Spring Online

Seeing and Knowing Visual Art

ART 110--Four Quarter Hours

Melissa Haviland
Seigfred Hall 433
Ohio University--Athens Campus
(740)593-0141
haviland@ohio.edu

Please refer to the complete final course syllabus available on the course Website once the course begins.

Course
Description

Introduction to perceiving and understanding meanings and organizational systems in traditional and contemporary visual arts in context of their social and cultural backgrounds.

Prerequisites

None

Methods of Course Instruction

All course content is presented on the World Wide Web; e-mail is used for submission of assignments, as well as for the instructor's evaluation and comments.

Course Objectives

This course is an introduction to perceiving and understanding meanings and organizational systems in
traditional and contemporary visual arts in context of their social and cultural backgrounds.

General Course Requirements

  1. Mid-Term Exam

  2. Final Exam

  3. 6 Response Papers

  4. Artist Research

  5. Response to Artist Research

  6. Cultural Event

Materials

Required

Text(s)

Henry M. Sayre. A World of Art, Revised 5th Edition. Prentice Hall 2007.
ISBN: 0136144241

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_sayre_worldart_5
This site is a great tool to help you review the Chapters as you read them.
It is also my source for all the questions on your Mid-Term and Final Exams!!
You are not required to have access to this editions accompanying CD Rom—“Discovering Art 2.0”.
Also “Art notes” is not required (don’t pay more for this—you won’t be taking notes in the traditional way
for this class).

Additional or Optional Materials
If there are any additional readings, they will be posted in Blackboard.

Note: The books for the course are in stock at College Bookstore, (740) 594-3505. Click here for online ordering.

Alternative source where materials should be obtained: www.amazon.com, and www.prenhall.com.

Exams
Requirements

2 exams - No proctoring required

How are exams to be taken: Online

Dates of Exams

Mid Term Exam Wednesday, August 13th

Final Exam Friday, August 29th

Call the Ohio University Online Staff at 1-888-551-6446 if you have questions about this course or the enrollment process.


Call the education counselors in Lifelong and Distance Learning at (740) 593-2910 for information about online degree opportunities from Ohio University.