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Landscape Construction and Graphics (HORT90035)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Burnley)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Academic Support Officer - Vicki Mimis
Email: v.mimis@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: (03) 9035 6842
Overview
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This subject will cover the application of design principles and design critique, landscape materials and graphic techniques required to produce professional landscape plans, graphic communication of design intent and basic landscape elements (paving, pergolas, edging, walls, fences), verbal presentation and graphic rendering, basic surveying and levels for site development, and planting design and documentation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, student should be able to:
- Describe the important role landscape plans and their graphic presentation play in the industry
- Prepare professional landscape plans, including plant and material documentation.
- Identify the requirements for landscape grading and drainage of hard surfaces
- Communicate how different landscape structures work
- Explore appropriate design solutions for a range of different sites and their associated problems.
- Identify the professional responsibilities of landscape designers and when they need professional support from engineers and other associated fields.
Generic skills
• Sourcing, interpreting and applying information from written and electronic sources to individual tasks;
• Use scientific and technical literature to answer specific questions;
• Time management and the meeting of deadlines;
• Report on an experimental procedure using scientific conventions;
• Retrieval, from a range of paper-based and electronic sources, of information required to develop understanding of a topic, and the use of this information, with appropriate recognition, in report writing.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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HORT90034 | Landscape Design | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A landscape design assignment of 1000 words 20% (due mid semester)
- Landscape design plan and documentation equivalent to 3000 words 60 % (end of semester)
- A presentation of 10 minutes duration 20% (end of semester)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Andrew Laidlaw Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 42 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops. Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Academic Support Officer - Vicki Mimis
Email: v.mimis@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: (03) 9035 6842
Time commitment details
In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 42 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 170 hours research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Nil.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Garden Design Course Graduate Diploma in Urban Horticulture Course Master of Urban Horticulture - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022