Undergraduate Course: Architecture Placement: Working Learning (ARCH10004)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course type	Placement	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course introduces and elaborates upon aspects of architectural practice, including the architect/client relationship, professional bodies, current legislation and methods of procurement. The course offers an opportunity for workplace learning as it is undertaken during the Placement period, a continuous period of recognised employment (or related activity agreed with the Placement tutor) during which a student undertakes a programme of work experience in an architectżs office or similar place of work. Studentsż understanding of specified aspects of architectural practice is tested through on-line submissions during the Placement period.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design: In Place (ARCH08007) AND Architectural Design: Any Place (ARCH08006) AND Technology and Environment: Applications (ARCH08008)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: An understanding of business management and knowledge of the legal and statutory frameworks within which architectural design is practiced and delivered. An understanding of the role of the client, archtitect and related professions in the costing, procurement and realisation of architectural design projects. An understanding of the role of the architect in society including knowledge of professionalism and emerging trends in the construction industry.