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  • Algorithms and Data StructuresCOMP20003

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    AIMS Programmers can choose between several representations of data. These will have different strengths and weaknesses, and each will require its own set of algorithms. Students will be introduced to the most frequently used data structures and their associated algorithms. The emphasis will be ...

  • American ClassicsENGL20023

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    In this subject, students study a selection of major American literary texts from the nineteenth century. They learn about the original historical contexts in which the texts were written and read, and they are introduced to some of the key contemporary critical debates about these texts. Topics ...

  • American Fiction: The 20th CenturyENGL40015

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    In this subject students will study a range of major works of American fiction from the twentieth century in their historical contexts. Examples chosen range across the movements of realism, modernism, postmodernism and neo-realism. Students will be encouraged to identify and trace a number of th...

  • American History from JFK to TrumpHIST20071

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    Covering the most significant issues and debates in American history since 1945, but with emphasis on the period since 1960, this subject aims to develop a deeper understanding of American political and social controversies that remain relevant today. It charts key developments: from McCarthyism ...

  • American History: Revolution to WWIIHIST20059

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    In its first 170 years the US grew from a disparate collection of east-coast colonies to a major world power. This subject examines American society through these years, exploring the intertwined themes of slavery, freedom and growth. The first part focuses on the consequences of the existence of...

  • American PoliticsPOLS30030

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject examines the key actors, ideas, interests and institutions in USA politics, including the Constitution, the President, Congress, the bureaucracy, political parties and ideologies, the courts, elections, the federal system, interest groups, the policy making process and political cult...

  • Analog and Digital Electronics ConceptsELEN30014

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    AIMS This subject develops a fundamental understanding of the concepts behind and tools used for the analysis and design of analog and digital electronic systems. This is one of four subjects that define the Mechatronics Systems major in the Bachelor of Science and it is a core requirement of th...

  • Analysing Indonesia: Concepts and IssuesINDO20001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2019Quotas apply

    This subject is a multidisciplinary introduction to key concepts in the social sciences and cultural studies and their application in the study of modern Indonesia, covering the historical, political, cultural, social, and linguistic factors that have helped shape the contemporary nation-state of...

  • Analysing Professional CommunicationMECM20012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019

    Effective communication is the key to successful practice in many disciplines. This subject details how talk is managed in a range of professional settings, including: education (e.g. teacher-student interactions); medicine (e.g. doctor-patient consultations), psychology (e.g. counselling), law (...

  • Analysis of Biological DataMAST20031

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    A capacity to interpret data is fundamental to making informed decisions in everyday life. The design of experiments, analysis, and interpretation of biological data also lie at the very heart of the scientific enterprise. You cannot be a scientist without an understanding of data and design. Thi...

  • Analysis of Contemporary Chinese SocietyCHIN20021

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject introduces systems of social division in contemporary China, and examines some of the ways in which Chinese society is classified and analysed. The subject is delivered in Chinese. Discussion will be based on original Chinese literary and scholarly sources in English translation, and...

  • Analysis of Contemporary Chinese SocietyCHIN30006

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    This subject introduces systems of social division in contemporary China, and examines some of the ways in which Chinese society is classified and analysed. The subject is delivered in Chinese. Discussion will be based on original Chinese literary and scholarly sources in English translation, and...

  • Analytical & Environmental ChemistryCHEM30012

    Undergraduate 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...

  • Anatomy & Neurosci Research Proj Part 1ANAT40001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    The student will conduct an original research project in a research laboratory under supervision of a research scientist in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience from February to November. The student will be introduced to current literature and techniques in specialised areas. The research ...

  • Anatomy & Neurosci Research Proj Part 2ANAT40005

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

    Please refer to Part 1 - ANAT40001 for details.

  • Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous ArtsAIND10003

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Winter Term Year:2019Quotas apply

    The student will experience Indigenous Culture, Identity and Arts Practice first hand as they visit remote and urban Victorian Aboriginal communities, art galleries and artists. Fieldwork will comprise a four-night stay at Lake Condah Mission on Gunditjmara country (Heywood and Portland) where st...

  • Ancient Egypt and MesopotamiaANCW10001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject will introduce students to the archaeology, history, and literature of the earliest civilisations - one situated in the Nile Valley (Pharaonic Egypt), and the other in the plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia – modern Iraq and Syria). Neighbouring cultures in Greece...

  • Ancient Egyptian 1ANCW10006

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Ancient Egyptian writing or language. It introduces students to the writing and grammar of Ancient Egyptian through word formation, sentence formation, transliteration and translation, and the reading of simple hieroglyphic texts...

  • Ancient Egyptian 2ANCW10007

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019

    In this subject, students consolidate the basic elements covered in Ancient Egyptian 1, and are introduced to more complex grammar and syntax, as well as some of the issues involved in interpreting an ancient language. Increasingly difficult texts are read from a variety of sources. Background in...

  • Ancient Egyptian 3ANCW20023

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019

    This subject is designed for students who have completed Ancient Egyptian 1 and 2 or the equivalent. In this subject, further work is undertaken on writing, grammar and syntax to revise, consolidate and extend students' knowledge of the language and its complex script, with the aim of enabling st...