Art History I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

ARTS-1303-001 Art History I

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Course Description

A survey of painting, sculpture, architecture and the minor arts from prehistoric times to the 14th Century.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

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Textbooks

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\ TEXT:Janson’s History of Art, The Western Tradition, Prentice-Hall

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• \ Be on time for class. Being late can interrupt the lecture and attention of students and faculty.
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• \ In order to protect the learning experience of the majority of students, consistently disruptive students will be asked to leave the class.
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• \ Do not carry on personal conversations in the class.
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• \ Seek help and ask questions whenever you are unsure about course material; I am here to help you.
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• \ Turn off all cell phones before entering class. If you forget, and your phone rings, do not answer it, and do not use your phone for text messaging. 
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Grading Criteria

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\ All assessments are essay format.

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\ Student grades will be based on three 50-point quizzes and three 150-point exams for a 600-point maximum.  

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\ GRADING:
\ Student grades will be based on three 50-point quizzes and three 150-point exams for a 600-point maximum.
\ FYI: Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec 6, noon-2pm

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\ MAKE-UP EXAMS: You are allowed ONE make-up exam OR quiz. YOU MUST GAIN PERMISSION from the instructor in order to take a make-up exam or quiz.

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   Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: CLOSED
 Sunday: CLOSED
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Attendance

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• \ FAILURE TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE SHEET RESULTS IN AN ABSENCE. NO EXCEPTIONS
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• \ I will allow 5 absences without penalty. The 6th absence will lower your final grade by one letter. Each subsequent absence will result in an additional letter grade deduction.
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• \ Students are responsible for keeping up with their own absence totals. Upon request, and outside of class time, students may inquire as to the number of absences they have.
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• \ Late arrivals and early departures may be counted as absences.
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Calendar

 

Fall 2011 CALENDAR:

 

Week 1:

Syllabus and Introduction/ Study guide

Elements and Principles of Design/ Introduction to Media Literacy

 

Week 2: Prehistoric Art

 

Week 3: Ancient Near Eastern Art

 

Week 4: Quiz 1/ Egyptian Art

 

Week 5: Egyptian Art, cont

 

Week 6: Exam 1

 

Week 7: Aegean Art

 

Week 8: Greek Art

 

Week 9: Greek Art cont./ Quiz 1

 

Week 10: Etruscan Art

 

Week 11: Roman Art

 

Week 12: Exam 2

 

Week 13: Early Christian and Byzantine Art

 

Week 14: Early Medieval Art/ Quiz 3

 

Week 15: Romanesque Art

 

Week 16: Gothic Art

 

Week 17

FINAL EXAM

 

 

Additional Information

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\ Writer’s Corner, located in Ordway Hall #102

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