Undergraduate Course: Architecture and the Body in Britain 1550 - 1750 (ARHI10036)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture - History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will explore the relationship between architecture and the human body in early modern Britain. Architecture has always had a complex relationship with the human body. In the early modern period architects and architectural theorists attempted to explain this relationship. Additionally, a number of key building types developed in the period, the function of which relate directly to the body. Throughout the semester, we will examine the theoretical relationship between architecture, architects, and the body in the period, before turning to a focused examination of relevant building types. On the way, we will encounter early modern attitudes to such issues as science, health, insanity, death, gender, crime, and politics. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Students must have honours entry to History of Art or its combined degrees or honours entry to Music or by agreement of Head of Subject Area. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&· A knowledge of early modern English architecture.
&· A close understanding of a variety of early modern building types, including hospitals, asylums, prisons, palaces, playhouses, and anatomy theatres.
&· A knowledge of both early modern and contemporary theoretical positions relating to architecture and the body.
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Assessment Information
2,500 - 4,000 word Essay (50%)
2 hour Examination (50%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
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Course secretary | Miss Claire Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
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