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- Understanding Knowing and LearningEDUC10050
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject will lead students to increase their understanding of various ways of knowing and learning while developing personal theories of learning and its enhancement. This will be achieved through exploration of a range of theoretical perspectives combined with practical application. Theoret...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Chris McCaw Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours (1 x 1-hour lecture and 1 x 2-hour seminar 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
- Understanding MasksTHTR30039
Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2019
What is a “mask”? Students will endeavour to answer this question by exploring the history, cultural and performative function of mask in a wide variety of social contexts. This research will be supplemented with practical studio sessions in mask design and making, processes and materials. Stude...
- Winter Term
Coordinator Justin Green Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 60 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 1 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period there may be some preparatory tasks, reading and/or a student questionnaire. Teaching period 8 July 2019 to 19 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 2 July 2019 Census date 12 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2019 Assessment period ends 26 July 2019 Winter Term contact information
- Understanding Planet EarthERTH10002
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of the processes governing the geological evolution of the Earth. This will be achieved via the lecture series, practical sessions and a three-day field trip, providing hands-on and theoretical investigations employing Victoria’s geo...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Anne-Marie Tosolini Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x one hour lectures per week for eleven weeks; 1 x three hour practical class per week for twelve weeks; 3 days of field excursion during the mid-semester recess 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
Email: a.tosolini@unimelb.edu.au
- Understanding PovertyDEVT20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2019 Year:2019
The literature on poverty identifies its causes as both economic and cultural. This subject aims to develop students understanding on the local and international economic factors producing poverty, as well as, its culture-bound causes and manifestations. Using poverty concepts in Development Stud...
Not available in 2019
View details - Understanding SocietySOCI10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject explores our contemporary society through sociological perspectives. Students will be encouraged to develop what C Wright-Mills describes as a 'sociological imagination', which seeks to understand the ways in which our identities are formed by social structures and historical pattern...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Dan Woodman Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 35 Contact Hours: 2 x one hour lectures and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks. No tutorials in Week 1. 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
- Understanding the Built EnvironmentABPL10005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject provides a broad introduction to the processes and skills associated with the construction of buildings and introduces some of the techniques used in managing the construction process. The characteristics and nature of the construction industry are presented as well as an overview of...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Robert Crawford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 X 1 hour lectures and 1X 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
Email: rhcr@unimelb.edu.au
- Understanding The Life CourseSOCI40003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
This subject introduces a life course approach to social issues. Life course research is a relatively new and innovative approach in the social sciences which has developed in recent decades. It brings back in a time dimension into social research and systematically links social changes on the ma...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jens Zinn Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours: A 2-hour seminar per week 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
- Understanding the New Media in ChinaCHIN20029
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject engages with the new form of language used in the modern media in China, including its written, audio and visual forms .It explores its roots and meanings and the factors which led to its emergence.
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ruonan Zeng Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 36 hours: A 1-hour lecture and a 2-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
- Understanding the New Media in ChinaCHIN30024
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This subject engages with the new form of language used in the modern media in China, including its written, audio and visual forms. It explores its roots and meanings and the factors which led to its emergence.
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ruonan Zeng Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 36 hours: A 1-hour lecture and a 2-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
- Underworld and AfterlifeANCW30011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The journey to the underworld, the existence of an afterlife, the survival of the bereaved, the mummification of the dead, the sacrifice of virgins, communicating with ghosts - the ancient world blossomed with myths and rituals associated with all these things. This subject focuses on these topic...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Parshia Lee-Stecum Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours on campus: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Seminars in weeks 5-7 will be held in the Object Based Learning Labs. Note that students are also expected to complete approximately one hour of online coursework material each week before that week's seminar. 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: ppls@unimelb.edu.au
- University Orchestral Ensembles 1MUSI20124
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The Orchestral Ensembles (including large instrumental bands and orchestras) play an important role in the educational and performance activities of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Students participating in Orchestral Ensembles gain invaluable experience through rehearsing and performing a...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Tonie Field Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours Between one and three 2-hour rehearsals weekly during semester and intensive rehearsal periods prior to concerts. Total time commitment 136 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
Principal coordinator: Mx Tonié Field
For orchestral-related enquiries, please contact the head of area:
- Strings: Dr Curt Thompson w.thompson@unimelb.edu.au
- Woodwind: Derek Jones drjones@unimelb.edu.au
- Brass: Don Immel don.immel@unimelb.edu.au
- Persussion: Peter Neville pneville@unimelb.edu.au
- University Orchestral Ensembles 2MUSI20123
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
The Orchestral Ensembles (including large instrumental bands and orchestras) play an important role in the educational and performance activities of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Students participating in Orchestral Ensembles gain invaluable experience through rehearsing and performing a...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Tonie Field Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours Between one and three 2-hour rehearsals weekly during semester and intensive rehearsal periods prior to concerts. Total time commitment 136 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
Principal coordinator: Mx Tonié Field
For orchestral-related enquiries, please contact the head of area:
- Strings: Dr Curt Thompson w.thompson@unimelb.edu.au
- Woodwind: Derek Jones drjones@unimelb.edu.au
- Brass: Don Immel don.immel@unimelb.edu.au
- Persussion: Peter Neville pneville@unimelb.edu.au
- UNott:Global Citizenship - Global IssuesPOLS20028
Undergraduate subject Offered:January Year:2019
This module aims to provide students with a perspective for understanding the historical growth and contemporary problems relating to the notion of citizenship. Specifically citizenship is related to globalization, the role of the state and issues of justice domestically and internationally. The ...
- January - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Online classes from January to June through the University of Nottingham, UK. This subject is only available online. Teaching period 28 January 2019 to 21 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 26 February 2019 Census date 8 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 May 2019 Assessment period ends 19 July 2019 January contact information
Currently enrolled students:
- UNott:The Contemporary World Since 1945HIST20062
Undergraduate subject Offered:January Year:2019
The module surveys and analyses some of the main developments in world affairs since the end of the Second World War. This includes major international events, particularly the course and aftermath of the Cold War, as well as national and regional histories, especially in Europe, East asia and th...
- January - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Online classes from January to June through University of Nottingham, UK. This subject is only available online. Teaching period 28 January 2019 to 21 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 26 February 2019 Census date 8 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 May 2019 Assessment period ends 21 July 2019 January contact information
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- Up Close and Personal with MTCDRAM10026
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, June, Semester 2 Year:2019
Love going to the Theatre? Want to learn more about one of Australia’s flagship Theatre companies? This subject provides an up close and personal look at the art, craft and business of Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC). Emphasis is placed on you (the audience) and your appreciation of the work...
- Semester 1 - Off Campus
Coordinator Christopher Nolan Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 36 hours 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
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Christopher Nolan
- June - Off Campus
Coordinator Christopher Nolan Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 June 2019 to 20 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 2 July 2019 Census date 5 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2019 Assessment period ends 28 July 2019 June contact information
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Christopher Nolan
- Semester 2 - Off Campus
Coordinator Christopher Nolan Mode of delivery Off Campus 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
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Christopher Nolan
- UQ: Conceptions of World PoliticsPOLS20030
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
The principal purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various theoretical approaches to the study of world politics. The subject matter of international political theory – who gets what, when, where and how on a global scale – is open to a number of contrasting interpretations. The...
- Semester 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Thirty contact hours per semester. 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. 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
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- UQ: Global SecurityPOLS20032
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This course examines security in international relations. We examine debates about the meaning of security in international relations and debates about the role, origins and changing nature of warfare in the international system. We then explore key global security dynamics ranging from the arms ...
- Semester 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Thirty contact hours per semester. 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. 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
Currently enrolled students:
- UQ:Human Rights & International PoliticsPOLS20029
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
The course examines the theory and practice of human rights in world politics. It covers the philosophical foundations of human rights, the development of human rights norms and the efforts, or lack thereof, of enforcing these norms. Attention will be focussed not only on major human rights viola...
- Semester 2 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Thirty contact hours per semester. 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. 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
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- UQLD:International PeacekeepingXNTS20035
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2019
This course considers the evolution of international peacekeeping, contemporary operations, and future challenges. It is divided into two parts. The first looks at the history and development of peacekeeping. It shows precisely how peacekeeping operations are put together, managed and directed an...
- Semester 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Thirty contact hours per semester. 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. 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
- Urban Design for People and PlacesPLAN20002
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2019
Urban Design introduces the visual, spatial, social and design dimensions in planning for public spaces. Urban Design for People and Places examines how a city’s built form, function and structure is shaped by its interaction with multidimensional forces – including the physical, technological, c...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 hours per week ( 1X2 hour lecture +1X2 hour tutorial) 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