Postgraduate Course: Professional Practice: Contextual Studies (DESI11008)
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 (n/a) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
In this module students will write an essay on their own location within the field of Interior design.
Aims of course
1 to raise awareness about the indeterminacy and the diversity of Interior design as a discipline.
2 to raise awareness oif the professional structures of Interior design.
3 to situate students in the wider professional field.
Mode of delivery
lectures desk based research seminars |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Pre-requisites
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Be able to articulate that critcial attitude in writing
2. be able to use research in the discipline of Interiors to justify their attitudes
3. have a critical attitude to the discipline of Interior Design in all its diverse forms. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Massey, Anne 'Interior Design of the 20th century' Thames and Hudson London 1990 ISBN 0500203466 Pile, John 'Interior Design' Abrams Art History 2000 ISBN 0131832964 |
| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 35 hours
Self-directed study 50 hours
Total 95 hours |
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