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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATS3156 | Popular culture in North and South Korea: K-Culture to the world In this unit you will critically examine the recent global popularity of Korean popular culture thanks to the rise of social media and OTT platforms like NETFLIX. The focus is on South Korean pop music, TV dramas, webtoons, fandom, food and… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3158 | Pandemics and social justice In this unit you will focus on the social impacts of pandemic threats to life and their implications for global health. You will explore the politics and ethics of effective responses to pandemics with specific reference to inequity. Topics… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3160 | Media, politics and your body In this unit, you will explore how digital technologies shape the way our bodies are seen, tracked, and controlled in everyday life. We’ll look at how images, data systems, and online platforms influence what bodies mean and how they are tr… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3161 | Prisons and punishment Prisons primary aim is to deter further offending, and improve community safety but how successful is it in fulfilling these mandates? Over the course of this unit we will consider the main theories and issues relating to contemporary impri… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3163 | The rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region This unit will introduce you to contentious political issues in contemporary China, with a view to equipping you to better understand the politics of the Asia-Pacific region. You will begin by surveying China’s major internal political chan… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3170 | Social entrepreneurship challenge in the Indo-Pacific The Social Entrepreneurship Challenge in the Indo-Pacific (SECIP) Program is a two-week virtual, experiential initiative that gives you hands-on experience in establishing a social enterprise or solution that can have immediate social impac… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3171 | Medieval philosophy: Jews, Christians and Muslims on Plato and Aristotle This unit explores the major traditions that flourished and dominated the philosophical landscape of the Middle Ages (here referring especially to the 9th-14th centuries). Tracing the transmission of philosophical texts among Muslims, Jews,… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3173 | Workplace innovation project In this unit, you will have the opportunity to work on a real-world innovation project. You will develop an understanding of the theoretical frameworks underpinning contemporary approaches to innovation including Design Thinking. You will w… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3174 | Melbourne migrant cultures in contact Melbourne has been home to successive waves of migrants since the city's founding in 1835. In this unit you will consider the ways in which migrant communities have established themselves in Melbourne and the cultures they have created as p… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3175 | Korean proficient 1 Building on the language skills, communication strategies and knowledge of Korean history, culture and society that you have acquired so far, this unit is designed to help you develop an ability to engage in moderately sophisticated convers… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3176 | Korean proficient 2 This unit is designed to help you further develop your language skills and knowledge of Korean history, culture and society, with special emphasis on connecting with other disciplines and advanced self-learning skills, which will support yo… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3179 | Between here and there: Asian diaspora literatures and cultures Located within the field of diaspora studies, this unit introduces you to Asian-Australian, Asian-Canadian and Asian-American literatures and cultures. Connected to Asia by legacies of birth/inheritance/origin, Asian presence in Anglophone… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3180 | Pacific Indigenous politics In this unit, you will examine the interaction between international law, regional governance, and Indigenous sovereignty across Australasia and the Pacific. You will analyse how Indigenous peoples engage with international legal frameworks… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3181 | PPE global study tour Designed exclusively for PPE students, this study tour will immerse you in the political, philosophical, and economic issues of a major society in the Indo-Pacific region. PPE students will meet with and learn from academics and practitione… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3183 | Foreign policy analysis In this unit, you will learn the fundamentals of foreign policy analysis. You will analyse the foundational theoretical approaches to the development and implementation of foreign policy. You will also explore historical and contemporary ca… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3186 | The global south in international relations In this unit, you are introduced to the agency, role, perspectives, and lived experiences of the Global South in shaping contemporary international relations and global order. You will explore how historical and contemporary events and proc… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3187 | Artificial Intelligence and algorithmic decision-making in the criminal justice system In this unit, you will critically examine how artificial intelligence and advanced technologies are transforming criminal justice systems in Australia and internationally. You will explore key applications including predictive policing, fac… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3188 | The story and the stage In this unit you will engage with storytelling traditions from a range of cultural backgrounds and critically examine the relationship between these traditions and theatrical practice. This includes entering into deeper relationships with v… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3189 | Literary theory How do you know whether you are interpreting a literary text the ‘right’ way? This question goes to key issues of approach, method and disciplinarity which are collectively known as literary theory. Different literary theories are like lens… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3190 | Conflict and coexistence 2: Jews, Christians and Muslims in the modern world The unit deals with the interactions between Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Enlightenment era to the contemporary period. The historical relationship between these three religious or ethnic groups has sparked considered historical d… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3191 | Media impact lab The Media Impact Lab is a multi-disciplinary learning environment where students from the different specialisations in the Bachelor of Media Communication come together to explore new skills and practices for conceptualising and measuring m… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3192 | Media entrepreneurship lab The Media Entrepreneurship Lab is a practical unit where students from the different specialisations in the Bachelor of Media Communication come together to explore new concepts, skills and practices in media entrepreneurship. You will expl… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3195 | Spanish proficient 1 In this unit you will gain more advanced writing, speaking, listening and reading comprehension skills, enabling you to become proficient communicators through emphasis on the production of written and spoken Spanish in particular. You will… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3196 | Spanish proficient 2 In this unit you will consolidate your advanced writing, speaking, listening and reading comprehension skills in Spanish. You will continue to extend your grammatical competence and use of the subjunctive in more complex subordinate clauses… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3221 | The music industries In this unit, you consider the central production, consumption and policy contexts of popular music. The unit examines how popular music remains a significant media and cultural industry in the production of content and meaning. It assesses… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3222 | Developing research literacy This unit is designed to equip you with an understanding of fundamental research skills. Students entering this program will work through 4 Modules that will equip them with research literacies that will enable them to articulate, develop,… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3223 | Gender and family violence In this unit, you will focus on the social structures that support key patterns of gendered violence. You will examine how broad based gender inequality underpins and shapes patterns of family violence in Australia and globally. You will ex… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3224 | Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses In this unit, you will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. You will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, you will undertak… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3225 | Italian proficient 1 The unit will consist of two integrated and complementary sections: Culture (50%) and Language (50%). Culture: an introduction to key events in the formation of the Italian Nation and key concepts and issues in the development of an Italian… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3226 | Italian proficient 2 The unit will consist of two integrated and complementary sections: Culture and Language. Culture: an introduction to Italian history, culture and society in the twentieth century, through the critical analysis of important cultural texts.… | Arts | 3 |