Art History (ARHI) 202

Overview

ARHI 202 is a continuation of ARHI 201. The course introduces students to the developments in artistic expression from the Renaissance to Contemporary art. The course introduces the basic premise of art history and teaches students how to critically view historical works and artistic practices.

Course Objectives

1. Improve the critical tools and communication skills acquired in Art History 201/History 203: Survey of Western Art I

2. Learn how to look at art in terms of its visually descriptive aspects and corresponding materials of production.

3. Understand the functions of visual art in the periods covered in the course.

4. Examine and understand the iconographical significance of important historical works.

5. Within the historical parameters of the course, achieve a general overview of the history and developments of western visual art, its major periods, movements, concepts, and artists.

6. Acquire an art and architecture vocabulary and be able to use it in relation to specific works.

7. Initiate a critical discussion on how works of art form part of a larger set of relationships that include artist and society.

8. Learn how to write a University level research essay.

Outline

The course consists of the following.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Art History

Lesson 2: Northern Europe and Italy in the Renaissance

Lesson 3: Art and Religion in Sixteenth-century Europe

Lesson 4: The Baroque in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands

Lesson 5: Rococo and Neoclassical influences in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century

Lesson 6: Art Movements in Nineteenth-century Europe

Lesson 7: Birth of the Avant-Garde and Modernism in Europe

Lesson 8: Art Since the Interwar Period

Evaluation

To receive credit for ARHI 202, you must achieve a course composite mark of at least a “D” (50 percent) and a mark of at least 50 percent on the final exam. The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other materials

There is the Companion website to Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition and an ARHI 202 website.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the ARHI 202 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on each part of the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form