10304129History of Interior Design
Course Information
Description
This course will focus on periods of art, artists, architecture and furniture from Egyptian times to the 21st century.
Total Credits
3
Prior Learning Assessment
  • Exam-College Developed Challenge Exam

Course Competencies
  1. Identify modern day furniture and tell what Historical influence it has
    Assessment Strategies
    Essay
    Criteria
    Describe the socio-political, historical, and cultural contexts of modern day furniture
    Differentiate between modern home interiors and modern office interiors
    Compare Art Deco to Art Moderne
    Explain how the use of/availability of resources defines the form, construction, and use of furniture or structures
    Describe the impact of increased mass manufacturing on Interior Design

  2. Identify major period pieces of architecture from around the world
    Assessment Strategies
    Essay
    Criteria
    Describe interior design characteristics for the following periods:
    Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome
    Ancient Non-Western
    Medieval Europe
    Islam
    Medieval Non-Western
    Renaissance
    Non-Western After 1400
    Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical
    Colonial America
    19th Century
    Turn of the Century to 1920
    Post-WWI Modernism
    Post-Modernism and Beyond
    Differentiate between Victorian Gothic Revival and actual Gothic furniture
    Explain how the Silk Road influenced European design

  3. Identify specific names of features used in daily architecture
    Assessment Strategies
    Essay
    Criteria
    Describe the form and meaning of features used in daily architecture
    Describe the furniture, motifs, and buildings with their stylistic tendencies and respective movements in the history of Interior Design

  4. Identify major influential artists of history and their work
    Assessment Strategies
    Essay
    Criteria
    Describe the socio-political, historical, and cultural contexts for major influential artists in the interior design field
    Relate the artist to a specific movement

  5. Communicate effectively
    Assessment Strategies
    Essay, written product, and/or presentation
    Criteria
    Use complete sentences
    Grammar, punctuation, and spelling are accurate
    Ideas and responses are clearly organized
    Responses include enough detail to support ideas or claims