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
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Identify modern day furniture and tell what Historical influence it hasAssessment StrategiesEssayCriteriaDescribe the socio-political, historical, and cultural contexts of modern day furnitureDifferentiate between modern home interiors and modern office interiorsCompare Art Deco to Art ModerneExplain how the use of/availability of resources defines the form, construction, and use of furniture or structuresDescribe the impact of increased mass manufacturing on Interior Design
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Identify major period pieces of architecture from around the worldAssessment StrategiesEssayCriteriaDescribe interior design characteristics for the following periods:Ancient Egypt, Greece and RomeAncient Non-WesternMedieval EuropeIslamMedieval Non-WesternRenaissanceNon-Western After 1400Baroque, Rococo and NeoclassicalColonial America19th CenturyTurn of the Century to 1920Post-WWI ModernismPost-Modernism and BeyondDifferentiate between Victorian Gothic Revival and actual Gothic furnitureExplain how the Silk Road influenced European design
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Identify specific names of features used in daily architectureAssessment StrategiesEssayCriteriaDescribe the form and meaning of features used in daily architectureDescribe the furniture, motifs, and buildings with their stylistic tendencies and respective movements in the history of Interior Design
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Identify major influential artists of history and their workAssessment StrategiesEssayCriteriaDescribe the socio-political, historical, and cultural contexts for major influential artists in the interior design fieldRelate the artist to a specific movement
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Communicate effectivelyAssessment StrategiesEssay, written product, and/or presentationCriteriaUse complete sentencesGrammar, punctuation, and spelling are accurateIdeas and responses are clearly organizedResponses include enough detail to support ideas or claims