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Melbourne School of Design - multidisciplinary elective subjects 2017
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The following subjects can be taken as multidisciplinary electives in Melbourne School of Design masters programs. Some of these subjects will have prerequisites, please refer to the specific subject for more information. Students will have to meet these prerequisites to enrol into the specific subject. This page also lists the travelling studios on offer as well as subjects which have enrolment quotas.
Intended learning outcomes
Subjects contributing to the multidisciplinary elective requirement within the following Melbourne School of Design Programs:
- MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
- MC-ARCH2Y Master of Architecture 200 points
- MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture 300 points
- MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-LARCH2Y Master of Landscape Architecture 200 points
- MC-LARCH3Y Master of Landscape Architecture 300 points
- MC-PROP Master of Property
- MC-PROP2Y Master of Property 200 points
- MC-PROP3Y Master of Property 300 points
- MC-CM Master of Construction Management
- MC-CONMG2Y Master of Construction Management 200 points
- MC-CONMG3Y Master of Construction Management 300 points
- MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
Subject options
Architecture
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90020 | Measured Drawings & Digital Heritage | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90089 | Australian Architecture (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90121 | Compositional Analysis | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90120 | Building Sustainability | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90123 | Digital Design Applications | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90124 | The Architecture of Wishful Thinking | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90149 | Contemporary Digital Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90151 | Popular Architecture and Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90153 | Complex Building Energy Modelling | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90167 | Design Communications Workshop (P/G) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90236 | Design Approaches and Methods (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90241 | Representing and Remembering Place (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90264 | Professional Practice Investigation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90272 | Regenerating Sustainability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90276 | Spatial& Political Architectures of Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90282 | Principles of Heritage and Conservation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90303 | Facilities for Social Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90354 | Robin Boyd Studio | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90355 | Issues and Techniques in Global Heritage | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90361 | Ex-Lab: Digital Furniture Fabrication |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90367 | Critical&Curatorial Practices in Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90368 | Architecture and Media | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90369 | Architecture as Spectacle | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90378 | Tectonic Grounds | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90222 | Timber Furniture Workshop (PG) | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90388 | Polemic Design in China Japan Korea | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90086 | Environmental Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90357 | Form and Politics in Architecture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90146 | Architectural Conservation in East Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90386 | AA Visiting School Graduate | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90301 | Architectural Finishes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90386 | AA Visiting School Graduate | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90303 | Facilities for Social Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90305 | Design Research | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90268 | Building Envelopes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90300 | Conservation of Architectural Materials | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90371 | Design Activism | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90373 | Digital: Craft, Design and Make | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90380 | Designing for Heat in the Public Domain | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90322 | Human Environments Relations | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90387 | Wooden Furniture Workshop | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90336 | Craft in Traditional Asian Architecture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90147 | Speculative Systems | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Construction
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90025 | Project Management in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90027 | Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90030 | Project Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90035 | Risk in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90085 | Culture of Building | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90129 | Advanced Cost Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90208 | Construction Measurement and Estimating | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90290 | Fundamentals of Built Environment Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90295 | Construction Regulations and Control | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90309 | Supply Chains in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90311 | Studies in Building Cultures and Markets | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90323 | Construction Scheduling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90324 | Materials and Structures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90325 | Prefabrication in Building | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90327 | Procurement Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90329 | Construction Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90330 | Economics of Building | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90334 | Means and Methods in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90358 | Research in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90359 | Research Practicum in Construction | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90335 | Contract Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90331 | ICT in Building | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90332 | Labour in Construction | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90326 | Technological Innovation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90328 | Issues in Technology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90333 | Specialist Contracting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90207 | Corporate Construction Management | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Landscape Architecture
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90074 | Landscape Detail Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90075 | Urban and Landscape Heritage | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90078 | Contemporary Landscape Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90173 | Advanced Planting Design | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90265 | History of Landscape Architecture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90283 | Performative Ecologies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90319 | GIS In Planning, Design & Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90374 | GeoDesign Models & Applications | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90340 | Landscape Materialities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Property
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90011 | Advanced Property Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90016 | Asset Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90026 | Property Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90028 | Project Management in Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90031 | Corporate Real Estate Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90032 | Building Services and Operations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90034 | Property Securitisation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90036 | Property Investment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90038 | International Property Development A | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ABPL90040 | International Property Development B | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90041 | Property Law (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90045 | Statutory Valuation (PG) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90274 | Property Markets and Valuations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90275 | Property Resources and Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90277 | Humanitarian Construction | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90314 | Property Agency and Marketing (PG) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90321 | Building the Brief: People Process Place | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90339 | International Real Estate Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90322 | Human Environments Relations | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Urban Design
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90017 | Urban Design Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90304 | Flexible Urban Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90316 | The Shaping of Urban Design | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Urban Planning
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90064 | Planning Urban Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90090 | Public Transport Network Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90130 | Planning Law & Statutory Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90131 | Strategic Plan Making | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90132 | Land Use and Urban Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90134 | Planning Theory and History | Semester 1 (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 |
| ABPL90266 | Inclusive Cities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90280 | City Lights: Cities, Culture and History | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90281 | Housing Markets, Policy and Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90315 | Urban Governance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90320 | Building Resilient Settlements | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90341 | Urban Environmental Policy and Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90055 | Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90056 | Sustainable Transport and Public Policy | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90077 | Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90366 | Urban Informatics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90399 | Hacking Society Systems in Transition | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EVSC90023 | Building Behaviour in Bushfires | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EVSC90024 | Bushfire Interface Science | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EVSC90022 | Bushfire Urban Planning | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Travelling Studios
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90261 | Travelling Studio (Ahmedabad) | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ABPL90296 | Travelling Studio (Shanghai) | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ABPL90114 | Travelling Studio (Brazil) | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
| ABPL90111 | Urban Eco Acupuncture Studio | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ABPL90260 | Travelling Studio (Indonesia) | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
Quota subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90038 | International Property Development A | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ABPL90040 | International Property Development B | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90088 | Healthy Employment Centres Studio | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
| ABPL90123 | Digital Design Applications | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90153 | Complex Building Energy Modelling | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90304 | Flexible Urban Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90311 | Studies in Building Cultures and Markets | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90319 | GIS In Planning, Design & Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90361 | Ex-Lab: Digital Furniture Fabrication |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90222 | Timber Furniture Workshop (PG) | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90055 | Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90268 | Building Envelopes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90152 | Sustainable Tropical Housing | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90366 | Urban Informatics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90336 | Craft in Traditional Asian Architecture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90147 | Speculative Systems | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |