Undergraduate Course: Greek and Roman Art & Architecture (LLLA07120)
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 | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A survey of Greek art and architecture from its beginnings in the Bronze Age, through the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, the impact on Etruscan and Roman and ongoing Classical influences. This illustrated course will make use of the main cast collections in Edinburgh to explore the development of the Ideal and reactions to it. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 20 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
23/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course, students will have the ability to:
describe the key developments, both chronologically and stylistically, of classical art and architecture
2. interpret classical art and architecture in a critical manner
3. integrate different forms of classical art and architecture to gain a coherent understanding of their social and political functions
4. apply the principals of Greek & Roman architecture to an evaluation of Edinburgh¿s architectural heritage |
Assessment Information
| One 2000 word essay, comprising 100% of course marks |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1 Bronze Age Greece (Kate)
Week 2 Geometric art and architecture (Kate)
Week 3 Archaic art and archaeology (Kate and Nicki)
Week 4 Archaic art and architecture (Nicki)
Week 5 Early Classical art and architecture (Nicki)
Week 6 'High Classical' art and architecture (Nicki)
Week 7 Late Classical art and architecture (Nicki)
Week 8 Hellenistic art and architecture - part 1 (Nicki)
Week 9 Hellenistic art and architecture - part 2 (Nicki)
Week 10 Greek influence - Rome to Edinburgh (Kate)
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| Transferable skills |
Critical thinking, synthesis of a broad range of types of material, class discussion, visual and cultural analysis |
| Reading list |
Beard, M. and Henderson, J (2001) Classical Art: from Greece to Rome. Oxford, Oxford University Press
Boardman, J. (1964) Greek Art. London, Thames and Hudson.
Elsner, J. (1998) Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph. Oxford, Oxford University Press
Pedley, J. G. (1997) Greek Art and Archaeology. London, Cassell.
Ramage, N.H and Ramage, A (1991) Roman Art: Romulus to Constantine, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lecture and discussion |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
Email: l.brooks@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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