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- 18th/19th Century MusicMUSI30055
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This subject examines the classical music of the 18th and 19th century with specific attention to placing the music in historical, social and cultural contexts. Selected works will be chosen in the examination of the materials and structures of music.
Not available in 2017
View details - 20th/21st Century Western MusicMUSI30056
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This subject deals with the music of the 20th and 21st century primarily to place it in the historical context of composition and performance. Any analytical examinations will not necessarily be chronologically based, but rather will be place in both social and cultural contexts, the main purpose...
Not available in 2017
View details - AA Visiting School UndergraduateABPL30063
Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2017Quotas apply
This subject is a two week intensive design studio held typically on the first two weeks of July. The workshop will be run by visiting staff from the Architectural Association, School of Architecture, UK as well as teaching staff from MSD. The subject introduces students to contemporary digital d...
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Paul Loh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours over two weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 July 2017 to 14 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 19 June 2017 Census date 7 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 July 2017 Assessment period ends 21 July 2017 Winter Term contact information
Paul Loh paul.loh@unimelb.edu.au
- Aboriginal Art in the Northern TerritoryAHIS40016
Undergraduate subject Offered:June Year:2017Quotas apply
This subject is taught in Alice Springs and Darwin with visits to artistically significant Aboriginal communities. Emphasising Indigenous ownership of cultural knowledge, students will consider the history and development of Aboriginal art in the Northern Territory and the specific social, econom...
- June - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Susan Lowish Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total 30 Hours: intensively Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 June 2017 to 14 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 29 June 2017 Census date 7 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 July 2017 Assessment period ends 11 August 2017 June contact information
It is important that students contact the lecturer in charge of the subject prior to enrolment to obtain written approval to enrol. Application and selection details are available from the lecturer in charge.
- Aboriginal Cultural StudiesAIND30010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017
This subject studies Aboriginal dance, theatre and popular music, cultural and sporting festivals; governmental arts funding agencies; and Aboriginal arts organisations. It focuses on theoretical and political issues which arise from Aboriginal culture being both a commodity and a vehicle of Indi...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Philip Morrissey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 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
- AboriginalitiesMULT10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
This subject will provide students with an introduction to the complexity, challenges and richness of Australian Indigenous life and cultures. Drawing on a wide range of diverse and dynamic guest lecturers, this subject gives students an opportunity to encounter Australian Indigenous knowledges, ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Genevieve Grieves Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week; and a 2-hour skills workshop in each of semester weeks 1, 2 and 3 OR 4, 5 and 6 OR 7, 8 and 9. 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
- Aboriginal Land, Law and PhilosophyAIND20005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
Aboriginal Land, Law and Philosophy will provide students who have completed the first year introductory MULT10001 Aboriginalities subject with a more detailed and complex understanding of some of the key themes in this study area. It will utilise the physical, symbolic and metaphysical role of l...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Jessi Coyle Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week throughout semester. 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
- Aboriginal Women and ColonialityAIND20008
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017
Aboriginal Women and Coloniality is a multidisciplinary subject looking at the various roles Aboriginal women have played in Aboriginal and Settler society. It examines stereotypical representations of Aboriginal women in colonial art and culture, the depiction of Aboriginal women in literature, ...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinators Gayelene Carbis and Alana O'Neill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 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
Alana O'Neill - alana.oneill@unimelb.edu.au
Gayelene Carbis - g.carbis@unimelb.edu.au
- Aboriginal WritingAIND30011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
This subject studies Aboriginal fiction, poetry and drama, as well as life stories and criticism, focusing on questions of reading positions (particularly for non-Aboriginal students) and representation. It pays particular attention to the diversity of Aboriginal writing in terms of form, content...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jeanine Leane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week. 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
- A Brief History of ColourFINA20039
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
Through a lecture and seminar series, this subject will introduce students to the history of colour as seen through a range of cultural traditions, including First Nations, European, Arabic, Chinese, Indian and Asia-Pacific lenses and others, and explore the symbolic and optical qualities as hav...
Not available in 2017
View details - Academic English 1ESLA10003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017
Through the study of multiculturalism in Australian society, this subject develops students' ability to use academic English language. The subject is specifically designed for students who require intensive attention to their academic writing development. Its primary focus is on developing studen...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Celia Thompson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 2-hour seminar and 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 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 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 2-hour seminar and 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week 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
- Academic English 2ESLA10004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
In this subject students will develop their academic skills in oral and written forms of communication through the study of current issues in Australian society. The assessment tasks focus on the ability to critically analyse a range of academic texts and to synthesise material from a number of s...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Janne Morton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week 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
- Academic English: Economics and BusinessESLA10005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017
This subject aims to develop ESL students' academic writing and speaking abilities through a study of topics in economics. Class exercises and assessment tasks provide students with opportunities to practice, receive feedback, and thus develop their academic language. The assessment tasks focus o...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Neomy Storch Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 2 hour tutorial and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 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
- Academic Writing and CommunicationMECM10005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017
This unit is designed to introduce students to the requirements of university study, engaging students in the transition to university and the concepts of various learning strategies and modes of learning. Academic writing and various communication techniques will be a key focus of the subject pr...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Karen Edwards Mode of delivery On Campus (Dookie) Contact hours 36 hours: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials Total time commitment 170 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 2
Principal coordinator Karen Edwards Mode of delivery On Campus (Dookie) Contact hours 36 hours: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials 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
- Accelerated Mathematics 1MAST10008
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017
This subject develops the concepts of vectors, matrices and the methods of linear algebra and introduces students to differentiation and integration of functions of two variables. Students will be exposed to methods of mathematical proof. Little of the material here has been seen at school and th...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Craig Hodgson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week, 1 x one hour computer laboratory class per week Total time commitment 170 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
Email: craigdh@unimelb.edu.au
- Accelerated Mathematics 2MAST10009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017
This subject develops fundamental concepts and principles in mathematical analysis. Students should gain skills in the practical techniques of differential calculus, integral calculus and infinite series, and study selected applications of these techniques in mathematical modelling. Topics cover...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Barry Hughes Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week. 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
Email: barrydh@unimelb.edu.au
- Accompanying - RepetiteuringMUSI30057
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This subject accommodates pianists who see their professional careers heading towards accompanying/repetiteuring rather than solo performance. This subject embraces both the art of accompanying and repetiteuring and the art of ensemble playing. Development of skills at the piano and sessions on t...
Not available in 2017
View details - Accounting for Corporate EntitiesACCT20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017
This subject examines key financial accounting topics at both an applied and theoretical level. Topics covered include but are not limited to, accounting for employee entitlements (including share options), segment reporting, earnings per share, intangible assets, biological assets, provisions an...
Not available in 2017
View details - Accounting Processes and AnalysisACCT10003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017
The objective of this subject is to provide students with a broad introduction to core business processes that underpin organisational business activities and generate accounting transaction data. The subject will discuss methods for documenting and analysing business processes; the role and oper...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jane Hronsky Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 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 2
Principal coordinator Jane Hronsky Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week 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
- Accounting Reports and AnalysisACCT10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2017Quotas apply
This subject introduces students to the nature of accounting and its role in both financial markets and within organisations. Topics covered provide an overview of key financial and management accounting concepts and include: the constituent elements of financial statements; recognition, measurem...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Phill Cobbin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Semester 1 and Semester 2: one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week; Summer semester: two 2-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week for 6 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
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Noel Boys Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Semester 1 and Semester 2: one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week; Summer semester: two 2-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week for 6 weeks Total time commitment 170 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 2
Principal coordinator Noel Boys Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Semester 1 and Semester 2: one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week; Summer semester: two 2-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week for 6 weeks 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