Postgraduate Course: Cultural Landscapes Colloquium (ARCH11226)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | Art |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | "Cultural landscape" is a key theme that provides connections in theory and practice within and across disciplines throughout the arts, humanities and social sciences. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as cultural geography, cultural studies, architecture and landscape architecture, art history, literature, archaeology and social anthropology, this course will examine histories, contemporary theories, themes and disciplines that underpin the field of cultural landscape studies. Through weekly seminars, students will engage with key classic and current readings that focus on inter-disciplinary theoretical understandings and approaches on cultural landscape. The students will also assist in the organisation of a colloquium with invited speakers. Students will take active role in the colloquium as research rapporteurs documenting the sessions in reflective reports. Although, the colloquium will be divided in sessions relevant to the thematic pathways of the MSc in Cultural Landscapes, this course is open to all students.
This course aims to engage students with diverse theories and practices on cultural landscapes through actively participating in the organization and dissemination of a colloquium. More specifically, students will:
1. Critically reflect on the readings relevant to the colloquium sections in the weekly seminars via oral presentations.
2. Conduct background research on their assigned colloquium sections and contribute informed postings to the colloquium weblog before, during, and after the colloquium.
3. Attend the colloquium in its entirety, and take detailed notes of their assigned sessions.
4. Pose the first formal question(s) to keynotes during the Q&A session.
5. Write a reflective report of the assigned section after the colloquium engaging on both relevant readings and keynote presentations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 32,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
136 )
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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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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Capacity to research a given theme on cultural landscape studies, comprehend the key texts that constitute the significant positions and debates within it, and contextualise it within a wider historical, cultural, social, intellectual and/or theoretical frame.
2. Ability to conduct critical analysis on theoretical ideas and theories, practices and methodologies relevant to the study of cultural landscapes.
3. Ability to coherently and creatively communicate the research, comprehension and contextualisation of a given theoretical theme in relation to cultural landscape studies using textual, visual and/or digital media. |
Assessment Information
Students are required to prepare two assessments throughout the course:
An oral presentation (up to 20 minutes) on two key readings.
A reflective report (up to 3,000 words) on one of the thematic sessions of the colloquium.
Both assignments are based on individual work.
Oral presentation 30%
Report (3,000 words) 70%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
2 hour weekly seminar x 10 weeks
One day colloquium (8 hours)
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Spyridoula Travlou
Tel: (0131 6)51 5825
Email: p.travlou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lizzie Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5852
Email: lizzie.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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