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- Writing Fiction for Young PeopleCWRI90009
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject will explore writing children's, middle grade and young adult fiction. Students will critically engage with texts from these relatively new literary genres, examine issues of ethics, diversity, representation, identity, voice, and creatively navigate the spaces between childhood and ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Rachel Hennessy Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: a 2-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
- Writing for Performance 1 (Solo)THTR90019
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
In this practice-based subject the student writer undertakes a range of writing classes and exercises with the aim of developing techniques for the generation and structuring of original material for live performance; in working to a brief in diverse professional circumstances; and in evolving an...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Raimondo Cortese Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 72 hours of performance writing 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
Raimondo Cortese: rcortese@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing for Performance 2 (Collab)THTR90020
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
In this practice-based subject the student writer undertakes a range of writing classes and exercises with the aim of developing techniques for the generation and structuring of original material for live performance within a collaborative context; in working to a brief in diverse professional ci...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Raimondo Cortese Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 48 hours of performance writing 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
Raimondo Cortese: rcortese@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing for Performance 3 (Portfolio)THTR90021
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
In this subject students work to develop both solo and group work seeded in semester one. A portfolio of writing projects is created, including one major, full-length work and one minor, shorter work, in different forms. Students have the option to write in different forms (plays, postdramatic t...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Raimondo Cortese Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 148 hours, comprising 36 hours of tutorials, 8 hours of individual tutorials, 24 hours of writing intensives, and up to 80 hours rehearsals with script development. Total time commitment 510 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
Raimondo Cortese: rcortese@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing for ScreenCWRI20009
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
In this subject, students will be introduced to the history of screenwriting and the principles of the craft of writing scripts for screen. Students will develop an understanding of contemporary industrial screenwriting practices. Students will read and respond to a variety of scripts written for...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Cath Moore Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: A 2 hour lecture weekly, for first 6 weeks of semester only and a 2.5 hour workshop per week (max 15 students per workshop), across 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
- Writing for TelevisionFLTV70043
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
Students will be introduced to the imperatives and practices of writing for longer form television series. Students will be made familiar with contemporary TV program development practices and gain an understanding of essential development documents such as the TV series ‘Bible’. Students will ...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Ben Michael Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 46 hours, comprising six 6-hour workshops, two 2-hour tutorials and six 1-hour individual tutorials Total time commitment 255 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
Ben Michael: ben.michael@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing for the MediaMECM40011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject provides students with the skills to critically evaluate and produce advanced journalistic texts. Students will familiarise themselves with techniques in news selection, researching, interviewing, writing and editing. Students will also reflect on issues of fairness and objectivity, ...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Tresa Le Clerc Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1-hr lecture and a 1.5-hr 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
- Writing for the Youth Screen MarketFLTV20018
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject introduces students to the world of writing screen product for children, tweens and young teenagers with a focus on youth television. Through a series of workshops, presentations and screenings, students will gain insight into what makes successful kid’s programming and will develop...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Luke Devenish Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 40 hours, comprising 4 hours of seminars, workshops, and tutorials per week Total time commitment 204 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
Luke Devenish: luke.devenish@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing Identity and DifferenceCWRI20012
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject explores how creative writing practice encounters identity and alterity. Students will engage with the politics of representation through critical theory, intertextual reflexivity and deconstruction of inherited categories of self and other. It addresses the authority of writing and ...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Jeanine Leane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1-hour weekly lecture during weeks 1-6, and a 2-hour weekly seminar for weeks 1-12. 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
- Writing SociologySOCI40009
Undergraduate subject Offered:June Year:2024
Writing is a practice which assists with developing ideas and arguments, and enhances learning. Writing is also a central academic, employment and life skill. This subject will support students writing practice. The Writing Sociology subject assists students with learning the craft of writing cl...
- June
Coordinator Liz Dean Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours. A 4 hour seminar over 6 days of intensive teaching. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 2 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 25 June 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2024 Assessment period ends 9 August 2024 June contact information
Email: ldean@unimelb.edu.au
- Writing Videogames and Live PerformanceCWRI30015
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject engages with the theoretical, practical and technical aspects of creative writing for video games and live performance. Through a rigorous examination of the work of key artists and writing from the 1980s onwards, students will devise concepts for games, performance and enhance their...
- Semester 1
Coordinator Eddie Paterson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: a 1-hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial for weeks 1-6 and a 2.5 hour workshop for weeks 7-12. 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
- WTO Law and Dispute SettlementLAWS70322
Graduate coursework subject Offered:September Year:2024Quotas apply
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is at the centre of ongoing debates concerning sovereignty and development. Its dispute settlement system has been active in resolving a wide range of international disputes, with jurisdiction over some of the largest and most significant matters arising today. ...
- September
Principal coordinator Tania Voon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 14 August 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 11 September 2024 to 17 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 19 August 2024 Census date 12 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 October 2024 Assessment period ends 13 November 2024 September contact information
Lecturer
Professor Tania Voon (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
- Yogyakarta Summer IntensiveINDO20001
Undergraduate subject Offered:Summer Term Year:2024Quotas apply
This subject is a multidisciplinary introduction to key concepts in the social sciences and cultural studies and their application in the study of modern Indonesia, covering the historical, political, cultural, social, and linguistic factors that have helped shape the contemporary nation-state of...
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Ken Setiawan Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 30 hours, consisting of lectures, tutorials and site visits/excursions Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 15 January 2024 to 26 January 2024 Last self-enrol date 1 November 2023 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 February 2024 Assessment period ends 23 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
- Young People and Substance AbusePOPH90171
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject enables students to explore contemporary substance use (alcohol and other drug use) among young people. This will include building an understanding of current frameworks/policies for responding to the complex issue of substance use among young people. Current trends in substance use ...
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Bernadette Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours In total, 6 hours synchronous online tutorials, 6 asynchronous hours input and exercises, 6 hours of interactive, asynchronous learning through online discussion board posts. Approximately a third will be group learning (tutorials); the remaining hours interactive, asynchronous learning. 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
- Young People, Crime and JusticeCRIM30011
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject charts the experiences that young people have as subjects and resistors of social control, victims of crime and young offenders. These experiences are contextualised by an appreciation of youth crime and justice as products of historical, theoretical and political junctures which hav...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Diana Johns Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 30 contact hours: A 1.5 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial 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
- Young People Experiencing VulnerabilityPOPH90168
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject explores health and social issues for young people experiencing vulnerability. Specific groups of young people to be studied will be chosen from the areas: disability, indigeneity, homelessness, justice-system involvement, ethnic diversity, and sexual and gender diversity. The subjec...
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Michael Cameron Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 6 hours of synchronous online tutorials, 6 asynchronous hours of input and exercises, 6 hours of interactive, asynchronous learning through online discussion board posts 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
- Young People in ContextPOPH90167
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject introduces and critiques the concepts ‘adolescence’ and ‘health’, and examines various frameworks for understanding the phenomenon of adolescent development. The diversity of adolescent experience is explored, and the impact of various socio-environmental contexts of adolescence on y...
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Toni Lindsay Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Nil (delivered online) 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
Administrative Contact
Helen D'Cruz
Phone: 03 9345 6671
- Youth and Popular CultureEDUC30067
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject explores how children and young people construct and reconstruct their sense of selves against the backdrop of pervasive contemporary popular cultures. It examines contrasting approaches to identity (e.g. developmental, sociological, feminist, post-structuralist) and contemporary deb...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Hernan Cuervo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 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
- Youth, Culture and the ArtsEDUC20062
Undergraduate subject Offered:June Year:2024
How does your identity shape the art and media you consume and create, and the cultures and subcultures you’re a part of? This subject will explore how young people engage with the arts (including visual arts, music and drama), and how this helps to form their cultural and social identities and d...
- June
Principal coordinator Chris Summers Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours (30 hours of on campus classes and 6 hours of asynchronous activities) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 28 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 25 June 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 July 2024 Assessment period ends 5 August 2024 June contact information
- Youth Leading ChangeEDUC20075
Undergraduate subject Offered:July Year:2024
This subject explores young people as change-makers and problem-solvers against a backdrop of social transformation in Australia and globally. It provides students with thinking tools for addressing local and global problems in everyday life and skills for leadership. The subject focuses particul...
- July
Principal coordinator Hernan Cuervo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 8 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to access readings on the LMS. Teaching period 15 July 2024 to 19 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 9 July 2024 Census date 16 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 July 2024 Assessment period ends 12 August 2024 July contact information