Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

AH 2130 - From Gutenberg to Google: Global Art + Design II


A global survey of art, architecture, and design that begins in the 14th century and concludes in our contemporary period. Emphasis is placed on the development of historical frameworks for understanding and evaluating visual, material, and spatial cultures across the world.

Credit Hours: 4
OHIO BRICKS: Arch: Constructed World, Bridge: Diversity and Practice
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 discussion
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMAH Arts & Humanities, TAG course: OAH005 Survey of Art History I & II
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to analyze the art and design conventions used by different cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require comparing two or more different cultures.
  • Students will be able to identify the historical context of global art and design cultures to readings, lectures, discussions, and writings that require students to research how images, objects, and structures were produced.
  • Students will be able to apply the correct technical, theoretical, and historical vocabulary in their evaluations of global art and design cultures.


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