Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Design (MC-ARCHUD) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Knowledge:

• A knowledge of design based on architectural history, theory and contemporary practice.
• A knowledge of current practice contexts, including environmental, technological, regulatory and project-delivery systems.
• A knowledge of research and design-research methodologies and methods, including empirical and research methods drawn from the sciences and humanities relevant to the discipline of architecture.
• A knowledge of urban design and related areas; enabling them to play an integrating role between the built environment disciplines, including architecture, landscape, and planning.
• An understanding of a broad range of urban design theories, and their practical application.
• Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to urban studies.
• An understanding of recent developments in the field of Urban Design.

Skills:

• The cognitive and creative skills to develop and evaluate a design concept that demonstrates the exercise of theoretical reflection, critical choice, imagination and professional responsibility, through the exploration, testing and refinement of different technical and aesthetic alternatives.
• The technical and creative skills to produce a design that demonstrates an appreciation of economic factors, environmental issues, social and cultural issues, building systems and materials.
• The technical and communication skills to generate design and contractual documentation that clearly conveys information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences and that enables a design project to be realised.
• The cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice.
• The communication skills to present projects that contribute to professional practice or scholarship.

Application of knowledge and skills:

• The ability to think strategically at different urban scales.
• The ability to establish and evaluate requirements and priorities in new project situations and contexts.
• The ability to work individually and collaboratively to prepare and deliver a design project.
• The ability to prepare, structure, schedule, evaluate and deliver a substantial research or design-research project.
• The ability to think strategically and creatively in addressing key urban design issues.
• The ability to work individually and collaboratively to establish and evaluate requirements and priorities in new project situations and effectively contribute to urban design projects.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences
• Critical and analytical skills to identify and resolve complex problems
• Ability to learn and use appropriate technologies
• Effective organisational, time management and planning skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and productively in groups