Art History II ARTS 1304
Course Number - 76482
Spring 2012
Time: Monday/Wednesday 12:30-2:00
Room: Fine Arts 201
Required Text: Marilyn Stokstad, Art History Fourth Edition, volume two
Instructor:
Jeryn Woodard
Phone Number: 713-718-6600
Office Hours: 30 minutes before class in Fine Arts Room 101
E-mail: jeryn.woodard@hccs.edu (I will also have a mail box in room
101)
I prefer to be contacted via e-mail.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines painting, sculpture, architecture and related arts covering the Late
Gothic Period through the twentieth century including the art of several non-Western
cultures. ARTS 1303 is recommended, but not a required prerequisite. This course
satisfies the fine arts or cross/multi-cultural component of the HCCS Core. This course
meets the basic intellectual competencies for core courses including reading, writing,
speaking, listening, critical thinking, and computer literacy.
My goal for this course is to give each of you insight into the power that art has over any
culture. Hopefully, by the end of this class you will have a greater appreciation for art
and a working knowledge of art history. This class should allow you to go into any major
museum and have enough information to impress your friends.
GRADING SYSTEM
Slide Quizzes: There will be slide quizzes periodically. They will consist of ten slide
identifications and will make up 10% of your final grade
Exams: There will be four exams during the semester. The lowest exam grade will be
dropped. Exams will make up 75% of your final grade.
Writing Assignments: There will be one short writing assignment, making up 10% of
your final grade.
Class Participation will count for the remaining 5% of your final grade (this includes
group projects, class discussions, being prepared for class, and attendance.)
Grading System:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
0-59 = F
There will be opportunities for extra credit given at mid-semester. This extra credit will
be calculated as a percentage of your final grade.
ATTENDANCE
The HCCS policy for attendance requires you miss no more than 12.5 hours of a course.
Absences in excess of 12.5 class hours may result in the instructor dropping you from
the class. If you have extenuating circumstances, talk to me before the situation
becomes critical.
HCCS WITHDRAWAL POLICY
The instructor reserves the right to drop students whose attendance is excessive.
However, students desiring a W (withdrawal) on their transcript are responsible
for withdrawing themselves from the class before March 29 4:30.
Children and/or guests are not allowed to attend lectures, per HCC policy.
MISSED EXAMS
I do not give make-up exams. If you should miss an exam for any reason, you will use
that missed exam as your dropped test grade.
TARDY POLICY
I would rather you come to class, even if you are tardy, than miss an entire lecture.
However, if you are more than 15 minutes late, you will be counted absent.
LATE PROJECT POLICY
If your projects or papers are late, your grade will be lowered by one letter each class
day the project is late. If you want to avoid this, turn your projects in on time.
HCC Policy Statement: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision,
hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the
Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester.
Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability
Support Services Office.
If you have any questions, please contact the Disability Counselor at your college,
Jamie Torres at 713-718-6164, or the District Disability Office at 713-718-5165..
To visit the ADA Web site, log on to www.hccs.edu,
Click Future Students
Scroll down the page and click on the words Disability Information.
http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/future-students/disability-services
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty
You are expected to be familiar with the College's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in
the catalog and student handbook. Students are responsible for conducting themselves
with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary
proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of
scholastic dishonesty.
“Scholastic dishonesty” includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and
collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another student’s test paper;
 Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the person giving the
test;
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authority;
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
Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or
part the contents of a test that has not bee administered;
Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged
incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit. This also includes
any information from internet sources, museum placards, and pamphlets that is not
properly cited.
Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing
written work offered for credit.
Violations: Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of “0” or
“F” on the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for
probation or dismissal from the College System. A recommendation for suspension or
expulsion will be referred to the College Dean of Student Development for disciplinary
disposition.
Insurance Disclaimer:
The Fine Arts Department at Central College strongly recommends that all HCCS
students carry some form of medical insurance to cover illness and injury, both on and
off campus. Information regarding low-cost health insurance for students is available in
the Fine Arts office. Under Texas state statute, HCCS is immune to liability in the event
of an accident or injury.
Students are encouraged to sign up for Arts updates at www.centralfinearts.info
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES, PAGERS, OR OTHER NOISY
ELECTRONIC DEVICES BEFORE ENTERING CLASS. If you fail to do so, or if you
text message during this class, you will be asked to leave.
Week 1
Jan. 18: Introduction and preview of the course
Week 2
Jan. 23: Fourteenth Century Gothic, Early Renaissance Painting and Sculpture
Jan. 25: Early Renaissance Painting and Sculpture
Week 3
Jan. 30: High Renaissance Art
Feb. 1: High Renaissance Art
Week 4
Feb. 6: High Renaissance Art, Begin Baroque
Feb. 8: Baroque
Week 5
Feb. 13: Slide Quiz, finish Baroque
Feb. 15: First Exam covering International Gothic, Early Renaissance, High
Renaissance, and Baroque
Week 6
Feb. 20: No Class – Presidents Day
Feb. 22: Rococo
Week 7
Feb. 27: Rococo, Neoclassicism
Feb. 29: Neoclassicism
Week 8
March 5: Romanticism
March 7: Realism, Naturalism
Week 9
No Class – Spring Break
Week 10
March 19: Impressionism
March 21: Slide Quiz, finish Impressionism
Week 11
March 26: Second Exam covering Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism,
Impressionism
March 28: Post Impressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau
Week 12
April 2: Fauvism, German Expressionism
April 4: Early Picasso and Cubism
Week 13
April 9: Futurism and Suprematism, Bauhaus
April 11: Dada and Surrealism
Week 14
April 16: Abstract Expressionism, Color Field
April 18: Slide Quiz
Week 15
April 23: Third Exam
April 25: Indian Art After 1100, Chinese Art After 1280
Week 16
April 30: Chinese Art After 1280, Japanese Art after 1300
May 2: Art of the Americas after 1300, African Art
Final Slide Quiz and Final Exam
Wednesday May 9, 12:00 (NOT 12:30)
Final exam will cover Indian, Chinese, Japanese, American, and African Art.