MCCCD Program Description

Historical Architecture and Furniture

Course: INT115

First Term: 2020 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Historical survey of the development of architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Develop and apply a vocabulary of historic terminology relative to architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts. (I-X) 2. Trace the evolution of styles of architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts relative to the historical context of social, political, economic, and technological developments. (I-X) 3. Identify and describe the distinctive characteristics of architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts associated with civilizations from antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. (I-X)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Antiquity A. Egyptian B. Greek C. Roman II. Traditional eastern design A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Indian III. Islamic A. Middle Eastern B. European C. African IV. Middle Ages A. Byzantine B. Early Christian C. Romanesque D. Gothic V. Renaissance A. Italian B. Spanish VI. Baroque A. Italian B. Spanish VII. French periods A. Renaissance B. Baroque: Louis XIV C. Rococo: Louis XV D. Neoclassic: Louis XVI E. Directoire and Empire VIII. English periods A. Early Renaissance B. Restoration/William and Mary C. Queen Anne D. Georgian E. Chippendale F. Neoclassic: Adam, Hepplewhite, Sheraton G. Regency IX. Pre-Columbian Americas A. South American B. Meso-American C. North American X. American periods A. Early American/Colonial B. Georgian C. Federal D. Empire E. Pilgrim F. Jacobean G. William and Mary H. Queen Anne I. Chippendale J. Federal K. Regional L. Victorian

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 10, 2019

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