The degree project should constitute a specialisation within the major the Built Environment for second-cycle studies. The course is designed as a delimited project within community planning.
AG212X Degree Project in Urban and Regional Planning, Second Cycle 30.0 credits
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Information for Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 14 Jan 2025 - 2 Jun 2025
- Periods
- P3 (15.0 hp), P4 (15.0 hp)
- Pace of study
100%
- Application code
60387
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
- No information inserted
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Peter Brokking (peter.brokking@abe.kth.se), Therese Gellerstedt (tgel@kth.se)
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AG212X (Autumn 2019–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After completed degree project, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the scientific foundation and best practice of the chosen subject. Demonstrate advanced understanding in current research and development of the chosen subject and also advanced knowledge on method.
- demonstrate the ability for holistic, critical and systematic work, including how to search, collect and integrate knowledge and identify the needs of additional knowledge
- demonstrate the ability to identify, analyse, assess and handle complex phenomena, issues and situations also with limited information
- demonstrate the ability to plan and with adequate methods carry out qualified assignments within given time frames and to evaluate this work
- demonstrate the ability to develop and evaluate products, processes, systems, methods or technical solutions considering the preconditions and need of people and the aims of the society for economic, social and ecological sustainable development
- Demonstrate ability to clearly present and discuss conclusions and the underlying arguments with other groups both orally and in writing.
- demonstrate the ability to make assessments considering relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects
- show such skills that is required to participate in research and development or to work independently in other qualified activities
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
All courses that are required for issuing the Degree of Bachelor should be fully completed with a pass mark. At least 60 credits of courses for second-cycle studies should be fully completed with a pass mark. These 60 credits should include all courses in the programme relevant to the degree project and a course in theory of science and research methodology.
The examiner is responsible to evaluate special admission requirements
Equipment
Literature
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- XUPP - Examination Assignment, 30.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
XUPP- Examination assignment, 30.0 credits
For examination, passed final report, approved seminar discussion of the manuscript and approved participation as reviewer at another student's degree project seminar are required
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.