12/22/2024 3:10:33 AM	ART 2.3 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ART 2.3	Title:  HISTORY OF MODERN ART
Full Title:  History and Appreciation of Modern Art
Last Reviewed:11/9/2020

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	.25			Contact DHR	4.38
		Contact Total	3.25			Contact Total	56.88
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 161.88

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:  ART 2C

Catalog Description:

History and appreciation of modern and contemporary art from the 19th through the 21st Century.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

History and appreciation of modern and contemporary art from the 19th through 21st Century (CR/NC option).

(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 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3A	Arts		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ARTH 120	Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ART2.2 AND ART2.3
CID Descriptor: ARTH 150	Survey of Modern Art	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ART2.3

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:

Upon completion of this course student will be able to:

1.  Recognize and identify the forms, titles, artists, dates, and locations of major masterpieces of Western art from the 19th Century to the present.

2.  Locate and explain the cultural, chronological and geographical contexts of these major masterpieces.

3.  Use the principles of aesthetic analysis through comparisons and written analyses of known masterpieces to evaluate the qualities of unknown works.

4. Identify the unique contributions of individuals and stylistic groups and assess their continuing influence on art today.

5. Recognize basic methods and materials used in architecture, painting, sculpture, print-making, ceramics, metal work and textiles.

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

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction to the discipline of art history:

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

        B. Introduction to specific research books, including classic books, periodicals, standard reference tools and major web sites.

II. Lecture and discussion of methods, techniques, materials and formal elements of European and American art, including the influences of Non-Western art, in the historical context of the following styles:

        A. Where Modernism begins: Neoclassicism

        B. Romanticism

        C. Realism and the Pre-Raphaelites

        D. Impressionism

      E. Post-Impressionism

       F.  Art Nouveau

        G. Early Modern sculpture

        H. Architecture

            (1) Neo-Classic

            (2 Neo-Gothic

            (3) Richardian Romanesque

        I. Symbolism

        J. Expressionism

            (1) Fauves

            (2) Die Brucke

            (3)  Der Blaue Reiter

        K. Cubism

        L. Futurism

        M. Dada and Surrealism

        N. From Bauhaus to the International Style

        O. Art in the United States:

            (1) The Armory Show

            (2) The New York School

        P. Social Realism

        Q. Abstract Expressionism

        R. Pop art and Minimalism

        S. Post-Modernism in Architecture

        T. Figurative Art

        U. Environmental Art

        V. Conceptual Art

        W. Photorealism

Assignments:

1.  Reading (20-30 pages per week)

2.  Research paper (6-8 pages)

3.  1-2 midterm exams

4.  Final exam

5.  1-2 short response papers

6.  Independent study will be required of all students. A series of assignments/critiques in the Art Gallery or on the Art Gallery website will be completed in order to enhance existing course content. A minimum of 4.25 hours of gallery study will be required per semester.

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%
Types of writing assignments may include: 1-2 short response papers (1-2 pages): essay exams, research paper (6-8 pages), analyses of objects in SRJC Art Gallery
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 40%
Verbal and written visual and critical analyses of works of art both in calss and in the SRJC Art 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 20 - 40%
Essay exams, multiple choice, true/false, matching items, fill-ins, vocabulary
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Attendance and participation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Art History, 3rd Ed.  Stokstad, Marilyn.  Prentice Hall:  2007

 

Gardner's History of Art, 13th Ed.   Kleiner, Fred S.  Thomson Wadsworth:  2008

 

History of Art, 7th Ed.  Janson, H.W. & Janson,  Anthony F.   Prentice Hall:  2007

 

Modern Art, Rev. 3rd Ed.  Hunter, Sam; Jacobus, John;  and Wheeler,  Daniel.   Prentice Hall:  2004

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