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Urban Design – (M.A.)
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries
| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Portsmouth
Urban design has become increasingly important in our modern changing world and there are few professionals properly equipped to engage creatively with the challenges. Through its rapidly changing forms, unprecedented expansion and frenetic layers of activity, the city continues to instil feelings of both elation and fear, presenting to us the best and the worst of civilisation's achievements.
The course will give you the opportunity to debate the potential role of professionals in the generation of sustainable cities and involves architects, planners and social scientists to help you creatively engage in the design of our cities, relate architecture to its urban context and deal with all the complexities inherent in creating well- designed settlements.
Portsmouth School of Architecture
Portsmouth School of Architecture has acquired a strong reputation for the quality of its professional courses since the 1930s. Our staff are passionate about urban design and have many years of experience in teaching this subject.
Architects and designers need a rare combination of creativity, enthusiasm for their subject and technical ability. The courses we offer develop outstanding creative design skills and flexible thinking, as well as the professional and technical abilities that provide our students with the confidence to pursue successful professional careers.
The course can be studied full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months.
Contents
The course uses the experience and skills of teaching staff with a proven track record in urban-related studies, practice and research. It is lecture and studio based, culminating in a written or design-led thesis project, and builds upon established links with national, regional and local agencies such as CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment), SEEDA (South East England Development Agency), PUSH (Partnership for Urban South Hampshire), tEC (the Environment Centre, Southampton) and SCA+D (Solent Centre for Architecture and Design), with whom the School is engaged in research and regeneration projects.
Core units will include:
* Research Methods, which provides core research skills and methodologies.
* Practice Possibilities, which gives you the opportunity to develop knowledge of contextual and professional skills through engaging with practice-based projects.
* Specialist Theoretical Studies, which aims to interrogate history and theory so you can articulate the theory that informs your practice.
* Manifesto, which encourages you to set out a theoretical position.
* Research Investigation, which interrogates a proposal for the thesis.
* Group Collaboration, which offers you the opportunity to work collaboratively through ‘studio-based’ work. Discussion of the relationship of research to the process of design and exploration of the issues inherent in the conception of research as an action are central to the unit.
* Specialist Studies (Optional), which will enable you to further interrogate practice and research through specialist project-based work.
* Work-Based Learning (Optional), which allows you to engage with work- based practice alongside your research interests.
* Thesis Independent Project, which gives you the opportunity to sustain independent study through a text-based, design-based or practice-based thesis.
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Requirements
A good honours degree in interior design, architecture or a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. A portfolio of professional work is required.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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