PCADE 094 Survey in Art History (5 credits)
Course Description
Survey in Art History is a general introduction to the chronological development of art from paleolithic cave paintings to the present. Topics include a comprehensive look at art and architecture as interpretations of a changing world.
Course Content
1. Aesthetics and the Nature of Art and Creativity
a) What is Art?
b) The Functions and Purposes of Art
2. Art Media
a) Media
b)Techniques/Processes
3. Four Components of Art Criticism
a) Describe Artwork
b) Analyze Artwork for the Elements and Principles of Art and Design
c) Interpret Artwork
d) Evaluate Artwork
4. Art through the Ages
a) Ancient Cultures
b) Medieval West
c) Renaissance
d) Traditional Arts of the World
e) The Modern World
i. Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
ii. Early Twentieth Century
iii. Between World Wars
iv. Postwar Modern Movements
f) Postmodernism
1. Art in the Twenty-first Century
a) New Art Forms
b) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
c) Art as Influencing Perception and Understanding of Human Experiences
Student Outcomes
1. Apply the four components of art criticism (describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate) in order to look at art as it exists in the world and to develop a personal appreciation of art.
2. Apply knowledge of major periods and artists in art history in order to analyze how culture, place, time, and context impact art, and how art impacts culture, place, time, and context.
3. Communicate ideas related to art history and artistic styles using multiple methods.
4. Interrogate one’s own identities/positionalities, privileges, biases, and perspectives in relation to art.
Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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