Handbook home
Subjects
- AI Planning for AutonomyCOMP90054
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
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 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Nir Lipovetzky
- Air Quality MonitoringEVSC90033
Graduate coursework subject Offered:August Year:2019
The air is an undervalued environmental resource - subject at times to catastrophic and chronic pollution events. 'What constitutes good air?' 'What environmental protections are in place?' and 'How do we know the air quality?' are all questions addressed in this subject. Major infrastructure pro...
- August
Coordinator Robyn Schofield Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 10 x 2-hour lectures and 10 x 3-hour practicals Total time commitment 160 hours Pre teaching start date 22 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements This subject is taught as an intensive subject over 3-hour days at Parkville campus. Preparation of 20 hours is expected to have worked through the Code academy's Learn Python and prescribed pre-reading circulated 2 weeks prior to the teaching period. Teaching period 5 August 2019 to 16 August 2019 Last self-enrol date 24 July 2019 Census date 9 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 August 2019 Assessment period ends 6 September 2019 August contact information
- Algebraic GeometryMAST90097
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
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 2019
View details - Algebraic TopologyMAST90023
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
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 2019
View details - Algorithmic TradingFNCE90078
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019Quotas apply
Global equity markets have changed fundamentally over the last decades Regulatory reforms to promote competition for trading services have led to considerable fragmentation of markets. New entrants and new technology have contributed to innovative new trading mechanisms and pricing structures. To...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nitin Yadav Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture plus one 1-hour laboratory per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Algorithms and ComplexityCOMP90038
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
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 Michael Kirley 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 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Toby Murray 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 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Algorithms for Functional GenomicsCOMP90014
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
AIMS Technological advances in obtaining high throughput data have stimulated the development of new computational approaches to bioinformatics. This subject will cover core computational challenges in analysing bioinformatics data. We cover important algorithmic approaches and data structures u...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Clare Sloggett 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 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Alternative Dispute ResolutionLAWS70018
Graduate coursework subject Offered:December Year:2019Quotas 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...
- December
Principal coordinator Allen Snyder Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24-34 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 30 October 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 4 December 2019 to 10 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2019 Census date 4 December 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 January 2020 Assessment period ends 26 February 2020 December contact information
Lecturer
Professor Allen Snyder, Coordinator
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
- America and the Rise of AsiaPOLS90057
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
This subject examines past, present and future responses of the United States toward the rising powers of Asia. A particular focus is the US-India relationship and how it has evolved to counter Chinese power. Despite both being democracies and historical rivals of the People’s Republic, the US an...
Not available in 2019
View details - American Constitutional History & RightsLAWS90061
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019Quotas 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 2019
View details - AMSI Summer SchoolMAST90079
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2019
The AMSI Summer School is a four-week program hosted at different Australian universities by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. In 2017 it was held at Sydney University, in 2018 at Monash, and in 2019 at UNSW. This subject will give students the opportunity to attend subjects taught ...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Diarmuid Crowley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 28 hours over 4 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 January 2019 to 22 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 17 January 2019 Census date 18 January 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 February 2019 Assessment period ends 2 March 2019 Summer Term contact information
- Analysing Ecosystems and Their ValuesENST90044
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Terrestrial ecosystems provide a wide range of values—from biodiversity and carbon storage to clean water and recreational opportunities in interaction with social systems. Managing ecosystems to sustain these values requires understanding what values exist in a given ecosystem, their interaction...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Patrick Baker Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 hrs of practicals per weeks = 48 hrs 3-day pre-semester field trip (@8 hrs per day) = 24 hrs Total Contact Hours = 72 hrs Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 February 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
- Analysing Energy SystemsENGR90029
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
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 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Prof Paul Webley
- Analysis of Emerging Market FirmsACCT90005
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019Quotas apply
This subject examines the unique institutional, governance and transparency issues affecting corporate valuations in emerging markets. Through lectures, case discussions and the students' real-time analysis of an emerging market firm, this condensed course is structured for students to gain a dee...
Not available in 2019
View details - Analysis of High-Dimensional DataMAST90110
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
Modern data sets are growing in size and complexity due to the astonishing development of data acquisition and storage capabilities. This subject focuses on developing rigorous statistical learning methods that are needed to extract relevant features from large data sets, assess the reliability o...
Not available in 2019
View details - Analytical Accounting ResearchACCT90038
Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2019
This subject provides a rigorous review and critical analysis of the theory and methodology underlying economics-based analytical research in accounting.
- February
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Twelve 3-hour seminars offered over the year Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 February 2019 to 30 November 2019 Last self-enrol date 2 April 2019 Census date 31 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 August 2019 Assessment period ends 5 December 2019
- Analytical & Environmental ChemistryCHEM90006
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
The lecture component of this subject covers the main sources and types of environmental contaminants with a focus on water contaminants and their effect on water quality. Frequently used analytical techniques in environmental and industrial monitoring and analysis, not covered in the prerequisit...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Spas Kolev Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 18 lectures and 32 hours of practical (project) work. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
- Analytical MethodsABPL90135
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Planners shape cities and regions by managing land use, development, infrastructure and services. In order to do this effectively, it is essential that planners have the capacity to gather and analyse data relevant to planning circumstances, even when the information available to them is incomple...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jennifer Day Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1x2 hour lecture per week; 1x1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
- Analytical Science in ConservationCUMC90031
Graduate coursework subject Offered:September Year:2019
This subject aims to provide students with an introduction to the fundamental principles and practical applications of the major analytical techniques used in cultural materials conservation. The subject builds upon the students' knowledge gained in CUMC90032 Technical Examination and Documentati...
- September
Principal coordinator Petronella Nel Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 12 x 1 hour lectures/tutorials and 12 x 2 hour practicals. Off campus preparation: 12 x 40 minute online lectures. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 19 August 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are expected to complete the course readings, review the online lectures and any other course preparation as outlined on the LMS. LMS will become available at the commencement of the pre-teaching dates. Teaching period 9 September 2019 to 20 September 2019 Last self-enrol date 23 August 2019 Census date 13 September 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2019 Assessment period ends 11 October 2019 September contact information
Email: pnel@unielb.edu.au
- Analytics and SocietyMGMT90248
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Term 2, Term 4 Year:2019
This subject will broaden students’ understanding of the variety of ways analytics is being used in society and the range of challenges that are associated with its use. It will also introduce students to how analytics may be used to support and drive social and organizational change. Students w...
- Term 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Sam Kininmonth Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 4 hours per week (for a term of 8 weeks), including online lectures, resources and interactions Total time commitment 160 hours Pre teaching start date 22 April 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are given the opportunity to get used to the online platform, meet the instructors/tutors and become familiar with how to access resources before the teaching period starts. Teaching period 29 April 2019 to 23 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 23 April 2019 Census date 17 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 June 2019 Assessment period ends 30 June 2019 Term 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-applied-analytics
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
- Term 4 - Online
Principal coordinator Sam Kininmonth Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 4 hours per week (for a term of 8 weeks), including online lectures, resources and interactions Total time commitment 160 hours Pre teaching start date 7 October 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are given the opportunity to get used to the online platform, meet the instructors/tutors and become familiar with how to access resources before the teaching period starts. Teaching period 14 October 2019 to 8 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 8 October 2019 Census date 1 November 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 November 2019 Assessment period ends 15 December 2019 Term 4 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-applied-analytics
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.