ECA UG Board of Studies
New Undergraduate Course - Proposal Cover Sheet
Please answer all questions and submit electronically to S.Milligan@ed.ac.uk
In addition please complete the new course proposal on EUCLID. Access to this is via the programme
secretary who will complete the submission on EUCLID on your behalf. Please see the appendix for
information required to be submitted via (see also: EUCLID guide)
Proposed Course Title1: DRAWN FROM THE CITY
Proposer (Academic): CHARLIE STIVEN
School: SCHOOL OF ART ( Painting ).
1. Has this course been fully discussed and approved by the School (if appropriate by School
committee) and by the Head of School? If no, please provide further information.
Yes
2. Give a brief rationale for the new course?
Art would like to offer more electives available to Art students and other students within the
University. Content of course would help develop students visual & contextual understanding of
Edinburgh.
3. Is this an additional (completely new) course or a replacement course? If replacement, what course
is being closed?
Additional
4. Is this course also available to visiting students2? If yes, are there differing assessment
arrangements (please outline in full)?
(Programme Secretaries will need to create a part-year Visiting student instance of the course if assessment, quotas or
other arrangements differ from the main version of the course)
Course is available to students out with School of Art. Learning outcomes & assessment
submission requirements are common.
5. Very briefly outline any links between teaching and research in the proposed course.
Staff delivering course have research interests relating to drawing, and in the visual, historical and
psychological aspects of the city and the built environment. The proposed course is designed to
marry these interests with giving students a deeper understanding of ‘place’,
through the development of drawing, observational and analytical skills.
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If the name of an existing course is to be changed then a new course proposal is required. Please contact the secretary to the
ECA UG Board of Studies in the first instance. It is possible to fast track the approval – but a full proposal will still need to be
processed via EUCLID (and a new course code generated).
2
Visiting Students are students on an Erasmus/International exchange or fee paying students who come to UoE for one
semester or one year i.e. they are not UoE degree students. Students from other programmes in CHSS who take our courses are
not visiting students.
6. Resources / Income
a. Briefly outline if you require space/estates requirements to deliver the courses (lecture
theatre; Seminar/Tutorial room; Studio space; computing? Workshop?)
Seminar / Tutorial rooms required as below ;Week 1: Introduction to project and Lectures – Lecture Theatre/Room required
Week 2: Field Work.
Week 3: Lecture/ Group Critique. - Lecture Theatre/Room required
Week 4: Field Work.
Week:5 Field Work.
Week 6: Mid-point Review & Feedback – Room required
Week 7: Lectures – Lecture Theatre required
Week 8: Field Work.
Week 9: Lecture - Lecture Theatre required
Week 10: Field work
Week 11: Critique (Peer to Peer) – Studio required
b. Teaching Load? (which School(s) will receive income from delivering the course).
Art
c. Is there a cap (quota) on the number of students? If yes, please explain.
30
d. Will existing IT and library facilities support this new course? If no, please explain.
Yes
7. If approved, does this course require a change in the Degree Programme Table3 () If yes, please
note the changes here e.g. this proposed courses is a replacement for course ARCH08431 Art &
Architecture and will be substituted in the following programmes MA Architecture, BA Architecture.
No
8. If approved, does this course require a change in the Degree Programme Specification?4 If yes,
please outline:
No
3
DPTs are published in the University Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study website (DRPS: www.drps.ed.ac.uk This DPT
is the official programme document that is used in exam boards, to consider student academic appeals etc.
4
DPSs are found via the DRPS Programme section, for general guidance on DPS see: UoE DPS Guidance)
APPENDIX: Information required for new course approval (EUCLID)
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The follow table outlines the information required by Board of Studies to approve a course proposal made
via EUCLID.
Once approved the course will be available to students and staff on the Degree Regulations and Programmes
of Study (www.drps.ed.ac.uk).
Every University course is listed in the DRPS course list (catalogue) and if appropriate they are also
embedded in the Degree programme Tables (DPTS) which again are accessed via the DRPS.
The approved course entry in the DRPS is the official course description i.e. it will be referenced as required
for use in Exam Boards, academic appeals etc.
It is usually not possible to change course entries during the academic year (unless no student enrolments
have been made).
It is possible to make changes to the course information as part of the approval process (and small changes
are quite common).
EUCLID Category
Guidance on the EUCLID Category
School
Edinburgh College of Art
Course Title
Drawn From the City
Course Description
Short description of the course c.150 - 250 words.
Edinburgh is a multi-layered city; it invites exploration across a compact and diverse
topography. Evidence of the historic and the contemporary are visible side by side;
this unique aspect of Edinburgh provides a range of phenomena for investigation.
This encompasses the tangible, physical, psychological and ephemeral, all of which
invite a wide range of interpretation and response.
This course will explore aspects of mapping, architecture, atmospherics, surface,
structure, colour, time, history and circumstance.
Students will be encouraged to employ a variety of tactics in establishing and
developing a personal language of response. This can be realised through drawing,
photography, notation and writing.
The course will start with structured classes, research visits and discussion.
Drawing methods, research strategies, and the capturing, collating and disseminating
of material will be outlined through lectures and presentations from a variety of
practitioners with different expertise. This would encompass artists, architects,
historians, geologists and curators.
Beyond this students will be asked to consider how they might research, focus on
and develop a self-motivated project that engages with more particular ideas, such
as:
*Mapping (plotting, measuring, collating, movement)
*History (time, depiction, function, condition)
*Ambience (atmosphere, sound, light, rhythm)
*Perspective (structure, analysis, space, point of view)
*Narrative (stories, thematic, personal, universal)
*Archive (collections, resources, display, curating)
Normal Year Taken
If the course is open to more than one year simply enter the most likely year e.g. if it is a stand pre-honours elective
enter Yr1.
2
Course Level (PG/UG)
UG
Visiting Student Availability
Most courses available to all students subject to them meeting pre-requisites. As such most courses should be made
available to visiting students. If courses are restricted further e.g. because of studio space they are only open to onprogramme students then they should normally not be open to visiting students. Any questions please ask the ECA
UGTO.
Yes
SCQF Credits
Courses should be 20 or 40 credits. Please contact the UG Director / Head of ECA Teaching Organisation if you plan on
proposing courses of different credit weighting.
20 Credits
Credit Level (SCQF)
Note that most CHSS courses are SCQF08 Yrs1/2 and SCQF 10 Yrs 3/4.
SCQF Level 8
Home Subject Area
Note that the home area is linked to course code e.g. all ESALA courses start with ARCH; Art with ARTX.
ART
Other Subject Area
Course Organiser
Charles Stiven
Course Secretary
Margaret Milner/Claire Davies
% not taught by this
institution (UoE)
0
Collaboration Information
(School / Institution)
Total contact teaching hours
Most subject areas have guidance on contact hours (as part of preparing Key Information Set [KIS] data). If you are
unsure please contact the UG rep in your area or the UGTO.
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Any costs to be met by
students
E.g. field trips, materials, exceptional printing costs (standard printing e.g. of essay submissions not included here).
Pre-requisites
Please include all courses that MUST have already been passed in order to enrol on the course.
N/A
Co-requisites
Please include all courses that MUST be taken in conjunction with the course.
N/A
Prohibited Combinations
N/A
Visiting Student Pre-requisites
Similar to normal UoE pre-requisites; in most cases for Honours courses we would put a general pre-requisite e.g. For
HoA honours student normally have at least 3 HoA courses at grade B or above. This allows the CHSS visiting student
office to assess applications from visiting students.
Keywords
Fee Code (if invoiced at course N/A
level)
Proposer
Name the academic contact for the proposal.
Charles Stiven
Default Mode of Study
For most UG courses you will select either:
 Classes & Assessment excl. centrally arranged exam (this applies to courses with non-exam assessment)
 Classes & Assessment incl. centrally arranged exam
Lectures/Tutorials/Negotiated Research visits
Default delivery period
For most UG courses this will be one of: Semester 1 / Semester 2 / Full Year.
Note: this can be changed once the course is approved; it may change year on year by the course secretary.
Semester 2
Marking Scheme to be
employed
For UG this will be “Common Marking Scheme - UG Mark/Grade” (selecting either Honours or non-Honours option)
Common Marking Scheme
Taught in Gaidhlig?
No
Course Type
Standard
Summary of Intended
Learning Outcomes/L01
For further information refer to guidance on writing learning outcomes available from UGTO.
Present evidence of research and investigation of Edinburgh as a space and an
idea.
Learning Outcome 2
Present evidence of identifying methods of recording and the development of a
personal language through drawing and other appropriate strategies.
Learning Outcome 3
Present a body of work that articulates a focussed response to the subject.
Learning Outcome 4
Note for courses using the ECA portal learning outcomes should be limited to 3 per course.
Learning Outcome 5
Special Arrangements
Components of Assessment
This should be clearly stated. Examples include:
 What the assessment method is and weighting e.g. 20% Presentation and 80% Written case study
assignment
 Assessment date should be included e.g. submission of portfolio at the end of the course; or for the above
example, presentation in Week 6 and case study at the end of the course.
 Ideally, you should specify the weighting of assessment of learning outcome e.g. each LO has equal
weighting (1/3).
The assessment is added twice in EUCLID (“Components of Assessment” and the “Assessment Methods” field). The
two entries should match.
In addition course proposals should indicate provision of formative assessment (a regulatory requirement from 13/14).
Examples include:
 Formative assessment is provided at the mid-point of each semester; this will give you individual feedback
on your performance on the course prior to the summative assessment outlined above.
 (For full year course) At the end of semester one students will be given formative feedback; this is done in a
small group feedback session.
Note: If the Visiting Student assessment differs e.g. Course is assessed in May but delivered in Semester one, then a
separate VS assessment can be added to EUCLID.
Students will submit the following ;A workbook comprised of sketches / photographs / note from lectures & visits ( L.O.
1).
AND a digital portfolio containing –
Evidence of personal research / location drawings / propositional drawings /
mappings / collated material ( L.O. 2 ).
4 to 6 developed drawings or constructed images realised through a personal
response to the thematic ( L.O. 3 ).
OR
A workbook / notebook comprised of notations / photographs / notes from lectures
& visits ( L.O. 1 ).
AND a visually annotated essay as a personal response to the thematic, containing ;15 sourced or created images and an annotated bibliography ( L.O.2 ).
Essay - word count 2500 ( L .O.3 ).
Submission Date ; Friday 24th April, 12.00pm.
Hand –in to School of Art Office.
Exam Information
Syllabus
The course follows a practice based / research model.
Students will study via alternate weeks through structured classes/ lectures and selfnegotiated field work and staff / peer to peer critiques.
Academic Description
“As described in short description”
Study Pattern
Please enter the full KIS data (essential):
All courses will total 200 for 20 credit courses and 400 for 40 credit courses. EUCLIS adds remaining as independent
learning.
Lecture Hours = 6
Seminar / Tutorial Hours = 10
Dissertation / Project Supervision Hours =
Supervised Practical / Workshop / Studio Hours =
Fieldwork Hours = 20
External Visit Hours =
Virtual Learning Environment / Scheduled Online Activities =
Feedback / Feedforward Hours = 3
Formative Assessment Hours = 3
Summative Assessment Hours = 4
Other Study Hours = 154
Programme level learning /teaching hours – automatically added by EUCLID
Transferable Skills
Development of Drawing / observational / analytical skills.
Development of abilities re planning and resolving a personally motivated project.
Development of Research skills, library and location based, & through use of
personal and city resources.
Study Abroad
Reading Lists
This should be the core reading list of up to 10 texts. Additional or a full reading lists would normally be made available
to students enrolled on the course via the course handbook or VLE/portal documentation.
Note: Prior to approval for courses being given, course proposers must check with the Library that the proposed reading
list can be supported.
Invisible spaces, Italo Calvino.
Species of Spaces & other stories, Georges Perec.
Eccentric Spaces, Robert Harbison.
Vitamin D.
Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh.
Burke and Hare, RL Stevenson.
The Map as Art, Katherine Harman.
Visionary Drawings of Architecture & Planning, Mit Press.