• 24 required credit hours

The International Art Studies certificate integrates focused studies at a Webster University campus with art study abroad. The combination of course work and cultural immersion enables students to gain a deeper understanding of the international nature of contemporary art. The intensity of this study may enrich and broaden the students' global perspectives. In addition to completing all the requirements for a BA in Art or those for a BFA with a Studio emphasis, art majors may attain a certificate by successfully completing the following courses.

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Course Listings

ARHS 2000 Art Forum (1)

Introduces a structure for the development of discourse and critical inquiry. The Friday Forum lecture series and immediately current topics in art will be the basic focus of the class. Additionally, students enrolled in art survey and creative strategies courses especially will find this discussion format a supplement to those courses. May be repeated once for credit.

ARHS 3340 History of Renaissance Art (3)

Emphasizes the major artists and trends in the arts of Italy and Northern Europe, from the first awakening of the Renaissance in the thirteenth century to the art of mannerism in the sixteenth century. Prerequisites: ARHS 2200 and ARHS 2210.

ARHS 3350 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art (3)

Introduces concepts of the High Baroque and surveys the changing moods and sensibilities of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European societies in relation to the stylistic characteristics that emerged. Emphasizes the style of the Academy and the development of the artist as a reformist/conformist. Prerequisites: ARHS 2200 and ARHS 2210.

ARHS 3360 History of Modern Art (3)

Surveys art created in Europe and America in the nineteenth century and introduces the early modern period, especially concentrating on the developments in early twentieth-century art related to the important political forces of the day, the Russian Revolution and World War I. Prerequisites: ARHS 2200 and ARHS 2210.

ARHS 3390 Art and Art Cultures (3)

Surveys the arts of non-Western cultures; topics may include the arts of Africa, Oceania or the pre-Columbian Americas. This course considers cultural context as the primary means of aesthetic awareness. Prerequisites: ARHS 2200, ARHS 2210, and ARHS 2320. May be repeated for credit if content differs.

ART 4610 Reading Course (1-4)

Prerequisites: permission of the instructor and filing of official form. May be repeated for credit.

HIST 2220 Modern Europe (3)

Overview of the political, social, and cultural history of Europe from the Reformation to the present. Chronological periods or themes vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit if content differs.

ANSO 2000 Issues in Contemporary Society (1-4)

Acquaints the student with the various social and cultural issues of contemporary societies. Centers around concerns of living in industrialized urban societies. Compares complex societies to gain an understanding of issues that confront their members. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for credit if content differs.

PHIL 3120 Philosophy and Art (3)

Raises philosophical issues surrounding the activities of producing and appreciating works of art. Sample topics: the theory of art, the relationship between art and other human institutions, standards of judgment in art, how works of art are meaningful and true, and the relationship between judgments of value in art and judgments of moral worth.

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