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AR40097: Placement MArch

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 24
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: PL 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: After taking this unit you must take AR40300
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To provides practical experience of architectural design and/or building construction. To develop integrated design and professional practice skills introduced during the first degree in architecture. More detailed aims and objectives are stipulated in the RIBA Practice Logbook/Professional Experience and Development Record (PEDR) that every student is required to complete, with his/her employer, as partial fulfilment of this unit.

Learning Outcomes:
On the successful completion of this unit students will have demonstrated an ability to integrate design and professional skills in the work place.

Skills:
Integration of design and professional skills (such as Computer Aided Design) within the work place.

Content:
A three-month period of practical training to be recorded in the student's RIBA Practice Logbook/Professional Experience and Development Record. The Placement Tutor scrutinises and counter-signs the RIBA Practice Logbook/PEDR completed by the student and signed by their Work Place Supervisor.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR40097 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-ANM08 : MArch Architecture (Full-time with Thin Sandwich Placements) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.