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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Undergraduate Course: Art and Design (ARCH07001)

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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Architecture and Landscape Architecture	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This course offers a grounding in the skills and techniques of representation necessary for architectural design, including analogue and digital drawing and three-dimensional modelling. 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.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Architectural Design: Elements (ARCH08001) AND Technology and Environment: Principles (ARCH08002) AND Architectural History: Introduction to World Architecture (ARCH08003) AND Architectural Design: Assembly (ARCH08004) AND Architectural History: Revivalism to Modernism (ARCH08005)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Processes and materials involved in the presentation of work: printing and reprographic charges, photographic costs, drawing and modelling materials; digital storage etc.

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)						Learn enabled: Yes		Quota: None
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	Core activities scheduled between Semester 1, Mondays, 9.00-15.30. Lectures each week 9.00-11.00, Main Lecture Theatre, ECA main building, Lauriston Place. Studio activities 11.00-3.30. A mixture of methods used: supervised learning, directed learning and independent learning.
Course Start Date	16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 141 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate experimentation and fundamental understanding of drawing using a range of techniques and materials. 2. Demonstrate an awareness of Art and Design process in researching,żtesting andżdeveloping ideas to find creative solutions. 3. Communicate ideas and complete work in a well structured and coherentżway.

Assessment Information
Assessment through coursework, portfolio and sketch books.

Special Arrangements
None

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	Art, Design, Drawing, Representation

Contacts
Course organiser	Mr Harvey Dingwall Tel: (0131 6)51 5726 Email: h.dingwall@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Rosie Hall Tel: 0131 651 5802 Email: r.hall@ed.ac.uk

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