Postgraduate Course: Design Research Project (ARCH11015)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | This is dissertation-type course involving work in various digital and analogue media that will be a product of individual or group work. The project will be supervised as a dissertation would be. It will focus on a topic to be developed in discussion with the course organiser. But students are encouraged to develop topics that relate to their own motivations in practicing architectural design. Topics may be developed over the course of semester 2, with the final submission date being in September. The central academic concerns of this course are the integration of various intellectual themes, specified architectural design strategies, and appropriate digital representation techniques. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This Course requires additional costs to be met by the Student.
Travel and Accommodation: There are no travel costs associated with this course.
Equipment and software: Most equipment and software required will be provided by the School, but student will be expected to provide some specialist equipment including [e.g. laptop headphones, SD cards].
Materials: Students will be expected to fund the purchase of general art and design materials, such as sketchbooks, paper and pens. Students will be expected to fund purchase of some specialist materials required by their course e.g. card / wood / metal. Course Organisers will support you in meeting intended learning outcomes while keeping material costs to a minimum, encouraging sustainable, responsible sourcing through Free Use Hub, but students will be expected to fund optional material costs as necessary for their own project work.
Printing: Students are expected to fund occasional printing of A4/A3/A2/A1 printing and booklet binding. Students will also be required to print in sizes and lengths outside of the ¿A¿ range, off rolls, larger than A1, frequently in long/high banner formats on different media like paper, trace and film.
To fully participate in this course students are recommended to budget a minimum of £150 [Overall programme minimum cost: £1200]. |
| Additional Costs | This Course requires additional costs to be met by the Student.
Travel and Accommodation: There are no travel costs associated with this course.
Equipment and software: Most equipment and software required will be provided by the School, but student will be expected to provide some specialist equipment including [e.g. laptop headphones, SD cards].
Materials: Students will be expected to fund the purchase of general art and design materials, such as sketchbooks, paper and pens. Students will be expected to fund purchase of some specialist materials required by their course e.g. card / wood / metal. Course Organisers will support you in meeting intended learning outcomes while keeping material costs to a minimum, encouraging sustainable, responsible sourcing through Free Use Hub, but students will be expected to fund optional material costs as necessary for their own project work.
Printing: Students are expected to fund occasional printing of A4/A3/A2/A1 printing and booklet binding. Students will also be required to print in sizes and lengths outside of the ¿A¿ range, off rolls, larger than A1, frequently in long/high banner formats on different media like paper, trace and film.
To fully participate in this course students are recommended to budget a minimum of £150 [Overall programme minimum cost: £1200]. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Architectural Design Portfolio (100%) comprising:
Essay 6,000 words
Design project
Design report |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Acquire skills in the integration of a wide range of knowledge types.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the way in which a working digital project progresses from start to completion.
- Gain an appreciation of the role of various forms of representation in contemporary architectural design.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials and supervisions scheduled intermittently between week 7 and September. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dorian Wiszniewski
Tel: (0131 6)50 2311
Email: Dorian.Wiszniewski@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Daniel Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2309
Email: Daniel.Jackson@ed.ac.uk |
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