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  • Voice Studies 1MUSI10108

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2017 Year:2017

    Voice Studies is designed to explore the world of voice production and its application specific to the Music Theatre genre. Particular focus will be on the physiological understanding of the human voice as an infinitely variable, expressive instrument and the relevance and practice of this within...

  • 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 for Sustainable FuturesUNIB20012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    In recent decades the importance of regulating water and its wider implications have been the subject of great debate. Water is no longer viewed solely in hydrological terms, where its supply and allocation are considered to be the only determinants important in understanding how it is regulated....

  • 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...

  • Weather and Climate SystemsATOC20001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject deals with weather systems ranging from global to human scales; the general circulation of the ocean and atmosphere; mesoscale systems and severe local weather; mid-latitude systems: extra-tropical cyclones and anti-cyclones; and low latitude systems: subtropical and tropical cyclone...

  • Web Information TechnologiesINFO30005

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    Aims The Web has radically changed society, politics, science, business and the way people work. This subject introduces the concepts, technologies and standards underpinning the World Wide web and its applications. You will learn to apply tools and techniques required to model, design and deve...

  • 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...

  • Wellbeing, Motivation and PerformanceEDUC10057

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject explores the science of the factors that enable individuals to operate at the peak of their potential; including how to participate in more engaging activities, how to live healthier, be more resilient, have more satisfying relationships and lead more productive and fulfilling lives....

  • 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...

  • WinegrowingAGRI90031

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

    This subject is the first of two subjects that provides students with a basic understanding of grape growing and wine making. The viticulture component of the subject will develop skills and knowledge associated with a number of summer and autumn vineyard operations and propose management options...

  • Winegrowing OperationsAGRI90032

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

    This subject is the second of two subjects that provides students with a basic understanding of grape growing and wine making. The viticulture component of the subject covers the climatic and site requirements for vineyard establishment and the reasons for choice of rootstock and scion for partic...

  • Wine ScienceAGRI90042

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

    This subject explores the chemistry, microbiology and biochemistry of wine production. The microbiology of yeast and bacteria is examined and isolation, identification and enumeration techniques are investigated. Biochemical reactions of significance to winemaking are investigated. Enzyme chemist...

  • Wines of the WorldUNIB30008

    Undergraduate subject Offered:February, July Year:2017

    The practice of drinking wine, often with matching food, is an important component of social and business interaction in many but not all modern societies. It is a practice that raises conflicting issues relating to its social, economic and health impacts on society. This subject will focus on t...

  • Wine TechnologyAGRI90033

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

    This subject investigates the processes involved in desining or upgrading a winery. Subject content includes; Preparing basic design strategies for the processing of fruit;Designing an efficient layout to handle projected tonnage;Establishing refrigeration and energy requirements;Calculating win...

  • Wireless Communication SystemsELEN90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    AIMS This subject covers the fundamental design and performance issues associated with the physical and media access control of wireless networks.INDICATIVE CONTENT Topics include: Wireless RF link basics (antenna characterisation, polarisation, EIRP, propagation loss);Principles of cellular m...

  • Womb to Tomb: Life Course Public HealthPOPH90248

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2017

    Your life expectancy depends more on where you live and how you live your life than on your own decisions. If you ‘choose’ your parents unwisely and are born into a very poor, or very unequal, or very unjust society, you will not live as long as if you had ‘chosen’ more astutely. ‘From Womb to T...

  • Women and Global HealthPOPH90066

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:September Year:2017

    Developing and newly-industrialised countries experience wide variation in terms of history, politics, demographic transition, development and epidemiology. This subject situates women and their health in a dynamic context of development, globalisation and change. It examines key health issues, p...

  • Women in Global PoliticsPOLS40015

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2017

    This subject will examine feminist contributions to the theorising of international politics. It will consider the ways in which feminist theorists have 'gendered' international relations theory. The subject engages with the work of theorists from different feminist positions. It will include fem...