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ATS3263Popular Culture in Europe

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

This intensive unit uses popular culture as a prism for the cultural, social, and political history of Europe from 1945 to the present. Drawing on the disciplines of history, media studies, literary/cultural studies, and anthropology, this...

ATS3156Popular culture in North and South Korea: K-Culture to the world

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit you will critically examine the recent global popularity of Korean popular culture thanks to the rise of social media and OTT platforms like NETFLIX. The focus is on South Korean pop music, TV dramas, webtoons, fandom, food...

Semester 2CaulfieldClayton

ATS1072Popular music 1

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will explore fundamental concepts in popular music practice by undertaking a technical syllabus that develops knowledge and application of foundational skills on your primary instrument or voice. You will use recording...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS1073Popular music 2

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will extend your exploration of fundamental concepts in popular music practice by undertaking a study of diverse repertoire across a variety of styles and genres. You will examine the basics of stagecraft, including stage...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS2272Popular music 3

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will explore concepts and technologies fundamental to popular music practice through the application of recording and music production knowledge and skills. You will continue to use audio-visual recordings to further...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS2273Popular music 4

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will extend your exploration of concepts in popular music practice by creating a performance showcase with accompanying promotional material, and undertaking collaborative projects in which you will apply music production...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3272Popular music 5

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will develop advanced skills in music creation by conceptualising live showcase performances with accompanying branding and marketing assets. You will develop new organisational strategies and refine performance and...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS3273Popular music 6

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will develop advanced skills in performance by realising a non-placement Industry Engagement (IE) project. You will critically examine potential employment pathways and refine methods for managing and refine methods for...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3824Popular music and society

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

Highlighting the nexus between performers, audiences and the global music industry, this unit investigates the complex relationship between popular music and society, and the ways in which the two are inextricably linked. Possible topics...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS1343Popular music in global perspective

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

Popular music, namely, music that appeals to large audiences and which is disseminated via mass media, is an increasingly global phenomenon. From rock to reggae, hip-hop to Afro-pop, this unit introduces you to select popular musics from...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3725Population and society

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will examine the social dynamics of the Australian population. You will explore the key population concepts and tools and components of population change, and substantive issues including population ageing, patterns in...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS2856Populism and the crisis of democracy

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

This unit will provide you with an understanding of one of the defining political phenomena of our times – populism. Several of the most prominent and controversial leaders, parties and movements of recent years have been labelled as...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3632Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

This unit examines the emergent histories of post-genocide and post-conflict societies. It explores the negotiation of perpetrator, victim and bystander identities after genocide through histories of return and diaspora; and considers the...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS3639Poverty, climate change and international justice

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

What does justice demand of rich individuals and/or nations in response to poverty, climate change and natural disasters? What difference does it make if these misfortunes occur inside or outside of our national border? What is the proper...

Semester 2Clayton

AMU2019Power and conflict: The international politics of the Asia Pacific

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will analyse the factors that shape the international relations and foreign policies of Asia Pacific states. In the first part of the unit, you will examine the different forms of modernisation and related ideologies that...

Semester 1Malaysia

ATS3293Power, place and people: European legacies, global resistance, and transculturation

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

This unit examines cultural clashes and mutual influences between Europe and the World, and how European-language cultures across the globe have rejected, adopted, adapted, and transformed European cultural legacies.

Semester 1Clayton

APG5627Power, politics and development in a changing environment

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

This unit considers the relevance of power and politics for shaping relationships between humans and their environments. Throughout the semester you will engage with the principles and approaches of political ecology that foreground...

ATS2556Power struggles: anti-colonialism and anti-racism in history

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

The struggle of colonised peoples to attain independence from foreign domination is one of the defining features of contemporary world history. In this unit, you will explore modern anti-colonial movements in the Asia-Pacific, Africa and...

ATS3181PPE global study tour

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

Designed exclusively for PPE students, this study tour will immerse you in the political, philosophical, and economic issues of a major society in the Indo-Pacific region. PPE students will meet with and learn from academics and...

Summer AOverseas

ATS3544Practical archaeology in the field

UnitLevel 3|12 credit points|Arts

The unit provides you with a thorough grounding in archaeological field techniques. Field techniques include pre-fieldwork preparations and critical analysis of different approaches by archaeologists to find, record and excavate sites....

Clayton