ARTH 250 Q* - Concepts in Art History (3 credits)

(Prereq: ARTH 106, and ARTH 105 or ARTH 107) This course provides an introduction to aesthetics, art theory, and art criticism, as well as a foundation in the practice of research and writing in the arts. We will read theoretical and critical writing on art and art history, explore questions about the nature of art, and work with a number of theories and methodologies by which to understand art. Students will be introduced to the skills necessary to think, research, and write clearly. F, S.