Foundations of Visual and Performing Arts - NMU Bulletin

General Education - Foundations of Visual and Performing Arts

Students take a minimum of three credits from this division. Students completing these courses will be able to identify the forms of artistic expression (e.g., forms of music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc.) in relation to a historical and cultural context; they will also be able to recognize and articulate the reasons why these forms of artistic expression developed and evolved in the manner they did. Further, students will be able to demonstrate and articulate an understanding of the principles behind the evolution of judgment and taste. All courses are four credits unless otherwise noted.

• AD 200 - Native American Art and Architecture (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 260 - Why America Looks This Way (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 265 - Art and Architecture of Japan (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 300 - Japan and the West: Crosscurrents in Art and Architecture (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 355 - Twentieth Century Art and Architecture (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 365 - History of Modern Design (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• BC 325 - Communication and Performance in Africa (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• EN 125 - Introduction to Film (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• LB 295A - Special Topics in Liberal Studies: Visual and Performing Arts (2 - 4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• EN 385 - Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• MU 125 - Music in Society (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• MU 320 - Survey of Jazz, from its Origins to the Present (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• MU 325 - World Music (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• TH 130 - Introduction to Theatre (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• TH 360 - History of Theatre (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• TH 361 - Modern Drama (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• TH 385 - Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• PE 381 - History of Dance (2 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• PE 383 - Theory of Dance (2 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 230 - History of World Art: Ancient to Medieval (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 240 - History of World Art: Renaissance to Modern (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 335 - History of Baroque Art (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
• AD 345 - Modernity in Art: The Nineteenth Century (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)

Bulletin Year: 2009 - 2010 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.