Nov 14, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

IART 1180 - Introduction to the Arts: Object and Events


The goals of this course are to provide students with critical and aesthetic tools to better understand and appreciate historical periods and styles in the arts, to introduce students to a variety of visual and performing arts, and to provide students with strategies for exploring meanings in the arts.

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 able to identify the formal characteristics of a variety of visual and performing arts.
  • Students will learn strategies for exploring meaning in the arts.
  • Students will learn to identify historical periods and styles.


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