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  • Agricultural Systems BiologyAGRI10050

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    Biology is the study of life, ranging from simple cells to complex multicellular organisms, and the processes which allow life to exist. Knowledge of the relevant biological concepts is essential for understanding of agricultural theory and practice. This subject aims to introduce the Bachelor of...

  • Agriculture DiscoveryAGRI10053

    Undergraduate subject Offered:February Year:2024

    Agriculture Discovery is your introduction to the discipline of Agriculture and the degree at Melbourne. A week long intensive program of seminars and activities will provide you with a solid foundation to build academic skills and prepare you to succeed in your degree. You will also conduct a sm...

  • Agriculture in AustraliaAGRI10047

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    In this subject, students will explore world food supply and demand, the development of agriculture globally and in Australia, the natural and market conditions that determine the nature of agricultural activity in Australia, along with the key elements of farming and farm businesses that determi...

  • AgronomyAGRI30046

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    This subject focuses on understanding the main agronomic factors affecting Australian agriculture in the endeavour for efficient and sustainable farming systems. It builds on students’ knowledge of crop production with a particular emphasis placed on the management of and interaction between fert...

  • A History of NatureHPSC20002

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2024

    This subject discusses central topics in human understandings about their environment in the Western world, particularly over the last 500 years. As Europeans began to venture out of their continent in the 15th century, they discovered new environments that challenged their received wisdom about ...

  • A History of SexualitiesHIST30004

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    How have sexual practices and identities evolved, been represented and expressed throughout history? Where do our modern ideas about sexual orientation, gender and morality come from? Is ‘sexuality’ strictly a modern concept or can it also be applied to past societies? In this subject we look at ...

  • A History of ViolenceHIST30068

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024Quotas apply

    Every act of violence has a history. In order to more fully understand how and why violence recurs, how it has changed over time, and how it has been a driving force in history, we need to develop a more sophisticated and complex understanding of its historical origins. This subject will explore ...

  • AI and JusticeLAWS90248

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:June, October Year:2024Quotas apply

    Algorithms are used by public and private bodies to make decisions that govern our lives in significant ways: our healthcare and social welfare entitlements; our educational achievements, jobs, and pay; whether we are subjected to increased police scrutiny, or sent to prison (and for how long). T...

  • AI, Ethics and the LawLAWS10009

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    This subject investigates the role of ethics and law in responding to the opportunities, challenges and risks raised by increasingly widespread use in society of artificial intelligence (AI) and related computational processes. Techniques such as expert systems, machine learning, neural networks,...

  • AI for RoboticsELEN90095

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

      AIMS:   The key focus of this subject is the foundations of systems analysis for designing and certifying learning-based and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for robotics applications. These foundations are based on the formulations and frameworks for the modelling and analysis o...

  • AI Planning for AutonomyCOMP90054

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024

    AIMS The key focus of this subject is the foundations of autonomous agents that reason about action, applying techniques such as automated planning, reinforcement learning, game theory, and their real-world applications. Autonomous agents are active entities that perceive their environment, reas...

  • Air Quality MonitoringEVSC90033

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    The air is an undervalued environmental resource - subject at times to catastrophic and chronic pollution events. 'What constitutes good air?' 'What environmental protections are in place?' and 'How do we know the air quality?' are all questions addressed in this subject. Major infrastructure pro...

  • Alcohol, Other Drugs and RecoveryNURS90142

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:September Year:2024

    This elective subject will introduce the speciality area of substance use and addiction, exploring the interaction between substance use, health and socio-cultural and political systems, and the role of the clinician in working with and supporting consumers, carers and communities. This subject w...

  • AlgebraMAST30005

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    Algebra has a long history of important applications throughout mathematics, science and engineering, and is also studied for its intrinsic beauty. In this subject we study the algebraic laws satisfied by familiar objects such as integers, polynomials and matrices. This abstraction simplifies and...

  • Algebraic GeometryMAST90097

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    This course is an introduction to algebraic geometry. Algebraic geometry is the study of zero sets of polynomials. It exploits the interplay between rings of functions and the underlying geometric objects on which they are defined. It is a fundamental tool in may areas of mathematics, including n...

  • Algebraic Number TheoryMAST90136

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    This course is an introduction to algebraic number theory. Algebraic number theory studies the structure of the integers and algebraic numbers, combining methods from commutative algebra, complex analysis, and Galois theory. This subject covers the basic theory of number fields, rings of integers...

  • Algebraic TopologyMAST90023

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    This subject studies topological spaces and continuous maps between them. It demonstrates the power of topological methods in dealing with problems involving shape and position of objects and continuous mappings, and shows how topology can be applied to many areas, including geometry, analysis, g...

  • Algorithmic TradingFNCE30010

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024Quotas apply

    Global equity markets have changed fundamentally over the last decades Regulatory reforms to promote competition for trading services have led to considerable fragmentation of markets. New entrants and new technology have contributed to innovative new trading mechanisms and pricing structures. To...

  • Algorithmic TradingFNCE90078

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024Quotas apply

    Global equity markets have changed fundamentally over the last decades Regulatory reforms to promote competition for trading services have led to considerable fragmentation of markets. New entrants and new technology have contributed to innovative new trading mechanisms and pricing structures. To...

  • Algorithms and ComplexityCOMP90038

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024

    AIMS The aim of this subject is for students to develop familiarity and competence in assessing and designing computer programs for computational efficiency. Although computers manipulate data very quickly, to solve large-scale problems, we must design strategies so that the calculations combine...