General Studies Information

GENERAL STUDIES COURSES

III. DISTRIBUTION

AESTHETICS
3 hours required; a maximum of 6 hours count as General Studies credit.

The courses in this category are designed to develop and demonstrate the following abilities:

1. Articulate the relevance of the Aesthetics course to their general education.
2. Explain the significance of a work of art within its context (i.e. cultural, historical).
3. Identify the structure of a work of art by describing its elements.
4. Interpret a work of art using concepts appropriate to its medium.
5. Distinguish between works of art from various time periods and cultures.

• ART 100GS, Art Structure - 3 hours
• ART 120GS, Art Appreciation - 3 hours
• DANC 122GS, Dance Appreciation - 3 hours
• MUS 100GS, Music Appreciation - 3 hours
• MUS 101GS, American Musical Theatre - 3 hours
• MUS 106GS, Introduction to Jazz and Blues - 3 hours
• MUS 107GS, Introduction to Rock and Blues - 3 hours
• MUS 159GS, Piano Fundamentals - 2 hours
• MUS 347GS, Music History and Literature I - 3 hours
• MUS 348GS, Music History and Literature II - 3 hours
• THEA 120GS, Introduction to Theatre - 3 hours
• THEA 121GS, Completing the Look: The Art of Costuming - 3 hours