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2025-2026 Catalog SVC 
    
2025-2026 Catalog SVC

ART 143 - Survey of Art History: 1300-1850


Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: An introduction and exploration of the relationship between historic world events and the visual arts from the 1300 - 1850 CE.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a D or higher or concurrent enrollment.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:

Distribution Requirements: Humanities Distribution Requirement
General Education Requirements: Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify historical influences on the development of artworks from 1300 - 1850.
  2. Identify artists and /or artistic movements, subject matter and themes expressed in artworks of the period.
  3. Analyze works of art using the vocabulary of the discipline.
  4. Correlate a relationship between individual experience, history and artistic development.

Course Contents
  1. Using lectures, texts, artist’s autobiographies, videos, guest lectures and gallery and/or museum visits students will be introduced to the relationship of world events and art works dating from 1300 - 1850.
  2. Using research and writing in essays and/or exams, students will identify major artists and/or art movements, subject matter and themes that developed from 1300 - 1850.
  3. Using groupwork, individual projects, short writing assignments, essays and/or studio projects, students will analyze and compare art from 1300 - 1850.
  4. Using groupwork, presentations and/or essays students will correlate a relationship between individual experience, history and artistic development.


Instructional Units: 5