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  • Algorithms and Data StructuresCOMP20003

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    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 ...

  • Algorithms for BioinformaticsCOMP90014

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    AIMS Technological advances in obtaining high throughput data have stimulated the development of new computational approaches to bioinformatics. This subject will cover core computational challenges in analysing bioinformatics data. We cover important algorithmic approaches and data structures u...

  • Alternative Dispute ResolutionLAWS70018

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:November Year:2024Quotas apply

    Dispute resolution and problem-solving lie at the core of modern professional life for lawyers, business people and anyone who works with more than one other person. This subject provides an overview of the range of dispute resolution techniques used internationally. This subject differentiates t...

  • American ClassicsENGL20023

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    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 Constitutional History & RightsLAWS90061

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

    This intensive course will introduce Australian students to the U.S. Constitution and constitutional rights from a historical perspective. The goal will be an understanding of constitution making and amending in the U.S. context, showing how American constitutional law both is impacted by and imp...

  • American Fiction: The 20th CenturyENGL40015

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    In this subject, students study a range of major works of American fiction from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries identifying and tracing the different genres and themes that occur over the century and that seem important to American writers. The list is not definitive but includes such id...

  • American PoliticsPOLS30030

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    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...

  • AMSI Summer SchoolMAST90079

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2024

    The AMSI Summer School is a four-week program hosted at different Australian universities by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. This subject will give students the opportunity to attend subjects taught by eminent lecturers from around Australia, creating an opportunity to study area...

  • Analog and Digital Electronics ConceptsELEN30014

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    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 Ecosystems and Their ValuesENST90044

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 (Early-Start) Year:2024

    Terrestrial ecosystems provide a wide range of values—from biodiversity and carbon storage to clean water and recreational opportunities in interaction with social systems. Managing ecosystems to sustain these values requires understanding what values exist in a given ecosystem, their interaction...

  • Analysing Energy SystemsENGR90029

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    AIMS This subject forms one of the core units in the Masters of Energy Systems and the overall aims are to introduce the students to the tools and skills needed to analyse energy systems. To accomplish this overall aim, the subject introduces material and energy balances used in energy system ca...

  • Analysing Professional CommunicationMECM20012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2024

    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:2024

    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 SocietyCHIN30006

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    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 SocietyCHIN20021

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    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 Emerging Market FirmsACCT90005

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

    This subject examines the unique institutional, governance and transparency issues affecting corporate valuations in emerging markets. Through lectures, case discussions and the students' real-time analysis of an emerging market firm, this condensed course is structured for students to gain a dee...

  • Analysis of Firms & Financial StatementsACCT30001

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024

    The subject is a capstone subject in accounting. The subject is designed to teach the underlying concepts and applied contemporary techniques that enable the users of financial reports to assess the performance of a firm, value a firm and evaluate its managers. The course is seen as an extension ...

  • Analytical & Environmental ChemistryCHEM90006

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

    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...

  • Analytical & Environmental ChemistryCHEM30012

    Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    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...

  • Analytical MethodsABPL90135

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    This subject surveys some methodological approaches that are relevant to analysis of urban systems and urban planning processes.  Students will be equipped to analyse both primary and secondary data, understand and apply essential principles of both qualitative and quantitative methods, and ident...