MA in Communication Studies

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleARCHITECTURE AND TOURISM
Course Unit CodeARCH1
Course Unit DetailsBA Architecture (Architecture Electives) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Evaluate the cultural transformations.
  2. Describe how the place works as a carrier of social values and culture.
  3. Analyze the cultural landscape of modern society.
  4. Identify not only the physical dimension of space but also the social aspects as symbolic entities.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Cultural transformations and social transformations in Cultural Landscapes

Identity of a place

evolution of a cultural landscape and  factors that participate in its formation.

Record and evaluation of the new data of dwelling

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Άννη Βρυχέα, Κατοίκιση και Κατοικία διερευνώντας τα όρια της αρχιτεκτονικής, εκδ.:Ελληνικά Γράμματα, ΑΘΗΝΑ 2003.
  • David Morley and Kevin Robins, Spaces of Identity, ed.:The International Library of Sociology, USA 2002.
References
  • Richard Longstreth, Cultural Landscapes, Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice, ed.: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
  • Greg Ringer, Destinations, Cultural landscapes of tourism, ed.:Routledge, London and NY 1998
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The teaching of the course is supplemented by lectures for his theoretical background. The aim of the lectures is to supplement the educational process and to broaden their areas of interest of students asking questions, concerns, providing references and specific examples and suggesting approaches and methodologies.
Educational visits are essential to the process of education because students are the means of personal contact and personal experience of each student with the object.
The presentations are an integral part of the educational process, enhancing on many levels. As a mean of self-assessment and as a tool working time students

Assessment methods and criteria
Class participation 20%
Mid term assignment 40%
Final assignment 40%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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