St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 8
Global Perspectives
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Prepared by: Lynn Metcalf
Phone: 8-4108
Proposal Number:
Email: lmetcalf@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Art
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: Art 131: Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
No
Yes
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Goal 6 Humanities and Fine Arfts
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
Visual arts as a unique form of human communication of personal and cultural values. 3 Cr. F, S
7.
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
General education students only.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None. The course is already regularly offered.
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
N.A.
11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
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The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 8: Global Perspectives
Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one’s place in a global context.
Art 131 is a topical and global introduction to the visual arts as a unique form of human communication through
which personal and cultural values are conveyed.
Throughout the study of works of art and architecture in a global context, students develop a basic awareness,
understanding and sensitivity to the visual arts so that they will gain a comparative perspective and
understanding of their places in a global context.
Through their study of the various art media and the way that works of art and architecture reflect the unique
cultural, political and religious contexts in which they were created, students also develop a deeper
awareness, appreciation and understanding of cultures and peoples throughout the world.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 8, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
2. Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
3. Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states, peoples, or
societies.
4. Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
5. Articulate a vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
1.
Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
Throughout the course students examine and compare and contrast examples of global art works of the past and
present which depict universal human experiences with birth, death, political & social order, the realm of the
sacred, imagination and fantasy, and the interpretation of the natural world.
2.
Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
Comparison and contrasts of visual images is one of the key pedagogical methods in teaching courses in art
history and art appreciation. In this course students continually are challenged to analyze the similarities and
differences between works of global art and architectures. For example, in learning about religious architecture,
students will study a mosque, cathedral, and Hindu shrine in the context of how the art and architecture reflect the
unique spiritual practices of each religion.
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3.
Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states,
peoples or societies.
Students in Art 131 learn that works of art and architecture can have a global impact beyond their intrinsic value
as aesthetic objects. Examples of how art intersects with political, economic or cultural elements on a global scale
such as government support and censorship of the arts, the repatriation of stolen art works and cultural artifacts
and the designation and protection of world heritage sites, and the impact of war on cultural and artistic treasures,
like the looting of the Baghdad Museum and the destruction of historic Buddha images in Afghanistan are
addressed in Art 131.
4.
Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
Art 131 also includes discussion of artists who,,both through action and critical response, address global issues
in their work, such as environmental protection, feminism, the impact of 19th colonialism and worldwide health
issues like AIDS. The role of museums and international artistic and cultural exchanges in framing our
understanding of artworks on a global scale are also addressed in this class.
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
FORMS & PROCESSES IN ART IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS (40%)
Learning Outcomes 1, 2
The Creative Process 10%
The Formal Language of Art 10%
Two Dimensional Media 10%
Three Dimensional Media 10%
ART INTERACTS WITH CULTURE (60%)
Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Western Art: Classical & European 10%
Arts of Islam 10%
African Art 10%
Asian Art 10%
Indigenous Art of the Americas 7%
Art of the Pacific 7%
Global Arts of the Modern World 6%
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: Art
Course or Course(s): Art 131- Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World
David Sebberson
Department or Unit Chair Signature
January 9, 2010
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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Remarks:
Date