Art History Course Online
Description:
This full credit (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
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:
Chapter 1: Thinking and Talking About Art
Chapter 2: Prehistoric Art
Chapter 3: Art of the Ancient Near East
Chapter 4: Ancient Egyptian Art
Chapter 5: Art of the Aegean Civilizations
Chapter 6: Ancient Greece
Chapter 7: The Etruscans
Chapter 8: The Romans
Chapter 9: The Byzantines
Chapter 10: Islamic Art
Chapter 11: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
Chapter 12: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
Chapter 13: Japan Before 1333
Chapter 14: Native-American Art Before 1300
Chapter 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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