MnTC #07-197

October 30, 2007

NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE                                   COMMON COURSE OUTLINE

ART 1102:  ART HISTORY SURVEY 1:  Prehistory through the Middle Ages (3 credits)

 I.         Effective Date:  Fall 2007

II.          Catalog Description:  Art for Paleolithic cave paintings through thirteenth-century Gothic art.  Examines major western and non-western art movements, including architecture, sculpture, paintings, and crafts.  Lectures, discussion, films, museum assignments.

3 credits  FALL  MnTC Goals 2, 6 & 8

III.         Recommended Skills:  No prerequisites

IV.        Course Content:

A.            Prehistory and Prehistoric Art in Europe

B.            Art of the Ancient Near East

C.            Art of Ancient Egypt

D.            Aegean Art

E.            Art of Ancient Greece

F.            Etruscan Art and Roman Art

G.            Early Christian, Jewish, and Byzantine Art

H.            Islamic Art

I.              Art of India before 1100

J.             Japanese Art before 1200

K.            Art of the Americas before 1300

L.             Art of Ancient Africa

M.           Early Medieval Art in Europe

N.            Romanesque Art

O.            Gothic Art

V.            Outcomes:  Through the study of a variety of works from the history of western and non-western art, the student must be able to:

A.    Identify and describe the major movements, periods of art, and the stylistic  

characteristics which differentiate them, and identify key examples of those styles.

      MnTC Goal 6 (A, C, E); Goal 8, (A, B)

B.    Explain and describe the lives and work of individual artists, influences upon them, and   

their stylistic development.  Explain their work as expressions of human values within an historical, cultural, and social context.  MnTC Goal2 (B); Goal 6, (A, B, C);          Goal 8, (A, B, D)

C.    Identify and describe the historical, religious, and social circumstances that shape the

D.    history of art.  MnTC  Goal 2 (C); Goal 2 D); Goal 6, ( B, C, E); Goal 8, (A, B)

Describe and explain the characteristics of various artistic mediums such as painting, sculpture, and architecture.  Identify and describe the basic visual elements present in all works of art, and explain works of art in terms of these elements.  Express informed personal responses to work of art in written papers and/ or class discussions.  MnTC Goal 2 (B); Goal 6, (A, E)

E.    Discuss and explain the humanities as a field of study, and art as one of its major   

                           components.  MnTC Goal 2 (D); Goal 6, A, B, C, E)

VI.           Evaluation:  Individual instructors may devise their own methods for assessing performance.

Methods of evaluation may include:

A.         Essay and objective tests

B.         Visual identification

C.            Written museum papers and reports

D.            Discussion and group activities