Friedland Softic Blumenthal Larned Students may concentrate in art history or studio art. The careful sequence of required core courses enables students to develop skills, concepts, and critical awareness about art. Art history courses stress historical research, critical skills, and communication of ideas.
Majors apply their investigative and interpretive skills in a senior thesis.
Faculty discuss conceptual issues, such as composition and color relationships, then present problems which require analysis and construction. Young artists not only learn hands-on techniques, but they also hone their aesthetic judgment by critiquing each other s work. Freshman course for nonmajors. Includes illustrated lectures, discussions, and outside reading reports. Overview of the major art historical and architectural monuments of ancient Egypt and the Near East.