Cities and Design Research Methodologies (BPLN0110)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
Teaching department: Bartlett School of Planning
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is open to students across the Bartlett Faculty and beyond. We particularly welcome students from across Masters and MRes programmes of the Bartlett Faculty, Departments of Geography, Anthropology and other. Students must contact the Module Coordinator on f.wunderlich@ucl.ac.uk for more information and check suitability or academic background."
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The module will focus on exposing students to inter-disciplinary theoretical traditions and schools of thought as well as urban design theoretical and methodological traditions and lines of inquiry, which are dominating and shaping research processes and practices within urban design research and practice, and contributing to its establishment as a research discipline. It will offer students the opportunity to听critically听learn and discuss听research methodological theories, processes, research tools and practices (in-situ, real-time and virtual),听including听methods of representations,听useful in听research within the urban design听field.听Students will critically reflect upon and explore the field of urban design research methodologies, discussing its nature (including ambiguity, pluralism and interdisciplinary scope), and impact on the delivery of unique research agendas and questions.

Building upon this knowledge and critical debates, students will furthermore be offered support on how to听design their own unique research proposal, and be guided and given feedback through out its writing process. Overall the module听will assist research students to locate themselves within specific traditions and lines of inquiry, and justify their choices of fieldwork practices and tools, and discuss their suitability within their own individual research project/dissertation.

The module is a space for critically reflect and explore the field of urban design research methodologies, and discuss its nature, scope and impact on the delivery of unique research agendas and questions.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 8
Module leader: Dr Filipa Wunderlich
Who to contact for more information: bsp.pgt@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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