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 | This is a lecture-based module with occasional local field walks.
Subjects:
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
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Course description |
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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 2015/16, 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) |
Assessment will be by means of two individual building descriptions, which will both test the same skills and will enable students to satisfy all three learning outcomes. Course grades will be 100% based on these piece of work, which will be equally weighted. |
Feedback |
Written feedback will be given on the first description, prior to preparation of the second description. |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display a knowledge of architectural terminology and a knowledge of the main styles and building.
- Demonstrate an ability to accurately describe buildings in written and graphic form.
- Display organisational, verbal and presentational skills specific to building description.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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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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