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ATS2281Aboriginal languages
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Around 490 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia 200 years ago. While only a dozen or so of these languages are still being learned by children as their first language, Indigenous communities all around Australia have strong...
Semester 1Clayton
ACX2900Accounting for sustainability
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Business is facing increased scrutiny with respect to the sustainability implications of its operations. Against this setting, companies are exploring ways in which enhancing sustainability performance creates organisational value. This...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ACC2400Accounting information systems
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At the core of Accounting Information Systems is the idea that accountants must understand the core business processes that underpin the business activities in an organisation and generate transaction data. The focus will be on an...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
ATS2883Acting across stages
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In this unit you will rethink the value and purpose of ‘acting’ in a general sense. You will consider and practise how you ‘act’ in all areas of your life and you will learn strategies for performing on (i) theatrical stages; (ii)...
Semester 1Clayton
ETC2430Actuarial cash flow modelling
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This unit will introduce you to basic financial and stochastic techniques used in actuarial work, and will give an overview of some of the areas in which actuaries are currently involved. You will be introduced to the basic concepts...
Semester 1Clayton
EDF2097Adolescent development and learning
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This unit focuses on significant aspects of adolescent development and the implications for teachers. You will further your understanding of relevant, evidence-based research into adolescent development and will be encouraged to develop...
Semester 1Clayton
NUT2103Advanced nutritional physiology and immunology
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The unit takes a systems approach to understanding the human body and integrates knowledge from human biology, anatomy, physiology and basic cell biology to achieve an understanding of bodily functions. It will give you an understanding of...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2284Agency, advocacy and activism in performance
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In this unit you explore performance as a method of advocacy, mediation, and social/cultural transformation across the performing arts. Through a student-led, project-based, Community of Practice learning approach, you will learn key...
Semester 1Clayton
MTH2141Algebra 1: Group theory
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Groups in geometry, linear algebra, and number theory; cyclic and abelian groups; permutation groups; subgroups, cosets and normal subgroups and quotient groups; homomorphisms, isomorphisms and isomorphism theorem; group actions; Sylow...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2868Anarchy, property, and the state
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The unit will discuss the normative foundations of the state and of the institution of private property. What is the proper role of government? Why should we obey the law? What is the relation between property and liberty? When, if ever,...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2084Ancient mythologies
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This unit examines mythic patterns and their relation to ritual enactments in ancient times and across a variety of cultures including Indigenous Australia, the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. We explore creation stories, tales of...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2106An environmental history of the world: People and our planet
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In this unit, you will explore the history of the world through the lens of the environment. How have environmental factors shaped the histories of human societies? How have human activities affected and transformed the environment over...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
BIO2231Animal diversity
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This unit examines the diversity of animals and organises them in a systematic way using their evolutionary history. We examine a range of representatives from different animal phyla, starting with the structurally simple and progressing...
Semester 1Clayton
BIO2242Animal structure and function
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The form and function of animals enables them to meet their need to survive and reproduce. To do this, animals acquire, process and use energy and nutrients to cope with challenges in the internal and external environments through a wide...
Semester 2Clayton
NUT2002Applied research methods in nutrition
No reviews yetUnitLevel 26 credit pointsMedicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This unit will focus on developing students as researchers. It builds on knowledge and skills developed in Year 1 on the role of evidence in nutrition science, statistics, epidemiology and research methods.It will embrace the concepts and...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2277Artefacts, objects and remains: Making sense of archaeological sites
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Archaeologists understand archaeological sites by the artefacts they contain. In this unit you will examine how archaeologists analyse collections of different kinds of artefacts excavated or collected from archaeological sites, and how...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2941Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
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The unit explores the underside of Asian societies, enabling a more complete understanding of the political and social tensions in the countries of northeast and Southeast Asia. It addresses such topics as corruption, environmental damage,...
Semester 1Clayton
EDF2404Assessment and feedback design
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Assessment is a fundamental element of learning designs. Every learning sequence, artefact, and activity aims to enhance knowledge or change behaviour (or both). Assessment is one key way in which learning designers can determine whether...
Semester 2Clayton
ASP2011Astronomy
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An introduction to modern astronomy, with an emphasis on using astronomical observations to understand the stars, galaxies and the universe as a whole. You will be introduced to the night sky and how to navigate around it using...
Semester 1Clayton
PHS2081Atomic, nuclear and condensed matter physics
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The atomic physics sub-unit explores the development of our current understanding of the electronic properties of atoms. Much of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics were developed in response to the difficulties of reconciling observed...
Semester 1Clayton