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Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions
MajorYear: 2024
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Ruth Beilin, Faculty of Science, and
Dr Ole Fryd, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Overview
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
Complex relationships exist between cities and the agricultural and natural environments on which they rely. The Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions major examines such relationships and how they impact on urban, suburban, rural and regional dwellers in the 21st century at different scales.
This major applies sustainability concepts across various settings including the urban, rural and regional landscapes.
Appropriate for professionals working in land management, extension, and planning agencies working and/or researching domestically or internationally, we are looking for students whose background equips them to move into advanced study of these issues.
Study in this major leads to employment in regulatory agencies, local, state and national government, international and national consulting companies and industries. Students can expect to work in urban, rural or regional areas.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Environment will have:
- Knowledge to undertake professional practice in environment or sustainability, including:
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- Specialised knowledge in an environmental discipline or field of practice, including knowledge of recent developments in this field
- Knowledge of the cross-disciplinary nature of environmental issues and professional practice to promote sustainable futures
- Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to specialist field of environmental inquiry
- Skills for collaborative and creative problem solving in environmental practice, including:
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- Ability to critically analyse and synthesise environmental knowledge
- Ability to envision environmental change and propose pathways to realise this change
- Ability to communicate complex environmental knowledge and research effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Technical skills for professional practice and research in field of specialisation
- Demonstrated capacity to:
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- Exercise well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner in an environmental discipline or professional field
- Plan and execute a substantial project in an area of environmental research or practice
Upon successful completion of the Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions specialisation, students will be able to:
- analyse complex relationships between cities and agricultural and natural environments on which they rely;
- propose strategies for sustainable planning, policy and management of human settlements and natural resources; and,
- collaborate across disciplines and sectors in the context of urban and regional planning and policy.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete the two core subjects and the two subjects that are compulsory to this major and undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions major coordinators. It is the intention of this stream that students select from both regional and urban based subjects in order to intellectually connect with the social and ecological flows that connect regional and urban environments and landscapes.
For a current list of subjects offered in the Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions major, please refer to the course information page at: http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/courses/streams/sustainable_cities_sustainable_regions
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students are required to complete the subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Compulsory Specialisation Subjects
Students must complete:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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NRMT90014 | No longer available | ||
ABPL90064 | Urban Sustainability and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
plus undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90009 | No longer available | ||
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90056 | Urban Transport Politics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90077 | Introduction to Transport and Land Use | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90078 | Contemporary Landscape Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90132 | Urban Coding and Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90135 | Analytical Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90246 | The Economies of Cities and Regions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90272 | Regenerative Sustainability | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ABPL90315 | Participatory Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90002 | Climate Science for Decision-Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HORT90003 | No longer available | ||
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40004 | No longer available | ||
HORT90038 | Food Production for Urban Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90024 | No longer available | ||
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90026 | No longer available | ||
ENST70002 | No longer available | ||
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | No longer available | ||
AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | No longer available | ||
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL90341 | Urban Environmental Policy and Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90320 | Building Resilient Settlements | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90027 | No longer available | ||
ENST90022 | No longer available | ||
CVEN90019 | No longer available | ||
HORT90039 | Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities | February (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | No longer available |
Notes
Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Links
http://www.environment.unimelb.edu.auLast updated: 30 January 2024