APL103 History of Urban and Regional Planning

Credits (ECTS):15

Course responsible:Anne-Kristine Kronborg

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:Only available for BYREG-students

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:Workload total about 370 hours: ca. 90 h lectures/ structured eduction ca. 90 h group work ca. 190 h reading/self-tuition

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel, .

About this course

The course gives basic insight into historical development and contexts that are of importance for the practice of urban and regional planning. The students learn about urbanization in Norway, the history of architecture, international urban planning ideals through the ages and the emergence of urban and regional planning as a discipline. The course focuses on training academic working through writing, discussion, presentation and critical thinking with regard to the subject of the course.

Learning outcome

The student should be familiar with historical developments and contexts that are important for the practice of urban and regional planning. The student should be familiar with urbanization in Norway, be able to describe different types of buildings and how the architecture has developed, know about international urban planning ideals through the ages and the emergence of urban and regional planning as a discipline.

The student should understand and be able to discuss the importance of different urban planning ideals for urban development through the ages and the historical connection between planning and society.

The student should be able to argue, by using relevant literature and other sources, for the importance of the qualities and consequences that have arisen from urban planning ideals and be able to explain historical values and contexts that lie in the built environment.

  • Lectures, literature studies, discussion groups, precentations, mandatory assignments. Opponent for fellow students, evaluation of each other's assessment.
  • None
  • Portfolio assessment
  • External sensor
  • Written submission of 3 assignments, presentation of an assignment in plenary, submission of assessments for fellow students´s assignments (fellow student peer review).

    A minimum of 80% attendance is required in lectures.

  • The course is one of three intoduction courses for Master"s degree in town and regional planning.
  • ca. 90 h lectures/ structured teaching ca. 90 h
  • M- BYREG.
  • Passed / Not Passed
  • Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)