Urban Planning, Design and Society, 2014-2015

period / EC’s / Course title
and credit load (in EC = European credits) / EC’s / Course title
and credit load (in EC = European credits)
1.
Sep 2014-Nov 2014 / 10 / “Spatial Problems and Spatial Policies” (10 EC) / 10 / “Spatial Problems and Spatial Policies” (10 EC)
5 / “Visions on the City” (5 EC) / 5 / “Visions on the City” (5 EC)
2.
Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 / URBAN PLANNING & SOCIETY
SPECIALIZATION / HISTORY OF URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE SPECIALIZATION
5 / “The New Netherlands since the late 19th Century, in an international perspective” (5 EC) / 5 / “The New Netherlands since the late 19th Century, in an international perspective” (5 EC)
5 / “Spatial Planning Group Project”- students conduct a supervised research project in a team of 3 to 5 participants. The course serves as a first experience in conducting an individual research project, including the collection of primary data (field work) (5 EC) / 10 / “Healthy Cities. New perspectives on the history and theory of Architecture and Urbanism” (10 EC) – includes a supervised research project in a team of 3 to 5 participants.
5 / Choose one of the following courses:
1. / “Spatial Planning: The Urban Challenge” ( 5 EC)
2. / “People and Place” (5 EC)
3. / “Healthy Ageing” (5 EC)
4. / One other course (approval needed) (5 EC)
3.
Feb 2015-
Apr 2015 / URBAN PLANNING & SOCIETY
SPECIALIZATION / HISTORY OF URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE SPECIALIZATION
5 / Choose one of the following courses: / 5 / “Style and Modernity” (5 EC)
1. / “Transitions in Water Management” (5 EC)
2. / “Reinventing environmental planning” (5 EC)
3. / “Philosophies of social science, human geography and planning” (5 EC)
4. / “Heritage and Landscape Identities” (5 EC)
5. / One other course (approval needed) (5 EC)
5 / “Individual research project” (part 1) - A supervised research project on a specific theme in the field of spatial / urban / environmental / transportation planning (5 EC) / 5 / “Individual research project” (part 1) - A supervised research project on a specific theme in the field ofurban design / architecture / urban history (5 EC)
5 / Excursion (one week) to Berlin, capital city of Germany. A city divided until 1989 in East-Berlin and West-Berlin. The excursion, delivered in cooperation with Humboldt University Berlin, will focus on urban transformations (5 EC). The excursion includes preparation. / 5 / Excursion (one week) to London.The excursion will focus on urban transformations (5 EC). The excursion includes preparation.
4.
Apr 2015-
June 2015 / URBAN PLANNING & SOCIETY
SPECIALIZATION / HISTORY OF URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE SPECIALIZATION
5 / Choose one of the following courses: / 5 / Choose one of the following courses:
1. / “Infrastructure, Economy and Space” (5 EC) / 1. / “Urban Nature: Analysis of Design Strategies” (5 EC)
2. / “Social Impact Assessment” (5 EC) / 2. / “The end of healthcare typologies?” (5 EC)
10 / Individual research project (part 2) (10 EC) / 10 / Individual research project (part 2) (10 EC)
4th week of June 2015 / Mini-symposium - presentation of results of
individual research projects / Mini-symposium - presentation of results of
individual research projects
total / 60 / 60

June, 2014