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Landscape Design (HORT90034)
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
Overview
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This subject will provide an overview of landscape design and the broader landscape industry; discuss landscape design principles and their application to practice; explore garden history and prominent garden designers; describe the residential landscape design process and planting and materials design. Guest speakers from industry will contribute to the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, student should:
- Describe the design process from client brief through site analysis to finished design and design documentation.
- Outline professional responsibilities of designers and clarify the roles and needs of professional support
- Discuss historical and contemporary gardens and their influence in design inspiration, including Melbourne’s garden history
- Communicate appropriate design solutions for different sites, resolving problems through this process.
- Apply learned design principles to a simple residential garden design.
- Describe the design functions and aesthetics of different planting and materials used in landscape design
Generic skills
- Sourcing, interpreting and applying information from written and electronic sources to writing tasks;
- Use scientific and technical literature to answer specific questions;
- Apply time management skills to assessment deadlines;
- An ability to work in groups as a means of enhancing learning outcomes
- Capacity for independent, analytical and critical thought and reflection.
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 11 October 2023
Assessment
Additional details
- A garden design essay proposal, equivalent to 1000 words 20% (due early semester),
- A garden design essay, equivalent to 3000 words 60% (due end of semester) and
- An oral presentation of 10 minutes duration 20% (end of semester).
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Andrew Laidlaw Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 42 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops. Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018
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: 11 October 2023
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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 October 2023