Main Field of Study and progress level:
Architecture: Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Two-grade scale
Responsible department: Umeå School of Architecture
Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2023-11-03
Contents
Students who take the course will expand upon their abilities, knowledge and understanding of professional practice. The course provides students with knowledge of basic legal, occupational and statutory spheres of responsibility, as well as critically reflecting on the regulatory, financial and professional mechanisms that guide their future as practicing architects.
Expected learning outcomes
For a passing result, the student must be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
show adequate knowledge of current planning policy and development control legislation, including social, environmental and economic aspects, the architect's and the building industry's role in the processes of procurement and building production and the relevance of these design development.
show adequate knowledge of the fundamental legal, professional and statutory responsibilities of the architect, and the organisations, regulations and procedures involved in the negotiation and approval of architectural designs, including land law, development control, building regulations and health and safety regulation.
show an understanding of the nature of professionalism and the duties, responsibilities and role of architects in relation to clients, building users, constructors, co-professionals and the wider society and the need to appraise and prepare building briefs of diverse scales and types and methods of investigation to define client and user requirements and their appropriateness to site and context.
demonstrate adequate knowledge related to running an architects' practice, current methods and trends in the construction of the built environment, basic management, show an understanding of organisational and business theories and principles for procuring and delivering architectural projects, and how these are defined through contractual and organisational structures.
Competence and skills
critically examine the financial factors implied in varying building types, constructional systems, specification choices, possible cost control mechanisms and the impact of these on architectural design.
Judgement and approach
demonstrate the personal responsibility, competence and knowledge required to work autonomously in a professional capacity and identify individual learning needs to prepare for qualification as an architect.
Required Knowledge
Admission to the course requires at least 200 credits, including the courses: Theory of Architecture 3:2 (10 credits) Architecture Project 3:2 (5 credits) Degree Project, First Cycle, Bachelor of fine arts in architecture (15 credits) Synthesis course 1: Architecture and Urban Design Project, Positioning (20 credits)
Form of instruction
The course consists of lectures, seminars, tutorials, group and individual projects, and workshops.
The student's right to teaching and supervision at the course that they are registered for is only valid from the onset of the course to the end of the course.
Examination modes
The course will be graded through presentations in seminars and a written assignment.
A grade of Pass (G) or Fail (U) is awarded for the course. All mandatory oral, written and practical assignments must be finished and approved before the course can be successfully completed.
Examiners may decide to deviate from the modes of assessment in the course syllabus. Individual adaption of modes of assessment must give due consideration to the student's needs. The adaption of modes of assessment must remain within the framework of the intended learning outcomes in the course syllabus. Students who require an adapted examination must submit a request to the department holding the course no later than 10 days before the examination. The examiner decides on the adaption of the examination, after which the student will be notified.
Students who have achieved a pass are not permitted to retake an examination. Students who do not pass an examination have the right to retake examinations. The date of the retake must be notified no later than the date of the regular examination. The first opportunity to retake an examination is to be offered no later than two months after the regular examination, but no earlier than 10 working days after students have been notified of the results of the regular examination. For examinations held in May and June, the first opportunity to retake the examination is to be offered within three months of the regular examination session. In addition, at least one further re-examination is offered within a year from the regular exam date.
A student who has taken a regular examination and retake in a course or a part of a course without obtaining a pass grade is entitled to request the appointment of another examiner or marking teacher, unless there are special reasons to the contrary. Students should address any such request to the director of studies or equivalent.
Other regulations
In the event of a course syllabus being withdrawn or undergoing major changes, students are guaranteed at least three examination opportunities (including the regular examination session) in accordance with the previous course syllabus during a maximum of two years from the expiry of the course syllabus or the discontinuation of the course.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
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