Course Content
Term one
Research Methods
Enhances your knowledge and understanding of the nature and scope of research focusing on systematic techniques required for critical analysis.
Principles and Methods
Provides you with a holistic perspective of environmental sustainability and development. You will explore the interface between the three pillars of sustainability and investigate how they inform architectural design.
Design Research Lab 1
Allows you to explore and critically evaluate complex issues within your research unit and to test them within design studies.
Term two
Building Performance Modelling
Enables you to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings by exploring opportunities and methods used to test the building project delivered in the concurrent module.
Design Research Lab 2
Further develops the knowledge, skills and research themes from Design Research Lab 1. It helps you explore in more detail and depth, the boundaries of your strategic proposal.
Term three
Major Project: Dissertation
Gives you the opportunity to apply your research skills in order to present a detailed independent study on a topic of your choice.
