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- 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
- 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...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Total 24 hours: A 2 hour seminar 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
- Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2ISLM40012
Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019
Refer to ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 for details.
- 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 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Refer to ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 for details. 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
- 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.
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. 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 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Regular, documented consultations over two semesters with the supervisor(s) as arranged. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least of half an hour duration. 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
- Migration and DevelopmentANTH90004
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
Migration is one of the most significant drivers of social change in the developing world. The objective of this subject is to examine key issues and debates around the migration - development nexus, drawing on conceptual, theoretical, and empirical studies in human geography, anthropology, socio...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours A 3-hour seminar per week in Weeks 1 - 8 of Semester 1. 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
- Fieldwork: Anthropology in PracticeANTH20014
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
Ethnographic research enables us to grasp the complexity and diversity of human experience. This subject provides an invaluable opportunity for students early in their studies of anthropology and related fields to undertake hands-on research in field sites close to home. In 2019, we will focus on...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours A 3 hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. 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
- Critical Anthropological TheoryANTH40011
Offered:AugustYear:2019
While ethnography as method is the most distinguishing feature of anthropology, ethnographic practice has always taken place in continual conversation with theory. Just as theoretical and philosophical considerations sometimes guide and generate particular ethnographic orientations and issues, so...
- August
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 contact hours: 2 x 3-hour seminars per week in Weeks 2 - 5 of semester. Teaching period 5 August 2019 to 30 August 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 16 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 September 2019 Assessment period ends 27 September 2019
- Anthropology & Social Theory ThesisANTH40007
Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019
An independent research project on a topic to be approved by the course coordinator and under the supervision of a member of the academic staff.
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Regular meetings with a supervisor throughout the semester 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 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Regular meetings with a supervisor throughout the 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
- 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...
- April
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Total 12 hours: lectures and seminars delivered intensively over two days (6 hours per day) Teaching period 8 April 2019 to 7 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 19 April 2019 Census date 3 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 June 2019 Assessment period ends 2 August 2019
- 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...
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 20 hours per week, consisting of lectures, tutorials, workshops and related activities Teaching period 21 January 2019 to 21 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 28 January 2019 Census date 1 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 February 2019 Assessment period ends 21 February 2019 - June
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 20 hours per week, consisting of lectures, tutorials, workshops and related activities Teaching period 18 June 2019 to 18 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 24 June 2019 Census date 28 June 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 July 2019 Assessment period ends 19 July 2019
- 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...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 12 hours 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
- 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 ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Total 12 hours: 6 x 2 hour seminars, delivered fortnightly. 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
- 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...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Total 12 hours: 1 x 1.5 hour seminar in first and last week and 3 x 3 hour seminars in between. 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
- 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...
- 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
- 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 ...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Total 12 hours: 6 x 2 hour seminars, taught fortnightly 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
- Introduction to European Critical TheoryEURO40001
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject provides an introduction to the central topics and problems raised in European Critical Theory in the period from 1968-2000. It aims not merely to introduce the concepts, but to demonstrate how these concepts can be operationalised in methods of analysis. The topics to be considered ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 hours: 1 x 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
- Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century EuropeEURO30002
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable topics, how do they represent the unrepresentable...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 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
- Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century EuropeEURO20003
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable topics, how do they represent the unrepresentable...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 2 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
- Euripides, Seneca, and MythmakingANCW40001
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
Students will read, in English translation, selected plays by Euripides (the 5th century BCE Athenian playwright) and Seneca (the 1st century CE Roman writer and tutor of the Emperor Nero). The subject introduces students to methods of interpreting tragedy, in particular how Euripides and Seneca ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 hours - 1 x 2 hour seminar 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
- Research in Ancient World StudiesANCW40014
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
This subject supports the development of the skills and knowledge required to undertake research in the field of Ancient world Studies. Students will investigate current issues, tools and methodologies in the field, and work on formulating and presenting a research project related to their thesis...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 hours: 3 x 2-hour seminars; 3 x 4-hour seminars; and 1 x 6-hour mini-confernece in week 12. 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