Postgraduate Course: History and Theory of Conservation (ARCH11129)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Indicative course content includes main theorists, historical development, current charters, and contemporary practice.
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| Course description |
Aims of course:
1 To understand the ideas and ideologies of Architectural Conservation.
2 To appreciate the historical development of Architectural Conservation.
Mode of delivery:
This is a lecture/seminar based module supported by illustrative visits.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Prohibited combinations
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
External Visit Hours 15,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will be by either an individual essay or an individual poster presentation, either of which will enable students to satisfy all three learning outcomes. Course grades will be 100% based on this piece of work. Each learning outcome will be separately graded (and equally weighted). |
| Feedback |
Students will be required to produce a draft essay or poster presentation, on which individual feedback will be given. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display understanding of the historical development and principal theories of architectural conservation.
- Display an ability to apply theory to practice in architectural conservation.
- Display organisational, verbal and presentational skills specific to History and Theory of Conservation.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography:
Dorothy Bell, The Historic Scotland guide to International Conservation Charters (Edinburgh, 1997)
J. Jokilehto, A History of Architectural Conservation (London, 1999)
Aylin Orbasli, Architectural Conservation: Principles and Practice (Wiley, 2007)
Alois Riegl, Der Moderne Denkmalkultus, Vienna, 1903 (Trans. in Oppositions, Autumn 1982, Rizzoli, New York)
Michael Forsyth (ed), Understanding Historic Building Conservation (Blackwell, 2007) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | CHARTERS,THEORIES,ETHICS,HISTORY |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miles Glendinning
Tel: (0131 6)51 5789
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lyndsay Hagon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: |
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