1/28/2015
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DATE
REQUIRED COURSE
ELECTIVE COURSE
Humanities
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DIVISION
NEW COURSE
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LAKE LAND COLLEGE
Course Information Form
COURSE NUMBER
SEM CR HRS
ART260
3
TITLE
LT HRS
3
Art History I
LAB HRS
COURSE PCS#
Prerequisites:
ECH
SOE HRS
(Assigned by Administration)
None
Catalog Description (40 Word Limit): Students will learn the historical developments
of the visual arts from Pre-historic through the Gothic periods. Art will be examined as
expressions of the ideas and beliefs of artist influenced by the political, religious and
philosophical ideals of their different cultures.
List the Major Course Segments (Units)
1. Prehistoric Art/Art of Africa and Ancient Americas
2. Art of Ancient Near East/Art of Egypt
3. Aegean Art and Greek Art
4. Etruscan and Roman Art
5. Early Christian/Byzantine/Islamic Art
6. Art of Early Middle Ages/Romanesque
7. Gothic Art
X Exams
X
EVALUATION: Quizzes
Lab Work
Projects
Textbook:
Lt Hrs
4
7
5
5
7
7
5
Oral Pres
Comp Final
X
Lab Hrs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Papers
X
Other
Title:
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages – Volume 1
Author:
Fred S. Kleiner
Publisher:
Wadsworth Publishing
Volume/Edition:
14th Edition
Copyright Date:
2012
Major Course Segment
Hours
Learning Outcomes
1. Prehistoric Art/Art of Africa
and Ancient Americas
4 hours
As a result of slide lecture and class discussions
students will:
1. Be exposed to different types of pre-historic
African and Ancient American Art (Cave
Painting, rock carvings, sculpture, megalithic
structures)
2. Be familiar with different theories about the
function of Pre-historic Art, African Art,
Ancient Americas Art
3. Become knowledgeable about medias used,
subject matter chosen, styles employed.
4. Be aware of cultural differences
2. Art of the Ancient Near East
Art of Egypt
7 hours
As a result of slide lecture and class discussions
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of Ancient Near
East Art (Mesopotamia) involving 5 different
cultures and the Art of Ancient Egypt (Old,
Middle, New Kingdom) in the form of
painting, sculpture and architecture.
2. Be familiar with different theories about the
function of art in these two cultures and how
religion and politics influenced art.
3. Become knowledgeable about medias
employed, subject matter chosen, styles
employed.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the nature
of art in these two cultures.
3. Aegean Art and Greek Art
5 hours
As a result of slide lecture and class discussions
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of art from the 3
ancient Aegean cultures (Cycladic, Minoan,
Mycenaean) and the art of Ancient Greece
as it evolved from Geometric, Archaic,
Classical to Hellenistic in the forms of
sculpture, pottery, wall painting and
architecture.
2. Become familiar with different theories about
the function of art in these cultures and how
religion and politics influenced art.
3. Become knowledgeable about media used,
subject matter chosen, styles employed by
known artists.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the
changes that occurred during the evolution of
the Greek style of art.
4. Etruscan and Roman Art
5 hours
As a result of slide/lecture and class discussions
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of art created by
the Etruscan culture and to the evolution of
Roman styles of art from its early Republic
Days to just before its fall. Examples of
different forms of art from painting to
sculpture and monuments and architecture
will be surveyed.
2. Be familiar with different theories about the
function of art in those two cultures and how
religion, politics as well as past cultures have
influenced art making.
3. Become knowledgeable about medias used,
techniques applied, subject matter chosen,
styles employed.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the nature
of art in these cultures.
5. Early Christian,
Byzantine/Islamic Art
7 hours
As a result of slide/lectures and class discussion
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of art created by
Early Christian, Byzantine and Islamic artist
in the form of catacomb paintings,
manuscript illuminations, mosaics, sculpture
and architecture.
2. Be familiar with different religions and
philosophies that influenced the function of
art as well as be aware of how politics and
past cultures have influenced art making.
3. Become knowledgeable about medias used,
techniques applied, subject matter chosen,
styles employed.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the qualities
of art in these 3 styles.
7 hours
As a result of slide/lectures and class discussions
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of art created by
Barbarian Tribes of Medieval Europe,
Hiberno-Saxon Art, Carolingian and Ottoman
art as well as the art created during the
6. Art of Early Middle Ages
Romanesques Art
period known as Romanesque. Examples of
art in the form of jewelry, manuscripts,
reliquaries, sculpture and architecture will be
surveyed.
2. Be familiar with the different functions of art
and how religion, politics as well as past
cultures have influenced art making.
3. Become knowledgeable about media used,
techniques applied, subject matter chosen,
styles employed.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the qualities
of art during these 2 periods.
7. Gothic Art
5 hours
As a result of slide/lecture and class discussion
students will:
1. Be exposed to examples of art created
during the Gothic period – French Gothic and
Gothic outside of France. Examples of art in
the form of manuscript illuminations,
statuary, sculpture and architecture will be
surveyed.
2. Be familiar with different philosophies that
influenced the function of art as well as be
aware of how politics and past cultures have
influenced art making.
3. Become knowledgeable about media used,
techniques applied, technology invented,
subject matter chosen, styles employed.
4. Be able to compare and contrast the styles of
Gothic in France to counties outside of
France.
General Education Goals:
Diversity
Students will recognize the unique characteristics of others through
 Understanding diverse cultural contributions
 Understanding multiple economic, geographical, or historical perspectives
 Understanding the values and actions of diverse populations
Assessment Goals:
 Demonstrate an understanding of symbolic communication.
o Students will choose a topic related to ideas presented in one of the 7
major course units and write well-constructed, 2 page papers on a variety
of topics.
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Understand the functions of groups and institution within society.
o Students will answer questions on quizzes and exams that relate to the
contributions of diverse groups (artists of different cultures) to the
advancement of civilization (clarification of religious philosophies,
technology of architecture).
Explore the role of culture and the arts within civilization.
o Students will evaluate the role of arts in transmitting ideas, will be able to
explain the cultural and aesthetic contributions of artists through class
discussions, quizzes, exams, and comparative essays.
Course Outcomes: At the successful completion of this course, students will be able
to:
 Recognize historical trends in their appropriate point in the timeline.
 Identify compositional choices regarding the Elements and Principles of Art and
Design.
 Develop an understanding of terminology and techniques involved how and why
artists in different eras made with works.
 Discuss critical ideas regarding their ideas as it relates to the work of others in
the course and in the art history timeline.