Postgraduate Course: Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: Objects and Practices (HIAR11074)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course, which runs fortnightly during both semesters, introduces students to postgraduate level independent research in Renaissance and Early Modern studies through a consideration of primary source materials. |
| Course description |
Taking advantage of the wealth of the collections in Edinburgh, classes will largely take place on site, and will include discussions of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, drawings and prints; manuscripts, maps and early printed books, archival documents, scientific documents and instruments, as well as a huge range of domestic, liturgical and other objects available at the National Galleries, Museums and Library of Scotland, as well as the University's own important collections. Curators, archivists and librarians at these institutions will be involved in the delivery of the course alongside lecturers from a variety of disciplines.
Students will learn practical skills in how to use various different types of evidence dating from this period, including paleography, which will equip them for independent research. We will also consider how this period is understood today, and what role cultural institutions such as Museums and Galleries have to play in forming this understanding.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
You will write two independent essays of 2000 words on an object or text in a collection in Edinburgh selected in consultation with the Programme Director. This will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of Edinburgh collections in the Renaissance / Early Modern period, your ability to analyse your chosen objects within a broader historical understanding of the period, the development of your research skills in Renaissance / Early Modern Studies, your developing skills in interdisciplinary research in this historical period, and your understanding of the care of these objects in museums, galleries and libraries today. |
| Feedback |
You will receive written summative feedback on both your essays, and oral formative feedback on the first essay. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- gain a good knowledge of the primary source material available in Edinburgh for research into the Renaissance / early modern period
- develop core research skills such as paleography, visual, literary and documentary analysis to enable you to use these sources to discuss and debate historical questions and issues from the period
- develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the major changes in European cultural life between the Renaissance to Enlightenment
- acquire skills to undertake independent research in this field using a range of different primary material
- gain an insight into some of the issues relating to the current preservation and display of Renaissance/Early Modern materials, and different types of research required in fields such as academia, curatorship and cultural management
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Genevieve Warwick
Tel: (0131 6)50 4111
Email: G.Warwick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5744
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk |
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