Course Syllabus
Advanced Placement History of Art

Course Name:   Advanced Placement History of Art                                         

I Course Information
Course Number: 6075
Level: Honors
Department: Art


II Course Description
Prerequisite: none
Open to: 11, 12
Length: 1 year
Credit: 1
Summary:
The Advanced Placement Art History Program enables highly motivated students to do college level work while still in high school. This course is designed to prepare students for the administration of the Advanced Placement History of Art examination. In the course, students examine major forms of artistic expression in a variety of cultures beginning with the prehistoric era and continuing to the present. The focus of the course is on the history of the processes of the different periods and cultures studied which exposes the students to some studio art experience, and to historic research. Course activities include viewing of artwork, lecture, independent research, on-site visits of artwork, studio projects, and critical analysis of the topics studied. This course requires a high level of commitment by the student and can result in college credit for those who perform successfully on the Advanced Placement History of Art examination. No prior experience in the history of art or studio art is assumed for those students who take the course. Students who have done well in other courses in the humanities, such as history and literature, or in any of the studio arts are especially encouraged to enroll.

III Course Goals


IV Textbooks and Materials
Art History, by Marilyn Stokstad
Daily use of notecards

V  Course Outline
First Semester
        Units of Instruction:
        Why study art?
        Prehistory
        Ancient Near East
        Ancient Egypt
        Aegean
        Ancient Greece
        Ancient Rome
        Early Christian, Jewish, Byzantine
        Early Medieval
        Romanesque
        Gothic
        Renaissance
        Art Beyond Europe 1

        Major Assessments:
        Each unit is followed by an exam
        Semester Exam in mid-January

Second Semester Units of Instruction and Assessments:
        Units of Instruction:
        Mannerism
        Northern Renaissance
        Late Gothic
        Baroque
        Rococo
        Neoclassicism
        Romanticism
        Impressionism
        Realism
        20th Century art
        Art Beyond Europe 2

        Major Assessments:
        Each unit is followed by an exam
        Semester Exam in mid-January
        AP Exam beginning to mid May

(Parents and students: please consult individual teachers for grading policies, extra credit info, class procedures, etc.)