Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2026-27

The subject of Construction History belongs to the area of Architectural Construction Knowledge. It aims at introducing students of engineering building and technical architecture on the knowledge of the historic buildings and constructive solutions from the Ancient World to Postmodernism.

 

 

Learning outcomes / Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2026-27

Conocimientos/Contenidos

  • CE04 : Knowledge of traditional or prefabricated materials and construction systems used in building, their varieties, and the physical and mechanical characteristics that define them.
  • CE06 : Knowledge of the historical evolution of construction techniques and elements and structural systems that have given rise to stylistic forms.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2026-27

The overall objective of the course aims to train students in the analysis of historical buildings, contextualizing them, developing the ability to read the constructional details of different eras and acquiring a criterion for intervention on historical and contemporary buildings.

To achieve the overall objective, trips and field trips will be organized to heritage sites:

- Sites with projects shared with other institutions (Granada, Milan, Tetouan, etc.).

- Sites of educational interest.

Classes will generally be taught using the "peripatetic method" developed by Aristotle in Ancient Greece. This teaching and learning technique consists of discussing and reflecting while walking.

 

 

General

Code: 16003
Lecturer responsible:
Jiménez Delgado, Antonio
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,00
Practical credits: 2,40
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: Building Sciences and Urbanism
    Area: Architectural Constructions
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 2,4
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught