Module Information
Module Identifier
HY33120
Module Title
Reading a Building:the Medieval Heritage 1000-1500
Academic Year
2013/2014
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Mutually Exclusive
Mutually Exclusive
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Mutually Exclusive
HY33020 Single & Joint Honours History students only
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 2 hours per week |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay: 2 x 1,500 word essays | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Project Work: 1 x 5,000 word project | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of knowledge of medieval building, both secular and spiritual, and its interpretation.
b) Demonstrate familiarity with comparative perspectives on the history of medieval buildings and their interpretation.
c) Analyse and reflect critically on building types and form.
d) Gather, sift and critically assess relvant source materials
e) Work both independently and collaboratively and to participate in group discussion
f) Acquire competence in the principles of the specialist skills required to 'read' medieval buildings.
Brief description
1. To encourage an awareness of the built heritage and the importance of material culture to historical interpretation.
2. To recognise the potential of buildings as historical evidence and to assess to what extent architectural developments are related to religious ideals and to changes in social conditions and aspirations.
3. To develop some of the skills necessary for the study and interpretation of plans, illustrations as well as written sources, and where possible and appropriate, by direct experience of buildings through site visits.
2. To recognise the potential of buildings as historical evidence and to assess to what extent architectural developments are related to religious ideals and to changes in social conditions and aspirations.
3. To develop some of the skills necessary for the study and interpretation of plans, illustrations as well as written sources, and where possible and appropriate, by direct experience of buildings through site visits.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6