Fine Arts

(4 credits)

A core-area course in one of the fine arts aims to enhance students’ understanding of and appreciation for one or more of the fine arts (art, music, or theater). Students gain an understanding of the role of the fine arts in expressing and maintaining, discovering and questioning a culture’s dominant beliefs and ideals. The focus of these courses is broad enough to encompass different periods, cultures, and styles, but also allows an intensive scrutiny of the way in which the work of art, music, or theater is composed and created. Students have a variety of choices in fulfilling this requirement.

Students select one of the following core-area courses:

ARTH 105 Art and the Environment
ARTH 106 Global Photography
ARTH 115 Intro to Renaissance Art (2 credits)
ARTH 116 Intro to Baroque Art (2 credits)
ARTH 110 Introduction to Art History
ARTH 120 Intro to Aztec Art (2 credits)
ARTH 121 Intro to Maya Art (2 credits)
ARTH 130 Intro to Asian Art
ARTH 131 Mod and Contemp Chinese Art (2 credits)
ARTH 132 Arts of Japan (2 credits)
ARTH 140 Architecture & Art St. Thomas
ARTH 141 Building Minnesota
ARTH 142 Building St. Thomas
ARTH 150 Explorations in Art History
ARTH 202 History of Street Art
ARTH 204 Typography and Visual Culture
ARTH 250 Museum Studies: Collections
ARTH 251 Museum Studies: Practices
ARTH 260 Women in Ancient Art and Culture
ARTH 265 Art of Mesoamerica
ARTH 270 Pacific Art
ARTH 275 Buddhist Art
ARTH 280 Sacred Architecture and Space
ARTH 282 The History of American Architecture
ARTH 284 Arts of the African Diaspora
ARTH 285 Arts of Africa
ARTH 291 Topics in Non-Western Art
ARTH 297 Topics
ARTH 304 Typeface Design
ARTH 305 Greek Art and Archaeology
ARTH 310 Roman Art and Archaeology
ARTH 321 The Art and Culture of Modern Mexico (1824-1940)
ARTH 323 Colonial Art of Latin America
ARTH 328 Chinese Sculpture & Architecture
ARTH 329 Chinese Painting
ARTH 330 Churches and Mosques in the First Millennium
ARTH 335 Cathedrals, Monasteries, and Caliphates
ARTH 339 Western Costume Design and Visual Representation in Context
ARTH 340 Southern Renaissance Art and Society
ARTH 345 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 351 Romanticism to Impressionism
ARTH 352 Art in the United States
ARTH 355 The Civil War Era
ARTH 356 Modernism in European Art
FILM 200 Introduction to Film Studies
FILM 310 Filmmaking
MUSC 115 Understanding Music & Culture
MUSC 130 Introduction to World Music
MUSC 162 The Roots of Blues, Rock and Country Music
MUSC 170 Music for Film
MUSC 216 Jazz in America
MUSC 218 Black American Music:Hist
MUSC 412 History & Literature of Music II
THTR 111 Introduction to the Theater
THTR 221 World Theater, Origins to 17th Century (History of Theater I)
THTR 222 Modern and Contemporary World Theater (History of Theater II)
THTR 223 American Theater (History of Theater III)
THTR 297 Topics
THTR 412 Drama: Theory and Criticism

Alternately, students may choose to participate for four semesters in one of the following music ensembles:

MUSN 173 Guitar Ensemble
MUSN 181 Orchestra

Students may take a total of four semesters in any combination of choirs:

MUSN 140 Donne Unite
MUSN 142 Chamber Singers
MUSN 143 Liturgical Choir
MUSN 160 Concert Choir

Students may take a total of four semesters in any combination of bands:

MUSN 185 Symphonic Band
MUSN 186 Symphonic Wind Ensemble