Handbook home
Humanitarian Design Internship (ABPL30064)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable (login required)(opens in new window)
Contact information
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term |
---|---|
Fees | Look up fees |
The Humanitarian Design Internship is an educational study tour that provides students with insights into sustainable built environment design. The internship will provide students with knowledge and application of Laurie Baker’s approach to building design and construction techniques that are low cost, context and climate responsive, and socially inclusive. Students will develop a deeper understanding and need to move towards a Green Habitat and the role innovative building technologies and design can play in creating positive change within Indian communities. Students will have first-hand experience working in culturally different and resource constrained environments. They will work collaboratively with architects and builders at the Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies to learn low cost, contextually appropriate design and building techniques through hands-on workshops and site visits. Participants will undertake more than 80 hours of full-time design work experience over 10 days in India. Students will undertake a team design project in conjunction with Indian partners.
More information can be found at http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate/subject-options/humanitarian-design-internship
Intended learning outcomes
During the course of the internship, you will be expected to :
- Observe, analyze, and reflect on culturally sensitive project management.
- Observe, analyse and reflect on the incorporation of local knowledge in the design of humanitarian support;
- Observe, analyse, practice and reflect on cross-cultural communication skills;
- Develop an understanding of ethical decision making in the delivery of humanitarian support; and
- Gain an understanding of the role of design in community level development.
Generic skills
- Creative, adaptive and flexible problem solving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Purposeful collaborative and team work skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL30068 | Design Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
Successful completion of at least 100 points of undergraduate study in the Bachelor of Environments.
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 |
---|---|---|
Attendance at all compulsory pre-travel briefings Hurdle requirement: Attendance at all compulsory pre-travel briefings | N/A | |
Participation in 10-day intensive internship in India Hurdle requirement: Participation in intensive internship in India | N/A | |
Preliminary research report, approximately 15-20 hours of work per student
| Friday 12thJanuary 2024 | 20% |
Presentation: 20 minutes per student on context, problem identification and final design output, approximately 30-40 hours of work per student
| End of the assessment period | 40% |
Design Output: design journal (hard copy) including clear description of design solution, approximately 20-30 hours of work per student
| End of the assessment period | 30% |
Participation: contribution to class discussion in pre-travel seminars, participation in site visits in-country and contribution to discussions during field visit | During in-country internship | 10% |
Additional details
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinators Piyush Tiwari and Jyoti Shukla Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours compulsory pre-departure induction seminars ; and 10 days in-county placement. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements Reading material will be provided via LMS Teaching period 8 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 27 November 2023 Census date 5 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 23 February 2024
Time commitment details
170 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
Quota: 16
Application for this subject is via http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate/subject-options/humanitarian-design-internship). Students will be notified by email one week after application closing date . Please email abp-internship@unimelb.edu.au with any questions or to arrange a meeting for further discussion.
Selection Criteria
- Applications will be ranked according to academic merit and a short interview, with preference given to students in their final year of study.
- Only Australian citizens are eligible for the NCP Scholarship. The scholarship will be granted once your application has been approved (you do NOT need to apply for the scholarship separately). More information about this will be sent to you after applications close.
- International students may still apply for the subject, but please note you are not eligible for the NCP Scholarship.
Scholarships and Additional Cost
The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning secured New Colombo Plan (NCP) funding for this subject. Under NCP guidelines, $3000 will be available for domestic students who are successful in their application to the Humanitarian Design Internship subject. The scholarship amount will cover the following costs:
- Lecture and workshop fees for the Laurie Baker Centre
- Cost of building materials used during workshops
- Transportation for site visits organised by the LBC
- Modest accommodation at LBC for the duration of the program
- Indian meals provided by the LBC for the duration of the program.
- Travel insurance
Note: Please be informed that scholarship amount does NOT cover the following:
- Subject Cost. For latest information on the amount of Subject Cost payable, please refer to the latest Fee Table at university’s website.
- Your flight tickets;
- Personal travel, local transportation cost, cost of additional meals and drinks.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Information regarding mobility-program-guidelines can be found at http://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/mobility-program/Pages/mobility-program-guidelines-2017.aspx
PARTNER INSTITUTION
Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies: https://www.lauriebakercentre.org
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Educational study tour over 14 days in India
Last updated: 31 January 2024