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Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Alan March
Email: alanpm@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Further information: https://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au
Contact: https://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/contact
Structure
Students will be expected to complete a series of subjects taken from any discipline offered within the Bachelor of Design. Within each discipline there are specific subject sequences which lead to the completion of required core subjects in a major. For further information regarding sample study plans for single and double majors please visit:
http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate/course-planning/bdes
Subject Options
Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects
Architecture, Building and Planning
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL10005 | Understanding the Built Environment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10001 | Foundations of Design: Representation |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10002 | Construction as Alchemy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10003 | Design Studio Alpha |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN10002 | Introduction to Urban Planning | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONS10001 | Principles of Building | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP10001 | Economics and Cities | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARC10001 | Natural History | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN10001 | Cities Past and Future | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH20001 | Design Studio Beta |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH20002 | Design Studio Gamma |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH20003 | Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH20004 | Digital Design | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20033 | Construction Analysis |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20035 | Cities: From Local to Global | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20036 | Environmental Building Systems |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20042 | Construction of Residential Buildings | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20053 | Construction of Concrete Buildings | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONS20002 | Measurement of Building Designs | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP20001 | Finance for Built Environment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP20002 | Design and Property Principles | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP20003 | Design and Property Industry Studies | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARC20001 | Designing Living Systems | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN20002 | Urban Design for People and Places | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH30005 | Design Visualisation: Digital Techniques | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN30003 | Research Methods for Planners | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH30001 | Design Studio Delta |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH30002 | Design Studio Epsilon |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30041 | Construction Design |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30042 | Landscape Studio: Urban Open Space | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30061 | Landscape Studio: Designed Ecologies | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30039 | Construction Contract Administration | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30044 | Industry Partner project Studio | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30046 | Steel and Concrete Structural Systems | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30055 | Construction Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN30001 | Planning Scenario and Policy Workshop | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN30005 | Urban Precinct Studio | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30059 | Property Case Studies | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP30001 | Valuation of Land and Buildings | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP30002 | Sustainable Management of Design Assets | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP30003 | Design and Property Studio | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN30004 | Transit Oriented Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARC30001 | Site Tectonics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARC30002 | Interpreting Australian Landscape Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH30003 | Environmental Design- Commercial | June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH30004 | Environmental Design in Housing | Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30053 | Formative Ideas in Architecture | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30057 | Asia Pacific Modernities | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONS30001 | Building Information Modelling | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONS30002 | Building Information Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30063 | AA Visiting School Undergraduate | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30068 | Design Internship |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30069 | Installations and Happenings | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVEN30011 | Smart Transportation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30064 | Humanitarian Design Internship | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT30022 | Indigenous Engineering and Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30067 | Design Workshop | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERF30001 | Public Event Design | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES30004 | Design Visualisation: Analogue | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30051 | Urban Morphological Mapping | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30070 | Venice Studio | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH10004 | Design History & Theory in the Making |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL20055 | Global Foundations of Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL10007 | Environmental Technologies |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROP10002 | Property in the Modern Economy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Science
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST10005 | Calculus 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST10006 | Calculus 2 |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST10007 | Linear Algebra |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PHYC10001 | Physics 1: Advanced | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHYC10002 | Physics 2: Advanced | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHYC10003 | Physics 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PHYC10004 | Physics 2: Physical Science & Technology |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Engineering
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP10002 | Foundations of Algorithms |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP10003 | Media Computation | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO10003 | Fundamentals of Interaction Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENGR10005 | Statics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENGR20004 | Engineering Mechanics |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENEN20002 | Earth Processes for Engineering |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENGR20003 | Engineering Materials | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ELEN20005 | Foundations of Electrical Networks |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| GEOM20013 | Applications of GIS | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| GEOM20015 | Surveying and Mapping | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO20003 | Database Systems |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP20007 | Design of Algorithms | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP20008 | Elements of Data Processing |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP20005 | Intro. to Numerical Computation in C |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| CVEN30008 | Engineering Risk Analysis |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| CVEN30009 | Structural Theory and Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| CVEN30010 | Geotechnical Modelling and Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENGR30002 | Fluid Mechanics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| MCEN30017 | Mechanics & Materials |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| MCEN30018 | Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| GEOM30009 | Imaging the Environment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| GEOM30013 | Land Administration Systems | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| GEOM30012 | Integrated Spatial Systems | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO30005 | Web Information Technologies | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP30019 | Graphics and Interaction | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP30023 | Computer Systems | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| COMP30022 | IT Project | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO20004 | Usability Evaluation Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO30008 | Interactive Technology Project | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENVS10006 | Mapping Environments | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO30009 | Game Design | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| CVEN30011 | Smart Transportation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| PLAN30004 | Transit Oriented Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| MCEN30021 | Mechanical Systems Design |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| INFO20005 | User Interface Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| No longer available | |||
| ENGR20005 | Numerical Methods in Engineering |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Fine Arts and Music
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA10026 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA10032 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20029 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 3 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES10001 | Graphic Design Studio 1: Image & Text |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES20001 | Graphic Design Studio 2: Image & Media | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES20002 | Colour Studio | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES30001 | Infographics Studio | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES30002 | Branding | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES30003 | Graphic Design Studio 3 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10223 | Sound in Performance | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20041 | The Figure in Performance | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20043 | Light in Performance | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA30022 | Space Studio | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA30023 | Space in Performance | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA30024 | Performance Design Studio | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDES30004 | Design Visualisation: Analogue | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERF30001 | Public Event Design | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Business and Economics
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKTG10001 | Principles of Marketing |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAW10001 | Principles of Business Law |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022