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Building Behaviour in Bushfires (EVSC90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
Availability | September - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject covers the fundamentals of how domestic buildings respond to bushfire in a planned environment context. Working from the science fundamentals through to the policy and legislation frameworks that tackle bushfire risk mitigation through to building design. With successful completion of the course, students will be well equipped to judge and implement design solutions within the scope of Victorian building regulations relating to bushfire risk management.
Intended learning outcomes
Objectives. By the end of the subject students should:
- Have an understanding of building performance and compliance within a planned environment;
- Have an understanding of the assumptions and complementarity of building and planning measures in achieving acceptable levels of bushfire risk management;
- Have an understanding of how regulations tackle quantification of the mechanisms of interaction between bushfires and building envelope;
- Have an understanding of building legislation in Victoria including history, tiers of government, agencies and the roles of the Building Commission, municipal building surveyors and private building surveyors;
- Be introduced to the role and process of performance-based codes and solutions;
- Be knowledgeable of processes of building regulation and permits;
- Be able to carry out bushfire attack assessments and prepare a report to submit to the relevant building surveyor;
- Have a sound understanding of construction and testing requirements under relevant building codes for fire-prone environments; and
- Be introduced to a broader context of bushfire urban interface risk issues.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have previously completed the following subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FRST90025 | Patterns and Processes of Landscape Fire | February (Online) |
12.5 |
EVSC90022 | Bushfire Urban Planning | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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
September
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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In- class tests/quizzes (1000 words in total) throughout intensive (20%)
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Literature review (1500 words) due at the end of the intensive teaching period (30%)
| 1 Days after the end of teaching | 30% |
Final written assignment (2500 words) due 3 weeks after completion of intensive (50%)
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September - Online
Coordinators Trent Penman and Alex Filkov Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total 40 hours: 1 x 8 hour seminar per day during the week intensive. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 August 2022 Pre teaching requirements Online content will be available on the subject LMS site 3 weeks prior to subject commencement. Teaching period 5 September 2022 to 9 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 19 August 2022 Census date 5 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 19 October 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
130 hours
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:
Type Name Course Master of Architecture Course Master of Urban Planning Course Master of Forest Ecosystem Science Course Graduate Certificate in Bushfire Planning and Management - 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