Undergraduate Course: Precedent Study (Exchange) (ARCH09023)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A research report and visual narrative, which examines case studies and concepts that illustrate theoretical and contextual issues which underpin the development of the major portfolio project.
Aims of course
1 To articulate landscape architectural proposals in wider contexts of art and design theory and practice.
2 To document research, which supports the design process
3 To relate individual and specific design decisions to wider contexts and concerns of landscape architecture
Mode of delivery
individual tutorial and group seminar. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Prohibited combinations
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. select, analyse, compare & present examples of design and theoretical precedent critically
2. research precedents in art and design as a means to articulate themes and parallels, which inform the design process
3. apply principles derived from precedents to the development of the Major Design Portfolio. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Research report and visual narrative (3000 words). |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; transferable skills. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Bibliography selected by students and specific to precedents chosen for comparative analysis and study. However see references in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 190 hours
Total 200 hours |
| Keywords | PRECEDENT, CASE STUDY, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, THEORY, DESIGN RESEARCH. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Gordon Ross Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
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Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
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