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- AA Visiting School UndergraduateABPL30063
Undergraduate subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject is a two week intensive design studio held typically on the first two weeks of July. The workshop will be run by visiting staff from the Architectural Association, School of Architecture, UK as well as teaching staff from MSD. The subject introduces students to contemporary digital d...
- Winter Term
Coordinator Leire Asensio Villoria Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours over two weks Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 25 June 2024 Pre teaching requirements Student will be required to undertake online learning modules or attend a workshop for specific software used during the subject; minimum 3h prior to start of teaching period. This usually take place one week prior to the start of the subject. Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 12 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 3 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
Subject coordinators
David Mah david.mah@unimelb.edu.au
Leire Asensio Villoria leire.asensiovilloria@unimelb.edu.au
- AbolitionCRIM20011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
While First Nations people have been resisting and fighting for transformative change of Australian carceral systems for decades, in 2020 these demands were given renewed attention following the state-sanctioned killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in the United States. Engaging with inter...
Not available in 2024
View details - Aboriginal Art in the Northern TerritoryAHIS40016
Undergraduate subject Offered:June Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject is taught in Alice Springs and Darwin with visits to artistically significant Aboriginal communities. Emphasising Indigenous ownership of cultural knowledge, students will consider the history and development of Aboriginal art in the Northern Territory and the specific social, econom...
- June - Off Campus
Coordinator Susan Lowish Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total 30 Hours: intensively Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 11 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 27 June 2024 Census date 12 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 August 2024 Assessment period ends 6 September 2024 June contact information
- Aboriginal Women: Activism & LeadershipINDG20003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Aboriginal Women: Activism & Leadership is an interdisciplinary subject exploring the diverse roles Aboriginal women have played in Indigenous and Settler societies. You will have the opportunity to investigate historical and contemporary issues and the activism and leadership that Aboriginal...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture and 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
- Aboriginal WritingINDG30004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
This subject studies Aboriginal fiction, poetry and drama, as well as life stories and criticism, focusing on questions of reading positions (particularly for non-Aboriginal students) and representation. It pays particular attention to the diversity of Aboriginal writing in terms of form, content...
Not available in 2024
View details - Academic English 1ESLA10003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024
Through the study of multiculturalism in Australian society, this subject develops students' ability to use academic English language. The subject is specifically designed for students who require intensive attention to their academic writing development. Its primary focus is on developing studen...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Giuseppe D'Orazzi Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week, throughout the semester. 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
Coordinator Lu Yu Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week, throughout the 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
- Academic Writing and CommunicationMECM10005
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This unit is designed to introduce students to the requirements of university study, engaging students in the transition to university and the concepts of various learning strategies and modes of learning. Academic writing and various communication techniques will be a key focus of the subject pr...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Karen Edwards Mode of delivery On Campus (Dookie) Contact hours 36 hours: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of 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
- Accelerated Mathematics 1MAST10008
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject develops the concepts of vectors, matrices and the methods of linear algebra and introduces students to differentiation and integration of functions of two variables. Students will be exposed to methods of mathematical proof. Little of the material here has been seen at school and th...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Alexandru Ghitza Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class per week, 1 x one hour computer laboratory 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
- Accelerated Mathematics 2MAST10009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject develops fundamental concepts and principles in mathematical analysis. Students should gain skills in the practical techniques of differential calculus, integral calculus and infinite series, and study selected applications of these techniques in mathematical modelling. Topics cover...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Jan de Gier Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 4 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practice class 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
- Accounting for Corporate EntitiesACCT20004
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
This subject examines key financial accounting topics at both an applied and theoretical level. Topics covered include but are not limited to, accounting for employee entitlements (including share options), segment reporting, earnings per share, intangible assets, biological assets, provisions an...
Not available in 2024
View details - Accounting Information: Risks & ControlsACCT20007
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject is an introduction to the key business processes that generate accounting data and information. It entails the study of the information systems that support business processes, and the risks and controls that effect the reliability of accounting transaction data and the quality of in...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Maggie Singorahardjo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 1-hour pre-recorded lecture and 2-hour tutorial per week, and one 2-hour seminar in weeks 1, 6, 10, 12 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
Maggie Singorahardjo
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Maggie Singorahardjo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 1-hour pre-recorded lecture and 2-hour tutorial per week, and one 2-hour seminar in weeks 1, 6, 10, 12 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
Maggie Singorahardjo
- Accounting Reports and AnalysisACCT10001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject introduces students to the nature of accounting and its role in both financial markets and within organisations. Topics covered provide an overview of key financial and management accounting concepts and include: the constituent elements of financial statements; recognition, measurem...
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Noel Boys Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 90-minute lectures and two 90-minute tutorials per week for 6 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 January 2024 Census date 19 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 24 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
Noel Boys: nboys@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Noel Boys Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 90-minute lecture and one 90-minute tutorial 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
Noel Boys: nboys@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Noel Boys Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 90-minute lecture and one 90-minute 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
Noel Boys: nboys@unimelb.edu.au
- Acting for CameraDRAM30020
Undergraduate subject Offered:July Year:2024
This subject is an intensive introduction to the art of screen acting. In this subject, you will be introduced to a series of practical exercises that allow participants to focus on creating effective on-screen performances, with a focus on the screen test or audition process. Students will expe...
- July
Coordinator Kat Henry Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 15 hours, comprising five daily 3-hour tutorials. Total time commitment 146 hours Pre teaching start date 8 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements Students will be required to complete pre-reading and/or viewing during the pre-teaching period. Study materials will be made available via the LMS. Teaching period 15 July 2024 to 19 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 9 July 2024 Census date 15 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2024 Assessment period ends 2 August 2024 July contact information
Kat Henry: khenry1@unimelb.edu.au
- Acting for Singers 1MUSI30159
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
Acting for Singers introduces students to the fundamental principles of acting and script/libretto dramatic analysis. It prepares singers interested in performing in opera, musicals and recital situations for a career on the stage. No previous acting experience is required. Pass/Fail Grade This...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Stephen Grant Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour rehearsal per week Total time commitment 60 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
Stephen Grant: sjgrant@unimelb.edu.au
- Acting for Singers 2MUSI30160
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Acting for Singers introduces students to the fundamental principles of acting and script/libretto dramatic analysis. It prepares singers interested in performing in opera, musicals and recital situations for a career on the stage. No previous acting experience is required. Pass/Fail Grade This...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Stephen Grant Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour rehearsal per week Total time commitment 60 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
Stephen Grant: sjgrant@unimelb.edu.au
- Activism and Social Change in ChinaCHIN20030
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
The emergence of civil society and nongovernmental organizations in China reflects the rise of new social and political issues that have proven challenging for the Chinese state to address effectively. This subject examines the conditions under which certain ideas, organizational forms, and assoc...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Anthony Spires Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 36 hours: One 3-hour seminar 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
- Activism, Selves and HistoriesAIND40003
Undergraduate subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024
This subject will investigate social and political processes intended to lead to the achievement of emancipatory goals. Specific Australian social movements and histories related to Aboriginal empowerment and social amelioration will be contextualised within theoretical frameworks including postc...
Not available in 2024
View details - Actuarial Analytics and Data IACTL30008
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject aims to provide students with basic training on modern data analytics methods, which include linear regression, classification, resampling methods, spline-based methods, generalised additive models and support vector machines. This subject focuses on applying the above methods to mod...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Xueyuan Wu Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour computer lab 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
Xueyuan Wu: xueyuanw@unimelb.edu.au
- Actuarial Analytics and Data IIACTL40012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject aims to further develop students’ knowledge of modern analytical tools and techniques, including GLM, shrinkage techniques (e.g., LASSO and ridge regression), tree-based methods (e.g., random forests and GBM) and neural networks. It also teaches students to connect data analytics wor...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Genevieve Hayes Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of 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
Genevieve Hayes: genevieve.hayes@unimelb.edu.au
- Actuarial Modelling IACTL30001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject aims to provide students with a grounding in mathematical and statistical modelling techniques that are of particular relevance to actuarial work, covering survival models concepts, estimation procedures for lifetime distributions, multiple state models, binomial and Poisson models o...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Shuanming Li Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial 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
Prof. Shuanming Li shli@unimelb.edu.au