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Art Through The Ages –
hum266
(3 credits)
This course will explore the developments in architecture, painting, sculpture, literature, and music are examined as processes and products of human imagination. The course will highlight artistic creativity as both a response to and a catalyst of change.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Understanding Art and Its Role in Culture
- Outline concerns, purposes, and functions of art.
- Identify different forms of art.
- Identify artistic eras in Western civilization.
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Art and Architecture in the Pre-Modern World
- Describe artistic innovations associated with Greco-Roman art through medieval times.
- Outline styles and dynamics of architecture.
- Discuss architectural and sculptural symbolism.
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Visual Art and Music in the Emerging Modern World
- Describe artistic innovations associated with the Renaissance.
- Describe the musical innovations associated with the Baroque style of the Enlightenment period.
- Outline the formal and technical qualities of painting.
- Summarize the elements of composition in music.
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Art, Literature, and Dance of Romanticism
- Describe artistic innovations associated with Romanticism.
- Analyze parallel stylistic expressions in different forms of art.
- Summarize major literary techniques.
- Analyze the elements of choreography.
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Theater, Cinema, and the Arts of Modernism and Postmodernism
- Describe artistic innovations associated with Modernism and Postmodernism.
- Compare the production processes of theater and cinema.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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