Undergraduate Course: Meanings of Classicisms (ARHI10039)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture - History |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course examines why particular architectural forms can be invested with different meanings at times and places. It explores why classicism is a recurrent phenomenon in western architecture and in some non-western cultures, especially the relationship between architecture and power. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Architectural History/History of Art courses at Grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 25 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
192 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of classicism as a grammar of architecture, subject to change, according to historical and local circumstances.
2. Critically evaluate material and documentary sources for classical architecture.
3. Demonstrate communication skills, both verbally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
| Exam 40%, Essay 50%, Presentation 10% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Anthony Grafton, Glenn Most, Salvatore Settis (eds)'The Classical Tradition' (Harvard UP, Cambridge 2010),
Michael Greenhalgh, 'The Classical Tradition in Art, Duckworth, London, 1978
Craig W. Kallendorf (ed.), ' A Companion to the Classical Tradition', Blackwell, Oxford, 2007
Salvatore Settis, 'The future of the classical' Polity Press, Cambridge, 2006 Robert A. M. Stern, 'Modern Classicism, Rizzoli, NY, 1988
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | classicsm, architecture, order, authority power |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ian Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 4284
Email: Ian.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Binning
Tel:
Email: F.Binning@ed.ac.uk |
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