1. Course Syllabus
1. Program of Study: Humanities
Faculty/Institute/College: Mahidol University International College
2. Course Code: ICHM 142
Course Title: Art Appreciation II
3. Number of Credits: 4 (4-0-8)
4. Prerequisite: None
5. Type of Course: General Education
6. Trimester/Academic Year: Trimester III / 2018 - 2019
7. Conditions: Enrollment cap: 45 students
8. Course Description:
An introduction to the traditions, vocabulary, methods, and theories of art and art
history, with focus on developments in the “Western” world from the Renaissance
to the Modern periods. Guided study of images. Emphasis on developing the
student’s ability to assess visual qualities of works of art, and comment
intelligently in conversation and writing. Consideration of the relevance of art
history to interpretation of contemporary visual culture.
9. Course Objectives:
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
9.1 Understand and use vocabularies of art and art history.
9.2 Demonstrate familiarity with common materials, techniques, and forms of art
making.
9.3 Attentively study and comment on familiar and unfamiliar artworks, with
informed understanding of major historical periods and styles.
9.4 Use acquired knowledge of art and art history to view contemporary visual
culture (media, advertising, urban landscape, etc.) with critical awareness of
its origins and references.
2. 10. Course Outline
Week Hours Instructor
1
Introduction to Class
High Renaissance Art
4
Konstanz
2 High Renaissance Art 4 Konstanz
3
Baroque Art
Guidelines for Writing Assignment 1
4
Konstanz
4 Baroque Art 4 Konstanz
5 The Enlightenment, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism 4 Konstanz
6
Writing Assignment 1 Due
The Enlightenment, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism
Review for Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
4
Konstanz
7 19th Century Art Century Art 4 Konstanz
8 19th Century Art 4 Konstanz
9
Early 20th Century Modern Art
Guidelines for Writing Assignment 2
4
Konstanz
10 Mid-Late 20th Century Modern Art 4 Konstanz
11 Contemporary / Post-Modern Art 4 Konstanz
12
Writing Assignment 2 Due
Contemporary / Post-Modern Art
Review for Final Exam
4 Konstanz
13 Final Exam
Total 48
11. Teaching Methods
11.1 Lecture
11.2 Group discussion
11.3 Self-study
12. Teaching Media
12.1 Presentation of images
12.2 Supplementary handouts
13. Measurement and Evaluation of Student Achievement
Students will demonstrate their ability to:
13.1 Understand and use vocabularies of art and art history.
13.2 Demonstrate familiarity with common materials, techniques, and forms of art
making.
13.3 Attentively study and comment on familiar and unfamiliar artworks, with
informed understanding of major historical periods and styles.
3. 13.4 Use acquired knowledge of art and art history to view contemporary visual
culture (media, advertising, urban landscape, etc.) with critical awareness of
its origins and references
Student achievement will be evaluated by means of:
Midterm exam 30%
Final exam 30%
Papers 40%
Total 100%
Student achievement will be graded according to College and University
standards using the symbols A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D and F.
Students must have attended at least 80% of the total class hours of this course
in order to earn a passing grade.
14. Course Evaluation
14.1 Students’ achievement as indicated in number 13 above.
14.2 Students’ satisfaction towards teaching and learning of the course using
questionnaires.
15. References
Kleiner, Fred S. & Mamiya, Chrisitin J. (2015). Gardener’s Art Through the Ages,
the Western Perspective. Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Thompson
Learning.
Stokstad, Marilyn (2017). Art History. 6th Editioin. New York: Pearson.
16. Course Policies
Attendance It is imperative that you attend every class session. Roll will be
taken each session. You are required to stay for the entire class. If you leave
class early, you will be marked absent. If you have a valid reason for missing a
class, such as an illness or death in the family, you can submit a formal written
letter in English, to be excused. The instructor has the right to accept or deny
excuses. Even if you have a formal written excuse, missing class with indirectly
negatively affect your grade. If you miss 4 classes, you will fail the course.
Punctuality Arrive to class on time, as arriving late is disruptive to your
classmates and to the instructor, and it slows down the pace of the class. If you
arrive after the instructor takes roll call, you will be marked late. If you are late 3
times, it will be considered one absence. If you arrive 15 minutes late or more after roll
call, you will be marked absent for the day.
4. Breaks You will be given one 10 minute break each class. The break will be
announced by the instructor. You are expected to return to class ON TIME after
the break. The instructor may take attendance after break, and if you are late, it
will count as one late arrival (see above). If you return to class later than 15
minutes after the end of break, you will be marked absent for the day.
Lecture As this course involves viewing art, it is your responsibility to
stay focused and look at the visual images projected on the screen. Unless
there is a class discussion, critique, or conversation with the instructor, there is to
be minimal talking during the class. It is highly recommended that you take notes
during the lectures as a way to remember the information presented. Turn off
your mobile phone and do not use your laptop or any other electronic
devices during the lecture.
Academic Honesty Policy Academic work that is submitted to the
instructor is assumed to be the result of one’s own work, thought,
research, or self-examination. Further, when wording, organization, images, or
ideas are borrowed from another source, that source is to be adequately
acknowledged according to proper academic conventions. Plagiarism is the
failure to acknowledge the use of words, ideas, images, and/or organization of
another. Anyone engaged in plagiarism will fail the course and further actions
may be taken.
17. Instructor
Asst. Prof. Dale Konstanz
Email: dale.kon@mahidol.ac.th
Line: daleism
Office: Aditayathorn Building, 6th Floor
Fine and Applied Arts Division Office
