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Course Description
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Course Name
History of Art
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Host University
Anglo-American University
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Art History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Additional course fees apply to this course. Please reach out to your Prague Program Manager for additional information about these fees.
Course Description
This course is a survey of art and architecture in theWestern tradition from prehistoric times until the Middle Ages (ca. 40,000 B.C.E. -1300 C.E.). The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the main developments in visual culture during this period, as well as to introduce students to the basic methodology of art-historical studies.Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Identify major art-historical periods and styles of art and architecture from the Prehistoric period to the Middle Ages.
- Define and describe their main characteristics using key terminology.
- Identify important art, artists, and architecture examples, and apply knowledge and terminology of artistic/architectural styles to these examples.
- Discuss themes of representative examples of art and architecture and contextualize them within the main socio-cultural, and historical influences of their time.
- Analyze works art and architecture using formal, stylistic, iconographic, and contextual methodologies.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Some courses may require additional fees.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.