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- Design and Property PrinciplesPROP20002
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
This subject introduces students to the basic principles and business concepts of Property, through examination of the underlying drivers of commercial Property Development and Property Investment, the underlying systems and relationships – social, commercial, political, economic and environmenta...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 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
- Australia NowMULT20013
Offered:Semester 1, Winter Term, Semester 2Year:2019
This subject introduces students to key social, political and environmental issues which are shaping contemporary Australia. It is ideal for international students, for students whose main area of study lies outside the humanities, and for students who wish to gain a broad understanding of the co...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week 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 - Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 55 hours consisting of seminars, site visits, workshops and presentations. Teaching period 1 July 2019 to 12 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 3 July 2019 Census date 12 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 July 2019 Assessment period ends 4 August 2019 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week 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
- Sport and the LawLAWS20011
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
This subject provides an account of how the law influences sport. Although the subject focuses on legal principles, it will bear in mind sport’s historical, cultural, social and economic context, including the drama and colour of sport’s major events and leading personalities. And although it is...
- Semester 1
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
- Interpreting Australian Landscape DesignLARC30002
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject develops an understanding of the formative influences to have shaped contemporary public and private landscapes. A critical examination of the historical development of landscape design in Australia requires study of: key international design precedents through history; social influ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 3 hours per week (1X1 hour lecture + 1X2 hour tutorial ) 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
- Indigenous Engineering and DesignMULT30022
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply
For millennia, the Indigenous peoples of Australia have understood and cared for their various environments and not only adapted to their surroundings but modified and managed them sustainably – living with the land rather than living off it. Increasingly, we are becoming aware that this frequent...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 84 Hours (2 visits to Budj Bim – 30 hours each, 60 hours total; Lectures/Workshops – 12 x 2 hours each, 24 hours total) 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
- The Social History of the Roman WorldANCW20026
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
What was it like actually to live in the Roman empire? How can we learn about the realities of life for ordinary Romans? How much has changed in two millennia? This course is designed to make students aware of and deal with aspects of society and culture in the Roman empire. Generally the time p...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 hours: a 1.5 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial per week 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
- Journalism TodayUNIB30011
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
Journalism is an area of key social importance in the contemporary world, and a practical knowledge of journalistic processes is important not only to media practitioners, but in a range of fields where the quality of public communication is of vital significance. This University Breadth subject ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 3 hours per week – 1 x 1 hour lecture + 1 x 2 hour seminar throughout 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
- Sociology of Work: The Future of WorkSOCI30015
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject will undertake a critical analysis of the changing structure and behaviour of work and occupations in modern society. It will engage with the theoretical debates and empirical research that focus on the organizational development and work and occupations in society more generally. Th...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours: 1 X 1.5hr lecture and 1 X 1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks 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
- Two Koreas in the WorldKORE20001
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
The subject covers both South and North Koreas’ international relations since the establishment of the governments in 1948 until today. It deals with two Koreas’ political and ideological divergence since the end of WWII and how two Koreas have formed two totally different diplomatic, economic an...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 hours - 1.5-hour lectures and 1- hour tutorial per week 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
- The History of Cool: Fashion & AttitudeDPSS10007
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
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, musicians, actors and other icons that generations have attempted to capture. This subject...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Southbank Contact hours 30 hours, comprising of a 1 hour lecture and a 1.5 hour tutorial for 12 weeks 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
- Sociology of 'Race' and EthnicitiesSOCI30014
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject provides a sociological examination of the racialized underpinnings of Australian society. Focusing on how social forces such as colonisation, dispossession and the White Australia Policy have shaped understandings of racial difference, the subject will be concerned with the specific...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours: 1 X 1.5hr lecture and 1 X 1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks 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
- Gender Diversity in the WorkplaceGEND30005
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject will examine the following questions: what exactly do we mean by gender diversity, who do current ideas include or exclude, why and when is it important, and how should we try to achieve it? The what, why and how of gender diversity are fundamental questions relating to organization...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 hours - 3 hours per week of 'lectorial' including group work 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
- Families, Relationships and SocietySOCI20018
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject introduces students to students to the sociology of family life. The subject will start with a broad focus covering key theoretical perspectives on the family and personal life and examining the political and cultural context of family life. A key theme of the subject will be to id...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 35 Contact Hours:1 x two hour lecture and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks. No tutorials in Week 1. 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
- Hacking Cities - Upgrading Urban LifeABPL20054
Offered:Winter TermYear:2019
Many aspects of city life could be improved, but change seems hard. Some interventions are ineffective, others have unintended side effects. Cities rely on various systems such as transport, health care, energy, education etc. Many urban problems are not malfunctions of these systems but side eff...
- Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 40 contact hours over 10 days contact hours over 10 days (10 days of 2 hour lecture + 2 hour tutorial) Teaching period 8 July 2019 to 19 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 10 July 2019 Census date 12 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 July 2019 Assessment period ends 26 July 2019
- Topics in EthnomusicologyMUSI20217
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject introduces students to one major research topic in the field of ethnomusicology. Considering a broad range of case studies from around the world, students learn how music researchers have approached, evaluated, and answered questions related to this topic across different cultural co...
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus — Southbank Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour seminar per week. 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 - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour seminar per week. Students attend a live video stream on the Parkville campus. 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 and the BotanicalFINA20044
Offered:Summer Term, February, June, Winter TermYear:2019Quotas apply
This practice-based drawing subject focuses on developing skills and techniques in botanical drawing, using drawing and watercolour media. Students will be introduced to specialist botanical drawing techniques, working from both live plants and botanical specimens from the University Cultural Col...
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Teaching period 21 January 2019 to 29 January 2019 Last self-enrol date 22 January 2019 Census date 25 January 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 February 2019 Assessment period ends 10 February 2019 - February
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Teaching period 30 January 2019 to 7 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 8 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 February 2019 Assessment period ends 19 February 2019 - June
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 Teaching period 26 June 2019 to 3 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 27 June 2019 Census date 5 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 July 2019 Assessment period ends 15 July 2019 - Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Teaching period 4 July 2019 to 10 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 5 July 2019 Census date 8 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 July 2019 Assessment period ends 22 July 2019
- Freedom and Equality Across BordersPHIL20045
Offered:Summer TermYear:2019
Comedian Doug Stanhope once commented that “Nationalism does nothing but teach you how to hate people that you never met, and ... take pride in accomplishments you had no part in whatsoever”. In this course we'll examine the philosophical issues underpinning the ethics and politics of nationalism...
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 hours total over the 3 week teaching period. 1x 2-hour lecture per day*, and 1x 1-hour seminar. *Flexible: some may be replaced with video lectures accessible in students' own time Teaching period 22 January 2019 to 8 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 25 January 2019 Census date 1 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 February 2019 Assessment period ends 22 February 2019
- Global Theatre HistoryENGL30050
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
Global theatre history represents a rich source of ideas about performance, cultural difference and historical change. This subject aims to engage with the material culture of theatre history by examining theatre objects that produce the effects of illusion and dramatic excitement. With a focus o...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours A 2 hour seminar and 0.5 hours of online lectures per week 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
- Enacting ShakespeareEDUC20084
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
The enacting of Shakespeare will be explored through a pedagogy entailing an active, embodied participatory and critical approach and drawing on techniques of Open Space Learning (OSL). There will be an emphasis on contemporary pedagogical and theatre-based approaches to engage learners and pract...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 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
- Korean Politics and SocietyKORE30001
Offered:Winter TermYear:2019Quotas apply
The subject is offered during the Winter term as an overseas subject taught at one of the major universities in Seoul, South Korea. Topics include domestic party politics, national division, divided families, North Korean defectors, youth unemployment, gender-based violence, migrant workers and m...
- Winter Term - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 30 hours - 2.5 hours seminar per day conducted over 2 weeks Teaching period 1 July 2019 to 13 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 3 July 2019 Census date 12 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2019 Assessment period ends 2 August 2019