| 1 | <p>Investigate a contemporary urban design issue.</p><p><br></p> | <p>MUrbDes - Master of Urban Design - Programme Capabilities <p>Display an understanding of the importance of acknowledging and addressing diverse individual, community and environmental needs within a wide range of societal and cultural values, also recognising and incorporating matauranga Maori, kaupapa Maori and the requirements of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to cultivate a distinctive multicultural identity of Aotearoa/NZ.</p><p>Demonstrate recognition of kaitiakitanga being intertwined with environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects, as well as the inter-relationships between the built and natural environments, and issues related to sustainable and resilient development, in order to better shape and direct the future of places and spaces, and enhance the interface between the public and private realm.</p><p>Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the importance of the history, theory, practice and design elements of urban design at the post graduate level drawing on your base discipline in the built environment.</p><p>Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of urban design theory with the ability to think critically within the wider environmental, economic, social and cultural societal constructs, legal frameworks and demonstrate relevant leadership skills required for urban design practice to achieve the desired improvements for the public realm.</p><p>Display an understanding of key issues around the urban design discipline in all its contexts: social, environmental, economic, cultural, historical, contemporary, future, local, and regional context and how these apply to urban design practice and being aware of different knowledge systems and transdisciplinary perspectives to the practice of urban design.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to identify conditions and needs; establish premises; gather information; analyse issues; appraise possibilities and produce in-depth analysis, assessments and rational conclusions for their urban design responses.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking in urban design: to generate concepts, designs and synthesise them with practical requirements in both rational and creative way to deliver working and meaningful urban design outcomes and solutions; then reflect on and assess their validity through an evaluation.</p><p>Display an understanding of the necessity and capacity to challenge existing knowledge from their foundational discipline; explore multiple sources and diverse viewpoints, adopt transdisciplinary perspectives; critique modes of urban design practice; develop various design and written processes and construct both reasoned and creative arguments and interpretations in order to improve the quality of the built environment.</p><p>Display the ability to apply research, theory, analysis and creativity in order to conceptualise and develop three-dimensional urban design form and space in relation to individual, community and environmental needs in real world situations.</p><p>Demonstrate the capacity to be inventive and generate novel and original solutions in relation to built environment issues, leveraging new and initiative entrepreneurial approaches to drive positive change.</p><p>Demonstrate a variety of skills and adequate ability (both individually and through collaboration) in effectively communicating information and ideas through a range of media including the graphical, spoken and written formats, while being conscious of diverse audiences and their cultural contexts.</p><p>Demonstrate adequate skills in communicating urban design ideas through writing and design led processes to various and complex wide variety of audiences.</p><p>Display an ability to explore and develop new ways of engaging audiences and communicating urban design concepts, ideas and approaches, as new media and technologies develop.</p><p>Demonstrate critical judgement skills and ethical behaviour in research, communication, creativity and practice, as well as in dealings with colleagues, professionals and the wider community with manaakitanga.</p><p>Demonstrate self-directed research, critical thinking and learning and the necessity for ongoing life-long learning, as well as personal and professional development.</p><p>Display the ability to reflect critically on one’s own ideas, concepts, arguments and designs. Demonstrate the ability to respond to external critique in a rational and well-considered manner while maintaining personal integrity in all forms of life and urban design practice.</p></p> |
| 2 | <p>Critically analysis to a research issue to deepen understanding of urban design</p> | <p>MUrbDes - Master of Urban Design - Programme Capabilities <p>Display an understanding of the importance of acknowledging and addressing diverse individual, community and environmental needs within a wide range of societal and cultural values, also recognising and incorporating matauranga Maori, kaupapa Maori and the requirements of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to cultivate a distinctive multicultural identity of Aotearoa/NZ.</p><p>Demonstrate recognition of kaitiakitanga being intertwined with environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects, as well as the inter-relationships between the built and natural environments, and issues related to sustainable and resilient development, in order to better shape and direct the future of places and spaces, and enhance the interface between the public and private realm.</p><p>Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the importance of the history, theory, practice and design elements of urban design at the post graduate level drawing on your base discipline in the built environment.</p><p>Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of urban design theory with the ability to think critically within the wider environmental, economic, social and cultural societal constructs, legal frameworks and demonstrate relevant leadership skills required for urban design practice to achieve the desired improvements for the public realm.</p><p>Display an understanding of key issues around the urban design discipline in all its contexts: social, environmental, economic, cultural, historical, contemporary, future, local, and regional context and how these apply to urban design practice and being aware of different knowledge systems and transdisciplinary perspectives to the practice of urban design.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to identify conditions and needs; establish premises; gather information; analyse issues; appraise possibilities and produce in-depth analysis, assessments and rational conclusions for their urban design responses.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking in urban design: to generate concepts, designs and synthesise them with practical requirements in both rational and creative way to deliver working and meaningful urban design outcomes and solutions; then reflect on and assess their validity through an evaluation.</p><p>Display an understanding of the necessity and capacity to challenge existing knowledge from their foundational discipline; explore multiple sources and diverse viewpoints, adopt transdisciplinary perspectives; critique modes of urban design practice; develop various design and written processes and construct both reasoned and creative arguments and interpretations in order to improve the quality of the built environment.</p><p>Display the ability to apply research, theory, analysis and creativity in order to conceptualise and develop three-dimensional urban design form and space in relation to individual, community and environmental needs in real world situations.</p><p>Demonstrate the capacity to be inventive and generate novel and original solutions in relation to built environment issues, leveraging new and initiative entrepreneurial approaches to drive positive change.</p><p>Demonstrate a variety of skills and adequate ability (both individually and through collaboration) in effectively communicating information and ideas through a range of media including the graphical, spoken and written formats, while being conscious of diverse audiences and their cultural contexts.</p><p>Demonstrate adequate skills in communicating urban design ideas through writing and design led processes to various and complex wide variety of audiences.</p><p>Display an ability to explore and develop new ways of engaging audiences and communicating urban design concepts, ideas and approaches, as new media and technologies develop.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to integrate a potentially wide range of competing individual, community based (including Te Moananui-a-Kiwa and beyond), and environmental concerns into the decision-making process to achieve a realistic and deliverable urban design response.</p><p>Demonstrate critical judgement skills and ethical behaviour in research, communication, creativity and practice, as well as in dealings with colleagues, professionals and the wider community with manaakitanga.</p><p>Demonstrate self-directed research, critical thinking and learning and the necessity for ongoing life-long learning, as well as personal and professional development.</p><p>Display the ability to reflect critically on one’s own ideas, concepts, arguments and designs. Demonstrate the ability to respond to external critique in a rational and well-considered manner while maintaining personal integrity in all forms of life and urban design practice.</p></p> |
| 3 | <p>Apply research skills and evidence-based reasoning to develop robust findings and conclusions</p> | <p>MUrbDes - Master of Urban Design - Programme Capabilities <p>Display an understanding of the importance of acknowledging and addressing diverse individual, community and environmental needs within a wide range of societal and cultural values, also recognising and incorporating matauranga Maori, kaupapa Maori and the requirements of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to cultivate a distinctive multicultural identity of Aotearoa/NZ.</p><p>Demonstrate recognition of kaitiakitanga being intertwined with environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects, as well as the inter-relationships between the built and natural environments, and issues related to sustainable and resilient development, in order to better shape and direct the future of places and spaces, and enhance the interface between the public and private realm.</p><p>Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the importance of the history, theory, practice and design elements of urban design at the post graduate level drawing on your base discipline in the built environment.</p><p>Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of urban design theory with the ability to think critically within the wider environmental, economic, social and cultural societal constructs, legal frameworks and demonstrate relevant leadership skills required for urban design practice to achieve the desired improvements for the public realm.</p><p>Display an understanding of key issues around the urban design discipline in all its contexts: social, environmental, economic, cultural, historical, contemporary, future, local, and regional context and how these apply to urban design practice and being aware of different knowledge systems and transdisciplinary perspectives to the practice of urban design.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to identify conditions and needs; establish premises; gather information; analyse issues; appraise possibilities and produce in-depth analysis, assessments and rational conclusions for their urban design responses.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking in urban design: to generate concepts, designs and synthesise them with practical requirements in both rational and creative way to deliver working and meaningful urban design outcomes and solutions; then reflect on and assess their validity through an evaluation.</p><p>Display an understanding of the necessity and capacity to challenge existing knowledge from their foundational discipline; explore multiple sources and diverse viewpoints, adopt transdisciplinary perspectives; critique modes of urban design practice; develop various design and written processes and construct both reasoned and creative arguments and interpretations in order to improve the quality of the built environment.</p><p>Display the ability to apply research, theory, analysis and creativity in order to conceptualise and develop three-dimensional urban design form and space in relation to individual, community and environmental needs in real world situations.</p><p>Demonstrate the capacity to be inventive and generate novel and original solutions in relation to built environment issues, leveraging new and initiative entrepreneurial approaches to drive positive change.</p><p>Demonstrate a variety of skills and adequate ability (both individually and through collaboration) in effectively communicating information and ideas through a range of media including the graphical, spoken and written formats, while being conscious of diverse audiences and their cultural contexts.</p><p>Demonstrate adequate skills in communicating urban design ideas through writing and design led processes to various and complex wide variety of audiences.</p><p>Display an ability to explore and develop new ways of engaging audiences and communicating urban design concepts, ideas and approaches, as new media and technologies develop.</p><p>Demonstrate critical judgement skills and ethical behaviour in research, communication, creativity and practice, as well as in dealings with colleagues, professionals and the wider community with manaakitanga.</p><p>Demonstrate self-directed research, critical thinking and learning and the necessity for ongoing life-long learning, as well as personal and professional development.</p><p>Display the ability to reflect critically on one’s own ideas, concepts, arguments and designs. Demonstrate the ability to respond to external critique in a rational and well-considered manner while maintaining personal integrity in all forms of life and urban design practice.</p></p> |
| 4 | <p>Communicate findings professionally through a well-structured written report</p> | <p>MUrbDes - Master of Urban Design - Programme Capabilities <p>Display an understanding of the importance of acknowledging and addressing diverse individual, community and environmental needs within a wide range of societal and cultural values, also recognising and incorporating matauranga Maori, kaupapa Maori and the requirements of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to cultivate a distinctive multicultural identity of Aotearoa/NZ.</p><p>Demonstrate recognition of kaitiakitanga being intertwined with environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects, as well as the inter-relationships between the built and natural environments, and issues related to sustainable and resilient development, in order to better shape and direct the future of places and spaces, and enhance the interface between the public and private realm.</p><p>Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the importance of the history, theory, practice and design elements of urban design at the post graduate level drawing on your base discipline in the built environment.</p><p>Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of urban design theory with the ability to think critically within the wider environmental, economic, social and cultural societal constructs, legal frameworks and demonstrate relevant leadership skills required for urban design practice to achieve the desired improvements for the public realm.</p><p>Display an understanding of key issues around the urban design discipline in all its contexts: social, environmental, economic, cultural, historical, contemporary, future, local, and regional context and how these apply to urban design practice and being aware of different knowledge systems and transdisciplinary perspectives to the practice of urban design.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to identify conditions and needs; establish premises; gather information; analyse issues; appraise possibilities and produce in-depth analysis, assessments and rational conclusions for their urban design responses.</p><p>Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking in urban design: to generate concepts, designs and synthesise them with practical requirements in both rational and creative way to deliver working and meaningful urban design outcomes and solutions; then reflect on and assess their validity through an evaluation.</p><p>Display an understanding of the necessity and capacity to challenge existing knowledge from their foundational discipline; explore multiple sources and diverse viewpoints, adopt transdisciplinary perspectives; critique modes of urban design practice; develop various design and written processes and construct both reasoned and creative arguments and interpretations in order to improve the quality of the built environment.</p><p>Display the ability to apply research, theory, analysis and creativity in order to conceptualise and develop three-dimensional urban design form and space in relation to individual, community and environmental needs in real world situations.</p><p>Demonstrate the capacity to be inventive and generate novel and original solutions in relation to built environment issues, leveraging new and initiative entrepreneurial approaches to drive positive change.</p><p>Demonstrate a variety of skills and adequate ability (both individually and through collaboration) in effectively communicating information and ideas through a range of media including the graphical, spoken and written formats, while being conscious of diverse audiences and their cultural contexts.</p><p>Demonstrate adequate skills in communicating urban design ideas through writing and design led processes to various and complex wide variety of audiences.</p><p>Display an ability to explore and develop new ways of engaging audiences and communicating urban design concepts, ideas and approaches, as new media and technologies develop.</p><p>Demonstrate critical judgement skills and ethical behaviour in research, communication, creativity and practice, as well as in dealings with colleagues, professionals and the wider community with manaakitanga.</p><p>Demonstrate self-directed research, critical thinking and learning and the necessity for ongoing life-long learning, as well as personal and professional development.</p><p>Display the ability to reflect critically on one’s own ideas, concepts, arguments and designs. Demonstrate the ability to respond to external critique in a rational and well-considered manner while maintaining personal integrity in all forms of life and urban design practice.</p></p> |