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Undergraduate Course: Edinburgh's Architecture (LLLA07063)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaLifelong Learning (ECA) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTHIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.

Explore the architectural and urban history of Edinburgh: from the Old Town to the New Town to the contemporary city.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the architectural history of Edinburgh in its wider cultural and political context
Explain the relationship between architecture and its urban setting
Identify and discuss the different architectural styles and influences, and urban patterns
Analyse the architecture of an Edinburgh building with regard to its historical and urban context.
Assessment Information
Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Essential
Edwards, Brian and Paul Jenkins, editors 2005.The Making of a Capital City, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press
Mays, Deborah, editor 1997. The Architecture of Scottish Cities, East Linton, Tuckwell Press
Youngson, A.J. 1993. The Making of Classical Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press

Recommended
Gifford, John et al. 1984. Edinburgh, The Buildings of Scotland, Harmondsworth, Penguin
Glendinning, Miles and Aonghus MacKechnie. 2004. Scottish Architecture, London, Thames & Hudson.Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, Vol. X. 1999.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMiss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
Email: l.brooks@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk
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