The River Thames from Mouth to Source - An Architectural Journey

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The aim of the course is to look at the architectural heritage as well as the landscape setting.

Course Objectives:

1.  To be familiar with the major architectural landmarks on the river

2. To recognise architectural style

3. To know something of the broader history of the river beyond the architectural

The course will be delivered by power-point, however additional notes and diagrams will be given out at appropriate points during classes. Students will be encourage to ask quessions, discuss and indeed offer their own impressions of places they have visited and which are seen on the course. 

it may be that the progress or journey up the Thames is adjusted from week to week to spend more time discussing a specific topic or building. So the course weekly outline is not rigid. 

By the end of the course students will be expected to:

1. Be familiar with the architectural character of major towns and settlements on the river bank from Gloucestershire to the mouth in the North Sea

2. Understand the reason for the commercial development of specific areas such as Docklands

3. Put the buildings seen into the boader context of England's architectural development.

4. To know somethig of the social and economic conditions  and changing landscape of the regions  through  which the Thames flows

All students taking the course are expected to complete the following coursework:

A piece of coursework of about 1500 words on an aspect of the course. It can be a study of a specific riverside building, or a broader theme such as the development of a riverside village, town, or industrial settlement. Although students are free to choose their own topic, advice and suggestions will be given at the commencement of the course, and students may discuss their chosen topic with the tutor during the course.

Coursework is an integral part of all weekly classes and everyone enrolled will be expected to do coursework in order to benefit fully from the course. Only those who have registered for credit will be awarded CATS points for completing work the required standard.

Students must submit a completed Declaration of Authorship form at the end of term when submitting your final piece of work. CATS points cannot be awarded without the aforementioned form - Declaration of Authorship form

The Department's Weekly Classes are taught at FHEQ Level 4, i.e. first year undergraduate level, and you will be expected to engage in a significant amount of private study in preparation for the classes. This may take the form, for instance, of reading and analysing set texts, responding to questions or tasks, or preparing work to present in class.

Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS)

To earn credit (CATS points) you will need to register and pay an additional £30 fee per course. You can do this by ticking the relevant box at the bottom of the enrolment form or when enrolling online. Students who register for CATS points will receive a Record of CATS points on successful completion of their course assessment.

Students who do not register for CATS points during the enrolment process can either register for CATS points prior to the start of their course or retrospectively from the January 1st after the current full academic year has been completed. If you are enrolled on the Certificate of Higher Education you need to indicate this on the enrolment form but there is no additional registration fee.