Architecture and Urban Planning modules
Browse Architecture and Urban Planning modules to find descriptions, what you will learn, how you will be taught, and how you will be assessed.
Level 1
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Humanities 1.1: Understanding and Communicating Architecture module (AR11015)
Discover the history of architecture from the Neolithic to Gothic era. Develop your digital and manual drawing skills through study of architectural precedents
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Space Form and Structure module (AR11016)
You will learn about the relationship between space, form and structure. You will also learn about the articulation of material expression
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Design Methods 1: Scale, Proportion and Enclosure module (AR11017)
You will develop architectural ideas into 3-dimensional proposals. This will be done through experimentation with models and drawings
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Integrated Design 1: Context and Use module (AR12008)
You will develop architectural ideas in specific local contexts. This will allow you to integrate spatial and technical knowledge
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Humanities 1.2: Understanding and Communicating Architecture module (AR12009)
Learn about the history of architecture from the Renaissance to the present day. You will also develop your manual and digital graphic communication skills
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Planning for Sustainable Places module (UP11004)
Learn about the concepts and principles of urban planning and the challenges in contemporary cities.
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Countryside Planning and Management module (UP12003)
Explore the character of the countryside. You will also explore the different roles involved in its planning and management
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Reading Urban Places module (UP12004)
Gain an understanding of how urban places develop and acquire the ability to analyse, articulate, and explain place identity.
Level 2
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Humanities 2.1: Between Thinking and Making, Modern Architecture in Context module (AR21009)
Learn about the relationship between the thinking of and the making of the architectural idea
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Between Thinking and Making, Historic Architecture in Context module (AR21012)
Learn about the history of the development of contemporary architecture. You will learn how key precedents exist in the context of technological development
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Integrated Design 2: Typology and Tectonics module (AR22008)
Develop architectural designs of a researched type. You will integrate an understanding of place, environmental design, structure, materials and construction
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Shaping Cities: Politics, Theory and Practice module (UP21004)
Explore political frameworks, planning theories and how they contribute to shaping cities
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Shaping the Environment: Politics, Environmentalism and Activism module (UP22003)
Explore key environmental issues, principles and related ethics within a Scottish context and understand planning powers and procedures.
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People and Places module (UP22004)
Develop an understanding of the relationship between people and places and how outcomes can be improved for wellbeing in communities and individuals.
Level 3
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Environmental Assessment module (UP31004)
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Urban Design: Placemaking module (UP31005)
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Urban Planning: Research Design and Methodologies module (UP31006)
Develop the research skills necessary for undertaking a significant research project with an emphasis on design led research.
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Planning Law and Plan Making module (UP32004)
Learn about the statutory principles and concepts of planning law and plan making
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Digital Futures module (UP32006)
Level 4
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Integrated Architectural Design module (AR40007)
A major integrated design project which draws together learning from across the course
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Professional Praxis 1 module (AR40010)
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Urban Theory Analysis and Strategy module (AR41001)
Learn about contemporary city enclaves. You will look at their economic, social and political contexts. You will develop design proposals for future development
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Architectural Humanities 4 module (HT40003)
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Contemporary Debates and Professionalism module (UP41003)
Explore the responsibilities of the planning profession and what it means to work towards membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
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Independent Research Study module (UP41005)
Carry out independent and extensive systematic investigation in a specialist field in Urban Planning or Environmental Sustainability.
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Urban Conservation: Past Present Future module (UP42004)
Understand the challenges presented in regenerating and sustainably managing historic urban places.
Level 5
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Architectural Thesis module (AR50005)
The architectural thesis is a year-long study. This explores architectural ideas through practice-based research
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MArch with UP Research Project module (AR50007)
You will undertake a design-led research project in architecture and planning
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Professional Praxis 2 module (AR50008)
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MArch Research Project module (AR50009)
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MArch Research Proposal module (AR51009)
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Concepts of Spatial Planning module (UP51002)
Learn about how politics, theory, and urban planning practice shapes the built environment.
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Spatial Analysis module (UP51003)
Be introduced to social science approaches and to the types of data-gathering and analysis used to gain understanding of urban issues
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Property Development Processes module (UP51005)
Learn about characteristics of major projects and their development processes that influence their successful outcomes.
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Statutory Planning module (UP51007)
Explore the legal framework and function of planning in protecting, developing, and managing our built and natural environment
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Sustainable Urban Design module (UP52001)
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Environmental Assessment module (UP52002)
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Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design MSc Dissertation module (UP53001)
Investigate the application of a topic of your interest and apply it to seek an understanding or resolve an identified problem in spatial planning.