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- Actuarial Practice and Control IIIACTL90009
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
Analysis of investment portfolios and asset classes from the perspective of an appointed actuary, with a view to identifying assets that suit the requirements of a variety of general insurance, life insurance, superannuation and other defined benefit liabilities.
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Kevin Fergusson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 hour lecture Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kevin Fergusson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 hour lecture Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Actuarial Practice and Control IIIACTL40009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2018
This subject covers analysis of investment portfolios and asset classes from the perspective of an appointed actuary, with a view to identifying assets that suit the requirements of a variety of general insurance, life insurance, superannuation and other defined benefit liabilities.
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kevin Fergusson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of three contact hours per week, consisting of lectures and/or tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Actuarial Science Research Report Part 1ACTL90016
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
A research essay not exceeding 10,000 words on a topic approved by the Head of Department. The word count includes bibliography, footnotes, appendices and the number of words which would take up space used for tables, formulae and charts.
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours [overall total for enrolment in ACTL90016 and ACTL90017 over two consecutive semesters]. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours [overall total for enrolment in ACTL90016 and ACTL90017 over two consecutive semesters]. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Actuarial Science Research Report Part 2ACTL90017
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
Refer to ACTL90016 Actuarial Science Research Report Part 1 for details
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Refer to ACTL90016 Actuarial Science Research Report Part 1 for details Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Refer to ACTL90016 Actuarial Science Research Report Part 1 for details Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018
- Actuarial StatisticsACTL30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2018
Topics include experience rating; claim run-off triangles; generalised linear models; time series and their applications; simulation; decision theory.
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Three hours of lectures and/ or tutorials per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Actuarial Studies ProjectsACTL90013
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
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...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Shuanming Li Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A maximum of five 1-hour meetings per semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Email: shli@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Shuanming Li Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A maximum of five 1-hour meetings per semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Email: shli@unimelb.edu.au
- Actuarial Studies Projects Part 1ACTL40010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2018
Students will be required to submit three assignments of between 3,000 and 3,500 words each, on dates specified at the start of the academic year. The word count includes bibliography, footnotes, appendices and the number of words which would take up space used for tables, formulae and charts.
- Semester 1
Coordinators Shuanming Li, Xueyuan Wu, and Zhuo Jin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A series of, at most, five 1-hour meetings per semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Actuarial Studies Projects Part 2ACTL40011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2018
Please refer to the handbook page for Part 1: ACTL40010.
- Semester 2
Coordinators Zhuo Jin, Xueyuan Wu, and Shuanming Li Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Please refer to the handbook page for Part 1: ACTL40010. Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Actuarial Studies Research EssayACTL40001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
A research essay of not more than 10,000 words on a topic approved by the Head of Department. The word count includes bibliography, footnotes, appendices and the number of words which would take up space used for tables, formulae and charts.
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours To be advised Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Enrique Calderin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours To be advised Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Adaptation and TransgressionENGL20031
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2018
This subject explores how stories are passed through time, place, genre and meaning through processes of adaptation. Adaptation is concerned with nostalgia, memory and the interpretation of history. In the present day, it has become a source of artistic and cultural transgression while also feedi...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018
- Adapting to Climate ChangeENST90034
Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2018
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...
- April
Principal coordinator Elissa Waters Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Teaching period 12 April 2018 to 25 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 20 April 2018 Census date 27 April 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 May 2018 Assessment period ends 1 June 2018 April contact information
- Administrative Challenges in PracticePADM90001
Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2018
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...
- February
Principal coordinator Sue Olney Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 33 hours of face-to-face sessions over 3 full days and 2 half days on campus, and one half day off campus. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 28 February 2018 to 2 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2018 Census date 16 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 April 2018 Assessment period ends 18 May 2018 February contact information
Sue Olney
- Administrative LawLAWS50032
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2018
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...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Alison Duxbury Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Email: law-aso@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
- Adolescent Health Minor ThesisPAED90015
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
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...
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Andrea Krelle Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular meetings with supervisor/s, one hour weekly or fortnightly per semester. Total time commitment 375 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Andrea Krelle Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular meetings with supervisor/s, one hour weekly or fortnightly per semester. Total time commitment 375 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Adolescent Health Minor ThesisPOPH90268
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long Year:2018
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...
- Year Long - Online
Principal coordinator Andrea Krelle Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular meetings with supervisor/s, one hour weekly or fortnightly per semester, either face to face or via videoconference/Skype Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 May 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Year Long contact information
- Adolescent Health ProjectPOPH90170
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2018
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...
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Andrea Krelle Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular meetings with research supervisor Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Andrea Krelle Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular meetings with research supervisor Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
- Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual HealthPOPH90169
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2018
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...
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Henrietta Williams Mode of delivery Online Contact hours No on-campus hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
HWilliams@mshc.org.au or andrea.krelle@mcri.edu.au
Administrative CoordinatorHelen D'Cruz
helen.dcruz@rch.org.au
- Adult Neuropsychological DisordersPSYC90032
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long Year:2018
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...
- Year Long
Principal coordinator Michael Saling Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5 hours of lectures/seminars per week for 24 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 May 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Year Long contact information
- Adult Palliative CareNURS90047
Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2018
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...
- July
Principal coordinator Karen Quinn Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 20 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 19 July 2018 to 14 September 2018 Last self-enrol date 30 July 2018 Census date 10 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 October 2018 Assessment period ends 5 November 2018 July contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-palliative-care/
Current Students: TL-palliativecare@unimelb.edu.au
- Adult PsychopathologyPSYC90031
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2018
This subject aims to present major approaches to psychological disorders, in which psychopathology is contrasted with "normal" functioning. Reference is made to various theoretical approaches to the aetiologies of disorders/problems, with a focus on recognising the clinical pictures of common psy...
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 23 January 2018 to 6 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 26 January 2018 Census date 2 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2018 Assessment period ends 13 February 2018