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• ARTH 2100: Intro to Asian Art

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is an introduction to the major artistic traditions of East Asia from prehistory to the present. Works of art and architecture from India, China, and Japan are considered in relationship to their social-historical contexts.
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• ARTH 2220: Intro to African Art

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is an introduction to the major artistic traditions of Africa from prehistory to the present. Regional works of art and architecture from Africa are considered in relationship to their social-historical contexts. The course material includes prehistoric archaeological sites, historical art-producing cultures, and modern works.
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• ARTH 2300: Intro to European Art

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will survey the artistic achievements of European artists and cultures from prehistory until the late 18th century, focusing on the creative impulses that identified European societies. Students will explore examples of art, architecture, painting, sculpture and crafts to reach an understanding of the cross-cultural and social contexts.
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• ARTH 2400: Intro to Art of the Americas

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is an introduction to the art of North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean by artists from various cultures and nations. It spans history from the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica to the modern art capitals of Mexico City and New York.
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• ARTH 2500: Art History Today

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is an introduction to the study of art history that emphasizes the global context in which art historians understand and study art history today. The relevance of art history beyond the classroom will be emphasized.
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• ARTH 3000: Art of Ancient Egypt

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to familiarize the student with the development of the art in ancient Egypt, beginning with prehistoric Egypt, and concluding with Egypt under the Romans. Sculpture, architecture, painting, jewelry and other crafts will be studied. The modern rediscovery of Egypt by the West, and the growth of Egyptology will be discussed.
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• ARTH 3100: Classical Art

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A historical survey of the art and architecture of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. This course will familiarize the student with how, developing from earlier cultures, the Greeks and Romans created an artistic and engineering vocabulary of such a refinement and practicality that is still in use today.
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• ARTH 3200: Medieval Art

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  A survey of the art and architecture produced during the Medieval era focusing on the Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic styles. Stylistic changes will be explored against the backdrop of cultural transformations. Attention will be directed at the cross-cultural fertilization between European and non-European cultures.
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• ARTH 3400: Art of the Renaissance

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will survey the artistic achievements of Italian and Northern European artists working between 1400 and 1550 during the period known as the Renaissance. Students will explore the major examples of art and architecture and develop an understanding of the complex cross-cultural and social-historical contexts.
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• ARTH 3540: Cinema History

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Analytical viewing of exemplar works contextualizes major genres, artistic movements, theories, and national cinemas, in a broader history of the moving image. Highlighting the work of significant creative contributors fosters appreciation for the medium as an art form.
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