Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

IART 1170 - Introduction to the Arts: Arts in Contexts


This course focuses on art as a social process; the contexts in which the arts are made, circulated and engaged; and what art can tell us about the world.

Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Pillar: Humanities: Arts
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2FA
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMAH Arts & Humanities
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be introduced to what art can tell us about social issues.
  • Students will learn how to approach art as a social process.
  • Students will understand the social context/s in which art is made, circulated and engaged.


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