Undergraduate Course: Arts and Architecture in Europe I: from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages (LLLA07068)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE CENTRE FOR OPEN LEARNING (COL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH COL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
Acquire a good grasp of the skills and knowledge used in history of art with this stimulating introductory course. We will examine a variety of works in painting, sculpture, and architecture from the classical period of Ancient Greece to High Gothic period in Western Europe, crucial to understanding the history of European arts and architecture. |
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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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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss complex issues that are particular to each period;
- State and justify what period and what geographical area a work of art could belong to;
- Understand stylistic differences within Western art from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages;
- Outline the evolution of Western art from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.
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Reading List
Gombrich, E. H., 2000. The Story of Art, 4th ed., London: Phaidon.
Honour, H. and Fleming, J., 2001. A World History of Art, 5th ed., London: Laurence King.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sally Crumplin
Tel:
Email: Sally.Crumplin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kameliya Skerleva
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Kameliya.Skerleva@ed.ac.uk |
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