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  • AA3020 - Principles and Techniques in Archaeology

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    30

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Available only to students in Honours Ancient History & Archaeology or Honours Medieval History & Archaeology

    Planned timetable

    To be arranged

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Dr J C N Coulston jcnc@st-andrews.ac.uk

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Team Taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Relationship to other modules

    Pre-requisites

    Before taking this module you must pass at least 2 modules from {AN2002, AN2003, CL2003, CL2004} or ( pass ME2003 and pass at least 1 module from {AN2003, HI2001, MH2002, MO2008} )

    This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical concerns of archaeology: the way in which the type of excavation affects the resulting evidence; methods of studying sites and artefacts; how to publish archaeological material, and the importance of conservation. This will give a general grounding to enable students to understand archaeological reports, and to apply this understanding to other parts of the Honours degree. The second part will address the important contribution of theoretical archaeology to the discipline, while also elucidating the practical applications and relevance of theory. There is no particular concentration on any one historical period and material is chosen rather to illustrate a broad range of methods and issues.
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      Module description

      This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical concerns of archaeology: the way in which the type of excavation affects the resulting evidence; methods of studying sites and artefacts; how to publish archaeological material, and the importance of conservation. This will give a general grounding to enable students to understand archaeological reports, and to apply this understanding to other parts of the Honours degree. The second part will address the important contribution of theoretical archaeology to the discipline, while also elucidating the practical applications and relevance of theory. There is no particular concentration on any one historical period and material is chosen rather to illustrate a broad range of methods and issues.

      Assessment pattern

      Coursework = 100%

      Re-assessment

      New coursework of equivalent weight to a 3-hour Honours exam (2 essays or one long essay)

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      1-hour induction session in Orientation Week then 1 lecture and 1 x 2-hour seminar per week.

      Scheduled learning hours

      31

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      269

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • Engage effectively with archaeological theories and methodologies
      • Integrate a variety of evidence into archaeological and historical arguments
      • Construct and articulate a coherent oral presentation with critical use of evidence
      • Process and convey archaeological information in written form with a keen awareness of diverse audiences (e.g. members of the public, grant committees, etc)
      • Analyse and critically evaluate published archaeological research

  • AA3020 - Principles and Techniques in Archaeology

    Semester 1 2023-2024

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    30

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Available only to students in Honours Ancient History & Archaeology or Honours Medieval History & Archaeology

    Planned timetable

    To be arranged

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module Staff

    Team Taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Relationship to other modules

    Pre-requisites

    Before taking this module you must pass at least 2 modules from {AN2002, AN2003, CL2003, CL2004} or ( pass ME2003 and pass at least 1 module from {AN2003, HI2001, MH2002, MO2008} )

    This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical concerns of archaeology: the way in which the type of excavation affects the resulting evidence; methods of studying sites and artefacts; how to publish archaeological material, and the importance of conservation. This will give a general grounding to enable students to understand archaeological reports, and to apply this understanding to other parts of the Honours degree. The second part will address the important contribution of theoretical archaeology to the discipline, while also elucidating the practical applications and relevance of theory. There is no particular concentration on any one historical period and material is chosen rather to illustrate a broad range of methods and issues.
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      Module description

      This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical concerns of archaeology: the way in which the type of excavation affects the resulting evidence; methods of studying sites and artefacts; how to publish archaeological material, and the importance of conservation. This will give a general grounding to enable students to understand archaeological reports, and to apply this understanding to other parts of the Honours degree. The second part will address the important contribution of theoretical archaeology to the discipline, while also elucidating the practical applications and relevance of theory. There is no particular concentration on any one historical period and material is chosen rather to illustrate a broad range of methods and issues.

      Assessment pattern

      Coursework = 100%

      Re-assessment

      New coursework of equivalent weight to a 3-hour Honours exam (2 essays or one long essay)

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      1-hour induction session in Orientation Week then 1 lecture and 1 x 2-hour seminar per week.

      Scheduled learning hours

      31

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      269

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • Engage effectively with archaeological theories and methodologies
      • Integrate a variety of evidence into archaeological and historical arguments
      • Construct and articulate a coherent oral presentation with critical use of evidence
      • Process and convey archaeological information in written form with a keen awareness of diverse audiences (e.g. members of the public, grant committees, etc)
      • Analyse and critically evaluate published archaeological research

  • AA4004 - The Archaeology of Identities in the First Millennium BCE Mediterranean World

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    30

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Planned timetable

    Tuesday 9am and Wednesday 12pm

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Dr E M O'Donoghue

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Dr Eoin O'Donoghue

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.
    This module considers the theme of identity from an archaeological perspective. Chronologically and geographically, it focuses on case studies and evidence from the Mediterranean in the first millennium BCE. The module begins with a reflection on the practitioners of archaeology themselves, considering how issues of class, gender, and race have influenced the production of archaeological knowledge. It then examines core aspects of identity and evaluates the extent they can be evaluated in the archaeological record. The first part of the module focuses on characteristics of personal identity; topics will address age, gender, and social identities. The second part of the module investigates markers of identity that are traditionally difficult to recognise through material evidence, such as ethnicity and race. Subsequently, the focus turns to the development of composite and group identities. The final topic seeks to locate marginalised peoples and groups with unknown identities
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      Module description

      This module considers the theme of identity from an archaeological perspective. Chronologically and geographically, it focuses on case studies and evidence from the Mediterranean in the first millennium BCE. The module begins with a reflection on the practitioners of archaeology themselves, considering how issues of class, gender, and race have influenced the production of archaeological knowledge. It then examines core aspects of identity and evaluates the extent they can be evaluated in the archaeological record. The first part of the module focuses on characteristics of personal identity; topics will address age, gender, and social identities. The second part of the module investigates markers of identity that are traditionally difficult to recognise through material evidence, such as ethnicity and race. Subsequently, the focus turns to the development of composite and group identities. The final topic seeks to locate marginalised peoples and groups with unknown identities

      Assessment pattern

      Coursework = 100%

      Re-assessment

      Coursework = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      2 seminars (X 10 weeks), 2 workshops (X 2 weeks)

      Scheduled learning hours

      24

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      284

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • You will develop practical archaeological skills, including evaluation of archaeological sites and landscapes and gaining familiarity with handling ancient objects.
      • You will gain experience in creating and editing video presentations for a scholarly audience.
      • Development of research skills in constructing a historical argument in oral and written form, along with skills in academic prose, citation, and the compilation of a bibliography
      • Improve skills of analysis and criticism and evaluating the limits of primary and secondary evidence and sources

  • AA4005 - Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Greek World

    Semester 2 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 2

    SCOTCAT credits

    30

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser.

    Planned timetable

    To be confirmed

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Prof T E H Harrison

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Professor Tom Harrison

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.
    The gods are encountered at every turn in the Greek world: in monumentalized sanctuaries, and in household, rural and roadside shrines; in the hyperreal form of the cult images of Pheidias and in ‘aniconic’ cult objects. This module explores the different categories of sacred space in the Greek world, focussing especially on the archaic and classical periods, and examines both how worshippers’ experiences were shaped by the environments in which rituals were performed, and how the sanctuaries themselves reflect wider factors (including political culture, Greek engagement with non-Greeks, and disease). The module draws on a variety of geographical contexts, looking beyond the well-known shrines of Delphi and Olympia to Sicily, Magna Graecia and Egypt; it also will make use of a broad range of archaeological, epigraphic, iconographic and literary evidence, to examine the Greek experience of the divine and the role of religion in shaping identity and wider society.
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      Module description

      The gods are encountered at every turn in the Greek world: in monumentalized sanctuaries, and in household, rural and roadside shrines; in the hyperreal form of the cult images of Pheidias and in ‘aniconic’ cult objects. This module explores the different categories of sacred space in the Greek world, focussing especially on the archaic and classical periods, and examines both how worshippers’ experiences were shaped by the environments in which rituals were performed, and how the sanctuaries themselves reflect wider factors (including political culture, Greek engagement with non-Greeks, and disease). The module draws on a variety of geographical contexts, looking beyond the well-known shrines of Delphi and Olympia to Sicily, Magna Graecia and Egypt; it also will make use of a broad range of archaeological, epigraphic, iconographic and literary evidence, to examine the Greek experience of the divine and the role of religion in shaping identity and wider society.

      Assessment pattern

      Coursework = 100%

      Re-assessment

      Written Exam = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      2 hour seminar per week x 11 weeks

      Scheduled learning hours

      22

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      278

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • At the end of the module, the students will have an enhanced understanding of limitations and uses of archaeological evidence
      • At the end of the module, the students will have awareness of the debates on Greek religious experience, and the ways in which these rest on archaeological material
      • At the end of the module, the students will have developed an understanding of the interpretative issues associated with ancient sanctuaries and their reconstruction
      • At the end of the module, the students will have developed skills of oral presentation, and of scholarly explication of data on archaeological sites
      • At the end of the module, the students will have an improved critical awareness of changing approaches to archaeological data and its interpretation

  • AA4121 - The Ancient City of Rome

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    30

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser

    Planned timetable

    TBC

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Dr J C N Coulston jcnc@st-andrews.ac.uk

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Dr J Coulston

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Relationship to other modules

    Pre-requisites

    As stated in the school of classics undergraduate handbook

    This module examines the history and archaeology of the city of Rome from its earliest beginnings to the fifth century CE. Several themes are pursued, in particular the view of Rome as a centre of power and patronage, the capital of empire and residence of kings and emperors. Rome's physical development, the problems of feeding and administering such an immense ancient city, the architectural and artistic implications of rulers' aspirations, and the urban religions are all explored.
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      Module description

      This module examines the history and archaeology of the city of Rome from its earliest beginnings to the fifth century CE. Several themes are pursued, in particular the view of Rome as a centre of power and patronage, the capital of empire and residence of kings and emperors. Rome's physical development, the problems of feeding and administering such an immense ancient city, the architectural and artistic implications of rulers' aspirations, and the urban religions are all explored.

      Assessment pattern

      3-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

      Re-assessment

      3-hour Written Examination = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      2 hours of lectures and seminars.

      Scheduled learning hours

      22

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      278

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • Identify and describe the major periods of developmental history of the city of Rome, from origins to present day.
      • Analyse the relationship between modern scholarship and reception, and the study and survival of urban monuments, artworks and epigraphy.
      • Discuss the relationships between royal, senatorial, imperial and ecclesiastical patronage in the city resulting in monumentalisation, or its dissolution.
      • Identify and explain the changing ethnic and cultural makeup of the urban population.
      • Select the most appropriate forms of evidence to support argument, including detailed case-studies of imperial regiones.
      • Formulate sophisticated arguments about the relationships between Rome in the past and in modern culture, using appropriate methodologies and evidence.

  • AH1001 - Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    20

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Planned timetable

    2.00 pm Mon, Tue, Thu (lectures)

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module Staff

    Team taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.
    This 20 credit module provides a survey of painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe and beyond from c. 1280 to c.1580. It follows a roughly chronological course, from Giotto at the beginning of the fourteenth century, to Dürer, Michelangelo and Titian in the sixteenth century. Attention will also be paid to the issues relating to the wider artistic situation of the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, including those of patronage, iconography, materials, technique and types of commission. Although the primary focus of the module is on Western Europe, lectures also address how European art formed alongside non-Western traditions, including the important role played by global trade.
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      Module description

      This 20 credit module provides a survey of painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe and beyond from c. 1280 to c.1580. It follows a roughly chronological course, from Giotto at the beginning of the fourteenth century, to Dürer, Michelangelo and Titian in the sixteenth century. Attention will also be paid to the issues relating to the wider artistic situation of the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, including those of patronage, iconography, materials, technique and types of commission. Although the primary focus of the module is on Western Europe, lectures also address how European art formed alongside non-Western traditions, including the important role played by global trade.

      Assessment pattern

      100% continuous: 40% mid-term visual analysis paper 1500 words - 50% take-home paper, 2500 words - 10% participation mark

      Re-assessment

      Coursework = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      3 x 1-hour lectures and related contact time (x 10 weeks), 1 x 1-hour tutorial (x 10 weeks), 2 x office hour (x 10 weeks).

      Scheduled learning hours

      40

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      160

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

  • AH1003 - Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800

    Semester 2 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 2

    SCOTCAT credits

    20

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Planned timetable

    2.00 pm Mon, Tue, Thu (lectures)

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module Staff

    Team taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.
    This 20-credit module provides a survey of Baroque, Rococo and Enlightenment art in Europe and beyond. We begin with a study of seventeenth-century Italian art and architecture, discussing artists such as Gianlorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. From Italy the focus shifts to Spain, Flanders, and Holland in order to explore portraiture, allegory and historical painting looking at artists such as Velazquez, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Rembrandt. We will also touch upon issues of artistic identity and the status of women artists during the period. A number of lectures are then dedicated to the parallel tradition of Islamic art, and the baroque beyond Europe’s borders, extending our understanding of the Baroque diaspora to a global context. Following thematic lectures on collecting and printmaking, the focus shifts to art in France. The module ends with lectures on the classical tradition in British art and architecture and the Enlightenment. Although the primary focus of the module is on Western Europe, lectures also address how European art formed alongside non-Western traditions, including the important role played by religious missionaries, global trade and imperial conquest.
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      Module description

      This 20-credit module provides a survey of Baroque, Rococo and Enlightenment art in Europe and beyond. We begin with a study of seventeenth-century Italian art and architecture, discussing artists such as Gianlorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. From Italy the focus shifts to Spain, Flanders, and Holland in order to explore portraiture, allegory and historical painting looking at artists such as Velazquez, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Rembrandt. We will also touch upon issues of artistic identity and the status of women artists during the period. A number of lectures are then dedicated to the parallel tradition of Islamic art, and the baroque beyond Europe’s borders, extending our understanding of the Baroque diaspora to a global context. Following thematic lectures on collecting and printmaking, the focus shifts to art in France. The module ends with lectures on the classical tradition in British art and architecture and the Enlightenment. Although the primary focus of the module is on Western Europe, lectures also address how European art formed alongside non-Western traditions, including the important role played by religious missionaries, global trade and imperial conquest.

      Assessment pattern

      100% continuous: 40% mid-term visual analysis paper 1500 words - 50% take-home paper, 2500 words - 10% participation mark

      Re-assessment

      Coursework = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      3 x 1-hour lectures and related contact time (x 11 weeks), 1 x 1-hour tutorial (x 10 weeks), 2 x office hour (x 10 weeks).

      Scheduled learning hours

      40

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      160

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

  • AH1801 - Scotland and its Visual Culture

    Summer after graduation 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Summer after graduation

    SCOTCAT credits

    12

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Module is not available to students as part of any St Andrews degree programme

    Planned timetable

    To be confirmed

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Dr W W Rough

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Dr Billy Rough, Dr Shona Kallestrup, Dr Lenia Kouneni, Dr Emily Savage, Dr Natalia Sassu Suarez Ferri and Honorary and Emeritus Staff

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.
    This 12-credit module provides a survey of Scottish painting, sculpture, architecture, design and photography, from the late medieval period through to the present day. It will introduce students to the rich history of Scottish art, provide opportunities to learn more about Scottish culture and history and discuss major themes and developments in the history of art through the period. The module will also consider the context of Scottish Art today, both at home and in a global context, and will discuss Scottish art in the context of its relationship with the major artistic movements and developments. It will draw on the physical environment, material objects and rich collections to provide a sense of the themes that have formed Scotland’s art and culture.
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      Module description

      This 12-credit module provides a survey of Scottish painting, sculpture, architecture, design and photography, from the late medieval period through to the present day. It will introduce students to the rich history of Scottish art, provide opportunities to learn more about Scottish culture and history and discuss major themes and developments in the history of art through the period. The module will also consider the context of Scottish Art today, both at home and in a global context, and will discuss Scottish art in the context of its relationship with the major artistic movements and developments. It will draw on the physical environment, material objects and rich collections to provide a sense of the themes that have formed Scotland’s art and culture.

      Assessment pattern

      100% coursework (continuous assessment)

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      Mon- Thur 10:00 - 11:00: Lecture part 1 Includes short break 11:00 - 11:45: Lecture part 2 11:45 - 12:00: Lecturer Q&A 12:00 - 13:00: Preparatory Reading (short texts to be provided each day) 13:00 - 14:00: Lunch (extra prep reading time) 14:00 - 15:00: Seminar discussion, including group and individual presentations on day’s topics Friday - Class trip

      Scheduled learning hours

      60

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      62

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

      Intended learning outcomes

      • Learn to critically examine works of art, and discuss them within the broader contexts of contemporary literature, politics and social history
      • Evaluate and interpret evidence from a range of primary and secondary sources
      • Demonstrate confidence in communicating ideas and interpretations
      • Participate effectively in group discussions, debates, and informal presentations

  • AH1901 - Western Art from Renaissance to Baroque

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    20

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Availability restrictions

    Only available to those enrolling on the MA Combined Studies or already enrolled on the MA/BSc General degree taken in the evening.

    Planned timetable

    Tue 6.30 - 9.30 pm

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module coordinator

    Dr W W Rough

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Module Staff

    Team taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Relationship to other modules

    Anti-requisites

    You cannot take this module if you take AH1001 or take AH1003

    The module will provide a survey of western European art from the late Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Each lecture will focus on a particular work of art or monument, chosen to illustrate not only the achievement of great individual artists (including Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt), but also different media (painting, sculpture, architecture, print-making). Attention will also be paid to different art-historical approaches to the art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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      Module description

      The module will provide a survey of western European art from the late Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Each lecture will focus on a particular work of art or monument, chosen to illustrate not only the achievement of great individual artists (including Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt), but also different media (painting, sculpture, architecture, print-making). Attention will also be paid to different art-historical approaches to the art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

      Assessment pattern

      Coursework = 100% (10%: Tutorial Participation; 35%: 1,500-word VAT; 55%: 2,500-word Research Essay)

      Re-assessment

      Coursework = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      1 x 2.5-hour session: 1-hour lecture and 1- hour tutorial (x 12 weeks), 30-minute optional office hour (x 12 weeks)

      Scheduled learning hours

      42

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      158

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

  • AH2001 - Modernity, Empire, and Revolution: Art from 1789-1900

    Semester 1 2022-2023

    This document is valid on: Monday, 31,March 2025, 05:15 PM (BST)

    Key module information

    Semester 1

    SCOTCAT credits

    20

    The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

    Planned timetable

    2.00 pm Mon, Tue, Thu (lectures)

    This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

    Module Staff

    Team taught

    This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

    Relationship to other modules

    Pre-requisites

    Before taking this module you must pass AH1001 or pass AH1003

    This module explores the intersection of visual culture with modernity, empire and revolution in the long nineteenth century, predominantly but not exclusively in Europe. Students pay close attention to the constructs of gender, class, race and sexuality, particularly in relation to imperialism, colonialism and rapid industrial, technological and social change. Each week introduces key movements and themes, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Orientalism, Primitivism, and the emergence of the avant-gardes. Throughout, visual objects and material history are examined using analytic tools including feminist, post-colonial and critical race theory.
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      Module description

      This module explores the intersection of visual culture with modernity, empire and revolution in the long nineteenth century, predominantly but not exclusively in Europe. Students pay close attention to the constructs of gender, class, race and sexuality, particularly in relation to imperialism, colonialism and rapid industrial, technological and social change. Each week introduces key movements and themes, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Orientalism, Primitivism, and the emergence of the avant-gardes. Throughout, visual objects and material history are examined using analytic tools including feminist, post-colonial and critical race theory.

      Assessment pattern

      100% continuous: 40% mid-term visual analysis paper 1500 words - 50% take-home paper, 2500 words - 10% participation mark

      Re-assessment

      Coursework = 100%

      Learning and teaching methods and delivery

      Weekly contact

      3 lectures and 1 tutorial (x 10 weeks), tutor's optional office hour(x 11 weeks)

      Scheduled learning hours

      40

      The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

      Guided independent study hours

      160

      The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.