Heartland Community College
Division: Humanities and Fine Arts
COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER: ART 150-05
COURSE TITLE: Art Appreciation
DATE PREPARED: 7/93
DATE REVISED: 8/17/2011
PCS/CIP/ID NO: 1.1-500701-01
IAI NO.: F2 900
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FIRST CLASS: 8/23/2011
CREDIT HOURS: 3
CONTACT HOURS:
LECTURE HOURS: 3 LABORATORY HOURS: 0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION (Include specific prerequisites):
Prerequisite: None.
Art 150 is designed to provide an understanding of the role of art in our culture and in
contemporary life. This course is non-historical in approach, utilizing works from all cultures
and periods to establish basic principles of aesthetic organization and to illustrate common
techniques in the visual arts. Not intended for art majors.
TEXTBOOK(S):
Living With Art, by Mark Getlein, 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND
TRANSFERABILITY:
ART 150 fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of credit in Humanities/Fine Arts required for the
A.A. or A.S. degree. It satisfies the Fine Arts component of this requirement. ART 150 should
transfer to other Illinois colleges and universities as the equivalent of the General Education Core
Curriculum course F2 900, described in the Illinois Articulation Initiative. However, students
should consult an academic advisor for transfer information regarding particular institutions.
Refer to the IAI web page for information as well at www.itransfer.org
COURSE OBJECTIVES (Learning Outcomes):
Through study during this course, you should learn to:
1. Identify the works of art that are considered to represent the greatest achievements of
various cultures and civilizations civilizations' visual traditions (D2).
2. Articulate and communicate major ideas that have informed the principal intellectual
and aesthetic movements (C1, P7).
3. Recognize various periods, mediums, and subjects in art.
4. Identify the principal artists, writers, philosophers, and other intellectuals who have
made major contributions
5. Compare non-Western cultural and artistic values to those of the West, recognizing
non-Western adaptations and aesthetics (D3).
6. Articulate both in speech and in writing those personal thoughts and observations that
have come about due through written artists' statements or during group critiques in
the classroom) (C4, C7).
7. Demonstrate awareness, tolerance, and appreciation of the extent and impact of
cultural diversity in our society
8. Interact with other individuals and in groups to come to a consensus about an
aesthetic problem and to solve
9. Identify appropriate topics for scholarly research in art appreciation, utilize standard
bibliographic and other and methodology, and write papers presenting the results of
your research while observing the conventions
Course Outline:
Week I
Tues. 8/23:
Introduction: Syllabus, Objectives
Chapter 1, “Living with Art”
Thurs. 8/25
Chapter 2 , “What is Art”
Week II
Tues 8/30:
Chapter 3, “Themes of Art”
Themes of Art Assignment
Thurs. 9/1:
Film in class
Week III
Tues. 9/6.
Assignment 1 Due
Chapter 4 - The Vocabulary of Art
Visual Elements
Thurs. 9/8:
Chapter 4 cont.
Week IV
Tues. 9/13:
Chapter 5
Principles of Design
Thurs. 9/15:
Chapters 6 & 7 - Drawing & Painting
Week V
Tues. 9/20:
Elements of Art Essay Quiz – in class
Chapter 8 – Prints
Thurs. 9/22:
Chapter 9
Camera, Film and Digital Arts
Week VI
Tues. 9/27:
Chapter 10
Graphic Design
Thurs. 9/29:
Film in Class
Week VII
Tues. 10/4:
Quiz Chapters 5-10
Chapter 11
Sculpture
Thurs. 10/6:
Chapter 12
Crafts
Week VIII
Tues. 10/11
Chapter 13
Architecture
Essay 1 Due, no exceptions!
Thurs. 10/13
Architecture Cont.
Week IX
Tues. 10/18:
Mid-Term Exam
Over Chapters 1-13
(no make-ups allowed!)
Thurs. 10/20
Arts in Time – Part 5
Chapter 14 - Ancient Mediterranean Art and
Architecture
Week X
Tues. 10/25
Chapter 14 Cont.
Thurs. 10/27:
Chapter 15 - Byzantine Art
Week XI
Tues. 11/1:
Chapter 16 - Renaissance Art
Thurs. 11/3:
Chapter 17 - Baroque & Rocco Art
Week XII
Tues. 11/8:
Quiz Chapters 14-17
Chapter 19 – Asian Art, Ukiyo-e Prints and influence
on the West.
Thurs. 11/10:
Film in Class
Week XIII
Tues. 11/15:
Chapter 18 - Arts of Islam and Africa
Thurs. 11/17:
Chapter 20 - Arts of the Pacific Cultures and the
Americas
Week XIV
Tues. 11/22:
Quiz Chapters 18-20
Chapter 21 - The Modern World
Thurs. 11/24
NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
Week XV
Tues, 11/29:
Chapter 22 - Post War Art
Thurs. 12/1:
Chapter 23 – Globalization/Contemporary Art
Week XVI
Tues. 12/6:
Art 21 Film
Essay 2 Due, no exceptions!
Thurs. 12/8:
Final Review
Week XVII
FINAL EXAM
TBA
METHOD OF EVALUATION (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Instruction will take the form of lectures, class discussions, demonstrations, and individual and
small-group projects.
Student assessment will be based on the scores on one paper, two objective tests, a final exam,
and quizzes (with additional reading/study questions). The paper will comprise one-quarter of
the overall grade; the two tests, one-quarter; the final exam, one-quarter; and the quizzes and
reading/study questions, one-quarter.
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
Grading Scale:
100 – 90 =
A
89 – 80 =
B
79 – 70 =
C
69 – 60 =
D
59 – 0 =
F
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
One long paper (12-15 pages) presenting the results of students' independent library research.