AT 272 - History of Interior Design
Description
This course is a comprehensive mediated lecture/discussion of all the major global art periods of Interior Design from prehistory to today. Through the study of Interior Design, students gain knowledge/appreciation for each culture’s values, understand the influence of those cultures and their influence on the world, and recognize the development of styles. The course thus fosters respect and curiosity for different cultures and encourages an attitude of life-long learning.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Interior Design, A.F.A., Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer)
Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Define interior design terms and relate them to specific historical time periods.
2. Gain a wider world view through the analysis of scholarly and creative artifacts of the past and present.
3. Analyze the scholarly and creative artifacts through technique, style, artistic intent, and political, religious, and social context, in order to make connections between peoples of different time periods, cultures, and geographic locations.
4. Understand and articulate how various creative outputs affect cultural values.
5. Recall key works of design from the past and understand their importance.
6. Understand the role that design plays in innovation, preserving cultural values, and how it fosters a sense of empathy between peoples of differing times/place.
7. Recognize the interconnections between the past and the present, different cultures, and belief systems.
8. Recognize and appreciate the influence that design has had on defining cultural/personal identity, raising social awareness and reform, creating a greater and more diverse world view, and expressing quality-of-life values.
9. Recognize the pinnacle works of interior design.
10. Identify geographical interior design characteristics.
Course Outline:
I. Introduction: Methods
A. Methods of Interior Design design
B. Design elements and principles
II. Prehistoric Period
III. Ancient Egypt
IV. The Classical Period
A. Ancient Greece
B. Ancient Rome
V. Early Christian
VI. Byzantine
VII. Medieval Period
A. Early Medieval
B. Romanesque
C. Gothic
VIII. Islamic and Asian Traditions
IX. Renaissance Design
A. Renaissance Design
B. Mannerist Design
X. Baroque
A. Regency
B. Tudor
C. Elizabethan
D. Carolean to William and Mary
E. Queen Anne
F. Georgian
XI. Rococo
XII. Neoclassical
A. Jacobean
XIII. Colonial and Federal America
A. Colonial
B. American Georgian
C. Federal Style
XIV. Regency Style
XV. Revivals
A. Greek Revival
B. Gothic Revival
XVI. Industrial Revolution
A. Iron and Glass
XVII. Victorian Era
A. Victorian
B. Shaker
XVIII. Aesthetic Movement
A. Arts and Crafts
B. Craftsman
XIX. Art Nouveau, Vienna Secession, and Jugendstil
XX. Eclecticism
XXI. Modernism
A. De Stijl
B. Bauhaus
C. International Style
XXII. Art Deco and Industrial Design
A. Expressionism
XXIII. Late Twentieth Century
A. Post-Modernism
B. Deconstructivism and Minimalism
C. Green Design
XXIV. Looking toward to the Twenty-First Century
Learning for each period above will include: knowing specific terms related to that period, identifying artistic characteristics geographically, recognize the pinnacle works, gain knowledge/appreciation for each culture’s values, understand the influence of those cultures’ and their structures’ influence on the world, and recognize the development of styles.
Students will distinguish between, yet also draw connections to different artistic styles through written summaries and research. The course will thus foster respect and curiosity for different cultures, and thus encourage an attitude of life-long learning.
Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Mediated instruction (slides, videos, Web, class trips, text): 60-80%
Facilitated writings (short thesis-directed analytic reports, CATs, etc.): 20-40%
Group work: 0-15%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 105024
Course CIP Code: 50.0799
Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
General Room Request: 412 RJF
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: AT
First Term Valid: Winter 2020 (1/1/2020)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
To meet accreditation (NASAD) the preference is someone who has an ABD (all but dissertation) in Art History. However, a Master’s Degree in Art History is acceptable. The instructor must be more object than theory focused, and have the breadth of knowledge to teach a comprehensive global survey sequence, yet the depth to teach specialized courses such as the history of architecture, modern art, and photography.
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250228T17:58:49
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030
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