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ART-2386: Survey of the History of Western Art

Description: Survey of the visual arts and architecture from prehistoric times to the present day with emphasis on Western Europe including functions of visual arts and architecture, terms of visual literacy and methods of formal visual analysis. 2385: Focus on prehistoric time to the thirteenth century including Paleolithic, Neolithic, Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Aegean, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and early Gothic art. 2386: Focus on late Gothic through present day including Renaissance, Baroque, 19th (Romanticism to Post-Impressionism) and 20th centuries (cubism to postmodernism).

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 14

Average GPA: 3.07 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 38.25%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.24%

Renee L Spaar202435.6%31.7%18.4%6.6%2.6%5.0%2.933
Christian Michelle Y Moseley202453.2%23.3%11.3%4.8%5.3%2.1%3.1510
Hook Leila B Van201925.9%31.8%20.6%8.6%4.5%8.9%2.731

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Winter 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Winter 2023Summer I 2024Term050% W