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MUP Studio (ABPL90384)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 2 |
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This is a studio-based subject. It builds on the knowledge attained by students in their first year and addresses practical problems, which will vary among studios. Fieldwork locations, themes and interdisciplinary elements may change each semester to respond to emerging practical challenges and opportunities. Individual self-guided work will be complemented by a small amount of group work for the development of team work and leadership skills. Studio options for each semester are presented at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/subject-options/msd-studios
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and engage critically with issues related to planning practice;
- Conduct primary and secondary research to understand and address planning issues;
- Identify and propose creative solutions to planning issues;
- Identify and respond to ethical challenges;
- Understand the relationships between planning and society, culture, environment, space and politics;
- Demonstrate a capacity to work efficiently and effectively individually and as a team; and
- Have the ability to devise on strategies and timelines for completing negotiated tasks.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Critical thinking and analysis;
- Research capacity and ability to synthesise and deduce from multiple sources;
- Original thinking in context;
- Expression of key ideas publicly and in report form; and,
- Written and design skills.
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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Group work (equivalent to 3000 words per student)
| Week 5 | 30% |
Final individual planning report
| Week 14 | 70% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Crystal Legacy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2X3 hour studios per week Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
Time commitment details
340 hours
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
An enrolment quota of 16 applies per studio
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected.
Selection criteria: Priority will be given to applicants in terms of credit points, with preference given to those who have completed more points. If a number of students at the quota cut off point have completed the same number of points, they will be ranked according to academic merit.
For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/quota-subjects
Semester 1 and 2 Studio class allocation process is done via a ballot, for further information please refer to the https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/subject-options/msd-studios
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 Urban Planning - 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