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- Art History: Theory and ControversyAHIS10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject introduces the study of art history by focusing on the work of art through a number of case studies drawn from a Western cultural and historical context. It develops a broad understanding of the historical and aesthetic characteristics of artworks produced during selected artistic pe...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christopher Marshall Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 2 x 1 hour lectures and a 1 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
- Art History Thesis Part 1AHIS40023
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
Students are required to write a thesis of 15,000 words on a topic approved by the supervisor. Enrolment in the thesis is across two consecutive semesters and students must enrol in the subject in each semester to ensure they are meeting the full 50 point requirement for the year-long subject.
- Semester 1
Coordinator Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 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 Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 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
- Art History Thesis Part 2AHIS40024
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
Refer to AHIS40023 Art History Thesis Part 1 for details.
- Semester 1
Coordinator Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact 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
Coordinator Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Refer to AHIS40023 Art History Thesis Part 1 for details. 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
Refer to AHIS40023 Art History Thesis Part 1 for details.
- Artificial IntelligenceCOMP30024
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
AIMS Artificial intelligence is the quest to create intelligent agents that can complete complex tasks which are at present only achievable by humans. This broad field covers logic, probability, perception, reasoning, learning and action; and everything from Mars Rover robotic explorers to the W...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christopher Leckie 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 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
Prof Chris Leckie
email: caleckie@unimelb.edu.au
- Art in Medieval EuropeAHIS20019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
This subject provides an introduction to the art of medieval Europe, from the Roman Empire (c. 300) to the late Middle Ages (c. 1400), surveying the major artistic developments across the period wth particular emphasis on Italy. It focuses on the function of imagery in specific historical and phy...
Not available in 2019
View details - Art, Market and MethodsAHIS20018
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject deals with the creation and the reception of the work of art. It commences in 15th century Italy with an examination of the organisation of artists' workshops and concludes by analysing the relationships between contemporary artists, their materials and markets. Topics in the subject...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: A 1 hour lecture and a 1.5 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
- Art of Piano TeachingMUSI10016
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
In this subject, students will learn to develop a sequenced and comprehensive approach to piano teaching that is informed by both a thorough understanding of pedagogical principles as well as a flexibility that can meet the needs of individual piano students. Students will be made aware of importa...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Glenn Riddle Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 2 hours per week Total time commitment 60 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
- Arts in FlorenceMULT10019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
This cross-disciplinary subject, taught on site in Florence, provides students with an introduction to Italian and European culture, language, history, art, and politics. It examines Western approaches to the use, production, and study of texts in their visual, oral, as well as written forms. By ...
Not available in 2019
View details - Arts InternshipMULT30019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject involves completion of an 80-100 hour work placement integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes, including a com...
- Summer Term
Coordinator Elizabeth Lakey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement Total time commitment 152 hours Teaching period 9 January 2019 to 25 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 January 2019 Census date 25 January 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 February 2019 Assessment period ends 10 March 2019 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
Coordinator Elizabeth Lakey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement Total time commitment 152 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 Ali Reza Yunespour Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement Total time commitment 152 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
- Arts InternshipMULT20010
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject involves completion of an 80-100 hour work placement integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes, including a com...
- Summer Term
Coordinator Elizabeth Lakey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement. Total time commitment 152 hours Teaching period 9 January 2019 to 25 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 January 2019 Census date 25 January 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 February 2019 Assessment period ends 11 March 2019 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
Coordinator Elizabeth Lakey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement. Total time commitment 152 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 Ali Reza Yunespour Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80 -100 hours placement, 2 hour induction, 8 hours pre-placement, 2 hours mid-placement, 8 hours post-placement. Total time commitment 152 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
- Arts of East AsiaAHIS20021
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject will introduce students to the mediums, genres, and vocabulary of pre-modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean visual culture. Weekly lectures and tutorials will focus on either a specific medium (ink painting, calligraphy, ceramics, timber frame architecture, urban landscape, gardens) o...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Mark Erdmann Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours - 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1.5 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
- Asian Arts: Networks and HubsASIA20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
This subject investigates the political, social and cultural significance of the arts in contemporary Asia. Throughout Asia, visual and performing arts function as entertainment, communicative medium, commodity, religious ritual, political act and as sites for social conflict and accord. Diverse ...
Not available in 2019
View details - Asian Capital MarketsFNCE30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
This subject introduces issues impacting the emergence of Asian capital markets and their integration with global markets. The subject analyses governance and structural issues affecting the development of bond, equity, foreign exchange and derivatives markets. The subject also identifies alterna...
Not available in 2019
View details - Asian Century: Meaning and ImpactASIA10002
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The emergence of Asia as a global economic force has instigated the discourse of the ‘Asian Century’ in international media and policy papers. This subject will examine to what extent this discourse is in line with developments in the real world, in whose interests the discourse is being used, an...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Akihiro Ogawa Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 30 hours - 1.5 hour lecture and 1 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
- Asian Cinema and MediaCULS30002
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject focuses on contemporary Asian cinema and media with a special emphasis on their transnational aspects. Students will encounter examples mainly from cinema (both popular and 'art' film), but the subject also engages with other forms of media culture like television, computer games, mu...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Yuxing Zhou Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 54 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture, a 1-hour tutorial and a 2-hour screening 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
- Asian Religions in Societal ContextASIA30003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The subject explores the wide variety of Asian religious traditions, from examples of indigenous and folk traditions to analyses of the major world religions originating from Asia. Attention is given to Asian religion’s cosmologies and philosophy of life, their role as a normative foundation of c...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Sandra Bader Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 36 hours: A 1.5 hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar 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
- Asian Studies Thesis Part 1ASIA40004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
Students will be required to write a thesis of 15,000 words on a topic approved by the supervisor. They will also be required to present a seminar paper on the results of their research. Students should contact the subject coordinator in the first week of semester regarding a topic and appointin...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 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 Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. Total time commitment 680 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
- Asian Studies Thesis Part 2ASIA40005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2019
Refer to ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 for details.
- Semester 1
Coordinator Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact 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 Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Refer to ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 for details. 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
- Asia Pacific ModernitiesABPL30057
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019Quotas apply
Asia Pacific Modernities forms part of the Design Histories Specialisation. This subject will offer an integrated overview of urban, design, architectural and landscape related issues in the Asia Pacific region, including Asia and Australia. Fieldwork will include visits within Melbourne. Top...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Anoma Pieris Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1X1 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 contact information
Subject Coordinator: Anoma Pieris
- Astronomy in World HistoryHPSC20015
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2019
In many cultures the study of celestial phenomena has taken a central role in the attempts to understand the world they lived in. The apparent regularity of sun, moon and stars enabled observers to formulate rules for the behaviour of celestial bodies and infer various conclusions from these rule...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Gerhard Wiesenfeldt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 32 hours - one 1 hour lecture, one 1 hour practical and one 1 hour tutorial per day over the 2 week teaching period. An additional 2 hours of observation classes during the first week (to be arranged at the beginning of the subject). Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 January 2019 to 13 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 1 February 2019 Census date 8 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 February 2019 Assessment period ends 27 February 2019 Summer Term contact information
Email: gerhardw@unimelb.edu.au