Found 164 study abroad units
ABB244 Landscape Design 6: Urban Ecologies
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
More people are living in cities now than ever before, intensifying our unsustainable use of resources, increasing carbon emissions, reducing biodiversity, and increasing social inequities and negative psychological effects. In this third-year design unit you will explore contemporary ecological perspectives on how we occupy and design our urban landscapes such as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), Ecological Urbanism, Landscape Urbanism, and Design for Social Justice. You will also learn about applications such as urban farming, constructed ecologies, green/blue infrastructure and disruptive urbanist interventions. You will apply this knowledge to research, develop and communicate a design proposition for positive urban eco-social change. The knowledge and skills you acquire will advance those from your previous design units, complement learning in your Environmental Planning and Landscape Ecologies units, and prepare you for complex, advanced-level design units.
ABB245 Landscape Histories and Criticism
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This second-year landscape architecture unit builds on your introductory-level design knowledge of spatial histories. In it you will explore and critique landscape histories and design precedents to contemporary landscape architecture. Drawing on critical literature and frameworks for historical and design critique learnt in class, you will investigate how environmental, social and cultural histories have shaped landscapes and our environmental and cultural heritage, and how landscape architecture has responded through time. You will apply this knowledge to research and critique works of landscape architecture within a social, cultural and environmental context, communicating these in visual and written assessments. The knowledge and critical thinking skills learnt in this unit form a solid basis for your ongoing exploration and development in landscape architectural units.
ABB246 Landscape Ecologies
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This third-year landscape architecture theory unit builds on principles learnt in your Planting Design unit. You will learn about and apply theories and methods of landscape ecology and restoration ecology in combination with an introduction to the geomorphological processes creating landforms and underpinning ecological systems. This unit expands your conception of landscape as site-based to understand it as a dynamic web of ecosystems, including a focus on the role of vegetation within these systems. You will first demonstrate an understanding of these base theories, then apply them in the development and communication of an ecological restoration plan to improve a specific site’s ecological wellbeing. This unit complements learning undertaken in your Environmental Planning and Urban Ecologies units, and the understanding of landscape systems you will develop across these prepares you for your advanced-level studio units.
ABB247 Landform, Technology and Techniques
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This second-year landscape technology unit provides introductory landscape technology principles and processes of landform manipulation as part of the landscape architectural design process and practice. It introduces essential techniques, including landform grading design for drainage, circulation, and to create platforms. It introduces analogue and digital moulding of landforms, expanding on visualisation skills developed in the Create and Represent: Visualisation for Documentation unit. Knowledge gained in this unit will inform your work in your ongoing design studio units, landscape architectural materials, constructs, and documentation units.
ABB248 Landscape Materiality and Constructs
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This second-year landscape technology unit builds on your introduction to the principles and processes of landscape construction, introducing landscape structural theories, material properties, design and construction techniques, principles and processes, and the legislative environment governing landscape construction. You will critically evaluate, explore and apply appropriate sustainable materials and construction techniques to landscape systems and communicate a detailed landscape design proposition using industry-standard communication conventions. The knowledge and skills gained in this unit will inform your work in the advanced design unit, Design and Document.
ABB252 Transport Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces you to transport systems in selected cities around the world, facilitating an investigation into schemes and policies for promoting sustainable transport. The unit also assists you to integrate transport modelling theory with a set of analytical approaches which are frequently used in transport planning practice, including revealed and stated preference approaches. You will learn about how to design data collection instruments, analyse transport-related data, and communicate results effectively.
ABB253 Site Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit will enable you to develop an understanding of the processes, techniques, and skills involved in the development of a site. This capacity is essential for planning professionals, whether they work in the public or the private sector, and is integral to basic development assessment related problems. This unit further develops the skills that you have gained in the first year of your degree by giving you a grounding in the planning regulations and technical skills related to development. Through the use of a development brief you will learn, practice and apply site planning processes, techniques and skills on a selected project site from initial site appraisal through to the submission of a development application. This unit establishes capacities at an individual site level that will be further enhanced throughout the course at a variety of different scales in different applications.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB254 Stakeholder Engagement
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this unit you will learn about the theory, principles and methods for effective stakeholder engagement in planning processes, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. You will be introduced to when and how to use different engagement methods to address planning conflicts, and gain important practical experience in stakeholder engagement.
ABB255 Planning Law
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
In this unit you will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the basic political, policy, and legislation essential for planning professionals, whether they work in the public or the private sector, and the capacity to apply this understanding to basic development assessment related problems. Your capacity to understand the law as it relates to the regulation of development and the planning of infrastructure is integral to being a built environment professional. Your grounding in the legal framework surrounding planning and development is an important aspect of professional development, particularly with respect to employment that requires skills related to development assessment, and urban policy development.
ABB302 Project Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Project Management is the overall planning, control and coordination of a project, from inception to completion, aimed at meeting a client's requirements to complete the project on time, within budget and to the client's quality, safety and environmental standards. This unit introduces you to project management for built environment projects, which includes an overview of the framework, processes and critical knowledge areas of project management. You will develop a project plan to manage the project through its life cycle and learn to identify and engage stakeholders, monitor project costs, and mitigate project risks and opportunities. You will need to develop these core skills to be an effective project manager. Case studies will be used to embed key learnings in a real-world context. The knowledge and skills acquired in this unit are particularly relevant to architectural design and construction management and related majors.
ABB303 Environmental Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit increases your understanding of environmental issues, environmental policy frameworks, and strategies that support decision-making and problem solving in the face of uncertainty. You will learn about the multi-faced aspects of environmental issues and the multi-scaled policy frameworks that guide ethical, and responsive practice. You will build on your existing spatial and non-spatial analysis skills and work in diverse teams to analyse a complex real-world environmental sustainability problem and identify integrated recommendations to address it. The knowledge and skills learnt in this unit will inform your work in advanced design and project units as well as in professional practice.
ABB311 Architecture Design 5
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
In this studio unit, you will learn how to engage with building types to aid you in the design of architectures of intermediate complexity. Through a series of formative exercises, you will explore how to adapt typological precedents to meet the specific needs of peculiar programs, as well as relevant legislative requirements. You will critically assess composition rules, tectonics, materiality and aesthetics to nurture your own personal style and language. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between site, type, structure, and legislation, undertaking your own independent research and project development. You will advance your communication skills, engaging with different levels of detail and different media. At the end of ABB311, you will be able to operate as a reflective practitioner with a good understanding of building types and composition rules as tools to address the current societal, economic, and environmental challenges of our times.
ABB312 Architecture Design 6
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit will assist you to develop more complex architectural design skills focusing on ethical and sustainable design solutions and practice. This requires the synthesis of issues, ideas, knowledge, and techniques of architectural design as a holistic practice. This unit also advances understanding of the interdependencies of social, cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions at local and global levels, which are crucial to sustainable design of human settlement. You will synthesise and integrate knowledge and skills from various domains of knowledge into a major project(s) in an urban context. As part of the research and learning focus in the course, emphasis will be placed on the exploration and application of concepts of sustainability in the design of multi-residential and mixed used building types in local and international contexts.
ABB314 Integrated Architectural Communication
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops visual communication skills previously acquired with emphasis on the ability to communicate technical intentions. Architects recognise that visualisation or communication of process, decisions and outcomes is crucial. To date, you know how to effectively communicate your architectural intentions using both analogue and digital means, skills primarily intended for the communication of design and technical aspects of buildings. However, the ability to communicate technical intentions is equally important. This unit integrates both these aspects through technical communication and documentation skills using Building Information Modelling (BIM).
ABB321 Highrise Construction
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit covers the construction of high-rise buildings – generally buildings above 12-storeys high. The major differences from other buildings lie in the impact of increased height on design and construction processes, with structural systems, services and safety being the most significant. In this unit you will learn about the below topics:• Demolition;• Temporary works;• Excavations and foundations;• Retention and shoring systems;• General engineering of structural components;• Multilevel formwork systems;• Selection of construction methods and equipment;• Interaction of building components, systems and services;• Common building faults and failures and rectification;• External cladding systems;• General construction planning relevant for high rise construction.This unit builds upon the principles and theory learnt in Small-scale Building Construction, Low-Rise Construction, and Building Services.
ABB331 Interior Design: Intersection
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides you with the opportunity to undertake a a Community-focused ‘real world’ design project . You will develop design methodology and undertake an informed design exploration; critically analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable and complex problems. You will refine your written, verbal and visual communication skills to present design processes and solutions. You will develop your critical knowledge of contemporary social contexts within actual built spaces, focusing on ‘process’ and ‘solution’. The projects will address the role and relevance of research, while applying theoretical, technical, ethical and legislative constraints. Through semi-directed learning and studio delivery, the projects allow for the exploration of interior environments with an increased level of complexity and resolution. You will build on learnings in ABB231 and ABB232 and prepare for the capstone units of ABH431 and ABH432.
ABB333 Interior Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This advanced unit aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between design, environmental quality, access and egress and technology while developing your technical communication skills. It introduces a greater complexity in commercial interior construction, services integration and code compliance while also developing your technical documentation skills. The unit links directly to your previous studies in ABB233 and provides the necessary knowledge, skills and application required to document the construction of your designs through all of your core units. This unit sits at the developmental stage of your course and provides you with opportunities to develop your knowledge of services integration, digital drafting and documentation requirements in a commercial workplace application with an emphasis on meeting codes and standards relating to fire safety, access and egress.
ABB335 Materials, Products and Processes
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit explores the complex nature of materials and products to enhance bespoke interior design project outcomes. Your knowledge of materials and products relevant to interior design applications will be developed with a focus on sustainable and advanced manufacturing processes. This unit introduces appropriate digital design, documentation and fabrication tools to communicate material research and understanding to relevant project stakeholders. Specifying materials, products and processes for innovative use, is a fundamental process in the delivery of a creative interior design project.
ABH322 Cost Planning and Control
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit applies the fundamental principles of cost management including design and construction cost planning (pre-construction) and project controls (during construction), including important techniques in managing project cost in the context of working closely in multidisciplinary teams. It covers cost management in different types of projects.
ABH323 Contract Administration
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops your knowledge and skills in the administration of construction type contracts, allowing you to apply the developed skills to all types of contracts used in the building and construction industry. This unit represents one of the core applications for construction managers, quantity surveyors and cost engineers and will allow you to gain an appreciation of the commercial implications of contract administration. You will study administrative implications for both parties to the contract for both head contracts and subcontracts that can be applied to contracts of all types at all levels. You will draw on work undertaken in the earlier years of the course such as Commercial Construction and prepares you for the final semester projects.
ABH435 Professional Practice in Interior Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit consolidates knowledge, skills, and practical abilities to understand and participate in an interior design practice as a beginning professional. It integrates the management and technical requirements associated with operating a design practice, the organisation and roles of the regulatory and professional bodies, the cultural and legal context, and values and attitudes that govern professional practice. Interior designers require knowledge of management theory; of building contract requirements and project management; contract documentation and administration, and communication skills. This unit covers a range of ethical, cultural, legal, operational, and technical concerns related to interior design practice. It links to related stakeholders and professional disciplines, providing authentic learning opportunities.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABH452 Community Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this capstone unit you will have the opportunity to refine and apply knowledge of and skills in community planning that have been developed during the course. The unit involves you in planning techniques and urban theory applicable to communities which is crucial to the practice of successful community planning initiatives. Gaining skills to confidently apply community planning techniques in urban planning is critical for a planning practitioner whether working in public or private sector. This unit discusses principles of community planning, the relationships of community planning to community development, issues of power and participation in the planning processes, and the linkages and tensions between local and professional knowledge in planning and policymaking. The unit also helps in applying knowledge and skills in understanding key community planning theories and concepts, and in applying methods and analysis to identify and respond to complex community issues.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABH456 Planning Theory and Ethics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this capstone theory and ethics unit you will be prepared for planning practice and the dilemmas you will face as a professional. The unit will encourage you to engage with the substantive and procedural theories that inform how and why we plan, and provide the philosophical foundations that justify contemporary planning in both the private and public sectors. In this unit you will reflect on the diverse views and disciplinary insights that are present in a range of alternative theories of planning, and demonstrate your capacity to articulate your own personal philosophy of planning and the importance of ethical behaviour and codes in professional practice. This is a final year unit that will draw on the knowledge and skills you have developed through your previous units and through the experience of practice that you have gained as part of Work Integrated Learning or through working in the industry.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CAB202 Microprocessors and Digital Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces you to the components inside a computer and how these components work together. The design and development of modern digital electronic systems requires a knowledge of the hardware and software to program the system. This unit identifies design requirements and lets you develop embedded microcontroller-based system solutions. Practical laboratory exercises progressively expose features of a typical microprocessor; and explain how an embedded computer can interact with its environment. This provides a valuable foundation for further studies in areas such as robotics and networking.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CAB320 Artificial Intelligence
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This foundational unit introduces the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) ranging from Intelligent Search techniques to Machine Learning. AI strives to build intelligent entities as well as understand them. AI has produced many significant products; from AI chess champions to state-of-the-art schedulers and planners. This unit introduces state representations, techniques and architectures used to build intelligent systems. It covers topics such as heuristic search, machine learning (including deep learning) and probabilistic reasoning. The ability to formalise a given problem in the language/framework of relevant AI methods (for example a search problem, a planning problem or a classification problem) and understand a fast evolving field is a requirement for a range of graduate entry engineer positions. This unit lays the foundations for further studies in Robotics, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval, Data Mining or Intelligent Web Agents.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CAB420 Machine Learning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. This unit provides you with a broad introduction to machine learning and its statistical foundations. Topics include: definition of machine learning tasks; classification principles and methods; dimensionality reduction/subspace methods; graphical models; and deep learning. Application examples are taken from areas such as computer vision, finance, market prediction and information retrieval.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DTB311 Professional Interior Practice Delivery
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit consolidates knowledge, skills, and practical abilities to understand and participate in an interior design practice as a beginning professional. It integrates the management and technical requirements associated with operating a design practice, the organisation and roles of the regulatory and professional bodies, the cultural and legal context, and values and attitudes that govern professional practice. Interior designers require knowledge of management theory; of building contract requirements and project management; contract documentation and administration, and communication skills. This unit covers a range of ethical, cultural, legal, operational, and technical concerns related to interior design practice. It links to related stakeholders and professional disciplines, providing authentic learning opportunities.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB102 Fundamentals of Engineering Science
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering foundation unit introduces concepts of physics and the strength of materials in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply methods to solve fundamental problems involving forces, motion and energy and to solve more complex problems involving pressures, mechanical stresses, strain and the deformation of solids as an introduction to predicting the behaviour of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyse the behaviour of physical systems. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB120 Foundations of Electrical Engineering
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this foundational engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in most engineering disciplines and is highly useful not only for electrical engineers (electronics and mechatronic) but also for mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, and materials engineers. EGB120 combines real-world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands-on experience learning about these fundamental skills. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future engineering units and teach key fundamental concepts relevant to all engineering majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB121 Engineering Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This introductory unit provides the basic knowledge and skills in statics and mechanics of materials. It is a foundation engineering unit that will develop your skills in analysing mechanical and civil engineering systems including cranes, buildings, bridges and mechanical equipment. You will learn the importance of accurate design and analysis of mechanical components and structures. You will draw on the skills and knowledge learn in this unit in more advanced units such as Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis and Mechanical Design.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.