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Urban Horticulture Issues & Perspectives (HORT90048)
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
July
Overview
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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 real world problem.
Guided by academic staff and industry representatives, students will research current local, national or international cases using a problem based approach to develop planning, design, management, data acquisition and synthesis, and communication skills. The subject will be structured around a project in which students will work in teams of 4-5 people to assess, plan and document appropriate solutions for problems associated with an urban landscape.
Intended learning outcomes
- develop an understanding of problem solving methodologies and demonstrate personal accountability by applying solutions to the diversity of challenges facing urban horticultural managers
- interpret, critically analyse and evaluate data to effectively implement horticultural programs, designs and operations
- investigate and demonstrate innovative approaches to the contemporary, interdisciplinary management of urban landscapes
- effectively communicate, to a range of audiences, the environmental and functional value of urban horticultural to the development of creative and vibrant cities
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90337 | Managing Urban Landscapes | July (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
- Assessment of groups LMS discussion board in week 4 and 8 (20%).
- Group project, problem based and encompassing a technical and multi-disciplinary report (10-12,000 Words) due last week of second semester (60%)
- A 30 min group presentation due last week of second semester (20%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Nicholas Williams Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 30 hours - 4 days of lectures and fieldwork in July, 1 day of seminars in last week of semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 17 July 2017 to 21 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 18 July 2017 Census date 11 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 September 2017 Assessment period ends 20 October 2017 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Master of Urban Horticulture - 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