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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ART 1.1 | Title:
WORLD ART TO 1500 |
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Full Title:
World Art History to 1500 |
Last Reviewed:5/10/2021 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This introductory art appreciation course surveys major artistic styles, including European, African, Asian, and American, from prehistoric times until 1500 C.E. The course focuses on the development, diversity, and interaction of art and cultural traditions and emphasizes comparisons of western and non-western visual expression as a reflection of differing cultural perspectives.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This introductory art appreciation course surveys major artistic styles, including European, African, Asian, and American, from prehistoric times until 1500 C.E. The course focuses on the development, diversity, and interaction of art and cultural traditions and emphasizes comparisons of western and non-western visual expression as a reflection of differing cultural perspectives.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1996
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Area: | E H
| Humanities Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| C1 | Arts | Fall 1997 | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| 3A | Arts | Fall 1997 | |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1996 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1996 | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Place a work of art in its historical, cultural, and stylistic context.
2. Perform visual and critical analysis of a work of art using specialized vocabulary.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Recognize and identify the forms, titles, artists, dates, and places
of the major masterpieces of world art from the early cultures and
civilizations of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas to 1500 C.E.
2. Locate and explain the cultural context as well as the chronological
and geographical framework of these major masterpieces.
3. Examine the interrelations of world cultures and civilizations and
the impact these interrelations had on world art.
4. Identify the unique contributions of each culture and civilization and
assess their continuing influence on world art today.
5. Evaluate the qualities of unknown works of art using the principles of aesthetic analysis through comparisons with known masterpieces.
Topics and Scope
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Lecture and discussion material:
I. Introduction to the discipline of art history:
Principles of aesthetic and formal analysis.
II. Art of Prehistoric Europe
III. Ancient Near Eastern/Mesopotamian art
IV. Ancient Egyptian art
V. Aegean art
VI. Ancient Greek art
VII. Etruscan and Roman art
VIII. Early Jewish and Christian art
IX. Islamic art
X. Art of South and Southeast Asia
XI. Chinese and Korean art
XII. Japanese art
XIII. Art of the Americas
XIV. African art
Assignments:
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1. Write a research paper, museum/gallery response paper, and/or a formal analysis essay that analyzes the forms, content, and context of selected works of art (minimum of 2-3 pages/paper).
2. Identify works of art using written and/or verbal observations.
3. Take two to four examinations that consist of slide identifications, slide comparisons, vocabulary recognition, and multiple-choice questions.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 40% |
Research paper, museum/gallery response paper, and/or formal analysis essay. | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 20% |
Visual and critical analysis (in written and/or verbal form) of works of art in the classroom, museum, and /or gallery. | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 80% |
Multiple choice, true/false, completion, matching | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 10% |
Attendance and class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Art History: Volume 1. Stokstad, Marilyn. (5th ed.), Prentice Hall Publishers, 2013.
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