ARTH 101 Introduction to Visual Studies Units: 3.00
Course provides an introduction to interdisciplinary theories and concepts in the study of visual culture, to critically interrogate our increasingly visual world.
Learning Hours: 126 (36 Lecture, 36 Online Activity, 54 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Build knowledge in the area of visual studies and acquire a basic competency in key texts and concepts in visual studies.
- Enhance cross-disciplinary writing skills.
- Enhance social responsibility, through a better understanding of the way images and other visual representations have an impact upon social relations in the contemporary world.
- Enhance student's capacity to critically analyze the visual world.
- Improve self-management and promote respect for diverse ways of knowing.