GEN1000 Perspectives on General Education
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This module aims to equip students with critical awareness to art and visual culture by: a) offering a historical survey of major art movements and works of art; b) cultivating their intellectual capability to understand and criticize different art forms of both Oriental and Occidental traditions; c) familiarizing them with theories and scholarly discussion of visual studies. By the end of the course, students shall be able to carry out historical, formalistic and cultural analyses of not only narrowly-defined art, but also visuality that predominates our daily life.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. Recognize various styles, historical periods and cultural significances of major works of art
b. Question and criticize art with improved visual literacy
c. Examine major approaches and theories of the studies of visual culture and apply them appropriately
d. Possess a critical awareness of socio-cultural implications in the ways of seeing in our daily life
1. Histories, theories and major art movements
1.1 Renaissance to Romanticism
1.2 Realism
1.3 Modern art movements
2. The Oriental traditions
2.1 Landscape and Calligraphy
2.2 Figures
2.3 Asian influences
3. Visual culture
3.1 Reproducibility and photography
3.2 Global Culture
3.3 Multi Media Art
1. Class participation (10%)
2. Quizzes (20%)
3. Group Project (20%)
4. Essay (50%)
