Postgraduate Course: Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam (HIAR11035)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Rising at the confluence of several older traditions, Islamic architecture reached astounding levels of refinement during its first four centuries. This course explores its origins and development at the apogee of the civilisation of Islam, in the 7th to 10th centuries. The area covered stretches from Spain to the borders of China, with its core centres in Syria and Iraq. Using evidence from artefacts and texts, we will seek to understand the meaning attached to buildings by their makers within a broad context that also involves the visual arts, notably calligraphy, mosaic and painting. The course will thereby illustrate the unique creative synthesis of ancient traditions that gave rise to Islamic art. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
4000 word essay |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain knowledge of key buildings, places and artefacts that marked the golden age of Islam. This will provide the basis for a reflection about the multiple factors at play in material culture - like faith, symbolism, power - and the different ways to approach them. In doing so, students will be encouraged to hold a critical stance towards both the analysis of artefacts and their modern interpretation.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.arthistory.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Location will be confirmed in Handbook |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alain George
Tel:
Email: a.george@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lizzie Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5852
Email: lizzie.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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