Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SOPH-0006
Organization's ID:
ArtHist1001
Organization:
SOPHIA Learning, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
The course is self-paced, and many learners complete it in 4-8 weeks.
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Global Art History I
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce students to a global exploration of art history, providing a comprehensive understanding of artistic expressions from prehistoric times to the early Renaissance. This course encourages students to appreciate the cultural and historical significance of artworks across various civilizations and periods by exploring art exhibits, analyzing buildings and architecture, and examining art in everyday life.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the cultural significance of works of art from different regions of the world before European contact.
  • Describe the basics of art history and methods used to evaluate artwork.
  • Analyze various works of ancient art of the Mediterranean and Near East.
  • Recognize characteristics or ways to identify early European art through the early Renaissance.

General Topics:

  • What is Art History, an Artist, and a Work of Art?
  • Decolonizing Perspectives on Art History
  • Art History: Past and Present
  • Artistic Movement
  • The Importance of Vision and Visual Culture
  • Art History and Other Disciplines
  • Connecting Cultures and Time Periods
  • Careers in Art History
  • Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture
  • Works on Paper: Drawing, Printmaking, Photography
  • Experimental and New Media
  • Form and Shape, Composition, Color, Line, Texture, Tactility, Symmetry
  • Perspective, Space, and Volume
  • Style, Subject Matter, and Iconography
  • Prehistory and Cave Painting
  • Oceanic Art
  • Ancient Near East
  • Sumer
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Old Kingdom and New Kingdom Architecture
  • Amarna Period and Afterward
  • Aegean, Minoan, and Mycenaean Art
  • Ancient Greece
  • Vase Painting
  • The Human Figure in Greek Sculpture
  • Greek Temples and The Parthenon
  • Late Classical and Hellenistic Periods
  • The Romans and the Etruscans
  • Portraiture, Republic to Flavians
  • Elements of Roman Architecture
  • The Pantheon
  • Monuments, the Later Empire, Constantine
  • Early Christian Art and Architecture
  • Early Churches
  • Byzantine Art and Architecture
  • Icons and Iconoclasm
  • Early Medieval Art
  • Romanesque Architecture and Art
  • Gothic Architecture
  • Late Gothic/ Early Renaissance in Italy
  • Early Renaissance Art and Architecture
  • Fifteenth-Century Flemish Painting
  • The Early Renaissance Architecture
  • Ancient India
  • Influence of Buddhism on Ancient Indian Art
  • Yakshi figures
  • The Hindu Temple
  • Islamic Art and Architecture
  • Ceramics, Textiles, and Calligraphy
  • Asian Art and Architecture
  • Chinese and Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture
  • Song Dynasty Landscape Painting
  • Southeast Asian Art and Architecture
  • Art and Architecture of African Art
  • Art and Architecture of Ancient American Civilizations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials