Architectural History Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1004 (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009

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Convener: Professor Philip Goad (Architecture, Building and Planning)

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Overview:

A major in architectural history consists of nine 12.5-point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

  • two first-year subjects in architectural history (25 points); and

  • seven second/third-year subjects of architectural history (87.5 points), which must include Modern Architecture A: 19th Century, usually taken as a semester one subject in second year.

This area is not arts-approved. This area is only available to students in the single BA.
Objectives:

Architectural history is taught within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, and in the Faculty of Arts. It deals with aspects of the history, interpretation, representation, cultural context, design, planning, construction and conservation of buildings, viewed in a perspective of social history and cultural milieu. Specific subject areas include the wide range of European architecture, architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, Greek and Roman architecture, Asian architecture, and Australian architecture.
Subject Options:

First year subjects

Students must take two of the following subjects towards an architectural history major:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50

Second and third year subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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