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• +Gender Studies Reading CourseGEND40002

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject is for Gender Studies Honours students only, but is only available in special circumstances and must be organised in advance with the Honours convenor. This subject involves a supervised study of an area of scholarship chosen by the student in consultation with an appointed supervi...

• +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...

• +Researching Politics and PolicyARTS90014

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  Those students electing to take the Researching Politics and Policy workshop will become familiar with the latest developments – the 'cutting edge' – in major branches of political science and policy theory. The underlying objective is for each student to be better prepared to select the most app...

• +Visiting Scholar: Advanced Seminar BARTS90021

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject will be taught by a Visiting Scholar in an area of their expertise. It will provide a graduate-level introduction to an important area of scholarship, including discussion of the visitor’s own work and the scholarly field to which it contributes. The subject will appeal both to stude...

• +Researching IdeasARTS90012

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  This subject introduces students to cutting edge research in four core areas of philosophy: (1) practical philosophy; (2) metaphysics and epistemology; (3) logic, philosophy of language and mind; (4) the history of philosophy. In most sessions, the seminar will be organized around work presented ...

• +Introductory Academic ProgramARTS90006

  Offered:Summer Term, JuneYear:2019

  This subject is a five-week, pre-semester intensive program which offers students the opportunity to consolidate and extend their expertise in critical thinking and academic writing, while supporting their transition to living in Melbourne. Through a range of activities students develop an unders...

• +Introduction to Action ResearchARTS90003

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  Action Research (AR) combines the new scholarship of active engagement with social research methods to generate collaborative inquiries, commitment and action. This interdisciplinary graduate course introduces the ways in which researchers and the community and/or industry members collaborate to ...

• +Intensive Research WorkshopARTS90005

  Offered:AprilYear:2019

  This subject focuses on the common challenges of designing a research project at PhD level. These include framing research questions in the context of the existing research literature, selecting and developing an appropriate and refined research strategy, and clarifying the stages of a research p...

• +Introduction to Language TranslationARTS30002

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  Translation is not a simple language replacement exercise; it is one of the main ways in which cultures shape political thought, literature, and science. This subject will offer answers to basic questions about how this happens. What are the main solutions available to translators? What goes on i...

• +Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2ISLM40012

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  Refer to ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 for details.

• +PhD ResearchASIA80001

  Offered:Time-based ResearchYear:2019

  The PhD thesis demonstrates authority in the candidate's field and shows evidence of command of knowledge in relevant fields. It shows that the candidate has a thorough grasp of the appropriate methodological techniques and an awareness of their limitations. The thesis also makes a distinct contr...

• +Critical Asian PerspectivesASIA90004

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  This subject aims to advance fourth year and postgraduate coursework students' conception of the interdisciplinary field of Asian Studies. Students will deepen their understanding of this field through readings and discussions on societies ranging from Northeast to Southeast Asia to the Middle Ea...

• +Asian Studies Thesis Part 2ASIA40005

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  Refer to ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 for details.

• +Asian Religions in Societal ContextASIA30003

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  The subject explores the wide variety of Asian religious traditions, from examples of indigenous and folk traditions to analyses of the major world religions originating from Asia. Attention is given to Asian religion’s cosmologies and philosophy of life, their role as a normative foundation of c...

• +Inclusive Policy DevelopmentSOCI90012

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This unit of study will provide students with an introduction to contemporary approaches to the development and evaluation of social policy. In particular, it will enable students to explore ways of involving those whose lives are to be affected by social policy, in the formulation, implementatio...

• +Social Policy: Special Topics ASOCI90020

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  Special Topic: Survey Research Methods This subject will give practical tips and hands-on experience for designing and implementing social surveys, for both academic purposes and the public/business sector. The structure of the subject will parallel the steps taken when executing a survey: compa...

• +Sociology InternshipSOCI30005

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply

  In this subject a student, under academic supervision, undertakes a sociological research project or prepares a portfolio of work in an organisation outside the university, such as a trade union, social movement, women's organisation, social service provider, government or non-government organisa...

• +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...

• +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...

• +Anthropology Thesis Part 1ANTH40009

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  An independent research project on a topic to be approved by the Anthropology Honours/Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Program coordinator, under the supervision of a member of the academic staff.