Art and design history (5 cr)

Objective

Art history:
You recognise the main features of art periods and master the art history timeline.

Design history:
You understand the main points of the development of design history and can integrate your own professional subject in it.

Content

Art history:
- What is the chronology of art periods?
- What are the descriptions of different art periods?

Design history:
- What is the chronology of design periods?
- What are the descriptions of different design periods?
- What is the meaning of design in society?

Exercises relevant to the professional field, combining Art and design history, Fine arts and Formgiving courses.

Course material

Available in Learn platform. Different books, articles etc. which the teacher will hand out.

Study forms and methods

If a student has done the same course before, they can apply for

RDI and work-related cooperation

Lectures are linked with work life examples

Timing of exams and assignments

Independent and group tasks

Student workload

5 credits = 5 x 27h workload

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in lectures, accomplishing group and independent tasks

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary systematically
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks
- work as team members in a goal-oriented way
- justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field