Unit 1: Literature
major literary genres and formsworld literature (Greek, Renaissance, modern)poetry analysis (meter, imagery, theme)drama (tragedy, comedy, absurdist)
Unit 2: Visual Arts and Architecture
art periods (Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, Modern)sculpture and architecture styleselements of visual designmajor artists and movements
Unit 3: Music
musical periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic)major composers and worksmusical forms (sonata, symphony, opera)elements of music (rhythm, harmony, texture)
Unit 4: Performing Arts and Film
theater history and conventionsdance forms and traditionsfilm techniques and genresperformance art and multimedia
Unit 5: Philosophy and Religion
major philosophical traditions (Greek, Enlightenment, existentialism)world religions and sacred textsethics and moral philosophyaesthetics and art theory