Undergraduate Course: Art and Design (ARCH07001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 07 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Architecture - Edinburgh College of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This module offers a grounding in the skills and
techniques of representation necessary for architectural design, including analogue and digital drawing and three-dimensional modeling. It also serves to introduce students to a wider range of representational media and practices in the fields of art and design. It offers the insights into the expressive and communicative possibilities of
disciplines related to architecture and encourages
interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 12:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). Core activities scheduled between 9-12, some weeks extending to 2pm: Lecture: 10.30-11.30. Tutorials: 9.30-10.30, 11.30-13.00 and 14.00-15.30. A mixture of methods used: supervised learning, directed learning, and independent learning. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student
will be able to demonstrate: 1. Awareness of a range of representational techniques and how these may be activated within art and design practice and support the wider communication of ideas; 2. Awareness of a variety of media and methods of production in contemporary art and design practice, and a capacity to appropriately evaluate them in relation to the development of art and design practice;
3. Ability to work to deadlines and explicitly convey ideas and resolved solutions in a well structured and coherent way. |
Assessment Information
Assessment through coursework, portfolio and sketch books.
This course will be assessed in accordance with the Assessment Regulations of Edinburgh College of Art |
Special Arrangements
| This course is taught jointly by the University and Edinburgh College of Art. Students will have access to both campuses and may be located in studios at either institution. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Willie Brown
Tel: 0131 650 2309
Email: W.Brown@eca.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Rosemary Hall
Tel: 650 2306
Email: r.hall@eca.ac.uk |
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