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- The History of Cool: Fashion & AttitudeDPSS10007
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, James Brown, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, and David Bowie. What do these people have in common? They were cool. Cool is an elusive essence recognised in artists, musicians, actors and other icons that generations have attempted to capture. This subject...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Amanda Hitten Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 30 hours, comprising of a 1 hour lecture and a 1.5 hour tutorial for 12 weeks 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
- The Holocaust & GenocideHIST20013
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The twentieth century has been labelled the "Age of Genocide". This subject will provide a detailed examination of the Holocaust, the archetype of modern genocide, and seek to place it within the broader comparative history of genocide and mass violence with case studies from Africa and the Asia ...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Angel Alcalde Fernandez Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29 - 1 x 90 minute lecture each week and 1 x 60 minute tutorial for 11 weeks. 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
- The Integrated BrainPSYC30020
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
There are more connections in a human brain than there are stars in the universe. This subject focuses on the brain as an integrated system and looks at how its many connected networks achieve coordinated effects, linking the mind to the brain and the body. In exploring integration across the ne...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Annie Blunden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours 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
- The Laptop Recording StudioMUSI20174
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject introduces the basics of sound recording on a laptop computer. Aspects of sound recording including microphone use, recording set up, editing and production will be examined. The Laptop Recording Studio is delivered in two parts: lecture and workshop. Lecture is taught in a large gro...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Kenny McAlpine Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 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
- Semester 2
Coordinator Kenny McAlpine Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 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
- The Long History of GlobalisationHIST40037
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
It is a commonplace that we live in globalised world. But what does this mean in theory and in practice? How did we get to this point? And how do we interpret the processes that underpin our global world? This subject examines the origins of the interconnected global paradigm from its origins in ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jenny Spinks Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 12 x 2 hour seminars 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
- The Medieval Image: Art and CultureAHIS30021
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
Taking the so-called ‘late Middle Ages’ (approximately 1300–1520) as its focus, this subject confronts a set of seemingly simple questions: what is an image, who makes images, and how do they circulate in the world? It examines the roles images played during this period from a variety of perspect...
Not available in 2019
View details - The Metaphysics of EthicsPHIL30054
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
Our central question in this subject will be the extent to which our ethical views and theories are related to, or underpinned by, our metaphysical views and theories. In Topic 1, Objects, Events, Persistence & The Ethical Views Influenced by Them, we'll discuss what metaphysics tells us abo...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Holly Lawford-Smith Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 35 hours: 2 hour lecture + 1 hour tutorial (weeks 2-12) 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
- The Modern Middle EastHIST30015
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject is a historical survey of the major events, movements and relationships underlying the making of the modern Islamic and Arab Middle East since the end of the First World War. The subject enables students to understand: the interplay of religion and foreign rule and intervention in sh...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Richard Pennell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29 hours: 12 x 1.5 hour lectures and 11 x 1 hour tutorials 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
- The Music of SpainMUSI40095
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
The subject explores a range of Spanish musical styles from the middle ages to the present day, and their interaction with European and American musical traditions. Topics include aspects of early music, opera and music theatre, concert music, film music, contemporary popular music, flamenco and ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Michael Christoforidis Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial 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
- The Music Of SpainMUSI30030
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
The subject explores a range of Spanish musical styles from the middle ages to the present day, and their interaction with European and American musical traditions. Topics include aspects of early music, opera and music theatre, concert music, film music, contemporary popular music, flamenco and ...
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Michael Christoforidis Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial 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 - Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Michael Christoforidis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Students attend a live video stream on the Parkville campus. 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
- The Music Producer: From Brass to BeatsMUSI30236
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject examines music production and the role of the music producer. It surveys the development of music production from early multi-track techniques to contemporary use of beats, loops and samples. Aspects of the function and crafting of sound elements will be examined in the context of en...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Anthony Lyons Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising twelve 2-hour seminars 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
- The Nature of RealityPHIL20039
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Our central question in this subject will be the extent to which our everyday experiences are determined by the nature of the world itself versus the extent to which they're determined by the structure of our own minds. Our approach to this question will be multi-faceted, drawing on philosophical...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Dana Goswick Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2x 1-hour lectures each week and 1x 1-hour tutorial (weeks 2-12) 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
Email: dgoswick@unimelb.edu.au
- Theoretical Physics 3PHYC30022
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject will introduce topics in Theoretical Physics, including: Classical Field Theory: Action Principles and Noether’s Theorem. Electrodynamics and wave equations from action principle. Applications selected from: waves in media, dispersion relations, solitons, Kramers-Kronig relations, t...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Harry Quiney Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 to 4 hours per week, 36 in total, lectures and problem-solving classes 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
- The Origins of the NovelFREN20010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
In this subject students will read a selection of novels in French (from the Middle Ages to 18th century) in order to understand the evolution of the French novel. They will have to analyse the narrative structures and demonstrate critical awareness of the social, political and ideological contex...
Not available in 2019
View details - The Origins of the NovelFREN30012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
In this subject students will read a selection of novels in French (from the Middle Ages to 18th century) in order to understand the evolution of the French novel. They will have to analyse the narrative structures and demonstrate critical awareness of the social, political and ideological contex...
Not available in 2019
View details - Theory and Practice of Art HistoryAHIS30019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This capstone subject examines the theory and practice of art history. Through a survey of the different approaches to the study of art which have emerged since the early modern period the subject will provide students with a fundamental grounding in the methodologies of the discipline. Students ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Anthony White Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: a 2 hour seminar per week throughout semester. 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
- Theory & the Anthropological ImaginationANTH30013
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This is the Capstone subject for students majoring in Anthropology. Focusing on contemporary issues (such as relatedness, identity, personhood, value, modernity and embodiment) that have been encountered through the course of the Anthropology major, the subject is designed to enable students to r...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Monica Minnegal Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 hour seminar per week & presentation day in Week 12 of Semester. 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
- The Philosophy of MindPHIL20033
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
Neuroscience, cognitive science, and computer science are making huge strides in modeling the human brain’s information processing systems, from visual discrimination of faces to the neural circuitry and hormones that control our emotional reactions. But can these disciplines fully explain all as...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Laura Schroeter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 x 2 hour seminar each 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
- The Philosophy of PhilosophyPHIL30007
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject examines the nature of philosophy itself. Students will read what many great philosophers have said about the methods, aims, and ambitions of philosophy. And they will examine how these views are grounded in, or intertwined with commitments about metaphysics, epistemology, or ethics....
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Francois Schroeter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 1 x 2 hour seminar each week. Students will also be expected to access a 1.5 hour online lecture each 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 Semester 2 contact information
- The Politics of SexPOLS20011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject introduces ideas developed in feminist theory about the social and political construction of areas of experience relating to the body, gender and sexuality. Issues analysed in the subject include transsexualism, reproduction, eating disorders, pornography, sex work, sexual violence a...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Lauren Rosewarne Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 Contact Hours:. 1 x two hour lecture and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester. 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