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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Undergraduate Course: Professional Portfolio (ARCH10012)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
A design project selected by students from their own experience or exploration during their professional placement period.

Aims of course
1 To develop students&© abilities to resolve complex, contemporary design problems.
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3

Mode of delivery
Design module with distance based review during placement & presentation & assessment at eca.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
LA100001 Professional placement, LA100002 Contemporary practice, LA100009 Research and Site Brief

Co-requisites
LA100001 Professional placement, LA100002 Contemporary practice, LA100009 Research and Site Brief

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. fulfill the requirements of a design brief arising from professional experience.
2. respond creatively to the brief beyond the satisfaction of functional & technical requirements.
3. relate design development & intentions to relevant principles & theories of landscape architecture.
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context. Students will return to College after their professional placement to present their project to peers and tutors.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Students will be required to underpin their individual project with a self-directed selection of texts which inform their design. However reference can also be made to texts used in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 10 hours
Directed study 190 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 200 hours
KeywordsBRIEF, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, SCOPING.
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