Field trips include going to museums. No credit toward a major or minor in Art. Lecture course developing basic awareness and appreciation of painting, sculpture, related arts, architecture, their ideas and execution. Study of the artist and the components of art. A studio introduction to the aesthetics and techniques of photography as a fine arts medium of expression.
Students produce images with black and white materials.
Contemporary and historic images are also viewed and discussed. Beginning concepts in typography, illustration, and page layout taught with current professional software and computers. Emphasis on variety and types of prose, poetry, drama, and film. The Short Story GE IV Humanities Analysis and discussion of ideas and literary techniques found in the short story with attention to such writers as Chekhov, Dinesen, Borges, Welty. This class will explore the development of Jane Austen's narrative career through a focus on her three classic novels, Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Persuasion.