Undergraduate Course: Landscape Engineering (ARCH09011)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A lecture based module, which provides a technical and theoretical context to the parallel design module
Aims of course
1 To provide a basic understanding of a wide range of landscape engineering and environmental design topics with special reference to road and drainage engineering, the reclamation of derelict land, bioengineering and the environmental impact of landscape reclamation projects.
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Mode of delivery
A lecture and seminar based module. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA090001 Design - land reclamation
Co-requisites
LA090001 Design - land reclamation
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
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Weeks |
Monday |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of landscape engineering skills and techniques and their application to landscape design
2. demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of landscape remediation and bioengineering skills and techniques and their application to landscape design
3. apply theory and precedents of landscape engineering to individual land reclamation project |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; landscape technology. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Corner, J (1999) Recovering Landscape. Princeton Arch. Press, NY. Kirkwood, N (2001) Manufactured Site: rethinking the post-industrial landscape. E & F Spon, NY. Gilbert, O. L. & Anderson, P (1998) Habitat Creation and Repair. Oxford University Press. Merritt, A. (1994) Wetlands, Industry & Wildlife: a manual of principles & practice. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Gloucester. Spens, M. (1996) Landscape Transformed. Academy Editions. Weddle, A E (1979) Landscape Techniques. Heineman, London. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 18 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 82 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | DERELICT LAND, REMEDIATION, BIOENGINEERING, HIGHWAYS AND DRAINAGE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Lisa Mackenzie
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Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 221 6091
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