Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL30022 | Borders, Security, and Belonging Despite decades of globalisation, borders and walls are everywhere and growing in response to mass migration, conflict, war, pandemics and efforts to secure the state. Borders reflect, reinforce, create and sometimes disrupt existing dynami… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| POLI1025 | Power and Governance This course introduces key political theories, concepts and ideas that explain the features of political systems and broader power relations in the modern world. It draws on political science concepts to deepen your knowledge of economic, s… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| POLI1062 | Terrorism and Society This is an introductory course to terrorism using a criminological or criminal justice framework for studying terrorists and their organisations, terrorist origins, goals, and ideologies, and counter terrorism and anti-terrorism. You will l… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| POLI1066 | Public Policy In Public Policy you will be introduced to the language, actors, and ideas needed to understand how policy shapes everyday life. You will begin by clarifying what policy is and why policy literacy matters. Your understanding will then be gr… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| POLI1068 | International Human Rights and Law In this course, you will explore contemporary human rights, in particular international human rights law. Human rights allow the international community to determine limits of what a State may do in relation to its nationals and aliens. You… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| POLI1110 | Technology and Global Risk This course provides you with foundational understanding of changing concepts and practices of global security and the emergence of new forms of technology. You will apply these concepts and practices in work integrated learning simulations… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| POLI1123 | Justice Policy In this course you will explore a range of issues that affect justice policy in Australia, and internationally, through topical case studies, policy analysis and critique. You will evaluate influences and sources of justice policy through e… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| PRM30001 | Project Management Essentials This unit equips students with the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges of managing projects in a variety of contexts. This unit introduces the specific techniques inherent to project management such as selecting the projects that br… | Business | 3 |
| PROC2131 | Biomaterials and Biofabrication This course examines emerging materials and fabrication methods that integrate biological principles with sustainability goals. You will explore biomimicry fundamentals while investigating what constitutes a "biomaterial" across social, ind… | RMIT University | — |
| PSY10005 | Introduction to Research Methods This unit provides students with an understanding of different research designs and research methods for psychology and health sciences. Students will gain familiarity with the scientific method, ethical issues in research, measurement, exp… | Psychology | 1 |
| PSY10007 | Brain and Behaviour This unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are also introduced as well as eth… | Psychology | 1 |
| PSY10008 | Fundamentals of Psychology This unit of study provides students with a broad introduction to foundational concepts and methods in psychological science as they apply to our experiences, perceptions and behaviour as social beings, and includes coverage of developmenta… | Psychology | 1 |
| PSY10009 | Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience This unit provides an introduction to techniques used to record neurobiological correlates of cognitive function. Students will learn how these methods relate to brain structure and function and how to interpret neuroimaging data. The unit… | Health | 1 |
| PSY1011 | Foundations in psychology This unit provides you with an introduction to the broad foundations of psychology as a scientific discipline. It begins with an exploration of psychology's historical origins. The unit introduces theories related to cognitive and biologica… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1013 | The science of thriving This unit aims to expose you to the knowledge and strategies required to thrive in your academic and professional life. It gives you an overview and understanding of foundational information about wellbeing, mental health prevention, critic… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1014 | Introduction to contemporary mental health practice Individuals encounter challenges that impact on their own and others' mental health and wellbeing. These include biological, psychological, and social factors, as well as behaviours such as binge drinking and inappropriate drug use, which c… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1023 | Introduction to psychological Inquiry Introduction to Psychological Inquiry will provide you with an introduction to the ways in which psychological knowledge is created. This unit explores the methods employed by psychological scientists to find answers to problems involving h… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1024 | Psychology: Allies in Indigenous health In this unit, you will have the opportunity to develop skills required to improve Indigenous mental health equity and cultural safety in healthcare. Based on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework, you will un… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1025 | Indigenous health psychology: South East Asia and global insights In this unit, you will have the opportunity to develop skills required to improve Indigenous mental health equity and cultural safety in healthcare in Southeast Asia and Australia. Drawing from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heal… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY1211 | Brain and behaviour In this unit, you will be provided with an accessible introduction to current topics in biological psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Understanding of biological psychology and cognitive neuroscience will allow you to better understand… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 1 |
| PSY20006 | Cognition and Human Performance This unit provides students with an understanding of the contents and workings of the human mind and their relation to behaviour. Students will gain an awareness and knowledge of the main theories of cognition and human performance. Student… | Psychology | 2 |
| PSY20007 | Developmental Psychology This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of human development. Students will gain familiarity with the main theories of human development and the processes, periods, and issues in development. The unit will also address topi… | Psychology | 2 |
| PSY20008 | Psychology of Infancy and Early Childhood This unit provides students with an understanding of the psychological issues related to infancy and early childhood, including prenatal development, social development, cognitive development, and brain development. The unit will also focus… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 2 |
| PSY20016 | Social Psychology Social psychology studies the processes of interaction between individuals and the society in which they live. This includes the ways in which the social world is perceived (e.g., social cognition, attitudes, the self), interactions between… | Psychology | 2 |
| PSY20021 | Sensation, Perception, and Attention This unit provides an introduction to the neurobiological processes involved in perceiving and interpreting sensory information. The relationship between neural activity, perception, attention, and conscious awareness are explored. Students… | Health | 2 |
| PSY20022 | Clinical & Experimental Applications of Neuroimaging This unit exposes students to the applications of neuroimaging techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience. Students will explore how methods like MRI, EEG, PET, and MEG index brain function in both experimental and clinical settings. The unit aim… | Health | 2 |
| PSY2014 | Mental health in the digital age Technological advancements have changed almost every aspect of our lives, including mental health. In this unit you will learn about the potential dangers and promises of living in an ever-growing digital world. You will gain an understandi… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 2 |
| PSY2041 | Psychological testing and assessment This unit introduces the history, principles, and processes of test development. It covers concepts of test reliability and validity and some quantitative methods used to determine psychometric properties of tests. The unit involves a pract… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 2 |
| PSY2042 | Personality and social psychology This unit explores key concepts in the fields of personality and social psychology science, with a major emphasis on contemporary theoretical perspectives. These perspectives will be considered, applied, and critiqued in light of current sc… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 2 |
| PSY2061 | Biological psychology This unit will develop your knowledge of the biological foundations of human behaviour and psychological experiences. Building on first-year psychology, you will consolidate your understanding of nervous system structure and function, and h… | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | 2 |