http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:12:49 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:12:49 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620011 This course will introduce the student to the art and architecture of Africa from a Western art historical perspective. This course will emphasize the role of art as manifested in the lifestyles, spiritualities, and philosophies of particular African societies, while also broaching aesthetic principles and the study and display of African art. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 304) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620004 This course explores the art of Classical Antiquity. The units reflect the main chronological stages in art development in Ancient Greece and Rome, from the coming together of the Greek city-state and the emergence of "geometric art" (around 900 B.C.) to the fourth century A.D. shift that took place within Roman culture and art due to the growing influence of Christianity. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 202) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620010 This course serves as an introduction to the pre-modern Islamic artistic traditions of the Mediterranean, Near East, and Central and South Asia. The course surveys core Islamic beliefs, the basic characteristics of Islamic art and architecture, and art and architecture created under each dynasty and ruling party. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 303) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620006 This course will examine the history of Western art from approximately 1600 to approximately 1800—a period that bridges the gap from the Renaissance to the earliest days of the Modern era. Beginning with the Baroque in Counter-Reformation Italy and concluding with Neoclassicism in the late 18th century, the course traces the stylistic developments in Europe and America through a variety of religious, political, and philosophical movements. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 207) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620014 This course serves as an introduction to the Buddhist artistic traditions of South, Southeast, and East Asia, as well as the Himalayas. It starts with the core tenets of Buddhism, Buddhist iconography, and early Buddhist art and architecture in India, then progresses to Southeast Asia. The course then focuses on Vajrayana Buddhism and its artistic traditions in the Himalayas, then examines Mahayana Buddhist art and architecture in China, Korea and Japan. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 406) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620160 CAD, or computer-aided design, is a powerful modeling tool that technical professionals use. This course will introduce the student to the process of modeling 2- and 3-D objects with computer-aided design; the student will learn the basics of drafting by hand as well. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Mechanical Engineering 104) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620008 This course surveys art in America from the colonial era through the post-war 20th century. The student will consider broad stylistic tendencies in various regions and periods and examine specific artists and works of art in historical and social contexts, with emphasis on the congruent evolution of contemporary American multi-cultural identity. Overarching issues that have interested major scholars of American art and its purview include the landscape (wilderness, Manifest Destiny, rural settlement, and urban development); the family and gender roles; the founding rhetoric of freedom and antebellum slavery; and notions of artistic modernism through the 20th century. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 210) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=619999 This course encourages students to develop an interest in and appreciation for art in all its variety, and promotes expression of this appreciation in an informed and critical way. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 101A) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620000 This course is an exploration of visual art forms and their cultural connections for the student with little experience in the visual arts. It includes a brief study of art history and in depth studies of the elements, media, and methods used in creative processes and thought. The student will learn how to develop a five-step system for understanding visual art in all forms, based on description, analysis, context, meaning, and judgment. Note that this course is an alternative to the Saylor Foundation's ARTH101A and has been developed through a partnership with the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; the Saylor Foundation has modified some WSBCTC materials. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 101B) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620009 This course is an introduction to the major methodologies used by art historians. Although not a "history of art history" per se, it is organized in a roughly chronological order that traces major methodological developments within the discipline from the birth of art history in the nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. The course will also examine how artworks are displayed in modern art museums. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 301)