Course description
Core Subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
702-658 Facility Management (Masters)
This subject covers the following topics: financial analysis of capital works; strategic planning and accommodation decisions; terotechnology; life cycle costing; cost benefit analysis; development leases; maintenance contract procedures. Semester 2 12.50
702-652 Advanced Property Analysis
This subject aims to give students an understanding of the processes and issues relating to the transfer of freehold and leasehold interests in property with a commercial agency focus within the current legal and market context. The subject will be p... Semester 2 12.50
702-865 Environmental Systems (PG)
This subject covers key elements of building services and sustainability. The services component of the subject (50%) includes refrigeration, heating and air handling plant; air distribution; energy efficiency, and documentation of air-conditioning s... Semester 2 12.50
705-625 Planning the Productive City (Masters)
This subject explores ways that the economic production of goods and services shapes the vitality, structure and planning agenda of cities. It uses an economic sectoral perspective to demonstrate how sectorssuch as manufacturing, transport, services ... Semester 2 12.50
702-659 Property Development
This subject aims to give students the knowledge and skills to be able to operate as a property, design or construction professional in the area of development advice and decision-making in property development. It comprises:The development process a... Semester 1 12.50
705-666 Research Methods (Masters)
This subject is primarily designed to support students who plan to undertake one of the Research Project subjects offered in the Faculty. The emphasis is on helping these students define a research topic, survey the relevant literature, use results o... Semester 2 12.50
Selectives
Please note it is highly recommended that students take subject 702-523 Planning Law and Statutory Planning as a selective subject.
Subject Semester Credit Points
702-523 Planning Law & Statutory Planning
This subject covers the legal framework within which urban planning takes place, and the ways in which local provisions (e.g. ‘Planning Schemes' in Victoria) can be used to implement plans by regulating development. It focuses on the... Semester 1 12.50
702-669 Property Securitisation
Topics covered include:The relationship between direct and indirect ownership of property; Property trusts, funds and companies; Partnerships and joint ventures; Subdivisions and time shares; Asset allocation and asset selection; Single property vehi... Semester 1 12.50
702-611 Asset Management
Topics covered include: Advanced life cycle based property asset management; Economic modelling; Asset management optimisation;Functional and economic performance;Standards;Obsolescence;Condition assessment;Maintenance and refurbishment implications;... Semester 1 12.50
702-656 Project Management Framework
This subject will introduce students to specially designed analysis and goal-setting exercises for further development planning relevant to their individual professional backgrounds in a built environment context. Students will explore the overall co... Semester 1 12.50
702-663 Corporate Real Estate
Topics covered in this subject include: Models of CRE management; Corporate Property strategies; Corporate property in a not-for-profit organisation (government and charitable); Corporate Property information and information systems; International an... Semester 2 12.50
702-671 International Property Development B
A series of case studies conducted in two of the following centres: Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore, over two intensive weeks. The fieldwork will be conducted by the University of Hong Kong. Case studies are to be carried out in ... Semester 2 12.50
705-655 Research Project A
This two semester minor thesis project is designed to produce an ordered, critical exposition of knowledge gained through the student's own efforts, which demonstrates a sound understanding of a topic of the student's choice. Regular meetin... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
705-656 Research Project B
Students undertake a research project over the semester, thereby gaining experience in posing research questions, searching the literature and in using basic research methods for collecting and analysing data and in presenting the results in a compet... Semester 1, Semester 2 25
702-588 Facade Design and Performance
This subject provides the student with knowledge on facade technology. the design of building envelopes and their performance. It gives insights on the complexity of this element with regard to the various parties involved in the planning in the proc... Semester 2 12.50
702-667 Property Investment
This subject covers the following subjects: Quantitative methods and financial analysis applied to real property; The place of real property in the investment and finance market; Valuation of cash flows; Investment decision techniques applied to prop... Semester 2 12.50
702-670 International Property Development A
A series of case studies conducted in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore over four intensive weeks. The fieldwork will be conducted by the University of Hong Kong. Case studies are to be carried out in groups. They will cover a range o... Semester 2 25
702-662 Resource Friendly Building Operations
The primary focus of this subject is designing and operating a large scale building in a resource friendly manner. After a short introduction on fundamentals on energy transfer modes and comfort the subject provides the students with knowledge on a v... Semester 1 12.50
702-853 Statutory Valuation (PG)
Topics covered in this subject include: an introduction to property management; building operations and maintenance; information bases; building pathology; asset management; facilities management and planning; sustainability issues in property manage... Semester 1 12.50
