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  • Urban Environmental Policy and PlanningABPL90341

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    The subject covers the essential science needed to understand the impacts of urbanisation on the environment, describes environmental policy and governance from the global to the local levels, and then provides case studies of environmental planning issues and responses. Topics such as urban wate...

  • Urban Forest EcosystemsFRST30003

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    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...

  • Urban Horticulture Issues & PerspectivesHORT90048

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2020

    21st century urban greenspace management requires an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. This subject, undertaken in the final semester of the Masters of Urban Horticulture, provides a basis for students to integrate and apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course to solve a re...

  • Urban InformaticsABPL90366

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2020 Year:2020Quotas apply

    Urban Informatics is the study of cities using digital data, information, knowledge and models to understand trends, complexities and inform the formulation and evaluation of sustainable urban futures. This subject aims to arm the student with the necessary fundamental concepts and practical und...

  • Urban Morphological MappingABPL30051

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    This subject will introduce the field of urban morphological analysis and a range of techniques for urban mapping. It will include techniques for mapping and analysis of various layers of urban data, for instance: figure/ground, grain size, building and public space typology, infrastructure, func...

  • Urban Precinct StudioPLAN30005

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2020

    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...

  • Urban Precinct StudioABPL30052

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2020 Year:2020

    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...

  • Urban Soils, Substrates and WaterERTH90028

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2020

    Urban soils can present distinct and unique challenges to the land manager, landscape architect or horticulturist responsible for developing, maintaining or improving urban landscapes. Often compacted, contaminated, or otherwise unsuitable for plant growth, urban soils require assessment, solutio...

  • Urban Sustainability and Climate ChangeABPL90064

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2020

    This subject was previously known as Planning Urban Sustainability.    Humans have altered the earth's natural environment to such an extent, that scientists are considering the determination of a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Climate change is one of many indicators of these signific...

  • Urban Transport PoliticsABPL90056

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    This subject explores the politics of transport planning in cities and regions. It examines recent examples of transport planning in Australian cities and globally with a particular emphasis on how patterns of mobility and automobility have come to influence transport planning decisions. A dilemm...

  • Urinary Reproductive Tracts Lymph NodesVETS90041

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2020

      This subject will focus on the urinary and reproductive tracts and lymph nodes. Each topic will be covered in separate tutorials. The tutorials will comprise be of a didactic nature with multiple still and video images to complement the text. Students will be required to obtain images from the...

  • USA and the WorldHIST30065

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    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...

  • Usability Evaluation MethodsINFO20004

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2020

    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...

  • US Contract LawLAWS90032

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2020 Year:2020

    Many international transactions choose the law of a US jurisdiction as governing law—especially New York or Californian law. This subject covers doctrines distinctive to US contract law, with attention to important differences between New York and California. US contract law derives from the comm...

  • US Copyright Law and PracticeLAWS90104

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2020 Year:2020Quotas apply

    The subject will cover the relationship of statutory to constitutional norms, particularly with respect to US copyright’s accommodation of freedom of expression. The copyright 'Subject Matter' topic will include applied art and computer programs – works whose protection courts have not easily res...

  • US Environmental Law and PolicyLAWS90116

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2020 Year:2020Quotas apply

    This subject focuses on legal and policy issues concerning the regulation of environmental quality. The first part of the subject considers the theoretical foundations of environmental regulation, including economic and non-economic perspectives on environmental degradation; the scientific predic...

  • User Interface DevelopmentINFO20005

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2020

    A crucial skill in developing interactive systems is building clear and well-designed user interfaces across a range of technologies. In this subject, students will learn how to design and build user interfaces. The subject will introduce methods, techniques, and principles of visual communicatio...

  • US Foreign PolicyPOLS90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2020

    This subject examines the formation and conduct of US foreign policy.It explores the actors, ideas, interests and institutions that shape US foreign policy, including the role of the President, the Executive branch, Congress, interest groups, lobbies, and political culture, including debates abou...

  • Using Data To Build Learning PathwaysEDUC90756

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2020

    In this subject, participants will develop a theoretical and practical understanding of the principles of assessment and reporting for students with additional needs. The emphasis will be on data collection, its purpose, and strengths and weaknesses of various approaches that are consistent with ...

  • Using Data to Improve LearningEDUC90939

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2020

    This subject examines the interpretation and use of assessment data in a range of settings from Early Childhood to Tertiary. Various approaches to the interpretation of assessment data are examined, including criterion and standards referenced methods, with an emphasis on the reliability of data ...