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Successful completion of 90 ECTS, successfully evaluated portfolio of the master level, successful completion of a pre-diploma report, approved by an advisor and the head of department.
The diploma semester at AHO is an independent research and design task on a theme chosen by the candidate. In consultation with a chosen advisor, the candidate is to produce a complete work of exceptional quality contributing to the discipline’s dis-course.
∙ An ability to give form to architecture through artistic and scientific research ∙ An understanding of the given natural, social, cultural and technological conditions that govern architectural, urban and landscape design work ∙ A mastery of the methods, tools and media inherent in architectural, urban and landscape design ∙ An awareness of architecture’s, urban and landscape design’s historical, societal and theoretical underpinnings ∙ An ability to communicate ideas and results to professional and laypersons ∙ An independent and responsible attitude to individual learning ∙ An understanding of one’s own individual position with the discipline
The diploma semester is an independent study whose methods and topics are to be outlined in an approved pre-diploma brief. Interim presentations and a final presentation is mandatory.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Individual | Pass / fail | Three external censors |