Pre-Diploma Landscape Architecture (Tromsø)
Emnenavn på Norwegian Bokmål:
Pre-Diploma Landscape Architecture (Tromsø)
Credits:
6
Course code:
65 701
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2017 Autumn
Language of instruction:
Norwegian / English
Required prerequisite knowledge
Successful completion of 60 credits. Last Semester before diploma.
Course content
The pre-diploma semester at AHO is an independent research task on a theme chosen by the candidate. In consultation with the course teacher, fellow students and a chosen advisor, the candidate is to produce a report that details a topic to be studied, an approach or methodology, a spatial program and a plan of work. This report is the foundation of the diploma work.
Learning outcome
∙ An understanding of the complexity of a chosen urban or landscape site and topic
∙ An ability to frame artistic and scientific research
∙ An understanding of the given natural, social, cultural and technological conditions that govern urban or landscape design work
∙ An awareness of the topic’s historical, societal, theoretical and methodological ramifications
∙ An ability to communicate ideas and plan work
∙ An understanding of one’s own individual position with the discipline
Working and learning activities
The course is an individual research assignment with group discussions and interim presentations of the different research components. It concludes with a pre-diploma report containing the following elements:
- Topic description
- Site presentation
- Maps of selected issues
- Reviews and discussions of relevant literature
- Summaries and discussions of interviews with experts
- Reference projects presentations and discussions
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