Art history trains a person in looking closely at an image. The cognitive skills gained from art history – observing and describing art objects – easily lend themselves to the health care arena and the helping professions by enhancing the ability to communicate and interpret. Astute observation is particularly important for health care professionals because it aids in physical examinations, diagnoses, and empathetic responses. This course is the traditional art history survey reinvented with special attention to students who plan to go into a career in health care or the helping professions.
Foundations Program
This course fulfills the Foundations Program requirement in Fine Art.