6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4018531FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
This seminar teaches students basic cartographic and survey techniques to read and understand urban environments. It is a ‘hands on’ seminar in which students learn to use various techniques and apply these to a specific site or urban environment.
The seminar relies on graphical skills offered in the course 'Grafische vaardigheden - CAD'. Students with little or no graphical skills are advised to take up both these course simultaneously.
The 'Spatial Design' course in the second semester builds upon the analyses conducted in this course. In 'Spatial Design' students make an urban design for the same site that is the subject of this course. It is advisable to take up both courses within the same academic year.
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This seminar has a double goal: acquire techniques to understand the city and urban environments and to represent this analysis cartographically.
The students learn to understand and apply basic cartographic and spatial analysis techniques such as:
These techniques are applied to different levels of scale.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
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This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 1 (Bachelor via SCH of VRB) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 2 (Master indirect) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 3 (Bachelor of Master direct) (only offered in Dutch)