INSTRUCTOR: MARLEEN HOOVER
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE

OFFICE HOURS:  Office -- VATC 222L.  During the summer,  Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and by appointment.
PHONE: VATC 733-2896 or email, mhoover@mail.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; 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 (chapter reports)  15%
Quizzes 30% (combined)

Mid-term report  15%
Museum visit 10%
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 -- 8:50 A.M. TO  10:30 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

Please Note:  If you are reading this course schedule on line, each chapter is linked to a chapter page with information related to assignments.  Be careful to note which assignments are specifically for your class.

MONDAY, JUNE 9
Introduction to class. Overview of art, issues, art elements, and discussion.
Homework:  Read Chapter 1, The Birth of Art:  Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 1.  
Homework: Read Chapter 2, The Rise of Civilization:  Art of the Ancient Near East.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 
View Chapter 3 art images, lecture,  and discussion. Reports on Chapters 1, 2, OR 3 due from students last names A-M.
Homework:  Prepare for Quiz on Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13
Quiz on Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Homework:  Read  Chapter 4, Minos and the Heroes of Homer:  The Art of the Prehistoric Aegean.

MONDAY, JUNE 16
Review first quiz.  Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 4.
Homework:  Read Chapter 5, Gods, Heroes, and Athletes:  The Art of Ancient Greece.  

TUESDAY, JUNE 17
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 5.  Reports on chapters 4 OR 5 due from students last names N-Z.
Homework:  Continue reading Chapter 5.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 
Complete images and discussion on Chapter 5. Homework:  Prepare for Quiz on Chapters 4 and 5.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19
Quiz on Chapters 4 and 5.  Homework:  Read Chapter 6, Paths to Enlightenment:  The Ancient Art of South and Southeast Asia.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapter 6.
Homework:  Read Chapter 7, Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism:  The Art of Early China and Korea.

MONDAY, JUNE 23
Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 7.
Homework: Read Chapter 8, Sacred Statues and Secular Scrolls:  The Art of Early Japan.  

TUESDAY, JUNE 24
Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 8.  Reports  on Chapters 6, 7, OR 8 due from all students.  
Homework: Read Chapter 9, Italy Before the Romans: The Art of the Etruscans.  Begin reading Chapter 10.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24-- Visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art at 200 West Jones -- at 6:30 p.m. -- Meet in the lobby of the museum. 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
Lecture, art images and discussion on Chapter 9.
Homework: Read Chapter 10, From Seven Hills to Three Continents:  The Art of Ancient Rome.  WORK ON MID-TERM PAPERS.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26
MID-TERM PAPERS DUE.
Lecture images, and discussion related to Chapter 10.
Homework:  Read Chapter 11, Pagans, Christians, and Jews:  The Art of Late Antiquity, AND  Read Chapter 12, Rome and the East:  The Art of Byzantium.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapters 11 and 12  Reports on Chapters 9 through 13 due from all students.  Homework:  Read Chapter 13,   Muhammad and the Muslims:  Islamic Art.

MONDAY, JUNE 30
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 13.
Homework:  Study for quiz on Chapters 9 through 13.

TUESDAY, JULY 1
QUIZ on Chapters 9 through 13.
Homework:  Read Chapter 14, From Alaska to the Andes:  The Arts of Ancient America.

Use these URLS for additional information on Chapters 14 through 18.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
Lecture, images, and discussion on Chapter 14.
Homework:   Read Chapter 15,   South of the Sahara:  Early African Art and  Chapter 16, Europe After the Fall of Rome:  Early Medieval Art in the West.

THURSDAY, JULY 3
Lecture, images, and discussion related to Chapters 15 and 16.   Reports on Chapters 14, 15, OR 16 due from students last names A-M.
Homework:  Read Chapter 17, The Age of Pilgrims and Crusaders:  Romanesque Art and  Chapter 18, The Age of the Great Cathedrals:  Gothic Art.

FRIDAY, JULY 4 -- ENJOY THE HOLIDAY!

MONDAY, JULY 7
Lecture, art images, and discussion on Chapters 17 and 18.  Reports due on Chapters 16, 17, or 18 from students last names N-Z.
Homework:  Complete final research paper.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
Day off -- study day for exams.

THURSDAY, JULY 10
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE -- 8:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. --  CLICK HERE FOR POTENTIAL BROAD ESSAY QUESTIONS!!