Postgraduate Course: MLA Landscape Portfolio 3 (ARCH11187)
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 | 40 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | MLA Portfolio 3 is a complex major landscape design project. It allows advanced study in an specialized area of Landscape Architecture. It tackles problems/issues in the wider landscape and requires students to work at a range of scales over a significant area of landscape/townscape. It is a combination of group work and individual project work. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. apply appropriate theories, tools and techniques to explore the creative potential of different on-site fieldwork techniques
2. develop imaginative proposals in response to a set brief, for the development/rejuvenation of a large & complex site at a range of scales from landscape strategy to focused design intervention
3. apply time based strategies in the realisation of a complex project
4. work effectively as part of a group/team
5. clear communication of argument/design through graphical and verbal presentation |
Assessment Information
| Project and supporting workbooks (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
critical analysis, organization and setting aims
creative problem solving
communication and presentation skills: graphical and verbal
group/team working |
| Reading list |
As appropriate to the design project undertaken |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
The course is 40 credits. The student will be expected to work for 400 hours on this course. At least 150 hours will be in the design studio and crit where tuition is provided. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Sally Butler
Tel: (0131 6)51 5795
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
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