UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

New SUBJECT PROPOSAL

A            Handbook Information

A1.       Subject Title

Use Title Case (e.g. Story, Symbol and Meaning in the Arts), as it should appear on the transcript

Max 40 characters (there are 40 boxes below)

A2.       Subject Coordinator

Name

Email

Phone

A3.       Subject Level

Undergraduate:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Honours (4)

Graduate:

Generic (9)

Time-based research:

Masters (7)

Doctorate (8)

A4.       Credit Points

A5.       Grading Schema

Standard (e.g. H1, H2A)

Pass/Fail

Research master

A5a.     Is this a subject with a continuing result?

No

Yes, taken over:

study periods

A6.       Subject Availability

A6a.     Mode(s) of Delivery

On Campus

Off Campus

Online

Field Work

(see A19)

Work Experience in Industry

(see A18 & A19)

A6b.     Availability Dates

Campus*

Mode of Delivery^

Standard Study Period#

OR

Pre-teaching Period

Start Date

(if applicable)

Teaching Period

Start...-...End

Assessment Period

End Date

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* Campuses (where not On Campus, indicate the administrative campus)

^ Modes of Delivery

# Standard Study Periods

Parkville

Burnley

Creswick

Dookie

Hawthorn

Southbank

Werribee

Beijing

Singapore

On Campus

Off Campus

Online

Field Work

WEI

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year Long

Summer Term

Winter Term

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

A7.       Time Commitment

(Academic Board policy about time commitment)

Contact Hours

Estimated Total Time Commitment

A8.       Prerequisites

(Academic Board policy about prerequisites)

Indicate if subjects can be taken concurrently (in the exact same study period)

A9.       Pre-teaching Period Requirements

If subject has a pre-teaching period, specify what is required of students during that period. This information will be published in the Additional Delivery Details field of the subject’s Handbook page.

A10.    Corequisites

Corequisites MUST be taken in the exact same study period

A11.    Disallowed Subject Combinations

A12.    Recommended Background Knowledge

A13.    Subject Overview

For fieldwork subjects, include details of the location of fieldwork locations

A14.    Learning Outcomes (previously Subject Objectives)

Subject-level learning outcomes must be linked to course-level learning outcomes, but need not address all course-level learning outcomes

A15.    Assessment Requirements

Assessment Guidelines, as approved by Academic Board.

Subject assessments must demonstrate the subject-level learning outcomes.

List the assessment requirements that are associated with this subject (e.g. essays, examinations, oral presentations, etc.), including their extent/duration, timing and % values.

Type of Assessment (Including Extent/Duration)

Timing of Assessment

Assessment %

A16.    Prescribed Texts

A17.    Generic Skills

(more information)

A18.    Subject Available in Course

A18a.  Is this subject compulsory in a course?

No

Yes – List the course(s) and structure bucket code(s)

A18b. Is this subject compulsory in a major/specialisation?

No

Yes – List the major(s)/ specialisation(s) and structure bucket code(s)

A18c.  Is this subject an elective in a course?

No

Yes – List the course(s) and structure bucket code(s)

A18d. Is this a subject, offered as part of a degree, that the faculty wishes to make available to other degrees as a breadth subject?

No

Yes

Following approval, and for changes made under delegated authority, faculties must forward this form to acad-sec@unimelb.edu.au, for consideration by the Course Standing Committee (CSC) for each of the New Generation degrees.

Work Experience in Industry (WEI) subjects only

A19.    Subject Category

(Refer to the Guidelines for WEI Subjects for information about the subject categories)

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

A19a.  Justification of Categorisation

Fieldwork and Work Experience in Industry (WEI) subjects only

A20.    Will the Quality of Teaching survey be put in place to ensure high quality?

Yes

No – what processes will be put in place to ensure the quality of the vocational experience?

B            Administrative Information

B1.       Field of Education (ASCED) code

(contact finance and planning group at FOE-Query@unimelb.edu.au for assistance)

B1a.     Suggested Area of Study

(see the approved list of Area of Study codes)

Code

Description

B2.       Organisational units to be assigned to this subject

(use ‘Organisational Unit Search’ function in ISIS to find org unit codes)

Responsibility Area

Organisational Unit

Percentage

(max. 1 decimal place)

Code

Name

Owning Org Unit

100% (always)

Result Entry Org Unit

100% (always)

Teaching Org Unit(s)

(list all, and include % split – must add up to 100%)

B3.       Does this subject require centrally timetabled exams?

No

Yes

B4.       Is this subject available to incoming mobility students?

(i.e. cross-institutional/study abroad/exchange)

No

Yes

C            Approval Information

C1.        Custodial Faculty/School

Name

C2.        Contact Details

Academic Contact

(if different to subject coordinator)

Name

Email

Phone

Administrative Contact

Name

Email

Phone

C3.        Approved by

Name

Associate Dean/

Program Director

Signature

Date

Name

Associate Dean/

Program Director

Signature

Date

Name

Associate Dean/

Program Director

Signature

Date