Undergraduate Course: Architectural History Dissertation (ARHI10002)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 40 | 
ECTS Credits | 20 | 
 
 
| Summary | 10,000-12,000-word dissertation on an approved topic, and with focus either in interpretation or archival research | 
 
| 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 | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1,
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
388 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
10000 - 12000 word dissertation (100%) | 
 
| Feedback | 
Students receive formative feedback at individual tutorial meetings, which take place regularly throughout the duration of the course. | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Depth of knowledge on a particular topic in architectural history.
 - Familiarity with the methodology and literature of architectural history and criticism.
 - Awareness of the wider theoretical and cultural context of architecture.
 - Ability to synthesise arguments from a wide range of source materials in a cogent and coherent manner.
 - Ability to communicate an idea fluently and accurately.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
Self-directed project, supported by regular tutorials | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Anderson 
Tel: (131 6)50 8204 
Email: Richard.P.Anderson@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Binning 
Tel:  
Email: F.Binning@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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