UDI5508 Urban design thesis
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
UDI5508 Urban design thesis is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2026. It needs UDI5507 and UDI5605.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before UDI5508
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After UDI5508
No unit lists UDI5508 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Urban Design (Indonesia) (F6006).
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit consolidates advanced concepts, knowledge, and skills to tackle complex urban design issues across scales - from neighbourhood to town, city, and region. Through critical research, analysis, and synthesis, this unit fosters innovative approaches and effective processes. It also emphasises building the skills needed to interact credibly with diverse stakeholders, ensuring that you can engage thoughtfully and responsively in real-world urban design contexts.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 3 | Indonesia | On campus |
Assessment
- Portfolio100%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop research inquiries and synthesise theoretical knowledge on complex, interconnected urban issues across scales and territories;
- 2
Strategically respond to research inquiries through the integration of theoretical knowledge, methodologies and data to the future needs of urban life;
- 3
Generate and articulate grounded insights into the physical, social, and environmental dynamics across scales and territories to inform and evaluate urban design interventions, processes and outcomes;
- 4
Practice ethical approaches to contemporary urban design and research inquiries;
- 5
Effectively communicate urban design inquiries and ways-of-knowing through visual presentations, models, analytical outputs and reports, using clear and persuasive design language.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities-
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Diego Ramirez
- Unit Coordinators
- Stephen Cairns