PSYC2257 & PSYC2267: PSYCHOLOGY OF ART

Course Description

PSYC 2257 Psychology of Art I - Go here!
Offered September 2009.

Prerequisite: PSYC 1106 and PSYC 1107 or permission from the instructor

Antirequisite: PSYC 2255
Hours: Three hours of lecture per week.
Credits: 3

This course is a general survey of psychological approaches to the creative arts (music, the performing arts, the visual arts, literature, film and science). It reviews what all branches of psychology have contributed to an understanding of this topic, including the relationship of theoretical aesthetics to empirical aesthetics. The concept of creativity is examined, including its defining characteristics in art and science, the characteristics of the creative individual, and the possibility of fostering it.

PSYC 2267 Psychology of Art II - Go here!
Offered September 2010..

Prerequisite: PSYC 2256 or permission from the instructor
Antirequisite: PSYC 2255
Hours: Three hours of lecture per week.
Credits: 3

This course examines each of the major creative arts in terms of the psychology of perception, cognition, and emotion, as well as the biological and evolutionary bases for some aspects of the aesthetic experience and art appreciation. Specific, exemplary artworks are presented and discussed. The relationship of the sciences to the traditional arts is also investigated.