History of Art (5 cr)
Code: AM00BV12-3002
General information
Enrollment
16.11.2020 - 10.01.2021
Timing
06.01.2021 - 07.04.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
1 - 90
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Service Design (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Experience and Service Design (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
- Heikki Saros
Teacher in charge
Arto Kutvonen
Scheduling groups
- Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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MLTIKOP20S
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MLTISIK21K
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MLTISIK20S
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MLTIPAL21K
Small groups
- Luennot 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- describe the main developments in the history of art
- understands connections between art and design
- evaluate different interpretations of the history of visual expression
- use the styles of different epochs in visual design and her/his own expression
Implementation and methods of teaching
The course consists of lectures, group and individual tasks. Course materials deal with art and design history and theory. Museums and authentic materials are part of the course program.
Main goal of the course is to learn the use of contemporary sources of information: printed and e-materials including professionally valid digital archives and data bases
Timing and attendance
The history of art course consists of 13 lectures (4 hours each) and an excursion decided durng the term.
Learning material and recommended literature
Course materials and tasks will be published in Moodle e-learning environment
Alternative completion methods
Optional study method is to be agreed with teachers.
Exam retakes
Ther is no test in the course. Evaluation is based on tasks made during the course.Part of the evaluationa is integrated with communicaltion study essay task.
Learning environment
Both printed research material and internet and digital data bases are used as study materials.
Student time use and work load
History of Art (5 cr) is 135 hours of student work lectures included.
Contents
History of Art offers an overview on the history of art, architecture and design. The time span is from the present to the antiquity, the years from 1918 to 2020 underlined. Focal contents of the course are changes of the art concept, formal and trend convention development and representative elements in visual expression.
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
No preliminary knowledge expected.
Assessment scale
1-5
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student
-shows activity during the lectures
-shows learning of the course materials
-submits the course tasks
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student
-is knowledgeable of applying course materials to the historical analysis an description
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
Englanniksi
Student
-finds and selects independently historical visual materials and applies them in the course tasks