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 Aesthetics and the Nature of Art and Creativity
What is Art?
The Functions and Purposes of Art
Art Media
Media
Techniques/Processes
Four Components of Art Criticism
Describe Artwork
Analyze Artwork for the Elements and Principles of Art and Design
Interpret Artwork
Evaluate Artwork
Art through the Ages
Ancient Cultures
Medieval West
Renaissance
Traditional Arts of the World
The Modern World
Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Early Twentieth Century
Between World Wars
Postwar Modern Movements
Postmodernism
Art in the Twenty-first Century
New Art Forms
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Art as Influencing Perception and Understanding of Human Experiences
Student Outcomes
- 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.
- 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.
- Communicate ideas related to art history and artistic styles using multiple methods.
- 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
Potential Methods 1. Slide lectures, discussions, debates, web-based, and other interactive learning methods 2. Written reflections and essays to include compare/contrast, position papers, artist’s statements, and critical analyses 3. Presentations 4. Tests and quizzes 5. Individual and group critiques 6. Museum and gallery visits 7. Portfolio development and assessment
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