Undergraduate Course: Culture and the City (ARCH08009)
Course Outline
| School |
Edinburgh College of Art |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course looks at the notion of the City as the exemplary setting of our social condition. Whilst the city is understood to embody organising principles and to be constituted according to the commands of political thought, the course concentrates upon the city conceived also otherwise. It is the scene of self-conscious community and is our monument to shared memory. If the essential act of the city, politically conceived, is one of walling or penning, the city conceived socially is a scene of processing and gathering- together. The architecture and city planning of accord is the subject of the course. The lecture programme falls into two parts, the first dealing with our acts of pilgrimage and congregation $úfor the purposes of religion, entertainment and improvement. The second part deals with our celebration in architecture of what we share metaphysically $ú social memory and the memorial. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge and understanding of connections between architecture and the social, economic and political circumstances within which it is located;
2. The ability to evaluate urban phenomena in social contexts;
3. Research, analyse and present in written and report form themes appropriate to the model content. |
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed in accordance with The Assessment Regulations of Edinburgh College of Art
Assessment by coursework (1 x 2000 word essay), tutorial presentation and submitted presentation notes, and written examination.
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Special Arrangements
| This course is taught jointly with Edinburgh College of Art. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Architecture, Urbanism, Culture, Theory |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jim Lawson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2619
Email: J.Lawson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: c.davies@ed.ac.uk |
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