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History of Visual Communication (5 cr)

Code: AM00CE48-3001

General information


Enrollment

19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

21.03.2022 - 20.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 42

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Culture and Arts, User Experience and User Interface Design (in Finnish), (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Graphic Design (in Finnish), (2020, 2021, 2022)

Teachers

  • Harri Heikkilä

Teacher in charge

Tero Leponiemi

Scheduling groups

  • VV-historia (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • MLTIUXUI21S
  • MLTIGR21S

Small groups

  • VV-historia

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the development stages of visual communication media from historic to current times
- view genres in context with other cultural phenomena in their time periods
- recognize different periodical styles and major influencers in graphic design, typography and photography
- view their own work as a part of a continuum of a long tradition of visual culture.

Assessment scale

1-5