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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Ito Asa 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon5-6(W621)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H102
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2022/4/20
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This is an introductory course about Western art history from Ancient Greece to 19th century art. Through appreciating masterpieces such as Parthenon, Gothic architectures, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Manet, you will understand the sense of values and the role of art in Western society. This course gives students many chances to share and discuss their impressions with other students.
This course has two aims. The first is to give students basic knowledge to understand Western culture. The other is to develop students' communication skills to convey persuasively their impressions and ideas .

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the Western art history including from a cultural and social context.
2) Enjoy and appreciate works of art and broaden their artistic experience.
3) Analytically and comprehensively convey their aesthetical impressions to others.
4) Grasp multiple meanings of works of art through discussions with others.

Keywords

Art, Western art, Group work

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

First, participants exchange their impressions they get from the given work and then lecturer give lecture based on participants' comments.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction Know how to compare two works.
Class 2 Ancient Greece to middle ages, Dawn of Renaissance Explain the role of art from Ancient Greece to middle ages.
Class 3 Renaissance Explain the meaning of Renaissance in the art history.
Class 4 Baroque Understand the difference of Renaissance and Baroque
Class 5 Nature More Explain the meaning of Nature Morte.
Class 6 Modernité Explain the meaning of Modernité.
Class 7 Presentation Overview what you have learned in the course.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course material.

Textbook(s)

No textbook is set.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

All materials including slides and related reading materials can be found on the web.

Assessment criteria and methods

Discussion : 30% Assignment :10% Report : 60%

Related courses

  • LAH.H202 ： Arts B, Esthetics B
  • LAH.H302 ： Arts C, Esthetics C
  • LAH.H310 ： Seminar on Humanities 3

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None required.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

ito.a.ah[at]m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Instructor’s office: West Bldg. 9, Rm 913, 9 Fl. Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

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