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Human Environments Relations (ABPL90322)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
June
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Overview
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This subject illustrates the body of work and research which links human behaviour to the design of the built environment. It explores the history of this research with a focus interactions between humans and the physical environment in education and health facilities. A case study approach is taken to develop insights into ways human environment interaction can be understood and how such information used to inform the evidence-based design of facilities for learning and health care.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will achieve the following graduate competencies in this unit: an understanding of human and environment relations theory, research into evidence based design and human behaviour, implications for design briefing.
Generic skills
Communication in written, diagrammatic and verbal forms, research methods in human environment relations, writing of briefs for different audiences, cross-disciplinary engagement working in teams.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following courses:
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
MC-ARCH2Y Master of Architecture (200 points)
MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture (300 points)
MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
MC-LARCH2Y Master of Landscape Architecture (200 points)
MC-LARCH3Y Master of Landscape Architecture (300 points)
MC-CM Master of Construction Management
MC-CONMG2Y Master of Construction Management (200 points)
MC-CONMG3Y Master of Construction Management (300 points)
MC-PROP Master of Property
MC-PROP2Y Master of Property (200 points)
MC-PROP3Y Master of Property (300 points)
MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
234AA Master of Design
234AH Master of Design (Heritage)
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Oral Presentation (including slides) – 1000 words or equivalent
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Written Report/Assignment
| Third week of July | 20% |
Research Project Report
| End of August | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- June
Principal coordinator Ben Cleveland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 35 hours (7 hours x 5 days) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 15 June 2020 Pre teaching requirements The course requires some pre-reading on theories of human environment interaction. Readings will be provided to students by the pre- teaching date . Teaching period 22 June 2020 to 26 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 16 June 2020 Census date 3 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 August 2020 Assessment period ends 31 August 2020 June contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Additional delivery details
This subject has a pre-teaching period:
The course requires some pre-reading on theories of human environment interaction. Readings will be provided to students by the pre- teaching date .
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Heft, H. (2001). Ecological psychology in context: James Gibson, Roger Barker, and the legacy of William James’s radical empiricism. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Subject notes
This subject is closely related to “ABPL90321 Building the Brief: People, Purpose Place” and “EDUC90728 Innovative Spaces & Pedagogy”, with the latter unit available to ABP and MGSE students who work together on 'real' school based projects.
Where the course structure allows it, some Melbourne School of Design students may be able to take all three subjects (check Handbook course entries for details).
Master of Architecture students who complete all three subjects and subsequently undertake “ABPL90169 Design Thesis” with a Learning Environments theme, find they have a strong basis for framing their thesis.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Architecture Course Master of Architecture - 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: 3 November 2022