Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 42)
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705-103 "The City in History: Architecture, Landscape, Construction" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Architecture, Faculty of Architecture (v4, p42) : Next:702-102 | Prev:702-453
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Jeff Turnbull.
Contact: Lectures, seminars and practical work totalling about three contact hours a week
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
- acquaintance with history as a discipline and as a process;
- ability to identify and operate some basic principles and methods of historical analysis, and to write scholarly history essays and papers;
- a general acquaintance with the literature that introduces the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture;
- analytical and writing skills adequate to undertake subsequent history subjects.
Content:
An introduction to the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture, in the context of social, technical and environmental settings. The integration and interdependence of architectural, constructional, social, geographical and landscape factors in the development of a selection of major cities and territories during the past, will be demonstrated through lectures, tutorials, and in the reading assignments and practical exercises.An introduction to the role of historical analysis in the understanding of physical cultural artefacts in their environmental context. Exploration of the discipline of history, by involvement in structured activities, including the study of scholarly literature, practising the conventions of scholarly writing, and of class paper writing and presentation.
Assessment:
Written and graphical assignments equivalent to not more than 4,000 words, and a 1& 1/2 hour examination.
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2. Planning & Design, Faculty of Arts (v3, p146) : Next:705-274
Year 1 Planning & Design.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Mr J Turnbull.
Contact: Lectures, seminars and practical work totalling about three contact hours a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
- acquaintance with history as a discipline and as a process;
- ability to identify and operate some basic principles and methods of historical analysis, and to write scholarly history essays and papers;
- a general acquaintance with the literature that introduces the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture;
- analytical and writing skills adequate to undertake subsequent history subjects
Content:
An introduction to the history of architecture, building construction, urban planning and design, and landscape architecture, in the context of social, technical and environmental settings. The integration and interdependence of architectural, constructional, social, geographical and landscape factors in the development of major cities and territories during the past, will be demonstrated through lectures, tutorials, and in the reading assignments and practical exercises. An introduction to the role of historical analysis in the understanding of physical cultural artefacts in their environmental context. Exploration of the discipline of history, by involvement in structured activities, including the study of scholarly literature, practising the conventions of scholarly writing, and of class paper writing and presentation.
Assessment:
Written and graphical assignments equivalent to not more than 3,000 words, and a 1& 1/2 hour examination.
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2. Planning & Design, Faculty of Arts (v3, p146) : Next:705-274
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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