Visual Literacy

Catalog description

A cornerstone course that involves the study of visual forms of communication with an emphasis on image-based media (newspaper, magazine, film, television, photography, informational graphics, interactive multimedia, digital games and web-based technologies). Topics include visual interpretation, visual manipulation, visual conventions, the role of visual media in cultural processes, and aesthetic appreciation. Thematic Thread(s): Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course