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Area/Catalogue
ARCH 6002

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101460

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Unit Value
9

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Art, Architecture and Design

Course aim

To demonstrate familiarity with basic research practices in sustainable design through the development and completion of a small independent research project proposed in ARCH 6004 Research in Sustainable Design.

Course content

The development and completion of an independent research project as a thesis on a topic proposed in ARCH 6004 Research in Sustainable Design; workshops on developing and completing a thesis, postgraduate research, the relationship between theory and method, argument, point of view, style and content, visual elements and written text; individual student work-in-progress presentations with feedback from course coordinator and relevant Masters supervisors.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
ARCH 6006 Principles of Sustainable Design
ARCH 6004 Research in Sustainable Design
ARCH 6011 Sustainable Design Studio A
ARCH 6012 Sustainable Design Studio B
ARCH 6001 Consumer Culture, Technology and Sustainable Design
ARCH 6005 Introduction to Sustainable Design

Corequisite(s)

It is recommended that this course is taken concurrently with ARCH 6010 Independent Sustainable Design Project.

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Written Thesis / Research Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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