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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATS3673 | English across time English has been described as one of the most changing and hybrid languages of all times, and in this unit you will survey delve into the history of the language from the earliest written records to the present day. We begin by scrutinising… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3705 | Knowledge and power in world politics How does power operate in world politics? What is the relationship between power and knowledge about world politics? This unit introduces you to debates in the discipline of International Relations that focus on epistemological questions (o… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3715 | Sex and sexualities in everyday life In this unit you will explore the meaning and construction of sex and sexualities in everyday life. You will be introduced to a range of theories that have been instrumental in shaping understandings of sex and sexuality, and apply these to… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3719 | Modern political thought Modern political theorists grapple with significant political and social transformations such as capitalism, bureaucratisation, rationalisation and globalisation. They diagnose various 'pathologies' they fear might result from these transfo… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3725 | Population and society In this unit, you will examine the social dynamics of the Australian population. You will explore the key population concepts and tools and components of population change, and substantive issues including population ageing, patterns in and… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3730 | Imagining tomorrow, climate change and social futures In this unit you will explore the social dynamics of the climate crisis and how we can best respond and create sustainable societies. We tackle questions such as: What profound social changes are needed to reduce and respond to climate chan… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3769 | Englishes around the world The wide-spread of English has led to the development of new perceptions and practices of the English language around the world, known as world Englishes. Communication in English in the 21st century takes place among speakers of world Engl… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3789 | Documentary In this unit you will explore in detail the production practices, resources, technologies and genres of documentary making for both broadcast and online modes. You will learn key performance practices of voice presentation and interviews, i… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3795 | Global correspondent The unit involves a program of visits and/or project in collaboration with international organisations, carried out in-country overseas. The destination country is allocated by staff each year, and varies from developing nations to highly i… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3801 | Understanding media violence In this unit you will examine conceptual and methodological tools to make sense of media violence. You will explore how and why violence became a driving force in media industries and economies, and why, as a result, media violence is a val… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3805 | Understanding contemporary Korean society and culture through literature and media This advanced unit critically examines various forms of writing, literature, and media produced on the Korean peninsula from the colonial period (1910–1945) to the present day. You will encounter a variety of text types, including short sto… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3816 | Language learning and multilingualism Whether we are fluent bilinguals or simply know a few phrases of another language, no one is fully monolingual. In this unit we explore the process of becoming multilingual – whether this occurs in traditional foreign language classrooms or… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3817 | Psychology of language Speaking something as complex as a human language is an amazing intellectual ability, and in this unit you will study those unconscious processes that underlie this ability. You will examine the distinctive features of language (both spoken… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3819 | Orchestration and arranging In this unit you will examine issues associated with the arrangement, score preparation and orchestration of works from a range of musical traditions. You will learn to orchestrate excerpts from select works and investigate idiomatic consid… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3820 | Music ensemble direction and leadership You will learn fundamental ensemble leadership techniques, including basic beat patterns, communication and organisational skills required by an ensemble director. You will be required to propose a program of works to be arranged and/or con… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3824 | Popular music and society Highlighting the nexus between performers, audiences and the global music industry, this unit investigates the complex relationship between popular music and society, and the ways in which the two are inextricably linked. Possible topics ex… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3828 | Film music This unit examines the historical development of film music from the silent era through to the present. By investigating the relationship between music and moving image, the unit also explores the different techniques and aesthetics of spec… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3836 | Victorian parliamentary internship In this unit you will gain first-hand experience of parliamentary structures and processes. You will focus on Australian politics to develop your understanding and skills in public policy. You will work under the overall supervision of a me… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3841 | Writing Italy Italy has lured writers to its shores for centuries. In this unit you will survey a selection of fiction and nonfiction to discover exactly why the country has been a source of such fascination and inspiration for English-speaking authors.… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3852 | Researching social justice In this unit, you will learn what social justice issues are in contemporary social sciences, why social scientists study social justice issues, and how we study them. You will gain insights into a diversity of online and offline methods use… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3865 | History in action In this capstone unit you will design and complete your own research project based on intensive, direct work with historical sources. We will explore the rich and diverse archives that are available to historians and how these sources can h… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3866 | Crimes of the powerful In this unit, you will examine crimes and social harms committed by state, corporate, and other elite actors. You will interrogate conceptual models for making sense of criminal and harmful behaviours on the part of these actors, ranging fr… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3869 | Political philosophy The overarching aim of this unit is to give you a strong foundation in political philosophy. The unit focuses on core questions central to the discipline. Examples can include: How should wealth and income be distributed in the just state?… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3870 | Philosophy of religion This unit investigates central topics in the philosophy of religion. Topics taken up may consider, among others, definitional, linguistic, conceptual, interpretative, metaphysical, epistemological, scientific, axiological, political, and hi… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3876 | Knowledge, belief, and action This unit concerns epistemological questions such as what is knowledge? How do we form beliefs? How do our beliefs inform our decisions and actions? The focus may be on contemporary debates about scepticism and the definition of knowledge,… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3880 | Climate justice challenges in the Indo-Pacific Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Globally we are in a race to both decarbonise our economies and adapt to climate impacts and this means driving large changes across systems spanning energy, health, infrastructu… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3882 | Metaphysics The primary focus of metaphysics is fundamental reality. Metaphysicians develop, and debate, competing conceptions of what there fundamentally is, and what it is fundamentally like. There are many branches of metaphysics. In this unit, you… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3885 | History of philosophy: Happiness This unit examines different philosophical approaches to the question: How can I be happy? From ancient times to the present, philosophers have offered guidance on how human beings might attain an enduring state of well-being or flourishing… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3888 | American literature In this unit, you will examine a range of novels, short stories, and poems which illuminate major themes in United States literature from the nineteenth century through to today. Topics explored may include: what it means to be 'American' a… | Arts | 3 |
| ATS3890 | Egypt's golden age This unit presents an archaeological study of New Kingdom Egypt when the country was one of the dominant powers in the Mediterranean. At the height of the Late Bronze Age, the kings of Egypt were leaders in the intensive elite trading netwo… | Arts | 3 |