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  • Violence, Trauma and ReconciliationCRIM90017

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:October Year:2017

    Mass violence inflicted by states and groups have a prolonged effect on communities and nations. This subject considers the forms of trauma people experience as a response to these forms of violence and explores how this trauma propels calls for apologies, truth commissions, retribution and tortu...

  • Violence, War and TerrorismPHIL90009

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    Today, war is still a salient feature of international relations, while terrorism takes on ever more international character and scope. The subject will explore the philosophical - conceptual and moral - issues to do with violence, war, and terrorism. The central part of the subject will examine ...

  • Vision Science Project AOPTO90019

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

    This subject involves laboratory experimental research in an area of Vision Science. The project will be based in the laboratory of an academic staff member in the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences. Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise,...

  • Vision Science Project BOPTO90020

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

    This subject involves laboratory experimental research in an area of Vision Science. The project will be based in the laboratory of an academic staff member in the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences. Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise,...

  • Vision Science Project COPTO90021

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

    This subject involves laboratory experimental research in an area of Vision Science. The project will be based in the laboratory of an academic staff member in the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences. Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise,...

  • Vision Science Project DOPTO90022

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

    This subject involves laboratory experimental research in an area of Vision Science. The project will be based in the laboratory of an academic staff member in the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences. Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise,...

  • Visiting Scholar: Classics and Arch AANCW90003

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2017

    This subject will be taught by a Visiting Scholar in an area of their expertise. It will provide graduate-level engagement with contemporary work in the student's own or cognate disciplines. A subject description and any preliminary reading will be available by the beginning of the academic year ...

  • Visiting Scholar Subject: HistoryHIST90033

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

    This subject will be taught by a Visiting Scholar in an area of their expertise. It will provide graduate-level engagement with contemporary work in the student's own or cognate disciplines. A subject description and any preliminary reading will be available by the beginning of the academic year ...

  • Visiting Scholar Subject: PhilosophyPHIL90035

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    This subject will be taught by a Visiting Scholar in an area of their expertise. It will provide graduate-level engagement with contemporary work in the student's own or cognate disciplines. A subject description and any preliminary reading will be available by the beginning of the academic year ...

  • Visual Culture IndustriesSCRN90004

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject will introduce students to a range of organisations whose functions encompass the promotion, collection and presentation of contemporary visual culture. This is an industry-focussed subject where representatives of local and national arts organisations offer students direct insight i...

  • Vocational Learning in SchoolsEDUC90424

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

    This subject is an elective for Teacher Candidates in the Master of Teaching Secondary program. While there is sustained public focus on the role of universities for young Australians, one in four young people do not complete high school. Half of young people who do complete school do not enter u...

  • Voice and Speech SkillsPERF90001

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:January Year:2017

    This subject examines the actor’s process of speaking through experiential learning and theoretical analysis of the major voice pedagogies. It will provide participants with a high level of acquisition of voice and speech skills for individual development for application in their own professional...

  • Voice PedagogyMUSI90162

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017

    This subject will provide students with the planning skills for developing a voice curriculum/training program in their particular environment (school, community, professional development)

  • Voice SkillsMUSI90159

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:January Year:2017

    This subject will provide participants with the practical application of voice skills for individual development.

  • Vulnerable Young PeoplePOPH90168

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject begins with an exploration of the concept of 'at risk' as it applies to young people, and the use and purpose of such a categorisation by relevant services and through policy. The impact of risk and protective factors on adolescent health and well-being will be examined including fac...

  • Water and Waste Water ManagementENEN90029

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    AIMSIn this subject students will learn about the fundamentals of water quality and the associated standards for use as potable water, recycled water or discharge into the environment in a sustainable manner. The subject will include the identification of risks and measures to control those risks...

  • Water Law & Natural Resources ManagementLAWS70185

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2017Quotas apply

    Water law and natural resources management are fundamental to human society, environmental protection and many aspects of economic productivity. Legal rules around water co-evolved with the development of many societies. Water is both necessary for life but also a source of conflict. This subject...

  • Water Sensitive Urban DesignEVSC90025

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2017

    There is increasing recognition around the world of the threats facing urban environments and their water resources. In many cities water demand is approaching or exceeding limits of sustainability, leading to increasing interest in alternative water sources, such as stormwater harvesting, wastew...

  • Web Search and Text AnalysisCOMP90042

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    AIMS The aims for this subject is for students to develop an understanding of the main algorithms used in natural language processing and text retrieval, for use in a diverse range of applications including search engines, machine translation, text mining, sentiment analysis, and question answer...

  • Wildlife ManagementVETS90016

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    Topics that will be covered in this subject include: Biological and legal definitions of wildlife and the goals of managementPopulation dynamics and the measurement of abundance; the roles of competition, predation, harvesting and disease in the regulation of populationsPhysical and chemical tec...