Arts History, Theory, and Criticism

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This pathway allows students to study a range of art history and media art histories and theories. This immersive study will give students a comprehensive view of how these histories have shaped our current day media and given rise to a variety of art making tools in our digital and computational era.

To complete this integrative pathway, student must choose a minimum of 12 credits as described:

Choose one of the following:

IHSS 1965 – Open Source: Art, Music, Culture, Credit Hours: 3

ARTS 1050 - Art History Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1080 - History of Jazz and Improvised Music Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1170 - History of Animation Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1300 - Race and Film in U.S. Culture and History Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1700 - Songwriting Workshop Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1960 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Science Studies Credit Hours: 4
(Back to the 60’s)

Choose remaining credits from the following:

ARTS 2540 - The Multimedia Century Credit Hours: 4
ARTS 4130 - New Media Theory Credit Hours: 4
ARTS 4960 - Topics in the Arts Credit Hours: 2 to 4
(History and Analysis of Western Music)

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Arts History, Theory, and Criticism

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