Inquiry into the relationship of current philosophies of art education and aesthetics; a consolidation of art education ideas with a formation of criteria for making value judgments; the development of a personal viewpoint consistent with education and art as humanistic endeavors.
Analysis of the social function of art; organization of school and community related programs in art; case studies of existing programs. Field experience, educational involvement. Lectures and demonstrations.
This course is built within the context of the Advanced Preparation Programs in Teacher Leader Programs in Art Education. All candidates int his course are expected to integrate the design elements of their curriculum contract into their activities, field experiences, research, and action research projects. This course must be repeated for a minimum of two times for a total of six credit hours but can be repeated for no more than three times for a total of nine credits.
Supervised individual research, experimental practicum, and the initiation of field programs leading to the discovery and development of new knowledge in art education theory and method. A formal learning contract between student and supervising faculty member is required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credit hours.
Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.
This course introduces students to the concepts and techniques of visual literacy. It explores a full spectrum of man-made visual forms encountered by contemporary Americans from Architecture and works of art to graphic novels, advertsiements, television programs and films, photos and the internet.
An introduction to the visual arts of civilizations prior to the Renaissance. Students will become familiar with selected monuments from cultures in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas and Europe, and will be able to evaluate the development of artistic practices within a tradition or comparatively between traditions.
An introduction to the history of European art and its legacy from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will become familiar with major works and monuments and develop an understanding of how art has functioned and evolved in the European tradition. As an introduction to the discipline of art history, the class develops a student's ability to describe and analyze art and architecture using sophisticated terminology, and enables a student to connect works of art to specific social and historical contexts.
Depending on the subtitle, this course compares images and/or artifacts produced either in different cultural contexts or as a result of intercultural contacts and interchange. May be repeated under a different subtitle to a maximum of six credits. Prereq: at least one Art History & Visual Studies course at the 100-level recommended.
The term "soft power" was coined by Joseph Nye, a U.S. scholar of international relations. It is used to describe forms of influence used as alternatives to "hard power" - coercive acts such as war, threats, or economic sanctions. This course will investigate how soft power was used as a tool of diplomacy thousands of years before the term was invented, and explore examples of how it is used at the beginning of the 21st century.
