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Arts of Oceania

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Course Information

Subject code

ARTH

Subject Code Description

Art History

Course Number

1001

Course Title

Arts of Oceania

Catalog Subject and Course Number

ARTH 1001

Catalog Title

Arts of Oceania

Course Description (Combined)

The arts and architecture of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim and center. The course covers the aesthetic traditions of diverse people and non-European civilizations whose cultures inhabit the Pacific Ocean. Hawaiian culture and arts are interpreted within in this context. The primary discipline of the course is art history; however, anthropology, archeology, geography and colonial history are integral to the course.

Credit: 3

No Prerequisites and Corequisites