CLASS SYLLABUS
(revised 5/09)
 
Department: Visual Arts and Technology
San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212-4299


Course Number and Title: ARTS 1304, Art History Survey II
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor: Dr. Debra Schafter
Office:  VATC 222H     Phone Number:  (210) 486-1042
Email:  dschafter@alamo.edu     Fax: (210) 486-1758
Web Address:  http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/Faculty/schafter/index.htm 

For specific instructor requirements, click here

I. Catalog Description:  This is a lecture course in the history of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other art forms from the 14th century to present times.

II. Pre-requisites, co-requisites and other requirements: none

III. Text: Fred S. Kleiner, et al, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Vol. 2, 13th  (Thomson Wadsworth Publishers, 2009).

IV. Instruction in on-campus classes will consist of projected images (from the SAC digital images collection, the internet, slides, videos) are used to illustrate lectures.  Students participate in discussions of the material presented.  Visits are made to local art museums and galleries.

V. Course Content:

a. The development of art and architecture in the early Renaissance period in Europe. Cultural, philosophical, stylistic developments at the foundation of the Renaissance.

b. Sixteenth-century art and architecture in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, and Spain, and the cultural, philosophical, and social developments that contributed to artistic and architectural styles.

c. Seventeenth-century art and architecture, including Baroque art and architecture in Italy, France, Spain, Holland, England, and German-speaking countries.

d. Art and architecture of the late-eighteenth and early nineteenth-centuries, including Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Europe and United States.

e. Late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the United States, including academic art and architecture, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.  Technological development in architecture, engineering, and photography.

f. Twentieth-century art and architecture in Europe and the United States, including movements from pre-WWI to 1945.

g. Twentieth- and twenty-first-century art and architecture in Europe and the United States in the post-WWII period.

h. The art and architecture of India during the Mughal (Mughal and Rajput), and Modern Periods. 

i. History of Chinese art from the period of Mongol invasions in the thirteenth century through the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.

j. The art and architecture of Japan within the Muromachi, Momoyama, Edo, Mejii and Modern Periods.

k. Art of the Americas, including the Aztec and Inka Empires, and Native North American peoples from the Colonial period to contemporary times.

l. Art of Pacific Cultures, including Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

m. Traditional and Contemporary African art.
 

VI. Student Learning Outcomes (Competencies) and methods of Evaluation used to determine that students have achieved the outcome (competencies):
 
Learning Outcome 1: The student will identify vocabulary, media, and general theories related to the history of art from the 14th century through present day.  Evaluation:  written assignments, including research papers, and written exams. 

Learning Outcome 2: The student will distinguish and classify works of art and architecture within the context of the individual, society, time, place and circumstance within the time frame covered in this course. Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers, museum/gallery visits and written exams.

Learning Outcome 3: The student will describe the material, cultural and conceptual conditions involved in making and using works of art and architecture. Evaluation: written assignments, including research papers, museum/gallery visits and written exams.

Learning Outcome 4: The student will interpret works of art and architecture by synthesizing formal analysis with scholarly research. Evaluation:  research papers, exhibit and/or resource critique.

VII. Course requirements and grade computation. 

A. College Requirements: 
A written, comprehensive final examination, not to exceed two and one-half hours in length, shall be given at the end of each semester for each course at the regularly scheduled time. Any exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the appropriate dean. Other examinations are given at the discretion of the instructor. 

A student who must be absent from a final examination should petition that instructor for permission to postpone the examination. A student absent without permission from a final examination is graded “F.” Postponed examinations result in a grade of “I.” The final exam must be taken within 120 calendar days from the end of the semester or the grade automatically becomes an “F.” (San Antonio College Bulletin, Faculty Handbook - January 1995.) (See Instructor Requirements for additional grade computation information.)

B. Departmental Requirement: 

1. Students must abide by all posted rules and established procedures for studio, equipment, and computer use.
2. Sudents are not allowed to bring food or drink into the studios/classrooms.
3. Students must observe proper gallery etiquette by not touching or leaning on artworks or sculpture pedestals.

C. Instructor Requirements:

1. Contact information: 
Phone number: 486-1042
Office: VATC 222H
Email address: dschafter@mail.accd.edu
Office hours:  MWF - 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM, and by appointment

2. Course requirements:  ten weekly assignments, two written papers, one mid-term exam, one final exam, 
and a museum visit.

3. Course evaluation: 

  • 10 Weekly Assignments & Listserv participation (35%)
  • mid-term exam (15%)
  • one museum paper (15%)
  • one research paper (20%)
  • final exam (15%)
  • extra credit (5%) may be earned by attending public lectures on art offered in San Antonio during the semester or visiting a current art exhibition and writing a short summary of either event.  Specific information regarding these lectures and exhibitions will be announced in class.
Check Schedule for exam and assignment dates. 
In assessing your final class grade, special consideration will be given to active class participation, as well as marked improvements in your performance over the course of the semester.

4. Attendance policy:  Class attendance in the internet course is assess by weekly participation in the Listserv discussion.  Failure to submit a contribution to a weekly discussion will result in the deduction of one point from the student's final overall grade.  Excessive absences can lead to the student being dropped from the course (see College Policy G. below).

5. Make-up exam policy: Make-up exams will be offered only in the case of an emergency situation and at the instructor's discretion.   In such a case, it is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor immediately if unable to take an exam.  As per ACCD policy, any student failing to take the final exam will receive an 'F' in the course.

6.  Online lectures:  Online “lecture” related to each chapter will be posted weekly, and may be accessed by going to http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/Faculty/schafter/lec1.htm for the Week 1 lecture, and sequentially thereafter (e.g., lec1 pertains to Chapter 19, lec2 to Chapter 20, etc.). 

7.  Schedule
 

VIII. College Policies: 
A.  San Antonio College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability with respect to access, employment programs or services.

B.  Students are urged not to bring children to either a class or a lab. Minors under the age of twelve (12) must not be left unattended on campus. College Academic Council - April, 1998

C.  ADA Statement: “As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if accommodation is needed contact the Office of DisABILITY Support Services, CAC 124C, Phone: (210) 486-0020.

D.  A Rapid Response Team exists for the purpose of responding to emergencies. If you have a disability that will require assistance in the event of a building evacuation, notify Disability Support Services, Chance Academic Center 124C, Phone: (210) 486-0020.

E.  Academic Dishonesty: Students may be subject to disciplinary proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty for academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion. For additional information refer to the “Student Code of Conduct” in the San Antonio College Bulletin.

F.  Students are required to silence all electronic devices (e.g., pagers, cellular phones, etc.) when in classrooms, laboratories and the library. College Academic Council, 01/ 2000.

G. San Antonio College Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance at all classes and laboratories, day and/or evening, is required. A student absent for any reason is responsible for all work missed. Both tardiness and early departure from class are forms of absenteeism. The instructor establishes the policy with regard to each. 
Absences of each student are recorded without exception. The counting of absences begins on the first day of class. A student absent the equivalent of two weeks of instruction in a 16-week semester may be dropped by the instructor. If a student is dropped from a class for excessive absences, the instructor will record a grade of “W' (withdraw). It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the withdrawals have been submitted.

H.  San Antonio College is a smoke free campus.

I. Alamo Colleges Emergency Phone Numbers:

DPS Emergency Phone  (210) 222-0911
DPS General Phone  (210) 485-0099
DPS Weather Phone  (210) 485-0189  (For information on college closures)

J. Students must also abide by the policies, procedures, and rules set forth in the “Student Code of Conduct” and all other policies set forth in the San Antonio College Bulletin. www.alamo.edu/sa/sacmain/schedule/SAC_Bulletin_05-06.pdf