ART 444 - Fashion History and Style to 1660

(3 units)

The intricate relationship between politics, economics, technology, religion and psychology through the visual medium of dress and style up to 1660.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102; CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203 or CH 212; Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate proficiency in discussion applying critical concepts central to clothing and fashion.
2. apply both historical and contemporary analysis and interpretation through critical reading.
3. articulate, explain, define and provide information regarding the influences of fashion within an era and its cultural and historical implications.
4. demonstrate proficiency in written work, applying critical concepts and solid research skills in a term paper not exceeding 6000 words.
5. define and identify components of dress, technology and art articulating the interplay among different disciplinary fields relevant to fashion and the ways in which society is transformed by scientific and technological advances.

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