College of the Redwoods
SELECTED TOPIC CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1. Course ID and Number: Art 99A
2. Course Title: Museums and Galleries of California
3. Check one of the following:
New Course (If the course constitutes a new learning experience for CR students, the course is new)
Updated/revised course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course:
Should another course be inactivated? No
Title of course to be inactivated:
Yes
Inactivation date:
4. If this is an update/revision of an existing course, provide explanation of and justification for changes to this
course. Be sure to explain the reasons for any changes to class size, unit value, and prerequisites/corequisites.
This course needs to be updated at this time.
5. List the faculty with which you consulted in the development and/or revision of this course outline:
Faculty Member Name(s) and Discipline(s): Shannon Sullivan, Garth Johnson, Dean Smith, Dave
Zdrazil, Sarah Broderick, Willa Briggs (all ART)
6. If any of the features listed below have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current)
information and proposed changes. If a feature is not changing, leave both the “old” and “new” fields blank.
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
A guided museum and gallery
tour to expose students to master
works of art from the extensive
public and private collections
found in northern and southern
California. Through slide lectures,
but primarily through visiting and
examining the actual works of art
in these collections, students will
learn to observe, evaluate,
discuss and appreciate the
accomplishments of artists from
diverse cultures and historical
time periods.
A course designed to introduce
students to contemporary art and
professional museums and
galleries in California with lectures,
fieldtrips, and (depending on the
selected topic) practical experience
as well.
Pass/No Pass Only
Letter Grade Only
Course Title
Catalog Description
(Please include complete text
of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Grading Standard
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Curriculum Approval: 01.23.09
Academic Senate Approval: pending
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Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Some knowledge of Art History
will substantially enrich the
experience of viewing and
discussing the actual subject
matter of the courses.
none
Maximum Class Size
20
30
Other
Curriculum Approval: 01.23.09
Academic Senate Approval: pending
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College of the Redwoods
SELECTED TOPIC COURSE OUTLINE
1. DATE: 10/21/12
2. DIVISION: Arts, Languages, and Social Sciences
3. COURSE ID AND NUMBER: Art 99A
4. COURSE TITLE (appears in catalog): Museums and Galleries of California
5. SHORT TITLE (appears on student transcripts; limited to 30 characters, including spaces): Museums of California
6. LOCAL ID (TOPS): 100210 (Taxonomy of Program codes http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/AA/CP%20&%20CA3/TopTax6_rev_07.doc)
7. NATIONAL ID (CIP): 50.0705 (Classification of Instructional Program codes can be found in Appendix B of the TOPS code book
http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/AA/CP%20&%20CA3/TopTax6_rev_07.doc)
8. Discipline(s): Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualifications for Faculty
http://www.cccco.edu/SystemOffice/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/MinimumQualifications/MQsforFacultyandAdministrators/tabid/753/Default.aspx
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply: Art
9. FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Summer 2013
10. TOTAL UNITS: 0.5-3.0
[Lecture Units: variable 0.5-3 Lab Units: variable: 0-.5]
TOTAL HOURS: 9-54
[Lecture Hours: variable: 9-54 Lab Hours: variable: 27]
(1 unit lecture=18 hours; 1 unit lab=54 hours)
11. MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 30
12. WILL THIS COURSE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FEE? No
Yes
Fee: $
(If “yes,” attach a completed “Instructional Materials Fee Request Form”—form available in Public Folders>Curriculum>Forms)
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
Pass/No Pass Only
Grade-Pass/No Pass Option
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED TOPIC-- The description should clearly describe the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds
of student goals the course is designed to fulfill. The description should begin with a sentence fragment.
A course designed to introduce students to contemporary art and professional museums and
galleries in California with lectures, field trips, and (depending on the selected topic) practical
experience as well.
Special notes or advisories (e.g. field trips required, prior admission to special program required, etc.):
Fieldtrips may be required. Students must provide own transportation and related expenses.
PREREQUISITE COURSE(S)
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
COREQUISITE COURSE(S)
No
Yes
Course(s):
Curriculum Approval: 01.23.09
Academic Senate Approval: pending
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Rationale for Corequisite:
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES –This section answers the question “what will students be able to do as a result of
taking this course?” State some of the objectives in terms of specific, measurable student actions (e.g. discuss, identify,
describe, analyze, construct, compare, compose, display, report, select, etc.). For a more complete list of outcome verbs please
see Public Folders>Curriculum>Help Folder>SLO Language Chart. Each outcome should be numbered.
1. Identify, analyze, and discuss the functions of art and the roles of artists in contemporary and
multicultural contexts using oral or written formats.
2. Identify and describe the formal elements of art and principles of design, including line, shape,
value, composition, and space using oral or written formats.
3. Demonstrate familiarity with varied strategies for exhibition design in museums and galleries
using oral, written, or hands-on laboratory formats.
4. Identify and describe the varied roles and functions of museums and galleries in our culture
using oral or written formats.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES –This section provides examples of things students may do to engage the
course content (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending a field trip). These
activities should relate directly to the Course Learning Outcomes. Each activity should be numbered.
1. Field trips to California museums and galleries.
2. Research papers or oral presentations on contemporary and multicultural artists and/or arts
institutions.
3. Research papers or oral presentations on contemporary museum and gallery practices.
4. Laboratory experience in curating, promoting, and mounting gallery exhibitions.
ASSESSMENT TASKS –This section describes assessments instructors may use to allow students opportunities to provide
evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes. Each assessment should be numbered.
Representative assessment tasks (These are examples of assessments instructors could use):
1. Essay and multiple choice exams.
2. Research papers.
3. Laboratory experience in curating, mounting, and promoting gallery exhibitions.
Required assessments for all sections (These are assessments that are required of all instructors of all sections at all
campuses/sites. Not all courses will have required assessments. Do not list here assessments that are listed as representative assessments
above.): Essay exams.
COURSE CONTENT –This section describes what the course is “about”—i.e. what it covers and what knowledge students
will acquire
Describe course content and list texts for two representative selected topics, demonstrating clearly that each will provide
significantly different content.
Representative Topic #1
Course Title: Postmodern Art: Field trip to San Francisco
Concepts: What terms and ideas will students need to understand and be conversant with as they demonstrate course
outcomes? Each concept should be numbered.
1. The concepts and formal characteristics of Postmodern art practices, including video, digital
art, installation, performance art, social practice, and contemporary painting, sculpture, and
photography.
2. The types of venues for contemporary art, including museums, commercial galleries, and nonprofit or independent spaces.
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Academic Senate Approval: pending
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Issues: What primary tensions or problems inherent in the subject matter of the course will students engage? Each issue
should be numbered.
1. The aesthetic and functional similarities and differences between Western (e.g., European and
North American) and non-Western (e.g., Asian, Latin American, African, and Native American) art
forms.
2. The intervention of feminist, queer, and multicultural theories within regional, national, and
global art practices.
3. The intervention of electronic and other technologies within regional, national, and global art
practices, and the similarities and differences between electronic and traditional "analog" media.
4. The dialectic between historical/traditional and contemporary/experimental issues in
contemporary art practices.
5. The dialectic between modernist and postmodernist issues in contemporary art practices.
Themes: What motifs, if any, are threaded throughout the course? Each theme should be numbered.
1. The unique formal characteristics (e.g., line, shape, composition, color, space, etc.) of an
artwork or art movement.
2. The iconography of an artwork.
3. The cultural and political context of an artwork or art movement.
4. One's personal/subjective/evaluative relationship to an artwork or art movement.
Skills: What abilities must students have in order to demonstrate course outcomes? (E.g. write clearly, use a scientific
calculator, read college-level texts, create a field notebook, safely use power tools, etc.) Each skill should be numbered.
1. Following directions.
2. Listening carefully to lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, and fieldtrips.
3. Responding analytically to questions posed during lecture/discussion sessions and fieldtrips.
4. Demonstrating (orally and in essay exams and research papers) a comprehension of the varied
formal, iconographic, and cultural issues found in postmodern art forms.
5. Making (orally and in essay exams and research papers) critical judgments about the role and
value that postmodern art possesses in contemporary and global culture.
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS –This section lists example texts, not required texts.
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Susan
Sollins Title Art 21: Art in the 21st Century (6th Edition) Date 2012
Author Susan
Sollins Title Art 21: Art in the 21st Century (5th Edition) Date 2009
Author Susan
Sollins Title Art 21: Art in the 21st Century (4th Edition) Date 2007
Author
Title
Date
Other Appropriate Readings:
Course packet of readings.
Representative Topic #2
Course Title: Student Art Exhibition
Concepts: What terms and ideas will students need to understand and be conversant with as they demonstrate course
outcomes? Each concept should be numbered.
1. Methods for mounting a professional exhibition, including curating and installing, as well as public
relations and the administration of a gallery space.
2. How to write clear and effective art statements and press releases for promoting gallery exhibitions.
3. How to effectively and professionally interact with artists, curators, judges, local media venues,
community supporters and other professionals involved with the exhibition.
Issues: What primary tensions or problems inherent in the subject matter of the course will students engage? Each issue
should be numbered.
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Academic Senate Approval: pending
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1. Spatial and aesthetic problem-solving in effective exhibition design.
2. The challenges of working with media outlets in promoting an exhibition.
3. Ethical considerations and subjective dilemmas embedded within the process of evaluating the
relative merits of artworks.
4. Effectively handling rejection as a professional artist.
Themes: What motifs, if any, are threaded throughout the course? Each theme should be numbered.
1. Effective exhibition design.
2. Effective communication with participating artists, curators, judges, sponsors, and media
outlets.
3. Attentiveness to all of the technical details of handing and mounting a gallery exhibition.
4. A dependable and highly professional attitude in working in a gallery environment, including
punctuality, self presentation, and dependability.
5. The psychology of success as a professional artist or arts administrator.
Skills: What abilities must students have in order to demonstrate course outcomes? (E.g. write clearly, use a scientific
calculator, read college-level texts, create a field notebook, safely use power tools, etc.) Each skill should be numbered.
1. Following directions, listening carefully during lectures and demonstrations, and thoughtfully
responding to questions posed during lectures and demonstrations.
2. Effectively describing (orally and in writing) the particular themes of artworks and exhibitions.
3. Writing effectively about art and exhibitions for press and publication.
4. Conducting research about professional exhibition design and contemporary art institutions.
5. Basic use of computer programs such as Photoshop and Word.
7. Preparing artworks, gallery walls, and pedestals for installation.
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS –This section lists example texts, not required texts.
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Laurence
Author David
Dernie Title Exhibition Design Date 2006
Author Llorenc
Author
King Title Exhibition Design Date 2010
Lorenc Title Exhibition Design Date 2006
Title
Date
Other Appropriate Readings:
Course packet of readings.
COURSE TYPES
1. Is the course part of a Chancellor’s Office approved CR Associate Degree?
No
Yes
If yes, specify all program codes that apply. (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/ Curriculum/Degree
and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):
Required course for degree(s)
Restricted elective for degree (s)
Restricted electives are courses specifically listed (i.e. by name and number) as optional courses from which students
may choose to complete a specific number of units required for an approved degree.
2.
Is the course part of a Chancellor’s Office approved CR Certificate of Achievement?
No
Yes
If yes, specify all program codes that apply. ( Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/ Curriculum/Degree
and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):
Required course for certificate(s)
Restricted elective for certificate(s)
Restricted electives are courses specifically listed (i.e. by name and number) as optional courses from which students may
choose to complete a specific number of units required for an approved certificate.
3.
Is the course Stand Alone?
Curriculum Approval: 01.23.09
Academic Senate Approval: pending
No
Yes
(If “No” is checked for BOTH #1 & #2 above, the course is stand alone)
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4.
Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills
5.
Work Experience: NWE Not Coop Work Experience
6.
CTE Funded Course (applies to vocational and tech-prep courses only):
7.
Purpose: A Liberal Arts Sciences
8.
Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
9.
Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
Submitted by:
Cynthia Hooper
yes
Tel. Ext.
Division Chair/Director: Rachel Anderson
no
4320
Date: 10/24/12
Review Date: 11/2/12
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Academic Senate Approval Date: 11.16.12
Date: 12.04.12
Curriculum Approval: 01.23.09
Academic Senate Approval: pending
Yes
Date: 11.9.12
Board of Trustees Approval
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