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

Undergraduate Course: Professional Placement (ARCH10008)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryIndicative course content
A period of recognised employment in which the student finds a placement or undertakes research in the work place, usually in landscape architecture or related professional office or business. Students will be allocated a placement tutor & be required to complete a logbook of their activities or a work place report.

Aims of course
1 To give students workplace experience in a built environment office or business.
2 To complement self directed research with work experience or research in a professional or business context.
3 To prepare students for the Landscape Institute's Pathway to Chartership process, undertaken after graduation.

Mode of delivery
Desk-based research. Fieldwork. Distance based individual mentoring and review.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Co-requisites
ARCH10009 Contemporary practice, ARCH10010 Professional portfolio and ARCH10011Research and Site Brief

Prohibited combinations
none
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a working understanding and overview of how practices or businesses in the built environment operate in the professional context.
  2. demonstrate a working understanding and overview of how projects in the built environment are designed & realised.
  3. document and evaluate personal development in a professional context.
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Green R (2001) The Architect's Guide to Running a Job. Arch. Press, Oxford. Harper R H (1997) A Student's Guide to the First Year in an Architect's Office. RIBA Publications. Speaight A & Stone G (2004) Architect's Legal Handbook: the law for architects. Elsevier Arch. Press. Burstein D (1982) Project management for the design professional. Arch. Press. See also references in stage 3 professional practice and portfolio review & reflective practice modules
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context.
KeywordsPROFESSIONAL LOG,REFLECTIVE PRACTICE.
Contacts
Course organiserMr Ross McLean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
Email: r.maclean@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Karen Biggar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5803
Email: Karen.Biggar@ed.ac.uk
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