5/3/2024 4:39:32 AM	ART 1.2 Course Outline as of Fall 2002	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ART 1.2	Title:  WORLDART SINCE 1500
Full Title:  World Art History Since 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		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		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:

History and aesthetic appreciation of World Art since 1500 AD.  Includes representative art from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.  May be taken independently of Art 1.1.  May be used to fulfill requirement for the Fine Arts Certificate.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

History & aesthetic appreciation of the arts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas since 1500 AD.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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	Inactive:
Area:	E H	Humanities Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 1997
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3A	Arts		Fall 1997
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1996	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1996	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The student will be able to:

1. Recognize and identify the forms, titles, artist, dates and places

of the major masterpieces of World Art from the early cultures and

civilizations of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas since 1500 AD.

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. Use the tools of scholarly research in the preparation of the required

short papers.

6. Use the principles of aesthetic analysis through comparisons and

written analyses of known masterpieces to become able to develop indep-

endent evaluation of the qualities of unknown works of art.

Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline and

identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study in the

major.

Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate citation

style, if different than MLA.

Topics and Scope

Lecture and discussion material:

1.  Europe: Renaissance and Mannerist Art

2.  Art of the Islamic Courts: Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Iran, and

Moghul India.

3.  Art of Ming China and Ashikaga Japan.

4.  Art of the Empires of Africa and the Americas.

5.  European Monarchy and Imperialism: Baroque Art.

6.  World Responses to European Imperialism.

7.  The Art of Revolution and Reform in Europe.

8.  Triumph of the Middle Classes in 19th Century European Art.

9.  World Art in 1900.

10. The impact of World War I in art.

11. Art between the wars.

12. Rise of Totalitarianism.

13. World War II.

14. Postwar Art in the United States.

15. Art of the 70s and 80s.

16. Art in an International World.

17. World Art in 2001.

Introduction to discipline-specific research tools, including seminal

books, important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional or

trade organizations, standard reference tools, discipline specific tools,

and major web sites.

Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline

and identification of realistic career objectives related to a course of

study in the major.

Assignments:

1. Complete written worksheets on weekly reading assignments in the

  two textbooks.

2. Research and write two short term papers, each analyzing the forms

  and content of a selected work of art (minimum of 500 words each).

3. Take written midterm and final examinations, each consisting of

  slide identifications, slide comparisons, multiple-choice questions,

  and an essay question.

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 20 - 40%
Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 40%
Homework problems, Exams, SHORT PAPERS
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
AESTHETIC ANALYSIS OF ART
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Esler, Anthony, The Human Venture II, Prentice Hall, 2000, 4th Ed.

Gill, Sarah, The Critic Sees: A Guide to Art Criticism. Kendall/Hunt,

1999, Rev. Ed.

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