DEPD 1260

Students will examine developments in design through artifacts generated and used by humans from prehistory to the present day. They will utilize concepts from design and fine art history, sociology, and cultural anthropology to analyze examples of design, as well as the ideologies, theories, and social-political-economic factors that have influenced designers, design movements, styles, and consumers of design in different cultures around the world. They will also reflect how these factors have created an imbalance and disadvantages for diverse human groups around the world.