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  • Urban Design TheoryABPL90017

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject explores contemporary theories and modes of critique relating to the design of the urban public realm. Emphasis is on how urban physical form responds to the economic, cultural, political, social, aesthetic and natural forces of an urbanised area. Assignments and class papers require...

  • Urban Design ThesisABPL90376

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject is the culmination of each student's studies in Master of Urban Design. It will consist of a number of autonomous studio groups offering a range of opportunities for students to demonstrate an original approach to design synthesis in the relevant discipline, which is based on researc...

  • Urban Eco Acupuncture StudioABPL90111

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017Quotas apply

    Students will take part in an international studio in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden, in collaboration with students and academics from the Technical University of Delft and the Alto Design Factory in Leeuwarden. This studio will address the strategic objectives laid out by the City of Leeuwarden f...

  • Urban Environmental Policy and PlanningABPL90341

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    The subject covers the essential science needed to understand the impacts of urbanisation on the environment, describes environmental policy and governance from the global to the local levels, and then provides case studies of environmental planning issues and responses. Topics such as urban wate...

  • Urban GovernanceABPL90315

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    The study of urban governance helps to explain how cities work. Urban governance looks at the Constitution, roles, responsibilities and resources of different levels of government, intergovernmental relations, municipal finance, models for financing and delivering large infrastructure projects, c...

  • Urban Horticulture Issues & PerspectivesHORT90048

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    21st century urban greenspace management requires an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. This subject, undertaken in the final semester of the Masters of Urban Horticulture, provides a basis for students to integrate and apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course to solve a re...

  • Urban InformaticsABPL90366

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:September Year:2017Quotas apply

    Urban Informatics is the study of cities using digital data, information, knowledge and models to understand trends, complexities and inform the formulation and evaluation of sustainable urban futures. This subject aims to arm the student with the necessary fundamental concepts and practical unde...

  • Urbanisation, Work and Global CitiesDEVT90061

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject is aimed at understanding the contemporary nature of work in both rich and poor countries and to identify salient processes by which national economies and cities are interlinked. The underlying rationale is to critically examine how capitalism as an economic system is unfolding in d...

  • Urban Soils, Substrates and WaterERTH90028

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    Urban soils can present distinct and unique challenges to the land manager, landscape architect or horticulturist responsible for developing, maintaining or improving urban landscapes. Often compacted, contaminated, or otherwise unsuitable for plant growth, urban soils require assessment, solutio...

  • Urban Tree Growth and FunctionHORT90041

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2017

    Environmental stresses such as drought, extreme heat and severe wind events are increasing in their severity in urban environments. This subject aims to help students understand how and why urban trees are vulnerable to such stresses. Urban tree biology and function is constantly compromised thro...

  • Urban Tree HealthHORT90044

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:November Year:2017

    This subject aims to provide students with an understanding of the impact of the invasion of trees by pests and other parasitic organisms in urban and other forest environments. Students will gain an understanding of the identification of common pest and disease species; understand the symptoms d...

  • Urinary Reproductive Tracts Lymph NodesVETS90041

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

      This subject will focus on the urinary and reproductive tracts and lymph nodes. Each topic will be covered in separate tutorials. The tutorials will comprise be of a didactic nature with multiple still and video images to complement the text. Students will be required to obtain images from the...

  • US Competition Law and PolicyLAWS70320

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:June Year:2017

    While the legislation governing competition (antitrust) law differs across jurisdictions, the methods of analysis have become very similar. The United States (US) has the longest and deepest experience with the application of such legislation. Every competition lawyer will benefit from familiarit...

  • US Contract LawLAWS90032

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    Many international transactions choose the law of a US jurisdiction as governing law—especially New York or Californian law. This subject covers doctrines distinctive to US contract law, with attention to important differences between New York and California. US contract law derives from the comm...

  • US Copyright Law and PracticeLAWS90104

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:October Year:2017Quotas apply

    The subject will cover the relationship of statutory to constitutional norms, particularly with respect to US copyright’s accommodation of freedom of expression. The copyright 'Subject Matter' topic will include applied art and computer programs – works whose protection courts have not easily res...

  • US Foreign PolicyPOLS90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    This subject examines the formation and conduct of US foreign policy.It explores the actors, ideas, interests and institutions that shape US foreign policy, including the role of the President, the Executive branch, Congress, interest groups, lobbies, and political culture, including debates abou...

  • Using Data To Build Learning PathwaysEDUC90756

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:March Year:2017

    In this subject, participants will develop a theoretical and practical understanding of the principles of assessment and reporting for students with additional needs. The emphasis will be on data collection, its purpose, and strengths and weaknesses of various approaches that are consistent with ...

  • Using EvidencePADM90008

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:October Year:2017

    Using Evidence is one of the core subjects in the Melbourne Master of Public Administration. The Melbourne MPA is an interdisciplinary, globally-focused degree program for managers that work within or with government. This subject is one of three professionally-oriented subjects and it builds on ...

  • Using ICT in Chinese Language TeachingEDUC90698

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    The subject introduces the range and purposes of ICT in modern languages education and requires particular engagement with applications which assist Chinese language teachers to produce material of their own; to open computer based language learning resources including the Web to their students s...

  • US Intellectual Property LawLAWS70406

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    Intellectual property is an increasingly contested field – both nationally and internationally. Different states’ intellectual property laws manifest different attitudes towards the defining policy tension in this field of law: how to encourage and reward innovative activity, while ensuring that ...