Plants for Designed Landscapes
Subject 207-297 (2008)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2008.Search for this in the current handbook
| Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | Undergraduate | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
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| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours of lectures, 24 hours of practicals/excursions Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | 207-153 Horticultural Plants, 207-155 Horticultural Practice 2 | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
| Subject Overview: | This subject seeks to produce students who can recognise, identify and select plants for a range of designed landscapes in south-eastern Australia. The content will include discussion of plants in thematic lists and the study of representative landscapes and case studies. The topics will include designed plantings based on aesthetic outcomes (eg. architectural foliage and form, heritage garden themes, herbaceous display, etc.) and functional outcomes (restored wetlands, coastal landscapes, streetscapes, interior landscapes, roof gardens and elevated plantings, shrub massing, screening). |
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| Assessment: | Two written plant recognition and identification tests, each 60 minutes duration (one mid-semester, one end-semester) 50%, one written assignment equivalent to 3000 words (end-semester) 50%. |
| Prescribed Texts: | None |
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| Breadth Options: | This subject is a level 2 or level 3 subject and is not available to new generation degree students as a breadth option in 2008. This subject or an equivalent will be available as breadth in the future. Breadth subjects are currently being developed and these existing subject details can be used as guide to the type of options that might be available. 2009 subjects to be offered as breadth will be finalised before re-enrolment for 2009 starts in early October. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
| Related Course(s): |
Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture Master of Landscape Architecture |
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