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Interpreting historic buildings
ARC00011M
Module leader: Kate Giles
Aims
- To train students in the specialised skills required in the interpretation of the historical function and meaning of a range historic building types
- To provide students with a critical understanding of the ways in which historic building types can be interpreted
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this element of the course, the successful student should:
- Analyse and phase the historical development of a range of historic building types
- Engage critically with current academic debates about the form, function and meaning of a range of historic building types
- Synthesise knowledge of the archaeology of buildings with other areas of archaeological and historical knowledge
- Demonstrate the development of transferable skills in small group work and oral presentations
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