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ATS3956Trauma and memory in the modern world
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How do traumatic histories shape individual lives, political communities, and cultural memory long after violence itself has ended? How do experiences of war, displacement, illness, mourning, shame, and survival become narratable—or resist...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2267True happiness: The art, practice and science of human flourishing
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This elective will explore the art, practice and science of contemplative practices and how they can contribute to authentic and sustainable happiness and human flourishing, even in the face of adversity. Important questions will be...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
ATS3327True happiness: The art, practice and science of human flourishing
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This elective will explore the art, practice and science of contemplative practices and how they can contribute to authentic and sustainable happiness and human flourishing, even in the face of adversity. Important questions will be...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
ATS2792Understanding Australia: From the deep past to the present
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In this unit, you will be introduced to key moments, themes, and controversies in Australian history. The story of Australia and its peoples is traced through a series of central themes: the experiences, knowledge, and perspectives of...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS2040Understanding contemporary China
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The unit introduces you to perspectives on contemporary Chinese culture and society as presented in academic publications, social commentary, media reports and on the Chinese Internet. It covers key topics in cultural studies, politics and...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS3805Understanding contemporary Korean society and culture through literature and media
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This advanced unit critically examines various forms of writing, literature, and media produced on the Korean peninsula from the colonial period (1910–1945) to the present day. You will encounter a variety of text types, including short...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS1421Understanding crime
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In the unit, you will consider crime as a social phenomenon and map key theoretical frameworks that have been advanced to explain crime and deviance. You will engage your 'criminological imagination' to understand the causes of crime, and...
Semester 1CaulfieldClayton
ATS1261Understanding human behaviour
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The unit introduces you to cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic and social understandings of human behaviour. This multi-disciplinary orientation, including studies of the human mind, consciousness, emotion, and normal and abnormal...
Semester 1CaulfieldClayton
ATS3801Understanding media violence
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In this unit you will examine conceptual and methodological tools to make sense of media violence. You will explore how and why violence became a driving force in media industries and economies, and why, as a result, media violence is a...
Semester 2Caulfield
ATS2298Understanding political violence
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This unit will provide you with an overview of contemporary types of political violence, including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, revolution, and related forms of violence. You will examine the different ways in which political...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS1262Understanding social behaviour
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This unit introduces you to range of key issues regarding human behaviour in its social context. Contemporary understandings of health, quality of life, social inclusion, and resilience are explored, while introducing you to concepts and...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS1280Understanding the media
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The media play a central role in all aspects of contemporary life. In this unit you will consider the field of media studies by investigating a variety of media forms - from film and radio to video games and social media - with a...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS2211Understanding workplace innovation
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In every working environment the ability for employees to value-add and innovate is greatly valued by employers. In this intensive unit you will develop an understanding of innovation as a workplace attribute and social process. Through an...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS3965Unity and diversity in China and global Sinophone communities
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In this unit, students explore the diversity of contemporary China and global Sinophone communities, reflecting on the meaning of “China,” “Chinese,” and “Chineseness” today. Beginning from an overview of theories of identity and a history...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2469Victims, justice and the law
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The unit considers the concepts of justice, victims and the law as they exist within and beyond the legal system. The unit engages with historical and contemporary perspectives and constructions of these intersecting concepts to explore...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2200Victorian literature
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In this unit you will examine texts published during Queen Victoria's reign of Britain (1837-1901), such as fiction, poetry, drama and periodicals. You will encounter novels published by canonical authors (e.g. Charles Dickens and the...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS3836Victorian parliamentary internship
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In this unit you will gain first-hand experience of parliamentary structures and processes. You will focus on Australian politics to develop your understanding and skills in public policy. You will work under the overall supervision of a...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2999Video game music
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In this unit you will examine the historical development of video game music, its sociocultural context, and its unique interactive compositional potential. Video game music presents composers with creative and technical challenges,...
WinterClayton
ATS3999Video game music
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In this unit you will examine the historical development of video game music, its sociocultural context, and its unique interactive compositional potential. Video game music presents composers with creative and technical challenges,...
WinterClayton
ATS2280Video games: Industry and culture
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Video games have become a major media industry, generating large revenues and exerting an ongoing impact on older media forms. From game consoles to social media platforms to mobile devices, they account for an increasing share of media...
Semester 1CaulfieldClayton