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Design - Philosophy - Architecture (ABPL90421)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject explores an array of philosophical perspectives on design and architecture to enable students to develop a deeper appreciation of pressing contemporary concerns where these impact on creative design practice and on the role of design understood as a world shaping activity.
Theories and concepts predominantly drawn from the work of 20th and 21st Century philosophers and theorists will be critically discussed and subsequently applied to contemporary problems relevant to the design disciplines. The course will emphasise the impact of the design disciplines on environmental, material and social concerns including a consideration of gender diversity and intersectionality. Questions concerning the interrelation of design, architecture and philosophy as different ways of thinking and fashioning environments and subjectivities will be raised: What are the ways in which humans are designed by their designs? What might the design disciplines learn from the posthumanities? What could design be, or what might it become, to make the world more hospitable for both human and more-than-human entities?
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of core philosophical and theoretical concepts applicable to discourse in the design disciplines and creative practice.
- Critically engage with introduced concepts and theoretical paradigms by means of textual and image-based analyses.
- Critique and analyse design's involvement with the social and political production of space, gender and subjectivity.
- Apply introduced philosophical concepts and theories to key sites relevant to the design disciplines.
Generic skills
- Comprehension of philosophical concepts related to design and architecture;
- The capacity to clearly communicate the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication;
- Critical thinking and analysis;
- Use and citation of sources.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Image and Text analytical response to 10 weekly readings presented orally ( each equivalent to 200 Words)
| From Week 2 to Week 11 | 40% |
Essay Abstract
| Week 4 | 20% |
Illustrated Essay based on Essay Abstract (due first week of examination period)
| Week 14 | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Hélène Frichot Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024