ART 117 - Art of the Ancient World

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Art

Description:

This course introduces students to the world's major art and architectural movements from Prehistory through the year 600 CE. Students analyze artworks in terms of their formal and creative properties along with their relationships to political, economic, socio-cultural, historical, and environmental systems. The collection and public display of ancient artworks will also be a focus of this course. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Define technical, stylistic, and historical terminology associated with the history of artworks from a range of global cultures from Prehistory through 600 CE; Recognize representative art from a range of global traditions from Prehistory through 600 CE; Identify stylistic characteristics associated within significant global art and architectural movements from Prehistory through 600 CE; Apply technical, stylistic, and historical terminology to artwork from a range of global traditions from Prehistory through 600 CE; Analyze art and architecture from a range of global traditions from Prehistory through 600 CE; Examine cultural, political, contextual, and stylistic interdependence between diverse global regions studied; Evaluate contemporary debates surrounding the collection, public display, and repatriation of ancient artworks.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

(ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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