[Sigcrit-l] transdisciplinary postgraduate program--Australia

[Ron Day]

for anyone interested:

posted originally on Nettime

Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 04:32:08 +1100
From: Ned Rossiter <Ned.Rossiter at arts.monash.edu.au>
Subject: Transdisciplinary Postgraduate Research: Applications due Jan 20th

Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 01:39:13 +1100
From: pia <pia.ednie-brown at ems.rmit.edu.au>
Subject:  Transdisciplinary Postgraduate Research: Applications due Jan 20th

TRANSDISCIPLINARY  POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM

(GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SPATIAL INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE)

THE SPATIAL INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE LABORATORY
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

APPLICATION PROPOSALS DUE
JAN 20TH

This one semester full time or two semester part-time degree provides
a meeting point for practitioners  from diverse disciplinary
backgrounds. The program enables researchers to develop projects
within a lively transdisciplinary research culture that has a digital
+ architectural orientation. Weekly seminars, workshops, and research
events enable participants to investigate relations between emergent
practices, technologies and the intensifications of the information
age. The transdisciplinary emphasis draws attention to movements
across logics, systems and senses. The program structure enables
contact with a range of celebrated practitioners, supporting research
through access to both expertise and sophisticated facilities.

Applications are invited from a wide variety of disciplinary
backgrounds, including Film, Computer Science, Architecture, Fashion,
Sound, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Performance, Multimedia,
Robotics, Photography, Engineering, Biological Science... amongst
many others.

This program occurs within the Spatial Information Architecture
Laboratory, a digital research facility in the School of Architecture
and Design at RMIT University (http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au).

This program may lead to advanced entry into the associated Masters program.

More information, application procedures on this Graduate Certificate
program is available at: http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au/gradcert

Pia Ednie-Brown
Senior Lecturer
School of Architecture and Design
Architecture + Spatial Information Architecture Programs
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V,
Melbourne, 3001, Australia