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In this course you will learn essential techniques and vocabulary for analysing, explaining and interpreting fictional and documentary films, skills that may also be applied to other audio-visual media. You will learn to recognise and apply specialised film studies terminology by closely studying films drawn from a range of contexts … For more content click the Read More button below.In this course you will learn essential techniques and vocabulary for analysing, explaining and interpreting fictional and documentary films, skills that may also be applied to other audio-visual media. You will learn to recognise and apply specialised film studies terminology by closely studying films drawn from a range of contexts and historical periods.Read More

What does it mean to write about ourselves in an age of reality hunger, with genres such as autofiction and memoir proliferating, and with social media providing everyone with a public profile? If print culture of the Gutenberg era has given way to digital culture of the Google era, this … For more content click the Read More button below.What does it mean to write about ourselves in an age of reality hunger, with genres such as autofiction and memoir proliferating, and with social media providing everyone with a public profile? If print culture of the Gutenberg era has given way to digital culture of the Google era, this has only increased the amount of text that we are immersed in. In this course you will explore how literature has competed with, absorbed, and remediated new technologies of communication. You will approach ‘creative writing’ as a mode of expression that emerges from and circulates within a much larger textual environment, and you will produce your own innovative engagements with contemporary media in a practical workshop situation. Read More

This course will examine the form of the short story. Focusing on modernist and contemporary examples, the course will explore the principles that have shaped the development of this form. We may consider, for instance, the influence of Chekhov and his advocacy of the story as a "slice of life", … For more content click the Read More button below.This course will examine the form of the short story. Focusing on modernist and contemporary examples, the course will explore the principles that have shaped the development of this form. We may consider, for instance, the influence of Chekhov and his advocacy of the story as a "slice of life", Edgar Allen Poe's aesthetic theories, the development of stream of consciousness in relation to the short story, the use of epiphany and anti-epiphany and the function of compression. In addition we will examine techniques and strategies crucial to the success of the form and useful to your development as writers, including point of view, narrative design, the development of voice and the use of economy and symbolism. In the later part of the course we will examine the influence of new technology on the short story, including the relationship between the short story and the blog and the transmission of the short story through twitter. Writing exercises will be provided and everyone will have the chance to workshop their writing and participate in online discussion.Read More

The Building Information Modelling course introduces students to understand concepts and methods of Building Information Modelling (BIM), BIM standards and BIM-based design analysis. Students generate low carbon building design through Building Information Modelling (BIM) and environmental analysis, while applying advanced skills for documentation and visualisation of buildings. Students will carry … For more content click the Read More button below.The Building Information Modelling course introduces students to understand concepts and methods of Building Information Modelling (BIM), BIM standards and BIM-based design analysis. Students generate low carbon building design through Building Information Modelling (BIM) and environmental analysis, while applying advanced skills for documentation and visualisation of buildings. Students will carry out BIM-based analysis of low carbon building design to achieve optimal design solutions, and their performance will be evaluated with respect to their progressive work developed in preparation for or during the project activities.Read More

This course is a major research-based investigation into a subject related to the student’s area of specialisation. It can be seen as a continuation of work undertaken in ARCH 1481 and ARCH 1482, but it is a standalone project and yields its own outcome – the honours thesis. This is … For more content click the Read More button below.This course is a major research-based investigation into a subject related to the student’s area of specialisation. It can be seen as a continuation of work undertaken in ARCH 1481 and ARCH 1482, but it is a standalone project and yields its own outcome – the honours thesis. This is the culmination of a well-informed understanding of the chosen research topic. It is expected that the honours thesis will offer a novel or in-depth interpretation of the existing knowledge and literature. The length of the thesis, including drawings, models and illustrations, should not exceed 20,000 words. For students undertaking a combined written and design-as-research study, the length of the written component will be a minimum of 7000 words. Read More

This course introduces students to architectural research in a general sense: its methodologies, its challenges and its organization, including those used in design research. It enables students to achieve the level of research capacity required to successfully undertake an honours thesis. During the course students determine a suitable method for … For more content click the Read More button below.This course introduces students to architectural research in a general sense: its methodologies, its challenges and its organization, including those used in design research. It enables students to achieve the level of research capacity required to successfully undertake an honours thesis. During the course students determine a suitable method for answering their research questions, demonstrate a capacity to argue for its aims, objectives, rationale and application to their area of interest. Students are guided to examine issues and considerations that inform their general approach to research. Students are also introduced to research tools that help them plan and organise their research, as well as communicate their findings. Students are assisted to develop their research proposal and define their mode of enquiry.Read More

This course is a major research-based investigation into a subject related to the student’s area of specialisation. It can be seen as a building block for ARCH 1482 and ARCH1483, but it is a standalone project and yields its own outcome – a critical review of the architectural literature. This … For more content click the Read More button below.This course is a major research-based investigation into a subject related to the student’s area of specialisation. It can be seen as a building block for ARCH 1482 and ARCH1483, but it is a standalone project and yields its own outcome – a critical review of the architectural literature. This leads to a culmination of a well-informed understanding of the chosen research topic. It is expected that the critical review of the literature will offer a critical interpretation of the existing knowledge and literature. The length of the final as submitted literature review, should not exceed 8,000 words. For students undertaking a combined written and design-as-research study, the length of the written component will be a minimum of 7000 words. Read More

The Architectural Research Project 1 explores the idea of research as it relates to a series of design requirements related to the built environment. An understanding of the research process within the design discipline is developed as students are engaged with specific research topics designed to extend their understanding and … For more content click the Read More button below.The Architectural Research Project 1 explores the idea of research as it relates to a series of design requirements related to the built environment. An understanding of the research process within the design discipline is developed as students are engaged with specific research topics designed to extend their understanding and capability in the Architectural Computing field. This course also builds the knowledge required to best undertake the Honours Research Project.Read More

The course is designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of construction material properties and their integration with architectural forms. At first, the course will provide students with new tools and methods to understand the technical narrative behind some architectural case studies. Second, the course will support students on how … For more content click the Read More button below.The course is designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of construction material properties and their integration with architectural forms. At first, the course will provide students with new tools and methods to understand the technical narrative behind some architectural case studies. Second, the course will support students on how to explore and develop the relationship between design and tectonics in their own projects. The course is a combination of technical analysis and workshop-based experimentation directed to understanding the hierarchy of building components and the logic behind architectural construction. Over the course, modern conceptions of architectural tectonics are presented, and physical precedents are analysed. Drawings and models at multiple scales will assist the learning experiences in this course.Read More

This course examines selected themes that embody architectural developments in Australia from the late nineteenth century to the present. These themes include nationalism and its presence in architecture and architectural discourse, the reception and interpretation of modernism, and concepts and practices of architectural regionalism. It also examines three compositional traditions … For more content click the Read More button below.This course examines selected themes that embody architectural developments in Australia from the late nineteenth century to the present. These themes include nationalism and its presence in architecture and architectural discourse, the reception and interpretation of modernism, and concepts and practices of architectural regionalism. It also examines three compositional traditions – the tectonic, abstraction and figuration – in the Australian context. These themes will be explored through academic scholarship, media commentary and criticism.Read More