Course Description
This course on humanities introduces the notion that the environment has a meaning as part of a cultural system of symbols and that the environment influences peoples' actions and also determines the social order. How people understand the meaning of their built environment and objects will be examined in different cultural contexts by looking at the following areas: cognitive perceptions, nonverbal communication and symbols. The course will also explore how people create objects of art in order to convey meaning based on social structure and identity and how these objects are then perceived.
Course ID: ARCH 317
Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
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