Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2012/2013
PROPERTY
PO 1503
UNDERSTANDING PROPERTY
CREDIT POINTS 15
Course Co-ordinator: Professor N Hutchison
Pre-requisite(s): None.
Co-requisite(s):
Environmental and climatic influences in building design and material choice;sustainable built environment; building degradation and pathology; building defects; structural and condition surveys; building measurement and survey drawings; planning, legal and financial framework.
1 two-hour lecture plus 1 one-hour lecture per week, plus three site visits/field trips.
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%) comprising two elements:
i) one 1,500 word essay (50%)
ii) one class test lasting one hour (50%)
Resit: One 1,500 word essay on a new topic.

