Found 1147 study abroad units
ABB104 Create and Represent: Presentation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides introductory hybrid presentation skills for architecture, interiors, and landscape contexts, in both natural and built environments . It will cover methods and techniques for communication including graphic layouts, drawing, making, rendering, written and verbal presentation. Students will gain an understanding of communicating conceptual design intent to a range of audiences.
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.
ABB106 Create and Represent: Documentation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides introductory skills of analogue and digital drawing standards for architecture, interiors, and landscapes. Applying conventions including dimensioning, annotation, cross-referencing and scale, students will learn requirements for accurate architectural documentation. Through exploration of orthographic projections students will gain an understanding of drawing conventions for particular audiences and purposes.
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.
ABB108 Spatial Histories
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this foundation unit you will be introduced to the history of the built environment through the study of global architectures across a wide range of cultures throughout past millennia. The unit will introduce you to the importance of the specific contributions made by architecture, interior design , landscape architecture and urban and regional planning to the global understanding of spatial histories. Through engaging with lectures that introduce you to key concepts, and tutorials that will develop your skills in writing and critical thinking, you will become familiar with the critical moments and paradigm shifts of the built environment through global perspectives and spatial justice theories. This unit provides the foundation from which you will continue to develop an understanding of yourself as a participant in the continuum of the rich cultural tradition of designing and making places for human inhabitation.
ABB153 Urban Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundation unit that will introduce you to various demographic, socioeconomic and physical aspects of cities and to qualitative, quantitative and spatial methods of urban analysis that you will apply in a real-world context. This unit will also help you to develop your communication and collaboration skills using appropriate techniques.
ABB201 Building Services
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the principles, codes, systems, and equipment relevant to the provision of building services for medium-rise buildings. You will learn about the architects’ and consultants’ roles, and legislative requirements in relation to building services such as understanding criteria for systems and equipment and their spatial requirements; interpreting building services drawings; and meeting the requirements of the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC) and related standards for a range of user requirements. You will engage in consultative decision making to integrate building services with architectural intentions and construction methods. In this unit, building services, fire safety, universal access, climate change implications, and code requirements are offered as drivers for the design of safe, functional, and comfortable buildings.
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.
ABB206 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The development of conflict management and negotiation skills is essential for those tasked with shaping the built environment. In this unit, you will acquire skills in effective communication, analysis of disputes and creative problem-solving through active participation in role-playing and reflective activities and intense investigation of real-world conflicts that arise through the development of land. You will learn to manage conflicting stakeholder perspectives, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perspectives. Learning to think about and respond to conflict in a rational manner will prepare you for group work within your studies and into professional practice. Stakeholder Engagement and Planning Law units build on this unit.
ABB211 Architecture Design 3
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is an architectural design studio, focused on residential architecture. The unit expands on students’ architectural research skills and the application of design research into emergent social and cultural design problems to formulate creative solutions for housing design. Students will develop their ability to research exemplar architecture, analyse the physical and environmental conditions of a site, and refer to contemporary economic, social and cultural theories to inform concept design proposals. From this research, students will learn how to formulate a set of design principles to frame sustainable design options for housing. Students will explore three dimensional form and spatial quality through the mediums of architectural graphics and drawings and physical model making. They will also use these mediums to communicate their ideas as well as verbal presentations.
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.
ABB224 Construction Legislation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the Australian statutory requirements, building laws and legal frameworks that regulate building works and construction activities to provide a broad understanding of how the mandatory technical requirements dictate the selection of the materials, construction elements, facilities and services in buildings. It articulates the potential risks and issues associated with non-conformance and non-compliance and their impact on project cost, time, and quality. The ability to identify, assess and resolve issues of non-compliance in relation to the application of National Construction Code (NCC), relevant building acts, Australian Standards and associated legislative frameworks is critically important to achieve the minimum necessary performance requirements of buildings in relation to health, safety, amenity and sustainability. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are relevant to building professional practice in all areas of the built environment.
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.
ABB233 Interior Access and Assemblies
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops competency in the technical communication of commercial construction and detailing of interior environments, in particular exploring two dimensional and three dimensional digital drafting conventions. You will learn about the application of building codes and standards with an emphasis on interior construction assemblies and accessibility. These are fundamental skills required by a professional interior designer. This unit links to other core interior design units by expanding your awareness of the commercial sector.
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.
ABB241 Landscape Design 3: Planting Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This second-year landscape architectural design unit builds on your introductory-level design visualisation skills and knowledge of design principles. An understanding of plant species, characteristics and design considerations are critical to the work of landscape architects, and this unit introduces you to the basic principles and processes of planting design. You will complete a series of exercises to learn about Western plant classification, plant forms and functions, effects of physical conditions and processes on planting design, the importance of plants for sustainability, influences of site history and character, plant selection, procurement and maintenance implications. You will apply this knowledge to plan, develop and communicate a site-based planting design, using industry-standard communication conventions. The knowledge and skills acquired in this unit will inform your work in your ongoing design units and in Landscape Ecologies.
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.
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.
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.
ABB251 Site Development
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 legal framework, 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 legal framework and technical skills related to planning and 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AMB045 Chinese - English Translation for Business Communication
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This language unit is suitable for students with native or near-native competencies in both Chinese and English and who have an interest or need to work with business-related documents and high-level written communications in both languages. The unit teaches basic translation theories and helps students to develop their skills through a large amount of varied translation practice using real world materials including general business correspondence and sample texts in areas of advertising and marketing. In addition to the translation practice, students are introduced to business Chinese and English, which will help them to improve their skills in writing business documents. The knowledge and skills gained through this unit will provide a competitive edge for students who aspire to work in international business and trade companies requiring people with skills in translating business documents between Chinese and English. Admission may require an interview.
AMB046 Chinese - English Translation on Business Topics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Business communication between the English-speaking world and China has been increasing rapidly and on an extensive scale. Success of many business deals and transactions depends on truthful and effective translation of business documents between the two languages.This unit is suitable for students with native or near native competencies in both Chinese and English, and who have an interest or need to work with business-related documents and high-level written communications in both languages. The unit teaches and expands students' strategies and skills in conducting translation tasks in business and, in particular, in the areas of accounting, banking, business contracts and international business through a large amount of varied translation practice using real world materials. In addition to the translation practice, students learn business Chinese and English language features, which helps them to improve their skills in writing business documents.
AMB110 Internationalisation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Internationalisation has become fundamental to the survival and growth of many businesses in Australia as well as in other economies in this era of globalisation. Globalisation has forged interdependency among organisations and individuals in different country markets. This unit examines the drivers of globalisation and international business. It explores the diversity of country markets at an introductory level, introducing key knowledge and skills for operating businesses effectively - responding to the opportunities, challenges and risks of conducting business across politically, economically and culturally diverse environments. In this unit you can gain an awareness of the unique knowledge and skills required of management to operate business internationally across diverse contexts, which will inform future studies in this field.
AMB111 Advertising Works
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
AMB120 Bridging Cultures
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Understand the skills, behaviours and attitudes required to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds, and develop practical strategies to interpret difference and respond appropriately in culturally diverse situations. Our increasingly globalised workplaces need graduates with awareness, understanding, sensitivity to, and an ability to deal with cultural diversity. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are particularly valuable for a range of international exchange students: those planning an outbound program and those already inbound, for shorter programs or full degrees at QUT. Students with an interest in intercultural communication and those who are learning or have learned a second language will also benefit from this unit.
AMB130 Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Behaviour Change
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- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this introductory behavioural economics unit, you will gain a core understanding of human behaviour and decision-making, as well as basic approaches to designing behaviour change solutions (policy and industry) that rely on behavioural uptake. This unit is the first of its kind in Australia, linking theory and practice from multiple disciplines in behaviour change. You will explore a broad range of foundational theories and methods from behavioural economics, economics, social marketing, law and communications, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of factors impacting individual decision making and their applied role in addressing complex social issues. This unit involves a real-world client and asks students to apply behavioural theories and design a basic behaviour change program. This unit is relevant to students of business, law, psychology and health as an elective and as a core unit for the Behavioural Economics 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.
AMB140 Marketplace Simulation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
AMB140 Marketplace Simulation follows the introductory marketing unit in the marketing major and minor and provides a focus on the implementation and evaluation of the marketing plan at a small business level. Emphasis is placed on the responsibilities within a marketing team for planning, developing, organising, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing activities. The unit prepares students for other marketing units in the major.
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations.
AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity introduces you to the tools and techniques you will need to work with the media and get positive publicity for organisations. This makes the unit an ideal elective for students from any discipline looking to add value to their major. The tools and techniques covered in AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity will also provide foundational knowledge and skills for use in subsequent units in the public relations major and minor. AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity helps you develop the skills required to effectively communicate with audiences on behalf of organisations through legacy/traditional and other forms of media.
AMB200 Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
A fundamental component of effective and successful marketing activity is an understanding of consumers, their needs and behaviours. Studying the behaviour of consumers in a wide range of situations and circumstances provides marketers with clear guidelines for the development of marketing strategy. This unit provides the foundation theories for the marketing major.
AMB201 Marketing and Audience Analytics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The systematic and objective identification, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information is essential for any business to make informed decisions about how to address problems and opportunities in their markets. All business leaders must understand the challenges, opportunities and limitations of the marketing research process; questions that marketing research can answer and questions it can't, and be able to draw appropriate conclusions from different types of data that may be collected during marketing research.This subject builds on basic marketing knowledge and students are involved in, and guided through, a practical, applied marketing research exercise based on a research brief chosen at the start of each semester. This provides the foundations for interpreting case studies, theories and research information presented in more advanced subjects.
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.
AMB204 International Sourcing and Procurement
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- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
All organisations require supplies and depend on a reliable and quality source of their supplies whether they are raw materials, components, spare parts, consumables or services. The management of these supplies is a complex logistics process and is often of strategic importance both in global and domestic markets. This unit is provided to examine the role of international procurement and purchasing in this process.
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.
AMB205 Retail Planning and Sales Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The Australian retail sector is worth more than $400bn annually, employing 1.3 million people, across 140,000 physical and online stores. In recent years, shifts in customer behaviour, the growth of new retail format, the emergence of eCommerce and the entry of online marketplaces, have resulted in structural challenges. To operate a retail business successfully and profitably in today's competitive marketplace, managers need to understand the challenging and changing retail landscape. Retail Planning and Sales Management explores the history and evolution of retail. Students will learn basic decision-making frameworks to assist in planning, general retailing principles, strategies and tactics, enabling them to operate a retail business in continuously shifting marketplace. The unit also introduces students to the related disciplines of customer journey mapping, customer behaviour, selling and sales management, and market share growth strategies.
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.
AMB207 Entertainment Marketing in a Digital World
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As one of the largest industries in the world, and having been hit dramatically by COVID-19, the entertainment industry offers significant opportunities along with unique challenges for the application of marketing and communication tools. The unit is designed to be part of the Tourism and Entertainment Marketing minor or to be taken as an elective by students with a particular interest in the area of entertainment marketing.
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.
AMB209 Designing a Competitive Tourism Strategy
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Advertising, Marketing And Public Relations
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The success of individual tourism businesses is reliant to some extent on the competitiveness of their destination. This unit explores how a destination marketing organisation (DMO) is formed when a community recognises the need to become organised in destination promotions. Examine opportunities for the DMO and tourism stakeholders to collaborate in the development and implementation of a competitive destination marketing strategy. Learning resources and assessments explore how marketing theories can be applied to tourism marketing practice.
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.