Postgraduate Course: Building Description (AREA11014)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | PLEASE NOTE : THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA
This is a lecture-based module with occasional
student exercises in class.
Chief styles of western architecture; vocabulary of
western architecture; descriptive writing; sketching;
list descriptions.
Aims
1. To develop skills of close observation
2. To acquire a vocabulary of architecture |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 6,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
External Visit Hours 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
77 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Individual Building
Descriptions on a group or
individual basis |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Display a knowledge of architectural terminology
and a knowledge of the main styles and building
types of Western architecture.
2. Demonstrate an ability to accurately describe
buildings in written and graphic form.
3. Display organisational, verbal and
presentational skills specific to building
description.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Description; analysis; style; building type; periodicity; fixtures and fittings. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miles Glendinning
Tel: (0131 6)51 5789
Email: m.glendinning@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk |
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