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- Understanding The Life CourseSOCI40003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject introduces a life course approach to social issues. Life course research is a relatively new and innovative approach in the social sciences which has developed in recent decades. It brings back in a time dimension into social research and systematically links social changes on the ma...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Liz Dean Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Email: ldean@unimelb.edu.au
- Underworld and AfterlifeANCW30011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
The journey to the underworld, the existence of an afterlife, the survival of the bereaved, the mummification of the dead, human sacrifice, communicating with ghosts - the ancient world blossomed with myths and rituals associated with all these things. This subject focuses on these topics in the ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sarah Corrigan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: A 1-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks and a 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Urban Design for People and PlacesPLAN20002
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Urban Design introduces the visual, spatial, social and design dimensions in planning for public spaces. Urban Design for People and Places examines how a city’s built form, function and structure is shaped by its interaction with multidimensional forces – including the physical, technological, c...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Derlie Mateo-Babiano Coordinator Derlie Mateo-Babiano Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 hours per week ( 1X1 hour lecture +1X3 hour tutorial) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024
- Urban Forest EcosystemsFRST30003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject imparts detailed knowledge on the crucial role that urban forests are playing in the development and resilience of sustainable cities around the world, using both local and international case studies. It begins by exploring the unique composition of urban forests, and the multiple so...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Chris Szota Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2x 1 hour lectures per week; 4x 2 hour practicals; 6x 2 hour tutorials; 2x 3 hour field trips Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Urban Indigenous HistoryHIST30078
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
The city is a dazzling and complex place. But who belongs in the city, and who has been excluded from its history? This subject explores how cities are sites for the production and consumption of Indigenous histories. It asks, first, what historical, political, cultural and Indigenous-led narrati...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Julia Hurst Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours: A 1.5 hour lecture every week for 12 weeks and a 1 hour tutorial every week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: julia.hurst@unimelb.edu.au
- Urban Morphological MappingABPL30051
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject will introduce the field of urban morphological analysis and a range of techniques for urban mapping. It will include techniques for mapping and analysis of various layers of urban data, for instance: figure/ground, grain size, building and public space typology, infrastructure, func...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Elek Pafka Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X1 hour of lecture and 1X 2 hour of tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Urban Precinct StudioPLAN30005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
The focus of this capstone studio is on planning the development and/or redevelopment of a precinct-scale urban site. Students will undertake site analysis, visioning, detailed concept planning and implementation considerations that together lead to the creation of a precinct structure plan or an...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sun Sheng Han Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 hour of lecture and and 6 hours of studio ( 2X 3 hours) per week. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Usability Evaluation MethodsINFO20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
AIMS How do we know if our digital designs will be usable and useful when people take them up in their work or social lives? Poor designs lead to errors and frustration and result in a substantial waste of money and resources. It is crucial that digital designers carefully evaluate and iterate t...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sarah Webber Coordinator Martin Gibbs Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Sarah Webber
s.webber@unimelb.edu.au
- US and the World: Rise of a SuperpowerHIST30065
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject examines the relationship between the United States and the world from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to September 11, 2001. It explores how the United States went from being a third-rate global power with a small military that was notionally wedded to non-interventionism and isola...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Patrick McGrath Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29 hours: 12 x 1.5 hour lectures and 11 x 1 hour tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- User Interface DevelopmentINFO20005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
A crucial skill in developing interactive systems is building clear and well-designed user interfaces across a range of technologies. In this subject, students will learn how to design and build user interfaces. The subject will introduce methods, techniques, and principles of visual communicatio...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Greg Wadley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours, comprising of one 2-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Valuation of Land and BuildingsPROP30001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
Property and property valuation matter, Residential and commercial properties form a substantial part of a nation’s wealth. The practice of quantifying the wealth of landed resources affects the stability of the local, the national and the global markets.This subject introduces students to the ma...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Hao Wu Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1X1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Hao Wu (Subject Coordinator)
- Values of ArtPHIL20048
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
For cultural critic bell hooks, art has the power to transform lives—but culture, class, gender and race conspire to ensure that only a select few benefit from art’s transformative power. But in what respects, exactly, can art transform lives? In other words, why is it so important that everyone ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jenny Judge Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: Two 1-hour lectures every week for 12 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial every week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Email: jenny.judge@unimelb.edu.au
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN20012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1 Year:2024Quotas apply
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Yasuhisa Watanabe Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 January 2024 to 9 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 31 October 2023 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2024 Assessment period ends 19 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Chie Hama Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: Two 2-hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: chie@unimelb.edu.au
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN30012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1 Year:2024Quotas apply
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Yasuhisa Watanabe Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 January 2024 to 9 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 31 October 2023 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2024 Assessment period ends 19 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Chie Hama Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: Two 2-hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Variation in Japanese LanguageJAPN10010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
The diversity of language within Japanese, be it phonetical, lexical, morphological, grammatical and strategical, exist according to the speaker’s gender, age, hometown and type of communication one is engaged in. To ensure successful communication in Japanese, one must learn not only the ‘standa...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Chie Hama Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: Two 2-hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: chie@unimelb.edu.au
- Vector CalculusMAST20009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject studies the fundamental concepts of functions of several variables and vector calculus. It develops the manipulation of partial derivatives and vector differential operators. The gradient vector is used to obtain constrained extrema of functions of several variables. Line, surface an...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Yaping Yang Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Ting Xue Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Vector Calculus: AdvancedMAST20032
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject covers the material presented in MAST20009 Vector Calculus plus additional material designed to provide deeper insight into interesting areas of calculus and has a greater emphasis on mathematical rigour and proof. This subject studies the fundamental concepts of functions of severa...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Gufang Zhao Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Vegetation Management and ConservationBOTA30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject provides a detailed knowledge of vegetation structure and natural values of Victorian plant communities and their assessment, including environmental limiting factors, threats due to land use, development and fragmentation, and management issues related to environmental impact assess...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Peter Vesk Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements 1 x one hour lecture per week; 48 hours fieldwork and practical work (4 hours per week, plus up to one hour travel time to and from field sites) Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 July 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Professor Peter Vesk - pvesk@unimelb.edu.au
- Venice and Cultures of ConsumptionHIST30051
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
This intensive three-week study abroad subject is taught on location in Venice. The Renaissance in Italy is regarded by many as the locus of the first consumer society in the western world. Venice was at the centre of the new commercial revolution and the trade and production of the luxury goods ...
Not available in 2024
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Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
This intensive three-week study abroad subject is taught on location in Venice. The Renaissance in Italy is regarded by many as the locus of the first consumer society in the western world. Venice was at the centre of the new commercial revolution and the trade and production of the luxury goods ...
Not available in 2024
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