Postgraduate CUR-MAA502-2021
Architectural Thesis Preparation
Scaffold your learning experience by developing architectural research skills. Look at the literature review process from multiple angles. Formulate a research focus.Put your new knowledge towards preparing an architectural dissertation proposal.
$2,910 $3,160
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 30 Aug 2021
- 29 Nov 2021
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QS RANKING 2021
13
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- prioritise concepts theories and approaches to determine and formulate a research focus within a broad cultural and environmental and technological context for further development
- assess the value of research theories and methods, and prioritise a set of design criteria as appropriate to the architectural discipline in order to make judgements and discriminate between ideas
- develop a research proposal using critical thinking, analytical writing, self-reflection and theoretical discourse skills relevant to the focus of the study within the discipline of architecture.
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- What is Research
- Starting the Research
- Reviewing Literature for Research
- Research Methods in Architecture
- Writing a Research Proposal
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-MAA402-Architectural Systems and Research Methods and CUR-MAA401-Architecture and Culture Research Topics and Methods and CUR-MAA408-Urban Design Research Methods and CUR-MAA407-Urban Design Research Studio and CUR-MAA409-Complex Buildings Research Studio and CUR-MAA411-Complex Buildings Research Methods and CUR-MAA507-Integrated Buildings Research Methods and CUR-MAA506-Integrated Buildings Research Studio ;
Others
Students must meet one of the following requisite rule groups: 1. MAA402 Architectural Systems and Research Methods AND MAA401 Architecture and Culture Research Topics and Methods AND MAA407 Urban Design Research Studio AND MAA408 Urban Design Research Methods OR 2. MAA411 Complex Buildings Research Methods AND MAA402 Architectural Systems and Research Methods AND MAA401 Architecture and Culture Research Topics and Methods AND MAA409 Complex Buildings Research Studio OR 3. MAA402 Architectural Systems and Research Methods AND MAA401 Architecture and Culture Research Topics and Methods AND MAA507 Integrated Buildings Research Methods AND MAA506 Integrated Buildings Research Studio
Special requirements
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Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone
This subject was previously known as Architectural Thesis Methods and Preparation.
Application of skills and knowledge obtained in architectural research in theory and methods, leading to the development of an architectural dissertation proposal. The Proposal includes an extensive study of relevant literature, exemplars and precedents in the selected field of study as it relates to the discipline of architecture.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Preliminary Dissertation Proposal (20%)
- Interim Dissertation Proposal (30%)
- Final Dissertation Proposal (50%)
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.