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MUP Studio (ABPL90384)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Kathryn Davidson (Subject Coordinator)
August
Semester 2
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 1 August Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This studio-based subject is a capstone option for the completion of the Master of Urban Planning. It builds on the knowledge attained by students in their first year and addresses practical problems, which will vary among studios. Fieldwork locations, themes and interdisciplinary elements may change each semester to respond to emerging practical challenges and opportunities. Individual self-guided work will be complemented by a small amount of group work for the development of team work and leadership skills. Studio options for each semester are presented at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/subject-options/msd-studios
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and engage critically with issues related to planning practice;
- Conduct primary and secondary research to understand and address planning issues;
- Identify and propose creative solutions to planning issues;
- Identify and respond to ethical challenges;
- Understand the relationships between planning and society, culture, environment, space and politics;
- Demonstrate a capacity to work efficiently and effectively individually and as a team; and
- Have the ability to devise on strategies and timelines for completing negotiated tasks.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Critical thinking and analysis;
- Research capacity and ability to synthesise and deduce from multiple sources;
- Original thinking in context;
- Expression of key ideas publicly and in report form; and,
- Written and design skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the Master of Urban Planning (MC-URPL) and
Completion of 100 points of study within MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning (core or specialisation elective subjects), including ABPL90135
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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No longer available |
Please refer to the Master of Urban Planning -Course structure.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
MSD Minor Thesis
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90217 | MSD Minor Thesis | No longer available | |
ABPL90396 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
ABPL90397 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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
- Group work (equivalent to 3000 words per student), due week 5 (30%);
- Final individual planning report (equivalent to 7000 words), due week 14 (70%).
Note: For summer term, assessment due dates are mid-term and end-term respectively.
Assessment for intensive August availability:
Draft Individual Planning Report, 2000 word equivalent, due fourth week September.
Group work, equivalent to 3000 words per student, due second week October (30%).
Final Individual Planning Report, 7000 word equivalent (incorporating work submitted as draft), due fourth week October (70%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Kathryn Davidson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2X 3 hour studios per week Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 10 February 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Kathryn Davidson (Subject Coordinator)
- August
Coordinator Michele Acuto Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 47 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 12 August 2019 to 4 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 17 June 2019 Census date 30 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2019 Assessment period ends 28 October 2019 August contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kathryn Davidson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2X 3 hour studios per week Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 7 July 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Additional delivery details
An enrolment quota of 8 applies to the Summer Term intensive only .
An enrolment quota of 26 applies to the Semester 1 and 2.
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected.
Selection criteria: Priority will be given to applicants in terms of credit points, with preference given to those who have completed more points. If a number of students at the quota cut off point have completed the same number of points, they will be ranked according to academic merit.
For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/quota-subjects
Semester 1 and 2 Studio class allocation process is done via a ballot, for further information please refer to the https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/subject-options/msd-studios
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban Planning - 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