OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY
CAS-062-12-02
COURSE SYLLABUS
ART APPRECIATION
COLLEGE
ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
PHILOSOPHY
COURSE CODE
ARTA 111
DESCRIPTIVE
TITLE
ART APPRECIATION
PREREQUISITE (S)
NONE
CREDIT UNIT (S)
3 UNITS
CONTACT HOURS
PER SESSION
LECTURE: 3 HRS
WEEK
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students' ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique
works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches this course equips students with a
broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order to
hone students' ability to articulate their understanding of the arts. The course also develops students'
competency in researching and curating art as well as conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art
productions. The course aims to develop students' genuine appreciation for Philippine arts by providing
them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino culture.
COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their function, value,
and historical significance.
2. Define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design; Explain and evaluate different
theories of art; Situate Philippine arts in a global context.
3. Analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and
social relevance.
4. Mount an art exhibit (concept development production and postproduction, marketing,
documentation, critiquing).
5. Create their own works of art and curate their own production or exhibit.
6. Utilize art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies.
7. Deepen their sensitivity to self, community, and society.
8. Discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture, and
religion.
9. Develop an appreciation of the local arts.
UNIT OUTCOMES (UO)
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Identify the meaning and importance of the arts, and relationship
between the artist and his art
Clarify misconceptions about art;;Differentiate art from nature and
characterize the assumptions of the arts
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Distinguish directly functional and indirectly functional art and
classify artworks according to subject & content.
 Differentiate between artists' and artisan approach/ technique toward
a particular medium
 Enumerates the different elements of art and explain the relevance
of the elements in the study of art and its products.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
 Differentiate the principles of art and examine the relevance of the
principles in the study of art..
COURSE CONTENT
 Significant Concepts and General Overview of Humanities
 Assumptions and Nature of Arts: Creativity, Imagination, and expression
 Functions and Philosophical Perspectives on Art / Subject and Contents
 Artist and Artisans: Production Process, Medium, Technique, Curation
 Elements of Art
 Principles of Art
 Examine and identify the central themes of prehistoric art how it was
used by prehistoric people in their everyday life. Explain the relevance
 Pre-Historic Art to Egyptian Art
of religion in the early Egyptians civilization.
 Identify the major periods in Greek art to Roman art. Explain the
interrelatedness of some the two Empire in relation to art.
 Greek Art to Roman Art
 Discuss and classify the various art movements in Western art history
by citing their important characteristics such as historical background,
factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and relevant artists  Middle Ages Art to Realism. Art
art, forms and media.
 Discuss and classify the various art movements in Western art history
by citing their important characteristics such as historical background,
factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and relevant artists  Naturalism Art to Futurism Art
art, forms and media.
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
 Differentiate modern and contemporary art, classify specific
artworks into the different movements under this period.
 Discuss the concept of "soulmaking", Approciation and
Improvisation, and develop students' artistic potentials
through Appropriation.
 Identify key influences to Asian Art, compare and contrast some
art examples from selected Asian Countries. And explain
further how art can be a key element in the formation of a
society’s culture.
 Contemporary Art
 Soulmaking, Appropriation, and Improvisation
 Asian Art: Bhutanese art, Chinese art, Indian art, Japanese art, Korean art,
Nepalese art, Tibetan art
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 Identify key influences to Southeast Asian Art, compare and
contrast some art examples from selected Countries. And
explain further how art can be a key element in the formation
of a society’s culture.
 Trace and summarize the development of Philippine Arts.
 Cambodian art, Indonesian art, Balinese art, Laotian art, Thai art, Vietnamese art
 Philippine Art / Art Exhibit Presentation or Museum Visit
FINAL EXAMINATION
GRADING SYSTEM
Prelim (20%)
The final grade of the student is interpreted as shown on the table below:
Midterm (20%)
Finals (20%)
Performance Tasks (40%)