Postgraduate Course: Precedent Study (ARCH11144)
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 11 (n/a) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A research report and visual narrative, which examines case studies and concepts that illustrate theoretical and contextual issues which underpin the development of all final year design projects.
Aims of course
1 To articulate landscape architectural proposals in wider contexts of art and design theory and practice.
2 To document research, which supports the design process
3 To relate individual and specific design decisions to wider contexts and concerns of landscape architecture.
Mode of delivery
Individual tutorial and group seminar. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA110020 Design: strategy and intervention LA110022 Design: Individual Portfolio
Co-requisites
LA110020 Design: strategy and intervention LA110022 Design: Individual Portfolio
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. select, analyse, compare & present examples of design and theoretical precedent critically.
2. research precedents in art and design as a means to articulate themes and parallels, which inform the design process.
3. apply principles derived from precedents to the development of all final year design projects. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; transferable skills. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Bibliography selected by students and specific to precedents chosen for comparative analysis and study. However see references in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 190 hours
Total 200 hours |
| Keywords | PRECEDENT, CASE STUDY, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, THEORY. |
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