Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

DANT-0054

Organization's ID:

SS461, ST461

Organization:

Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam

Location:

Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.

Length:

2 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Art of the Western World

Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 or above.

Description

Objective:

This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. This examination includes the history of art during various periods, including Ancient World, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, early twentieth-century, Post-war to Post-modern, Contemporary and Photography.

Skills Measured:

1. Pre-History and Ancient World -
Prehistoric Art
Ancient Near East
Egypt
Greece
Etruscan
Rome

2. Middle Ages -
Early Christian & Byzantine
Early Medieval
Romanesque
Gothic

3. Renaissance -
15th-Century Italy
15th-Century Northern Europe
16th Century Southern Europe
16th-Century Northern Europe

4. Baroque -
Italy, Franc e & Spain
Holland & Flanders
Colonial (New)

5. Rococo and Neoclassicism -

6. Romanticism and Realism -

7. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism -

8. Early Twentieth Century -
Emergence of modernism
Art between the World Wars

9. Postwar to Postmodern

10. Contemporary

11. Photography

Instruction & Assessment