Postgraduate Course: Advanced Sustainable Design Dissertation (distance learning) (ARCH11044)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course is delivered by distance learning. A comprehensive and well researched study of a topic developed from the themes contained in Advanced Sustainable Design Project,  Sustainable Theory and Contexts & Sustainable Design Methodologies. 
 
Alternative topics are acceptable subject to the approval of the programme organiser. | 
 
 
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: 2014/15  Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
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	| Class Delivery Information | 
	no formal class sessions as course delivered by distance learning. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
20/04/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
The ability to research in depth a particular subject area. 
 
To critically assess and synthesise primary and secondary sources. 
 
The ability to utilise accepted academic methodologies in the preparation and presentation of the dissertation. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| A major essay or report of 15 000 words. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Keywords | sustainable design architecture dissertation | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr John Brennan 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2324 
Email: John.Brennan@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5743 
Email: Susan.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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