| I. Catalog Description: This is a lecture course
in the
history of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other art forms from
the 14th century to present times.
II. Pre-requisites, co-requisites and other requirements: none
III. Text: Fred S. Kleiner, et al, Gardner's Art
Through the
Ages, Vol. 2, 13th (Thomson Wadsworth Publishers, 2009).
IV. Instruction in on-campus classes will consist of
projected images (from
the SAC
digital images collection, the internet, slides, videos) are used to
illustrate
lectures. Students participate in discussions of the material
presented.
Visits are made to local art museums and galleries.
V. Course Content:
| a. The development of art and architecture in the early
Renaissance
period in Europe. Cultural, philosophical, stylistic developments at
the
foundation of the Renaissance.
b. Sixteenth-century art and architecture in Italy,
France, the Netherlands,
Germany, England, and Spain, and the cultural, philosophical, and
social
developments that contributed to artistic and architectural styles.
c. Seventeenth-century art and architecture, including
Baroque art and
architecture in Italy, France, Spain, Holland, England, and
German-speaking
countries.
d. Art and architecture of the late-eighteenth and early
nineteenth-centuries,
including Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Europe and United
States.
e. Late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the United
States, including
academic art and architecture, Realism, Impressionism and
Post-Impressionism.
Technological development in architecture, engineering, and
photography.
f. Twentieth-century art and architecture in Europe and
the United States,
including movements from pre-WWI to 1945.
g. Twentieth- and twenty-first-century art and
architecture in Europe
and the United States in the post-WWII period.
h. The art and architecture of India during the Mughal
(Mughal and Rajput), and Modern Periods.
i. History of Chinese art from the period of Mongol
invasions in the
thirteenth century through the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.
j. The art and architecture of Japan within the
Muromachi, Momoyama,
Edo, Mejii and Modern Periods.
k. Art of the Americas, including the Aztec and Inka
Empires, and Native
North American peoples from the Colonial period to contemporary times.
l. Art of Pacific Cultures, including Australia,
Melanesia, Micronesia,
and Polynesia.
m. Traditional and Contemporary African art.
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VI. Student Learning Outcomes (Competencies) and methods
of Evaluation
used to determine that students have achieved the outcome
(competencies):
| Learning Outcome 1: The student will identify
vocabulary, media,
and general theories related to the history of art from the 14th
century
through present day. Evaluation: written assignments,
including
research papers, and written exams.
Learning Outcome 2: The student will distinguish
and classify
works of art and architecture within the context of the individual,
society,
time, place and circumstance within the time frame covered in this
course.
Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers,
museum/gallery
visits and written exams.
Learning Outcome 3: The student will describe the
material, cultural
and conceptual conditions involved in making and using works of art and
architecture. Evaluation: written assignments, including research
papers,
museum/gallery visits and written exams.
Learning Outcome 4: The student will interpret
works of art and
architecture by synthesizing formal analysis with scholarly research.
Evaluation:
research papers, exhibit and/or resource critique.
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VII. Course requirements and grade computation.
A. College Requirements:
| A written, comprehensive final examination, not
to exceed two and one-half
hours in length, shall be given at the end of each semester for each
course
at the regularly scheduled time. Any exceptions to these requirements
must
be approved by the appropriate dean. Other examinations are given at
the
discretion of the instructor.
A student who must be absent from a final
examination should petition
that instructor for permission to postpone the examination. A student
absent
without permission from a final examination is graded “F.” Postponed
examinations
result in a grade of “I.” The final exam must be taken within 120
calendar
days from the end of the semester or the grade automatically becomes an
“F.” (San Antonio College Bulletin, Faculty Handbook - January 1995.)
(See
Instructor Requirements for additional grade computation information.)
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B. Departmental Requirement:
1. Students must abide by all posted rules and
established procedures
for studio, equipment, and computer use.
2. Sudents are not allowed to bring food or drink into the
studios/classrooms.
3. Students must observe proper gallery etiquette by not touching or
leaning on artworks or sculpture pedestals. |
C. Instructor
Requirements:
1. Contact information:
Phone number: 486-1042
Office: VATC 222H
Email address: dschafter@mail.accd.edu
Office hours: MWF - 12:00 noon to
3:00 PM, and by appointment
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2. Course requirements: ten weekly
assignments, two written papers, one mid-term exam, one final
exam,
and a museum visit.
3. Course evaluation:
- 10 Weekly Assignments & Listserv
participation (35%)
- mid-term exam (15%)
- one museum paper (15%)
- one research paper (20%)
- final exam (15%)
- extra credit (5%) may be earned
by
attending public lectures on
art offered in San Antonio during the semester or visiting a current
art
exhibition and writing a short summary of either event. Specific
information regarding these lectures and exhibitions will be announced
in class.
Check Schedule for
exam and assignment dates.
In assessing your final class grade, special consideration will be
given to active class participation, as well as marked improvements in
your performance over the course of the semester. |
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4. Attendance policy: Class attendance in
the internet
course is assess by weekly participation in the Listserv
discussion. Failure to submit a
contribution to a weekly discussion will result in
the deduction of one point from the student's final overall
grade.
Excessive absences can lead to the student being dropped from the
course
(see College Policy G. below).
5. Make-up exam policy: Make-up exams will be
offered only in
the case of an emergency situation and at the instructor's
discretion.
In such a case, it is the student's responsibility to notify the
instructor
immediately if unable to take an exam. As per ACCD policy, any
student
failing to take the final exam will receive an 'F' in the course.
6. Online lectures: Online “lecture”
related to each
chapter will be posted weekly, and may be accessed by going to
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/Faculty/schafter/lec1.htm
for the Week 1 lecture, and sequentially thereafter (e.g., lec1
pertains
to Chapter 19, lec2 to Chapter 20, etc.).
7. Schedule
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VIII. College Policies:
| A. San Antonio College does not
discriminate on the basis
of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability with
respect to access, employment programs or services.
B. Students are urged not to bring children
to either a
class or a lab. Minors under the age of twelve (12) must not be left
unattended
on campus. College Academic Council - April, 1998
C. ADA Statement: “As per Section 504 of
the Vocational
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990,
if accommodation is needed contact the Office of DisABILITY Support
Services,
CAC 124C, Phone: (210) 486-0020.
D. A Rapid Response Team exists for the
purpose of responding
to emergencies. If you have a disability that will require assistance
in
the event of a building evacuation, notify Disability Support Services,
Chance Academic Center 124C, Phone: (210) 486-0020.
E. Academic Dishonesty: Students may be
subject to disciplinary
proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty
for
academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited
to,
cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion. For additional
information
refer to the “Student Code of Conduct” in the San Antonio College
Bulletin.
F. Students are required to silence all
electronic devices
(e.g., pagers, cellular phones, etc.) when in classrooms, laboratories
and the library. College Academic Council, 01/ 2000.
G. San Antonio College Attendance Policy: Regular
and punctual
attendance at all classes and laboratories, day and/or evening, is
required.
A student absent for any reason is responsible for all work missed.
Both
tardiness and early departure from class are forms of absenteeism. The
instructor establishes the policy with regard to each.
Absences of each student are recorded without exception. The counting
of absences begins on the first day of class. A student absent the
equivalent
of two weeks of instruction in a 16-week semester may be dropped by the
instructor. If a student is dropped from a class for excessive
absences,
the instructor will record a grade of “W' (withdraw). It is the
student's
responsibility to ensure that the withdrawals have been submitted.
H. San Antonio College is a smoke free
campus.
I. Alamo Colleges Emergency Phone Numbers:
DPS Emergency Phone (210) 222-0911
DPS General Phone (210) 485-0099
DPS Weather Phone (210) 485-0189 (For information on
college
closures) |
J. Students must also abide by the policies,
procedures, and
rules set forth in the “Student Code of Conduct” and all other policies
set forth in the San Antonio College Bulletin.
www.alamo.edu/sa/sacmain/schedule/SAC_Bulletin_05-06.pdf
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