Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
This core course focuses on Christian art displayed in various sites and institutions in Aberdeen and further afield in Scotland, supported by class-based sessions. Students will meet with curators and custodians to engage with issues of collecting, display and care of devotional objects as part of their daily usage and/or afterlives.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This core course focuses on Christian art displayed in various sites and institutions in Aberdeen and further afield in Scotland. Students will participate in organised fieldtrips to locations such as: the late medieval Kings Chapel and St Machars Cathedral in old Aberdeen, the 19th-century revivalist churches of St Nicholas and St Andrews in Aberdeen, and to Blairs Museum, former Catholic seminary outside of the city. They will meet with curators and custodians to engage with issues of collecting, display and care as part of daily usage and/or afterlives of devotional objects.
Fieldtrips will be supported by class-based sessions that dig into the critical issues at stake.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1500 - 200 word Catalogue entry - critical text focusing on single object or building. Written feedback provided, plus informal oral feedback on request. Assessment in week 12; feedback in week 15. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate a broad understanding of issues pertaining to the collecting and custodianship of Christian art and architecture |
| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written academic work in portfolio work and a catalogue entry |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the critical and ethical debates around the function and display of Christian artefacts. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Each week, students should submit two images relevant to the week’s site visit or class topic and write a 200-word response via MyAberdeen/Padlet. A final reflective statement will be added at the end. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate a broad understanding of issues pertaining to the collecting and custodianship of Christian art and architecture |
| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written academic work in portfolio work and a catalogue entry |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the critical and ethical debates around the function and display of Christian artefacts. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Topic to be determined with course and programme coordinator. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written academic work in portfolio work and a catalogue entry |
| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate a broad understanding of issues pertaining to the collecting and custodianship of Christian art and architecture |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the critical and ethical debates around the function and display of Christian artefacts. |
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