16 Advanced Diploma in Architecture (A7AT1Q) CURRICULUM MODULE CODE MODULE CREDIT MODULE PURPOSE 120 credits ADA7XA1 20 Art, Design and Architecture Design Theory and Practice 4 The purpose of this module is to equip students to relate and deepen their methods, techniques, knowledge and research investigation into a range of contemporary design theories and practices that impact on resolving problems within a South African context. MAD7XA1 20 Methods of Art, Design and Architecture Research 4 The purpose of this module is to expose students to various methods of research in art, design and architecture, to enable students to integrate knowledge, research methods and creative thinking in the identification, development and presentation of a design solution. AAP7XA1 20 Art, Design and Architecture Practice 4 The purpose of this module is to enable the student to explore generic interdisciplinary design practices of various design disciplines. to enable students to apply creative and alternative design solutions, in interdisciplinary group work, to identified problems. ARP7XB2 60 Architecture Project 4 The purpose of the module is two-fold, firstly (Component A), to enable students to write a reflective research essay on an identified technical, economic, social, technique, material or environmental identified design problem. Secondly (Component B), to afford the student the opportunity to integrate knowledge, research findings and creative thinking in the identification, development and presentation of a design project that is of an appropriate scope, scale and complexity. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: Programme and module outcomes and assessment criteria are available in separate internal faculty documents.
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