2008 Subject list
The postgraduate subjects available are taught from over ten traditional faculties at the University of Melbourne.
Most subject descripts are available from the centralised Course and Subject Handbook, or you can simply click on the subjects listed below. The subjects are listed according to faculty;
Cross Faculty Subjects
Arts Subjects
Land and Food Resources Subjects
Veterinary Science Subjects
Economics and Commerce Subjects
Engineering Subjects
Education Subjects
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Subjects
Science Subjects
Architecture, Building and Planning Subjects
Law Subjects
The availability of a subject may change periodically by the faculty. Please contact the responsible faculty for the most up to date information.
Cross Faculty Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
950-600 |
Trans-disciplinary thinking and learning | 2 |
Dr Lee Godden |
950-601 |
Sustainability, Policy and Management | 1 |
Dr Lee Godden |
950-602 |
Introductory Environmetrics | 1(Int) or 2 |
Prof David Fox |
950-603 / 600-604 |
Environmental Risk Assessment | 1 or 2(Int) |
Prof Mark Burgman and Dr Terry Walsh |
950-611 |
Environmental Research Review (12.5 points) | 1 or 2 |
|
950-612 |
Environmental Research Topic (25 points) | 1 or 2 |
|
950-613 |
Environmental Research Project (50 points, one sem) | 1 or 2 |
|
950-615 |
Environmental Research Project (50 points, year long) | 1 or 2 |
Arts Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
121-408 |
Civil Society, NGOs and the State | 1 |
Anthony Allen Marcus | |
121-503 |
Research Methods and Design | S(Int) |
Dr Fraser MacDonald | Intensive - Start: 01/02/2008 End: 30/04/2008 |
121-508 |
Project Management and Design | 1 |
Dr Salim Lakha | |
121-460 |
Field Methods in Development | 2 |
Dr Hans Baer | |
121-511 |
Management of Australian Ecosystems | 1(Int) |
Marc Bellette | |
121-512 |
Integrated River and Catchment Management | 1 |
A/Prof Ian Rutherfurd | |
121-461 |
Gender Issues in Development | 2 |
Dr Anthony Marcus | |
121-523 |
Internship in Development | S or 1 or 2 |
Dr Violeta Schubert | |
121-525 |
The Political Ecology of Development | 1 |
Dr Simon Batterbury | May not run in 2008 |
121-529 |
Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | 2 |
Dr Simon Batterbury | |
121-532 |
Environmental Impact Assessment | 1 |
A/Prof Barbara Downes | |
121-537 |
Heritage and Cultural Environments | 2 |
Dr Lisa Palmer | |
121-542 |
Geographic Analysis and GIS | 2 |
To be advised | May not be running in 2008 |
121-544 |
International Internship | S or 1 or 2 |
Dr Violeta Schubert | |
121-545 |
Understanding Development | 1 |
Dr Salim Lakha | |
121-548 |
Climate Change Politics and Policy | 2 |
Dr Peter Christoff | |
136-506 |
Pacific History, Environment and Science | 2(Int) |
A/Prof Don Garden | Not running in 2008. |
136-527 |
Ecology and Environmentalism | 1 |
A/Prof Helen Verran | |
161-521 |
Issues in Professional and Applied Ethics | 2 |
Dr Neil Levy | |
166-416 |
Justice, Democracy and Difference | 1 |
A/Prof Robyn Eckersley | |
166-423 |
Organisations and Management | 2 |
Dr Lauren Rosewarne | |
166-455 |
Managing Communications and the Media | 1 |
Mr Dennis Miller | Not offered in 2008 |
166-516 |
Foundations of Social Policy | 1 |
Prof Paul Smyth | |
166-525 |
Contemporary Social Problems | 1 |
To be advised | |
166-530 |
Environmental Policy | 2 |
To be advised | |
166-531 |
Comparative Social Policy | 2 |
Dr Millsom-Henry Waring | |
166-535 |
International Politics: Special Topic | 1, 2 |
Assoc Prof Ralph Pettman | Not offered in 2008 |
166-548 |
International Political Economy | 2 |
To be advised | |
166-549 |
Business and Government | 2 |
Prof Brain Galligan |
Land and Food Resources Subjects
[For further information about any Forestry subject, please visit http://www.forests.unimelb.edu.au/, or email forests-info@unimelb.edu.au.]
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
207 416 |
Management of Australia's Fauna | 2 |
Ms Cheryl O'Dwyer | |
207 501 / 207 402 |
Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | 2 |
Prof Roger Cousens | |
207 505 |
Global Environment and Sustainablity | 1 |
Dr Tony Weatherley | |
207 506 / 207 414 |
Social Research Methods | 1(Int) |
Dr Kath Williams | |
207 508 |
Conservation Genetics | 1 |
Dr Peter Ades | |
207 509 |
Case Studies in Catchment Management | S(Int) |
Dr Rob Edis | |
207 510 / 207 401 |
Soil Management and Conservation | 1 |
Tony Weatherley | |
207 513 / 207 413 |
Community and Natural Resource Management | 2 |
To be confirmed | |
207 835 |
Agroforestry | 1 |
Rowan Reid | |
208 501 |
Sustainable Landscapes | 1 |
Dr Ruth Beilin | |
208 502 |
Sustainable Food and Fibre Production | Not running in 2008 | ||
220 405 |
Forest Ecosystems | S |
Replacing 220 411 Processes in Forest Ecosystems |
|
220 406 |
International Forest Policy | |||
220-407 |
Parks and Recreaction | 2 |
A. Prof Leon Bren | |
220-408 |
Functional Tree Biology | 1(Int) |
Dr M Tausz & Dr S Arndt | 7th April - 18th April |
220-414 |
Silviculture and Forest Dynamics | 2(Int) |
Mr M Stewart & Mr S Murphy | 18th August - 29th August |
220-415 |
Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management | 2(Int) |
Prof R Keenan | 2nd June - 13th June |
220-416 |
Forest Hydrology and Catchment Management | 2(Int) |
Assoc Prof L Bren | 28th July - 8th August - Creswick |
220-502 |
Bushfire and Climate | WR(Int) |
Dr K Tolhurst | NOT RUNNING IN 2008 - suggest 220503 or 220511 as alternatives |
220-503 |
Bushfire and Biodiversity | WR(Int) |
Dr T Bell & Dr A York | 7th July - 18th July - Creswick, includes field trip to Grampians in the 2nd week |
220-506 |
International Forest Policy and Governance | 1(Int) |
Prof Rod Keenan | 7th April - 18th April |
220-507 |
Forests in the Asia-Pacific Region | S(Int) |
Prof R Keenan | 23rd Nov - 5th Dec. Field tour - this subject involves field trip to Thailand and Philippines. Approx Cost $3000. |
220-508 |
Timber in the Built Environment | 2(Int) |
Prof P Vinden | 6th October - 17th October |
220-511 |
Forest Landscape Restoration | 2(Int) |
Dr L Bennett, Dr S Livesley, Dr S Kasel | 22nd September - 3rd October - Creswick. Extra Info here. |
220-512 |
Forest Internship Project | S, 1, 2, Y |
Prof R Keenan | 25 Points |
Veterinary Science Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
250 650 |
Wildlife Management | 1 |
Prof Slocombe and Prof Beveridge | Provisional timetable |
Economics and Commerce Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
316-463 |
Development Economics | 2 |
Dr Manisha Shah | |
316-611 |
Microeconomics | 1 |
Dr Simon Loertscher | |
316-663 |
Environmental Economics and Strategy | 1 |
To be advised | |
325-663 |
Human Resource Management | 1, 2 |
Isabel Metz | |
325-664 |
Strategic Management | 1, 2 |
Ray Zammuto /Andre Sammartino (sem 1), Tom Osegowitsch (sem 2) | Please contact us before requesting to be enrolled in this subject. |
325-667 |
Advertising | 1 |
Danielle Chmielewski | |
325-668 |
Perspectives on Organisations | 1 |
Jennifer Frahm | |
325-694 |
Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 1, 2 |
Mile Terziovski | |
325-695 |
Project Management | 1, 2 |
Victoria Hanna (sem 1), to be announced (sem 2) | |
325-669 |
Managing Organisational Change | 1 |
Professor C Hardy |
Engineering Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
421-516 |
Hydraulics and Hydrology | 2 |
John Fenton | Not offered in 2008 |
421-519 |
Design of Environmental Systems | 2 |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-522 |
Masters Environmental Engineering Design | 2 |
Dr Graham Moore | |
421-523 |
Occupational Health and Safety Basics | 1, 2 |
Dr Graham Moore | |
421-525 |
Field Data Acquisition | 1 |
Michael Stewardson | |
421-539 |
Geotechnical Applications | 2 |
John Styles, Dr Sam Yuen | |
421-548 |
Transport Systems | 2 |
Dr Russell Thompson | |
421-580 |
Hydrological Processes 1 | 1 |
Dr J Walker | |
421-581 |
Hydrological Processes 2 | 1 |
Dr J Walker | |
421-602 |
Air Quality Control | 1 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-604 |
Environmental Management ISO 14000 (Systems and Audits) | 2 |
Dr Graham Moore | |
421-605 |
Managing Waterborne Risks | 2 |
Dr Graham Moore | |
421-606 |
Solid Wastes to Sustainable Resources | 1 |
Dr Graham Moore | |
421-609 |
Technology in Society | 1 |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-616 |
Technology Assessment | 1 |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-619 |
Energy for Sustainable Development | 2 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-625 |
Case Studies in Development Technologies | 2(Int) |
A/Prof D Stewart | |
421-626 |
Design of Energy Systems | 2 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-627 |
Sustainable Water Resources Management | 2(Int) |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-629 |
Energy Efficiency Technology | 1 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-636 |
Applied Fortran Programming | 2 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-637 |
Indoor Environment Quality | 2 |
Dr L Aye | Not running in 2008, name change from Indoor Air Quality |
421-640 |
Public Health in Hot Climates | 1 |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-642 |
Research Topic | 1,2 |
Hector Malano | |
421-668 |
Sustainable Irrigation System Management | 1 |
A/Prof Hector Malano | |
421-670 |
Sustainable Buildings | 2(Int) |
||
421-673 |
Sustainable Supply Chain Management | 2 |
Kim Hassall | |
421-680 |
Engineering for Sustainable Environments | 1(Int) |
||
421-681 |
Management for the Environment | 2(Int) |
||
421-682 |
Engineering Systems Management | 2 |
Russell Thompson | |
421-697 |
Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning | 1 |
Not running in 2008 | |
421-711 |
Solar Energy | 1 |
Dr L Aye | |
421-825 |
Energy from Biomass and Wastes | 1 |
Dr L Aye | May not be running in 2008 |
451-607 |
Land Administration | 1 |
Assoc Prof Abbas Rajabifard | |
451-608 |
Spatial Analysis | 1 |
Dr Stefan Winter | |
451-609 |
Remote Sensing | 2 |
Dr J Leach | |
451-610 |
Fundamentals of GIS | 1 |
Dr Stefan Winter |
Education Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
485-829 |
Teaching with Information Technology | 2 |
John Murnane | |
485-833 |
Multi-media and the Web for Education | 1 |
Anthony Jones | |
485-854 |
Environmental Education | 1 |
Rod Fawns |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
505 500 |
Health Ethics and Society | 1(Int) |
Assoc Prof Marilys Guillemin and Dr Lynn Gillam | |
505 502 |
Culture Health and Illness |
1 |
Dr Hans A. Baer | May not be running in 2008 |
505 520 |
Database Systems in Epidemiological Studies | 1 |
||
505 525 |
Women and Global Health | 2 |
To be advised (Key centre for women's health) | |
505 535 / 505 435 |
Aboriginal Health: Past to Present | 1 |
Shaun Ewen | |
505 537 / 505 437 |
Ethical Practice in Aboriginal Health Research | 2(Int) |
Mr Shaun Ewen | |
505 539 |
Living Longer - Global Perspectives | 1 |
Prof Janet McCalman | May not be running in 2008 |
505 900 |
International Child Health | 2 (Int) |
Dr Alison Morgan | |
505 902 |
Disability in Developing countries | 2 |
Ms Heather Dawson | |
505 904 |
Health Program Evaluation 2 | 2 |
A/Prof David Dunt, Dr Margaret Kelaher & Rosemary McKenzie | |
505 908 |
Health Economics 1 | 1 |
Dr Arthur Hsueh | |
505 909 |
Economic Evaluation 2 | 2 |
Mr Steve Crowley | |
505 922 |
Research Methods in Social Health | 1 |
A/Prof Marilys Guillemin & Dr Lynn Gillam | |
505 929 |
Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 1 |
Dr Catherine Bennett | |
505 961 |
Global Health Impacts of Drug Use | 2 |
Mr Gary Reid | |
505 963 |
Primary Health Care | S (Int) and 2 (Int) |
Dr Alison Morgan | Field Class to Jamkhed, India. Applications required by June |
505 966 |
Environmental Health Services Evaluation | 2 (Distance) |
Helen Jordan | |
505 969 |
Epidemiology and analytical Methods 1 | 1 |
Dr Catherine Bennett | |
505 970 |
Epidemiology and analytical Methods 2 | 1 |
Dr Jane Hocking | |
505 971 |
Linear and Logistic Regression | 2 |
Dr Katrina Scurrah | |
505 972 |
Survival Analysis and Regression for Rates | 2 |
Dr Lyle Gurrin | |
505 973 |
Study Designs in Epidemiology | 1(Int) |
Prof Dallas English | |
509 002 |
HIV/Aids: An Evolving Global Response | 1 |
Dr Timothy Moore | |
512 545 |
Environmental Psychology | A/Prof Berd Rohrmann | Not offered in 2008 |
Science Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
600-601 |
Environmental Sampling and Analysis | 2 |
A/Prof Mick Keough | |
600-602 |
Problem Solving in Environmental Science | 2 |
A/Prof Mick Keough, Prof Mark Burgman |
|
600-604 |
Environmental Risk Assessment | 1, 2 int |
Prof Mark Burgman | |
606-607 |
Flora of Victoria | S(Int) |
Prof P Ladiges, Dr D Guest | May not run in 2008 |
606-608 |
Restoration Ecology | 2(Int) |
Prof N. Enright, Prof AJM Baker |
Not running in 2008, running in 2009 as an intensive over 2 weekends |
610-680 |
Environmental Chemistry | 2 |
Dr Spas Kolev | |
620-610 |
Statistics for Research Workers | S or 2(Int) |
Ian Gordon | May not run in 2008 |
625-608 |
Hydrogeology | S(Int) |
Dr Charles Lawrence | |
625-634 |
Climate Affairs | 2 |
A/Prof Ian Simmonds | |
654-608 |
Conservation Biology | 2 |
Dr Graeme Coulson, Dr Mick Keough |
Architecture, Building and Planning Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
702-5XX |
Recycling Buildings | 2 |
New subject - check 2008 availability | |
702-511 |
Building Sustainability | 2 |
Dominique Hes, Clare Newton | intensive: semester break |
702-611 |
Asset Management | 1 |
Mr Chris Heywood | |
702-619 |
Sustainable Tropical Housing | 2 |
David O'Brien | intensive: semester break |
702-627 |
Complex Building Energy Modelling | 2(Int) |
Dr Dominique Hes | Potential summer subject? |
702-662 |
Resource Friendly Building Operations | 1 |
A/Prof Eckhart Hertzsch | |
702-665 |
Project Evaluation and Management | 1 |
Dr Hemanta Doloi | |
702-819 |
Science and Services - residential day lighting, facades, simple and complex HVAC systems, passive design | 2 |
Dr Scott Drake | |
702-874 |
Investigation Program A | 2 |
May not be running in 2008 | |
702-897 |
Construction Regulation B | 2 |
Professor Jon Robinson | |
705-536 |
Sustainable Transport & Public Policy | 2 |
A/Prof Nick Low | |
705-537 |
Social Planning for Health | 1 |
Ms Bonnie Rosen | |
705-624 |
Indigenous Conceptions of Landscape | 2 |
Scott Heyes | More info here. |
705-637 |
Healthy Communities | 2 |
Dr Carolyn Whitzman | Name change from “Health Cities” |
705-641 |
Participation & Negotiation | 1(Int) |
Dr Carolyn Whitzman | Name change from “Managing Change” |
705-643 |
Managing Global City Regions | 2 |
Professor Kevin O'Connor & Associate Professor Han Sun Sheng | |
705-644 |
Planning Urban Sustainability | 1 |
Dr Anna Hurlimann | |
705-664 |
Sustainable Urbanism Studio | 2 |
Dr Darko Radovic | 25 points |
705-676 |
Landscape Heritage | 2 |
Dr Andrew Saniga | |
705-815 |
Contemporary Theory and Australian Landscape | 1 |
Prof Catherine Bull | |
702-883 |
Environmental Design | 1 |
Dr Darko Radovic | |
705-835 |
Advanced Urban Planning & Design | 1 |
Mario Gutjahr | |
-5XX |
Environmental Thinking | 1 |
Not offered in 2008 | |
705-899 |
Designing Conserved Natural Landscapes | 2 |
Dr Ray Green | |
-5XX |
Bioclimatic Housing | 2 |
Not offered in 2008 | |
-5XX |
Reading Landscapes | 2 |
Not offered in 2008 |
Law Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Semester | Lecturer | Extra Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
730 634 |
International Trade Law | 2(Int) |
Prof Martin Davies | |
730 638 |
Infrastructure Delivery A: Principles and Practice | 2(Int) |
Mr Tony Holland, Mr James Forrest | |
730 683 |
Environmental Law | Winter(Int) |
A/Prof Lee Godden | |
730 768 |
Regulation and the Law | 1(Int) |
Prof Terrence Daintith | |
730 788 |
International Petroleum Transactions | 1(Int) |
Prof Owen Anderson, Prof John Lowe | |
730 816 |
Water Law | Not offered |
A/Prof Lee Godden | |
730 836 |
Project Finance | 2(Int) |
Mr Peter Fox, Mr Michael Tuckfield | |
730 854 |
International Environmental Law | 2 |
Prof Stuart Kaye | |
730-876 |
Native Title Law and Practice | 1(Int) |
A/Prof Maureen Tehan, Mr Angus Frith, Ms Patricia Lane, Mr Graeme Neate | |
730-879 |
Payment Matters in Construction Projects | 1(Int) |
Mr John Baartz, Mr David Campbell-Williams | |
730-776 |
Construction Risk: Allocation and Insurance | 2(Int) |
Mr Tony Horan, Mr Phillip Greenham |