Blurred boundaries: Negotiating a common core subject in a multi-faculty Bachelor of Environments degree (AUR 57 02)

By Ian Dobson (NTEU National Office). In 2008, the University of Melbourne rolled out its restructured undergraduate degree program offerings. Rather than offering a multitude of faculty-specific degrees, the University started to offer a limited number of generalist degrees that serve as developmental pathways to specialist masters programs as well as stand-alone employment preparation. While the other ‘Melbourne Model’ degrees in arts, science, commerce and biomedicine primarily aligned with their cognate faculty, one degree, the Bachelor of Environments, was taught across four faculties. More...