Postgraduate Course: Building Description (AREA11014)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | PLEASE NOTE : THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA
This is a lecture-based module with occasional
student exercises in class.
Chief styles of western architecture; vocabulary of
western architecture; descriptive writing; sketching;
list descriptions.
Aims
1. To develop skills of close observation
2. To acquire a vocabulary of architecture |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 6,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
External Visit Hours 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
77 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Display a knowledge of architectural terminology
and a knowledge of the main styles and building
types of Western architecture.
2. Demonstrate an ability to accurately describe
buildings in written and graphic form.
3. Display organisational, verbal and
presentational skills specific to building
description. |
Assessment Information
Individual Building
Descriptions on a group or
individual basis |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Description; analysis; style; building type; periodicity; fixtures and fittings. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miles Glendinning
Tel: (0131 6)51 5789
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: |
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