Art History I Evening Thu 7-10PM
Syllabus
Art History I, Arts 1303, CRN# 61180
Thursday
Instructor: Steven Potter
Phone: 713-718-7700
e-mail: steven.potter@hccs.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday
Thursday
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Catalog Description
This course is an examination of painting, sculpture, architecture, and related arts covering the Paleolithic through Gothic periods. Also covered is the art of non-Western cultures. This course satisfies the cross-cultural component.
Course Purpose
This survey course introduces the visual arts and explains the role they have played in history using examples of sculpture, painting, architecture, and craft art. Art History I will cover the period from 28000 BCE. to 1300 CE. And art of non-Western cultures.
Description of Course Content
The course surveys major western art historical movements from prehistoric times up to the Late Gothic period as well as art of non-Western cultures. Major areas of study include: the Birth of Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, Aegean Art, Greek Art, Etruscan Art, Roman Art, Early Christian Art, Byzantine Art, Islamic Art, Early Medieval Art in the West, Romanesque Art, Gothic Art, the Art of Indian Asia, the Art of China and Korea, the Art of Japan, the Native Arts of the Americas and Oceania, and the Arts of Africa. The course includes lectures, readings, slide presentations, class discussions, and written assignments regarding the art and concepts essential to the understanding and analysis of the material. This class meets all core curriculum competencies including listening, speaking, critical thinking, and computer literacy
Textbook (required)
Stockstad Art History (Revised Second Edition) Volume One
Objectives and Requirements
By the end of the semester the student who passes with a final grade of "C" or above will have demonstrated the ability to:
* Complete and comprehend all graded assignments
* Be prepared for and participate in class discussions
* Maintain good attendance missing no more than 12.5% of instruction
* Complete a minimum of 2000 word term paper
* Maintain an average of 70 or above on assignments and tests
* Explain and illustrate stylistic characteristics of each of the various cultures and styles included in the course syllabus
* Compare and contrast works of art from the text using the terminology and iconography of art
Grading
Your grade will be averaged from exams, a term paper, the final exam, online quizzes, and class participation. Your lowest test score (excluding the final) will be dropped. Chapter (online) quizzes will be averaged and weighted as a single test score. So you will have the three highest tests scores, your quiz average, the paper, and your final all averaged equally. Your participation will account for up to five points of your final grade.
Attendance Policy
Coming in late to Art History class is disruptive as we are in a darkened room. The state guidelines allow no more than 6 absences total. Consistent tardiness will negatively affect then participation part of your grade.
Students with Special Needs
Students having special requirements need to inform me of this early so that I may do my best to accommodate.
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning,
psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the
respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are
authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the
Disability Support Services Office. If you have any questions, please
contact Dr. Becky Hauri, Disability Counselor for the
713-718-7909.
Scholastic Honesty
Cheating, plagiarism, or collusion will result in a failing grade for the course.
Sample Weekly Calendar
Week Material to be covered
1 Syllabus
2 Chapters 1,2
3 Chapter 3, Test 1
4 Chapters 4, 5
5 Chapters 6
6 Test 2,
7 Chapter 7
8 Chapters 7, 8
9 Chapters 8, 9
10 Chapters 10
11 Test 3, Chapter 11
12 Chapters 12
13 Chapter 13, 14
14 Chapter 15
15 Chapter 16
16 Chapter 16, Review
Final: Monday, December 14 at
