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  • Advanced Derivative SecuritiesFNCE90005

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    Arbitrage bounds, stock price dynamics, geometric Brownian motion and Itos Lemma, Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial model, Black-Scholes model, risk neutral valuation, forwards and futures, currency, stock index, futures and exotic options, Interest rate derivative securities.

  • Advanced Discrete MathematicsMAST90030

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    The subject consists of three main topics. The bijective principle with applications to maps, permutations, lattice paths, trees and partitions. Algebraic combinatorics with applications rings, symmetric functions and tableaux. Ordered sets with applications to generating functions and the struct...

  • Advanced Dynamical MeteorologyATOC90012

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    The aim of the subject is to explore the basic dynamical principles governing flow in a rotating frame of reference (the Earth's frame of reference), and to use these principles to understand the large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere.

  • Advanced DynamicsMCEN90041

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject continues from Dynamics to deepen the students’ understanding of Engineering Mechanics, specifically focusing on Analytical Mechanics: Kinematics and Generalised Coordinates.Virtual Work and Virtual Displacement, Generalised Force.Energies: Kinetic, Potential.Lagrange approach: deal...

  • Advanced Echocardiography InterpretationMEDI90059

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:March, July Year:2019

    This subject will outline how formally report diagnostic echocardiography studies, using a custom designed database reporting system. There will be 50 case studies to be reported. Topics include: Principles of Echocardiography ReportingUse of Echocardiography Report DatabaseReporting Case Studi...

  • Advanced Econometric TechniquesECOM90005

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This course is designed to introduce you to the mathematical underpinnings of the main tools used in empirical economics. Special emphasis will be given to three topics: models of probability, methods of estimation, and methods of inference. Simple mathematical analysis, in particular both differ...

  • Advanced Econometric Techniques 2ECOM90014

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    The aim of this subject is to take the skills developed in ECOM90005 Advanced Econometric Techniques and use them to explore the main techniques for analysing a variety of econometric problems.

  • Advanced Editing for Digital MediaPUBL90009

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject introduces students to advanced aspects of editing for digital media. It focuses on the methods, systems, trends and technological developments taking place in digital media industries, and presents a portfolio of key skills and knowledge required in contemporary editing and content ...

  • Advanced Elements of AnalyticsMAST90134

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019

    This subject equips students with the practical skills to apply regression methods to health data using the statistical packages R and Stata, as well as a major emphasis on the interpretation and communication of results. Topics covered include: analysis of continuous outcomes with linear regress...

  • Advanced English LiteraciesEDUC90377

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:July Year:2019

    This subject will lead teacher candidates to increase their understanding of the advanced forms of language and literacy that are developed in the middle years of schooling. Candidates will engage with key research that indicates a significant transition in English literacy in the final years of...

  • Advanced Environmental ComputationMAST90128

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    Fitting models to data is a fundamental component of computational biology. In this subject we teach statistical and machine learning approaches, including methods specifically developed for handling spatial data. The subject will give you understanding of, and practice in, a range of modern tech...

  • Advanced EvidenceLAWS70071

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019Quotas apply

    In the preparation and conduct of litigation no area of law is more important than the law of evidence. Advanced Evidence aims to provide students with an enhanced understanding of the law of evidence. This subject focuses on key provisions of the uniform evidence legislation, which now operates ...

  • Advanced Experimental EconomicsECON90079

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    The subject aims to provide a foundation for original research in the fields of behavioural and experimental economics. First, it explores how behavioural economics extends traditional economics by incorporating insights into human behaviour derived from other fields such as psychology and sociol...

  • Advanced Financial Accounting ResearchACCT90036

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:February Year:2019

    This subject provides a rigorous review and critical analysis of the theory and methodology underlying economics-based empirical research in financial accounting.

  • Advanced Fluid DynamicsMCEN90018

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    AIMS The study of fluid dynamics is one of the fundamental disciplines in Mechanical Engineering. In the first part of the course, students will learn about boundary-layer theory, which is a key element of aerodynamic design. A guest-lecture series on wind engineering will build on this knowledg...

  • Advanced Heat & Mass Transport ProcessesCHEN90019

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    AIMS This subject provides an advanced focus on the heat and mass transport processes that are part of the core knowledge and problem solving skills basis for chemical engineering unit operations. In addition, an advanced understanding of these transport processes will help enable students in th...

  • Advanced Human Resource ManagementMGMT90193

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019

    We begin by evaluating a range of theoretical perspectives on people, work, and employment. The emphasis will be on understanding and applying different conceptual perspectives to human resource management. The disciplinary foundations for the body of research reflected in this course are psychol...

  • Advanced HydrogeologyERTH90034

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:June Year:2019

    Course content includes: Physical Hydrogeology, Chemical Hydrogeology, Field Study/Methods and Management and Assessment.

  • Advanced ImagingGEOM90038

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    AIMS To introduce students to advanced and esoteric imaging technologies and the methods for extracting quantitative information from multi-source imagery. This subject builds on the knowledge of subjects such as imaging the environment, by considering multi-source images of the target to provid...

  • Advanced International BusinessIBUS90006

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    The rise of multinational enterprises and cross-border transactions represent an exciting challenge to traditional management theories, as these phenomena raise questions about the universality of concepts typically formulated to explain domestic (or Western) behaviour. International business sch...