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APG5196True happiness: The how of human flourishing
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsArts
In this unit you 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 you will be...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW4170Trusts
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The unit introduces students to the nature and function of trusts in the modern Australian legal system. Students learn how trusts are used and learn the rules governing their existence. In particular, the rules governing the creation and...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
DGN2305Type design
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This unit is concerned with the process of designing type to a professional level. It provides the opportunity to take a deep dive into this field from a pragmatic and theoretical perspective guided by the idea that letters mean what they...
DGN1302Typography 1
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This unit introduces the fundamental principles of typography. You will utilise type both as a communicative and expressive tool. Contemporary and historical methods of typographic production, from print to digital media are examined. You...
Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield
DGN2304Typography 2
No reviews yetUnitLevel 26 credit pointsArt, Design and Architecture
This unit builds upon Typography 1. The unit comprises a series of theoretical and practical exercises. You are encouraged to build upon your skills and knowledge of typography and begin to critically analyse and question the relationships...
Semester 2Caulfield
SON5000Ultrasound research
No reviews yetUnitLevel 512 credit pointsMedicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This unit develops advanced research skills in medical ultrasound, equipping you to critically evaluate literature, identify research questions, and design and conduct coherent research projects. You will explore practical, technical, and...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
DGN2524Unconventional publishing
No reviews yetUnitLevel 26 credit pointsArt, Design and Architecture
This unit is for those wishing to explore new models of physical publishing involving designer-generated content. Various methods and rationales - both creative and pragmatic - for the instigation of self-initiated projects will be...
Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield
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
EDF1088Understanding behaviour in classrooms and schools
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This unit focuses on how to create positive classroom and school environments that engage all learners, including those with disabilities. You will learn how learner behaviour, teacher behaviour, the curriculum and teaching strategies...
Semester 2Clayton
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
ENS5520Understanding human behaviour to influence change
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Understanding and shifting human behaviour is critical to addressing many of the world’s pressing sustainability challenges. From waste reduction and water conservation to current health issues and social equity, many sustainability...
Semester 1Clayton
MSI5520Understanding human behaviour to influence system change
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Behavioural change approaches are an important, and often very cost effective, part of the mix of solutions to many sustainability and other public policy issues, such as water conservation, energy efficiency and immunisation. Considerable...
Indonesia
EDF5632Understanding inclusion
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This unit builds on your understanding of the rationale and conceptual basis of inclusive education and introduces you to key concepts and skills essential to understand how it should be implemented. A central emphasis of the unit is on...
Semester 2Clayton
FOR4013Understanding Injuries
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In this unit you will examine the issues surrounding the classification and interpretation of injuries you identify during a forensic examination of a patient following a physical and / or sexual assault. You will also gain an...
Semester 1Southbank
APG5456Understanding media audiences
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In this unit, you explore the complex relationship between media and audiences, users and consumers. You examine key qualitative methods for researching media audiences in order to analyse how audience experiences, agency, participation,...
Semester 1Caulfield
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
BEX3260Understanding megatrends: The big forces shaping your future
No reviews yetUnitLevel 36 credit pointsBusiness and Economics
The next decade will not look like the last. Technologies once on the margins are remaking industries, populations are ageing and shifting, supply chains are being rewritten, and the effects of climate and geopolitical tensions are...
Semester 2Caulfield