Postgraduate Course: Sustainable Design Methodologies (distance learning) (ARCH11040)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides frameworks in which to enact sustainable design strategies at the level of the neighbourhood and specific building types including the home and workplace.
It includes the introduction of key sustainable methodologies such as design for deconstruction. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
An ability to critically assess sustainability as a cultural, economic and environmental phenomenon.
Comprehension of the cultural, historic and scientific roots of environmental thought.
The application of sustainable theory to built environment contexts. |
Assessment Information
Course report : 50% of total mark
Course essay : 30% of total mark
Weblog : 20% of total mark |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | sustainable design strategies home workplace environmental |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2324
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Course secretary | Mr Daniel Emmerson
Tel: 0131 651 5738
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