Handbook home
Subjects
- Urban Design StudiesABPL20037
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Urban design is defined as the shaping of public space, distinguished from urban planning by its focus on urban form, from landscape architecture by its focus on built form and from architecture by its focus on public space. This subject will introduce and critically analyse a broad range of conc...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Justyna Karakiewicz Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5 hour of lecture and 1.5 hour of tutorials per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
Justyna Karakiewicz
justynak@unimelb.edu.au
- Urban Forest EcosystemsFRST30003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject imparts detailed knowledge on the crucial role that urban forests are playing in the development and resilience of sustainable cities around the world, using both local and international case studies. It begins by exploring the unique composition of urban forests, and the multiple so...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Stephen Livesley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2x 1 hour lectures per week; 4x 2 hour practicals; 6x 2 hour tutorials; 2x 3 hour field trips Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
- Urban HistoryABPL20034
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator David Nichols Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2x1 hour lecture per week, 1x1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
Email: nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
- Urban Horticulture InternshipHORT20029
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Frederick Hellriegel Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 120 hours industry placement, 12 hours workshop attendance Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
- Urban Precinct StudioABPL30060
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sun Sheng Han Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 hour of lecture and and 6 hours of studio ( 2X 3 hours) per week. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 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
- Urban Precinct StudioABPL30052
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
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...
Not available in 2019
View details - Urban Tree ManagementHORT20019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sara Barron Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures, 24 hours of practicals/seminars/field trips. Total: 48 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- USA and the WorldHIST30065
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Mia Martin Hobbs Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29 hours – 12 x 1.5 hour lectures and 11 x 1 hour tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
- Usability EngineeringINFO30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
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, ...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ryan Kelly Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of two 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
Ryan Kelly
- Usability Evaluation MethodsINFO20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
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...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Wally Smith Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 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
Wally Smith
- Valuation of Land and BuildingsPROP30001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Property and property valuation matter, Residential and commercial properties form a substantial part of a nation’s wealth. The practice of quantifying the wealth of landed resources affects the stability of the local, the national and the global markets.This subject introduces students to the ma...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Hao Wu Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
Hao Wu (Subject Coordinator)
- Value TheoryPHIL40004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject will involve an advanced study of problems and issues in contemporary value theory, normally concentrating on issues in ethics and metaethics. In some years, the course may instead focus on issues in contemporary aesthetics. On completion of the subject, students should be able to br...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Francois Schroeter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 1 x 2 hour seminar each week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN10010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Yasuhisa Watanabe Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 48 hours: Four hours of language classes per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN20012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Yasuhisa Watanabe Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 48 hours: 4 hours of language classes per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN30012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Yasuhisa Watanabe Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
- Vector CalculusMAST20009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject studies the fundamental concepts of functions of several variables and vector calculus. It develops the manipulation of partial derivatives and vector differential operators. The gradient vector is used to obtain constrained extrema of functions of several variables. Line, surface an...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christine Mangelsdorf Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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
Email: mangel@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nora Ganter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 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
- Vegetation Management and ConservationBOTA30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject provides a detailed knowledge of vegetation structure and natural values of Victorian plant communities and their assessment, including environmental limiting factors, threats due to land use, development and fragmentation, and management issues related to environmental impact assess...
- Semester 2
Coordinator David Duncan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x one hour lecture per week; 48 hours fieldwork and practical work (4 hours per week, plus up to one hour travel time to and from field sites) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 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
- Venice and Cultures of ConsumptionHIST20052
Undergraduate subject Offered:November Year:2019
This intensive three-week study abroad subject is taught on location in Venice. The Renaissance in Italy is regarded by many as the locus of the first consumer society in the western world. Venice was at the centre of the new commercial revolution and the trade and production of the luxury goods ...
- November - Off Campus
Coordinator Catherine Kovesi Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 38 hours: This subject is taught in intensive mode in Venice from 22 November (departure date) (subject begins 25 November) to 12 December 2019. Seven x 1 hour lectures, seven x 1 hour tutorials, eight x 3 hour site visits. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 November 2019 to 12 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 28 November 2019 Census date 13 December 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 January 2020 Assessment period ends 10 February 2020 November contact information
- Venice and Cultures of ConsumptionHIST30051
Undergraduate subject Offered:November Year:2019
This intensive three-week study abroad subject is taught on location in Venice. The Renaissance in Italy is regarded by many as the locus of the first consumer society in the western world. Venice was at the centre of the new commercial revolution and the trade and production of the luxury goods ...
- November - Off Campus
Coordinator Catherine Kovesi Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 40 hours: This subject is taught in intensive mode on site in Venice from 22 November (departure date) (subject begins 25 November) to 12 December 2017. Seven x 1 hour lectures, seven x 1 hour tutorials, eight x 3 hour site visits. Pre-departure digital storytelling tutorial: 2 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 November 2019 to 12 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 28 November 2019 Census date 13 December 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 January 2020 Assessment period ends 10 February 2020 November contact information
- Vet Bioscience Research Project Part 1VETS40020
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This honours research project in the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences aims to develop a student's ability to design and undertake a substantial body of work, to find solutions to a particular problem, and to report on this in written and verbal form. Project definition is completed...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ken Snibson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 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