Sustainable Theory and Contexts (distance learning) (P02693)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-ASD-STCDL

This course, delivered by distance learning, engages with current sustainable thinking and how this manifests itself in the built environment.
It examines architecture and the environmental movement in terms of social, economic and environmental criteria and how this can affect architectural response at regional and city scales.

? Keywords : sustainable theory contexts city environmental

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Additional Class Information : No formal class sessions as the course is delivered through distance learning.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An ability to critically assess sustainability as a cultural, economic and environmental phenomenon.

Comprehension of the cultural, historic and scientific roots of environmental thought.

The application of sustainable theory to built environment contexts.