Art History Course Online

Art History - Course Syllabus

Description:

This two-semester, art history course begins with Prehistoric Art and continues up through African art in the 1700s. It covers the influential art of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Japanese, and Native Americans. This course seeks to develop skills in perception, comprehension, and appreciation when dealing with a variety of visual art forms. Most importantly, the course fosters an understanding of how art has influenced cultures and societies as a whole.

Textbook: Art History  (Boundless)

Course objectives:

• Explore the processes that can be used to discuss and analyze works of art
• Understand the intellectual, aesthetic, utilitarian, and communication purposes of art
• Analyze the perspectives behind the meaning of art
• Examine how art has influenced cultures and societies throughout history

Contents:

Semester A
1: Thinking and Talking About Art
2: Prehistoric Art
3: Art of the Ancient Near East
4: Ancient Egyptian Art
5: Art of the Aegean Civilizations
6: Ancient Greece
7: The Etruscans

Semester B
8: The Romans
9: The Byzantines
10: Islamic Art
11: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
12: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
13: Japan Before 1333
14: Native-American Art Before 1300
15: Africa Before 1800

Grading Scale                                                                                    

A = 90-100%                                                                          

B = 80-89%                                                                            

C = 70-79%                                                                                                                   

D = 60-69%                                                                           

F = under 59%

Grade Weighting

Quizzes…………………….  70%

Final Exam ……………….  30%

                                        100%

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