THEA 260 - Architecture and Costume History

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
Overview of architecture and costume history covering mainly Western building and fashion styles from 5000 BCE to the 20th century.

Repeatability: May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

locate primary and secondary visual sources for use in design projects, especially design of architectural and costume pieces for theatrical production.
identify the period of a primary source painting or drawing based on the dress or architecture style.
draw costume figures and buildings.
identify clothing and building parts, actual garments, and period names.

C2. Humanities Learning Outcomes

Show appreciation for the humanities using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
develop their affective and cognitive faculties through studying great works reflecting the rich diversity of human imagination and/or inquiry; and
engage in critical self-reflection relating themes in the humanities to the students’ own lives.