Instructional Goals. This course will:

• Challenge students to plan independent and focused visits to numerous London sites representative of each week’s period topic.
• Trace British history via its art, architecture and other sites, from the Prehistoric to the current “Windsor” period.
• Foster examination of period stylistic parallels across different visual arts and media.
• Investigate major exhibits as well as lesser known sites available in London.
• Encourage independent excursions to sites of interest within a day to and from London.

Student Outcomes. Students who successfully complete this course will:

• Gain independent appreciation for the scale and complexity of British history via mainly the museums and galleries, architecture and industrial record available in London.
• Learn distinct visual vocabulary from major periods in British art production and Collection.
• Make direct application to theatre studies for future design, directing, dramaturgy.