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| Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| CCST | 2230 | Everyday Culture | 2 | Analysis of category of everyday life in a multi-disciplinary perspective, paying particular attention to maintenance of everyday realities through talk & through social organisation of time & space. |
| CCST | 6100 | Communication & Cultural Studies Dissertation | 8 | This course may be taken as part of a generic English Honours Program. Students commencing course in Semester 1 enrol in CCST6100; students commencing in Semester 2 enrol in CCST6101. |
| CCST | 6101 | Communication & Cultural Studies Dissertation | 8 | This course may be taken as part of a generic English Honours Program. Students commencing course in Semester 1 enrol in CCST6100; students commencing in Semester 2 enrol in CCST6101. |
| CERD | 7018 | Recreation Management & Visitor Services | 2 | Conceptual framework of recreation planning & management of visitors in natural settings. |
| CHEE | 7400 | Project or Thesis | 1 | Thesis or project on a topic relevant to the department's research profile & the student's interest |
| CHEE | 7316 | Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management | 2 | Design of sustainable technologies for liquid & solid waste management: conventional domestic wastewater treatment plants, sanitary landfills & destruction processes for hazardous wasters; advanced reuse technologies, including wastewater nutrient removal |
| CHEE | 7315 | Process Modelling, Analysis & Simulation | 2 | Structured methodology for specification, development, analysis & validation of mathematical models in process systems. Conservation principles, constitutive relations, lumped & distributed parameter modelling. Numerical solution of ordinary, partial & |
| CHEE | 7313 | Cleaner Production & Environmental Technologies | 2 | Introduction to basic concepts & principles of cleaner production through a series of case studies in modern environmental management. Emerging technologies for advanced pollution control. |
| CHEE | 7305 | Advanced Polymer Rheology & Processing | 2 | Basic rheology & rheometry; review of fluid mechanics & tensor analysis, polymer constitutive equations, analysis, design & modelling of industrial polymer processing operations: simple die flows, extrusion, estrusion processes, injection moulding, moulding |
| CHEE | 7304 | Particle Design & Processing | 2 | Mathematical description of particle property distributions, particle design processes including crystallisation, granulation, spray drying, grinding, nanoparticle technology. |
| CHEE | 7302 | Bioprocess Engineering | 2 | Biochemical principles, enzyme reactions, kinetics, industrial applications, immobilisation. Microbial metabolism & kinetics. Fermentation processes & fermentor design & operational principles. Sterilisation, scale-up considerations. Biotechnological |
| CHEE | 7301 | Reaction Engineering | 2 | Fundamentals of heterogeneous reaction engineering, characterisation & structural modelling of porous solids, transport in porous solids, catalytic reaction engineering, internal & external mass transfer with reaction, noncatalytic gas-solid reactions in |
| CHEE | 7202 | Advanced Thermodynamics | 2 | First & second laws, basic thermodynamic relationships, equations of state, thermodynamic properties of pure substances & mixtures; thermodynamics of surfaces, ensembles & basic statistical thermodynamics. |
| CHEE | 7201 | Advanced Transport Phenomena | 2 | Basic principles of mass, heat & momentum transfer & chemical reaction to solve steady state & transient problems in chemical engineering. Complex systems involving mixtures & coupled heat, mass & momentum transfer. |
| CHEE | 3008 | Special Topics C | 2 | Topics relating to specific technologies in chemical engineering. For details & availability, contact head of department. |
| CHEE | 7200 | Research Methods | 2 | Hypothesis formulation & testing in chemical engineering research. How to translate hypothesis into mathematical-experimental model systems. Error analysis & inferential statistics. Algebraic, dynamic & population balance models. Consult head of depar |
| CHEE | 4021 | Particle Design & Processing | 2 | Mathematical description of particle property distributions, particle design processes including crystallisation, granulation, spray drying, grinding, nanoparticle technology. |
| CHEE | 4020 | Bioprocess Engineering | 2 | Biochemical principles, enzyme reactions, kinetics, industrial applications, immobilisation. Microbial metabolism & kinetics. Fermentation processes & fermentor design & operational principles. Sterilisation, scale-up considerations. Biotechnological |
| CHEE | 4014 | Metabolic Engineering | 2 | Computational & experimental techniques used for quantitative analysis & rational design of biocatalysts. Metabolic flux analysis; isotope labelling techniques; metabolic control analysis; pathway synthesis; thermodynamics of biochemical reactions. |
| CHEE | 4012 | Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management | 2 | Design of sustainable technologies for liquid & solid waste management: conventional domestic wastewater treatment plants, sanitary landfills & destruction processes for hazardous wasters; advanced reuse technologies, including wastewater nutrient removal |
| CHEE | 4004 | Special Topics B | 2 | Topics relating to specific technologies in chemical engineering. For details & availability, contact head of department. |
| CHEE | 4003 | Special Topics A | 2 | Topics relating to specific technologies in chemical engineering. For details & availability, contact head of department. |
| CHEE | 7414 | Project or Thesis | 6 | Large thesis or project on a topic relevant to the department's research profile & the student's interest. Students commencing in Sem 1 must enrol in CHEE7404. Students commencing in Sem 2 must enrol in CHEE7414. |
| CHEE | 4002 | Environmental Risk Assessment | 2 | Incorporation of the broader issues of sustainability & environmental impact in the design of processes & infrastructure using techniques such as environmental costing, quantitative technical, human & ecological risk assessment & social impact analysis. |
| CHEE | 4000 | Cleaner Production & Advanced Environmental Technologies | 2 | Introduction to basic concepts & principles of cleaner production through a series of case studies in modern environmental management. Emerging technologies for advanced pollution control. |
| CHEE | 7404 | Project or Thesis | 6 | Large thesis or project on a topic relevant to the department's research profile & the student's interest. Students commencing in Sem 1 must enrol in CHEE7404. Students commencing in Sem 2 must enrol in CHEE7414. |
| CHEE | 4001 | Process Engineering Design Project | 4 | Integration of major aspects of chemical & environmental engineering into the design of a production facility. Process & control system synthesis, detailed engineering design, capital & operating cost estimation, hazard & risk analysis, operating procedure |
| CHEM | 6005 | Topics in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 2 | Topics in advanced inorganic chemistry. For details of availability or content, consult the Head of Department |
| CHEM | 3004 | Determination of Molecular Structure | 2 | Essential principles and techniques in NMR ( 1H, 13C, and multinuclear, 1D and 2D), mass spectrometry, UV, IR, X-ray diffraction and their application to determination of molecular structure. |
| CHEM | 3003 | Reactivity & Property of Molecular Systems | 2 | The theories of reaction kinetics with examples drawn from a range of important applications including polymerization, solution kinetics and gases. Studies of reactions at surfaces and interfaces. A statistical approach to chemical energetics and equilibrium |
| CHEM | 3002 | Electronic Structure & Reactivity of Transition Metal Complexes | 2 | Gross morphology, structural inter-relationships, and the radiographic, skeletal and clinical anatomy of the human thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum as revealed by cadaveric dissection, radiography and the examination of the living human body using obs |
| CHEM | 6001 | Synthesis & Characterisation of Inorganic & Organometallic Compounds | 2 | Planning & carrying out of chemical synthesis. Risk assessment. Advanced manipulative & separation techniques. Classical & instrumental characterisation. Case histories of important compounds. |
| CHEM | 6004 | Topics in Advanced Physical Chemistry | 2 | Topics in advanced physical chemistry. For details of availability or content, consult the Head of Department. |
| CHEM | 3001 | Synthesis & Mechanism in Organic Chemistry | 2 | Molecular conformations, effective sizes of groups. Types of organic transformations & their mechanisms: stereochemical outcomes, structural effects on reactivity, role of intermediates. Analytical approaches to organic synthesis: reagents, methodological |
| CHEM | 7001 | Major Research Projects & Seminars | 8 | Research project & attendance at research seminars in a field designated by Head of Department. Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CHEM7003. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CHEM7000 if comme |
| CHEM | 6092 | Chemistry IVH | 16 | Honours course work & research project. For details consult Head of Department. Students commencing in Semester 1 must enrol in CHEM6090. Students commencing in Semester 2 must enrol in CHEM6092. |
| CHEM | 7003 | Major Research Projects & Seminars | 8 | Research project & attendance at research seminars in a field designated by Head of Department. Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CHEM7003. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CHEM7000 if comme |
| CHEM | 7000 | Major Literature Review on a Chemical Topic | 4 | Major Literature review on a chemical topic carried out under the direction of a staff member. It is expected that the resultant review will be suitable for publication in an international review journal. |
| CHEM | 6003 | Literature Review on a Chemical Topic | 2 | Literature review on a chemical topic carried out under the direction of a staff member |
| CHEM | 7020 | Advanced Organometallic Chemistry | 2 | Advanced organometallic chemistry. Applications to catalysis. |
| CHEM | 7021 | Advanced Organic Synthesis | 2 | Advanced techniques applied to synthesis of organic compounds significant for novel structural features or biological properties. |
| CHEM | 7011 | Advanced Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy | 2 | Applications of advanced modern spectroscopic techniques to elucidation of structure & bonding. |
| CHEM | 3008 | Medicinal Chemistry | 2 | Basic medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; assays; screening; combinatorial chemistry; lead compounds; structure activity relationships; biotransformations of medicinal compounds; Students will choose from topics that include: synthesis of organic medicine |
| CHEM | 3007 | Chemistry of Materials & Self Assembled Systems | 2 | Characterization of molecular and solid state structures of polymers. Relation of chemical structure to reactivity and properties. Applications of modern experimental techniques to probe polymer systems. Chemistry and properties of biocompatible polymer |
| CHEM | 3006 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 2 | Sample collection and preparation. Solvent extraction of metal ions. Application of instrumental techniques (surface analysis, X-ray fluorescence, inductively-coupled plasma, combination of mass spectroscopy with other techniques). Environmental monitor |
| CHEM | 6002 | Supramolecular Chemistry | 2 | Metal-directed syntheses & chemistry of crown polyethers & polyamines, catenanes, knots, & cages. Supramolecular self assembly. Host-guest chemistry. Molecular recognition. Applications in medical chemistry & catalysis. |
| CHEM | 7010 | Advanced Applications of NMR Spectroscopy | 2 | Applications of advanced modern NMR techniques to elucidation of chemical structure & monitoring of chemical reactions. |
| CHEM | 7004 | Minor Research Project & Seminar | 4 | Research project & attendance at research seminars in a field designated by Head of Department. |
| CHEM | 7002 | Major Research Projects & Seminars | 8 | Research project & attendance at research seminars in a field designated by Head of Department. Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CHEM7003. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CHEM7000 if comme |
| CHEM | 3005 | Chemistry of the Environment | 2 | Understanding the chemistry of our environment and the issues facing its preservation. This will include alternative energy sources including solar energy and nuclear chemistry. The chemistry of the atmosphere and hydrosphere. The development of enviro |
| CHEM | 6006 | Bio-organic & Bioinorganic Chemistry | 2 | Relation of the active sites of enzymes to enzyme action. Biological electron transfer processes. Chemistry of inorganic & organic drugs. |
| CHIN | 6110 | Research Methods in Chinese Studies | 2 | Introduction to Chinese research methods. Students will prepare an annotated bibliography of literature in their field and will write a substantial essay. |
| CHIN | 6140 | Chinese Research Materials & Techniques | 2 | Practical introduction to location and use of materials in English and Chinese for China-related research. |
| CIVL | 4570 | Engineering in History | 1 | Engineering history & historical development. Focus on materials, tools, ideas, designs & construction methods. Influences of technological advances on human society. Lives & achievements of eminent engineers. Offered in odd numbered years only. |
| CIVL | 4560 | Thesis or Project & Seminar | 2 | Thesis or project in civil engineering approved by the Head of Department. Students attend a library information skills course unless they have done so in CIVL4550 & present a seminar on the thesis or project. |
| CIVL | 3320 | Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete | 2 | Reinforced & prestressed concrete theory for members in flexure, shear, compression & torsion; strength & serviceability limit states; lower & upper bounds of slabs; truss models for beams; strut & tie modelling of details. |
| CIVL | 3120 | Advanced Hydraulics & Hydrology | 2 | Advanced open-channel hydraulics & applications: Introduction to watershed, groundwater & hydraulic modelling. |
| CIVL | 7290 | Mine Waste Management & Landform Design | 2 | Physical & chemical characterisation of mine wastes; materials handling & disposal; parallels in nature; rehabilitation philosophies; landform design; drainage structures; future land uses; stability; encapsulation & capping of waste rock/overburden & tai |
| CIVL | 3410 | Transportation Engineering I | 2 | Traffic flow theory, theories of interrupted & area-wide traffic flow; traffic surveys & data collection & analysis methods; performance & design of intersections & roundabouts; traffic signal operation & design; transport & the environment; planning & de |
| CIVL | 4110 | Coastal & Estuarine Processes | 2 | Linear wave theory, short- and long-term wave height statistics, wave spectra, refraction, reflection & diffraction of water waves, wave set up & runup, coastal sediment transport mechanisms, beach morphology & morphodynamics, beach erosion problems & their |
| CIVL | 4120 | Environmental Hydraulics | 2 | Stream hydraulics & in-stream structures: introduction, modelling & environmental issues. Offered in even numbered years only. |
| CIVL | 4130 | Public Health Engineering | 1 | Physical, chemical, biological & hydraulic aspects of municipal water & watewater treatment processes. World health perspectives, control strategies, treatment objectives, solid waste disposal, air quality control, introduction to radiological issues. |
| CIVL | 4140 | Environmental Modelling | 2 | Principles of model development & solution for environmental systems (e.g. atmospheric pollution, river & estuarine water quality, soil- and ground-water flow & contamination); dispersion in the environment; lumped & distributed parameter models; model ca |
| CIVL | 4210 | Advanced & Environmental Geomechanics | 2 | Advanced geomechanics theory, design, applications & practice. Applications of geomechanics principles to contaminated sites & waste disposal. Offered in even numbered years only. |
| CIVL | 3310 | Structures III | 2 | Analysis of statically indeterminate structures; virtual work & consistent deformations, flexibility & stiffness concepts, moment distribution. Matrix structural analysis; force & displacement methods. Direct stiffness method & structural modelling usi |
| CIVL | 4550 | Research Thesis Design | 1 | Thesis topic in civil engineering approved by the Head of Department. Students must attend a library information skills course & present seminar on the thesis topic. |
| CIVL | 4540 | Contemporary Issues & Communication | 2 | Oral & written communication skills developed through seminar presentations & discussions & essays. Semi-technical & non-technical books used as a basis for discussion of contemporary social & environmental issues in civil engineering. Civil engineering |
| CIVL | 4530 | Civil Design II | 2 | Advanced civil engineering design projects; integrated design featuring structures, hydraulics, geomechanics & transport engineering; computer modelling in advanced design; interdisciplinary design. |
| CIVL | 4520 | Construction Management & Site Visits | 2 | Plant & equipment types, performance & selection. Works planning & control; techniques -- CPM cost estimation & control. Legal systems, contracts, industrial disputes, arbitration, compensation, & ethics. Construction site visits & discussion |
| CIVL | 4510 | Civil Design I | 2 | Civil engineering design projects; philosophy of design & selection of systems; risk assessment; integrated design featuring structures, hydraulics, geomechanics & transport engineering; interdisciplinary design. |
| CIVL | 4420 | Transportation Engineering III | 2 | Strategic transport planning; modelling of land-use-transport-environment interaction; planning & design for on-road public transportation; advanced travel demand forecasting methods & computer modelling techniques; transport operations research; advanced |
| CIVL | 4410 | Transportation Engineering II | 1 | Principles of road design; road safety; traffic calming & local area traffic management; travel demand management techniques; transportation planning & travel demand forecasting; airport operations; railway planning, design & operation. Intelligent trans |
| CIVL | 4320 | Structures VI | 2 | Engineering design of domestic & small buildings; legal provisions; wind loads, other loads; framing; preferred dimensions; timber design; masonry; cladding; foundations. |
| CIVL | 4310 | Structures V | 2 | Introduction to finite element (FE) analysis. FE modelling using computer packages. Earthquake engineering. Plasticity methods in concrete design. Tension structures. Cold-formed member design & stability. Plate & shell structures. |
| CIVL | 4220 | Geomechanics of Mine Waste | 2 | Application of geomechanics principles to disposal & rehabilitation of mining & mineral processing wastes. Topics include mine waste characterisation, disposal & rehabilitation, stability & capping of waste rock dumps & tailings, acid mine drainage & sal |
| CIVL | 3110 | Introduction to Catchment Hydrology & Hydraulics | 2 | Catchment processes: precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration & runoff; generation of flows from catchments; statistical analysis of hydrological data; behaviour of flows in channels; open channel flow & sediment transport. |
| CIVL | 3330 | Structures IV | 2 | Introduction to nonlinear analysis & elastic critical load. Plastic structural analysis; upper & lower bound solutions, collapse load & limit analysis. Structural dynamics; free & forced vibrations, structural response to dynamic loading. Design of pra |
| CIVL | 3210 | Geotechnical Engineering | 2 | Application of soil mechanics knowledge to geotechnical engineering analysis & design. Retaining walls; shallow footings, piled foundations; slope stability; embankments on soft clay; basement excavations; dynamic pile testing; site monitoring; rock mech |
| CIVL | 7190 | Water Management | 2 | Processes & monitoring & management of water in the mining & minerals industry. Water quantity (hydrologic cycle, site, local & regional surface & subsurface hydrology, site requirements); water quality (contaminants- sources/transport/reactions, acid dr |
| COGS | 7031 | Cognitive Computing II | 2 | Advanced topics in artificial neural networks, evolutionary computing & cognitive modeling. The subject involves practical & theoretical case studies & an in-depth simulation project. |
| COGS | 7021 | Cognitive Computing I | 2 | Artificial neural networks, review of the literature; emphasis on simulation techniques. Aims to provide introduction to research skills in artificial neural networks. |
| COGS | 4010 | Cognitive Science Project Part B | 4 | Individual student research project |
| COMP | 7001 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7B | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 4001 | Special Topics in Computer Science 4B | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 4800 | Project Management | 2 | Project management in high-tech electrical & information technology engineering laboratories, where dealing with risk & fast changing technologies are special factors. Good working knowledge of project management for the early career engineer. Development |
| COMP | 7000 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7A | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 7500 | Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures | 2 | Analysis of algorithms. Solution of summation & recurrence equations. Algorithm paradigms: divide-&-conquer, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, backtracking, branch-&-bound. Advanced graph algorithms. Amortised analysis. Self-adjusting data structure |
| COMP | 2001 | Special Topics in Computer Science 2B | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 2800 | Team Project I | 2 | Small teams of students undertake design, implementation, testing, evaluation & presentation of specific project of substantial size & complexity. Written & oral presentations are assessed. |
| COMP | 2000 | Special Topics in Computer Science 2A | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 3001 | Special Topics in Computer Science 3B | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 3000 | Special Topics in Computer Science 3A | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| COMP | 4000 | Special Topics in Computer Science 4A | 2 | Specialist lectures/projects on topical issues in computer science to be given by visiting lecturers or staff members nominated by the Head of Department. For details, consult Head of Department. |
| CONS | 7008 | Ecological Survey & Analysis | 2 | Design, implementation & analysis of ecological surveys & experiments, emphasising the detection of environmental impacts. |
| CONS | 7002 | Major Research Project & Seminars | 8 | Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CONS7004. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CONS7000 if commencing in Semester 1 and CONS7002 if commencing in Semester 2. |
| CONS | 7000 | Major Research Project & Seminars | 8 | Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CONS7004. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CONS7000 if commencing in Semester 1 and CONS7002 if commencing in Semester 2. |
| CONS | 7004 | Major Research Project & Seminars | 8 | Students completing the course in a single semester must enrol in CONS7004. Students completing the course over two semesters must enrol in CONS7000 if commencing in Semester 1 and CONS7002 if commencing in Semester 2. |
| CONS | 7003 | Principles of Wildlife Ecology | 2 | Language of ecology; population structure; population dynamics and regulation; role of predation, competition and disease; interspecies interactions; community structure |
| CONS | 7014 | Literature Review B | 2 | |
| CONS | 7012 | Research Project C | 8 | |
| CONS | 7001 | Minor Research Project & Seminar | 4 | |
| CONS | 6016 | Research Seminar | 1 | Oral presentation of research findings carried out by student. Emphasises skills in communication & critical appraisal of experimental results. |
| CONS | 6015 | Literature Review C | 4 | |
| CONS | 6014 | Literature Review B | 2 | |
| CONS | 6013 | Literature Review A | 1 | |
| CONS | 6012 | Research Project C | 8 | |
| CONS | 6011 | Research Project B | 4 | |
| CONS | 7016 | Research Seminar | 1 | Oral presentation of research findings carried out by student. Emphasises skills in communication & critical appraisal of experimental results. |
| CONS | 7015 | Literature Review C | 4 | |
| CONS | 6010 | Research Project A | 2 | |
| CONS | 6009 | Conservation & Wildlife Biology | 2 | Integrative course concerned with ecosystems, communities & species at risk. Practical approaches to overcoming threatening processes, & underlying theory. Landscape ecology & regional ecosystems; spatial analysis; conservation genetics; in situ & ex situ |
| CONS | 3001 | Conservation & Wildlife Biology | 2 | Integrative course concerned with ecosystems, communities & species at risk. Practical approaches to overcoming threatening processes, & underlying theory. Landscape ecology & regional ecosystems; spatial analysis; conservation genetics; in situ & ex situ |
| CONS | 7011 | Research Project B | 4 | |
| CONS | 2002 | Australia's Terrestrial Environment | 2 | Provides an appreciation of the plants, animals & ecological communities that comprise Australia's terrestrial ecosystems, major biogeographic events that have shaped these ecosystems & how & why they are unique. |
| CONS | 7010 | Research Project A | 2 | |
| COYS | 3450 | Approaching the Future | 2 | With changing family structures, technological advances, and international globalisation, society is evolving more rapidly than at any time in the past. This makes planning for the future and the new millennium all the more important. This course focuses |
| COYS | 2550 | Living in the Electronic Age | 2 | This subject introduces students to the issues and debates and implications of living in an electronic age, notably the implications for cultural change. |
| COYS | 3440 | Freedom, Equality & Justice | 2 | The traditional view of Australian values is that they fundamentally involve a commitment to egalitarianism, to the freedom of the individual, and to a "fair go" for all. This course will critically examine the nature of these values. When these values |
| COYS | 2540 | Australia's Treatment of Nature | 2 | This course traces the history of Australia's Treatment of Nature from 1788 until the 1990s. The persistent colonial view of nature as a hostile force to be tamed and exploited will be examined in depth. Countervailing views promoting a more sustainable |
| COYS | 2350 | The Bush, the Beach & Beyond: Australian Culture and Identity | 2 | This subject examines selected narratives of what are, arguably, the central constructs of Australian culture and identity. The subject eschews canonical interpretations of the bush and the beach. Instead, lesser known yet pervasive, persuasive, and pop |
| COYS | 2340 | Globalisation: the Australian Experience | 2 | The course examines debates concerning the effects of globalisation on Australia. Topics include analyses of assertions of cultural homogeneity and uniformity under globalisation, economic deregulation and free trade, and the place of local and national |
| COYS | 2250 | Writing the Self | 2 | A study of autobiographical narratives and the questions they raise regarding the elaboration of the self and the mythologisation of experience. What is the relationship between the text and author (and reader)? How is the subject embodied and commodifi |
| COYS | 2240 | Sex & Difference | 2 | An examination of the sex/gender system questions the self-evidence of the classifications "male" and "female". Theories of sexual difference, the historical instability of categories like "homosexuality", practices and representations of gender-bending a |
| COYS | 2150 | Mediating the Body | 2 | The body frequently appears as a media object to be gazed upon and in many cases the anticipated gaze is gendered. This course focuses on representations of the body in texts such as horror films, avant-garde writing, and magazine advertisements, and ena |
| COYS | 3712 | Major Project | 4 | A guided learning project. Students plan, develop and complete a project under supervision by staff. Projects may be conducted in consultation with organisations from the local and/or regional area. The aim of the project is to allow students to demonstrate |
| COYS | 2140 | Creative Writing | 2 | Introduce students to the discipline of creative writing (the need for research/grammar/theory/planning), the concepts of generic creative writing (romance -v- western), to the requirements of different writing formats (short story -v- poetry -v- screenplay |