Mar 29, 2024  
2015-2016 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
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HD633 Many Faces of Art: A Psychological Perspective (2 cr.)


This course focuses on psychological aspects of the visual arts. Topics include the normative development of artistic ability, the impact of developmental and environmental challenges, mental illness, and health related issues on the production of visual art. Relevant theory and artistic production are examined.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Understand the systematic nature of normative artistic development in all human beings.
  2. Understand the developmental art tasks which the individual must master at each stage of his or her life span.
  3. Explain the effects of developmental challenges (e.g., disabilities), environmental insults (e.g., abuse, exposure to violence, family stressors), mental illness, and health-related issues on the individual production of art.
  4. Understand theoretical input in these areas of art and psychology
  5. Evaluate visual art as an informal means of psychological assessment.
     



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