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ATS3908American empire: The United States from colonies to superpower
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In this unit you will examine the rise of the United States to global dominance across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and to a superpower in the 21st century. You will investigate key events, from the dispossession of indigenous...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS3888American literature
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In this unit, you will examine a range of novels, short stories, and poems which illuminate major themes in United States literature from the nineteenth century through to today. Topics explored may include: what it means to be 'American'...
Semester 2Clayton
APG5154Analysing global politics
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In this unit, you will explore how global affairs professionals construct, contest, and communicate knowledge. You will examine the intellectual scaffolding of International Relations: its main philosophical debates, conceptual tools,...
Semester 2Clayton
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
ANTH-MAJAnthropology
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Anthropology is the comparative study of different ways of life. It seeks an 'insider' perspective on alternative ways of being in the world. To interpret human behaviour, anthropologists ask questions not just about what people do, but...
ANTH-MINAnthropology
No reviews yetArea of studyMinorUndergraduate24 credit pointsArts
Anthropology is the comparative study of different ways of life. It seeks an 'insider' perspective on alternative ways of being in the world. To interpret human behaviour, anthropologists ask questions not just about what people do, but...
ATS3376Anthropology of human rights
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The unit introduces you to cross-cultural notions of human rights. Anthropology places human rights in broader analyses of power, politics and social inequality. Political leaders in various countries dismiss human rights as a Western...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2212Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Old and new forms of hate
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This unit explores the historical, religious, sociological and political dimensions of Antisemitism and Islamophobia in a comparative framework. Tracing the origins of Antisemitism from Antiquity through the Modern Era the unit considers...
ATS3996Anxieties and apprehensions: Asian and European perspectives
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“East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” is the infamous line by Rudyard Kipling that has underpinned relations between the two geopolitical and ideational spheres of Asia and Europe. Though the two spheres came into...
APG5717Applied industry research and data analytics
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This unit reviews the strategic and important role research plays in the tourism industry both globally and in Australia. Topics include defining the research problem and objectives, analysing secondary data sources, qualitative and...
Caulfield
ATI5856Applied research project
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This unit is a capstone for postgraduate programs under the Faculty of Arts at Monash Indonesia that provides you with the opportunity to design and complete an independent applied research project. Through active blended...
Indonesia
APG5124Applying language to personal and professional contexts
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This capstone unit teaches you to apply your knowledge of language in multilingual settings to a range of personal and professional contexts where language plays a key role. It requires them to practice using knowledge and skills to engage...
ATS2943Archaeological fieldwork in Italy
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The unit introduces you to archaeological fieldwork and excavation through participation on a dig. You will gain experience in current fieldwork techniques, object recording, analysis and conservation, and will be introduced to the...
Overseas
ATS3123Archaeological fieldwork in Italy
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The unit introduces you to archaeological fieldwork and excavation through participation on a dig. You will gain experience in current fieldwork techniques, object recording, analysis and conservation, and will be introduced to the...
Overseas
ACAH-MAJArchaeology and ancient history
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The archaeology and ancient history program studies societies in the past from the greater Mediterranean world and Australia. You will explore how you can use the physical remains, texts, and oral narratives of communities to understand...
ACAH-MINArchaeology and ancient history
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The archaeology and ancient history program studies societies in the past from the greater Mediterranean world and Australia. You will explore how you can use the physical remains, texts, and oral narratives of communities to understand...
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
ATS3187Artificial Intelligence and algorithmic decision-making in the criminal justice system
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In this unit, you will critically examine how artificial intelligence and advanced technologies are transforming criminal justice systems in Australia and internationally. You will explore key applications including predictive policing,...
Semester 2Clayton