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History & Theories of Architecture

  • Course Code :
    ARC 221
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    3 Hours
  • Department :
    3

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Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Define the main characteristics of every civilization in modern history
2- Recognize the main political, economic and cultural challenges, as well as the main national, regional and international actors at the time
3- Identify the understanding of every civilization in modern history to the issues of (not exclusive to): citizenship, democracy, freedom and justice and religion, and how different cultures affected others in shaping these issues.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Combine common characteristics between the different histories and start seeing a correlation;
2- Explore in reading more about the modern world history from different angles; economic, political or socially in order to intensify gained knowledge;
3- Examine the challenges facing every phase of modern history, and suggest possible solutions people at the time could have used.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1- Apply the gained knowledge in analyzing different historical situations; nationally, regionally and internationally;
2- Illustrate the ability to research using different methods of data gathering to get the most out of the chosen case study;
3- Employ the understanding of different notions and ideas in debates and discussions that are constructive.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1- Think systematically and construct academically valid and supported arguments;
2- Evaluate the validity of different historical events and their possible impacts on our world today (economically, politically, and culturally);
3- Compare between the techniques, achievements, failures and successes of every phase of modern world history in a constructive manner.


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Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
Introductory lecture and course outline 3 1
What is modern world history and when does it begin? 3 1
Historical background on world histories: The Madina and the Greek City States as comparative examples – lessons learned in modern history 3 1
Historical transformations from religious states and thought, into secular cultures (Introduction, concepts, case studies) 6 2
Comparing between the pre- secular civilization and modern secular ideas 3 1
Midterm Exam 1
Understanding the notion of revolution and resistance in modern world History 6 2
Citizenship and states/governments in comparative histories 3 1
The development of wars and nation-building techniques 3 1
Changes and shifts in balance of power and power relationships/ transformations: economic, political, cultural and intellectual factors 6 2
A comparative view and analytical feedback on the tackled issues 3 1
Final Exam 1

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Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

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Demonstration videos
Presentation
Simulations
Debates
Group discussion
Research Paper

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Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
Course Work (Attendance, Participation, Assignments, Quizzes, Research Paper…) 30.00
Final Exam 40.00 15 To assess knowledge and intellectual skills.
Midterm Exam 30.00 7 To assess professional skills.

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