ART 1541 - Survey of Art History 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42571,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Stephanie Smith
Email: ssmith@ysu.edu
Course Description
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History, 16th edition | Fred S. Kleiner |
This is an online asynchronous course that uses Cengage's Mindtap. This is an online, interactive version of the following text:
Fred S. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History, 16th edition (Cengage, 2020).
Additional Course Readings:
Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Paleolithic art, an introduction," in Smarthistory.
Mary Beth Looney, "Hall of Bulls, Lascaux," in Smarthistory.
Dr. Senta German, "Çatalhöyük," in Smarthistory.
Dr. Amy Calvert, "Palette of King Narmer," in Smarthistory.
Dr. Rachel Kousser, "The Parthenon, Athens," in Smarthistory.
Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Phidias, Parthenon sculpture (pediments, metopes and frieze)," in Smarthistory.
Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker, "Ara Pacis Augustae," in Smarthistory.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Kleiner, Chapter 1 Paleolithic art, an introduction (Smarthistory) Hall of Bulls, Lascaux (Smarthistory) Çatalhöyük (Smarthistory) |
Prehistory through Neolithic | Various assessments (see Blackboard classroom) Learning to Describe Art |
| 8/31 | continuation of week of 8/24 | ||
| 9/7 | Kleiner, Chapter 2 Kleiner, Chapter 3 Palette of King Narmer (Smarthistory) |
Ancient Near East through Ancient Egypt | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classrookm) Evidence-Based Interpretation |
| 9/14 | continuation of week of 9/7 | ||
| 9/21 | Kleiner, Chapter 5 The Parthenon, Athens (Smarthistory) Phidias, Parthenon sculpture (pediments, metopes and frieze) (Smarthistory) |
Ancient Greece | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classroom) Understanding Cultural Context |
| 9/28 | continuation of week of 9/21 | ||
| 10/5 | continuation of week of 9/21 and 9/28 | ||
| 10/12 | Kleiner, Chapter 6 Kleiner, Chapter 7 Ara Pacis Augustae (Smarthistory) |
Ancient Rome | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classroom) Short Visual Evidence Exercise |
| 10/19 | continuation of week of 10/12 | ||
| 10/26 | continuation of week of 10/12 and 10/19 | ||
| 11/2 | Kleiner, Chapter 8 Kleiner, Chapter 9 |
Late Antiquity and Byzatine East | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classroom) Decoding Symbolic Imagery |
| 11/9 | continuation of week of 11/2 | ||
| 11/16 | Kleiner, Chapter 11 | Medieval West | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classroom) Comparative Analysis |
| 11/23 | continuation of week of 11/16 | ||
| 11/30 | Kleiner, Chapter 12 Kleiner, Chapter 13 |
Romanesque through French Gothic | Various Assessments (see Blackboard classroom) |
| 12/7 | continuation of week of 11/30 THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM FOR THIS COURSE |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.