Postgraduate Course: Sustainable Theory and Contexts (distance learning) (ARCH11037)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
No formal class sessions as the course is delivered through distance learning. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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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. |
Assessment Information
Course report : 50% of total mark
Course essay : 30% of total mark
Weblog : 20% of total mark |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | sustainable theory contexts city environmental |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2324
Email: John.Brennan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Daniel Emmerson
Tel: 0131 651 5738
Email: daniel.emmerson@ed.ac.uk |
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