themes, central to understanding the history of Western art in a wider global context: (1) the forms, functions, and symbolism of images, objects, and spaces; (2) materials, techniques, and skills deployed by artists, architects, artisans, and laborers to make aesthetic objects; (3) the historical and cultural construction of visual experiences; and (4) customs, beliefs, and values associated with art production, collection, and exhibition in various cultures, including patronage, fame, trade, cross-cultural influence, authenticity, and reproduction.
Class Description:
This course is an introduction to Art History as a humanistic discipline. It examines a selection of major monuments and works of art from prehistoric times to the present day in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Asia. Students are introduced to the various ways of studying visual culture, addressing such issues as style, iconography, patronage, technology, and historical context, in order to better understand works of art and architecture in terms of the creative experience, as expressions of individuals and society, and as responses to changing materials and practices over time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52606/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2016

Spring 2025  |  ARTH 1001 Section 003: Introduction to Western Art (52607)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Wed 02:30PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, West Bank
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
This course serves as a general introduction to key questions about the nature and history of art in the West from the prehistoric to contemporary eras: Who creates art and why? What unique insights does it provide into the past? And, finally, what good does art do? Organized around these three central questions, lectures, readings, and assignments will address several themes, central to understanding the history of Western art in a wider global context: (1) the forms, functions, and symbolism of images, objects, and spaces; (2) materials, techniques, and skills deployed by artists, architects, artisans, and laborers to make aesthetic objects; (3) the historical and cultural construction of visual experiences; and (4) customs, beliefs, and values associated with art production, collection, and exhibition in various cultures, including patronage, fame, trade, cross-cultural influence, authenticity, and reproduction.
Class Description:
This course is an introduction to Art History as a humanistic discipline. It examines a selection of major monuments and works of art from prehistoric times to the present day in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Asia. Students are introduced to the various ways of studying visual culture, addressing such issues as style, iconography, patronage, technology, and historical context, in order to better understand works of art and architecture in terms of the creative experience, as expressions of individuals and society, and as responses to changing materials and practices over time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52607/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2016

Spring 2025  |  ARTH 1001 Section 004: Introduction to Western Art (52608)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
This course serves as a general introduction to key questions about the nature and history of art in the West from the prehistoric to contemporary eras: Who creates art and why? What unique insights does it provide into the past? And, finally, what good does art do? Organized around these three central questions, lectures, readings, and assignments will address several themes, central to understanding the history of Western art in a wider global context: (1) the forms, functions, and symbolism of images, objects, and spaces; (2) materials, techniques, and skills deployed by artists, architects, artisans, and laborers to make aesthetic objects; (3) the historical and cultural construction of visual experiences; and (4) customs, beliefs, and values associated with art production, collection, and exhibition in various cultures, including patronage, fame, trade, cross-cultural influence, authenticity, and reproduction.
Class Description:
This course is an introduction to Art History as a humanistic discipline. It examines a selection of major monuments and works of art from prehistoric times to the present day in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Asia. Students are introduced to the various ways of studying visual culture, addressing such issues as style, iconography, patronage, technology, and historical context, in order to better understand works of art and architecture in terms of the creative experience, as expressions of individuals and society, and as responses to changing materials and practices over time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52608/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2016

Spring 2025  |  ARTH 1001 Section 005: Introduction to Western Art (52609)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
This course serves as a general introduction to key questions about the nature and history of art in the West from the prehistoric to contemporary eras: Who creates art and why? What unique insights does it provide into the past? And, finally, what good does art do? Organized around these three central questions, lectures, readings, and assignments will address several themes, central to understanding the history of Western art in a wider global context: (1) the forms, functions, and symbolism of images, objects, and spaces; (2) materials, techniques, and skills deployed by artists, architects, artisans, and laborers to make aesthetic objects; (3) the historical and cultural construction of visual experiences; and (4) customs, beliefs, and values associated with art production, collection, and exhibition in various cultures, including patronage, fame, trade, cross-cultural influence, authenticity, and reproduction.
Class Description:
This course is an introduction to Art History as a humanistic discipline. It examines a selection of major monuments and works of art from prehistoric times to the present day in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Asia. Students are introduced to the various ways of studying visual culture, addressing such issues as style, iconography, patronage, technology, and historical context, in order to better understand works of art and architecture in terms of the creative experience, as expressions of individuals and society, and as responses to changing materials and practices over time.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52609/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2016

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