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  • Actuarial Studies ProjectsACTL90013

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject provides students with the experience of carrying out research independently on each of three topics chosen by the subject’s lecturers. It involves a two-semester program of study, (students must enrol in the subjects in two consecutive semesters). For each topic, the student is requ...

  • Adapting to Climate ChangeENST90034

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2017

    This subject focuses on climate change adaptation, and in particular its environmental, political, social and policy dimensions. It explores the ways which climate change poses risks to human wellbeing, and the ways these risks can be managed. It draws on examples from Australia and the Asia-Paci...

  • Addressing Educational DisadvantageEDUC90737

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    The subject will focus on issues of pedagogy, curriculum, school culture and change and how they relate to increasing student achievement, engagement and retention in challenging school settings. This subject will build on more general work done in the first year of the Master of Teaching to focu...

  • Administrative Challenges in PracticePADM90001

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:March Year:2017

    Administrative Challenges in Practice is a capstone subject in the Melbourne Master of Public Administration, bringing together expert contributors from the Faculty of Arts, Law and Business and Economics. The Melbourne MPA is an interdisciplinary, globally-focused degree program for managers tha...

  • Administrative LawLAWS50032

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    Administrative law regulates the relationship between the state and its people, in other words, the relationship between the government and the governed. In particular, it regulates the powers and procedures of the executive branch of government and establishes the mechanisms for ensuring legalit...

  • Adolescent Health Minor ThesisPOPH90268

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long Year:2017

    The purpose of this subject is to develop the critical disciplines of research methodology and to arm students with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyse and interpret research that informs our understanding of young people’s health and well-being. The aim is also to provide students with...

  • Adolescent Health Minor ThesisPAED90015

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject is only available to students who have already completed one iteration of PAED90015. All others please enrol into the new version of this subject, POPH90268 - Adolescent Health Minor Thesis.       The purpose of this subject is to develop the critical disciplines of research meth...

  • Adolescent Health ProjectPOPH90170

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    In this subject, participants will draw on ideas from research, along with theoretical frameworks and strategies explored during the course to develop and review a critical inquiry project relevant to their professional practice workplace / setting that influences outcomes for young people. Parti...

  • Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual HealthPOPH90169

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject explores two main themes: 1. The social construction of sexuality - how our understandings of sexuality are developed in socio-cultural contexts; and 2. Sexual health - how it is defined and measured, what factors contribute to it, and practical issues to consider when interacting wi...

  • Adult Neuropsychological DisordersPSYC90032

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long Year:2017

    A year long lecture-based subject focussed on the neuropsychological effects of neurodegeneration, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, alcohol-related brain damage, psychogenic disorders, multiple sclerosis, brain tumours, and paraneoplastic disorders of the brain. Detailed...

  • Adult Palliative CareNURS90047

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    Evidence Based Palliative Care (compulsory for all students) Day 1 – Pain Assessment & Management in palliative care (compulsory for doctors and nurses)Day 2 - Symptom Management in palliative care (compulsory for doctors and nurses)Day 3 – Palliative care in non-cancer contextDay 4 - Psycho...

  • Advanced Anatomy and Doppler AnalysisMEDI90056

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject will provide additional advanced material on anatomy and doppler analysis, which would not have been covered at the certificate level. Topics include: Role of Echocardiography in Perioperative and Critical Care EnvironmentsSafety of Ultrasound and TOECleaning and Disinfection of Ul...

  • Advanced Arts ManagementAMGT90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    The aim of this subject is to provide students with knowledge, insight and skills in the practice of managing creative people and organisations. This is achieved through the study of the theory and practice of good management and effective leadership as it applies to a range of organisational sty...

  • Advanced Auditing and Assurance ServicesACCT90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    This subject examines auditing and assurance services at an advanced level. Electronic and paper-based cases are used to facilitate detailed analysis of the complex situations auditors frequently face. Topics covered include engagement risk and litigation, ethics, business and audit risk assessme...

  • Advanced Book PublishingPUBL90020

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject introduces students to the processes by which book publishers evaluate proposals and build their lists. Through seminars and hands-on workshops, students are introduced to the business and management aspects of book publishing that underpin list-building, and to the processes involve...

  • Advanced Business AnalyticsBUSA90501

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:May Year:2017

    This subject equips students with the advanced models, methods and tools required for a deep understanding of the latest analytic techniques. The subject has five distinct components discussed below. Machine Learning This component builds on the material in Statistical Learning 1 and covers adv...

  • Advanced Case Studies PracticumMEDI90048

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017

    Students are required to complete 50 clinical ultrasound cases in the workplace, and submit a logbook of cases. In addition, 50 advanced clinical ultrasound cases will be provided for interpretation and reporting to provide a range of rare cases that are unlikely to be encountered in normal daily...

  • Advanced Change ManagementISYS90089

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Term 3 Year:2017

    AIMS This subject focuses on the development and implementation of information systems as both a catalyst for, and a response to, organisational change. In this subject, the interrelationship between information systems and organisational change is examined from both theoretical and practical per...

  • Advanced Chemical Applications 1CHEM90010

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    This subject provides a series of specialised modules in different areas of chemistry. Students must choose two modules from those listed below:   Module 1: Exciton Science – Wallace Wong, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino Excitons lie at the heart of many important natural and technological proces...

  • Advanced Chemical Applications 2CHEM90018

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    This subject provides a series of specialised modules in different areas of chemistry. Students must choose two modules from those listed below: Module 1: Exciton Science – Wallace Wong, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino Excitons lie at the heart of many important natural and technological proces...