Postgraduate Course: Sustainable Design and Development (ARHW11036)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	To develop a critical understanding of the complexity of urban and housing design and development, including the importance of people and process. To develop detailed professional knowledge about urban design principles and practice, including sustainability issues. Develop a critical understanding of the development process, stages in the process and the roles of the key actors including the client. To apply detailed knowledge of planning policy, law, design and implementation to the quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impacts (social, economic, environmental) a major development project which includes a housing element. To develop professional skills in assessing and evaluating the impact of major developments, weighing social, economic and environmental (including design) considerations, synthesising and communicating planning arguments. To be able to evaluate the financial implications of development and the factors influencing the development decision.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 147 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Project
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
The learner will: ż develop in-depth knowledge about urban design, housing development and sustainability principles and practice ż develop advanced understanding of urban design and site planning principles; ż develop knowledge and critical understanding of sustainable design issues ż develop awareness of the complexity of different needs within the community and team working ż be able to critically and creatively evaluate the quality of design proposals including housing design ż understand the roles of planning and housing professionals, clients and users ż understand the complex relationship between market processes, built form and development patterns; Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning) The learner will: ż Relate principles from academic and professional literature to the practice of design and development ż carry out market and needs analysis in relation to a particular site ż demonstrate effective research and appraisal skills, evident in data collection, investigation, quantitative and qualitative analysis, weighing evidence and reaching sound conclusions. ż understand housing and urban design within the planning and development context.