Rev. 11-6-08
Undergraduate University Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
(Faculty Senate Resolution #8-16, March 2008)
Guidelines for submission may be accessed via the web at:
www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm.
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
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Course Prefix and Number:
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Date:
3.
Requested Action (check only one box):
x
ART 3953
02/06/09
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from:
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Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering:
This course in art and architecture of Russia is for students
who are taking their degrees in art, design, and art history as
well as for all other students who plan to pursue their career in
various profit and non-profit national and international
organizations, including but not limited to – travel and logistics
companies, company advisors, and museums. After the
School of Art and Design curriculum review, faculty identified
educational needs of students for classes in global art history,
including architectural history. The course also meets ECU’s
priority for the internationalization of the University curriculum
and intercultural awareness of ECU’s students.
5.
Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
ART 3953. Russian Art and Architecture (3) Survey of art
and architecture of Russia from medieval to modern times.
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If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
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Page Number from current undergraduate catalog:
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The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee must approve Writing Intensive (WI)
Credit for all courses prior to their consideration by the UCC. If WI credit is
requested, has this course been approved for Writing Intensive (WI) credit
(yes/no)?
If Yes, will all sections be Writing Intensive (yes/no)?
9.
The Academic Standards Committee must approve Foundations Curriculum Credit
for all courses prior to their consideration by the UCC. If FC credit has been
approved by the ASC, then check the appropriate box (check at most one):
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English (EN)
Science (SC)
Humanities (HU)
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Fine Arts (FA)
Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL)
Exercise (EX)
Course Credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
or
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
or
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
or
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
or
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
or
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
Total Credit Hours
Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
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Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Catalog Page
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Change in Degree Hours
None
None
Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
Not Applicable
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Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)
Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting
teacher education programs):
x
Not Applicable
s.h.
15-25
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School of Art and
Design
Russian Studies
Program
3
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)
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Instructional Format: please identify the appropriate instructional format(s):
x
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Lecture
Internship
Lab
Studio
Student Teaching
Clinical
Correspondence
Honors
Seminar
Colloquia
Practica
Other
Statements of Support:
x
Current staff is adequate
Additional Staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
x
Current facilities are adequate
Additional Facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and
estimate for cost of acquisition of required resources):
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x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
x
ITCS Resources are not needed
Following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that
are not currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of
classroom, laboratory, or other facilities that are not currently used in the
capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. Do not submit course syllabus as
a separate file. You must include (a) the name of the textbook chosen for the
course, (b) the course objectives, (c) the course content outline, and (d) the course
assignments and grading plan.
Russian Art and Architecture
Course Overview
From Rublev’s Holy Trinity and Russian onion shaped domes to Suprematism by
Malevich and Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International, Russian artists and
architects endowed world art with numerous master pieces. In this course of
Russian Art and Architecture we will focus on visual arts within the historical,
cultural, aesthetic, and conceptual contexts. We will critically approach the art
and architecture of Russia in order to understand its artistic and cultural legacy in
modern society. By focusing on selected monuments that have shaped Russian
art and architecture, from the medieval period to the twentieth century, we will
examine them from various vantage points. By learning about the main artistic
and aesthetic concepts, their meaning and how they relate to artistic
accomplishments we study, we will advance our understanding of Russian art
and become familiar with its complex, interdisciplinary and diverse aspects.
(a) Textbooks
* William Craft Brumfield, A History of Russian Architecture (Cambridge; New
York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1993)
* George Heard Hamilton, The Art and Architecture of Russia (New York, NY,
USA: Penguin, 1983)
Additional bibliography:
* “Literature and the Arts” and “Cultural Identity” in The Cambridge Companion to
Modern Russian Culture ed. by N. Rzhevsky (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1998).
* Evseyeva, L. et al., A History of Icon Painting (Moscow: Grand Holdings
Publishers, 2005)
* Gray, C. and Marian Burleigh-Motley, The Russian Experiment in Art, 18631922 (London: Thames and Hudson, 1986).
* Kovtun, E. Russian Avant-Garde (New York: Parkstone Press, 2007).
* Massie, S. Land of Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia (Blue Hill, Maine: Heart
Tree Press, 2002)
* Tarasov, O. Icon and Devotion: Sacred Spaces in Imperial Russia (Chicago:
The University of Chicago Press distributed for Reaktion Books, 2004).
(b) Course Objectives
Upon completing the course students will be able to:
-Characterize key features of chronological periods in Russian Art and
Architecture;
-Recognize and identify major art works of Russia and relate them to their proper
cultural and historical settings;
-Identify major Russian artists and architects;
-Understand the role and significance of social, political, philosophical, religious
and ideological concepts, for the shaping of Russian art and architecture;
-Advance in appreciation of works of Russian performing arts, music, dance and
theater, as well as Russian film and literature;
-Discuss the value and role of Russian visual arts for its metropolitan, émigré and
American culture;
-Understand how and why major concepts in Russian art and architecture have
influenced world art.
(c) Course content:
-Understanding Russia -- Art and Architecture
Medieval Russia
-The Art and Architecture of Kievan Rus’ 990-1240
-The Art and Architecture of Vladimir-Suzdal 1100-1240
-The Art and Architecture of Novgorod and Pskov 990-1500
-Monumental Decorative Programs of Russian Churches: Frescoes and
Mosaics of Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod
-The Architecture of Muscovy – Wooden churches
-The Architecture of Moscovy 1400-1600
Russian Icons
-Russian Icons – Technique and Iconography
-Moscow School of Icon-Painting: Andrei Rublev
-Novgorod School of Icon-Painting
-Icon and Devotion in Imperial Russia
-Russian Folk Art
Art and Architecture of Imperial Russia
-The Arts of Peter the Great
-The Arts of Russia in the Age of Enlightenment
-The Arts of Catherine the Great
-The Art and Architecture of the Russian Romanticism and Realism
-Social and Cultural Revolutions in Art: The Silver Age
Russian Experiment in Art
-Russian Experiment in Art: Interactions between Architecture and Fine Arts
-Russian avant-garde: Symbolism and Neo-Primitivism
-Russian avant-garde: Suprematism
-Russian avant-garde: Constructivism
-Russian avant-garde: Futurism
-Russian avant-garde: Soviet Architecture and City Planning 1917-35
-Art and Architecture of the Autonomous Regions
-Artistic Contacts between Russia and the West (Germany, Italy, Florence,
GB, USA)
-The Émigré Russian Art
(d) Course Assignments
Two lectures with discussions on previously defined topics per week are
envisioned. Reading assignments from the selected textbooks and scholarly
articles –all readings are in English. One writing assignment – a paper on the
topic jointly chosen by a student and the instructor. Paper – 10-15 pages long.
Several quizzes and final exam.
Criteria for the Final Course Grade
Quizzes (20%);
Final exam (30%);
Paper (30%);
Discussions (15%);
Attendance (5%) of 100% of course grade*
*Students have to fulfill all assignments in order to get a grade for this course
1. Exams and quizzes will be given alpha-numerical grades:
90-100 % (or 90-100 pts out of 100 points)
=A
80-89 % (or 80-89 pts out of 100 points)
=B
70-79 % (or 70-79 pts out of 100 points)
=C
60-69 % (or 60-69 pts out of 100 points)
=D
below 60% (or below 60 pts out of 100 points)=F
2. Criteria for grading exams, quizzes, papers, including those for grading
participation and attendance:
A [90-100 %] Outstanding; meets the highest standards for the assignment or
course; thorough understanding and excellent command of the material
presented in lectures and readings, original and independent critical
analysis of the material
B [80-89 %] Very good; meets high standards for the assignment or course;
minor misunderstandings, occasional mechanical problems in writing and
some difficulty in expressing ideas and observations, regular participation
in classes
C [70-79 %] Acceptable; meets basic standards for the assignment or course;
substantial misunderstandings, difficulty interpreting the material,
numerous mechanical problems, irregular participation in classes
D [60-69 %] Minimally acceptable; lowest passing grade; cursory treatment of
the material and lack of participation in the course, reasonable attempts to
complete the assignments, but virtually no success, overall lack of effort
and care; irregular participation in classes
F [below 60%] Failing; very poor performance; failure to adhere to the spirit
and requirements of the assignments; irregular participation in classes