ART 420W - Writing about World Art

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3; UWR
Close analysis of material and visual culture and supporting texts, examining the dynamics of cultural exchange for one period, culture, or theme. Includes close reading, critical thinking, evidence-based writing, and intensive research.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, University Writing Requirement
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of key research methodologies for writing about world art history through comparative and interdisciplinary approaches.
Analyze objects of material and visual culture using strategies of close observation and appropriate vocabulary.
Evaluate primary and secondary sources and apply critical and creative thinking to independent research using a multi-draft process.
Apply comprehension of the diversity and integration of geographical and historical culture to writing about world art.
Collaborate with peers to address the multiple contexts of art globally.

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.