Feb 23, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ART 155 - Art Appreciation


Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090  and ENGL 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Global Studies Satisfier Course Y
Session Cycle: FWSU

The student will be exposed to the fundamental principles governing art in its various forms. PowerPoints, class discussions, presentations by visiting artists, films and studio projects are designed to meet the needs of general students in understanding and appreciating the fine and applied arts. This class is a satisfier course for the Global Studies Degree Designation.

Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division

Theory Hours: 45

Learning Outcomes:  

  1. Identify/Recognize an overview of styles in art throughout the ages.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency  Objectives A and B.

  2. Understand the importance of beliefs, culture and philosophies in the development of style throughout the ages.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objectives A and B.

  3. Identify/Recognize selected individual artists and art works.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objectives A, B, and C.

  4. Identify/Recognize the artists’ language: the elements of art.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objectives A, B, and C.

  5. Identify/Recognize how living, working artists ply their trade.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective C.

  6. Demonstrate/Practice drawing through learning to “see”.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective D.

  7. Believe/Feel/Think and appreciate art and the development of styles throughout history.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objectives A and B.