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Semester 2

Architectural History and Heritage in Practice (ARHI08008)

Subject

Architectural History

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

**Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

This course has two objectives. First, it introduces some of the key ideas in architectural heritage and conservation, including the history of conservation, the current 'state of the art', and some of the key philosophies and debates which shape current heritage and conservation practice. Second, it familiarises students with a range of digital and practical skills which are of use in architectural-historical research and also in the presentation of that research to a range of audiences. In so doing, it equips students with practical research and presentation skills that should be of use during the Honours years and potentially beyond, in the world of work.

Course Description

This course introduces students to key ideas and practices in architectural heritage and conservation, and to a range of practical and digital skills. The course is structured as a mixture of lectures, interactive/practical sessions and tutorials. The lectures introduce the history, key ideas and philosophies which shape current heritage practice. In parallel, tutorials introduce some of the key policies, processes and practical skills used by architectural historians and heritage professionals. Through hands-on research experience, students will develop skills which can be used throughout the Honours years and beyond. Students will be expected to attend all sessions, and engage with the interactive workshops and tutorials, as these will introduce skills that are tested in the summative assessment for the course. A course diary/portfolio will reflect on the different approaches and types of discourses found in heritage management. The main component of assessment for the course comprises a report, in which students will use the skills acquired on the course to produce a measured, historic analysis of a site, its significance, and its condition, and produce proposals for its future management. Both elements must be attempted in order to pass the course. Students should complete the course with a range of useful practical skills, and with an understanding of how architectural history can be 'applied' in heritage and conservation practice - and beyond.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

Please note that spaces on Architectural History courses are limited and cannot be guaranteed for any students who are not nominated to study with us on an Architectural History or History of Art exchange agreement.

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