Visual literacy program: an interdisciplinary approach to teaching the basic elements and principles of design

摘要

The Visual Literacy Program was the result of a two-year feasibility study involving four disciplines to team teach a freshman level course on the basic elements and principles of desing. This program is one of the first in the country to take this unique approach in delivering a subject matter common to Art, Clothing and Textiles, Architecture, and Interior Design. The estimated 200 students were lectured by all the faculty (present in all of the lectures) on a rotating schedule to include one faculty teaching his/her area of expertise to all of the eight sections with approximately 25 students in each class. This program refers to a collection of courses cooperatively designed, taught, and administered by the College of Architecture, College of Fine and Performing Arts, and College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. These courses (lecture and lab) are required of all freshman students interested in the desing profession and fine arts.