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Land and Property Economics (ABPL90416)
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
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The subject will examine the economic, social, legal and political context of land and property by focusing on:
1. Local, national and global economies: the changing spatial dimensions of land and property markets.
2. Social significance: social meanings attached to land and property and their effects on economic behaviour.
3. Regulatory regimes and public involvement: the legal framework for property market activity and its economic implications.
4. Governance and policy processes: the political significance and policy implications of land and property.
Intended learning outcomes
- Develop fundamental knowledge of economic theories which guide the land and property market.
- Formulate general explanations of property market behaviour.
- Apply theories of economics to understand the distribution of property rights among different stakeholders, causes of urban informalities and socio-economic segmentation of urban spaces.
- Explain activity and outcomes in specific property markets defined by sector, location and function.
- Make a critical economic assessment of land use policy and methods of policy delivery.
- Develop economic analytical skills required in the property discipline and apply them in investigating problems concerning land and property markets in developed and developing countries - such as housing unaffordability; demand and supply issues with housing for the poor and aged; implications of informal rights on the property; and so on.
Generic skills
- Problem Solving and critical thinking;
- Application of theory to practice;
- Synthesis and evaluation of data and other information;
- Written, verbal and visual presentation of ideas; and
- Information gathering and critical synthesis skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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: 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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Written assignment 1 (group work), equivalent to 1000 words per student
| Week 6 | 20% |
Written assignment 2 (group work), equivalent to 1500 words per student
| Week 11 | 30% |
One examination
| End of semester | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jyoti Shukla Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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