LARC40480 Psychology of Landscape

Academic Year 2018/2019

Psychology of Space

This module supports students interested in investigating urban space, urban life and (our own) human responses to the urban environment. Invited lecturer Dr. Silvia Loeffler introduces the city as a site of cultural thought and looks at the dialectics of outside and inside, and the imprints of our spatial memories. We explore urban space as stage setting for conflicting emotions. Our focus is on responses to public space, and how we interact with the public sphere in ‘private’ and ‘intimate’ ways. Such an approach supports the understanding of why we belong to certain spaces and are disconnected from others. It explores the concept of who ‘we’ are in the wide variety of spatial contexts.




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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, students will have gained:

Better understanding of human (and your own personal) psychological responses to public space, and the lived in urban environment

Improved ability to connect theory to your analysis and critique of the urban landscape

Critical thinking as an instrument for appraisal and innovation within the culture and context of urban design

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Conversation Class

4
Specified Learning Activities

96
Total

120
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Assignment: Essay

60

 Coursework (End of Trimester)
Assignment: < Description >

40

 Unspecified

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

Contact the module coordinator