Art History Fundamentals

Students who complete the Art History microcredential demonstrate basic fluency in the language of art history and visualanalysis. Students understand major movements in Art History, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, andthey learn about how artworks reflect, impact, and participate in cultural power dynamics related to race, gender, sexuality, andnationality, among others. Students must take 3 of the 4 listed courses.

Competencies gained:

• Identify and use terms related to art history and visual analysis.
• Demonstrate an understanding of major movements in art history, with an emphasis on developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
• Articulate how artworks and their circulation reflect cultural power dynamics.

Take three of these four courses (12 credits):

• ART 115 – Art History Since the Birth of the Museum
• ART 250 – Contemporary Strategies in Ar
• ART 252 – Feminist Art Histories
• ART 351 – Contemporary Art Writing

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