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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ARCH 15 | Title:
PREHISTORIC PUEBLO ARCH |
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| Full Title:
Prehistoric Pueblo Architecture |
| Last Reviewed:3/23/2009 |
| 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 | 8 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:
ARCH 50.1
Catalog Description:
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This course will introduce the student to prehistoric Pueblo architecture and its context. Physical elements such as land, water, and climate and technological elements, tools and materials of construction, critical to the development of architectural forms will be examined. Selected cultural, political, social, and religious influences that help define the architectural context and response will be explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course will introduce the student to prehistoric Pueblo architecture and its context. Physical elements such as land, water, and climate and technological elements, tools and materials of construction, critical to the development of architectural forms will be examined. Selected cultural, political, social, and religious influences that help define the architectural context and response will be explored.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 2003 | Fall 2016 |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 2008 | Fall 2016 |
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| CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Identify common elements of prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
2. Compare and contrast examples of prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
3. Determine physical elements that helped to define the architectural response of prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
4. Identify and describe technological elements that helped to define the architectural response of Pueblo architecture.
5. Evaluate selected cultural influences on prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
6. Evaluate the impact of selected political influences on prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
7. Evaluate the impact of selected social influences on prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
8. Evaluate the impact of selected religious/spiritual influences on prehistoric Pueblo architecture.
Topics and Scope
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I. Physical influences in the development of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Land
B. Water
C. Climate
II. Materials used in prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Earth
B. Vegetation
C. Animal products
III. Technological influences in the development of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Hand tools
B. Traditional methods
C. Influence of immigrant settlement
IV. Selected cultural influences on the development of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Native American and immigrant oral and written literature
B. Music
C. Arts
D. Crafts
V. Selected social and political influences on the development of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Tribal structures
B. Immigrant settlement communities
VI. Selected religious/spiritual influences on the development of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Native American spiritual practices
B. Impact of the Catholic religion
VII. Forms of prehistoric Pueblo architecture
A. Case studies selected from among the following:
1. Chaco Canyon
2. Puye Cliff dwellings
3. Mesa Verde
4. Taos
5. Acoma Pueblo
B. Conclusions
Assignments:
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1. Reading text and research material, 20-30 pages per week
2. 7-10 essays and/or research papers, and analysis of readings
3. Project and oral presentation
4. Midterm and final exam
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
40 - 60% |
| Essays, research paper(s), project and analysis of readings | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
20 - 35% |
| Oral presentation | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 40% |
| Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Nabokov, Peter et al. Native American Architecture. Oxford University
Press, 1990 (classic text)
Stuart, David. Anasazi America. University of New Mexico Press, 2004
Reuben, Ellis. Stories and Stone: Writing the Ancestral Pueblo Homeland.
University of Arizona Press, 2003
Instructor prepared materials.
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