Course Title: Great Cities of Visual Art

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Great Cities of Visual Art

Credit Points: 12

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HUSO2147	City Campus	Undergraduate	340H Art	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006
HUSO2219	Hong Kong Arts Centre	Undergraduate	340H Art	Face-to-Face	Offsh 1 10

Course Coordinator: Dr Sophia Errey

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2371

Course Coordinator Email:sophia.errey@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course will introduce students to the cultural histories and rich repositories of visual arts in major centres varied in both time and space. Cities will include Tenochtitlan/Mexico City, Athens, Rome, Florence, Paris, Kyoto and New York.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

To trace the evolution of the visual arts, including architecture, in key urban centres
To lead to an understanding of critical epochs in the evolution of world art
To elucidate the role of cities as foci of cultural activity
To explore issues in the production, trade and collection of art works

Overview of Learning Activities

Weekly hour-long lectures using a variety of visual material will be complemented by two-hour seminars during which students will be able to participate in discussion and present their own research material.

Overview of Learning Resources

A list of recommended research material will be supplied in the first class.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment modes will be varied to provide opportunities for diverse learning experiences.