Human Environments Relations (ABPL90322)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
June
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | June - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of human-environment relations theories;
- Demonstrate understanding of the literature associated with human-environment relations research;
- Demonstrate application of research methods suited to the study of relationships between human behaviour and designed environments;
- Conduct and report on empirical research into the relationships between human behaviour and designed environments.
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
- MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-CM Master of Construction Management
- MC-PROP Master of Property
- MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
- MC-ARCHCM Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
- MC-ARCLARC Master of Architecture/Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-ARCPROP Master of Architecture/Master of Property
- MC-ARCHUP Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Planning
- MC-UPUD Master of Urban Planning/Master of Urban Design
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
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: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- June
Principal coordinator Ben Cleveland Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 35 hours (7 hours x 5 days) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 6 June 2022 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 20 June 2022 to 24 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 8 June 2022 Census date 23 June 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 August 2022 Assessment period ends 29 August 2022 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 .
Quota= 60
This subject has an automated quota. Your enrolment confirms your space in this subject. If you choose to withdraw from this subject you will be forfeiting your space and may be unable to enrol again. Please check the Handbook for more information. For detailed information on quota subjects and due dates, please refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage.
Selection Criteria: selection will be run on a first-come, first-served basis.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- 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
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
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
Last updated: 31 January 2024