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- The Foundations of InterpretationPHIL30024
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
We read all the time: graffiti, text messages, articles in The New York Times, fiction like Harry Potter or Shakespeare’s sonnets, scientific reports, or even philosophy articles. But what exactly is involved in understanding these texts? “The goal of interpretation is to reconstruct the author’...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Francois Schroeter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 1 x 2 hour workshop each week. Students will also be expected to access a 1.5 hour online lecture each week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: fschro@unimelb.edu.au
- The French Media: From Ink to LinkFREN20024
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject will consider the French news media landscape from a historical point of view where the French nation-state played a central role as a regulatory body, to new forms of ownership and deregulation in global contexts of news production and consumption. Students will examine the historic...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Diane de Saint Leger Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 36 Hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1x 2 hour seminars per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- The French Media: From Ink to LinkFREN30025
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject will consider the French news media landscape from a historical point of view where the French nation-state played a central role as a regulatory body, to new forms of ownership and deregulation in global contexts of news production and consumption. Students will examine the historic...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Diane de Saint Leger Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 36 Hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1x 2 hour seminars per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- The French Pacific in a Global ContextFREN30019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject, which includes an intensive in-country component, will explore the history, politics and socio-cultural contexts of the French-speaking Pacific. The selected destination will vary. Typically, the in-country component will take place in New Caledonia or French Polynesia. Please conta...
- Winter Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Diane de Saint Leger Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 6 x 2-hour seminars in Melbourne during semester 1. 6 x 2-hour lectures at the University of New Caledonia; 8 site visits in Noumea and the Nothern Province, New Caledonia and 8 x 1.5 hour lectures to accompany visits during the Winter break. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 8 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 27 June 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 July 2024 Assessment period ends 19 July 2024 Winter Term contact information
- The French Pacific in a Global ContextFREN20021
Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject, which includes an intensive in-country component, will explore the history, politics and socio-cultural contexts of the French-speaking Pacific. The selected destination will vary. Typically, the in-country component will take place in New Caledonia or French Polynesia. Please conta...
- Winter Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Diane de Saint Leger Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 6 x 2-hour seminars in Melbourne during semester 1. 6 x 2-hour lectures at the University of New Caledonia; 8 site visits in Noumea and the Nothern Province, New Caledonia and 8 x 1.5 hour lectures to accompany visits during the Winter break. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 8 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 27 June 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 July 2024 Assessment period ends 19 July 2024 Winter Term contact information
- The French RevolutionHIST20068
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
In 1789 huge numbers of French peasants, urban workers and middle-class people successfully rebelled against absolute monarchy and the privileges of the nobility. But the struggle over what social and political system should replace the 'Old Regime' was to divide French people and finally the who...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Matthew Champion Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 29 hours - 12 x 1.5 hour lectures and 11 x 1 hour tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: mscha@unimelb.edu.au
- The Future of WorkMGMT30019
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2024
The way we work is changing. The forces of globalisation, technological advancement and population pressures are reshaping the nature and meaning of ‘work’. Graduates entering the new world of work face a revolution in working practices and organisational culture. There are greater opportunities ...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Andrew Zur Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 1.5-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per day (Monday to Friday) over the 10-day teaching period Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 January 2024 to 5 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 25 January 2024 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2024 Assessment period ends 16 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
Mr Andrew Zur: ajzur@unimelb.edu.au
- The Global EnvironmentEVSC10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject is an introduction to Geoscience, Geography, Climate and Environmental Science. It provides an overview of the processes controlling the formation and evolution of our global environment. We begin by exploring the layered structure of the Earth, both solid and fluid constituent prope...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Anne-Marie Tosolini Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x two hour practical class per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: a.tosolini@unimelb.edu.au
- The History of Cool: Fashion & AttitudeDPSS10007
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only. James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, James Brown, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, and David Bowie. What do these people have in common? They were cool. Cool is an elusive essence recognised in artists, musi...
- Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Amanda Hitten Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 hours, comprising one 1-hour online lecture per week, one 1.75-hour online tutorial for 8 weeks, and one 1-hour online tutorial for 4 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Amanda Hitten: amanda.hitten@unimelb.edu.au
- The Holocaust & GenocideHIST20013
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
The twentieth century has been labelled the “Age of Genocide”. This subject will provide a detailed examination of the Holocaust, the archetype of modern genocide, as part of a broader global history of genocide and mass violence. The subject includes case studies from Europe, Africa and the Asia...
Not available in 2024
View details - The House of Fiction: Literary RealismENGL20025
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject introduces students to the multifaceted, dynamic and changing genre of domestic realist fiction, from the early nineteenth-century country-house novel to recent forms such as the graphic novel and the contemporary global novel of immigrant and cosmopolitan life. Reading eight novels ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Clara Tuite Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- The Integrated BrainPSYC30020
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
There are more connections in a human brain than there are stars in the universe. This subject focuses on the brain as an integrated system and looks at how its many connected networks achieve coordinated effects, linking the mind to the brain and the body. In exploring integration across the ne...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Amy Jordan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x 1 hour lectures plus a 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Prof Amy Jordan
- The International Publishing IndustryPUBL90027
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject provides an overview of the global publishing industry, examining global book production, translation, the international rights market, multi-media adaptation of books, conglomerate publishing companies, and global practices of reception. Students will gain a critical understanding...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Matt Holden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: 12 x 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week throughout semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- The Laptop Recording StudioMUSI20174
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only. This subject introduces the basics of sound recording on a laptop computer. Aspects of sound recording including microphone use, recording set up, editing and production will be examined. The Laptop Recording ...
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Jordie Gilmour Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour online lecture and one 1-hour online workshop per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Jordie Gilmour: jordie.gilmour@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Jordie Gilmour Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 1-hour online lecture and one 1-hour online workshop per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Jordie Gilmour: jordie.gilmour@unimelb.edu.au
- The Law and Economics of GlobalisationLAWS90251
Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject examines the law and economics of globalisation. Economic globalisation is at the centre of ongoing debates in areas as diverse as sustainability and climate change, national security, fair and balanced economic growth, and the very restructuring of international relations that seems...
- April
Principal coordinator James Munro Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 6 March 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 3 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2024 Census date 4 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2024 Assessment period ends 5 June 2024 April contact information
Lecturer
James Munro (Coordinator)
Stela Rubínová (Senior Fellow)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
- The Law of Public ContractingLAWS90151
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024Quotas apply
Contemporary governments use contracts as a key tool of governance. Outsourcing of public services is commonplace. But should we regulate the use of such tools by means of public administrative law, or through private law, or a mixture of both? Is there an accountability deficit? What are the ad...
Not available in 2024
View details - The Legal System: Bases and ChallengesLAWS90082
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024Quotas apply
A properly functioning legal system can be seen as a defining characteristic of modern society. The adversary system can be seen as a defining characteristic of a common law legal system. But as times change, both the common law and the adversary system of trial have changed and will continue to ...
Not available in 2024
View details - The Long History of GlobalisationHIST40037
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
It is a commonplace that we live in globalised world. But what does this mean in theory and in practice? How did we get to this point? And how do we interpret the processes that underpin our global world? This subject examines the origins of the interconnected global paradigm from its origins in ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Andonis Piperoglou Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 12 x 2 hour seminars Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- The Making of MelbourneUNIB10023
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024
Melbourne is often described as one of the ‘world’s most liveable cities’. What makes Melbourne such a vibrant city and how did it get there? Did you know that the siting of the Melbourne CBD is actually related to ancient volcanic eruptions? The geology and natural environment around Melbourne p...
- Semester 1 - Off Campus
Coordinator Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours There are no face to face classes. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Off Campus
Coordinator Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- The Metaphysics of EthicsPHIL30054
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
People drawn to metaphysics can sometimes have the view that ethics is messy, imprecise, and not sufficiently rule-governed. People drawn to ethics can sometimes have the view that metaphysics is abstract, technical, and insufficiently attentive to real-world issues and concerns. But metaphysics ...
Not available in 2024
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