ART 305 Syllabus 1 
ART 305: ART & MASS CULTURE
Class Syllabus
Professor Eve Wood
Fall 2014
Office hours: Thu 3PM & by appt.
Office: Sagebrush 224
Office phone: (818) 677-6454 - no messages
E-mail: wood_eve@csun.edu
Meeting time: ONLINE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An introduction for the non-art major to the relationships between art and mass culture. Illustrated lectures explore the development, techniques, and ideas underlying the contemporary visual environment, including the media arts of photography and advertising, as well as painting, sculpture and architecture. Art majors may take this course for university elective credit. (Available for General Education, Arts & Humanities).
This is a class in which we survey the history of Western art to chronicle the development of our mass media society. We will examine art monuments generally studied in art history classes (that is, paintings, sculptures, etc.), as well as photography, film, and video. The purpose of this class is to help you develop what is often called "visual literacy." This means the ability to "read" the images that surround you in our information society.
After taking this class, you will have a much greater appreciation for the importance of art to Western culture. You will also have the skills to become critically aware of the visual messages you receive every time you turn on your television, or drive down the freeway, or page through a magazine.
Student Learning Objectives:
Basic Skills: You will receive knowledge, theories, and concepts about art history; acquire the ability to develop a paper topic in the field of art history.
Art Knowledge: Broaden your knowledge of historical and contemporary art and your understanding of cultural and historical contexts of art.
Critical Thinking: Analyze, interpret, and question traditional methodologies and preconceived notions of art and art making.
GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENT
Class Syllabus
Professor Eve Wood
Fall 2014
Office hours: Thu 3PM & by appt.
Office: Sagebrush 224
Office phone: (818) 677-6454 - no messages
E-mail: wood_eve@csun.edu
Meeting time: ONLINE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An introduction for the non-art major to the relationships between art and mass culture. Illustrated lectures explore the development, techniques, and ideas underlying the contemporary visual environment, including the media arts of photography and advertising, as well as painting, sculpture and architecture. Art majors may take this course for university elective credit. (Available for General Education, Arts & Humanities).
This is a class in which we survey the history of Western art to chronicle the development of our mass media society. We will examine art monuments generally studied in art history classes (that is, paintings, sculptures, etc.), as well as photography, film, and video. The purpose of this class is to help you develop what is often called "visual literacy." This means the ability to "read" the images that surround you in our information society.
After taking this class, you will have a much greater appreciation for the importance of art to Western culture. You will also have the skills to become critically aware of the visual messages you receive every time you turn on your television, or drive down the freeway, or page through a magazine.
Student Learning Objectives:
Basic Skills: You will receive knowledge, theories, and concepts about art history; acquire the ability to develop a paper topic in the field of art history.
Art Knowledge: Broaden your knowledge of historical and contemporary art and your understanding of cultural and historical contexts of art.
Critical Thinking: Analyze, interpret, and question traditional methodologies and preconceived notions of art and art making.
GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENT