ARTS 001E - Design in Society

    Recent Professors
    Alessandra Wood, Kathy Arnold
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    40 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of ARTS 001E
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course provides a thematic and chronological introduction to major types of design around the globe from prehistory to the present. It considers the cultural role of design in finding creative solutions to basic human needs, such as shelter, clothing, utilitarian objects, transportation and communication, for social, political, religious, informational and other purposes. Works by designers from many diverse cultures are studied and compared within their historical and cultural contexts, including issues of economic and social class.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:55am–12:20pm