Undergraduate Course: The Scottish Country House: Class, Gender and Politics (ARHI10044)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course examines the architectural, social and economic history of the country house in Scotland in the (very) long eighteenth century, between the Restoration and the end of the Georgian period. |
| Course description |
See Academic Description
This course studies the development of the country house in Scotland over the late Stewart and Georgian period. It considers this typology in relation to the architectural, social, economic and political context of the time and considers it also in relation to its landscape setting.
There is a strong emphasis on how the country house actually functioned with consideration of the influences on this and the way this was reflected in architectural design.
The course gives students the opportunity to work with original, archival material, ranging from building accounts and contracts, on the one hand, to private letters and furniture inventories, on the other. We will visit a number of houses in the immediate Edinburgh area to explore and analyse both houses and their accompanying landscapes.
Students will work, with guidance, on small research projects on aspects of the country house and its setting.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should normally have passed at least 60 credits of Architectural History or History of Art/History courses at Level 8. If the pre-requisites cannot be met, entry to this course can be negotiated in consultation with either the Course Organiser or Programme Director (Architectural History). |
| Additional Costs | local field trips |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is available to visiting students with some demonstrable background in architecture, architectural history, history of art or history |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of the stylistic development of country House architecture and landscape design in Scotland over the period in question Demonstrate sound knowledge of the use of basic archival sources for researching the country House
- Evidence an understanding of the relationship between the Country House and its social, political and economic milieux
- Evidence an understanding of the functional aspects of the planning of the Country House and the relationship between plan, furnishing and decoration
- Demonstrate the ability to synthesise a variety of primary and secondary sources, written, visual and material, to create a convincing analysis of architectural/landscape design
- Demonstrate the ability to plan, research, write and present, using a variety of media, a clear and well-argued point of view on a given topic, with some guidance.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Graduate Attributes:
Research & Enquiry:
Provide clear, well-organised arguments concerning the interpretation of works of architecture, and to identify, define and analyse archaeological problems, in the form of both oral and written presentations.
Make appropriate use of primary documentation and historical sources to illuminate works of architecture and archaeological artefacts and remains.
Employing the diverse resources that are available for obtaining information, ideas and images, such as books, journals, the internet, and slide and image libraries.
Take account of the fact that works of architecture will have been through processes of change that will have altered their original forms.
Collaborating with others in group work.
Personal & Intellectual Autonomy:
Ability to read texts critically, with an awareness of the assumptions and attitudes that underlie them and underpin interpretation
The ability to work independently, especially through project work and dissertations
Communication skills
Communicate effectively with other people, using verbal and written means and through presentations
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| Keywords | Scottish Architecture,Eighteenth century,country house,castle,landscape garden,domestic archite |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Lowrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 2314
Email: J.Lowrey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ellie Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: Ellie.Wallace@ed.ac.uk |
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