This course is one of the compulsory general requirements and aims to introduce the student to the nature of art and its human and social necessity. It also recognizes the patterns and classifications of art, and its functional and aesthetic applications. Through this course, the student begins to get acquainted with the basic principles of the philosophy of art in successive human civilizations, starting with the ancient Greeks and passing through the Roman civilization and the civilizations of Mesopotamia and North Africa, and the development of art during these important historical stages, up to the Middle Ages in Europe and the development of art in Islamic civilization and even Our present time. This course aims, as one of the important historical introductions, to introduce the student to the story of civilization and art, as well as to familiarize the student with the philosophical views and theories about art. Not only through the traditional reception of scientific information, but also through the involvement of students in research groups and urging them to make presentations on the history of art in different parts of the world.
Intended learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and understanding
Understanding the concept of art and its necessity in improving human societies
Knowledge of scientific hypotheses for the emergence of the arts
The student's knowledge of the historical development of art through historical eras
The student's knowledge of the history of art in the ancient Libyan civilization
2. Mental skills
The ability to analyze and understand works of art across different eras
That the student distinguish between different styles and types of art
That the student compares the cultural and artistic heritage of ancient world civilizations.
3. Practical and professional skills
The student acquires the ability to comprehend and classify the arts
The ability to employ the history of art and project it on the present in his artwork
The ability to read works of art and understand their identity and historical references
4. General and transferable skills
Openness to the cultures and civilizations of human societies
The ability to deal with intellectual and cultural output objectively and scientifically
The skill of scientific research and not accepting stereotypes about peoples and their cultures
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
Field trips
Research groups
Presentations
Methods of assessments
First Assessment:
o First Midterm Exam: 20%o Activity: 10%
Second assessment:
o Presentation 20%o Final Exam: 40%
Course contents
Week 1: Defining art - the function of art
Week 2: hypotheses for the emergence of the arts
Week 3: Factors affecting the arts
Week 4: Arts Rankings
Week 5: Neanderthal arts - shapes and types
Week 6: Historical stages of the development of the arts
Week 7: Midterm exam
Week 8: Arts of the ancient Libyan civilization
Week 9: Arts of Ancient Civilizations, North Africa
Week 10: Arts of ancient civilizations, Mesopotamia