Course Outline

Artistic expression varies from culture to culture, and what constitutes artistic expression depends on the norms, attitudes, values, beliefs, and social practices of a given culture. 

All cultures – past and present – enlist language, music, and art to communicate their visions, hopes, and dreams and to respond and react to events in their daily lives and societies.

Cultures cannot endure without artistic expression. 

Societies will continue to grow, prosper and adapt to an ever-changing world dynamic but at what cost? 

As the world becomes more interconnected, attitudes, values, beliefs, norms, and social practices of any given culture are at risk of being marginalized or even lost.

Individuals are not born with cultural DNA, but rather acquire an understanding of their cultural heritage through the shared artistic expression of their community. 

Every culture has its own unique form of expression through its language, music, and art, which tells the story of that culture’s collective experience and perspective. 

Competent global interactants recognize that their perspectives most likely differ from those of others.

Each culture possesses the knowledge and skills to adapt to intercultural interactions in the interests of preserving their own cultural heritages those of others as expressed through language, music, and art across the globe.

Objectives & Student Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Explain several theories of Cultural Expression and Societal Art.
Describe varieties of artistic expression and the methods and values employed by artists from ancient to contemporary times. 
Explain cultural differences in artistic expression.
Explain how culture influences artistic expression.
Determine when cultural issues influence artistic expression.
Core Curriculum (Arts Category) Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Explain how universal themes such as communication and art are central to cultural traditions of the past and present as expressed through the perspective of the arts.
Explain how language functions as a mode of artistic expression that evolves and changes as it responds to current events, changes in society and the drama of human life.
Explain how art and music function as modes of artistic expression that evolves and changes as they respond to current events, changes in society and the drama of human life.

Global Initiatives Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
Have become aware of the interrelatedness of local, global, international, and intercultural issues, trends, and systems as they pertain to artistic expression.
Have acquired the ability to develop a multi-perspective analysis of local, global, international, and intercultural artistic issues.
Be prepared to engage in local, global, international, and intercultural problem solving involving artistic expression.

Grade

Tests 40% Project 40% Attendance 20%