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Hobart, Launceston

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Unit name Design History
Unit code ZAD222
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School University College
Discipline STEAM
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify historical influences on contemporary design practice
  2. Evaluate the main ideas, motivations and social context of historic design movements
  3. Apply historic influences and ideas to solve contemporary problems
  4. Reflect on importance of historic reference in contemporary design practice

Fees

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

2 hour studio per week.

Assessment

AT1: Retro Designs (30%)

AT2: Iconic Design (30%)

AT3: Our Lives are Designed by Designed Things (40%)

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