This document outlines the syllabus for a course called Humanities 1: Introduction to Arts, Perception and Appreciation. The course is designed to introduce students to various art forms and broaden their cultural understanding. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze different art genres and learn to critically evaluate works. They will also study art history from a global and Philippine perspective. The syllabus details course objectives, content that will be covered week-by-week, requirements including exams and projects, grading policies, and a list of references.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course called Humanities 1: Introduction to Arts, Perception and Appreciation. The course is designed to introduce students to various art forms and broaden their cultural understanding. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze different art genres and learn to critically evaluate works. They will also study art history from a global and Philippine perspective. The syllabus details course objectives, content that will be covered week-by-week, requirements including exams and projects, grading policies, and a list of references.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course called Humanities 1: Introduction to Arts, Perception and Appreciation. The course is designed to introduce students to various art forms and broaden their cultural understanding. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze different art genres and learn to critically evaluate works. They will also study art history from a global and Philippine perspective. The syllabus details course objectives, content that will be covered week-by-week, requirements including exams and projects, grading policies, and a list of references.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course called Humanities 1: Introduction to Arts, Perception and Appreciation. The course is designed to introduce students to various art forms and broaden their cultural understanding. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze different art genres and learn to critically evaluate works. They will also study art history from a global and Philippine perspective. The syllabus details course objectives, content that will be covered week-by-week, requirements including exams and projects, grading policies, and a list of references.
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HUMANIYIES 1- SYLLABUS
Subject Code: Humanities 1
Nomenclature: Introduction to Arts, Perception and Appreciation Units Credit: 3 Prerequisite Subject: None
I. Course Description: This course on the appreciation of art is based upon looking at artworks for arts sake to broaden and enlighten the cultural background of the student. It introduces the creative expressions in their various forms and functions which includes a critical evaluation of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. The categories of these artistic expressions are analyzed. Whether these be in the fine and the folk arts, or as space, temporal, and the combined arts, or as specialist and communal art, these creations and their process, appreciation, and function fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of Man vis--vis his milieu.
II. Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Cognitive: 1. To understand and value the intuitive and affective areas of human experiences in relation to the arts;2. To broaden the understanding of the movement of life and thought as these are revealed in the various art images and expressions of a community or society. Psychomotor: 1. To expose to the various art mediums and techniques and arts expressive elements; 2. To disclose the personal, cultural and social meanings and significance of the works of art; 3. To develop skills and confidence in articulating their perceptions and reactions to a work ofart; 4. To provide opportunity in a group process to create a work in any genre.
Affective: 1. To appreciate the distinctiveness and universality of human values and experiences; and compare these with those of other cultures; 2. To appreciate the richness of Philippine art and the countrys artistic heritage while understanding the Filipino point of view in these creative resources.
III. Methodologies/Strategies/Techniques Lecture Class Reporting Group Discussion Brainstorming Research Paper Interactive Discussion Inductive Method Deductive Method Exercises Method Group Activity Demonstration Critical Reading
IV. Course Content: CONTENT/TOPICS TIMEFRAME (hrs.) Remarks I. Introduction to Humanities 1. Setting Class Expectations 2. How Art Will Be Studied (Conceptual Paradigm) a. Historic (diachronic) b. Structural (synchronic or aesthetic-critical judgment approach) 3
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II. Defining the Humanities: Situating in the 21stCentury 1. Meaning and importance of art amidst globalization 2. Art vis--vis Science: The Chicken and Egg Story 3. Humanity and Culture 3
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III. The Creative Process: Man the measure of all things 1. Man, Society, and Nature: The Basic Assumptions of Art 2. Creating Expressions: An overview of the Arts (nature and theories) 3. Classifications: Genre creating
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lV. The Different Classification Art Genre 1. Visual vs. Auditory 2. Space vs. Time vs. Space-Time 3. Representational/Objective vs. Presentational/Non-objective 4. Specialist (Fine) vs. Folk/Mass/Traditional 5. Western vs. Non-Western 6. Mimetic Vs. Affective vs. Expressive 2
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V. Synchronic Study 1. Subject 2. Function 3. Medium, Elements and Technique a. The artist and his medium b. The artist and his technique 4. Style 2
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VI. Aesthetics and Judgment 1. Critical Judgment Approach 2. Formal qualities, Mediums, Elements 3. Organizing in space and time 4. Principles of Design (harmony, unity, balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, subordination) 5. Expressive contents 2
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VII. The Major Art Genre 1. Visual (Painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, graphic arts, computer image processing, animation, animatronics) 2. Temporal (Music, Literature, Poetry, digital music) 3. Performance (Theater, Dance, Film, video, performance art) 4. Mixed media (performance art, installations 3
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VIII. The Diachronic Study 1. Art Frame: Man, Art and Society 2. Creative Expressions vis--vis Temperaments vis--vis Styles vis--vis Milieu 3. Western Art History: General Survey (from hunting primitive slave society the age of the information highway) 4. Pre-history (ancient river civilizations) 3
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5.Classical (Greco-Roman) 6.Medieval (Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic) 7. Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-classical, Romantic, Realistism323 3 8. Modern eclecticism, Post-Modern IX. Philippine Art History 1. Defining Specialist vs. Traditional 2. Evolution and Revolution 3. Pre-colonial, Spanish colonial, seditious art, American colonial, Post 1946, Contemporary, Post Modern and other explorations 4. Form, function and value
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Total (54 hrs.)
V. Course Requirements A. Regular Attendance1) All students are required to regularly and promptly attend all class sessions.2) Midterm: Written Report, Research Paper,3) Final term: Portfolio VI. Grading System Class participation, quizzes, activities, recitation, attendance 33.33%Major Exams 33.33%Projects 33.33% VII. Integration A. Suggested Topics 1. Basic Intellectual Competencies 2. Perspectives B. Suggested Activities 1. Class Debate VIII. References 1. Dudley, Louise and Austin Faricy (1995). 2. The Humanities .5 th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill.Ortiz, Ma. Aurora, et. al. (1996). 3. Art: Perception and Appreciation .Manila: University of theEast, 1976.Van de Bogart, Doris. (1990). 4. Introduction to the Humanities . Massachusetts: Barnes andNoble, 1970. Internet Sources Humanities Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. Article online.<www.msuiit.edu.ph/ipag/studies/humanities> 13 July 2011. Arts Appreciation Texarkana College. Article online. <http://old.texarkanacollege.edu/ > 11 January 2012