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Undergraduate Course: Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment (ARHI08001)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course begins with an examination of Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architecture, the architecture of the Middle Ages, Islam, Pre-Columbian America, and the first great re-evaluation of Antiquity in the Italian Renaissance.

It goes on to survey the Renaissance in Britain and Northern Europe and the subsequent influence of the Italian Baroque in these areas. Later, other significant cultural traditions in the history of architecture are introduced, such as those of India, China, and Japan. Semester 1 concludes with an examination of the theoretical, cultural, and stylistic aspects of the architecture of the European Enlightenment.

Throughout the course the development of building technology and the social, religious, and political understanding of buildings are recurring themes. Excursions into the related fields of landscape architecture and urban design necessarily appear from time to time.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 155 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 70 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 x 2000 word essay (50%), tutorial presentation and submitted presentation notes (20%), 1 x 2hour examination (30%)
Feedback In-class discussion and written feedback on formal submissions (essay and presentation).
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Knowledge of the history of European and aspects of non-European architecture from antiquity to c.1800
  2. An awareness of the relationship between architecture and other aspects of culture, in particular visual culture
  3. An awareness of the wider social, political, and economic context in which architecture is created
  4. Familiarity with the methodology, terminology, and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism in the field of architecture
  5. A knowledge and understanding of the built environment in order that intelligent and informed contributions can be made to current debates on architecture
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information A weekly tutorial
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alistair Fair
Tel: (0131 6)51 3913
Email: Alistair.Fair@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Jason Andreas
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: Jason.Andreas@ed.ac.uk
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