TDT 332 Survey of Period Styles

This is a research-based look at the history of architecture, décor, costume and theatre design. Students will learn about selected period styles in a lecture setting and apply research skills to discover visual information about other periods. Visual text will be connected to historical and social culture.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

No Prerequisites

Course Types

Lecture/Lab

Offered

• Fall

1. Students will use significant terminology to articulate historical style content.
2. Students will explain the philosophical and historical underpinnings of visual text.
3. Students will find a variety of sources to document period styles.
4. Students will gain an understanding of the interrelated principals and elements that define a given period and how those elements shape culture.
5. Students will expand their ability to discern the authentic visual elements of period style as a way of filtering future research.