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  • Urban EnvironmentsENVS10007

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    To understand why cities have become the most common living environment today, this subject will be built around three questions: what is ‘the urban' and why have cities formed and expanded?; how do we analyse the environments of contemporary cities?; and how might we create better urban futures?...

  • 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 HistoryABPL20034

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    Metropolitan areas have changed substantially through history. This subject examines the ideas, values and forces which influenced the physical growth and development of urban areas in the developed world. Using examples in Melbourne where possible and focusing on specific features and concepts o...

  • Urban Horticulture InternshipHORT20029

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    Students enrolled in this subject will be assisted to find a placement in a professional Urban Horticulture (or related field) working environment. They will work for approximately 120 hours under the guidance of a senior staff industry member, with additional support from the subject co-ordinato...

  • 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 Legends: Melbourne IntensiveHIST30071

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2017

    How are Australian histories and identities expressed in the urban landscape of Melbourne, and Australian cities more generally? Urban Legends offers an exciting look at the role of space, including the inner city and the suburbs, in the development of the Australian nation and the diversity of i...

  • Urban Precinct StudioABPL30060

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    The focus of this studio is on the development or redevelopment of a precinct-scale site. Students will undertake site investigations and prepare analysis that will lead into developing a vision for the precinct and a related urban design and planning framework. The future imagining of the precin...

  • Urban Precinct StudioABPL30052

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    The focus of this studio is on the development or redevelopment of a precinct-scale site. Students will undertake site investigations and prepare analysis that will lead into developing a vision for the precinct and a related urban design and planning framework. The future imagining of the precin...

  • 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...

  • Urban Tree ManagementHORT20019

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the care and management of trees in urban settings. The content will include tree anatomy and structure, tree growth and function, tree root systems, tree pathology and health, methods of tree assessment and evaluation, tree p...

  • Urban Water ManagementHORT10015

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    Water is essential for plant growth. In a world where climate is changing this resource is becoming scarce and expensive, therefore it is important to value water and to use it wisely. This subject develops students’ understanding of the relationship between achieving optimal plant growth in an u...

  • 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...

  • USA and the WorldHIST30065

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    The subject examines the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world in the 20th century. The subject explores America's rise to global power, the ideological foundations of U.S. foreign policy, and how, why, and with what effects the United States has exercised its power. We...

  • Usability EngineeringINFO30004

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    AIMS How do you design information and communication technologies that are useful, usable and satisfying? Usability Engineering addresses this question. Usability is now a vital part of the IT industry for both work and leisure. We can see usability (or the lack of it) in the design of tablets, ...

  • Usability Evaluation MethodsINFO20004

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    AIMS How do we know if our digital designs will be usable and useful when people take them up in their work or social lives? Poor designs lead to errors and frustration and result in a substantial waste of money and resources. It is crucial that digital designers carefully evaluate and iterate t...

  • 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...