Visual Culture and Design History, 6 credits

Visuell kultur och designhistoria, 6 hp

TRTE17

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Graphic Design and Communication

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Gary Svensson

Director of studies or equivalent

Gary Svensson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6KGDK	Graphic Design and Communication, Bachelor's Programme	1 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish	Norrköping, Norrköping	C

Main field of study

Graphic Design and Communication

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

Graphic Design and Communication, Bachelor's Programme

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to enable students to acquire a general knowledge, historical as well as theoretical, of Design and Visual Culture in the Western Society. The goal is to create a basic understanding of Visual Communication and Visual Culture from the years 1900 until today.
After having completed the course, the students should:

Have acquired a general knowledge of the Western Visual Culture from about 1900 and onwards,
Have developed the ability to describe images and design products in speech as well as in writing,
Have achieved the ability to an argumentative reasoning and critically reflection on social norms and critical aspects regarding the Western tradition of images, in speech as well as in writing.

Course content

The course covers the Image Cultures of the 2000 Century, where design and Norm Criticism are important issues. The theoretical framework includes:

Visual culture/Art Science
Design History
Norm Criticism

Teaching and working methods

The teaching of the course is provided through lectures, seminars and project works in groups. Excursions may also be included in the course.
Seminars, project works and excursions are compulsory for all students.

Examination

UPG1	Assignments	2 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Other information

Supplementary courses:
Rethoric, Visual Theory

Department

Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

Director of Studies or equivalent

Gary Svensson

Examiner

Gary Svensson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG1	Assignments	2 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A	Modules	Comment
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork
	3.2 Communications
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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