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- Affective PublicsCULS90009
Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017
What theoretical and conceptual frameworks emerge when we stage conversations between the scholarship on publics and public cultures and the so-called “affective turn” in the social sciences and humanities? How do affective publics implicate discourses of belonging, citizenship, and minoritarian ...
- July
Principal coordinator Purnima Mankekar Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 12 hours: 3 x 4 hour seminars, taught intensively over 1 week. Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 17 July 2017 to 21 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 18 July 2017 Census date 28 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 August 2017 Assessment period ends 18 August 2017 July contact information
- A First Course In Statistical LearningMAST90104
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
Supervised statistical learning is based on the widely used linear models that model a response as a linear combination of explanatory variables. Initially this subject develops an elegant unified theory for a quantitative response that includes the estimation of model parameters, hypothesis test...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week, and 1 x one hour computer laboratory class per week Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
- Ageing Health & Human ServicesPOPH90267
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Term 1 Year:2017
This course explores the interface of policy and practice in the delivery of aged care services. The responses to policy shifts in aged care over time will be explored. The course will then focus on the present day impact of health care, mental health, income security, housing, and employment, ed...
- Term 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Ralph Hampson Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 Hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 January 2017 Teaching period 16 January 2017 to 12 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2017 Census date 3 February 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 February 2017 Assessment period ends 17 March 2017 Term 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
- Ageing in Low & Middle Income CountriesPOPH90269
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
Low and middle-income nations generally are rapidly transitioning epidemiologically to longer life expectancies and greater proportions of elderly among populations. In these settings, within society and the family, the aged commonly hold high regard and status. At the same time, as people live l...
Not available in 2017
View details - Ageing in SocietyPOPH90256
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Term 1 Year:2017
This subject aims to offer students a critical examination of the ways in which ageing is socially constructed. Students will learn about ageing from a range of perspectives, including life course, bio-medical, gender, cross cultural, consumer, historical and self-reflection. The subject will foc...
- Term 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Briony Dow Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 January 2017 Teaching period 16 January 2017 to 12 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2017 Census date 3 February 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 February 2017 Assessment period ends 17 March 2017 Term 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
- Ageing, Society And Social PolicySOCI90006
Graduate coursework subject Offered:March Year:2017
This subject offers an opportunity to critically consider the place of older adults in contemporary societies and in social policy. We will examine together how adulthood, from midlife on into deep old age, is socially constructed and the ways in which particular aspects of adult ageing are empha...
- March
Principal coordinator Simon Biggs Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is comprised of seminars and workshops delivered as an intensive over 3 days (approx 32 hours total) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 March 2017 to 12 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 24 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 April 2017 Assessment period ends 1 May 2017 March contact information
- Agribusiness Management EconomicsAGRI90012
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
An understanding of the applications of managerial economic theory to solving real world problems is integral to sound business decision-making. Through this subject students will gain an understanding of and ability to apply, key management economic concepts and principles. They will also experi...
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Nanette Esparon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours On-campus students – 24 hours. This subject is taught using multimedia teaching techniques and is based around business case studies. It is recommended that online students devote 12 hours per week to this subject. On-campus students have the equivalent of two hours per week of face-to-face contact. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Nanette Esparon Mode of delivery Online Contact hours On-campus students – 24 hours. This subject is taught using multimedia teaching techniques and is based around business case studies. It is recommended that online students devote 12 hours per week to this subject. On-campus students have the equivalent of two hours per week of face-to-face contact. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
- Agricultural and Resource EconomicsAGRI90074
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
This subject covers the economic analysis of agricultural and natural resource use, and social benefit cost analysis of using and conserving natural resources.
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Bill Malcolm Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours On-Campus students have the equivalent of two hours per week of face-to-face contact. Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Email: b.malcolm@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Bill Malcolm Mode of delivery Online Contact hours On-Campus students have the equivalent of two hours per week of face-to-face contact. Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Email: b.malcolm@unimelb.edu.au
- Agronomy & Cropping SystemsAGRI90058
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
This subject will discuss material and energy balances under a range of modern Australian cropping systems as well as examples from Asian and European farming systems. The course will focus on the agronomic concepts essential to understand the impact of management on production and product qualit...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Marc Nicolas Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
- AI Planning for AutonomyCOMP90054
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
AIMS The key focus of this subject is the foundations of automated planning and reasoning and their real-world applications. Automated planning is the AI approach to developing agents that make their own decisions and is becoming increasingly popular. Autonomous agents are active entities that p...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Timothy Miller Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour workshop per week Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Nir Lipovetzky
- Algebraic GeometryMAST90097
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This course is an introduction to algebraic geometry. Algebraic geometry is the study of zero sets of polynomials. It exploits the interplay between rings of functions and the underlying geometric objects on which they are defined. It is a fundamental tool in may areas of mathematics, including n...
Not available in 2017
View details - Algebraic TopologyMAST90023
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This subject studies topological spaces and continuous maps between them. It demonstrates the power of topological methods in dealing with problems involving shape and position of objects and continuous mappings, and shows how topology can be applied to many areas, including geometry, analysis, g...
Not available in 2017
View details - Algorithms and ComplexityCOMP90038
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017
AIMS The aim of this subject is for students to develop familiarity and competence in assessing and designing computer programs for computational efficiency. Although computers manipulate data very quickly, to solve large-scale problems, we must design strategies so that the calculations combine...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Lars Kulik Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Semester 1
Prof Lars Kulik
lkulik@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
A/Prof Harald Sondergaard
harald@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Harald Sondergaard Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Semester 1
Prof Lars Kulik
lkulik@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
A/Prof Harald Sondergaard
harald@unimelb.edu.au
- Algorithms for Functional GenomicsCOMP90014
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
AIMS Technological advances in obtaining high throughput data from functioning cells have stimulated the development of new computational approaches to functional genomics and systems biology. This subject covers the theory and practice of the computational techniques used in genomics analysis, w...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jan Schroeder Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour workshop per week Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Jan Schroeder
email: jan.schroeder@unimelb.edu.au
- Alternative Dispute ResolutionLAWS70018
Graduate coursework subject Offered:November Year:2017Quotas apply
Dispute resolution and problem-solving lie at the core of modern professional life for lawyers, business people and anyone who works with more than one other person. This subject provides an overview of the range of dispute resolution techniques used internationally. This subject differentiates t...
- November
Principal coordinator Allen Snyder Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24-26 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 1 November 2017 Teaching period 29 November 2017 to 5 December 2017 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2017 Census date 29 November 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 January 2018 Assessment period ends 21 February 2018 November contact information
Lecturer
Professor Allen Snyder, Coordinator
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
- American Constitutional History & RightsLAWS90061
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017Quotas apply
This intensive course will introduce Australian students to the U.S. Constitution and constitutional rights from a historical perspective. The goal will be an understanding of constitution making and amending in the U.S. context, showing how American constitutional law both is impacted by and imp...
Not available in 2017
View details - AMiLA Workshop: Urban ResilienceABPL90379
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017Quotas apply
The City of Melbourne is developing a series of strategies to address the serious impacts of climate change and to provide tactics for adaptation and the fashioning of a resilient urban environment. In particular, the City has advanced three key actions or design initiatives that focus on: Vegeta...
Not available in 2017
View details - AMSI Summer SchoolMAST90079
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2017
The AMSI Summer School is a four-week program hosted at RMIT by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. This subject will give students the opportunity to attend subjects taught by eminent lecturers from around Australia, creating an opportunity to study areas of mathematical sciences and...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Paul Norbury Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 28 hours over 4 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 13 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2017 Assessment period ends 25 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
- Analysing Energy SystemsENGR90029
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017
AIMS This subject forms one of the core units in the Masters of Energy Systems and the overall aims are to introduce the students to the tools and skills needed to analyse energy systems. To accomplish this overall aim, the subject introduces material and energy balances used in energy system ca...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Paul Webley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 3 hours per week of lectures/tutorials Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Prof Paul Webley
- Analysing NetworksARTS90016
Graduate coursework subject Offered:May Year:2017
Networks come in many shapes and sizes, from social media linking friends together virtually, to transnational agreements between governments. Networks all consist of a set of nodes (people, organizations, governments) that are connected by a set of ties (formal and informal relationships of diff...
- May
Principal coordinator Jenny Lewis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 12 hours: 2 x 6 hour seminars, taught over two weeks Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 9 May 2017 to 16 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 May 2017 Census date 19 May 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 May 2017 Assessment period ends 2 June 2017