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  • The Power and Limits of LogicPHIL30043

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject deals with the power and limits of logic. We will cover some of the great conceptual advances in logic in the 20th Century, which have revolutionised our understanding of logic and language, of models and meaning, and of concepts and computation. We will examine the conceptual founda...

  • The Psychopathology of Everyday LifePSYC30014

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject covers phenomena such as hallucinations and delusions, anxiety, somatisation, depression, dissociation, and changes in memory and cognition, and places them in the context of everyday experiences. It discusses the various factors, processes and mechanisms thought to lead some people ...

  • The Qur'an: An IntroductionISLM20003

    Undergraduate subject Offered:February Year:2019

    This subject is an introduction, in English translation, to the most important text of Islam, the Qur'an, which Muslims regard as the primary source of Islam. Students will study: the origins of the Qur'an, its overall structure and content, major themes, approaches to its interpretation, and its...

  • The Renaissance in ItalyHIST30006

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject seeks to engage and excite students in an interactive series of ‘lectorials' which examine the social, political, and cultural history of the many central and northern Italian cities which participated in the culture known as the Renaissance. With special case studies of Florence and...

  • The Research Process for MusiciansMUSI40064

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject provides students with the tools and skills necessary to devise and conduct professional research in music at graduate level. Through group discussions and peer review sessions students will engage with the key principles of research and academic writing and apply them to a context r...

  • The Rise and Fall of the Roman RepublicANCW20019

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    The turbulent and exciting history of the Roman Republic roughly spanned some five centuries: from its humble beginnings around 500 BCE to the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BCE. The first part of this subject celebrating this formative period in world history discusses ea...

  • Thermal and Classical PhysicsPHYC20009

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject extends knowledge of fundamental thermal physics principles and introduces the powerful and elegant Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics. Topics from thermal physics include thermal equilibrium, ideal gas and kinetic theory, equipartition of energy, heat and...

  • Thermodynamics and Fluid MechanicsMCEN30018

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    AIMS This course is an introduction to basic principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. These two subjects are introduced together in a single course, reflecting the large degree of cross-over in applications and basic first principles between the two subjects. Fluid mechanics is a very ...

  • The Roman CountrysideANCW40018

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject provides a wide-ranging overview of both overall trends and regional differences in Roman rural occupation and economy between the Archaic period and Late Antiquity. Primarily based on archaeological data, students will be introduced to the key topics in the field, including differen...

  • The Romantic PianoMUSI40098

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    Reportedly in 1698 Cristofori built a harpsichord on which one could play “piano” and “forte”: keyboard music would never be the same. In 1823 Ignaz Moscheles staged a competition between an English and a Viennese piano: these two distinct schools of piano building would, through the following de...

  • The Romantic PianoMUSI30256

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    Reportedly in 1698 Cristofori built a harpsichord on which one could play “piano” and “forte”: keyboard music would never be the same. In 1823 Ignaz Moscheles staged a competition between an English and a Viennese piano: these two distinct schools of piano building would, through the following de...

  • The Roman Way of LifeANCW40012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    The Monty Python team pondered many big questions, among them the rather tantalizing one: 'What did the Romans ever do for us?' This research seminar rises to the challenge as it involves discussions of revealing source material on the big issues in Roman social, cultural, political and religious...

  • The Secret Life of LanguageLING10001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    Have you ever wondered how language actually works? Or how it can be that a 6 year-old child can know more about their native language than the most sophisticated computers? This subject is a practical introduction to the nature of human language which gives a conceptual framework for discussing ...

  • The Secret Life of the Body 1UNIB10011

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    Ever thought about how we actually see, hear, taste, smell and touch? How do musicians, dancers, artists, athletes, martial artists and yoga practitioners do what they do? And how does this relate to findings and hidden secrets in scientific research about the body and the brain?   In an incre...

  • Thesis Part 1MUSI40101

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    Students will conceive, plan and execute a substantial research project.

  • Thesis Part 2MUSI40102

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019

    Refer to MUSI40101 Thesis Part 1

  • The Social History of the Roman WorldANCW20026

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    What was it like actually to live in the Roman empire? How can we learn about the realities of life for ordinary Romans? How much has changed in two millennia? This course is designed to make students aware of and deal with aspects of society and culture in the Roman empire. Generally the time p...

  • The Theatre ExperienceENGL20034

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject is for students across the university interested in understanding and enjoying theatre, an ancient art form that enjoys continuing popularity in many modern societies, including Australia. Drawing on a range of local and international examples from mainstream and experimental perform...

  • The Unconscious MindPSYC30012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    Ever since Freud, the unconscious mind has been a critical part of our understanding of the human mind and behaviour. Despite its power to captivate popular imagination, scientific psychology's treatment of unconsciousness has a history of vicissitudes. This subject has three main components: his...

  • The Wellbeing OrchestraMUSI10222

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    The Wellbeing Orchestra utilises Tibetan singing bowls and an assortment of allied musical instruments to facilitate mindfulness and meditation. Through sound, breathing, mindfulness, meditation techniques and self reflection, the student will learn to harmonise an unfocussed mind, release from s...