INSTRUCTOR: MARLEEN HOOVER
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE

OFFICE HOURS:  During the summer,  Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, and by appointment.
PHONE: VATC 733-2896 or email, mhoover@accd.edu

A.  COURSE DESCRIPTION: Art History Survey I -- ARTS1303 --  explores art from the prehistoric era through the middle ages through the Gothic era, as well as the art of India, China, Japan, and the arts of the Americas and Africa. This course seeks an understanding of the expressive social, cultural, political and economic aspects of the cultures in which specific art styles and visual developments emerged. This course will also allow students to form a basic vocabulary for analyzing and understandingthe history of art.

B.  COURSE OBJECTIVES: To introduce students to the development of art in paleolithic, ancient, historic and pre-modern civilizations; to explore the meanings and purposes of ancient works of art in their cultural contexts; to generate an understanding of art as it reflects contemporary civilization and individual lives; to encourage broad appreciation and enjoyment of ancient art.

C.  TEXT: "Gardner's Art Through the Ages," Volume I, most recent edition.  Harcourt.  View textbook information and publisher's website at: http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&discipline_number=37&product_isbn_issn=0534640958

D.  METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: Projected images, lectures and group discussions, museum visit(s).

E.  REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:

Required: Homework assignments as noted on the course schedule;  one 2-page (typed, double-spaced) mid-term report, topic to be discussed;
one 4-page research paper, topic to be approved by instructor (Note: a project may be substituted for the paper, to be discussed in class); periodic quizzes and final exam.  VISIT TO THE SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART IS REQUIRED.  Additional assignments, projects, and tests may be scheduled.   

Homework assignments  15%
Quizzes 30% (combined)
Museum Visit 10%
Mid-term report  15%
Research paper  15%
Final exam   15%

F. ATTENDANCE: See the policy published in the SAC bulletin.

G.  GRIEVANCE POLICY: See the policy published in the SAC bulletin.

ARTS1303-001 --  MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY -- 8:40 A.M. TO  10:10 A.M.

Summer on-line homepage located at:  http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Sum00.htm

On campus courses meet in Room 122, Visual Arts and Technology Center, Corner of Dewey and Lewis Streets

TUESDAY, MAY 31
Introduction to class. Overview of art, issues, art elements, and discussion.
Read over the introduction to the text book.  View art images.
Homework: Read Chapter 1, The Birth of Art:  Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
View Chapter 1 art images and discussion related to Paleolithic Art .
Homework:  Read Chapter 2, The Rise of Civilization:  Art of the Ancient Near East.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2
View Chapter 2 art images, lecture and discussion.
Homework: Read Chapter 3, Pharaohs and the Afterlife:  The Art of Ancient Egypt.
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT DUE ON FRIDAY:  See instructions HOMEWORK NO. 1.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3
View Chapter 3 art images, lecture,  and discussion.
Homework:  Study for Quiz on Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 
Quiz on Chapters 1, 2, and 3.  MEET AT THE STUDENT LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER AT THE MOODY LEARNING CENTER (LIBRARY), ROOM 726.
Homework:  Read Chapter 4, Minos and the Heroes of Homer:  The Art of the Prehistoric Aegean.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 
Review first quiz.  Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 4.
Homework:  Read Chapter 5, Gods, Heroes, and Athletes:  The Art of Ancient Greece.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 5.
Homework:  Continue reading Chapter 5.  

THURSDAY, JUNE 9
MEET AT THE MOODY LEARNING CENTER, Lobby, 2nd Floor, to complete HOMEWORK NO. 2.
Homework:  Prepare for Quiz on Chapters 4 and 5.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10
Quiz on Chapters 4 and 5.  
Homework:  Read Chapter 6, Paths to Enlightenment:  The Ancient Art of South and Southeast Asia.South and Southeast Asia.

MONDAY,  JUNE 13
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 6.
Homework:  Read Chapter 7, Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism:  The Art of Early China and Korea and Chapter 8, Sacred Statues and Secular Scrolls:  The Art of Early Japan.
Also, see instructions and begin planning mid-term papers.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14
Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.
MEET AT THE SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AT 6:00 p.m.
Select works for "take home" quiz/assignment related to Chapters 6, 7, and 8 due on Thursday, June 16.
Homework:  Read Chapter 9, Italy Before the Romans: The Art of the Etruscans.    

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 9.
Homework: Read Chapter 10, From Seven Hills to Three Continents:  The Art of Ancient Rome.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16
Lecture, images, and discussion related to Chapter 10.
Homework:  Read Chapter 11, Pagans, Christians, and Jews:  The Art of Late Antiquity.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 11.
Homework:  Read Chapter 12, Rome and the East:  The Art of Byzantium.
FINISH MID-TERM PAPERS -- DUE ON MONDAY.

MONDAY, JUNE 20
Mid-term papers due and oral reports for sharing. Begin lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 12.
Homework:  Read Chapter 13,  Muhammad and the Muslims:  Islamic Art.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21
Complete work on Chapter 12.  Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 13.
Homework:  Study for QUIZ on Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, 11, 12, AND 13.
Homework:  Read Chapter 14, From Alaska to the Andes:  The Arts of Ancient America.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Review Quiz.  Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 14.
Homework:  Read Chapter 15, South of the Sahara:  Early African Art.

FRIDAY, JUNE 24
No class today ... day off for attending the museum!!  Use your time wisely... begin researching your final paper!!

MONDAY, JUNE 27
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 15.
Homework:  Read Chapter 16, Europe After the Fall of Rome:  Early Medieval Art in the West.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 16.
Homework:  Read Chapter 17, The Age of Pilgrims and Crusaders:  Romanesque Art.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 17.
Homework:  Read Chapter 18, The Age of the Great Cathedrals:  Gothic Art.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Lecture, art images,  and discussion on Chapter 18.
Homework:  Work on final papers.

MONDAY, JULY 4
HOLIDAY -- NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY, JULY 5
FINAL PAPERS DUE, WITH BRIEF ORAL REPORTS.  REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 AT 8:40 A.M.
FINAL EXAM FOCUS:  CHAPTERS 14, 15, 16, 17, AND 18;  Be prepared for at least one comprehensive essay question.