Town Planning issues are the subject of student electives. The full course has focused on the regeneration of Liverpool during a 5-year period. Housing is naturally a major issue, and consequently students consider housing not only as a building type but also as an influence on the city, and as part of hybrid buildings. 2.14 Mackintosh School of Architecture , Glasgow. Theory is taught in 2nd and 5th years with dissertations in 5th year also.
Research is undertaken at PhD level.
There are particular interests in energy, sustainability and special needs housing. There are particular interests in energy and sustainability in design and theory projects. There is some housing design input into a Landscape Architecture course. The School also runs a non-professional accredited degree in Architectural Studies, which involves as part of its requirements a dissertation. Student numbers are small but topics have included sustainable housing.