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DGN1303The language of graphic design
No reviews yetUnitLevel 16 credit pointsArt, Design and Architecture
In this unit you will study the work of innovative visual designers from Modernism until the present. You will analyse how designers use pictorial images and words to convey meanings; and how they achieve this by employing a form of visual...
Semester 2Caulfield
LAW4679The law of climate change
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Climate change is among the most daunting problems the world faces in the 21st century. This unit deals with the legal dimension of climate change, paying due regard to its social, political and economic context. The unit will examine the...
Semester 2ClaytonPrato
LAW5389The law of climate change
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Climate change is among the most daunting problems the world faces in the 21st century. This unit deals with the legal dimension of climate change, paying due regard to its social, political and economic context. The unit will examine the...
Monash Law ChambersPrato
LAW4219The law of financial transactions
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This unit introduces you to the legal and regulatory issues relating to transactions undertaken by companies and other institutions in order to borrow money or otherwise to raise funds. The unit is in three parts. In the first part, the...
LAW5419The law of financial transactions
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsLaw
This unit introduces students to the legal and regulatory issues relating to transactions undertaken by companies and other institutions in order to borrow money or otherwise to raise funds. The unit is in three parts. In the first part,...
LAW5498The law of politics and corruption
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Democratic governance rests on a foundational premise: that public power is held in trust and must be exercised for the public good. Yet across the globe — in mature democracies and emerging states alike — that trust is routinely tested,...
OPO5903The learning approach to project management
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This unit focuses on the learning approach to project management. You will explore a range of contemporary methods, tools and techniques to support continuous learning spanning the project life cycle. By critically applying agile...
Monash Online
ATS3947The making of a modern Korea: History and development
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This unit aims to provide you with a deeper understanding of the essential historical developments and philosophical constructs that have impacted the Korean Peninsula. It focuses on some of the most contentious areas of premodern and...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
ATS1610The making of the modern world, 1750 to the present
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What defines the modern age? In this unit you will explore three hundred years of history shaped by political, cultural, economic and scientific revolutions; expanding and disintegrating empires; periods of war, conflict, and disorder; and...
Semester 1CaulfieldClayton
ATS4348Theme and genre in literary studies
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In this unit we will examine a particular conjunction of theme and genre in a range works of literature chosen from several historical periods, paying close attention to both their literary forms, structures and techniques, and to the...
Semester 2Clayton
LAW4316The media and the state
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The purpose of this unit is to identify and evaluate the laws which govern the way in which the media collect and disseminate news and information about the state. Core topics are: the media and the courts (open justice and obtaining...
LAW4140The media, defamation and privacy
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This unit considers why freedom of speech is important to the media and how it is protected in Australia. The unit also covers the three major restraints on freedom of speech; the law of defamation, the action for breach of confidence and...
ATS1611The Medieval and Early Modern world, 1050-1750
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The modern world is founded on the concept of a rupture from the medieval and early modern past. But to what extent was this so? How does our understanding change when Europe is just one among several sites of historical interrogation? In...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS2256The mind, the self and political behaviour
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In this unit, you will develop a unique perspective of the political world around us by exploring political realities through a psychological, and especially a social-psychological, lens. The primary objectives of the unit are two-fold....
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2337The Minotaur to the Trojan war: Aegean archaeology
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In this unit we examine the art, architecture, burials and beliefs of two important pre-classical Aegean cultures, the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece. We study the labyrinthine palaces of the Minoans, the frescos...
ATS3580The modern Middle East
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This unit examines the history of the Modern Middle East encompassing both the Arab and the non-Arab worlds. The politics, culture, and development of key countries will be analysed. Regional relationships and conflicts will be examined,...
Semester 1Clayton
BMS1132The molecular basis of life
No reviews yetUnitLevel 112 credit pointsMedicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
In this unit, you will explore the core principles of molecular biology and biochemistry that underpin the flow of genetic information and cellular function. Students will examine how genetic information is stored, replicated, and...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2875The moral psychology of evil
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This unit investigates the nature of evil, in light of psychological and other factors that enable people to commit acts of great evil. Questions discussed include: If an evildoer suffered serious childhood abuse, should this influence our...
ATS3221The music industries
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In this unit, you consider the central production, consumption and policy contexts of popular music. The unit examines how popular music remains a significant media and cultural industry in the production of content and meaning. It...
MTH2132The nature and beauty of mathematics
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This unit is intended for students with little or no mathematical background. Through the discussion of historical, practical and conceptual questions, it will emphasise the beauty and the power of mathematics. The number of topics covered...
Semester 1Clayton