ARCH308 Urban History

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Course Code	Course Title		Weekly Hours*		ECTS		Weekly Class Schedule
			T	P
ARCH308	Urban History		2	0	4		Thursday 14.00 - 16.00
Prerequisite		It is a prerequisite to
Lecturer	Carl Haddrell	Office Hours / Room / Phone	Monday: 14:00-17:00 Tuesday: 9:00-11:00 A F3.12
E-mail	chaddrell@ius.edu.ba
Assistant		Assistant E-mail
Course Objectives	The course will introduce students to certain historical developments within urban development from prehistory up to and including the twentieth century. Lectures and seminars will be conducted each week providing students with contextual information adding to lecture notes which will be provided via Moodle. In order to satisfy the assessment criteria students will be expected to be able to identify key aspects of historical urbanism and styles and understand the reasons for urban development.
Textbook	A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Learning Outcomes	After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
	identify the urban principles employed in each geopgraphical and chronologic period covered recognise and analyse the constituent elements the defining characteristics of each urban period evaluate the chronological and geographical context of urban development
Teaching Methods	The course is a lecture based course. Lectures will be supplemented by in-class quizzes, student presentations and class discussion
WEEK	TOPIC					REFERENCE
Week 1	Introduction					As per in class instructions
Week 2	The Early City					Spiro Kostoff, The City Shaped
Week 3	Determinants of Early Urban Form					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 4	Mesopotamia					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 5	Greek City States					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 6	Rome and the Empire					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 7	Mid-Term Exam
Week 8	Medieval Towns					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 9	Renaissance 1					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 10	In Class Exercise
Week 11	Renaissance 2					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 12	Britain and the Garden City Movement					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 13	Islamic Cities and the Middle East					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 14	The Vertical City					A.E.J. Morris, History of Urban Form
Week 15	Recap

Assessment Methods and Criteria	Evaluation Tool	Quantity	Weight	Alignment with LOs
	Final Exam	1	40	1,2,3
	Semester Evaluation Compenents
	In-term Exam	1	20	1,2,3
	Assignments	2	40	1,2,3
* ECTS Credit Calculation *

Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours	Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours
Lecture Hours	2	15	30	In-term Exam Study	10	1	10
Assignments	10	2	20	Final Exam Study	20	1	20
Home Study	2	10	20
				Total Workload Hours =			100
*T= Teaching, P= Practice				ECTS Credit =			4
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey						Last Update Date: 19/03/2020

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