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Urban and Landscape Heritage (ABPL90075)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Anna Hooper
Email: anna.hooper@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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The development of landscape design in Australia. The influence and work of Australian landscape designers. Concepts of natural and cultural heritage. Types of landscape heritage: Australian indigenous landscapes, public and private parks and gardens, institutional and industrial landscapes, symbolic and commemorative landscapes. Heritage legislation and organisations. Techniques for the assessment of landscape heritage. Case studies are used to illustrate the theory and practice of planning and managing sites that have cultural significance.
NOTE: Students must be able to travel interstate for up to 2.5 days for site visits .
Saturday 24th Sept and Sunday 25th Sept (if travel restrictions permit in 2022). Depending on COVID lockdowns (if any) this may be deferred to Friday 30th Sept and Saturday 1st October 2022 or a Melbourne site will be substituted. Therefore, students need to be available both weekends. There will be one hour lecture class ( Induction session) on the first day of teaching period
Travel costs and accommodation costs for 2 nights in Tasmania is approximately $450 per person.
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this subject the student should demonstrate:
- A critical understanding of the landscape as product of natural and cultural forces operating over time, including the evolution of and meanings attached to cultural landscapes;
- An understanding of the importance of heritage to individuals and cultural groups;
- An understanding of the scope and variety of heritage landscapes and the legislation and organisations which conserve and manage them;
- The ability to apply theory, techniques and design skills to a wide variety of heritage conservation situations, and the capacity to generate management decisions which will stand scrutiny over time.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the landscape as a product of natural and cultural forces operating over time, including the evolution of and meanings attached to cultural landscapes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of heritage to individuals and cultural groups.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scope and variety of heritage landscapes and the legislation and organisations which conserve and manage them.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply theory, techniques and design skills to a wide variety of heritage conservation situations, and the capacity to generate management decisions which will stand scrutiny over time.
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Ability to seek out evaluate and retrieve information from multiple sources.
- Analysis of historical information.
- Application of historical evidence to contemporary problem solving.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
705-484 Landscape Heritage
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1
| Day 4 of teaching dates | 50% |
Assignment 2 including appendices
| End of the assessment period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance and participation in 80% of the classes is a mandatory requirement | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Ray Green Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 60 hours, including 36 hours teaching plus interstate field trip travel Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 September 2022 Pre teaching requirements Induction via LMS Teaching period 19 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 16 September 2022 Census date 7 October 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 October 2022 Assessment period ends 30 October 2022 September contact information
Anna Hooper
Email: anna.hooper@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- 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: 31 January 2024