Undergraduate Course: Professional Portfolio (ARCH10012)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative 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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Mode of delivery
Design module with distance based review during placement & presentation & assessment at eca. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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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 |
| Keywords | BRIEF, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, SCOPING. |
Contacts
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