3DTD215 Technology & Culture I 3cr

“Technology & Culture I is an “envelope”, or “template” course; whereby the general course content, outcomes, and methods for assessment remain the same in addressing various topics.

“Technology and Culture I:” is a project-based all college elective and departmental elective that has no prerequisite. This course provides the opportunity for students from all levels to
participate in a collaborative effort to fully explore the significance of a specific historic object, object type, or method of object-making.

Sample Topic:
Technology & Culture I: Trojan Horse

In this course students will research the history of the Trojan Horse through an intense investigation of myth, literature, history, art, architecture, archeological findings, sculpture, drawings, period boat building techniques, material culture, ancient horses, bronze age tools, art and crafts building techniques. This semester will include research, lectures, demonstrations, museum visits, drawings, model making, and presentations. During the semester students will produce drawings clay models, and wooden models of the Trojan Horse with the intention ultimately to build a full-scale reproduction in wood in cooperation with the International SPY Museum In Washington DC.

Hybrid Studio Critique

Fall and Spring