The Course Syllabus for Overseas Postgraduate Students

Course code:

Course title: Art History Studies

Ⅰ.scheduled total credits: 36 (experiments:   credits)  credits： 2 term： Ⅰ

Teaching method: Case study Assessment method: Essay Report

Ⅱ.Compatible Major: Master of Art/Master of Fine Arts/ Industrial Design Engineering

Ⅲ.prerequisite course: None

Ⅳ.OBJECTIVE:

Taking art history as research subject, this course will make a profound study and discussion on the history of Chinese and foreign painting, arts and crafts and other visual arts through case study about art history, in order to enhance students’ art history literacy by seminar among teachers and students.

Students taking this course should master certain common sense of art history and possess aesthetic feeling ability. During this course, students will advance their issue consciousness, logical thinking and academic standard awareness; cultivate their ability to investigate and research independently so as to ponder over different art works, artists and phenomena from various levels and in diverse ways; gradually develop their own way of academic thinking, feeling and researching; ultimately lay the foundation for selecting topics, researching and writing related art history essays independently.

Ⅴ.Content of the Syllabus and the Scheduled Study Hours:

Chapter One Chinese Art History                                (0.5credits 10hours)

1. Scope and Methods of Chinese Art History Research

2. Case Study in Chinese Art History Research

3. Seminar among Teachers and Students

Chapter Two Western Art History                                    (0.5credits 10hours)

1. Status and Trends of Western Art History Research

2. Case Study in Western Art History Research

3. Seminar among Teachers and Students

Chapter Three Ancient Design History                           (0.5credits 10hours)

1. Origin of Ancient Design

2. Case Study in Ancient Design

3. Seminar among Teachers and Students

Chapter Four Modern Design History                          (0.5credits 10hours)

1. Origin of Modern Design

2. Case Study in Modern Design

3. Seminar among Teachers and Students

Ⅵ.Teaching Materials and Reference Books：

1.Cong Wenjun, et al. History of Chinese Calligraphy (7 Volumes)[M]. Nanjing: Phoenix Publishing & Media Network, 1999.

2. Wang Bomin. History of Chinese Paiting[M]. Beijing: Culture and Art Publishing House, 2009.

3. Craig Clunas. Oxford History of Art: Art in China[M]. Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2015.

4. James Cahill. Chinese Painting: A Pictorial History[M], Beijing: SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2014.

5. The Chinese Ceramic Society. History of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain[M]. Beijng: Cultural Relics Press, 1982.

6. Liang Sicheng. A History of Chinese Architecture[M]. Tianjin: Baihua Art and Literature Publishing House, 2005.

7. Wang Shouzhi. A History of Graphic Design[M]. Beijing: CHINA YOUTH PRESS, 2002.

8. Wang Shouzhi. A History of Modern Architecture[M]. Beijing: CHINA YOUTH PRESS, 2002.

Ⅶ.Teaching team: Han Rong, Zhu Guangyao, Li Mingzhu, Jiang Yongshuai, Zhu Zhe

Ⅷ.the Author who write the Syllabus: Han Rong, Zhu Guangyao, Li Mingzhu, Jiang Yongshuai, Zhu Zhe

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