ART 140 Photography Appreciation

5 credits

This course meets the Humanities  general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ABED 40  or AHSE 56  (or placement into MATH 87  or AHSE 66  or higher) and ABED 46  (or placement into ENGL 93  or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Describe the historical timeline and significant impacts of the photographic medium
• Identify, compare and contrast major photographic genres and particular works from history
• Describe the importance of photography as an intercultural language and art making tool
• Develop a foundational understanding of the terminology and tools involved in a contemporary digital photography workflow
• Produce well-exposed single images, and series of multiple images, using a digital camera
• Articulate visual literacy by critiquing a photograph or series of photographs
• Research and compile a personal synthesis of photo viewing and photo creation experience based on a specific topic, genre, or theme

• Discuss and explain methods of creative expression, social interaction, and aesthetic considerations employed by individuals and societies
• Employ methods of intellectual and creative inquiry central to the selected Humanities course of study, using the vocabulary, concepts, historical perspectives and materials common to the chosen area
• Dependent on the Humanities area selected, interpret specific artifacts from art, film, history, language, literature, philosophy, religious thought, or narrative form and develop one’s own viewpoint or artifact using the techniques common to that area