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Course details
Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. Through studying how visual culture has been defined, classified, ranked, and analyzed in Western culture – an approach established in Renaissance Europe – course participants will be equipped to contextualize the built environment, and past and current images.
Prerequisite(s)
- C+ in Grade 12 English
Credits
3.0
Cost
$592.04
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below are two offerings of AHVC 1126 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 50151
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Dec 11 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50151
- $592.04
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 - Dec 11 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
Instructor
Michael Coughlin
Course outline
Cost
$592.04
Important information
-
Please note, this CRN is reserved for students registered in the Residential Interiors Diploma. Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. *(A)* FINAL EXAMS: Final exams will be held in-person. Your instructor will provide further information.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50152
Duration
Wed Sep 13 - Wed Dec 06 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50152
- $592.04
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 - Dec 06 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
Instructor
Michael Coughlin
Course outline
Cost
$592.04
Important information
-
Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. *(A)* FINAL EXAMS: Final exams will be held in-person. Your instructor will provide further information.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define and use standard terminology central to the study of visual culture (images, objects, buildings), including chronological and stylistic features.
- Demonstrate awareness of continuity and change in the history of visual culture, by discussing changes in subjects, themes, styles and materials in painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and other products of visual culture.
- Analyze selected works of artists and architects in specific periods in Western art.
- Identify major cultural, scientific and technological changes that significantly affected visual culture.
- Discuss the roles of artists, architects, patrons, and other leaders in developing, enforcing and critiquing artistic norms.
Effective as of Fall 2022
Related Programs
Introduction to Western Visual Culture: European Renaissance to the Present (AHVC 1126) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Construction and the Environment
- Interior Design
Diploma Full-time
- Interior Design
Diploma Part-time
- Residential Interiors
Diploma Part-time
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