COM 260 Visual Culture Humanities & Social Sciences Program Fall 2018 Semester - Prague

This course is designed to engage the student in the creative process and foster understanding of the visual culture. Topics of study include visual expression and communication in painting, advertising, graphic design, photography, film, computer graphics and typography. Through theory, method and applications, students will develop an understanding of the visual culture and the creative processes inherent in them. Students will analyze, interpret and understand the role the visual phenomena play in their lives and in society. The course is organized around readings, critical evaluation and opinion sharing assignments, written assignments and projects designed to promote visual literacy and understanding of visual images.