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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture - History

Undergraduate Course: Texts and Theories in Western Architecture (ARHI10026)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAs a discipline, history is a matter of selecting and shaping historical data. Theory is a meditation upon the discipline and its data. The course is a study of historians, theorists and their texts. After an introduction considering the Period as the object of historical definition and as the tool of the historian, the course introduces theorists and theories of architecture from Vitruvius to Deconstruction. They are arranged chronologically so that the force of historical determinism and purposiveness of historical reflection may be gauged. The course concludes with a discussion of the proposition that cultural time moves in cycles.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed ( Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (ARHI08004) AND Architectural History 1A: Introduction to World Architecture (ARHI08009)) AND Urbanism and the City: Past to Present (ARHI08010)
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).

Students must have entry to Honours.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 History of Art/Architectural History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course **
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  20
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 161 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework (50%)
1 examination (50%)
Feedback Students will receive feedback on an essay plan in written form and/or through tutorial meetings.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Texts and Theories in Western Architecture Examination2:120
Resit Exam Diet (August)Texts and Theories in Western Architecture Examination2:120
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of architectural theory.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of social, economic and intellectual history to the theory of architecture.
  3. Demonstrate a familiarity with the principal theorists and historiographers of architecture.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsarchitectural theory,historiography,architectural historiography
Contacts
Course organiserMs Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)51 5788
Email: m.c.h.stewart@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jennifer Miller
Tel:
Email: jmille14@ed.ac.uk
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