ARTS 102 Art History 2
This course presents a survey of the history of art from the Renaissance in Europe through the present. Slide lectures, gallery visits, and discussions will be employed so that the visual literacy of the students will be enhanced. Students do not need to complete
ARTS 101 before enrolling in
ARTS 102.
General Education Competency
GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
ARTS 102Art History 2
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
General Education
General Education Competency
GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course presents a survey of the history of art from the Renaissance in Europe through the present. Slide lectures, gallery visits, and discussions will be employed so that the visual literacy of the students will be enhanced. Students do not need to complete ARTS 101 before enrolling in ARTS 102.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Understand that visual culture is a reflection of cultural values and aspirations.
- Analyze images through technical processes, formal arrangements, and notions of content and iconography.
- Practice decoding the language of art and become aware of the hazards of jumping to conclusions.
- Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Identify visual products from major historical cultures and begin to place them in a rudimentary chronology.
- Compare and contrast historical works of art in technical, formal, and expressive contexts.
- Appreciate the expressive power of artworks ranging from Michelangelo’s David, to Monet’s Lilies, to Pollock’s Lavender Mist, as reflections of the times, and the cultures that made them.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Lectures on visual arts from the Renaissance in Europe. to works being made today.
Visual aids including digital slide projections, films on museum collections tours to exotic sites and discussions of masterpieces and the techniques used to make them.
Discussions of contemporary adjustments to textbook content, new assessments of biography or other documentation, or new theories about content or construction of major works. Students are encouraged to contribute these news items, and to present opinions about published conclusions.
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Lectures and quizzes on each Chapter in the Textbook.
Quizzes lead class concepts toward the Mid Term and Final Exams.
Research project that may result in a term paper, or a museum forgery, or a classroom presentation
Required Text
Art History Volume 2 by Marylin Stokstad
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Lectures and quizzes on each Chapter in the Textbook.
Quizzes lead class concepts toward the Mid Term and Final Exams.
Research project that may result in a term paper, or a museum forgery, or a classroom presentation