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Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage (MC-UCH) // Course structure

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Course structure

Students must complete:

  • 37.5 points of core subjects;
  • 12.5 points of MC-UCH selective subjects
  • 50 points from one of three pathways, including electives as specified below.

Completion of the Research Pathway provides students with the necessary research preparation for doctoral study.

Subject options

Core Subjects (37.5 points)

Students must complete the following subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90282 Principles of Heritage and Conservation
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90075 Urban and Landscape Heritage
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90355 Issues and Techniques in Global Heritage
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

MC-UCH Selective Subjects (12.5 points)

Students must complete one of the following subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90020 Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90089 Australian Architecture (PG)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90117 Twenty-first Century Architecture
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90367 Critical&Curatorial Practices in Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90241 Representing and Remembering Place (PG)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Specialisation Pathway

Students taking the Specialisation Pathway must complete 50 points of core subjects (37.5 points core and 12.5 points selective subjects) plus:

  • 3 x 12.5 point elective subjects (see elective lists below); and

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90383 Urban & Cultural Heritage Research Proj
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Research Pathway

Students taking the Research Pathway must complete 50 points of core subjects(37.5 points core and 12.5 points selective subject) plus:

  • 2 x 12.5 point electives (see elective lists below); and

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90382 Urban and Cultural Heritage Minor Thesis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Internship Pathway

Students taking the Internship Pathway must complete 50 points of core subjects(37.5 points core and 12.5 points selective subjects) plus:

  • 2 x 12.5 point electives (see elective lists below); and

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90360 MUCH Heritage Industry Internship
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90020 Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90085 Culture of Building Not available in 2019 12.5
ABPL90089 Australian Architecture (PG)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90117 Twenty-first Century Architecture
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90265 History of Landscape Architecture
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90276 Spatial& Political Architectures of Asia No longer available
ABPL90360 MUCH Heritage Industry Internship
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90367 Critical&Curatorial Practices in Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90381 Urban and Cultural Heritage Internship
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90382 Urban and Cultural Heritage Minor Thesis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90383 Urban & Cultural Heritage Research Proj
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90385 Applied Heritage Conservation Techniques
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90388 Polemic Design in China Japan Korea Not available in 2019 12.5
AMGT90024 Cultural Festivals and Special Events
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
AMGT90017 Communicating the Arts
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CUMC90027 RESPECT
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CUMC90029 Preventive Conservation
May (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90367 Critical&Curatorial Practices in Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90369 Architecture as Spectacle Not available in 2019 12.5
ABPL90134 Planning Theory and History
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90280 City Lights: Cities, Culture and History Not available in 2019 12.5
ABPL90368 Architecture and Media
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90146 Architectural Conservation in East Asia
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90241 Representing and Remembering Place (PG)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90336 Craft in Traditional Asian Architecture Not available in 2019 12.5
ABPL90409 Realising The Knowledge Economy
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 18 December 2020