Art History

Code:

AP221

Acronym:

AP221

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Landscape Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AP	20	Planos de estudos a partir 2009	2	-	2,5	28	67,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Develop basic skills in terms of analysis and criticism of art, with emphasis on artistic domains, forms of expression and productions relating to the object of professional practice of the landscape architect; Promote the coordination of programmatic contents. 

Learning outcomes and competences

Recognize vocabularies, stylistic grammars; Interpreting themes and forms; Identify techniques and materials; Contextualize currents or movements, artists and productions in social, cultural, economic and political scenarios.

Working method

Presencial

Program

 

Introduction

Art and concepts; forms of expression and works related to the object of professional practice of landscape architect; geographical, chronological and cultural contextualization.

1st part

Art and prehistory; the first great civilizations, Mesopotamia and Egypt; Classical Antiquity;

2nd part

Art in the middle ages; Romanesque and Gothic

3rd part

Renaissance and Mannerism; Baroque and Rococo; Artistic productions in the age of enlightenment; Art and revolution in transition. XVIII to XIX; Romanticism, Eclecticism and Revivalism; Modernist movements, precursors and pioneers

Part 4

Contemporary art. The second half of the 20th century. XX and the entry in the III Millennium

Mandatory literature

H W jANSON; A Nova História da Arte de Janson A Tradição Ocidental, Editor: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2010. ISBN: 9789723113150
UNESCO; http://whc.unesco.org/
Ex DGEMN; http://www.monumentos.pt/

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes. Discussion: periods, artists and works. Tests and research work. Study visits

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

1. mandatory attendance in 75% of the classes;

2. provision of all evaluation components successfully.

3. minimal grade in each component: 10

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average

 

Test 40% 

Group work 60%