ARCH 598

Credit: 0 hours.

Academic dimension to professionally supervised field experiences in which problems in architectural design and technology are defined, researched, and solved. Advanced doctoral students are introduced to applied research processes in any of architecture's sub-disciplines. Sites of applied research may include commercial firms, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies. Students work in school-approved firms or agencies of their choice. Written accounts of work, documentation of research questions, and reflective experiential learning reports must be submitted.

This course is intended to facilitate CPT in professionally focused environmental design research for students in the PhD program. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated for up to 11 months total of training. Prerequisite: Required research methods course (LA 505 or ARCH 563/LA 563 or equivalent) and approval of both PhD program chair and student's PhD adviser. Restricted to PhD students who have completed stage 1 of coursework.