In 51 BC, Cleopatra became queen of Egypt on the death of her father Ptolemy Auletes. In 49 BC an expected civil war broke out in Rome. The two incidents were to become intricately entwined as the civil wars of Rome moved to the East. Only by moving with the Romans will we understand the mechanics of their civil wars and the deep-seated changes which resulted from them. This course offers a chance to study the crisis in Mediterranean world in the second half of the 1st century BC from both points of view and to see how two ends of it were affected by each other.

'Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts: the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.' (Ruskin) Empires spawn capital cities whose deeds, words and art reflect the ideograph of their imperialism. Compare three imperial cities: democratic Athens as a ruler of a Hellenic empire in the time of Pericles; the republican city state of Rome turning into an autocratic world state in the time of Caesar Augustus; the evolution of fourth century Constantinople as the centre of a Christian bureaucratic and Hellenistic empire.

The unit offers a course of individual study agreed between the Department and the student on topics in Ancient History or related disciplines. Students consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

The unit offers a course of individual study agreed between the Department and the student on topics in Ancient History or related disciplines. Students consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

In ANHS6908 and ANHS6909 (following) students research and write a supervised dissertation of about 14,000 words over two semesters, beginning in either semester, on a topic to be decided in consultation with their supervisor. The completed dissertation counts for 2 units of study (12 credit points). Students must consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment. Available to Master of Arts candidates only.

In ANHS6908 (mandatory prerequisite) and ANHS6909 students research and write a supervised dissertation of about 14,000 words over two semesters, beginning in either semester, on a topic to be decided in consultation with their supervisor. The completed dissertation counts for 2 units of study (12 credit points). Students must consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment. Available to Master of Arts candidates only.

Students enrolled in the Master of Letters (MLitt) only will research and write a supervised treatise of about 20,000 words over two semesters, beginning in either semester, on a topic to be decided in consultation with their supervisor. The completed treatise counts for four units of study (24 credit points). Students must consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

Students enrolled in a Master of Lettters (MLitt) only will research and write a supervised treatise of about 20,000 words over two semesters, beginning in either semester, on a topic to be decided in consultation with their supervisor. The completed treatise counts for four units of study (24 credit points). Students must consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

This unit explores power and inequality in nation states through issues of racism, sexuality, identity, exploitation, marginalisation and religious practice. Ethnographies covering South America, the Caribbean, Southeast and East Asia, and Australia examine ways people deal with such issues in daily life, drawing on old and new meanings and practices. The unit shows how systems of power inpact, the role of nationalism and economies on cultural practice, and critiques hegemonic understandings which deny peripheralised peoples a cultural capacity.

This is one of four postgraduate units of study designed to consolidate an understanding of contemporary debates within the discipline of anthropology and give students the skills required to frame a specific research project. Key questions include: (1) do cultural processes create their own space-time? (2) do they create different kinds of places? (3) the implications of processes of reterritorialisation; (4) the implications of these questions for an anthropological methodology based on fieldwork.

What is culture? One of the most influential concepts of the twentieth century has also been a central idea in anthropology. This unit will trace some major twists and turns in definition of the concept of over the past century. In particular, the course will consider whether or not the culture concept as presently construed is compatible with a global world and with current forms of critical thought.

Ethnography/Participant Observation emerged as the foundational method of modern anthropology with the recognition that the study of other cultures required an understanding of them as lived by their participants. Students follow the development of the method in a variety of social contexts (urban, village, tribe, corporation) forms of relationship (language, performance, space, exchange) forms of representation (notes, description, narrative, analysis, film) and as a sustained critical dialogue about the self, politics and the ethics of the ethnographer.

The unit introduces students with no background in the social sciences to key social science concepts relevant to a critical understanding of intercultural contexts of communication and project development. The unit will enable students to better conceptualise the social and political contexts within which inter-cultural relationships develop and the enabling and constraining aspects of those contexts.

This unit of study focuses on the question of political culture in the modern Arab World (in West Asia and North Africa) through in-depth discussion of the historical, sociological, and ideological factors that have contributed to the patterns of political behaviour in the Arab states. The dialectics of unity and diversity and of change and continuity are running themes in the methodology of this course. Special attention is given to the particular historical experiences of different Arab countries. Main topics include: The significance of the classical Islamic and Ottoman legacies; the question of political legitimacy; primordial (local, tribal, ethnic, confessional) loyalties versus political integration; tensions between pan-Arab Nationalism and the idea of the "nation-state"; the Arab regional system; the place of question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict in Arab political culture; Arab politics between "secularisation" and Islamic radicalism. The course addresses these issues in concrete historical and sociolgical terms.

This unit will enable students to develop their Arabic language skills for practical purposes, including the ability to utilize Arabic language material for the advanced study of the Arab world, Islam and the Middle East and in the Australian context. The unit is designed to suit the individual needs of students and their existing level of Arabic language proficiency.

This unit, which complements ARBC6911, will enable students to develop their Arabic language skills for practical purposes, including the ability to utilize Arabic language material for the advanced study of the Arab world, Islam and the Middle East and in the Australian context. The unit is designed to suit the individual needs of students and their existing level of Arabic language proficiency.

This unit provides students with training in practical translation skills in Arabic and English. Students will learn strategies of translating specialized texts with particular attention to the different semantic characteristics of the two languages. The unit will include practical translation tasks using a range of material from creative literature, literary and political essays, scientific texts, the media, business and community documents. Translation projects will be designed to suit students' individual needs and interests.

This unit, which complements ARBC6915, provides students with training in practical translation skills in Arabic and English. Students will learn strategies of translating specialized texts with particular attention to the different semantic characteristics of the two languages. The unit will include practical translation tasks using a range of material from creative literature, literary and political essays, scientific texts, the media, business and community documents. Translation projects will be designed to suit students' individual needs and interests.

Central Asia from the 4th century BC to the 7th century AD was rich and vibrant. Here the Chinese, Central Asian, Indian, Mediterranean and Persian worlds met and mingled. Kingdoms and empires rose and fell, creating an ever changing web of culture, religion and artistic influence. The unit will explore Central Asia during this dynamic period with a particular emphasis on the transmission of cultural and spiritual practices among highly disparate communities.

Australian Art writing/criticism: theories and methods. The unit explores the varieties of art writing, particularly those which engage with the ongoing production of art and its institutions. This will be pursued through:
(i) a study of the practice of individual critics of modern art;
(ii) examination of the work of recent and current art writers, particularly in Australia;
(iii) direct practice in a number of different writing genres. The results of (i) and (ii) will be presented in the form of both class papers and essays; (iii) will take the form of writing exercises with stipulated frameworks.

This unit will focus on the study of eighteenth century art in European contexts. Various themes will be explored in different years: the relationship between art and nature; the origins of the Rococo style; art criticism; the Salons and the rise of aesthetic theory; women patrons and women artists; gender and painting; Enlightenment critics and the arts; landscape painting and garden design. In certain years, the unit of study will consider specific artists, cities or court spaces.

This unit of study introduces students to historical and theoretical perspectives on changing notions of value (aesthetic and monetary) in art markets, conflicts of interest in collecting and exhibiting works of art, ethical issues invloved in corporate sponsorship of exhibitions and prizes, corporate museums, funding issues in the private and public sectors, the rise of satellite museum collections (in places like Bilbao and Las Vegas), the relationship between art museums and tourism, and corporate justification of interventions in the art world.

This unit of study introduces students to object-based skills and issues in the history of art. It considers issues and problems related to connoisseurship, conservation, display and interpretation in the context of museums and art galleries. The unit also provides an introduction to the materials and techniques of art production. Much of the material is presented on-site by curators of the Art Gallery of NSW.

This unit will offer an intensive look at American art from the end of WWII to the close of the radical decade of the 1960s. With the rise of Jackson Pollock and other Abstract Expressionists, American art and the criticism of Clement Greenberg set the international art agenda. The crisis in formalism and the dissenting movements of Pop, Performance, Minimal and Conceptual art will be examined against the context of the 60s counterculture.

The relation of film to industrial modernity is an ongoing issue for film theorists. With the advent of digital image processes and production the relation of art and industry has re-emerged with a new set of problems. How do we conceptualise the new forms? What theoretical and aesthetic language(s) do we draw on? And how best to rethink film in the face of rapid technological, formal and cultural change? These issues will be investigated via an examination of the history of film theory's attempts to formulate concepts adequate to the age of industrial modernity.

This unit of study explores the art museum from its origins in Renaissance and Baroque princely and aristocratic collections, through to the creation of new public spaces and institutions for exhibiting art in the 18th and 19th centuries, including national Academies and international exhibitions. Shifting conceptions of the role of the art museum will be addressed: from public instruction to nation building and mass entertainment. The final section explores current debates, including those posed by an expanding range of new media and changing audience perceptions.

Master degree candidates only may undertake research and writing on an approved topic towards a dissertation of 12000 words under the supervision of an academic staff member. The topic is elective. Art Curatorship students have the option of writing a thesis in the form of an exhibition plan and catalogue essay. The dissertation is equivalent to two units of study. Students enrol in ARHT6920 Dissertation 1 in their first semester of research and complete by enrolling in ARHT6921 Dissertation 2 in the following semester.

Master degree candidates only may undertake research and writing on an approved topic towards a dissertation of 12000 words under the supervision of an academic staff member. The topic is elective. Art Curatorship students have the option of writing a thesis in the form of an exhibition plan and catalogue essay. The dissertation is equivalent to two units of study. Students enrol in ARHT6920 Dissertation 1 in their first semester of research and complete by enrolling in ARHT6921 Dissertation 2 in the following semester.

The gallery internship is a compulsory, project-based internship of 20 days minimum in an art gallery, museum or other appropriate art organisation in Sydney, elsewhere in Australia or overseas. Internships invite critical reflection on contemporary art curatorial practice, foster the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills and greatly enhance students' employment prospects in the art museum and gallery sector. Projects are supervised by a professional from the host institution and might include curatorial and collection research, exhibition development and installation, assisting in public programs, object conservation or museum registration.

Master degree candidates only may undertake research and writing on an approved topic towards a dissertation of 12000 words under the supervision of an academic staff member. The topic is elective. Art Curatorship students have the option of writing a thesis in the form of an exhibition plan and catalogue essay. The dissertation is equivalent to two units of study. Students enrol in ARHT6920 Dissertation 1 in their first semester of research and complete by enrolling in ARHT6921 Dissertation 2 in the following semester.

Master degree candidates only may undertake research and writing on an approved topic towards a dissertation of 12000 words under the supervision of an academic staff member. The topic is elective. Art Curatorship students have the option of writing a thesis in the form of an exhibition plan and catalogue essay. The dissertation is equivalent to two units of study. Students enrol in ARHT6920 Dissertation 1 in their first semester of research and complete by enrolling in ARHT6921 Dissertation 2 in the following semester.

Taking its cue from the etymology of the word Cinematography (writing with movement), this course addresses the idea of performance. This includes the persona (mask) of the actor, but is not restricted to the organic human body. The vitality of 'non-organic' performance of cinematic elements and forces will receive equal attention. Conceptual tools for the analysis of a range of films will be drawn from an interdisciplinary field including theories of culture, fashion, gender, theatre, and neuroscience and philosophy.

The relation of film to industrial modernity is an ongoing issue for film theorists. With the advent of digital image processes and production the relation of art and industry has re-emerged with a new set of problems. How do we conceptualise the new forms? What theoretical and aesthetic language(s) do we draw on? And how best to rethink film in the face of rapid technological, formal and cultural change? These issues will be investigated via an examination of the history of film theory's attempts to formulate concepts adequate to the age of industrial modernity.

This unit examines social, cultural, historical and aesthetic connections between the visual arts, texts and films related to the Long Eighteenth Century. We will consider key works of art, architecture, fashion, memoirs, collected letters and literature from the period, first in terms of their original contexts, and then as visual and narrative devices through which contemporary issues have been explored in Hollywood and European films.

This unit investigates the development of Asian art exhibitions and the role of the curator of Asian art. Course material will be based on the broad range of activities of local curators, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Asian Australian Arts Centre. Issues examined include museum policy, research resources, staffing structures, publicity and educational activities. Comparative case studies will be made of pre-modern and contemporary Asian art exhibitions.

This unit examines the theory, practice and criticism of documentary filmmaking from its inception to the present. It will focus on key movements and filmmakers as a means of tracking and assessing critical changes to the status and value of the 'truth claims' of the documentary. The unit will move towards a critical assessment of the slow erosion of the distinction between the documentary image and the fiction image in its place in new media.

Art curatorship is both a practical and theoretical activity, one that could be said to itself create rather than simply respond to the aesthetic debates within art history and film studies. This unit critically analyses the practical decisions curators, exhibition designers and educators make in staging and framing art exhibitions, developing the various aesthetic implications of these decisions. Students will be encouraged to apply a range of critical methodologies from art history and visual theory to the study of recent art exhibitions, addressing different curatorial display strategies.

Gallery Internship 2 is the second compulsory internship for art curatorship students. Internships are project-based placements of 20 days in an art gallery, museum or other appropriate art organisation in Sydney, Australia or overseas. Internships invite critical reflection on contemporary art curatorial practice, foster the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills and greatly enhance students' employment prospects in the art museum and gallery sector. Projects are supervised by a professional from the host institution and may include curatorial and collection research, exhibition development and installation, assisting in public programs, object conservation or museum registration.

This unit explores the changing nature and form of the visual arts in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. It will investigate art and artists from the major arts movements and will explore some of the differing ways that the aesthetic experience of modern and contemporary art has been understood by key writers and curators. A range of media will be studied, with some classes held in galleries.

By the end of this unit of study, students will understand that scholarly research is an essential component of successful art history and art curatorship, and appreciate the synergy produced when practical and research elements are combined. They will be able to undertake primary research, to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, and to interrogate them appropriately. They will be able to create a curatorial/research profile for an art object form scratch, in the absence of previous research. Most importantly, although this unit of study concentrates on Australian material culture, students will be able to apply the same principles and skills to any international curatorial and scholarly situation.

Is the network the distinctive mode of organisation for the 21st century? The Internet is the paradigmatic mode of decentralised many-to-many communication that interconnects with the century-old telecommunications and broadcasting networks. Geopolitical networks have displaced left/right Cold War oppositions. Social and professional networks extend influence beyond traditional institutional and family allegiances. Network models have challenged rationalist rule-governed models of thought and practice. The interdisciplinary critical analysis of current research, theory and debates will allow students to understand and evaluate the significance of networks in the contemporary world.

The Internet is playing an increasingly important role in all aspects of social and economic life. This unit of study gives students an understanding of the underlying standards and regulations that impose constraints and open up opportunities for individuals and organisations to make strategic use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet provides a case study of how politics manifest not only in public rhetoric and policy, but also in the design of information architectures and interactive systems.

What new cultural forms and social practices are emerging in the age of digital media? In Exploring Digital Cultures we investigate the inter-relationship of culture and technology in today's digitally networked environment. This unit of study looks at the way digital technologies are remediating and transforming existing cultural forms and notions of identity, and how the internet is fostering a range of new cultural forms based on the Web 2.0 notions of participatory media and user-generated content such as YouTube, Flickr, blogs, Wikipedia, machinima, games and virtual worlds.

Students complete a major project. Working with a supervisor, the student may choose to deliver either: (a) a major piece of research for publication in an appropriate print or online academic journal, or (b) a major computer-based project (such as a web site, creative work or other information system implementation) accompanied by a critical analysis of the context and objectives of the project.

This unit introduces desktop and Internet skills for conducting research, managing peer review and publishing an online journal. It also addresses the wider social and epistemological transformations in cultural practices of knowledge generation, management and consumption associated with new technologies. It offers essential skills for all students interested in contemporary research and a reflexive view of the historical and cultural contexts of networked digital research technologies.

This unit of study looks at the emerging paradigm of re-mixable films where linear storytelling processes, computer game design and Internet culture converge. Students are introduced to the history of interactive films, digital tools and emerging cultural forms that are evolving the notion of storytelling. Critical examination of early titles as well as hands-on exercises clarify the social, creative and legal ramifications of open cinema, media mash-ups and other non-linear audiovisual genres.

This unit deals with the realities and challenges facing women in Islamic societies and Muslim women in Western societies, including Australia. The unit focuses on current debates on the position of women in traditional neo-patriarchal and modernizing societies, political participation, private and public space, cultural and religious spheres and the workforce. It highlights women's voices and perspectives on the hijab, body and sexuality, marriage, family and gender dynamics, with examples from the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the West.

This unit examines Islamic law in its historical and social context and its place in the modern world. It discusses the major Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence and their approaches to principles and sources of jurisprudence. It highlights law reform attempts in several modern Muslim countries, current debates on family law, inheritance, business, Islamic banking, minorities' law and the question of Shari'a application as understood by ruling elites, moderate reformers, secular modernists and fundamentalist 'Islamists'.

The unit focuses on the crisis of democracy in the Islamic world. It examines debates about compatibility and conflict between Islamic principles and ideas of democracy, Islamic alternatives to Western systems, and tension between theory and practice of democratization in several contemporary Islamic countries. The unit highlights dynamics of secularization and religious radicalism, change and progress, and attitudes to liberalism, pluralism, human rights, social justice and civic society. It analyses religious and secular discourse from historical and sociological perspectives.

Master of Arts candidates complete research toward a 15,000 word dissertation on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. Dissertation to be written and submitted under ARIS6906.

Master of Arts candidates complete writing toward a 15,000 word dissertation on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. This unit follows ARIS6905.

This unit focuses on approaches to the study of Islam as a religious, cultural and political force. It discusses tensions between Islam as a religious faith and Islamism as a political ideology, and analyses diverse Muslim discourses on traditionalism and innovation, sources of moral and political authority, conversion and apostasy, war and justice, post-colonialism, Orientalism, intercultural and inter-faith dialogue. It examines challenges facing Muslim communities, including issues of identity, youth, religious minority, extremist fundamentalism and media perceptions.

This unit of study is designed to support International students in developing an understanding of critical analysis and its use as an effective basis for argument. Students will be introduced to the critical and communication practices appropriate to postgraduate study in the humanities. They will develop key attributes in the areas of research and inquiry, ethical, social and professional understanding, and communication relevant to their academic studies and in preparation for their professional lives.

Research and writing towards a dissertation of 10-15,000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Students should consult the postgraduate coordinator to formulate a topic prior to enrolment. Agreement of a supervisor must also be secured before enrolment. To be followed by ASNS6092.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 10-15000 words on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Follows ASNS6091.

An opportunity, subject to special authorisation, to pursue individual interests under the direction of a qualified staff member in the relevant department. Students authorised to enrol in a supervised reading unit will complete a program of readings selected in consultation with the supervisor, that will be equivalent to the total workload for a normal 6 credit point postgraduate unit. Students will be required to produce 5,000 words of written work in English and to meet regularly with the supervisor to report on and discuss the agreed readings.

An opportunity, subject to special authorisation, to pursue individual interests under the direction of a qualified staff member in the relevant department. Students authorised to enrol in a supervised reading unit will complete a program of readings selected in consultation with the supervisor, that will be equivalent to the total workload for a normal 6 credit point postgraduate unit. Students will be required to produce 5000 words of written work in English and to meet regularly with the supervisor to report on and discuss the agreed readings.

This unit of study gives students an opportunity to begin or improve their proficiency in an Asian language in order to deepen their understanding of Asian cultures and societies. Students will develop comprehensive linguistic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition, analysis of the structure of the language and its sociocultural context will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the society in which the language is utilized.

This unit of study gives students an opportunity to improve their proficency in an Asian language in order to deepen their understanding of Asian cultures and societies. Students will develop comprehensive linguistic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition, analysis of the structure of the language and its sociocultural context will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the society in which the language is utilized.

This unit is a compulsory core unit for the Master of Asian Studies. The unit will explore some of the most challenging and sensitive issues confronting Asian societies today while providing training in the conceptual methods used to critically and objectively examine those issues. Where do globalization and rapid economic change leave human rights, minority groups, women, civil society, environment, the poor and the ideals of religious and cultural integrity? Case studies will be used to illustrate concepts, theories and critical methods that can help our thinking on such issues.

This unit is open only to MA (research) and Honours students. Students will be introduced to the theories and intellectual perspectives in humanities and social sciences that are important in the Asian context. They will also learn different methodological approaches to Asian Studies, including archival and library research, ethnographic fieldwork, and interview techniques. Students will pursue their own research projects to apply and demonstrate some of the theories and research methods they have learned.

This unit of study provides students with the opportunity to engage critically with different concepts of human rights and explore case studies concerning the exercise of civil and political, economic and socio-cultural rights in a range of Asian contexts. Students are encouraged to interrogate the idea of human rights and to understand the interaction between intellectual traditions, cultural legacies and social and political practices in Asian contexts.

Asia is fast becoming the centre of new developments in the mass media. Focusing on East and Southeast Asia, this unit will introduce major regional trends in film and television, differences in media systems, and cross-cultural understandings of Asian media. Particular focus will be on the analysis of feature films and television from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and/or China, and on pan-Asian developments. These analyses will include discussions of the social, cultural and political roles of media.

This unit takes a cross-cultural approach to analysing the interactions of speakers of Asian languages and other language backgrounds, both Asian and non-Asian. Theoretical approaches are introduced through case studies, focusing on cultural key words, language systems and interaction styles. Students will reflect on their own cultures, languages and interaction styles, and undertake 'cross-cultural' or 'intercultural' research, using secondary and primary sources (including videos, interviews, chat rooms). This is not a language unit; no knowledge of Asian languages is assumed.

This unit examines the development and challenges of media industries in East Asia; Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR, and China. It takes a broad comparative approach to identify political, economic, social, cultural and technological factors that affect the industries in this dynamic region. The unit covers various aspects of old and new media in the region, such as development and transformation of media industries, state regulation and policy, and the implications of the emergence of new communications technologies.

This unit examines the history of conflicts which occurred between China, Japan and Korea in the 20th Century. Although some of these conflicts are in the past, many remain unresolved until the present. East Asian historical controversies, the activity of governments, grassroots and academic groups working towards sustainable peace in the region and the role of new media in promoting intra-regional reconciliation will be examined. The conflicting approaches to regional peace, cooperation and reunification will help students understanding the contemporary issues, which continue impeding reconciliation in East Asia.

This unit focuses on Tibetan Buddhism under the three aspects of history, philosophy and practice. The history section will explore the transmission, spread and development of Buddhism in relation to its Indian sources and to developments within Tibet up until the present day. The philosophy section will explore the Tibetan presentation and development of philosophical viewpoints developed in India. The practice section will cover both non-Mahayana and Mahayana sutra-based practices and the tantric practices of the Vajrayana.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the history of Buddhism in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, particularly ancient Gandhara (present day Pakistan and Afghanistan) and Central Asia. Topics investigated will include the political, economic and cultural factors that influenced the implantation, expansion and development of Buddhism in these regions; Buddhism's interaction with other religions, such as Nestorian Christianity; the spread of Buddhism to China; artistic expressions; and the decline and disappearance of Buddhism.

This unit provides an introductory examination of Buddhist attitudes to health, healing, and healing practices, with emphasis on the evaluation of psycho/spiritual methods. With these in mind, the unit will consider briefly the metaphysics and dynamics of healing depicted in Early Buddhism and its development in the Mahayana and Vajrayana. Class material is derived from both primary and secondary textual sources, as well as recent fieldwork. Some consideration will be given to the Western secular (i.e., psychotherapeutic) appropriation of Buddhist healing practices.

This core unit acts as a methodological introduction to Buddhist Studies as an academic discipline by providing an historical, doctrinal and cultural overview of Buddhist traditions. Students are given a broad exposure to literary, philosophical, social, cultural, artistic and contemplative expressions of Buddhism, and introduced to approaches in Buddhist Studies, thereby providing them with the analytical tools necessary to engage in the critical study of Buddhism. Emphasis is upon placing developments within Buddhism into larger doctrinal, historical and cultural contexts.

This unit is designed for students wishing to undertake further research in Buddhist Studies and it may act as a stepping-stone for eventually undertaking an MPhil or PhD. It involves writing a dissertation of 10,000 - 15,000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. Students undertaking this unit must also enrol in BDST6908, commencing their dissertation in one of these units and completing it in the other. Departmental permission is required before enrolling.

This unit is designed for students wishing to undertake further research in Buddhist Studies and it may act as a stepping-stone for eventually undertaking an MPhil or PhD. It involves writing a dissertation of 10,000 - 15,000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. Students undertaking this unit must also enrol in BDST6907, commencing their dissertation in one of these units and completing it in the other. Departmental permission is required before enrolling

This unit of study provides a broad overview of the primary issues in, and theoretical approaches to, bioethics. Following an introduction to the history of bioethics and review of the major theoretical approaches to applied ethics, central debates in bioethics surrounding doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, privacy/confidentiality, research ethics, abortion, euthanasia, genetics, cloning, stem cell research, justice and distribution of health care resources, etc., are examined. In addition to classical cases and traditional theoretical perspectives, emerging topics and alternative perspectives are explored. The unit concludes with the topic of global public health and socio-political critique(s) of the discipline of bioethics itself. Learning activities will include seminars, small group sessions, and project work.

This unit of study introduces students to the broader philosophical issues and epistemological structures that underlie medicine and the biomedical sciences. The unit will begin by introducing students to the philosophy of science and medicine, epistemology and the concepts of health, illness and disease. The second part of the unit will review debates regarding disease causation and the social construction of disease. Students will then consider issues relating to the generation and use of knowledge and evidence, and the differences between conventional and alternative/non-Western approaches to illness and healing. The final part of the unit will focus on diagnosis, nosology and classification of disease, with particular reference to mental illness.

How does biomedicine both influence and reflect the broader society of which it is a part? This unit of study addresses this general question by examining a series of ethical and social issues relating to sex and drugs. The issues relate to gender, reproduction and sexual behaviour, and some of the drugs that have played a key role in the medicalisation of human experience in these domains. The course readings explore the issues from a range of different perspectives (i.e. history, sociology, politics, health policy, philosophy, religion, feminism, public health, and personal experience) with the aim of broadening the scope of bioethical inquiry. Each topic introduces specific concepts which students are encouraged to apply. Students are also encouraged to draw on their own disciplinary and/or professional background. Seminars, on-line discussions and coursework will provide opportunities to learn from other students, and apply learning from other units of study.

This unit introduces students to the broader social/political, ethical/philosophical and legal/regulatory issues that underlie genetics, stem cell research and the emerging biotechnologies. The unit will provide a brief overview of the relevant science before considering scientific, cultural and religious understandings of life and human identity. The second part of the unit will review the political, regulatory and commercial context of biotechnology and the control of information. Students will then review the history of genetics and eugenics and the ethical issues that arise in clinical and population genetics, stem cell research and cloning. The final part of the unit will explore the boundaries of research and knowledge and the issues raised by emerging biotechnologies, such as nanotechnology and proteomics. Learning activities will include an intensive seminar program, small group sessions and reading. Students will be able to concentrate on stem cell research, clinical or molecular genetics or other biotechnologies according to their clinical and scientific interests and experience.

This unit will provide students with an overview of the broader philosophical, ethical, sociopolitical and cultural issues that underlie public health and public health research. Students will first review the history of public health and examine the values that underpin health promotion and disease prevention. The second part of the unit will critique the place of facts and values in public health and the construction and use of information, with particular reference to evidence-based-medicine. The third part of the unit will examine the cultural, moral and social context of public health including the social determinants of health, the construction of health services, the determination of research priorities and issues relating to human rights and global health. Learning activities will include 2-hour weekly seminars and readings. Assessment tasks will consist of essays and a presentation/project.

This unit considers the evolving nature of security in the context of global politics. It focuses on non-military challenges to security while acknowledging the relationships between these and traditional security concerns. Among the topics considered are: international law and security; the privatisation of security; economics and security; energy resources; environmental degradation; the burden of infectious diseases; population dynamics; gender and age perspectives on security; the dilemmas of fragile and failing states; transnational organised crime; and new modes of warfare. The overall objective of the unit is to engage with issues and arguments that challenge how security is traditionally understood. Teaching and learning take place via a combination of lectures, student-led seminars, independent research, debates and case studies.

This unit focuses on the strategic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region and the security challenges it faces. It combines a grounding in International Relations theory, and concepts of strategy and security, with series of dedicated country profiles. Issues such as great power rivalry, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, piracy, and environmental degradation are all considered. The overall objective of the unit is to engage with issues and arguments about strategy and security that relate specifically to the Asia-Pacific region. Teaching and learning take place via a combination of lectures, student-led seminars, and independent research.

This unit examines the importance of security in business through assessing contemporary security challenges and what 'security' comprises in a business context. Topics include: fraud and corruption, cybercrime, industrial espionage, corporate liability, business and organised crime links, preparedness for terrorism, business continuity during infectious disease outbreaks, the international arms trade, and private military corporations. The unit includes management sessions which focus on risk and crisis management, and planning for effective security. Teaching and learning take place via a combination of lectures, student-led seminars, case studies and crisis simulations.

This unit assesses the political and security significance of infectious diseases. Whether one contemplates historical experiences with smallpox, plague and cholera, or the contemporary challenges posed by new diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS, it is clear that pathogenic micro-organisms exercise a powerful influence over civilized humankind. The unit concentrates on areas in which human health and security concerns intersect most closely, including: biological weapons proliferation; responses to fast-moving disease outbreaks of natural origin; safety and security in microbiology laboratories; and the relationships between infectious disease patterns, public health capacity, state functioning and violent conflict. The overall aim of the unit is to provide students with a stronger understanding of the scientific and political nature of these problems, why and how they might threaten security, and the conceptual and empirical connections between them.

This unit examines ethical and legal norms relating to the use of armed force for political purposes by states and non-state actors. In particular, it explores the ways in which ethics and law influence or fail to influence strategic and tactical decisions. After an introduction to the nature of ethics and law and their relationship with politics and strategy, the course examines a wide range of topics, drawing on historical and contemporary case studies. The topics covered include: conscription and conscientious objection; law of armed conflict in international and internal conflicts; the concept of inhumane weapons; the use of private contractors to support and wage war; ideas of Just War and self-defence; forceful intervention in other states for humanitarian and other purposes; ethics and the "war on terror" and the enforcement of ethical and legal norms.

This unit examines the characteristics of fragile and failed states, and the nature of donor and international community engagement with these states. It will explore the international community's gradual acceptance of the norms of humanitarian intervention and post-conflict reconstruction to assist civilians affected by civil war, insurgencies, state repression, profound state weakness and state collapse. The unit will expand upon the theoretical literature with evidence from case studies on Africa, the Middle East, South/Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific. It will also focus on the potential security implications of fragile and failing states and the limitations on external actors in these environments.

The unit will begin by providing a conceptual framework for understanding the phenomenon of terrorism as a form of asymmetrical warfare waged by political actors including an examination of the impact that the end of the Cold War has had on the rise of religiously inspired terrorism. In doing so, common misconceptions will be challenged, highlighting the rationality that drives terrorist behaviour and strategies. With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, the unit will analyse terrorist organisational structures, including leadership, ideologies, motivations, capabilities, strategies, tactics and targets. Equipped with this knowledge, students will consider effective counter-terrorism strategies, including practical considerations for protecting critical functions of the state and private sector.

This unit considers the importance of demographic factors in international security. It attempts to provide answers to the complex questions regarding how population changes affect security concerns. In particular it examines how population dynamics and characteristics such as growth rates, fertility, mortality, age and ethnic structure might be linked to national and international security. Among topics covered will be key global population trends, differing world population transitions, the significance of resource scarcity and environmental degradation, the role of natural disasters, and the significance of ethnic and religious divisions. Case studies will be presented with respect to how demographics may contribute to undermining the viability of modern states and the importance of population to security considerations in the Asia-Pacific region.

This unit consists of a 6,000 word research essay under the guidance of a supervisor from CISS. Normally it involves deeper study of a subject which the student has already covered in her/his degree. Entry into this unit is by permission only, and depends upon the availability of a CISS supervisor for the proposed topic and student's existing knowledge in the area. MCom, MBus, and MIntSec students can take this unit as a stand-alone elective unit. MIntSec students may also take this unit in conjunction with CISS6010 Research Essay 2, writing a supervised dissertation of 10,000 - 12,000 words.

This unit is the second of a two-part, supervised dissertation of 10,000 -12,000 words to be taken in conjunction with CISS6009 Research Essay 1. Entry into this unit is by permission only and requires the completion of a minimum of 4 units with an average of 75%, and upon the availability of a CISS supervisor for the proposed topic.

This unit assesses the nature and effectiveness of civil-military cooperation and coordination in preparing for, responding to, and averting the impact of natural disasters (such as the 2004 tsunami) and conflict, particularly in Australia's nearer region. The new realities of intra-state conflict and support to fragile states have seen Australia commit increased resources to enhance prospects for stability and reduce population displacement, while promoting economic development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty. Students in this unit will examine the nexus between state-centric and human security, as well as the difficulties for military forces and humanitarian actors in navigating the 'space' in which they are co-located. Policies, principles and practices of the Australian Government, the United Nations, and other key international actors and non-government organisations are considered. Attention is also given to disaster risk reduction and peace-building strategies to help minimise the severity of natural disasters and the reversion of fragile states into conflict. Focus is given to the problems and severity of population displacement, and to the civil-military requirements to implement population protection, particularly under the Responsibility to Protect framework. The overall aim of the unit is for students to gain a better understanding of the boundaries and complexities of civil-military relations in disaster and conflict situations, and to consider initiatives relevant to Australia.

The Middle East has been plagued for more than a century by a series of national, ethnic and religious conflicts, reflecting shifting regional alliances, the unresolved legacy of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the end of colonial rule. This unit examines the causes and manifestation of intra and inter-state state conflict in the region today by starting with a theoretical framework for examining the process of state-formation in the region and the particularities of the Middle East as a region of developing states. The unit will focus first on some of the specific challenges to the state across the region (such as tribalism, political Islam, and the "oil curse") before examining several inter-state conflicts, with a view of considering the probability of the region becoming more peaceful in the foreseeable future.

The UN Development Program's Human Development Report of 1994 first proposed the concept of "human security". Often referred to as "people-centered security" or "security with a human face", human security places human beings - rather than states - at the focal point of security considerations. This unit considers three faces of human security: freedom from want; freedom from fear, and freedom to live in dignity. It considers the contested nature of the concept and assesses its value for understanding the development of the security field. It will focus in particular on human security issues related to terrorism, human trafficking, humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect doctrine, as well as the framework of global governance for advancing human security. The importance of understanding the gender dimensions of human security will also be a core feature of the unit.

Alliances and coalitions are pivotal features of International Security. This unit interrogates these closely-related phenomena using a combination of conceptual frameworks to analyse them, and empirical case studies to illustrate them. The unit starts with an investigation in the thorny definitional issues that surround the distinctions between `alliance' and `coalition', then outlines the major conceptual theoretical works pertinent to examining these phenomena, such as `balance of power', `intra-alliance politics', and `multinational operations'. Equipped with these analytical tools the students will apply these concepts to a series of major cases studies of alliance management and coalition warfare operations. Case studies include World War I and II, The Cold War (NATO/Warsaw Pact), The Gulf War (1991), the Balkan Wars (Bosnia 1992-5, Kosovo 1999) and the current `global war on terror' (i.e. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan). Through this process students will gain both a conceptual and practical understanding of peacetime alliance behaviour and the principles of conducting military operations alongside allies. Student presentations will include an emphasis upon Australia's role as an alliance/coalition partner in historical and contemporary conflicts.

China's rise to regional and global prominence has attracted growing attention in recent years. Scholars as well as policymakers debate and assess the implications of rising Chinese power for regional security and the international system. This seminar introduces students to Chinese foreign and security policy, including its handling of major-power relations, its active pursuit of multilateral diplomacy in regional organizations and participation in international peacekeeping operations, and its changing perspectives on arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation. It begins with a brief history of phases in Chinese foreign and security policy and then gives an overview of major theoretical approaches to the subject. These theoretical perspectives are useful in examining a wide range of policy issues, ranging from Chinese strategic modernization, security trends in the Taiwan Strait, civilmilitary relations, the Chinese foreign policy process, and the domestic sources of Chinese foreign and security policy. The course is taught as a seminar, with students expected to write a book review, a research design and bibliography, and a final research paper. Students will be required to do assigned reading, participate actively in class discussions, make oral presentations of their book review and research paper, and serve as a discussant for one of their classmates' papers.

This is an advanced course in HCI, Human Computer Interaction, with a focus on Pervasive Computing. It introduces the key aspects of HCI and explores these in terms of the new research towards creating user interfaces that disappear into the environment and are available pervasively, for example in homes, workplaces, cars and carried or work.

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to information systems in organisations and the enabling role of information technology. The critical role of data and knowledge management will be covered from both conceptual and practical standpoints. Methods and techniques for analysing systems and eliciting user requirements will be emphasised. Key topics covered include: basic information systems concepts; systems approach and systems thinking; E-Business and E-Commerce; data and knowledge management; systems analysis and development methodologies; ethical, legal and social aspects of information technologies; and Web 2.0 and social computing. On completion of this unit students will have a good understanding of important information concepts; a deep understanding of the systems approach and its applicability; be able to develop skills to perform systems analysis in contemporary systems environments; have an understanding of major conceptual and technological developments in Information Systems.

This unit of study provides an overview of hardware and system software infrastructure including: compilers, operating systems, device drivers, network protocols, etc. It also includes user-level Unix skills and network usability. The objectives are to ensure that on completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of compilers, operating systems, device drivers, network protocols, Unix skills and network usability.

This unit of study introduces software development methods, where the main emphasis is on careful adherence to a process. It includes design methodology, quality assurance, group work, version control, and documentation. It will suit students who do not come from a programming background, but who want to learn the basics of computer software.
Objectives: This unit of study covers systems analysis, a design methodology, quality assurance, group collaboration, version control, software delivery and system documentation.

In the post World War 2 era 'development' has seen a philosophical and policy shift from nation building projects of 'modernisation' to an emphasis on the local responsiveness of market forces and civil grounded projects of capacity building. This unit critically reviews this transition from the perspectives of an anthropological emphasis on the relationship between political economy and cultural difference and the sociology of multiple modernities. Specific questions of health, poverty, gender and resource development structure this critique.

The unit: (1) reviews the importance of language policy issues (variation, multilingualism and standardisation); education, planning and the functions of literacy) for development from the perspective of a sociology of language; (2) using Asian case studies explores development as a culturally specific response to modernisation and globalisation, two processes heavily shaped by Western ideology and interests; and (3) links the two themes through an exploration of the role of mass and state media in the process of modernisation and cultural revival.

Poverty reduction has always been a central development goal. Major international programs such as the UN's Millennium Goals place poverty at their centre. New explanatory concepts such as social exclusion, capability, social capital and sustainability have considerably expanded our thinking about its nature. Students will examine cases from many parts of the world of the way discourses, policies and development practices operate together, enabling an evaluation of contemporary approaches to poverty and their effects on those most vulnerable.

Project design, dynamics and evaluation are key elements of the management and delivery of development initiatives. This unit focuses on the history, significance, context and design of evaluation in that process. The unit addresses debates about participatory approaches to evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Assessment is organised around the design and implementation of an evaluation project.

The unit develops the basic principles of data description and analysis, the idea of using the concept of probability to model data generation, and the statistical concepts of estimation and statistical inference, including hypothesis testing. It then develops these concepts and techniques in the context of the linear regression model to show how econometric models can be used to analyse data in a wide range of potential areas of application in economics, business and the social sciences. The unit combines theory and application. The emphasis is upon the interpretation of econometric estimation results and requires software for hands-on experience.

This unit illustrates how econometric methods can be applied to economic data to solve problems that arise in economics and business. Econometric theory provides the techniques needed to quantify the strength and form of relationships between variables. Applied econometrics is concerned with the strategies that need to be employed to use these techniques effectively; to determine which model to specify and whether the data are appropriate. Guidelines for undertaking applied work are discussed. Case studies drawn from economics, marketing, finance, and accounting are also discussed. The unit includes a major econometric modelling project.

This unit aims to provide an introduction to the practice of forecasting in business. Forecasting requires both practical experience in model building and some statistical theory. To blend the theory and practice, many business forecasting examples are discussed. Excel is used to do useful preliminary calculations and plotting. At the end of this unit, students should be able to understand the major techniques of forecasting and be able to intelligently forecast actual business time series using Excel and its extensions. Topics covered include: the aims of forecasting and relation to time series analysis; types of time series; plotting and charting time series; practical examples of forecasting and forecasting issues; growth curve methods; least squares (what you need to know for forecasting); decomposition of time series; elementary exponential smoothing with Excel; serial correlation (and Durbin Watson statistic); applied ARIMA modelling and identifying seasonality and "hidden" periodicities.

This unit provides an introduction to some of the widely used econometric models designed for the analysis of financial data, and the procedures used to estimate them. Special emphasis is placed upon empirical work and applied analysis of real market data. The unit deals with topics such as: the statistical nature of financial data; the specification, estimation and testing of assets pricing models; the analysis of high frequency financial data; and the modelling of volatility in financial returns. Throughout the unit, students are encouraged (especially in assignments) to familiarise themselves with financial data and learn how to apply the models to these data.

Recently, empirical research in economics, finance, marketing and accounting has been enriched by the increasing availability of new sources of data, known as panel data. A 'panel' refers to the pooling of observations on a cross section of households, countries, firms etc. over several time periods. Panel data sets possess several major advantages over conventional cross-sectional or time series data sets. This unit aims to offer a comprehensive treatment of the analysis of panel data, which will allow students to deal in a pragmatic way with fundamental issues, such as controlling for individual heterogeneity, reducing collinearity among regressors, addressing statistical hypotheses and identifying effects that are simply not detectable in pure cross-section or time series data.

The 'operations' of a company or organisation are the direct processes that a company uses to create value. This unit provides the tools and frameworks needed to analyse the operations of a company or organisation and take management decisions about operations issues. It covers both service industries and manufacturing. A major focus of the unit will be on processes and their characteristics (capacity; variability etc). A second focus of the unit will be on the supply chain, looking at the control of inventory and the connections between supply chain partners. A third component of the unit will be a discussion of statistical quality control techniques.

The unit introduces statistical models and tools for decision analysis and their application in managerial settings. It will be shown how use of such models and tools can improve the decision process by helping the decision-maker: understand the structure of the decision, incorporate subjective probabilities as a way to portray risk, measure outcomes in a way that is consistent with attitudes toward risk, and understand the value of information. The importance of sensitivity analysis will be emphasised, as well as the need to combine both quantitative and qualitative considerations in decision-making. There will be strong emphasis throughout the unit on hands-on application of decision analysis tools. Cases will be drawn from small business scenarios, the public policy arena, and corporate settings. Decision-making software will be used extensively.

This unit presumes no prior exposure to economics and aims, by the end of the unit, to bring a proficiency equivalent to that of students with an intermediate level microeconomics unit in an Honours degree program. Many economic principles developed in this unit are routinely used in several other units in the program. Microeconomics studies how economic agents make choices in a variety of environments. The unit covers theory and applications of the principles of consumer choice, of firm behaviour, and of strategic interaction among economic agents. Equipped with these theories of decision making, students can address a range of interesting and important questions. Examples are: What market strategy should a firm adopt with its competitors? How might one create a market to deal with externalities such as pollution? What are the implications of different kinds of taxes? What compensation scheme will provide the right incentives to work?

This unit presumes no prior exposure to economics and aims, by the end of the unit, to bring a proficiency equivalent to that of students with an intermediate level macroeconomics unit in an Honours degree program. Many economic principles developed in this unit are be routinely used in several other units in the program. Macroeconomics studies aggregate economic behaviour. The unit covers theories of the engines of long-run economic growth, of unemployment, of money, inflation, the interest rate and the exchange rate, as well as consumption, saving and investment behaviour. The unit also studies a number of applications of the theory and addresses contemporary macroeconomic problems and policy.

This unit is an introduction to modern microeconomic theory and as such has three purposes: (i) to introduce students to the major ideas of modern microeconomics and to develop their understanding of these ideas; (ii) to develop students' facility with analytic economic models; and (iii) to develop students' ability to solve economic problems with the ideas, techniques, and models available to professional economists. Topics covered include (i) individual decision-making by economic agents, (ii) the determination of prices and resource allocation in competitive general equilibrium models, (iii) strategic behaviour by firms under imperfect competition, and (iv) contracting with imperfect information.

This unit is aimed at providing students with a sound and comprehensive knowledge of modern macroeconomic theory, an ability to formulate and solve problems analytically, and a general appreciation of how policymakers can use the analysis in practice. Topics covered include (i) micro-foundations of macroeconomics, focusing on consumption, investment, money demand, and credit rationing; (ii) equilibrium macroeconomics, focusing on the conventional prototype as well as on recent stochastic macroeconomic models; and (iii) dis-equilibrium macroeconomics, concepts, issues, and models.

This unit is an introduction to mathematical economics. It has three purposes. First, to introduce students to the mathematical concepts and methods that are central to modern economics. Second, to give a set of economic applications of the mathematical methods. Third, to develop the students' ability to formulate logical arguments with the degree of precision and rigour demanded in modern economics. The mathematical topics covered include introductory analysis and topology, convex analysis, linear algebra, calculus of functions of several variables, optimisation, and introduction to dynamic programming and dynamical systems. The particular economic applications presented may vary from year to year, but usually include demand theory, production theory, and growth theory.

The purpose of this unit is to examine the nature of inter-firm rivalry in industries with market power. The unit begins with an exploration of the various ways in which firms can increase their market power by extracting more surplus from consumers by colluding with rivals or by excluding entrants. The topics for this part of the unit include price discrimination, product differentiation, advertising, research and development, predation and mergers. The unit also attempts to explain the various contractual and ownership linkages that exist between various stages of production. The latter involves a discussion of exclusive territories agreements, resale price maintenance, exclusive dealing, franchising and divisionalisation.

This unit covers the following topics: overview of the International Monetary System; foreign exchange markets, spot and future markets; swaps and options; arbitrage; covered and uncovered interest parity; exchange rate determination; forecasting exchange rate movements; exchange rate intervention; and the role of central banks.

The purpose of this unit is to study some of the major issues in modern labour markets. Trends such as the increase in part-time work, the growing inequality in income and earnings, changes in the returns to education, and the simultaneous increase in hours of work and unemployment are addressed. The material consists of both empirical facts relating to the labour markets and the theories which are used to understand these facts. Part of the unit is devoted to the study of wage and employment contracts in the presence of uncertainty and other information problems. Imperfect information will have implications for the level of employment and unemployment, the structure of wages, and the use of particular forms of compensation such as bonuses, trust funds, and performance bonds.

Recent innovations in public economics have overturned previously accepted policy rules. This unit focuses on the modern treatment of public policies relating to taxation, pricing of public sector outputs and public investment. Emphasis is placed on how different informational capabilities and jurisdictions of the government impact on the design of policy. The areas of application in taxation include the design of efficient and equitable consumption taxes, the structure of income taxation and the appropriate mix of income and consumption taxes. In response to market failures, pricing and investment rules for public enterprises, the provision and pricing of public goods, and policy responses to externalities and information problems are covered.

This unit is designed to highlight the relation between trade and development from an institutional and structural perspective, with appropriate modifications of received general economic principles, theories and policies. It closely studies the integration process of traditional segment of a developing society into its modern counterpart in countries selected from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific regions. It examines role of the state and international institutions (like the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization), rationale for trade, planning and market mechanisms in developing economies, and also socio-cultural preconditions and economic requirements for a market economy. It focuses on a wide range of developmental problems and issues (such as foreign aid, debt, investment, technology transfer) from both national and international points of view.

In this unit of study emphasis is exclusively concerned with market failures that impact on the natural environment. Attention is given to why these market failures occur and what role there is for regulation and government policy. Topics covered include efficiency and markets, market failure, externalities (e.g. pollution), various methods of regulating pollution, and measuring the demand for environmental quality.

This unit provides students with an understanding of the economic foundations of financial theory and the economic framework upon which that theory is based. Much of the work covered is an application of both microeconomic and macroeconomic theory to the special problems encountered in the study of the financial side of an economy. The relevance of these foundations is illustrated with empirical research using Australian and international data.

This unit develops the modern theory of international trade and commercial policy and examines some empirical applications. Topics covered include competitive trade theory; comparative advantage and theories of international trade patterns; the gains from trade; empirical evidence and methodology; imperfectly competitive trade theory and economies of scale, differentiated products, and technology; analysis of the effects of tariffs and trade quotas upon trade under competitive and imperfectly competitive market structures; the formation and design of regional trade agreements and the strategic behaviour of multinational enterprises. It will be suitable for those with an interest in international trade and business issues as well as those who may wish to pursue PhD research in these areas. It will be taught at a graduate level and so presumes knowledge of advanced undergraduate microeconomics.

As a source of private equity, venture capital (VC) plays a crucial role in the development of new business ventures and the promotion of innovation. Over the last twenty years, the VC industry has boomed. This course investigates how VC firms operate, analysing the key strategic issues they face during the fundraising, investing and exit stages of the VC cycle. Topics covered include: the determinants and types of VC fundraising, the organisational structure of VC firms and how venture capitalists are compensated. Next, the VC firm's investment decision is examined, as is its relationship with the investee company. The role of VC in the broader economy is also discussed. Regarding the exit stage of the VC cycle, the design of exit strategies (e.g. initial public offerings) is analysed. Finally, we introduce some of the ethical issues which venture capitalists face.

Decision makers face two types of uncertainty: uncertainty about the state of nature (how much oil is in an oilfield) and uncertainty about the strategic behaviour of other decision makers (how many oil wells they will drill). This unit of study focuses on strategic uncertainty and the uses decision makers can make of the concepts of game theory to guide their decisions. Game theory studies situations where a) agents have conflicts of interests and b) agents can take actions that directly affect their payoffs and the payoffs of others. A very broad range of applications from business and economics fit the above description and therefore can be studied by the methods of game theory. Applications include, firm pricing and output decisions, market entry and exit, hold-up, collusion, bargaining, auctions, and signalling.

This unit studies how strategic business relationships create sustainable competitive advantages for firms and nations. Business relationships are dynamic learning networks that result from strategic decision-making. They include internal relationships within the firm as well as external relationships. With internal business relationships, the focus is on organisational design issues, including employee-manager interaction, and manager-shareholder relations. External relationships include formal contracts and informal agreements with suppliers, buyers, distributors, lenders, competitors and partners. Resource and capability-based views of the firm provide the conceptual framework for analysing the foundations of sustainable competitive advantage and the role of effective relationships in building this advantage. Agency and transaction cost approaches help explain the operation of these relationships. Throughout the unit, we distinguish between the knowledge-based sectors of the economy and the more traditional sectors, and we consider how the form of business relationships varies between countries.

This unit of study deals with the use of laboratory and field experiments in order to help assessing economic problems. Economic experiments are becoming a useful tool for the validation of theory, the development of new theory, the generation of advice to decision makers, and the design of new economic institutions. Economics aims to explain the 'real world' behaviour of agents. The lectures will provide opportunities to identify apparent contradictions between the predictions of economic models and experimental outcomes. The classes on experimental economics will follow a learning-by-doing approach. Most topics will be introduced in the experimental lab. Outcomes will be discussed in the following class and compared with theoretical predictions and previous experimental research.

Study of a special topic in postgraduate Economics. Topics will vary from semester to semester according to staff availability and the presence of visitors. If taught in both semesters, the topic in Semester 2 will be different to that in Semester 1.

The main focus of this unit is strategic interaction among economic agents with particular attention to problems involving incomplete information. The topics covered are at the heart of modern microeconomics. The central tool of analysis is game theory and the unit generally covers non-cooperative games of complete and incomplete information and cooperative games. Many applications to economic problems are discussed. Although the particular applications presented may vary from year to year, typical examples are: auctions; bargaining; oligopoly; hidden information; signalling; hidden action; coalitions and the core; Shapley value; social choice; and mechanism design.

The goal of this unit is to present a coherent framework for thinking about fundamental issues in macroeconomics in a national and international context. This framework provides microeconomic foundations and involves inter-temporal analysis which assumes a basic understanding of dynamic programming. Various dynamic modelling strategies - finite and infinite horizon models, OLG models - are compared with reference to issues such as Ricardian equivalence. The role of international capital markets in uncertain open economies is studied, and asset pricing and investment in global macroeconomic equilibrium using Arrow-Debreu contingent claims is explained. The roles of money, the implications of imperfections such as nominal rigidities, and the connections to modern growth theory are developed in this general framework.

This unit provides an introduction to basic concepts in corporate finance and capital markets. It is designed to equip students to undertake further studies in finance. After reviewing some very basic ideas in finance and financial mathematics, the unit provides a thorough treatment of the valuation of equity, debt and companies. The unit then examines issues related to pricing in capital markets and ends with a discussion of theory and practice related to capital structure and dividend policy.

The principle objective of this unit is to provide students with an advanced mathematical treatment of basic theoretical and analytical concepts in finance. Students are exposed to key areas in the modern theory of finance and corporate financial policy with specific emphasis on their development and treatment from rigorous mathematical and statistical foundations. Upon completion of the unit, the students should have acquired a theoretical and practical understanding of basic principles underpinning financial valuation and analysis; utility theory and choice under uncertainty; theory of portfolio selection; asset pricing theory and information asymmetry; and the pricing of derivative contracts and instruments.

This unit extends some of the fundamental concepts introduced in FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, and develops a rigorous framework for the analysis and understanding of key aspects of corporate financial decision making. Fundamental concepts in corporate finance are extended to more complex settings. The unit extends prior work on portfolio theory and examines more advanced approaches to asset pricing and capital budgeting. New topics are covered in relation to derivative securities and real options applications in capital budgeting. The issues of the cost of capital, corporate capital structure, and corporate dividend policy, are extended to cover the interaction of corporate and personal taxation, agency problems, and information signaling.

Broking and Market making is a unit of study that specialises in these particular areas of the financial services industry. Financial intermediaries have a crucial role for the function of capital markets and they are also the most likely employers of finance students. In this unit we start with the theory on: what the functions of brokers and market makers are, what their sources of income are, how they help to make market more efficient and when their actions lower market quality. We then move on to investigate the academic research literature that specialises on issues important to these financial intermediaries. Starting with the rich literature on dealer markets, we will particularly focus on recent research on price formation, information dissemination and trading in limit order book markets that are becoming the market design of choice. We will also look in detail at the recent phenomena of fragmentation of markets, order preferencing and internalisation.

This unit covers the fundamentals of asset pricing and valuation, relevant time series representations of financial variables, arbitrage restrictions, interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives, exotic and path dependent options, value at risk, as well as some exemplifying case studies.

This unit aims to provide a much richer set of insights about how to use financial, competitive and corporate strategies to enhance the cash-flow of the firm and hence its value. The theoretical underpinnings of the approach come from treating executives as the agents of the principal, namely shareholders. These financial and corporate strategies include getting the structure of the organisation right and correctly measuring the value-added by the enterprise after deducting all inputs including capital inputs. It is also crucial to gain an understanding of the foundations of strategy, which come from the "Game Theory".

This unit is an introduction to mathematical optimisation techniques in the presence of uncertainty. Utility-independent approaches to the modelling of risk and return, proceeding to Markowitz, Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Models.

This unit provides an introduction to the rapidly-growing area of options, futures and swaps. These securities are all derived from fundamental securities such as equities and bonds. The unit examines the nature of each of these securities in turn before a thorough treatment of the pricing and use of these securities for investment management and risk management purposes.

In our highly globalised and integrated world economy, understanding vital international dimensions of financial management is becoming increasingly essential for firms and businesses. This unit seeks to provide a greater understanding of the fundamental concepts and the tools necessary for effective financial decision making by business enterprises, within such a global setting.

This unit covers the basic concepts and issues in fixed income securities, bond portfolio analysis and closely related financial instruments in risk management. The unit begins with the basic analytical framework necessary to understand the pricing of bonds and their investment characteristics (introducing fundamental concepts such as duration, yield and term structure). Sectors of the debt market including treasury securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and convertible bonds are analysed. The use of derivatives and a selection of special topics in Fixed Incomes are also discussed.

Global Trading is concerned with the processes which turn orders into trades in securities markets, and the forces which mould and effect both order flow and order execution. This unit of study is an introduction to fundamental market design and structure ideas. The increased worldwide emphasis on capital markets and stock exchanges have brought the market microstructure specialisation of financial economics into the limelight. Global Trading will provide insights into how we with the help of securities market microstructure can gain a better understanding of today's global financial markets; to be able to make better financing and investment decisions, to understand when, where and how to transact in financial instruments and how to make better use of the ever increasing flow of market information. As we increase our intuitive familiarity with today's diverse financial markets we are able to develop successful trading strategies in different instruments and across many markets, today and in the future.

This unit provides students with an introduction to Australian financial markets and an evaluation of the institutions, instruments and participants involved in the industry. The main markets evaluated include the equity, money, bond, futures, options, and foreign exchange markets. The relationship between the economic environment and these markets is examined. The unit is designed to meet the ASIC "Generic knowledge" requirements under Policy Statement 146 for the licensing of Product Advisers (subject to approval). This unit also provides an overview of a number of other units which are offered in the postgraduate program.

Mergers and acquisitions have become perhaps the most important activity of investment banks today. They are fundamental tools for businesses to secure growth. To analyse mergers and acquisitions, most tools from modern financial economics are needed. The unit commences with a review of how existing businesses are valued; continues to analyse capital structure decisions and management incentive issues, corporate control, and then moves on to look at the motives for mergers and acquisitions. Some acquisitions are motivated by value improvements created by correcting incentive problems, many bad acquisitions however are motivated by bad incentives that decreased value.

It is important for practitioners of finance, at all levels, to be able to evaluate the applicability of a range of models for a given problem and to effectively implement and use the model that is selected. This unit will present methods for model design, implementation and evaluation in the context two fundamental financial models; the discounted cash flow valuation model and the portfolio selection model. Spreadsheet engineering methods for designing, building, and testing spreadsheet models and for performing model-based analysis will be presented. There will be a concise coverage of optimization, sensitivity analysis and simulation featuring a strong spreadsheet orientation and a modeling emphasis.

This subject unit applies all aspects of finance theory to the general problem of valuing companies and other financial assets. This requires a synthesis of the fundamental concepts of present value, cost of capital, security valuation, asset pricing models, optimal capital structures, derivative pricing and some related accounting concepts. The subject aims to reach a level of practical application that allows students to understand both the theoretical frameworks and institutional conventions of real world corporate valuations. Basic valuation concepts from accounting will be reconciled with the finance theory on which firm value ultimately stands. Students will be asked to make extensive use of Excel or similar software in valuation exercises.

Behavioural finance examines how individual financial decision making and behaviour affect outcomes in financial markets. The subject begins with a review of the foundations of efficient markets, and then draws comparisons between the efficient ('economically rational') market and the less understood but possibly more realistic behavioural ('partially rational' or 'irrational') understanding of markets. The philosophy of the subject is that both viewpoints have advantages and each adds something new to our understanding of investor behaviour, both at the level of individual traders and at the level of the market interpreted as a mechanism for aggregating opinion and attitudes to risk.

This unit aims to introduce students to competing perspectives on business regulation, then to familiarise students with the main elements of governance and regulation as they affect international business and, in particular, international trade.

Economic relations between the United States, Europe and Japan are critical in determining the state of the world economy. It is important for students of international finance and business to appreciate the way in which relations within this triad are played out economically and politically. This unit addresses the development of these relations since the 1980s and considers the economic and political debates about access to each other's markets for trade and investment and the mutual determination of exchange rates within this triad.

This unit examines the evolution of international employment opportunities as a feature of the globalisation of economies. Different approaches to the analysis of labour markets provide conceptual frameworks for examining the changing character and structure of global employment and international migration. Case studies examine the effects of state regulatory arrangements and international institutions governing cross-border labour migration and cross-border employment in multinational firms, including professionals, skilled and unskilled workers.

This unit of study analyses the modern economic development of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its role in the international economic system, including the World Trade Organisation. It examines the internal political economy of the PRC; the political economy of transition; and China's transformation into a major centre of foreign direct investment and global exports. In the course students will learn the differential impact of China's transformation on the USA, East Asia and Japan, and the European Union. The policy of free trade agreements of China will also be studied. An understanding of these issues is important for people concerned both with investment and trade with China and the global political economic implications of China's emerging market economy under socialism.

This unit will examine the economic bases of conflict in society at large. It will consider sources of conflict in the relations between market and state; capital and labour, and between national economies in the context of current processes of globalisation. Students will analyse issues of conflict as evidenced in industrial relations, crime, terrorism and war. They will consider economic and political drivers predisposing societies toward violent, or non-violent responses respectively. They will study how to enhance the prospects for peace with justice, by such means as regulation of market economies, corporate social responsibility, and mediation between the interests of stakeholders in economic activities.

This unit studies research methods in the social sciences, and political economy in particular, focusing on the skills needed for research and dissertation writing. It covers research planning and design, the nature of research materials and data collection methods, sources of information for research in political economy, data analysis techniques and available software to assist the research process. It includes writing a research proposal.

The unit introduces a basic analytical framework from a 'political economy' perspective on current economic and social issues. The unit provides an introduction to the different schools of economic thought and provides a conceptual underpinning for the rest of the program. Core concepts introduced include the accumulation process and economic crisis, the labour process, the role of the state, and the duality of nation state and global economy. Elucidation of core concepts will be developed in an empirically-focused manner through case studies of key current economic problems.

This unit explores the processes of socioeconomic change, and the forces involved in bringing about such change. It introduces several theoretical perspectives and - using a number of contemporary case studies - considers the interests, the relationships and the constraints involved in socioeconomic change. Students consider a range of issues and debates, and make a detailed study in one such area.

A substantial piece of written work is considered an essential component of postgraduate education, and it is seen as the culmination of the Masters' program. The essay / project is of 10 to 12 thousand words, on a topic of the student's choosing, possibly related to the student's professional activity. The essay / project is completed in one semester, and is supervised by a permanent member of staff.

This unit links debates over social rights and democratic legitimacy to structural economic arguments. It introduces the competing arguments over social rights and the struggles that have created them, and promotes the use of evidence in these conceptual arguments. The approach of economic liberalism to rights is examined. Important global issues involving rights and economic argument - such as self-determination, land rights, food security, fair trade and economic governance - are examined.

Foreign exchange, security and other derivative markets have expanded dramatically over the past 20 years. More recently, they have been associated with the largest economic crisis in 80 years. This unit develops a political economy perspective on these markets, including their vulnerability to crisis, and the intrusion of financial calculation into wider social and personal calculation. The unit also addresses the regulation of financial markets and institutions, including key regulatory and monitoring agencies, and arguments for new regulatory regimes.

Investigation and analysis of: basic indicators of global poverty; key theories of poverty and development and their implications for social policy and education; western paradigms and their effects in non-western contexts; alternatives to westernisation; education as a form of foreign aid and development co-operation in multilateral, bilateral and non-government programs; multisectoral approaches to poverty alleviation strategies.

Language has no role outside of its social context. This unit considers the relationships between language and social context, and how this effects the production and interpretation of spoken and written discourse. Topics covered include discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, and critical discourse analysis. Implications for professional practice are also discussed.

This unit is designed for students from non-English speaking backgrounds who wish to improve their English as well as understand better the setting in which it is produced. The unit has two components: the development of personal academic skills, particularly writing, and an in-depth consideration of linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of communication in academic settings.

Candidates undertake research and writing towards a treatise on an approved topic in English or Creative Writing, under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Permission required from the postgraduate coordinator. Available to Master of Letters candidates only.

Candidates complete the research and writing of a treatise in English or Creative Writing on an approved topic, under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Permission required from the postgraduate coordinator. Available to Master of Letters candidates only.

Students are required to produce written, fictional work throughout the unit for discussion in class.

This unit of study is a workshop in writing poetry conducted by a distinguished poet. Students are required to produce their own works throughout the unit and these works will provide the basis for constructive discussion aimed at developing different methods of writing.

This is a unit in writing film, television and/or theatre scripts taught by an established script writer. Students are required to produce their own work or works throughout the semester. These works will provide the basis for discussion in class.

Essay on an approved topic.

This unit will enable approved candidates to pursue an extended creative project under the supervision of an established author, poet, script- or childrens-writer. Students will be expected to discuss and plan the project with their supervisor, then submit drafted material to an agreed timetable, and to discuss this drafted material with their supervisor before submitting a revised final draft.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the main issues in contemporary mass communication studies. These include theories of communication and mass audiences, the role of media institutions in determining genres and content, and the study of media discourses. No previous knowledge of mass communication theory is assumed, and the unit is suitable both for those currently working in the media and those who would like to learn more about their own practices of reading media texts.

This unit of study is designed to explore the issues surrounding the cinematic adaptation of major literary works. Is the adapted text merely secondary and derivative or does it have its own aesthetic authenticity? Should literary aesthetics supervise cinematic texts, or should the filmmaker's first priority be the quality and aesthetic integrity of the film itself? What is a "good" and a "bad" adaptation - or do these categories no longer matter?

Literary depictions of cities range from apocalyptic allegorical fantasies through painstakingly detailed realistic descriptions and nostalgic reconstructions to bleak dystopian futuristic cityscapes. This postgraduate unit of study looks at representations of the city in modern literature - at poetry, drama, and fiction written about specific cities in different literary periods - considering them for their own sakes and as contributions to a larger ethics and aesthetics of the modern city.

Research and writing towards a 12000 word dissertation. Candidates must formulate a topic and seek permission for enrolment from the Postgraduate Coordinator. Approval is subject to availability of appropriate supervision by an academic staff member. Must be followed by enrolment in ENGL6930.

Completion and submission of a 12000 word dissertation. Candidates must formulate a topic and seek permission for enrolment in the preceding unit, ENGL6929, from the Postgraduate Coordinator. Approval is subject to availability of appropriate supervision by an academic staff member.

Research essay on an approved topic.

Four major contemporary Australian writers of fiction (to be announced) take participants through the process of composition of their recent works, sharing their techniques and their philosophies of writing.

This unit introduces students to the rationale, principles and techniques of a selection of four major movements in contemporary prose (largely but not exclusively fiction), the particular movements in any one semester being dependent upon the expertise of the staff available. Sample components: the postmodern novel; ecritures feminines; magic realism; metafiction; contemporary realism; narrative non-fiction; ficto-criticism; the feminist detective; contemporary Australians; cyberfiction. Each movement is taught by way of two exemplary texts, one Australian and one drawn from other writing in the English language.

Four major contemporary Australian writers of poetry (to be announced) take participants through the process of composition of their recent works, sharing their techniques and their philosophies of writing.

This unit of study introduces students to the rationale, principles and techniques of a selection of four major movements in contemporary poetry. The particular movements introduced in any one year may be determined by the expertise of staff available. Each movement is taught by way of two exemplary texts, one Australian and one drawn from other writing in the English language.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to different communication models and to the specific features involved in communicative processes. Students develop skills in the analysis of structures of written language as well as an awareness of language variation relative to professional contexts. In this unit students examine and produce a number of real workplace texts. Topics include written workplace genres, managing the relationship between writer and reader, negotiating action, building texts and representing the world of work.

The unit will introduce practical resources for developing oral and visual communication skills in workplace contexts. Communication through oral language will be the primary focus, though written and visual texts in professional contexts will also be studied. The focus will be on developing the practical skills necessary for effective oral and visual communication in professional contexts. The unit scope will include practical exercises in constructing, editing and presenting oral and visual texts.

Four contemporary Australian screenwriters are highlighted, each presenting three 2-hour sessions. In the first session, a film scripted by the writer will be shown. In the second, the screenwriter will explain the genesis of the film, the process of writing it, and the triumphs and tribulations of transferring the script to the screen. In the third session, a key figure associated with the production, e.g. the producer, director, or a lead actor will be present for the students to question.

This unit of study introduces students to the principles and practices of creative non-fiction: a diverse genre that can include travel, memoir, biography, personal essays, and historical, medical, investigative, or literary narrative. The unit provides a scholarly framework to creative non-fiction writing and the work of writers such as novelists, essayists and journalists. In addition to the content provided by the co-ordinator, three major contemporary writers take participants through the process of composition of their recent works.

The unit explores important works by Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the contexts of late-sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century England. The unit will analyse the texts and authors in relation to one another to uncover key discourses of the period relating to politics, humanism, drama, poetry, gender and genre. Students will gain valuable insights into the literary and cultural richness of the period and come to a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's relevance and significance in his day.

This unit is designed for students who have already begun the practice of writing poetry, and who wish to work on a large portfolio of poems which has been developed to an advanced stage of composition. In the seminars, students will use this portfolio to refine and develop their writing style and technique in dialogue with the seminar leader.

This unit is designed for students who have already begun the practice of writing creative fiction, and who wish to work on a large piece of fiction which has been developed to an advanced stage of composition (at least 40,000 words in length). In the seminars, students will use this piece of work to refine and develop their writing style and technique in dialogue with the seminar leader.

This unit is designed for students who have already begun the practice of scriptwriting, and who wish to work on a large script for stage, television or screen, which has been developed to an advanced stage of composition. In the seminars, students will use this piece of work to refine and develop their writing style and technique in dialogue with the seminar leader.

This unit examines a selection of Australian works that have achieved the status of "classics". It will explore the process of literary canon formation and develop techniques of close reading while also attending to the wider social contexts of production and reception both nationally and internationally.

The unit examines European politics, culture and history and introduces students to the issues and events that are important in Europe today. The unit will be taught by academic staff with expertise in linguistics, culture, politics and history, and arranged around a series of thematic issues. These include nationalisms, old and new; local and regional identity in language and culture, and in the diaspora; intellectuals, recorders of the past, and harbingers of the future; and the experience of everyday life for women and men across generations.

Cinema powerfully portrays cultural myths and national propensities and in the process provides profound insights into the heart of a nation and its people. In the twentieth century, cinema has offered new understandings of the national past and new visions of a possible future. Equally, in turbulent times movies can serve as catalysts for social change. This unit, with a broad geographic and chronological sweep, offers students an understanding of European politics and history through the medium of national cinemas. The screenings of old and new European classics are presented by academic staff with a range of expertise in European languages, culture, politics and history. All films are screened in their original language with English subtitles.

Candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator about their individual program prior to enrolment.

Candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator about their individual program prior to enrolment.

Research and writing towards a dissertation of 12-15,000 words on an approved topic in the field of European Studies, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator for the European Studies program prior to enrolment in order to formulate a topic.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 12-15,000 words on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

This unit gives students an opportunity to begin or improve proficiency in a European language so as to deepen their understanding of the culture and society involved. Students will develop comprehensive linguistic skills. In addition, analysis of the structure of the language and it's sociocultural context will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the society in which the language is utilized. Students who are studying an area cognate with a European language are especially encouraged to take this unit.

This follow-on unit gives students an opportunity to improve proficiency in a European language so as to deepen understanding of the cultures and societies involved. Students will develop comprehensive linguistic skills. In addition, analysis of the structure of the language and it's sociocultural context will enhance knowledge and understanding of the society in which the language is utilized. Students undertaking postgraduate studies in an area that is cognate with a European language would be especially encouraged to take thism unit.

The course will explore the representation of time and space in contemporary French fiction, using the ideas of Ricoeur (Temps et récit), Durand (Les Structures anthropologiques de l'imaginaire) and Nora (Les Lieux de mémoire), and focussing on the ways in which writers seek to recuperate and "explain" the inexplicable past that is the Second World War.

This unit teaches effective use of some key tools of contemporary cultural analysis using the example of images of and ideas about youth as a focus. It considers the application of cultural theory and textual analysis to a range of cultural forms and practices. Examples are drawn from film, popular music, literature, media and "subcultures". Students take an intensive online course followed by an extended period to develop a final essay in consultation with a tutor.

This unit familiarises students with contemporary ideas and debates concerning cultural identity, community and location, with an emphasis on diversity and difference in contemporary Australian culture but placed in an international context by the wider field of cultural studies. It will focus on contemporary Australian culture but placed in an international context by the wider field of cultural studies. It will focus on contemporary case studies to enable students to explore theories of identity, community and cultural location and develop appropriate and effective means of analysing contemporary cultural identities and practices.

This unit offers an opportunity for direct work experience in a range of organisations, businesses and institutions undertaking or requiring cultural research or analysis, from education, legal, policy or popular culture research to consumer or community ethnography. Candidates will undertake an approved internship pending availability of an appropriate placement. Students should note that approval may be required from the host organisation to use material from the placement in subsequent publications.

Following directly from GCST5906, this unit requires that students complete a research project based on their internship placement experience, developing their understanding of cultural research in theory and in practice and their capacity to conduct independent research.

This unit introduces students with limited background in cultural theory to key thinkers for contemporary cultural studies. Based on close reading of individual authors, with two weeks devoted to each, students will learn about the influence of such theoretical fields as Marxist, psychoanalytic and feminist theory on cultural studies as well as how to relate cultural research to traditions like phenomenology, structuralism and post-structuralism. Key thinkers in the emergence of cultural studies as a discipline will also be considered in this context.

This unit explores key debates in cultural studies as an exploration of its core concepts. Unit content will vary from year to year in response to current issues in Australian cultural studies, but will also cover foundational debates in the discipline, including the relation between ideology and mass culture, between taste and habitus, and between changing media technologies and models of subjectivity. It will also consider ethical debates over theory and practice and the institutionalization of cultural studies.

What is the relation between femininity, masculinity and the human? Does sexual difference affect our identity? Does it affect our relations with others? Is there any link between cultural and racial difference and sexual difference? Where does equality fit into all this? Drawing on the work of recent feminist philosophers this unit examines philosophical and psychoanalytic representations of femininity, the issue of embodiment, and how sex and race are articulated within the concepts of otherness and the stranger.

The global community is faced with the collision between environmental degradation and human rights, from oil spill disasters to the disproportionate impact of anthropogenic climate change in the developing world. At the same time we are witnessing an ever increasing demand to meet human rights obligations. Both these phenomena necessitate a re-think of the way environmental conditions are perceived. This unit of study addresses the diverse and complex interaction between human rights and the environment, and examines whether human rights can be secured in degraded or polluted environments. Initially this course explores the role of human rights instruments in addressing environmental issues while also looking at the incorporation of human rights concerns within multi-lateral environmental agreements. The role of a rights based approach in addressing human rights and environmental issues is explored while the tensions inherent in development, conservation and human rights dialogues are considered. Through a series of themed lectures the course explore links between human rights and the environment in terms of development projects including large infrastructure programmes such as dams or resource use such as mining. The implications of a right to water are examined while the complicated issues associated with human rights and climate changes are investigated. The concept of an environmental refugee is studied with reference to vulnerable populations in the Asia-Pacific region. Consideration is also given to the urban environment; especially relevant to participatory or procedural human rights. Links between indigenous groups, the environment and human rights are explored. This course also probes connections between human rights dialogues and forestry; and potential implications of the REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) scheme. The course deals with the human rights - environment nexus through a series of lectures and seminars.

This unit examines Australia's external relations through its foreign, defence and trade policies from Federation until today. It will begin with an overview of the theoretical tools for studying foreign policy and the institutions of Australia's external relations. Following an examination of 'Continuity and Change' in Australia's foreign, defence and trade policies over the past millennium, key regional and international relationships will be analysed and the questions of national borders and international legal obligations examined. The final weeks of the unit will consider Australia's response to contemporary global issues such as the 'War on Terror'; the environment; nuclear affairs; and Australia's place in the global economy today.

This unit introduces students to the notion of human rights, outlines international human rights enforcement mechanisms and the application of human rights standards globally. Throughout the course we consider the evolution of human rights and consider questions about the adequacy of existing human rights machinery. We examine criticisms by a range of commentators of the UN and other international rights institutions and discuss alternatives for protecting international human rights. We also look at the role played by Non-Government Organisations in advancing and protecting human rights throughout the world.

This unit reviews developments in international security since before World War l, to recent events like September 11 and its aftermath. The principal focus is on developments since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of Communism. The unit takes account of traditional notions about the causes of war and the conditions of peace, as well as changes in the structure and process of contemporary international relations.

This unit explores the strategic relationship between the great powers in Northest Asia, potential arenas of conflict, China and India's rise, Sino-Japanese tensions, North Korea as a potential nuclear weapon's state, inter-Korean relations and the US alliance system. Are we seeing the beginnings of a new security dilemma as Asia's rising powers extend their political and economic influence upsetting the established order? Will they challenge US strategic pre-eminence in the region ushering in a new age of super power competition, or can the region work together towards common security objectives?

It is widely believed that we are entering a new era in which the transborder flows of capital, goods, ideas, and people are rapidly transforming human society. 'Globalisation', many claim, threatens the autonomy of nation-states and erodes the power of national governments to provide social protection and promote the nation's economic prosperity. This unit examines not only the causes and mechanisms of this process, but also assesses its social, economic, and political impacts. The views of radicals, transformationalists, skeptics, and institutionalists are compared and criticised. While globalisation is often viewed as a singular process, trending towards a global society, this unit offers a distinctive approach. Globalisation has uneven and highly differentiated impacts, whether harmful or beneficial, and this unevenness is closely associated with the nature of institutions of governance, at both the domestic and international levels.

The objectives of this unit are to introduce students to the various approaches to the key institutions and processes in the areas of production, trade, and finance at the global and regional levels. After completing the unit, students should be able to analyse current international political-economic developments in their historical context and form an informed opinion on contemporary issues. This unit introduces students to the key theoretical approaches and contemporary issues in the discipline of international political economy and the political structuring of the present global economy. The unit focuses on how inter-state cooperation and competition mediated through the main multilateral economic institutions (the WTO, BIS, IMF and World Bank) both constrain and allow global market forces to expand. This is a unit on international politics not international economics. The unit's survey nature means that students are introduced to numerous different issues from the spread of multinational production to offshore banking.

This unit is organised around the upsurge in regional economic and security cooperation within East Asia and the more nebulous Asia Pacific in the last 15 years. It also looks at academic efforts to define East Asia and the Asia Pacific as regions. The first part of the unit covers the domestic similarities in East Asia and what these mean for East Asian and Asia-Pacific regionalism. The second part of the unit covers efforts to develop regional institutions like APEC and ASEAN and the role of these institutions in spurring regionalism. While the Asia Pacific and its sub-regions are the focus of the unit, both domestic and global economic and political forces are fully integrated into discussions. The unit provides critical insights into the reasons for the upsurge in regional economic and security cooperation, its likely trajectory and how East Asia and the Asia-Pacific are defined.

This unit introduces students to some of the most important contemporary structural changes in the global political economy and power structure with special attention to non-state actors (including corporate ones) and global civil society. The unit begins with an outline of the dominant modes of thinking about international political and economic relations, surveys some of the main theoretical schools and then examines global politics and political economy in terms of those events and forces that have been or are capable of precipitating major change. The historical focus will be principally on the role of war (including the so-called War on Terror), globalisation, power shifts and ideological innovation (including American unilateralism and Islamic fundamentalism) in the post Cold War period. The new agenda of international politics will be explored in a theoretical perspective - including the climate change emergency and the issue of effective global governance; the struggle for global social and economic justice, and the global prospects of democracy. The unit is designed as an advanced introduction to international relations for students pursuing postgraduate studies.

This unit will provide students with the fundamentals for constructing and conducting effective research projects in the social sciences. An overview of social science inquiry will be presented through an examination of the diversity in theoretical and methodological approaches used in research. This will include a focus on both primary research, using interviews and questionnaires, and secondary research, using statistical databases, content analysis and textual analysis. Both quantitative and qualitative methods will be covered in the unit, as will an overview of ethical practices associated with research design. The assessment will be based around constructing practical research projects that can be utilised in both university and workplace-based research.

Why do states behave the way they do? Using a historical perspective, this unit explores the ways in which the different theories of international relations account for what shapes the international system - who are its main actors, what are its determining forces and structures. It examines both how these theories have vied with one another within inter-paradigm debates and how they developed in relation to specific historical events. These theories include realism, idealism, neorealism, neoliberal institutionalism, Marxism, the English school, constructivism, poststructuralism, feminism, post-colonial approaches. While no prior study of international relations is required, a willingness to engage with theoretical thinking and grapple with complex questions of ontology and epistemology is essential.

This unit of study comprises part 1 of a 15000 word dissertation for the degree of Master of International Studies. Students must seek the department's permission prior to enrolment. Candidates must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in GOVT6139 Research Design. A full-time student will undertake GOVT6148 and GOVT6149 Dissertation 2 concurrently. A part-time student will undertake GOVT6149 in the following semester.

This unit of study comprises part 2 of a 15000 word dissertation for the degree of Master of International Studies. Students must seek the department's permission prior to enrolment. Candidates must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in GOVT6139 Research Design. A full-time student will undertake GOVT 6148 Dissertation 1 and GOVT 6149 concurrently. A part-time student will have satisfactorily completed GOVT 6148 in the previous semester.

This unit examines the institutions, structures and conflicts of stable liberal democracies. It compares Australian patterns with those of Western Europe, North America and Japan. It considers theories of different types of democratic politics, especially Lijphart's contrast between consensual and majoritarian systems. In doing so the unit looks at the central democratic political institutions, such as legislatures, executives, party and electoral systems, and relates these to policy processes and to the broader socio-economic environments.

This unit provides an overview of contemporary debates about policy making in democratic states, such as Australia. It examines how 'governance' is constituted by the interaction between the state and civil society. Governance is an emerging area of interest for both government and non-government organisations, and this unit analyses the way these social, economic and political organisations interact to both create public policy agendas and lead to social and political change. The unit covers the configurations of policy communities, political networks and social movements which shape both representative and participatory democratic practice. There is a particular emphasis on understanding the strategies that different political actors adopt.

This unit of study will examine a current national or international public policy process, issue or sector. It will deal with contemporary themes and issues in terms of ground level policies, as well as wider conceptual frameworks to help explain them.

This unit focuses on the nature of public policy and the processes by which it is produced. Relevant issues are common to all nation states, although they take specific forms in each individual country. First, the unit takes an overview of public policy - dealing with basic themes such as 'What is policy?' through to different approaches to understanding the policy process. These include policy cycles, rationality, interest groups, institutions, and socio-economic interests. Second, it maps out and examines the main components of public policy making: actors, institutions and policy instruments. Third, it focuses on aspects of policy-making processes which often attract a high level of attention from analysts. These include problem definition, agenda setting, decision-taking, policy implementation, policy evaluation and crisis policy-making. Fourth, it examines wider issues in terms of the state and who ultimately holds power over the making and shaping of public policy. Finally, it examines the 'bigger pictures' of long term policy trends, and the extent to which national policy making capacities and processes have been affected by globalisation. Assessments offer a large element of flexibility, allowing students to concentrate on areas of particular interest.

Crises and disasters encompass a range of phenomena. They include natural disasters (hurricanes, floods and tsunamis), terrorist bombings (Bali, New York, Madrid, London), corporate failures (Enron, Worldcom), threats to human and animal welfare (SARS, foot and mouth disease, BSE), critical incidents (rail crashes, aviation accidents, mass shootings), environmental degradation (rain forests, ozone layer), and policy failures (UK Poll Tax, Australian Wheat Board). Some of these are 'sudden' crises which arrive on agendas without warning, while others are 'creeping' crises - the build-up of many months and often years of problems. The common denominator is that they pose a threat to prevailing patterns of organisational, social, economic and political interaction. It is for this reason that governments and public authorities are at the forefront of dealing with crises and disasters. This unit focuses on the causes and consequences of crises and disasters, as well as the strengths and weakness of different public policy responses to managing these extraordinary phenomena. Teaching and learning is via a combination of lectures, seminars, role play workshops and video case studies.

The course is focused on two major concepts which are mobilised in the explanation of the way we are governed: 'public policy' and 'governance'. It aims to clarify what is meant by these constructs, and how they can be used in the analysis of governing. It examines the argument that 'governance' denotes a change in the way we are governed, and works through a combination of analytic development and detailed empirical cases to establish the significance of these concepts in both the analysis and the practice of governing.

This unit will examine the politics of news, the institutional basis and processes of its production and how this influences its content. It will analyse the news media as an area of political conflicts and the consequent interests and strategies of various groups in affecting news content. It will examine the way in which news coverage impacts upon political processes and relationships. It will especially examine the role of the news media in election campaigns, policy formation and scandals. Our primary focus is Australia, but there are some comparisons with other affluent liberal democracies.

This unit of study comprises part 1 of a 15000 word dissertation for the degree of Master of Public Policy. Students must seek the department's permission prior to enrolment. Candidates must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in GOVT6139 Research Design. A full-time student will undertake GOVT 6340 and GOVT 6341 Dissertation 2 concurrently. A part-time student will undertake GOVT 6341 in the following semester.

This unit of study comprises part 2 of a 15000 word dissertation for the degree of Master of Public Policy. Students must seek the department's permission prior to enrolment. Candidates must have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in GOVT6139 Research Design. A full-time student will undertake GOVT6340 Dissertation 1 and GOVT6341 concurrently. A part-time student will have satisfactorily completed GOVT6340 in the previous semester.

The aim of this unit is to provide postgraduate students with a foundation for the Classical Greek language. It caters for postgraduate students in the Ancient World Studies coursework program and others pursuing disciplines for which a knowledge of Classical Greek is valuable or indispensable. The unit uses graded readings, prescribed texts and exercises to teach grammar and the principles of reading with understanding and also to illustrate cultural, social and historical issues.

This unit completes the coverage of the essential grammar and reading skills needed for postgraduate study of Classical Greek begun in GRKA7001, and introduces students to unmodified texts.

Female figures in German literature from the Enlightenment to Romanticism.

Cyborgs, designer babies, clones, artificial intelligence - today's mass media is crowded with artificial humans. Far from being just a recent phenomenon, the artificial creation of human life is an eternal dream of humankind. This course considers the motif of the artificial human from the early myths (Prometheus, Pygmalion, Golem, etc.) to its manifestations in contemporary literature, including the famous silent film Metropolis. We will analyze a selection of poems dealing with the tradition of this motif (poems by Goethe, Droste-Hülshoff, Dischereit etc.); in addition, we will examine Hoffman's popular romantic story about a young man falling in love with a puppet. Next we will discuss an early socio-critical science fiction movie about the 'woman-machine' Maria, and finally we will be investigating two contemporary works dealing with reproductive cloning and human clones.

This unit examines the design, implementation and evaluation of policy in contemporary democracies. Reflecting the varying roles of the public sector - for example, regulator, service provider and law-maker - policy is approached as an exercise that occurs within specific institutional, historical, political and economic contexts rather than an abstract ideal. Through tailored case studies, this unit will explore issue-identification and framing, consultation, decision making, implementation and evaluation. Government is increasingly understood as a generator of public value, and effective policy is the central mechanism through which public value is delivered. Focusing on practitioner perspectives, the unit explores relevant theoretical and analytical frameworks. Throughout the unit there is an emphasis on the need for policy which is informed by the best available evidence and which, as much as possible, actively engages citizens and builds trust in public institutions and services. National and international policy transfer, the impact of globalisation and the challenges of the information explosion will be considered.

Leadership is made by followers and leaders together. It is a story that resolves these questions. What is a leader? What is the difference between leaders and managers? Are leaders made or born? What are the different kinds of leaders? Who follows leaders and why? Is democratic leadership different from other kinds? How is public-sector leadership different from leadership in business or community organisations? Is it different across different cultures? Do men and women lead in the same way? In this unit, we will review and evaluate theories of leadership. Emphasis will be on the application of theories to evidence, including participants' experiences and perceptions of leadership in different contexts. The theme of leaders as facilitators and agents of change will be explored, including real-world examples of what, how and when to make decisions. Similarly, the themes of ethical practice in managing and leading people and shaping organisational culture will be explored.

Designed for advanced practitioners, this unit will explore six key strategic themes in public administration. The legislative and regulatory frameworks of NSW and other jurisdictions will be reviewed to provide a better understanding of how these affect macro-governance of the public sector. Case studies will be used to illustrate techniques and skills for managing and facilitating policy as well as delivering services within these frameworks. Explanations will be given of different models and techniques for negotiating agency, cross-agency and centre-of-government consultation and decision-making processes. Various theoretical and applied frameworks for ethics and policy will be examined as well as for personal and corporate responsibility, the political process and managing relationships with ministers. The notion of the 'contract state' will be reviewed, particularly in the context of designing and executing complex private-sector contracts. Consideration will be given to the nature and culture of organisations, particularly the ways they manage changes in their work force and workplace that have been introduced in response to external and internal stimuli. The impact of globalisation, and the response of various public sectors to terrorism will be reviewed as well as the influence these have had on international business dealings and trans-national contracting. Theories and practical examples will be presented of adjusting to, understanding and anticipating social, political and economic change and its impact.

This unit examines contemporary budgeting and financial management practices in Australia and selected comparative jurisdictions (for example, Canada and the United Kingdom) as a continuing site of political, bureaucratic, and parliamentary conflict. In particular, it is framed around the continuing quest to increase the 'rationality' of resource allocation. The unit traces the shift from traditional cash-based financial management to the rise of accrual-based performance budgeting, and examines issues such as the nature of 'budgeting control', the place of non-financial performance information in resource allocation, the consequences of accounting reforms for public accountability and the contested orthodoxy of applying 'market discipline' in budget-dependent government services. Students will review the changing role of central budget agencies, in particular, the influence of the accounting procession, corporate interests and international organisations on the reform agenda. At a practical level the unit provides insight into techniques for budget management and preparation, including the strategies and issues involved in risk management, procuring capital works and managing assets and facilities. The role and application of pricing policy and strategies are addressed in case studies.

A project, undertaken individually or with a group, that results in a written report with appropriate supporting material and documentation to aid implementation or progression to approval (for example, a draft Cabinet Minute, ministerial briefing note, internal or external discussion paper). The report should demonstrate primary research, the development of proposals based on independent research and an in-depth examination of the project theme. For students undertaking individual projects the expected length would be 5000 words or less, while group projects would be 10,000 words or less (including supporting and implementation documentation). The project report (about 250 words) must include a Learning Objectives Impact Analysis that demonstrates the manner and extent to which the completed project achieves the general learning objectives identified below for the Work Based Project unit of study. The project must also demonstrate the application of theory and practice with respect to policy development and the assessment of resource impacts of recommendations or proposed actions. The project report must also demonstrate the use of processes and techniques that engage others in consultation and feedback during the evolution of the report and the project. Each project will be assigned both an academic and work-based supervisor, underpinned by a formal commitment to complete the defined scope of the project. Milestones will be identified with feedback provided as the project develops.

The Internship in Public Administration is a capstone project - it brings together themes developed in the first four core units of study (Policy in Practice: Delivering Public Value; Public Sector Leadership; Strategic Administration and Managing Public Expenditure) and allows students to practise the application of theory to a real life situation, problem or issue. The Internship needs to be based on a 'real world' situation and should add value to the sponsoring agency. All Internship Projects require agreement between the student, the sponsoring agency and the Director, GSG. Depending on the nature of the project approval may also be required from the University's Human Research Ethics Committee.

This unit consists of a 5000 word research essay under the guidance of a supervisor from GSG. Usually students will use this unit to expand on a topic covered in a core or elective unit. Entry into this unit is not automatic, and requires the student to identify and gain agreement from an available staff member to supervise the proposed topic. The student must demonstrate sufficient existing knowledge in the area based on a combination of previous studies and work experience.

Traditional public administration was more 'national' in focus than it is today, and national governments were the main representatives of their people in diplomatic affairs and relations with the rest of the world. The nation-state and the national and sub-national public sectors were the main structures studied in graduate public administration courses. Today, interdependencies between local and global structures and ideas are more complex, and the public sector is more dependent on the non-profit/community and corporate sectors for service delivery. These trends necessitate the study of public administration from the international and cross-national and cross-regional comparative perspectives. We better understand our own government if we understand how international institutions other national governments are administered and make policy. This Unit examines the significance of international institutions in the intergovernmental and non-government sectors for public administrators. It also explores comparative themes across countries and regions, covering key themes including stage of economic development. Comparisons are also drawn between developed countries/regions and between developing countries/regions.

This unit carries on the work begun in HBRW6901. It completes the coverage of the essential grammar and translation techniques needed for postgraduate study of Classical Hebrew texts.

This unit aims to develop a critical and comparative grasp of the theory and practice of health policy and to give an overview of the political choices and frameworks that shape policymaking. The unit explores the main structures and institutions that make health policy. Students will debate the reform of policy frameworks, raising questions about equity, ethics and the role of socio-economic status over access to health care and priorities of the current system. Australian policy debates will be placed in their broader context by comparing different health systems and assessing global influences. Case studies will be used to examine the relationships between policy and practice.

This unit introduces the main concepts and analytical methods of health economics, political economy and finance to examine the workings of health systems in Australia and comparable countries. It looks at the main models of funding used in developed countries and their implications for the structure, planning and delivery of services. The first module focuses on the basic concepts and methodologies of health economics and political economy and their contribution to policy analysis. The second module places funding structures in a broader political and policy context. Topics include the debates over the public-private mix and governance and accountability - who makes decisions about funding priorities? To whom should decision makers be held accountable and for what aspects of their work?. How does health finance shape broader policy reform?

This unit develops skills for the effective critical appraisal of health policy, with an examination of the principles, and limitations, of evidence-based health policy and evaluation of the research that underpins policy proposals. It builds policy analysis and analytical skills by exploring policy design, implementation and evaluation using approaches drawn from public policy, political science and public administration to look at the role of politics and equity in health policy development and implementation. The workshops cover the use of epidemiological and social science literature in policy development.

An examination of one area of the contemporary literature in the history and philosophy of science. Special attention will be paid to development of research skills in the history and philosophy of science.

This unit provides a foundational understanding of the content and philosophical justifications of human rights norms. Philosophical, historical and positivist perspectives will be bought together in this unit to allow students to grasp the content of human rights and the justification for norms that become law and to think about how to develop other justifications in the different cultural and social contexts. Using a case study method it will cover institutional protection mechanisms, including UN treaty and charter bodies.

Using a case study approach, this unit provides students with the ability to understand and judiciously utilise a range of research methods relevant to human rights and democratisation, with a particular focus on fieldwork and interviewing. It provides students with information literacy with respect to key sources of information in these fields. It also focuses on the production of effective research for advocacy purposes. All students will produce a research proposal that can be utilised in further study.

Using a case study approach, this unit helps students to analyse the causes and sustaining dynamics of human rights violations along a number of dimensions; cultural, economic, organisational, social and political. Students will then acquire analytic and practical capacities and skills to assess the merits and feasibility of different types of interventions and design intervention strategies. It considers the impact of different types of interventions and the processes available for assessing the human rights impact of other laws, policies or developments.

The unit exposes students to different theories of democracy/democratisation, raising issues of equality, justice, citizenship and popular sovereignty. Students learn about institutions and systems needed to maintain democracies such as the rule of law, constitutionalism, independence of the judiciary, accountability, impunity, electoral systems, and the role of civil society. The unit explores the relationship between human rights and democratisation and explores human rights and democratisation in different economic, social and cultural contexts, including times of emergencies and armed conflict.

This intensive unit will bring students together with human rights and democratisation practitioners from the Asia Pacific region and beyond to provide a focused engagement with issues of critical concern. Topics for the intensive will change annually subject to contemporary trends. The unit emphasises the translation of theory to practice and asks students to engage with the practicalities of application and importance of context. Examples of topics are: national human rights institutions, migrations and refugees and development.

This unit addresses central themes from the history and philosophy of human rights. Topics may include the relationship between human rights and religion, natural law, moral and aesthetic justifications of human rights, claims and challenges to universality of the part of human rights, and tensions between human rights and state sovereignty. Thinkers may include Saint Paul, Kant, Burke, Tocqueville, Arendt, Schmitt, and Rawls.

This unit examines regional protection mechanisms and how they can be used to defend and promote human rights. It explores more traditional approaches designed to protect civil and political rights and new developments seeking to ensure that States fulfil their obligations vis a vis economic and social rights. It considers different models for translating international law into domestic law and policy and for mainstreaming human rights into various areas of judicial decision-making and policy.

This unit examines a range of critical issues of concern in the region and areas where there is particular contestation over human rights and democracy. Issues examined may include: development, human rights and the environment, migration, trafficking, gender and human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. Themes may include cultural difference and the challenges of promoting human rights in societies where the rule of law, freedom of the press and civil society may not be strongly developed.

Students will conduct original independent research in the areas of human rights and/or democratisation under the academic supervision of a relevant expert. Research will build on the research methods unit already completed. Students may undertake fieldwork and may conduct their research in an area relevant to their ongoing professional work. The dissertation will be 12000 words.

Students will be placed in an international, regional, non-government or government organisation that is working in the fields of human rights and/or democratisation. Placement will be negotiated with the student and relevant academics, taking into consideration the student's interests and learning objectives. Students will work on projects being undertaken by the organisation and will produce a portfolio of project based work that may include reports, press releases, strategic advice or other policy related documents or products.

Students will conduct original independent research in the areas of human rights and/or democratisation under the academic supervision of a relevant expert. Research will build on the research methods unit already completed. Students may undertake fieldwork and may conduct their research in an area relevant to their ongoing professional work. The dissertation will be 12000 words.

Students will be placed in an international, regional, non-government or government organisation that is working in the fields of human rights and/or democratisation. Placement will be negotiated with the student and relevant academics, taking into consideration the student's interests and learning objectives. Students will work on projects being undertaken by the organisation and will produce a portfolio of project based work that may include reports, press releases, strategic advice or other policy related documents or products.

Students will pursue one of the electives in the areas of human rights or democratisation offered by the university they are attending in the second semester of the degree. Electives will reflect the particular expertise of the university and are likely to be available in a number of relevant disciplines.

Students will pursue one of the electives in the areas of human rights or democratisation offered by the university they are attending in the second semester of the degree. Electives will reflect the particular expertise of the university and are likely to be available in a number of relevant disciplines.

Students in this unit will undertake independent research in the fields of human rights and/or democratisation under academic supervision. Students may undertake research in an area raised in another part of the degree that they wish to explore in greater detail or an area of particular concern or interest, subject to negotiation with their supervisor. Research will be written up as a 5000 word academic paper.

This unit examines the principles and practice of biography. Students engage with critical works on the nature of biography, and conduct biographical research and writing of their own. The unit is intended for students interested in undertaking biographies or other kinds of life-writing projects, as well as those interested in the relationship between individual lives and wider, social, cultural and political processes.

This unit explores the conceptual and practical challenges involved in representing the past in formats other than scholarly articles and monographs. The subject matter and assessment involve practical as well as theoretical work with alternative formats. Among the media covered are documentaries and reconstructions on television, film and radio; historical comic books; online hyperpedias, educational e-games, and other new and emergent forms.

Candidates undertake research and writing toward a dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words, based on original source material, on an approved topic. Research is carried out under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Prospective candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment in order to formulate a topic.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words on an approved topic. Research and writing are carried out under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Research and writing towards a treatise of 20-25,000 words, based on original source materials, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Candidates work on an approved topic - prospective candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment in order to formulate a topic.

Completion and submission of a treatise of 20-25,000 words on an approved topic, following satisfactory progress in HSTY6962.

A work of history may range in scope from a single life to the forces of internationalism, from a single moment to the span of human history, from a single locality to the globe. Why, and how, do historians tell such different stories? In this unit we explore the ideologies and social perspectives that underpin the historian's craft. Examining trends in historical scholarship, we consider how engagement with different methodologies has contributed to the social, cultural, intellectual and political 'turns'.

This unit examines contemporary debates about the definition of genocide and its relation to concepts such as ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and human rights violations. It covers case studies ranging from antiquity to European colonization to the well-known instances of the twentieth century.

This unit investigates terror and terrorism in the modern age. Going beyond the standard political science literature to consider anthropological, historical and cultural studies approaches, it analyses the reasons for and justifications of terror and terrorism as well as the violent escalation that implicates the state and those who resist it. The unit commences in the early modern period, and proceeds chronologically, covering imperial/colonial contexts in the nineteenth century, as well as the French Revolution and leftist/anarchist terror directed both by and against states. In the twentieth century, the focus is outside Europe, investigating cases in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia before considering the last decades and crises involving western and Islamic terror. Seminars are also devoted to thematic issues such as psychology/trauma, the media, religion, and suicide bombing.

The diplomatic, political, economic and cultural power of the United States is formidable and often described or denigrated as imperial. But is it? Has it ever been? This unit considers American foreign relations in comparative perspective with past and present empires and considers why most Americans are so adamant that their nation is not an empire-builder. The scope is broad, examining foreign and domestic politics, economics and culture, past and present.

What are Human Rights? This unit surveys the historiography of human rights to ask whether it is a product of a European past, particularly the Enlightenment. How did European human rights activists reconcile these rights with colonialism and slavery? How is the history of human rights related to humanitarianism and liberalism? The unit inverstigates human rights not only as theories embodied in texts, but as practices embedded in specific historical contexts. It will work toward a genealogy of human rights.

This unit focuses on the application of strategic thinking in key business contexts with a particular focus on the global nature of business. Specific attention is given to: (i) the identification and managing of new business opportunites both for entrepreneurial start-ups and for new ventures that emerge within a corporate setting; (ii) business model innovation as a basis for new ventures and business growth; (iii) the identification and managing of the specific challenges and risks presented by operating in a global business environment.

This unit is a foundation unit that provides a theoretical perspective on the concept of interaction within the Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (IDEA) stream. The aim of this unit of study to introduce Human Computer Interaction (HCI) design principles and methods. It introduces students to valuable tools, techniques, and sources of information about HCI and provides a systematic approach to the design and evaluation of alternative ways in which people interact with various types of computational environments. The unit increases awareness of good and bad design through observation of existing technology, and teaches the basic skills of task analysis, and analytic and empirical evaluation methods. Students will learn to apply knowledge of HCI theory and processes by conducting a case study to different types of interfaces; to critically read and examine research papers; to develop an experimental study on one developed or existing human-computer interface; to analyse the interface issues and effectiveness using HCI evaluation techniques.

The prolific growth of computing and its extensions, including the internet, interactive media, mobile communication, and social computing have stimulated development of new, substantially different design fields and prompted radical changes to existing practices and expectations.
This unit aims to give students, with an interest in design and designing, a fuller awareness of designing as both: 1) a wholistic but complex cognitive activity by which a designer learns and integrates knowledge and skills, both general and specific, and applies these to many particular experiences, settings and requirements, to create unique works, and 2) a dynamic process of situated practice in which the designer, by intentional acts and unexpected discoveries, develops individual designerly ways. The unit investigates the mentality of designing, by presenting elements of the theoretical background of creative design, significant issues and the first hand accounts of current practitioners, and by providing the challenge to explore, analyse and reflect upon a diverse array of designerly acts. An important aspect of this approach is to enable the arts, technologies, theories and practice of designing in all domains, not only electronic, to be considered as a common discipline. This unit of study will be informed by the body of knowledge from studies in design science, and research into the actual experiences of practitioners in different design fields.
On completion of this unit, each student will be aware of the breadth of different ways in which designing may be interpreted and distinguished from the activities of other disciplines, such as science and art. The students will also have: 1) developed a greater capacity to reflect upon their own designing, 2) gained a deeper understanding of how their activities, both as a practitioner in a particular discipline and as an individual, may be compared and contrasted with other disciplines and other practitioners, and 3) gained insights into how they may advance their development as a practitioner

Objectives include the development of a deeper understanding of the complex interactions between modern technology, visual art and electronic art forms, and the conceptualisation and formulisation of the issues arising from these interactions in the creative design process.
The unit of study sets out as an investigatory process, investigating a set of artistic, cultural, and social practices that both constitute and reflect the theoretical foundations of art, culture, and technology. The investigation is shaped and structured as a platform for discussions, readings, screenings, exhibition viewings, concept proposals and presentations.
The students' investigatory process is grounded in a wide set of readings, including cultural studies, art history and theory and visual culture. This theoretical discourse is extended and provoked by a wide collection of materials and screenings, originating from visual artworks, electronic art, experimental film and video, live performance and interactive design artworks.

The unit traces the history of comparative literature as it first evolved in Europe (Goethe's idea of Weltliteratur, the 'French School') then elsewhere (the 'American School' in particular). Through various case studies, it will trace methodological debates such as the relationship of comparative literature to national literatures, new perspectives from post-Colonial, feminist and gay/lesbian/queer studies and an introduction of new dimensions of comparatism that relate literature to film, performance and art studies.

This unit will familiarise students with contemporary theoretical and methodological debates in comparative literature and their wider impact on the study of interactions between literature, culture and society. First, it will look at particular perspectives brought by comparatists to broader theoretical debates in literature. Second, it will examine the relationship between comparative literature and translation studies. Third, it will discuss how the emergence of area studies, especially outside the west, has impacted on the development of comparative literary studies.

Advanced composition in and translation into Italian, exploring modes, techniques and genres.

Translation from Italian, exploring modes, techniques and genres.

This unit investigates the themes of eros and magic in the culture of the Renaissance. Poets, fiction writers, dramatists, philosophers, and political theorists explore the nature of sexuality and gender in relation to religious beliefs, witchcraft, and the origins of modern science. Their works engage with topics such as sexual identity, demonology and the crisis of Christian belief during the Renaissance. Readings include: Lucrezia Marinella, Moderata Fonte, Pietro Aretino, Niccolò Machiavelli, Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Boccaccio.

This core unit explores the key elements of Jewish civilization, looking at the unique features of the Jewish experience. These include the concept of Jewish identity, the Jewish experience within Israel and the ways in which Jewish life in the Diaspora is molded by events in the majority host community. The reasons for the richness of Jewish literature, including the evolution of many different languages such as Classical and Modern Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, and Ladino will also be investigated. Students will not be expected to know these languages, but will develop an understanding of the role they have played within Jewish civilization. Questions will also be raised regarding both Biblical and post-Biblical texts in terms of authorship, date of sources and the 'original' intentions of the writers, all of which present specific methodological problems.

This unit will focus on the evolution of Australian Jewry with particular emphasis on the watershed period before and after the Holocaust. It will analyse government policies toward Jewish refugees in the 1930s and toward Jewish survivors after 1945. It will also look at the contribution of the newcomers and the more recent issues of Nazi war criminals in Australia and Holocaust memorialization.

Students complete a program of supervised, specialised reading in the subject area. Permission required from the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

The Holocaust, unprecedented in history, has proved to be an ongoing story, and not one that ended in 1945. The magnitude of events during the Holocaust has created enormous debate but despite this it still eludes full comprehension. Issues such as the failure to deal with Nazi war criminals, Holocaust denial, and the question of how to effectively memorialize the Holocaust continue to challenge people today. This unit seeks to analyse a wide range of contemporary responses to the Holocaust.

'Health' is interpreted in this unit in broad terms using the World Health Organisation's definition, recognising the physical, mental and social well being of the individual, as well as a society in the context of health and health care. As such, topics such as human development and sexuality, as well as theories of racial hygiene utilised by the Nazis will be explored.

Research and writing towards a dissertation of 12,000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment in order to formulate a topic.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 12,000 words

Candidates undertake a treatise on an approved topic in the field under the supervision of an academic member of staff. The treatise is normally 20-25,000 words in length and is completed over two semesters. Treatise to be completed in JCTC6921.

Candidates undertake a treatise on an approved topic in the field under the supervision of an academic member of staff. The treatise is normally 20-25,000 words in length and is completed over two semesters.

Japan continues to attract great attention from its Asian neighbours and the West. It is often seen as a test case for the hyper-modern society struggling to retain its cultural identity. While critically examining official rhetoric, this unit of study aims to provide students with exposure to various aspects of the political economy in contemporary Japan with a focus on contentious issues and societal problems. A variety of sources will be used, ranging from academic texts to popular media.

Independent study and class discussion. This unit aims to broaden students' experience in Roman literature, history and society.

Independent study and class discussion. This unit aims to broaden students' experience in Roman literature, history and society.

The aim of this unit is to provide students with a foundation for the Latin language. It caters for postgraduate students in the Ancient World Studies coursework program and others pursuing disciplines for which a knowledge of Latin is valuable or indispensable. The unit introduces the basics of the Latin language through the study of elementary grammar and, using selected readings from a range of Roman authors, provides an introduction to Latin literature.

This unit completes the coverage of the essential grammar and reading skills needed for postgraduate study of Latin and introduces students to unmodified texts.

The objectives of this unit are: understand and gain a sound knowledge of the legal principles and rules governing the resort to armed force by States; be able to analyse a complex factual situation, recognise the issues arising, and determine the international legal rights and responsibilities of the parties involved; and gain awareness and understanding of current issues relating to the use of force and United Nations practice in matters affecting international peace and security. The legal principles and rules governing the resort to force by States; operation of the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter dealing with the use of force, self-defence and collective security; relevant state practice in interpreting the United Nations Charter; the legal issues arising from the use of force against terrorism; the "Bush Doctrine" of pre-emptive self-defence and its legality under international law; legality of the use of force to assist rebels; the role of the United Nations in peace-building, peace-making, peace-keeping, and peace enforcement; and the legal issues arising from humanitarian intervention and the emerging principle of the responsibility to protect. This unit does not cover the law regulating the conduct of armed conflict (jus in bello), which is the subject of the separate unit LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law.

Research and writing toward a treatise of 25000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Prospective candidates should consult Prof W Foley prior to enrolment.

Completion and submission of a treatise of 25000 words on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Development of analytical skills in determining the phonology, morphology and syntax of languages. Different approaches to writing grammatical descriptions of languages, with a view to preparing useful grammars. Material mostly drawn from languages relevant to the students.

Language is a symbolic currency: mastery of the standard language can buy institutional power, mastery of urban teenage slang can buy street cred. This course introduces students to key issues in sociolinguistics and language sociology such as the political economy of language, language variation and change, and critical discourse analysis. Members of the class will undertake empirical research.

This unit of study introduces students to current research in the theory of genre and register with a focus on English. It will explore how choices in grammar and discourse (e.g. speech function, conjunction, cohesive devices, methods of development and argumentation, schematic structure) impact on the ways in which people engage with different types (genres, registers) of texts. The framework for the unit derives from a variety of linguistic approaches, including corpus linguistics and functional linguistics.

In today's globalised and multicultural societies, cross-cultural communication is common enough. Even so, it continues to be a challenge, both for people who engage in cross-cultural communication on a daily basis, and for researchers trying to describe and understand it. In this unit of study we will consider a variety of discourse-analytic approaches to studying cross-cultural communication, including conversation analysis, speech act theory, interactional sociolinguistics, the ethnography of communication, and critical discourse analysis. In our analyses of actual samples of cross-cultural communication we will pay particular attention to the social positioning of participants in an interaction, and the ways how social relationships (particularly of power and intimacy) between participants are reflected in their linguistic practices. The unit will end with exploring applied perspectives, particularly on cross-cultural communication in educational, courtroom and workplace interactions.

The relation of linguistics to education. Language teaching. Language and educational disadvantage. Language across the curriculum. The development of oral and written skills. Sociolinguistic factors.

The unit will provide an overview of the various theories of Additional Language Learning or "Second Language Acquisition" as the field is more widely known. Although traditionally psycholinguistic theories have been most influential in the study of additional language learning, this unit will place a stronger emphasis on more recent sociocultural perspectives on additional language learning, which have mainly emerged from the study of English as a second language. We will discuss examples of language learning processes, products and outcomes in a variety of contexts from around the world. The unit also has a practical component in which applications of the research findings in L2 teachings will be explored. An additional or second language (L2) is any language the learning of which takes place somewhat later than the acquisition of the first language. This means that this class will not deal with infant bilingualism and it also means that an L2 may in fact be the third, fourth or fifth language a person is working with.

"Sexy, healthy and 100% Australian-owned!" In this unit you will learn about discourse analytic approaches to media communication. The discourse of advertising and gender discourses in the media will form a special focus of the unit. Furthermore, we will explore the politics of media discourses, the ways in which social identities are constructed in the media, differences between communication in various media (print, radio, TV, Internet), the rhetoric of persuasion and the discourses of popular culture. The framework for the unit derives from functional linguistics and critical discourse analysis, as well as cultural studies.

If you are interested in issues of globalization and language and/or the role of English in today's world, then this unit is for you. We know that English is now the global language of politics, trade, commerce, media, research, and higher education. In this unit, we examine how these processes impact the English language, how people around the world relate to and adapt the language, and how this impacts the linguistic, pedagogical, and political landscapes.

This unit will focus on Halliday's functional grammar, including coverage of transitivity, mood, theme, clause-complexing and nominal group and verbal group structure (including functional structures and introductory accounts of the systems from which they derive). The unit will focus on English but include exemplification from other languages where appropriate. In addition the place of grammar in functional models of language will be considered, and critical aspects of system/structure theory introduced.

Candidates research and write an essay on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Independent research and writing toward a dissertation of 12000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 12000 words on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

This core unit introduces students to news writing skills required by print media, including the elements of journalistic style, the structure of news and feature articles, interviewing, researching, news gathering and editing skills. The unit of study focuses on journalistic news writing but will also be useful to anyone seeking to work in fields that require professional communication skills, such as public relations and communication management, or corporate roles that require strong writing ability.

Dealing with the Media combines theoretical and practical perspectives on public communication campaigns. It offers students the opportunity to design, implement and evaluate a communication campaign of public interest and to pitch it to specific media. It examines the relationships that exist between all stakeholder groups in the public communication campaign process including client, public relations practitioner, journalist and citizen.

MECO6902 will introduce students to key legal and ethical issues relevant to journalism and the professional fields of public communication. Students will be given an introductory survey of the main ethical theories in Western thought to establish a framework within which to examine specific ethical issues that relate to media. They will also be introduced to the structure of Australia's legal system and to those aspects of the law that impinge on the work of media professionals.

This unit requires students to commence the conduct of their own research projects under the supervision of a member of staff and write a dissertation of 12000 words (completed in the second semester of enrolment in MECO6905). In some cases these projects will give students the opportunity to extend lines of enquiry suggested by units of study already completed for the degree. In other cases, students may have an interest in an area not covered by the coursework programs offered during their candidature that can be developed as a supervised project.

This unit requires completion of a dissertation of 12000 words, begun in the previous semester. Together with MECO6904, the unit allows students to conduct their own research projects under the supervision of a member of staff.

This unit will give students an overview of the history, theory and practice of literary journalism, a critical understanding of key writers and genres in the field, and an opportunity to gain practical skills in this form of writing. Genres studied will include new journalism, critical review writing, essay writing, memoir, travel, popular science, and ficto-criticism.

This core unit of study analyses and evaluates corporate strategy selection in organisations to determine effectiveness. Students examine the strategic intent of a national or international corporation by studying its corporate communications, specifically its annual reports and other marketing collateral. The unit will attempt to determine the effectiveness of the
organisation's communication with specific reference to stakeholders such as customers, employees, environmental groups, governments and shareholders.

The unit will examine how PR programs are managed from their inception through research and development to implementation. A variety of programs will be analysed including those within corporations, NGOs and governments. It will examine various models of communication management and use case studies to measure their effectiveness. It will also examine the management of crisis communication planning in corporations and other organisations.

This unit of study analyses and examines the convergence of public relations, advertising and political consulting in the history of political campaigning. The unit's objectives are to demonstrate an understanding of the relationships that exist in the political process between politicians, the media and public relations. It develops student skills specific to the delivery of political public relations and political campaigns. Its focus is the process of professionalisation and internationalisation of electioneering and campaign practices in media-centred democracies.

This unit analyses the relationship between professional communication and public opinion. It focuses on theories of influence and persuasion in the context of the development of policy, and how these are reflected in the public sphere. It develops the notion of the public sphere as represented by Habermas, Fraser, Schudson and others, focusing in particular on the transformation of the public sphere in terms of postmodern public relations.

Making Magazines explores practical and theoretical aspects of contemporary magazine culture. Students work in small groups to conceive, plan, write and design a small 'dummy' (prototype) magazine. The unit emphasises editing and design rather than marketing, although students will learn the importance of the commercial media landscape. The unit also encompasses concepts such as genre, gender, class, taste, celebrity and lifestyle as they relate to current magazine practice. Students will be introduced to the publishing software InDesign in computer labs.

This unit teaches students the basic principles of short-form narrative or literary journalism (sometimes known as creative non-fiction) suitable for publication in magazines, websites and newspaper supplements. Genres covered include the profile, the essay, travel, memoir, investigative journalism, cultural commentary and behind-the-news stories. Skills in pitching story ideas, interviewing, research, structure and style will be covered in workshop-based classes, providing opportunities to critique work and become familiar with editing processes prior to submission of assignments.

The unit of study offers core skills of copy and structural editing for trade, academic, scholarly and cross-over markets. It also analyses the editor's role in different compositional practices, the process of manuscript evaluation, development and preparation, and the relationship with the author and publisher. Students will form an editing team who will select, shape and prepare a manuscript for publication. This manuscript will be submitted to MECO6917 for processing into book form.

The unit offers core skills in the book production process, including costings, contracts, printing, distribution, digital archiving, repurposing and marketing. Additionally, it offers a socio-historical analysis of the role of publishing in cultural formation. Students enrolled in this unit will inherit the page proofs from MECO6916 for production into book form. The book will be published by Sydney University Press in a small print run in traditional format with further copies available via print-on-demand.

This unit introduces students to the practical skills of broadcast journalism from idea to final story. It uses a contemporary approach to journalistic practice in examining cross media production. The unit will be a valuable introduction for students planning to work in broadcast media in news, PR, or factual entertainment. It includes the study of issues around broadcast journalism in today's multimedia, convergent working environment.

This unit introduces students to reporting for online news and information services, with a focus on World Wide Web delivery. It is a practical unit involving writing exercises in different genres, including news, feature and opinion pieces. Students will also examine theoretical issues in convergent media publishing and be encouraged to develop basic skills in text, image and audio-visual production for the web. They will be encouraged to publish to a range of participatory journalism publications.

This unit considers variation among international media practice by studying the media systems, professional practices and media content of a number of countries in different regions across the world, including France, Mexico, the U.S.A., Lebanon and China, in relation to concepts of global citizenship, cultural pluralism, and intercultural media competence. The unit introduces students to theoretical issues in media studies and encourages development of knowledge and skills in comparing and evaluating international media practices across media systems and cultures.

This unit of study introduces key concepts in organisational communication. Students will explore various structures of organisations and how those structures affect the flow of communication within workplaces. Upon the completion of the unit, students will develop their understanding of key concepts in organisational communication and apply them to analyse communication problems in organisations. Students will also be able to offer well-grounded criticism on selected organisational issues.

This unit of study offers Master of Health Communication candidates the opportunity to gain first-hand work experience in a health organisation. These organisations will include government departments, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, associations, colleges, consumer and trade media, health insurance funds, not-for-profit, non-government and community-based organisations and public relations consultancies. Whilst the coordinator will assist in finding placements, the student is primarily responsible for securing a work placement offer. Available to Master of Health Communication candidates only.

This unit draws your attention to the diversity of media systems and uses in China and Chinese-speaking environments, including Australia. Designed for all students, with or without knowledge of the Chinese language, the unit calls on the disciplinary riches of global media studies, contextualised in our specific regional situation. Topics including national branding; mobile media content; children's media and moral education; business media; historical formations of political communications; and media systems in the context of grounded migration will be addressed.

In this unit we explore and critically analyse the visual translation of a number of literary texts into the language of cinema and examine the depiction of Greek society through them.

This unit examines the influence of classical Greek tradition on modern Greek literature. Through the study of selected literary texts relevant theoretical issues of literary history, identity, nationhood and history are also raised.

This unit of study aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles, theory and methods that are employed in health promotion and prevention. The unit will give attention to the full spectrum of health promotion and prevention activities, from local level initiatives to the development of national policies to achieve health goals. It will have a strong practical and methodological focus, with the objective of enabling students to develop knowledge and skills for planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs. This unit of study provides students with opportunities to look at theory and practice in health promotion and the major health promotion issues at national and international levels. Models and methods that are commonly used in health promotion and disease prevention will be described and discussed by using real life examples. Among the major issues examined are the health impact of economic development at the national and global levels, prevention and control of cigarette smoking, non-communicable and communicable diseases.

This unit gives candidates an insight into prevention and control of communicable diseases in developing countries using country-specific examples presented by professionals with field experience. The unit covers the so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (including soil-transmitted helminths, and leprosy), as well as some vector-bourne conditions (including yellow fever and dengue) and emerging infectious diseases such as pandemic influenza.

This unit aims to give students an overview of the health status of women and children in international settings. It also aims to examine causes of major health problems and possible approaches to improving the health of women and children in resource-poor countries. The unit covers a variety of issues in women's and children's health, including approaches to prevention of maternal and fetal, neonatal and child mortality, poverty, mother to child HIV transmission, women and violence, traditional practices and early marriage, family planning, diarrhoeal disease, pneumonia, vaccine preventable diseases.

This unit aims to provide an integrated and interpretive approach to an understanding of health-related behaviours of populations in international settings, by synthesizing anthropological knowledge and methodology, and the interactions of culture, biology, psychology and environment. The teaching process is by student-led, lecturer-guided, discussion based review and critical analysis of relevant topics. During the unit, students will explore a range of issues in international and multicultural health from an anthropological perspective. Methodological approaches will encompass ethnography and other anthropological data collection methods. The issues covered will include cultural influences on health, illness and healing, such as indigenous and traditional beliefs and systems, gender and cultural change and the impact of modernization and development on illness and healing. The impact examines disease and illness patterns - their distribution and persistence, mental illness and culture and attitudes towards the use of medications; and the provision of culturally sensitive and appropriate services. The emphasis will be on covering a range of topic areas relevant to the students enrolled, and those of particular importance in contemporary international and multicultural health contexts.

This unit aims to provide candidates with an understanding of the causes and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries. These diseases are associated with social and economic development and the demographic and health transitions. Topics covered in the unit include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer; primary health care management of NCDs, health promotion for NCDs and approaches to NCD research in developing countries. Lectures are given by health professionals with direct experience of NCD control in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

This unit offers a detailed and evidence-based assessment of the global HIV situation to equip students with the latest understanding of HIV distribution and trends globally, its social and economic implications, the measures being taken to prevent and treat HIV andAIDS, the gaps that need to be addressed in HIV control, and the politics around global HIV issues. Examples from different parts of the world, particularly less developed settings, are used to illustrate analysis of the key issues influencing the HIV control agenda globally. Emphasis is placed on developing a critical and analytical approach to assessing the HIV situation and developing interventions for its control.

This unit gives students an overview of public health aspects of humanitarian emergencies in developing country situations and the range of appropriate responses. This includes considering problems faced by government and non-government organisations in humanitarian emergency relief efforts. Topics covered in the unit include international and human rights law, the role of donor agencies, refugee health, nutritional emergencies, site planning for refugee camps, water and sanitation, sexual violence, protection of vulnerable groups, and communicable disease surveillance and control.

This unit provides students with the technical skills to design, develop and publish an interactive website or interactive, desktop-based application (CD-ROM, information kiosk, interactive screen-based installation work etc). This is done through the lecture-based presentation of technical examples that are supported by in-class exercises. Students are taught current web authoring tools such as Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks, and are introduced to the possibilities of scripting for interactivity using Actionscript and Javascript. This series of workshops also covers the specifics of media preparation, with lectures dedicated to digital sound and video production for online delivery. Students apply the knowledge gained in this unit to the design and development of their major project.

The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of New Media forms. The concept of New Media is explored in relation to interactivity, narrative, networked space and, more specifically, the Internet. The unit provides both an historical overview and critical perspective to a range of approaches and forms that have emerged in direct relationship to the possibilities of digital technology and networked space. A range of digital, interactive and internet-based art and design projects will be examined and discussed in relation to key concepts surrounding new media. This unit will allow students to conceptualise and situate their practice both in terms of media-specific debates and the broader context of contemporary art and media discourses.The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of New Media forms. The concept of New Media is explored in relation to interactivity, narrative, networked space and, more specifically, the Internet. The unit provides both an historical overview and critical perspective to a range of approaches and forms that have emerged in direct relationship to the possibilities of digital technology and networked space. A range of digital, interactive and internet-based art and design projects will be examined and discussed in relation to key concepts surrounding new media. This unit will allow students to conceptualise and situate their practice both in terms of media-specific debates and the broader context of contemporary art and media discourses.

The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with an historical and theoretical introduction to new media in specific relation to narrative structure(s) and interactivity. The unit will consider contemporary new media practice in terms of its ability to question and reinvent the dominant narrative form of single screen cinema and the shifting role of the viewer. A number of key writings concerned with both emergence of new media and its historical precedents will be examined. In support of this, a diverse range of related materials, ranging from pre-cinematic animation to contemporary database cinema experiments, will also be considered. Historical strategies and forms such as repetition, spatial montage and immersive environments will be examined in relation to contemporary media art practices. Related materials and artworks will include cd-rom, video, film, sound and installation.

The aim of this unit of study is to give students a comprehensive understanding of techniques and approaches for creating animated sequences for use in interactive media and video. Through a combination of film/video screenings, tutorials and practical studio workshops, students will be provided with an understanding of the creative potential of animation. A range of digital and camera-based techniques will be explored, including the use of software programs such as Flash. Students will learn techniques such as rotoscoping, frame-by-frame animation and stop-frame animation. During the semester each student will complete a short animation project that will be developed, along with supporting paper-based designs, in consultation with an academic advisor.

Candidates undertake an internship at a recognised gallery or museum.

Candidates undertake a second internship at a recognised gallery or museum.

Research and writing towards a dissertation of 12000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Department permission required. Approval is subject to the availability of appropriate supervision and the department's discretion.

Completion of research and writing, and submission of a dissertation of 12000 words on an approved topic, supervised by an academic member of staff. Department permission required. Approval is subject to the availability of appropriate supervision and the department's discretion.

Research and writing towards a treatise of 25000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

Completion and submission of a treatise of 25000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

The models of interpretation for artefact and material culture are widely contested in many disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, art history and history. This unit of study examines the historical development of artefact and material culture studies as it relates to the museum context. It will provide an historical and international perspective on the study of material culture, as well as the practical and theoretical knowledge to enable students to appraise, analyse and contextualise material culture in museums and galleries. The first half of the unit examines the history and development of different models of artefact study. The second half takes a thematic approach.

This unit is informed by an analysis of the museum experience from an audience perspective, drawing on literature from the fields of museum education, audience research, communication and learning theories. Students are encouraged to consider the positioning of public programs in a museum's mission. Issues of accessibility, empowerment and audience development are explored in applications of museum communication and public programming. Guidelines for the development and delivery of education and vistor programs are examined in case studies. Students have the opportunity to apply theoretical understandings to practical exercises in museum education.

Understanding display practices in museums is central to the functions of these cultural institutions. This unit of study examines the way in which exhibitions may function by exploring current issues and debates associated with the practice of exhibiting. We will consider how different spaces inform the interpretation of the cultural material and information displayed. In particular, we will examine the issue of representation as it relates to the museum context. This unit of study will provide students with an overview of the intellectual discourses and practical knowledge used to analyse, conceptualise, propose and develop exhibitions.

The historical development of information and collection management has repercussions for all aspects of the Museum. This unit prepares students with both practical and theoretical knowledge about information and collection management in museums and galleries in Australia and intenationally. The unit is stuctured thematically and uses contemporary issues as a way of interpreting the historical development of information and collection management. In particular, it focuses on the processes used in the development, maintenance and accessibility of museums' and galleries' collections.

Good management is critical to the long term survival of museums as vibrant cultural institutions. This unit of study explores the characteristics of a well managed facility and provides students with the skills necessary to evaluate the operation of their own museum, both in terms of budget, human resource management and general cultural stewardship. Students will also acquire a specific set of key management skills utilised by middle and senior management. They include strategic planning, project management, budget development and program evaluation. Professional competence in these areas is normally a prerequisite for career progression. Field studies and role play techniques are utilised as part of the teaching program.

This core unit provides an historical, theoretical and political overview of the development of museums. The subject surveys the historical development of the museum as both an idea and an institution. The social and cultural roles of the museum are investigated using writings on the history of the museum and contemporary cultural debates as they relate to museum issues. The subject examines the relationships between the production of cultural material, its management and display, the audiences and the museum as a site of knowledge, politics and power. This foundation subject prepares students for the practical units of study to be undertaken as part of the program and is therefore a corequisite or prerequisite for enrolment in all other units of study.

Museums develop programs, exhibitions and services - but for whom do they do it? This unit is about the 'end users' - the public who visit museums, explore exhibitions, participate in public programs and use the services and facilities which together make up the museum 'experience'. Who are they? Why do they come? Why do people value museums? How can the museum message reach them and how can we use their feedback to develop and improve museum programs? In this unit, students will address these questions and develop some of the skills to acquire the answers through the tools of exhibition evaluation, program evaluation and audience research. Components include: using audience research for decision-making and planning; identifying, creating and developing audiences; market segmentation; quantitative and qualitative methodologies; analysing barriers to participation; and marketing 'values' brands.

This unit tracks the ethical and political disputes surrounding the ownership, control and care of cultural property. While giving historical background on religious iconoclasm, the focus will be on notable modern cases, from the Elgin Marbles or the Benin Bronzes in the colonial era to recent acts like the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas or the ransack of the Iraq Museum. Australian museum practice in relation to Indigenous cultural property and issues of repatriation will be considered, as will the art market, in both legal and philosophical dimensions.

In this unit students critically examine the role of the United Nations in promoting international peace and security. The various international conflict resolution mechanisms employed by the UN are defined and analysed, including preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peacebuilding. Students will learn to assess the contribution of the UN to the attainment of peace with justice by considering historical and contemporary case studies such as Cambodia, Somalia and East Timor.

This unit considers the relationship between environmental degradation and human conflict in a range of geographical and cultural settings. Students investigate their personal relationship with 'nature' before exploring the reasons why the environment is being degraded. The unit traces the reasons why individuals in Western industrialised nations have come to see nature as 'other', 'separate' or 'removed' and explores the links between environmental degradation and conflict using the impacts of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect as a case study. We will also highlight some of the contradictions in the concept of "sustainability", and examine new approaches to environmental security, focusing on the issue of peace building through environmental protection at local, regional and internal levels.

Research and writing toward a dissertation of 12000-15000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff

Completion of research and writing, and submission of a dissertation of 12000-15000 words on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

This unit explores the significance of gender in peace and conflict studies. From the operation in Australia of women's night patrols as a response to community violence, to the Grameen Bank's experience of the feminisation of poverty in Bangladesh, the unit focuses on development as a community process. Feminist approaches to human rights and the role of women as agents of social change are investigated. Issues addressed include gender in peace-keeping operations and the contribution of men and women as peacemakers.

This unit will provide an introduction to skills-building for peace practitioners by exploring theories of conflict resolution and their application in interpersonal, community and international peacebuilding contexts. Drawing on theorists and practitioners including Burton, Galtung and Lederach, students will learn how to analyse conflict situations and to assess appropriate intervention strategies. Case studies and role plays will be used to illustrate and develop skills in techniques such as mediation, conflict transformation and problem-solving workshops.

Starting with the dichotomy of tourism as an industry versus tourism as a social force, this unit will investigate the social science perspective of tourism as a catalyst for peace. Topics to be covered include equity and justice issues, sustainability, international citizenship, globalisation, education and reconciliation tourism. The course will assess the contention of such bodies as the World Tourism Organisation that tourism is a force for peace.

This unit introduces students to theories of peace, conflict and violence. It demonstrates the interdisciplinary character of peace and conflict studies and the application of theories and methods across the spectrum of conflict types from intrapersonal and interpersonal, to community, inter-ethnic and international. Students gain an understanding of the nature of social conflict, causes of violence, and the meanings of peace, as well as conflict analysis and resolution and the means of achieving peace with justice in different conflict settings.

This unit examines the role of nonviolence as a philosophy and practice in promoting social change. Specific topics include: approaches advocated by Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Aung San Suu Kyi; manifestations of nonviolence in the language of peace negotiations; analysis of how commitments to nonviolence advance understanding of democracy and civil society and thus influence principles of citizenship and human rights; and appraisal of the relevance of nonviolence to questions about national identity and policy priorities in the 21st century.

This unit examines media representations of conflict and their influence on the behaviour of those involved. It introduces creative ways for jounalists, media development workers and media activists to apply principles of conflict resolution. Students diagnose 'war journalism' and 'peace journalism', and analyse conflict in a journalism context. Theories of news and concepts of objectivity and responsibility are critically explored. Students gain practical skills in peace journalism and media activism as well as devising media interventions in conflict-affected areas.

This unit explores the philosophy and development of the idea of human rights and the international human rights regime as a means of promoting peace and justice. Legal instruments and mechanisms, political strategies, humanitarian challenges and moral imperatives for implementing human rights locally and internationally are identified and discussed. Debates considered include those surrounding the universality and indivisibility of human rights, existence of group rights, ethics of humanitarian intervention and specific rights such as those of refugees, minorities and indigenous peoples.

In governments' deliberations about ending conflicts and UN representatives' conduct of peacebuilding, the influence of poetry is left mostly unacknowledged. This unit explore how the message of anti-war poets, from diverse cultures and traditions, expresses the meanings of peace and non-violence. It identifies ways in which peace negotiators - such as former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarsjköld - were inspired by poets. The unit focuses on poetry but students are also encouraged to tap other literature that has explored the meanings of peace and thereby inspired individuals and social movements.

Religion is a source of war and peace. In this unit, students will gain an appreciation of the peace traditions, attitudes towards violence, and peacebuilding practice in the world's major religions, focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The role of religion in determining ethical boundaries of human behaviour will be explored in relation to pacifism, nonviolence, just war and humanitarian intervention. Case studies of religious wars and peacemaking will be drawn from history as well as contemporary examples.

Under supervision of a member of staff, students devise a research proposal, conduct research and complete a treatise of 25000-30000 words. In Treatise Part 1, students define the research topic and complete the bulk of research.

Under the supervision of a member of staff, students devise a research proposal, conduct research and complete a treatise of 25000-30000 words. In Treatise Part 2, students will complete their research and writing of the treatise.

Peace psychology plays a vital role in understanding violence - from domestic abuse and community violence, to war and genocide. This unit examines how psychological processes, both cognitive and emotional, individual and collective, combine with external factors such as socioeconomic injustice and discrimination in causing violence. We explore how these psychological insights can help prevent and resolve violent conflicts, by developing approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding which address psychological needs and fears and which focus on attaining "peace of mind".

A critical introduction to the TRANSCEND method of analysing conflicts and identifying means for peaceful transformation, also known as Diagnosis-Prognosis Therapy. The application of these principles is considered: to micro-conflicts, within and between individuals; meso-conflicts, within societies; macro-conflicts, among states and nations; and mega-conflicts, among regions and civilizations. There will be an examination of 'deep culture' and 'deep structure' the underlying dynamics which predispose societies, states, nations and regions to particular forms of response to conflict issues.

The human right to adequate food is considered in light of recent developments in economic and social rights to complement civil and political rights: historical foundations; the influence of the World Food Summit 1996; the application of the human right to adequate food in various contexts - specific countries, in relation to refugees, infants etc; analysing concrete situations to identify violations of the human right to adequate food; and formulating proposals for policy and legislation to realise the human right to adequate food in specific contexts.

This unit offers a comparative consideration of different concepts of democratisation and development including the criteria for compiling country development indices and typologies of democracy. Experiences of implanting and/or imposing democracy are examined in Japan, Iraq and other nations. The pan-Pacific model of development, and the pros and cons of using authoritarian means to achieve it, is also considered, with examples including Indonesia under Suharto and Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew. Relationships between development, conflict and poverty are examined - do elections lead to more democracy? More development? Or do they allow authoritarian winners to institutionalise power? What about the coup in Thailand?

An in depth critical exploration of the context, concept and development of the Global Compact, with an examination of the theoretical underpinnings of the notion of corporate social responsibility and the role business can play and should play in pursuit of peace and justice. Human rights principles, labour rights principles and environmental principles: where do they come from and how can they be applied in different situations? The role of business in zones of conflict and enabling economies of peace is considered in light of current case studies and experience.

The unit focuses on the themes of development, conflict, and democratisation in Southeast Asia. An introductory theoretical framework (tools of analysis) on development, conflict, and democratisation is followed by a country-based case studies of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Philippines, Singapore Thailand, Timor Leste (East Timor), and Vietnam. A regional analysis focuses on ASEAN and the region's interaction with the rest of the world completes the course.

Transitional justice is a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field of study focussing on processes dealing with past human rights violations and the transition to a more peaceful and democratic state. This unit examines the evolution of transitional justice theory and practice, including truth commissions, trials and traditional practices, in such contexts as post-apartheid South Africa and post-genocide Cambodia and Rwanda. Issues discussed include the various types of justice, accountability, truth, reconciliation and reparations, and the challenges of balancing justice and peace.

This unit of study will focus on the theory and practical application of facilitation, communication and conflict resolution skills in a community mediation context. Students will learn about various models of community mediation and will become skilled in the stages of community mediation through role-plays and simulation exercises. Successful completion of this unit of study will equip students for possible accreditation as a community mediator in Australia, as well as providing students with transferable skills and knowledge about mediation.

This unit of study will focus on the theory and practical application of intervention in conflict and conflict-affected societies in the domains of information and communication. Different and, in some cases, competing theories will be critically reviewed, including 'modernisation' and the 'information society' model, along with the notion of a 'new world information and communication order'; the emerging field of Communication For Social Change; the 'dependencia' school and critical pedagogy as a means of training for information and communication actors in conflict.

Pali is a major canonical language of Buddhism. The scriptures of the Theravada School of Buddhism, which represent the oldest Buddhist writings preserved in an Indic language, are in Pali, as are the commentaries and historical literature of the School. This unit will provide a grounding in the language and enable students to read simple texts in Pali.

This unit is an extension of PALI5901. By the end of the unit, students will have completed Pali grammar and be in a position to read both scriptures and commentaries.

Should we think of our moral and political obligations as limited by our membership in particular communities? Should we define our conceptions of moral and political community according to particular cultural or national characteristics, or in terms of a shared common humanity? Do we have special obligations to our compatriots or general obligations to humanity as a whole? What is the relation between universal principles and local practices, and what are the consequences for our conceptions of practical reason? We shall explore these questions, and others, through an engagement with the arguments of leading contemporary moral and political philosophers.

Selected reading program supervised by an academic member of staff. Students write a research essay based on a question arising from the program of reading.

Selected reading program supervised by an academic member of staff. Students write a research essay based on a question arising from the program of reading.

Research and writing toward a Dissertation on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Completion and submission of a Dissertation on an approved topic, written under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

How shall we conceptualise moral responsibilities that individuals and institutions bear in relation to structural social and political problems to which they contribute by their actions, but which cannot be causally traced directly to these actions? We will investigate this question by comparing and contrasting several theories and concepts of moral and legal responsibility: philosophical theories of personal and collective responsibility, concepts of responsibility in tort and criminal law, and theories of shared, orgainsational and institutional responsibility.

Besides the romantic sensibility pervading many distinct areas of 19th century European culture, a distinctly philosophical variant of romanticism has recently been acknowledged. This unit examines versions of philosophical romanticism commencing in the 1790s to the present, interpreting and evaluating them as responses to what has been perceived as the nihilistic consequences of social and psychological changes typical of the modern world. The links of philosophical romanticism to romantic movements in the arts, politics, science and religion will be examined.

This unit deals with the philosophy and psychology of happiness and wellbeing. It covers classical and contemporary philosophical work on the nature of happiness. It discusses the kind of goal happiness or wellbeing is - is it something that we want only insofar as we desire it, or is there some rational requirement to make a richer conception of wellbeing the goal of life? The unit will also engage with aspects of positive psychology.

Advances in modern medicine and in our understanding of the natural world have raised a new and urgent set of moral questions. What are our ethical obligations towards sentient non-human animals, human embryos and the environment? Is it wrong to keep terminally ill or incapacitated humans alive against their wishes? If we can enhance the genetic capabilities of human beings, should we? This unit draws on contemporary moral philosophy to shed light on these and other pressing applied ethical questions.

This unit examines the history, development and theoretical influences on contemporary performance genres, with a specific focus on what is happening in Sydney at venues such as Performance Space and Artspace. We will take advantage of the department's artists-in-residence program to develop analyses, and a practical understanding of how new work is developed.

As an emerging discipline, performance studies has drawn upon a wide range of theoretical positions and resources, from semiotics to New Historicism, cultural studies, feminism, psychoanalysis, discourse theory, deconstruction, phenomenology and hermeneutics. In this unit, we will read some key theoretical texts and look at how they have been applied to the analysis of performance.

This unit prepares students for the task of observing and analysing rehearsal practices (or training, creative development etc) in theatre and other genres of aesthetic performance. We will canvass some of the key theoretical and methodological issues of ethnographic research, not only through readings but also through practical tasks involving video recordings of rehearsal, prompt books and other materials held in the department's unique archive. This unit is a pre-requisite for those students undertaking PRFM5903 Rehearsal to Performance.

This unit is structured around a rehearsal process occurring in the mid-year break (July) and involving performing artists in residence at the Department's Rex Cramphorn Studio. Students attend rehearsals full time for two weeks, documenting the process and writing up their observations as ethnographic fieldnotes. Seminars during semester provide an opportunity for students to 'unpack' this experience and to develop strategies for turning fieldnotes into a more detailed, coherent and analytical casebook.

This unit aims to provide students with specific information on the concepts, methods and applications underpinning cancer prevention and control at population level. It is designed to address specific educational needs of students in various programs within the School of Public Health and to offer a broad-based perspective on cancer control, ranging from primary prevention, screening and early intervention, tertiary prevention and palliative care. Emphasis will be given to cancers with the greatest impact at population level and where evidence demonstrates that policies and interventions are capable of reducing cancer incidence, mortality, prolonging survival and improving quality of life. Although focusing on specific Australian conditions, the information will be presented in the context of regional cancer control efforts. At the completion of the unit, students will be equipped with the basic tools to design, plan, implement and evaluate cancer control programs in Australia or their own countries.

This unit will build on introductory public health core units of study, and apply them to consideration of global obesity as a public health problem. The unit will develop students' skills in national level, international and global approaches to obesity monitoring, prevention programs and policies, extending research methods, critical appraisal skills, introductory health promotion and disease prevention in MPH. Students will develop an understanding of surveillance systems to monitor obesity, and develop skills in evidence based obesity prevention interventions in diverse social, cultural and community contexts. The course will include discussions of policies and international approaches to obesity prevention, as part of global non-communicable disease prevention and control.

This core unit of study will provide students with an introduction to and critical overview of evidence-based prevention and health promotion as a fundamental component of efforts to address chronic disease prevention and reduce health inequalities in populations. The unit is divided into three sections: (i) principles underlying disease prevention and health promotion, (ii) evidence-based planning disease prevention and health promotion programs, and (iii) implementing and evaluating health promotion programs for disease prevention. The unit will illustrate the principles of prevention and health promotion programs in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. It will develop students' skills in: identifying problems and setting prevention priorities; planning and implementing programs, and; evaluating the impact of programs on population health. The unit will address diverse disease prevention and health promotion programs, including individual change programs, interpersonal (family, social networks), organisational (worksites, primary care), and community-wide programs. Students will develop an understanding of approaches used to enhance inter-sectoral action, community participation and consultation, the development of partnerships and the use of policy and advocacy. These approaches will be particularly applied to Indigenous health promotion settings.

The aim of this unit is to systematically complete a self-directed project in one of the main content areas of the course. Students should contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project.

The aim of this unit is to systematically complete a self-directed project in one of the main content areas of the course. Students should contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project.

This unit aims to develop an understanding of environmental hazard identification and risk assessment and for students to understand the principles of hazard regulation and control. The unit will explore the major categories of environmental health hazards such as air quality; water & food quality; chemical hazards eg contaminated sites; physical hazards eg noise and radiation; and microbiological hazards eg Legionnaires' disease. It will use the disciplines of epidemiology, toxicology and ecology to characterise risks associated with these hazards and will explore various approaches to managing the risks. In studying this unit students will appreciate the multi-disciplinary nature of environmental health concerns and the need to work closely with external agencies. Regional and global issues of sustainability, climate change and land use planning will also be addressed.

This unit aims to give students an insight into the realities of prevention and control of diseases in developing country, based on real examples presented by a wide range of people with direct practical experience. The unit covers the major health problems in developing country, as well as the role of WHO, World Bank and NGOs.

This unit aims to assist students in developing an evidence-based understanding of the epidemiology of alcohol and drug use and its impact on health, and the effectiveness of methods for prevention and management of related problems. This fuller drug and alcohol elective covers all the content of PUBH5115 and goes on to assist the student to develop more advanced skills in research and in management of clinical services in relation to alcohol and drug use disorders, and to examine the needs of special populations.

The unit consists of learning topics, each of which is supported by extensive Web based resources, and 4 moderated online discussion forums, each focusing on a problem related to tobacco use and control. Lecture topics include: history of tobacco use and control; the burden of illness from tobacco use; secondhand smoke: the research evidence; measuring tobacco use, uptake and cessation in communities; international trends in tobacco consumption; the tobacco industry; the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and new forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Problem focused discussion forums include: Harm reduction and tobacco control, regulation of tobacco, improving and implementing pack warnings; promoting smoking cessation, prevention of uptake (youth programs); denormalisation of the tobacco industry; controlling advertising; and controlling exposure to tobacco smoke, making news on tobacco and influencing political policy on tobacco.

A dissertation of between 12000 and 15000 words may be an option for students. This is equivalent to two units of study and will usually be undertaken to complete the degree, that is, later rather than earlier in the student's candidature. This unit involves completing the writing of a dissertation on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member commencing in RLST6921 Dissertation Part 1, and concluding in RLST6922 Dissertation Part 2. Students must consult the Chair of Department or the Postgraduate Coordinator before enrolling in the dissertation.

A dissertation of between 12000 and 15000 words may be an option for students. This is equivalent to two units of study and will usually be undertaken to complete the degree, that is, later rather than earlier in the student's candidature. This unit involves completing the writing of a dissertation on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff member commencing in RLST6921 Dissertation Part 1, and concluding in RLST6922 Dissertation Part 2. Students must consult the Chair of Department or the Postgraduate Coordinator before enrolling in the dissertation.

This unit will study some contemporary methodological issues by looking at the place of the body in religious life. The first half looks at the relationship between the body and the cosmos as a whole; the second half turns to the body and individual religious life.

This unit consists of an intensive 6 week overview of skills and techniques for the preparation and presentation of academic research, using such journals as the American Academy of Religion as a guide. Students will then be required to present their own preliminary research topics to the class, to explain issues that require consideration, alternative methodological approaches that might be employed, competing perspectives that must be balanced, and so on. Supervision by an academic member of staff will carry through to the submission of the project. Students must consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment.

This unit examines the way in which concepts of health and spirituality are often interrelated and represented in popular culture. This includes examining the alternative health industry and its interrelationship with various spiritual traditions (East and West) and consumer ideologies. Significant attention will be given to the analysis of diverse media forms (print and online). It also considers popular ethical discourse on the interrelationship of health and ecology; the reciprocal relationships of healing of self and planet; green consumerism, eco-villages and concepts of 'healthy' communities.

Cinema is regularly described through religious language: the ecsatic, the euphoric, the mystical and the sublime. This unit examines how filmmakers utilise mythic, ritualistic, emotional and affective structures to move us towards these states. The unit of study will examine cultural and academic discourse that relies on religious language to describe such experiences. This unit will also assess how cinema seeks to replicate and/or replace religious feeling in our secular age by an increasingly sophisticated architronics of ecstasy.

Sanskrit is an important canonical language of Buddhism and was the most widely used language in India for philosophy and religion up until modern times. This unit provides an introduction to the language. Emphasis will be given to understanding the basic grammatical structures and Devanagari script and to understanding the place of Sanskrit within Indian culture and Buddhist tradition. There will be exercises in translation from Sanskrit to English and English to Sanskrit.

This unit provides an extension to work completed in SANS5901. By the end of the unit, students will have an understanding of the grammar required for reading simple Sanskrit texts.

This unit will complete the more advanced grammatical forms in the first half of the semester, and will then be devoted to reading classical Sanskrit literature, especially selections relevant to the study of Indian religion and culture.

This unit will be devoted to reading classical Sanskrit literature, especially selections relevant to the study of Indian religion and culture. Readings will be drawn from texts such as the Jatakamala, Bodhicaryavatara and Mahabaharata.

Designed for students hoping to specialise in Buddhist and Indian Studies, this unit focuses on the classical languages of India, with a view to providing students with the ability to read and conduct research into Sanskrit and related texts in their original language.

This unit will provide an analysis of theories and practices of citizenship rights in Australia, other Anglophone countries and European countries in the 20th and 21st centuries. It will examine the relationships between different modes of citizenship, claims for rights and the formation of social movements with regard to the women's movement, Indigenous movements (where applicable) and movements concerned with migration, ethnic diversity and multiculturalism. Analyses will focus on the processes, content and outcomes of social movement advocacy.

This unit of study provides a comprehensive lecture program that covers the research process, from the selection of a topic through to data analysis and the interpretation of results. Students will engage in debates about the philosophical basis of social research, and will undertake exercises designed to enhance their skills in conducting research. For the primary assessment, students will select a topic and develop a research proposal, suitable for submission to a funding agency, or for a Masters or PhD thesis.

Students will become familiar with the central recent developments in social theory. The unit will examine reinterpretation of a selection of core issues in social theory, as well as covering innovations such as actor-network theory, theories of language and culture, sexuality and the body, consumption and social identity, globalization, nation and state, economic sociology and the intersection of work and family life, democracy and civil society, ethics and recognition, multiculturalism and postcolonialism, knowledge societies, and the dynamics of postmodern social life.

Drawing on contemporary debates about intimacy, sexuality and privacy ethics in feminism, law, media and social theory, this unit provides an integrated study of the significance of 'public' and 'private' for changing perceptions of intimacy in contemporary societies. Topics include: sexuality and performativity, love, privacy and journalism ethics, celebrity worship, secrecy, friendship, autonomy and body rights.

Research and writing of a long essay, on an approved topic of the candidate's own choice, under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Research and writing for a dissertation, on an approved topic of the candidate's own choice, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. To be completed in SCLG6907 during the following semester i.e., candidates must enrol in both units of study.

Completion of research and writing for a dissertation on an approved topic of the candidate's own choice, under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

The human rights internship offers students in the Masters program the opportunity to work intensively in a major domestic or international human rights organization, so as to gain a working knowledge of human rights practice. Under the supervision of a member of the organization, students will undertake a specific focused task relevant to the organization's mandate and work with faculty to draw links between their practical project and theoretical issues concerning human rights. Available to Master of Human Rights candidates only - a limited number of internships will be offered. Department permission required.

The human rights internship offers students in the Masters program the opportunity to work intensively in a major domestic or international human rights organization, so as to gain a working knowledge of human rights practice. Under the supervision of a member of the organization, students will undertake a specific focused task relevant to the organization's mandate and work with faculty to draw links between their practical project and theoretical issues concerning human rights. Available to Master of Human Rights candidates only - a limited number of internships will be offered. Department permission required.

This unit will provide students with an appreciation of the Indigenous peoples' struggle for Indigenous rights through an understanding of international, regional and national processes relevant to this struggle. Students will not only learn about Indigenous peoples histories in relation to colonisation and state building and the relevance of the nation-state and governments to the struggle for Indigenous rights but also the significance of international law, globalisation and economic development to Indigenous peoples struggle for Indigenous rights.

There is a well-established scholarship and governmental interest in both the impact of globalisation on social policy and the emergence of what is increasingly termed 'global social policy' which is a direct response to global social problems. It is a field that is growing in the areas of social policy and social work research and practice and can be clearly linked to increased employment opportunities for social workers and social policy graduates in the international/global arena. A key perspective of this unit of study is from non-government organisations' partcipation in the development of a global civil society and their contribution to global social policy. It also examines the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and how NGOs have contributed to both the ambitions of the goals as well as the outcomes for different countries. This unit provides opportunities for students to deepen their understanding and knowledge of core global concerns such as poverty, health, education, environment, NGO corporate engagement and gender equality and make links to the vital role of NGOs in these areas.

Contemporary Spain is a very diverse country with several languages that are co-official with Spanish in particular regions, including Catalan, Basque and Galician. Even regions that do not have their own language often have a very distinctive cultural identity, such as Andalusia. This unit introduces students to the advantages and challenges of such diversity, including some of its political aspects. Specific topics include language planning, ethnicity, minority nationalism, and local cultural forms.

Latino cultural activism emerged in response to the experiences of exclusion and invisibility faced by Latin American-origin people who have, over time, relocated to the US, frequently in search of the 'American Dream'. This history informs the questions raised by contemporary Latino Studies and subjects. The USA's large 'ethnic minority', Latinos, never a totality, show a plurality of identifications. This course uncovers, examining cultural products and social research, the complexity of that increasingly visible transnational collectivity known as Latino USA.

Logistics in humanitarian aid projects has long been an overlooked factor in the efficient and effective delivery of help to victims of war, natural disasters and epidemics. With increased media coverage and the rise of the "CNN-factor" of humanitarian assistance to countries such as Sudan, Congo, Haiti, Afghanistan and Iraq, professional logistics and supply chain management for humanitarian aid missions has taken a place in the spotlight and is more and more recognised as one of the core components of all successful relief efforts. Unstable security environments, long and fragile supply lines, time constraints and access restrictions often add to the pressure on logistics managers to deliver aid where it is most needed. This unit offers an introduction into the complex and challenging world of logistics in humanitarian aid projects by case-studies of real emergencies, group exercises and discussion of mission parameters based on experience from the field.

The unit provides advanced study in the students' LOTE with a focus on reading and writing. Students will analyse LOTE reading passages that illustrate different genres and/or set different types of challenges to comprehension (eg complex sentence structure, technical vocabulary, legal language, idiomatic and dialectical usage). They will enhance their own writing skills, paying particular attention to the use of appropriate register in specific kinds of writing. Comparisons with English will be made throughout the semester.

Translation practice with a wide range of text types, such as newspaper reports, advertisements, product package text, film subtitles, tourist brochures, website homepages, and relatively simple legal and official documents. Classes will be conducted as workshops in translation practice and translation criticism.

Practice in translating longer and more complex texts, such as contracts, reports, technical and scientific papers, manuals, financial documents, and political speeches. Half of the class hours will be devoted to translation from English to LOTE, and half from LOTE to English. The final examination in translation will be set and marked to NAATI accreditation standards.

Translation requires more than accuracy at word and sentence level. To translate a whole text well requires consideration of its context and resulting features, such as style. Who wrote the text, for what intended readership, and with what purpose? How does the text's style relate to its purpose, the medium in which it circulates, and the conventions of its genre? This unit introduces students to questions and problems relating to discourse analysis, genre and style on the basis of actual English and LOTE texts.

A translator's work involves many tasks beyond linguistic translation: negotiating with clients, defining the translation's scope, research domain-specific knowledge and terminology, project management, and collaborating with texters, web-designers and proof-readers. This unit sees a translation project (simulated or real) through from start to finish - from project acquisition to publication. Translation projects will differ each year, will be conducted on a group basis, and may be from English into LOTE or vice versa.

Designed primarily for students of translation, this unit of study compares selected aspects of Australian society, culture and institutional structures with those of the main countries where the students' LOTE is spoken. The aim is to familiarise students with differences between ways of handling key aspects of community life in the two countries/regions. Topics include the legal, health, education, social welfare and business and financial systems; family relationships; the role of religion; and the role of government.

In this unit students in the Master of Translation Studies will be required to complete 75 hours of fieldwork by working on a translation commission. Students will liaise directly with the commissioning clients to determine the timeline for completion, presentation of the end product and any market-specific constraints that might introduce substantive differences between original and translation. Successful completion of the unit will be determined not only by the quality of translation product, but also satisfaction of client guidelines.

This unit of study introduces students to research in translation studies, including issues concerning ethics, professional practice and technology. It will offer students the chance to think about their own practice of translating in relation to these issues. Through a discussion of examples, the unit introduces a linguistic model for comparing written source and target texts at different levels of analysis. Participants should know at least one language other than English. The unit does not provide practical training in translation.

This unit develops an understanding of translation theory and practice from the perspective of cognitive, social, and communicative aspects of translation, and includes historical and contemporary linguistic, philosophical, and literary approaches to translation. Students will read key texts in the field, discuss key concepts, methods and methodologies. This unit is a companion to TRNS7000.

This unit of study is the first of a three-part sequence comprising the supervised writing of a treatise of 15,000 - 20,000 words to be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This unit of study is the second of a three-part sequence comprising the supervised writing of a treatise of 15,000 - 20,000 words to be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This unit of study is the third of a three-part sequence comprising the supervised writing of a treatise of 15,000 - 20,000 words to be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This is one of two units of study in an internship sequence that may be undertaken in partial fulfilment of requirements for the award of Master of Letters in US Studies. Part 1 is dedicated to the satisfactory completion of the internship and the development of skills necessary for an internship experience: project planning and management, developing a learning contract and critical self-reflection. In order to be considered, a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 70% across all units undertaken toward the Master of US Studies degree is required. Admission is subject to the Director's approval.

This is one of two units of study in an internship sequence that may be undertaken in partial fulfilment of requirements for the award of Master of Letters in US Studies. The project (Part 2) requires the completion of a research project on behalf of the workplace partner. In order to be considered, a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 70% across all units undertaken toward the Master of US Studies degree is required. Admission is subject to the Director's approval.

This is one of a maximum four possible units of study to be undertaken at a university in the United States in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This is one of a maximum four possible units of study to be undertaken at a university in the United States in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This is one of a maximum four possible units of study to be undertaken at a university in the United States in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This is one of a maximum four possible units of study to be undertaken at a university in the United States in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Letters in US Studies.

This unit introduces students to the foundations of American politics, economics, society and culture, examining the interplay of major actors and ideas from these spheres. It will familiarise students with the variegated landscape of America through analysing contemporary issues using interactive approaches to learning. Students will survey how America's political framework either engages with or impedes social and economic actors and how these dynamics are reflected in and supported or undermined by the media and artistic expression.

This unit will examine US domestic politics through analysing the federal structure and separation of powers within the American political system. This understanding will provide an appreciation of the porous nature of US political institutions, offering social actors a variety of venues and opportunities to influence political decision-making. It will examine the factors that make some arenas more open than others and strategies that groups and political actors take to secure or prise open those avenues for change.

This unit will examine US foreign and security policy formulation and implementation throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It will consider US military policy, foreign economic policy, foreign energy and resource policy, policy on human rights and democracy overseas, and US responses to the proliferation of WMD and trans-national terrorism. The unit will conclude by examining US foreign and defence policy in the aftermath of 9/11, the Iraq War, and other contemporary security challenges facing the US.

This unit will examine the US Constitution, a document which animates nearly all facets of contemporary American life. It shapes the contours of speech and media and is constantly tested and reinterpreted by social actors, the judiciary, and political institutions. Many issues faced by foreign businesses or organisations operating in the US have a constitutional dimension. Students will participate in lively debate about the Constitution, consistent with its importance in the American landscape.

This unit examines the motivation and meaning behind the claim that the United States of America is an exception nation. What exactly is an exceptional nation? Is the US exceptional or just different? How has the idea of exceptionalism evolved throughout American history? What are the implications or consequences of exceptionalism? To what extent and in what ways has the idea of exceptionalism shaped US history and influences America's relationship with the rest of the world?

This unit proposes a week-by-week engagement with some of the defining moments in US cultural history. Working from the premise that ideas in the US are cultural and political acts, the unit constructs a chart of the nation's salient (and often critical) intellectual projections. Blending written texts with works of visual art, high with 'low' culture, the course offers a close encounter with a misunderstood intellectual tradition and shows its relevance to the present.

Students will undertake research essay of 6,000 words on an approved topic under the guidance of a supervisor from the Centre for US Studies. Normally, the essay involves deeper study of a subject which the student has already covered in the first semester of his or her program. Entry to this unit is subject to the permission of the Director and depends upon the availability of a supervisor from the Centre, the student's existing knowledge in the area, and her or his academic performance in the preceding semester.

This unit explores the concept, ideal and experience of the city in the United States. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this course seeks to engage a variety of discourses in its exploration of the question of the city as both an imaginary and a material construct. The particularity of the American city will be examined by considering how it is lived in terms of built form, urban life and sustainability and how it is conceived in and through its representation in literature, cinema, the visual arts, critical and cultural theory, urban studies and popular culture. From a study of sources as diverse as the changing and conflicted fictional cityscapes of Edith Wharton, Dos Passos and DeLillo; the cartoons of Frank Miller; the films of Martin Scorcese; as well as, reflecting upon and rethinking the notion of the `wounded' or `traumatised' (post-crisis) cities of NYC, Detroit and New Orleans; addressing the crucial issue of sustainability and the future of the city; and exploring the significance of contemporary urban phenomena, the American city will be discovered to be a unique, dynamic, paradoxical and profoundly influential site of human interaction and engagement.

This unit explores the relationship between 'American cinema' and Hollywood cinema. 'American cinema' draws inspiration from and attempts to contribute to cultural movements and contexts that include Hollywood but extend to literature and the visual arts more generally. Hollywood's power as a cultural sign will be examined in relation to alternative and independent film cultures. This will include not only analysis of feature films but also of writings by filmmakers and theorists. Questions of cinematic subjectivity and authorship will be a focus of the unit.

This core unit of study aims to develop scholarly skills of research, writing and argumentation. Through the study of different examples of academic research, we will carefully draw out why and how certain research and argumentation strategies are privileged in different texts. We will also closely examine different genres of academic writing and different modes of research (including empirical research). The unit will encourage students to develop their own argumentation skills and research practices.

This unit examines theories of consumption in regards to cultural and media products and practices. From the basis of sociology, cultural studies and gender theories, we will critically analyse different forms of belonging and identity that are created through these practices. We will also pay close attention to the critiques of globalisation and consumption, theories of the 'citizen consumer' and the realities of geo-political and economic inequalities that underpin many forms of consumption. The unit focuses on theories of culture, media and consumption, principally through the analyses of case studies.

This unit examines ideas about the modern and modernity as they continue to impact on contemporary cultural analysis. Beginning with post-Enlightenment philosophy, we will consider a range of roughly twentieth-century ideas we have come to identify with 'modernity', 'modernism' and 'postmodernism'. The unit focuses on how these concepts are used in a wide range of academic disciplines and other cultural fields, including popular culture, media, practices of museums and galleries, literature, philosophy, and the social sciences.

Research and writing towards a dissertation of 12,000 words on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Prospective candidates should consult the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolment, in order to formulate a topic.

Completion and submission of a dissertation of 12,000 words.