This course is designed to provide an introduction to the training required to practise as a civil celebrant in Australia. It provides a point of entry to the Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies for people who are motivated and have advanced their education through a route other than university study. The course focuses on cultural variation and sensitivities in the conduct of public ceremonies associated with lifecycle events.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points including one core unit, and one elective chosen from the list below.

Core unit

• CVL4010 Rites of passage: culture and celebrating life cycle events (semester one only)

Electives

• CVL4020 Life cycle events: literature, music and life stories
• CVL4030 Celebrant and client: legal, ethical and personal issues

As each unit in the Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies has an assessment component in performance and presentation skills, all students must present a video tape or DVD of the activity to be assessed.

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in communications and related sectors. The course provides a unique focus on convergent knowledge and the understanding and integration of multiple communication practices. The curriculum includes policy, organisational, technical, ethical, planning, systems, and logistical facets of communications.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points, comprised of two 12-point core units.

Core Units

• COM4209 Communication research
• COM4131 Contemporary media and communications theory

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in Communications

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the growing need for skilled professionals that have competencies in both business and environmental/sustainability and that understand the nexus between the two. Students will gain an understanding of key environment and sustainability management concepts, principles, issues and trends and be able to relate these to business management theory and practice. Students will be able to apply basic corporate environmental and sustainability management principles to real-world contexts and gain an understanding of organisational barriers and change strategies to facilitate environment and sustainability improvement in businesses.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points, comprising four six-point core units.

Core Units

• BTX4100 Corporate environmental responsibility
• ENV4020 Perspectives in environment and sustainability
• ENV437E Corporate sustainability management
• ENV441E Sustainability measurement

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course provides suitably qualified people with an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in history and offers those who wish to proceed into postgraduate diplomas with an introduction to recent debates and changes in the discipline of history. In particular, the program introduces questions concerning the nature and status of historical knowledge and the role of history, and provides a more general base in conceptual and theoretical knowledge into which people can successfully integrate their specific interests in various fields of history.

Students completing this course will have: 1. a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. a familiarity with the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7. developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points consisting of one historiography unit and one elective chosen from the list below. Not all units are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Historiography units

• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4560 The past around us (online)
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history

Electives

• EUM4020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM4095 History and heritage (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM4140 The Raj imagined: stories and films of British India in their historical context
• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4180 Images of the natural world: issues in environmental history
• HYM4185 Colonial encounters: ideas of race and 'otherness' in the British world, 1650-1900
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism and society
• HYM4270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4290 Holocaust memories: landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4320 Citizens: histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM4330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM4340 The highland clearances: displacement, migration and memory in Scotland
• HYM4370 Fantasies of the flesh: the body in history
• HYM4430 Perfecting America: rhetoric, reform and reaction
• HYM4440 Genocidal thought
• HYM4470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM4490 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
• HYM4510 History and the museum (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4570 Theories of violence: genocide, war and terror
• HYM4590 Imagining Europe: representations and images of a continent
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: theory and practice
• HYM4690 Rome, the papacy and the world
• HYM4740 The French Revolution: issues and debates
• HYM4820 Local and community history (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4840 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• ITM4010 Global justice: civil and human rights after 1945
• JWM4020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM4060 Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM4070 Buddhism: society, politics and ethics
• RLM4100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM4110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM4140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: a cross-cultural analysis
• RLM4040 Islamic thought in the modern world

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a credit or above average, may apply to transfer to the graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in History

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have moved from direct practice into a managerial role, but who do not hold an appropriate undergraduate degree. The program offers an alternative entry to graduate study, with the option to advance via the graduate diploma to the masters if a credit average is achieved. The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, and offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban environments. The course content is designed to allow students to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points, comprising two 12-point core units.

Core units

• HSM4301 Program planning and evaluation in the human services
• HSM4302 Management and leadership in the human services

Students who complete the faculty certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed for both practitioners already employed with Indigenous communities or who are active in associated or allied work (such as public record offices, libraries, museums and community cooperatives, keeping places, native title, government instrumentalities) and for students who wish to gain further academic knowledge and credentials in the field of Australian Indigenous studies and enable a sensitive response when involved in important decisions about Indigenous knowledge and the maintenance of cultural heritage.

The course not only explores some continuing problems in Indigenous studies but also focuses on change and development. The course addresses issues of local and international importance within the framework for maintenance and control. Various regional, bilateral and international structures for reclamation of cultural heritage are discussed.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• an understanding of the theory and practice of Australian Indigenous Studies
• knowledge, skills and attributes for self-motivated, independent investigation of Australian Indigenous Studies issues
• knowledge and understanding of Australian Indigenous Studies within an international comparative context
• attributes of team-work and problem-solving within cross cultural contexts
• the ability to engage with other professionals working in the Australian Indigenous Studies system and allied professions
• knowledge, and understanding of ethical issues relating to Australian Indigenous Studies.

Students complete two level four 12-point units.

Students must complete two of the following units:

• AIS4010 Theories and research methodologies in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4040 Interrogating race and power in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Australian Indigenous Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course provides suitably qualified people with an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in bioethics. It also provides those who wish to proceed into the Graduate Diploma in Bioethics with an introduction to theoretical frameworks and current issues in bioethics.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two level four 12-point units:

Student select two units from the following:

• CHB4101 Ethics
• CHB4102 Questions of life and death
• CHB4203 Ethical issues in patient care
• CHB4204 Legal issues in bioethics

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Bioethics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The program offers suitably experienced people the opportunity to further develop and upgrade their skills and expertise in the field of communications and to familiarise themselves with contemporary debates and developments in this field. The program also provides a means for those with extensive industry experience who may not have a tertiary qualification to enter the graduate program in communications at an appropriate level. In particular, the course will introduce students to the communications industry in Australia today, to some of the key public policy issues in the field and to the changing regulatory framework within which the communications industry operates.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two 12-point core units.

Core units

• COM4001 Researching and writing Australia
• COM4009 Issues in international communications

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Communications and Media Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the growing need for skilled professionals that have competencies in both business and environmental/sustainability and that understand the nexus between the two. Students will gain an understanding of key environment and sustainability management concepts, principles, issues and trends and be able to relate these to business management theory and practice. Students will be able to apply basic corporate environmental and sustainability management principles to real-world contexts and gain an understanding of organisational barriers and change strategies to facilitate environment and sustainability improvement in businesses.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four six-point core units.

Core Units

• BTX4100 Corporate environmental responsibility
• ENV4020 Perspectives in environment and sustainability
• ENV437E Corporate sustainability management
• ENV441E Sustainability measurement

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management

Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental & Sustainability Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Certificate of English as an International Language is an interdisciplinary course designed for candidates who are interested in exploring the issues that are associated with the role of English as an international language. The course covers issues that relate to the socio-cultural, conceptual, and ideological considerations that relate to the spread of English around the world. It addresses issues such as the speaker's identity, teaching of English as an international language, and the use of English as a lingua franca in international professional contexts.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• Advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two 12-point units.

Students select two of the following:

• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics
• EIL4401 English in international professional contexts
• EIL4402 Renationalizing English: Language, culture, and communication
• EIL4404 Issues in teaching English as an international language

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate of English as an International Language

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course will introduce students to international relations at postgraduate level by engaging with literatures and taking part in seminar work.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two level four 12-point units.

Choose two of the following:

• PLM4065 Advanced seminar in international political economy
• PLM4310 Wars of recognition: terrorism and political violence
• PLM4340 Fringe politics and extremist violence: an introduction to terrorism
• PLM4420 Islam and modernity
• PLM4430 Political Islam
• PLM4440 Global soul: consumers, citizens and rebels
• PLM4460 Conflict resolution and Islam in the Middle East
• PLM4600 Strategic studies: a critical introduction

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diplomaand receive 50 per cent credit towards that course.

Graduate Certificate in International Relations

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course builds on existing academic strengths at Monash University by bringing together scholars working in the fields of Judaic, Christian and Islamic scholarship. The course will coordinate existing research interests of three centres; Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, and Centre for Islam and the Modern World, in order to position Monash Arts Faculty as a leading institute in collaborative approaches to interreligious studies.

Students successfully completing this course will be expected to demonstrate:

• a core understanding of the key institutions, beliefs and practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
• familiarity with the major texts and the interpretative methods used to promote, preserve and determine their meaning
• appreciation of the historical contexts in which these traditions evolved
• awareness of the commonalities of the respective traditions
• skills which explain historical and contemporary reasons for conflict between the traditions
• an appreciation of the varieties of religious discourse, such as mystical testimonies, political theology, hermeneutical practices and philosophies of law
• awareness of the challenges brought about by the encounter between tradition and modernity and an appreciation of the internal resources available to address such challenges.

Students complete:

• one 12-point core unit
• one 12 point elective unit.

Students complete one of the following core units:

• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian Perspectives
• HYM4260 Medieval Dialogues: Reason, Mysticism, Society and

plus one elective from the following:

• HSY4840 - Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• JWC4020 - Between homeland and Holy Land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM5030 - Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLT4040 - Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLT4100 - Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLT4110 - Sustainability and the sacred
• RLT4400 - Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Interreligious Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Australian Jewish Community has built an impressive array of community services and institutions including a wide range of schools, museums, old age facilities, social welfare systems and programs for people with disabilities. A significant proportion of the philanthropy of the Jewish community is focused on a wide range of Jewish and Israeli causes. The development and professionalism of people who work for the community is a priority in developing communal structures and keeping them growing with the times. This course provides individuals involved in Jewish communal life in lay and professional capacities with the benefit of a structured academic approach to policy issues in Jewish communal service as well as an analysis of existing communal organisations and structures. Students undertake acommunal organisation placement which will provide an opportunity for them to bring their insights to bear on analysis of a particular question or challenge facing the organisation in which they are working.

Students undertake a compulsory placement. This placement involves 80 hours of supervised work in communal organisation (in either a volunteer or professional capacity) as well as a research project which focuses on a particular challenge or question relating to that organisation. Supervision will be carried out jointly by someone from Monash as well as someone from the organisation. This placement also includes four introductory seminars of two hours each to establish the parameters of the placement and project and to set the context.

Students successfully completing this course will:

• imbue a thorough understanding of a range of theoretical and practical perspectives of the major policy issues facing the Australian Jewish community in a contemporary context
• have an understanding of these policy issues within the broader Australian context
• develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the richness and diversity of Jewish culture
• develop the ethos of professionalism in Jewish communal service and leadership.

Students complete two compulsory 12-point units, one of which involves an off-campus placement.

Students must complete the following two core units:

• JWM4050 Rethinking Jewish community in Australia: policy and praxis
• SHM4010 School of Historical Studies placement

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Jewish Communal Service and Leadership

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Certificate of Journalism is both an entry-level qualification for towards a professional journalism career and a mid-career course for working journalists seeking to extend their expertise and refresh the intellectual basis of their practice. It has a national and international orientation designed to optimise the contribution graduates will make to their profession using a full range of media technologies.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• strong professional research and reporting skills in at least one of a range of media technologies and formats
• the necessary skills and attributes either to enter professional practice in the news media or, for qualified journalists, to extend their existing skills and intellectual understanding of journalist practices
• an understanding and ability to contribute to the important role of professional and ethical journalism in the service of the public right to know and democratic process
• an effective understanding of the role of journalism and the media in local, national, regional and global contexts.

Students complete three core units and an elective unit.

Students complete three core units:

• JRM4901 Research and reporting
• JRM4902 Reporting with sound and image
• JRM4903 Journalism and the law

plus one 6-points level four elective from the following:

• JRM4904 Journalism studies
• JRM4907 Journalism and society
• JRM4908 Print features
• JRM4910 Editing and publishing
• JRM4911 Online research and reporting
• JRM4912 Radio reporting
• JRM4913 Video journalism
• JRM4914 Reporting the environment
• JRM4915 Investigative reporting
• JRM4916 Specialist reporting

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Journalism

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Certificate in Judaic Studies offers specialised units in Jewish theology, philosophy, history and literature. Spanning the biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern periods, this course offers students the opportunity to pursue advanced Jewish studies and pursue independent research. Taught by the research professors and lecturers of the Centre for Jewish Studies, this course draws specifically on the research expertise of the centre's staff and presents students with access to some of the key issues and themes in Jewish scholarship today.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• broad familiarity with Jewish history, philosophy, theology and literature
• an understanding of the historical and cultural significance of key Jewish texts and be able to situate these texts in their broader intellectual milieu
• a familiarity with key debates and central issues in Jewish scholarship today.

Students complete one core unit and 12 points of elective studies.

Students complete the core unit:

• JWM4030 Jewish history, Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past

plus a further 12 points of elective units from the following:

• HSY4165 Final journey: the life and death of European Jews, 1900-1945
• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism, society
• JWM4020 Between homeland and Holy Land: the place of Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM4040 Jewish literature of subversion
• JWM4260 Jewish literature of destruction.

Students may also choose units from related Masters programs in Holocaust Studies, Interreligious Studies and Israel Studies.

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Judaic Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This program offers students without a degree but with extensive professional experience in relevant areas an exposure to the key ideas of linguistics so as to prepare them for continuing studies. The program aims to meet, in part, the needs of people wishing to apply linguistics in various professional fields; it focuses upon the central aspects of the discipline and aims to develop students' basic knowledge and skills in these areas.

Students completing this course will have: 1. a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. a familiarity with the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7.developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 24 points, comprising of two 12-point units, chosen from the following:

level-4 units

• ALM4110 General linguistics (compulsory unless exempted)
• ALM4130 Language and society
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics

Students who complete (with a grade of credit) two single units through Monash University/Open Universities Australia in applied linguistics may be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Linguistics without further requirements. (Students should note that prior study of linguistics is not required as a prerequisite for single-unit study.)

Students who gain a minimum of a credit (60C) in each unit may proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics.

Graduate Certificate in Linguistics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The course offers professional development for a wide range of language maintenance practitioners. It is designed for people who are involved in, or aspire to become involved in, work with minority endangered language groups. Training is provided in the specialist skills needed to document and maintain endangered languages both in homeland and in diaspora or immigrant community settings.

Students completing this course will have: 1. a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. a familiarity with the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7. developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

The course consists of two units at level 4, comprising 24 points taken over two semesters. Students take the group 1 core unit (12 points) in their first semester and one unit selected from group 2 (12 points) in their second semester.

Students who are exempted from taking ALM 4110 may take an elective selected from group 3 or a further unit from group 2.

Group 1

Core unit

• ALM4110 General linguistics (12 points)

Group 2

• LIN4040 Researching endangered languages (12 points)
• LIN4050 Issues in language endangerment and language maintenance (12 points)

Group 3 (12 points)

• ALM5230 Bilingualism
• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• ALM5270 Literacy
• ALM5010 Topics in linguistics
• or another unit approved by the co-ordinator

Students who achieve an average of credit or better may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies.

Graduate Certificate in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Students undertaking this course will be made acquainted with a broad range of topics incorporating Israeli history, politics, international relations, public affairs, economy, cultures and arts, set within a range of global perspectives. Both teaching and research supervision will be conducted by Monash University staff alongside overseas visiting professors.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• a familiarisation with the contemporary social milieu of modern Israeli culture
• an appreciation of the intellectual history of pre-state (Yishuv) and early Israeli Hebrew thought
• a general acquaintance with a broad view of Israeli history, politics, society and culture.

Students complete one core unit and 12 points of elective studies.

Students complete the core unit:

• JWM4020 Between homeland and Holy Land: the place of Israel in Jewish thought

plus one 12 point elective from the following:

• HYM4195 Israelis and Palestinians between war and peace (intensive summer abroad unit)
• JWM4030 Jewish history, Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• JWM4540 Israeli culture through cinema and literature
• HYM4135 Facing history: representing the Arab-Israel conflict.

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Modern Israel Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The preparation and release of publications and documentation in this profession invariably requires both a high degree of editorial competence and a sound knowledge of a discipline. Professionals know their work but the education they receive in their field does not prepare them to be a professional editor. Professional publishing (of journals and books in print or electronic form) employs graduates of a wide variety of the professional disciplines, not just the humanities. This program equips trained professionals from a wide variety of fields to undertake publishing ventures and to enter the publishing industries.

In particular, this course offers the component of professional education in editing to graduates who are about to begin their professional career, or to those who want to develop special skills in editing for professional purposes.

On completion of this course students should:

• be able to apply the skills of a professional editor to a variety of practical publishing situations
• be able to further develop his/her skills as professional editor
• have the ability to critically review standard editorial style guides and production manuals
• understand the role of the professional editor in the development of complex electronic publications
• undertake the role of the senior or managing editor in a variety of publishing situations
• undertake the responsibilities of the professional editor in the management of publishing projects and, for this purpose, in-house or freelance editors, designers, illustrators and book production staff
• be able to scrutinise and consider codes of publishing practice and newly evolving formal statements of editorial standards.

Students complete three core units.

Core units

• PUB4020 Professional copy editing (6 points)
• PUB4008 The professional editor (6 points)
• PUB4007 Advanced editing (12 points)

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma.

Graduate Certificate in Professional Editing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to provide editorial and publication management skills to those having aspirations to become involved in scholarly, commercial, educational, academic and corporate publishing, to further their careers and attainments in publishing, or to establish their own small publishing business. The core unit provides an overview of the role of and the relationships between author, editor and designer in publishing. Students are taken through the processes involved in the transmission of a text from manuscript to edited form.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete one compulsory 12-point unit and one elective 12-point unit.

Core unit

• PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text

Elective units

Select one of:

• PUB4001 Publishing history, culture and commerce
• PUB4003 Publishing processes and new technology

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma and, if accepted, will be granted a maximum of 24 points of credit.

Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Editing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course offers suitably experienced people the opportunity to further develop and upgrade their skills and expertise in the field of tourism and to familiarise themselves with contemporary debates and developments in this field. It also provides a means for those with extensive industry experience who may not have a tertiary qualification to enter the graduate program in tourism at an appropriate level. In particular, the course will introduce students to the tourism industry in Australia today, to some of the key cultural issues in the field and to the changing international framework within which the industry operates.

Students completing this course will have:

• a familiarity with diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• a familiarity with the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two 12-point core units.

Core units

• ATM4010 Tourism industry and marketing
• ATM4141 Cultural tourism and special events

Students who complete the graduate certificate with a minimum credit average, may apply to transfer to the related graduate diploma and, if accepted, will be granted a maximum of 24 points of credit.

Graduate Certificate in Tourism

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed for both practitioners already employed with Indigenous communities or who are active in associated or allied work (such as public record offices, libraries, museums and community cooperatives, keeping places, native title, government instrumentalities) and for students who wish to gain further academic knowledge and credentials in the field of Australian Indigenous studies. The course challenges students to assess, evaluate and critique the effectiveness and efficiency of their workplaces in terms of performance, transparency and ethical standards and it enables a sensitive response when involved in important decisions about Indigenous knowledge and the maintenance of cultural heritage.

The course not only explores some continuing problems in Indigenous studies but also focuses on change and development. Students critically assesses changing contours of cultural knowledge amidst the rampant processes of globalisation and rapid technological advances. The course addresses issues of local and international importance within the framework for maintenance and control. Various regional, bilateral and international structures for reclamation of cultural heritage are discussed.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• an understanding of the theory and practice of Australian Indigenous Studies
• the ability to evaluate the role of research and theory in the advancement of knowledge within the field of Australian Indigenous Studies
• knowledge, skills and attributes for self-motivated, independent investigation of Australian Indigenous Studies issues
• knowledge and understanding of Australian Indigenous Studies within an international comparative context
• attributes of team-work and problem-solving within cross cultural contexts
• the ability to engage with other professionals working in the Australian Indigenous Studies system and allied professions
• knowledge, and understanding of ethical issues relating to Australian Indigenous Studies.

Students complete three core units and one elective unit.

Students complete the following three core units:

• AIS4010 Theories and research methodologies in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4040 Interrogating race and power in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography

plus one elective unit level fourfrom the following:

• AUS4025 Australia in a global perspective
• HYM4200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in Australian Indigenous Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Over the past two decades, there has been increasing community concern about ethics in science, especially in the health sciences and the biological sciences. This course is a response to that concern and will enable those taking it to deepen their understanding of ethical issues in healthcare and the biological sciences. While the course is particularly well-suited to those health care professionals and scientists who face complex ethical issues in their working lives, it will also be valuable for those involved in the development of public policy and law regarding these issues, as well as for anyone who simply wishes to explore issues of public concern in greater depth.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four 12-point core units.

Core Units

• CHB4101 Ethics
• CHB4102 Questions of life and death
• CHB4203 Ethical issues in patient care
• CHB4204 Legal issues in bioethics

The Graduate Diploma in Bioethics does not meet the entry requirements for the Master of Bioethics by coursework, the Master of Bioethics by research, or the PhD. Applicants who do not already meet the entry requirements for the Master of Bioethics by research or the PhD but who intend to proceed to either of those courses should apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research).

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma of Bioethics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course will explore many of the theoretical and practical issues involved in reading and writing biographies and life stories. It will include practical questions about the accessing of resources and the ways to utilise and design interviews. It will address many of the ethical, moral and legal questions involved in writing biography and life stories. It will also offer students an understanding of some of the ways in which psychoanalysis, feminist theory and postcolonial studies have affected the understanding of biography and life writing. Students will explore the history of biography and autobiography, and some of the different ways in which biographies have been constructed and written. The use of life stories in history and sociology will also be discussed.

Students completing this course will have: 1. an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7. developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 48 points, including one 12-point core unit and three 12-point elective units offered at level 4. Not all units are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Core unit

• HYM4270 Research methods in biography and life writing

Elective units

• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4290 Holocaust memories: landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: theory and practice
• HYM4820 Local and community history
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• one other approved 12-point unit

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a credit average, may apply to transfer to a relevant masters program.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Diploma of Biograpgy and Life Writing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

In addition to providing an understanding of cultural variation and sensitivities in public statements of lifecycle events, this course prepares celebrants to plan and conduct public ceremonies of grief, such as funerals, and ceremonies of recognition, such as weddings, namings and majority. The course is designed to provide the training required to practise as a civil celebrant in Australia.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four 12-point core units.

Core units

All units are offered face-to-face at Caulfield and via off-campus learning:

• CVL4010 Rites of passage: culture and celebrating life cycle events
• CVL4020 Life cycle events: literature, music and life stories
• CVL4030 Celebrant and client: legal, ethical and personal issues
• CVL4040 Professional celebration of rites of passage

As each unit in the Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies has an assessment component in performance and presentation skills, all students must present a video tape or DVD of the activity to be assessed.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related faculty certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Diploma of Communications offers advanced study of global communications and media. The social, economic, aesthetic, strategic, public, technological and organisational dimensions of global communication are explored. The degree canvasses the nature of media, networks, publics, audiences, and flows. Students study research methods and communication theory.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete level fourtwo 12-point core units and two 12-point elective units.

Core units

Students complete the following:

• COM4131 Contemporary media and communication theory
• COM4209 Communication research

Elective units

Students complete up to 24 points from the following:

• COM4141 Current issues in international media and communications
• COM4201 Communication organisations and technologies
• COM4203 Communication systems and networks
• COM4204 Communication economies and society
• COM4207 Strategic communication
• COM4211 Researching global audiences
• COM4212 Global development communication
• COM4302 Media flows
• COM4550 Eyewitness: Reportage, Representation and War

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply for entry into the Master of Communications.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Communications.

Graduate Diploma in Communications

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The course is designed for candidates who wish to obtain a one-year postgraduate qualification as preparation for employment in the print or electronic media, public affairs or policy fields. The course also offers suitably experienced people the opportunity to further develop and upgrade their skills and expertise in the field of communications and to familiarise themselves with contemporary debates and developments in this field.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Candidates complete two core units and two elective units at level four.

Core units

• COM4001 Researching and writing Australia
• COM4009 Issues in international communications

Elective units

Select one of the following:

• COM4006 New communications media
• COM4010 Communications, convergence and public policy

Select one of the following:

• COM4002 Communications and media history
• COM4008 Media, ethics and practice

Electives to the value of 12 points offered within the faculty or from another faculty may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Communications and Media Studies.

Graduate Diploma in Communications and Media Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the growing need for skilled professionals that have competencies in both business and environmental/sustainability and that understand the nexus between the two. Students will gain an understanding of key environment and sustainability management concepts, principles, issues and trends and be able to relate these to business management theory and practice. Students will be able to apply basic corporate environmental and sustainability management principles to real-world contexts, use business tools to achieve environmental and sustainability objectives, and gain an understanding of organisational barriers and change strategies to facilitate environment and sustainability improvement in businesses.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four six-point units and 24 points of approved electives.

Core units

• BTX4100 Corporate environmental responsibility
• ENV4020 Perspectives in environment and sustainability
• ENV437E Corporate sustainability management
• ENV441E Sustainability measurement

Elective units

A list of suitable electives can be obtained from the School of Geography and Environmental Science.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Master in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management.

Graduate Diploma in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Graduate Diploma of English as an International Language is an interdisciplinary course designed for candidates who are interested in exploring the issues that are associated with the role of English as an international language. The course covers issues that relate to the socio-cultural, conceptual, and ideological considerations that relate to the spread of English around the world. It addresses issues such as the speaker's identity, teaching of English as an international language, and the use of English as a lingua franca in international professional contexts.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two 12-point core units and two 12-point elective units.

Core units

• EIL4402 Renationalising English: Language, culture, and communication
• EIL4404 Issues in teaching English as an international language

Elective units

• EIL4401 English in International professional contexts
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics
• LLC4070/LLC5070 Managing intercultural communication
• JAL4610/JAL5610 Research methodology in applied linguistics
• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Master of English as an International Language.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in English as an International Language.

Graduate Diploma of English as an International Language

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the needs of graduates from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds who wish to enhance their qualifications for careers in environmental policy and analysis, planning, consulting, education, advocacy and management. It is also designed for those who wish to broaden and deepen their understanding and experience to enable societal and individual change and responsible action to support sustainability. Its comprehensive set of core units provides the knowledge and skills to critically analyse problems of environment and sustainability and to propose realistic solutions in both personal and professional settings. Team-based research projects give students the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary context and to combine theory and practice in responding to local and global issues at individual, community, corporate and government levels. Electives cater for a wide range of specialised needs and interests.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 18 points of core units and 30 points of elective units chosen in consultation with a member of academic staff. All units worth 6 points unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

• ENV4020 Perspectives on environment and sustainability
• ENV4030 Environmental analysis
• ENV4040 Frontiers in sustainability and environment

Elective units

• ENV414F Ecological systems and management
• ENV415F Law and the environment
• ENV416F Introduction to economics
• GES4890 Earth system interactions: from biogeochemical cycles to global change

The School of Geography and Environmental Science can provide a list of other electives offered across the university. If required, electives may be chosen from level three offerings, but only to a maximum of 12 points.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter Master of Environment and Sustainability.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Arts.

Graduate Diploma of Environment and Sustainability

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is an inter-disciplinary program which explores the significance of the European Union in the world. It investigates its political, legal, economic, social, humanitarian, environmental, and security implications for the international system.

Its goal is to provide professionals or future professionals with a particular interest in the European region, with a broad and deep understanding of the institutional framework and policy-making processes of the European Union and its relations with non-EU countries, regions and international organisations. The course draws on a variety of disciplines: management, law, politics, sociology, and history. A diverse range of learning experiences is derived from traditional and innovative teaching methods drawing on face-to-face contact, lectures, seminars and video conferences, as well as audiovisual, multimedia and multisource material, and study abroad.

A wide choice of core units is available. Core units include an introduction to the history and the policy-making processes of the European Union; the investigation of the role of the EU in the world in the economic, monetary, political, social, environmental, development aid, human rights and security fields; an analysis of regional and inter-regional arrangements and processes in Europe, Asia and the Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Africa; an introduction to the basic principles of European Union law, of benefit to both established legal practitioners and those without a legal background wishing to become familiar with the legal framework of the EU; an introduction to the place of the European Union in the international business environment; and a practical exploration of interest representation and lobbying in the European Union and in Europe.

The extensive range of elective units reflects the interdisciplinary and flexible approach of the program and allows students to develop their understanding of several aspects of the European Union. Students may choose a concentration of electives in a given field. They may also elect to write a research paper. As part of their electives, students are offered the opportunity of completing an internship in Brussels, an intensive study program at the Monash Prato Centre in Italy (with the collaboration of the European University Institute, Florence) or a semester abroad at participating European universities, institutes and centers, including Science Po (Paris) and the Institut d'Etudes europennes (Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels). Students are also encouraged to deepen their knowledge of one or more European languages.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete six six-point core units and 12 points of electives.

Core units

• EUM4010/EUM5010 European Union: History, debates, politics
• EUM4130/EUM5130 Comparative regionalism
• EUM4140/EUM5140 Business, civil society and lobbying in the European Union
• EUM4160/EUM5160 The EU and the world
• LAW7019 European Union law
• MGX9660 International business theory and practice

Elective units

Students may choose from a wide range of electives offered by the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Law. Students will choose their electives in consultation with the course coordinator.

Students who wish to study a European language may choose up to two six-point language units from units offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics in consultation with the head of the school, the Director of the Monash European and EU Centre and the unit coordinators.

Students may choose to substitute 12 points of electives with a 12-point research or policy paper.

A list of available electives for the Graduate Diploma in European and International Studies is available on request from the Monash European and EU Centre.

Students wishing to transfer to the Master of European and International Studies may do so if they have obtained a credit (60 C) average or above in each of the core units and an overall credit average in the diploma program.

Graduate Diploma in European Integration

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The aim of the graduate diploma is to provide students with expert knowledge about the causes of genocide and international efforts to prevent crimes against humanity. It covers a wide range of themes, with a focus on the Holocaust as a paradigmatic case of genocide from which lessons can be learned about other instances of mass killing. Students completing this program will have advanced knowledge on the United Nations Conventions relating to Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and on the way scholarly communities have addressed the perennial problem of genocide prevention and resolution of violent conflict. The program emphasises the possibilities for averting violent conflict through humanitarian intervention and individual acts of conscience. The units offered cover particular instances of genocidal conflict, the gender politics of violence, a consideration of the treatment of Australia's indigenous population, and the themes of memory, trauma, testimony, and reconciliation. The program highlights the importance of oral testimony and the act of witnessing, drawing on Monash's acquisition of the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. Students completing this program will be equipped to contribute to government and non-governmental organisations dealing with conflict resolution, and to work with international systems of justice established for the purposes of genocide prevention and prosecution.

Upon completion of this course, students will have:

• an understanding of the United Nations genocide convention and its effectiveness as a description of the social reality of mass killing
• knowledge of the origins and history of the Holocaust and its application as a paradigmatic case of genocide
• an understanding of theoretical approaches to the problem of human violence from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, ethnography, sociology and politics;4. an appreciation of the experience of Australia's indigenous population in relation to the UN definition of genocide
• an ability to identify the factors that radicalise conflict into genocidal situations
• an appreciation of the possibilities for humanitarian intervention and acts of individual conscience and rescue in situations of genocide
• an appreciation of the role of scholarly communities in defining genocide and identifying the complex web of factors that lead to genocidal situations
• an understanding of the role of the law and international systems of criminal justice for preventing genocide and dealing with post-genocidal societies
• an understanding of the ethics of testimony and the themes of trauma, memory, mourning as they relate to genocide.

Students undertake selected electives. All units are six points unless otherwise indicated.

Students complete 48 points selected from the following:*

• HYM4290Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4440 Genocidal thought
• HYM4470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM4490 Fascism, Nazism and racial and social utopias
• HYM4570Theories of violence: Genocide, war and terror
• HYM5410A Research project in Holocaust and genocide studies (12 points)
• HYM5420 Placement for Holocaust and genocide studies (12 points)
• ITM4010 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
• LAW7026 Overview of international human rights law
• LAW4199 International humanitarian law
• LAW7218 International criminal justice

* Not all units are offered in the same year.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

Students who have completed 24 points of the Graduate Diploma in Holocaust and Genocide Studies may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Graduate Diploma in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have moved, or who wish to move, from direct practice into a managerial role. The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, strategic planning, development of quality standards and best practice models, human resource management, problem-solving and organisational culture and environment analysis. The course offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban environments. The course content is designed to allow students, whether local or international, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four 12-point core units.

Core units

• HSM4301 Program planning and evaluation in the human services
• HSM4302 Management and leadership in the human services
• HSM4303 Human services management: structure and context
• HSM4304 Human services management: principles and process

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course introduces students to international and comparative perspectives and approaches to development and global sustainability. It seeks to encourage critical and comparative analysis of international development policies and practice. Studies focus on contemporary processes such as global production systems, foreign direct investment and flexible specialisation, devolution of governance and centralisation of geopolitical power, global climate change, and changing concepts of property in natural resource exploitation and management.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete two six-point core units, and 36 points of elective units.

Core units

Student choose two of the following core units;

• IDA4140 Urbanisation and regional development in the Indo-Pacific rims
• IDA320 Doctrines of development (offered in alternate years)
• IDA4230 Research and analysis in political ecology

Electives

Students can choose electives (36 points) in one of six areas that correspond to current issues relevant in international development:

• sustainable development and natural resource management
• urban and regional sustainability
• gender, culture, society in the Asia-Pacific
• democracy, governance and civil society
• development and environmental economics.
• public policy and management.

A wide range of elective units are available in sociology, women's studies, politics, Asian studies, environmental science, Indigenous studies, anthropology, and visual culture. Students should consult with the course coordinator on unit selection.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average may apply to enter the Master in International Development and Environmental Analysis.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit this course with a Graduate Certificate in Arts.

Graduate Diploma in International Development and Environmental Analysis

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course builds on existing academic strengths at Monash University by bringing together scholars working in the fields of Judaic, Christian and Islamic scholarship. The course will coordinate existing research interests of three Centres Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology and Centre for Islam and the Modern World in order to position Monash Arts Faculty as a leading institute in collaborative approaches to interreligious studies.

Students successfully completing this course will be expected to demonstrate:

• a comprehensive and critical understanding of the key institutions, beliefs and practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
• familiarity with the major texts and the interpretative methods used to promote, preserve and determine their meaning
• sound knowledge of the historical contexts in which these traditions evolved;
• awareness of the commonalities of the respective traditions
• skills which explain historical and contemporary reasons for conflict between the traditions
• an appreciation of the varieties of religious discourse, such as mystical testimonies, political theology, hermeneutical practices and philosophies of law
• familiarity with challenges brought about by the encounter between tradition and modernity and an appreciation of the internal resources available to address such challenges
• the capacity to engage in a research project.

Students complete two 12-point core units and two 12-point elective units.

Students complete the following core units:

• HYM4175- Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4260 - Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism, society

plus two electives from the following:

• HSY4840 - Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• JWC4020 - Between homeland and Holy Land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM5030 - Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLT4040 - Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLT4100 - Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLT4110 - Sustainability and the sacred
• RLT4400 - Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Masters of Interreligious Studies.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Interreligious Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Australian Jewish Community has built an impressive array of community services and institutions including a wide range of schools, museums, old age facilities, social welfare systems and programs for people with disabilities. A significant proportion of the philanthropy of the Jewish community is focused on a wide range of Jewish and Israeli causes. The development and professionalism of people who work for the community is a priority in developing communal structures and keeping them growing with the times. This course provides individuals involved in Jewish communal life in lay and professional capacities with the benefit of a structured academic approach to policy issues in Jewish communal service as well as an analysis of existing communal organisations and structures. By seeing the Australian Jewish community in the context of other ethnic communities in Australia and other Jewish communities around the world students will deepen their understanding of the Australian Jewish community. The course will expose students to a broad range of issues beyond the direct ambit of their own communal involvement. Students undertake a communal organisation placement which will provide an opportunity for them to bring their insights to bear on analysis of a particular question or challenge facing the organisation in which they are working.

Students undertake a compulsory Placement.

This placement involves 80 hours of supervised work in communal organisation (in either a volunteer or professional capacity) as well as a research project which focuses on a particular challenge or question relating to that organisation. Supervision will be carried out jointly by someone from Monash as well as someone from the organisation. This placement also includes four introductory seminars of two hours each to establish the parameters of the placement and project and to set the context.

Students successfully completing this course will:

• imbue a thorough understanding of a range of theoretical and practical perspectives of the major policy issues facing the Australian Jewish community in a contemporary context
• have an understanding of these policy issues within the broader Australian context
• have developed a deeper understanding and appreciation of the richness and diversity of Jewish culture.
• have developed the ethos of professionalism in Jewish communal service and leadership.

Students complete level four two 12-point core units, one of which involves an off-campus placement, and two 12-point elective units.

All units except where indicated are worth 12 points.

Students complete the following core units:

• JWM4050 Rethinking Jewish community in Australia: policy and praxis
• SHM4010 School of Historical Studies placement

and two 12-point elective units units from all subjects offered by the Australian centre for Jewish civilisation and/or Faculty of Business and Economics or Faculty of Art and Design.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Masters of Jewish Communal Services.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Jewish Communal Service and Leadership

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Diploma of Journalism is both an entry-level qualification for a professional journalism career and a mid-career course for working journalists seeking to extend their expertise and refresh the intellectual basis of their practice. It has a national and international orientation designed to optimise the contribution graduates will make to their profession using a full range of media technologies.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• strong professional research and reporting skills in a range of media technologies and formats
• the necessary skills and attributes either to enter professional practice in the news media or, for qualified journalists, to extend their existing skills and intellectual understanding of journalist practices
• an understanding and ability to contribute to the important role of professional and ethical journalism in the service of the public right to know and democratic process
• an effective understanding of the role of journalism and the media in local, national, regional and global contexts.

Students complete four core units and four six-point elective units.

Students complete the following four core units:

• JRM4901 Research and reporting
• JRM4902 Reporting with sound and image
• JRM4903 Journalism and the law
• JRM4904 Journalism studies

plus 24 points of level fourelective units from the following:

• JRM4907 Journalism and society
• JRM4908 Print features
• JRM4910 Editing and publishing
• JRM4911 Online research and reporting
• JRM4912 Radio reporting
• JRM4913 Video journalism
• JRM4914 Reporting the environment
• JRM4915 Investigative reporting
• JRM4916 Specialist reporting

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Journalism

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Judaic Studies offers specialised units in Jewish theology, philosophy, history and literature. Spanning the biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern periods, this course offers students the opportunity to pursue advanced Jewish studies and pursue independent research. Diverse course units expose students to an array of different methodologies and foci in Jewish scholarship.

Taught by the research professors and lecturers of the Centre for Jewish Studies, this course draws specifically on the research expertise of the centre's staff and presents students with access to some of the key issues and themes in Jewish scholarship today. Graduates will be fully prepared to undertake further research and/or may go on to work in Jewish education or other community organisations.

Please refer to university editorial style guide.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• broad and deep familiarity with Jewish history, philosophy, theology and literature
• an understanding of the historical and cultural significance of key Jewish texts and be able to situate these texts in their broader intellectual milieu
• a familiarity with key debates and central issues in Jewish scholarship today
• strong skills in critical oral and written assessment of the academic scholarship.

Students complete one core unit and 36 points of electives.

Students complete the following core unit:

• JWM4030 Jewish history, Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past

plus a further 36 points of elective units at fourth year level from the following list or from related masters programs in holocaust studies, interreligious studies and Israel studies:

• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism, society
• JWM4020 Between homeland and Holy Land: the place of Israel in Jewish thought
• HYM4165 Final journey: the life and death of European Jews, 1900-1945
• JWM4260 Jewish literature of destruction
• JWM4040 Jewish literature of subversion

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Masters of Judaic Studies.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in Judaic Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course, suitable for beginners or those with intermediate levels of language competence, allows students to complete the equivalent of an undergraduate major in a chosen language selected from Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete an undergraduate language major in their chosen language.

For information on the structure of an undergraduate major in the various languages refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.

* As language units must be studied sequentially the course is normally completed part-time over three years.

For further study options please contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate of Arts.

Graduate Diploma in Languages

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This program offers an opportunity for students who already have a bachelors degree without a linguistics major to complete an undergraduate major in order to qualify for entry into the honours program in linguistics.

Students completing this course will have: 1. an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7. developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

The course consists of 48 points. Students will normally complete eight 6-point units conforming to the requirement of the linguistics major (below). Students with some background in linguistics may undertake a combination of 6-point and 12-point (level 4) units in consultation with the course coordinator.

A linguistics major must normally include the two core introductory units (6 points each) and at least one unit from each of the four groups listed*, with a minimum of 18 points being completed at level three or level 4.

* Additional units to make up a total of 48 points can be selected from groups 1-4 or the honours electives.

Core introductory units

• LIN1010 The language game: Why do we talk the way we do?
• LIN1020 Describing and analysing language and communication

Group 1: Structure

• LIN2070/LIN3070 Eastern Austronesian languages of Indonesia, East Timor and Oceania
• LIN2090/LIN3090 Syntax: Grammatical structure, typology and universals
• LIN2370/LIN3370 Aboriginal languages of Australia
• LIN2510/LIN3510 Structure of English

Group 2: Sound and meaning

• LIN2110/LIN3110 Phonetics and phonology
• LIN2310/LIN3310 Semantics: Meaning in human languages
• LIN2330/LIN3330 Pragmatics: Strategies for communication
• LIN2570/LIN3570 The analysis of discourse: Texts, narrative and society

Group 3: Language and society

• LIN2080/LIN3080 Language across time
• LIN2190/LIN3190 History and sociolinguistics of English
• LIN2350/LIN3350 Sociolinguistics
• LIN2390/LIN3390 Language and identity
• LIN3030 Issues in language endangerment

Group 4: Applications

• LIN2430/LIN3430 Psycholinguistics and child language acquisition
• LIN2470/LIN3470 Intercultural communication
• LIN2490/LIN3490 Literacies and communication
• LIN2550/LIN3550 Second language acquisition and attrition
• LIN3180 Data Management for linguists
• LIN4040 Researching endangered languages (12 points)
• LIN4050 Issues in language endangerment and language maintenance (12 points)
• LLC2160/LIN3160 Managing intercultural communication

Honours electives

• LIN4720 Special topics in linguistics (12 points)
• LIN4740 Linguistic theory (12 points)

Alternative electives may be approved on an individual basis.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a credit average, may apply to transfer to a relevant masters program.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Diploma of Linguistics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Students undertaking this course will be made acquainted with a broad range of topics incorporating Israeli history, politics, international relations, public affairs, economy, cultures and arts, set within a range of global perspectives. Both teaching and research supervision will be conducted by Monash University staff alongside overseas visiting professors.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• an ability to impart a critical understanding of the changing political perspectives within Israel
• a familiarisation with the contemporary social milieu of modern Israeli culture
• an appreciation of the intellectual history of pre-state (Yishuv) and early Israeli Hebrew thought
• a general acquaintance with a broad view of Israeli history, politics, society and culture
• an understanding of the Middle East and Israel's position within this context and the major themes of the ongoing conflict.

Students complete one core unit and 36 points of elective units.

Students complete the following core unit:

• JWM4020 Between homeland and Holy Land: The place of Israel in Jewish thought

plus 36 points of level fourelective units from the following:

• HYM4195 Israelis and Palestinians between war and peace (intensive summer abroad unit)
• JWM4030 Jewish history, Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• JWM4540 Israeli culture through cinema and literature
• HYM4135 Facing history: representing the Arab-Israel conflict

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Masters of Modern Israel Studies.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Modern Israel Studies

This course is designed for musicians wishing to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music performance. The program is structured in such a way that all candidates obtain a proper grounding in music performance in their area of specialisation through the core unit. In addition, the electives allow students to combine a range of topics within their performance emphasis, according to their vocational needs. Areas for further performance-based scholarship include musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary music and Australian music.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete one core unit and three electives.

Core unit

• MUM4960 Chief practical study I

Electives

Select three of:

• MUM4120 20th and 21st century repertoire studies
• MUM4140 Theatrical music
• MUM4180 Chamber music
• MUM4200 Keyboard music
• MUM4220 Vocal music
• MUM4600 Special research project in music
• MUM4640 World music: fieldwork techniques and technology
• MUM4980 Music pedagogy

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

Graduate Diploma in Music

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed for musicians wishing to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music. Candidates will develop specific vocational outcomes in one or more of the following fields: musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary music and Australian music. In addition, they will acquire a range of research methods and techniques specific to music.

Students completing this course will have: 1. an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. developed sound analytical skills; 7. developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete 48 points, including one core unit, and three electives chosen from the following list:

Core unit

• MUM4420 Research methods in music

Electives

• MUM4120 20th and 21st century repertoire studies
• MUM4140 Theatrical music
• MUM4180 Chamber music
• MUM4200 Keyboard music
• MUM4220 Vocal music
• MUM4600 Special research project in music
• MUM4640 World music: fieldwork techniques and technology
• MUM4760 Special project: composition and music technology
• MUM4980 Music pedagogy

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a credit average, may apply to transfer to a relevant masters program.

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Graduate Diploma in Music Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course offers a vocational program for historians and related professionals. Graduates may go on to work in the fields of commissioned history, heritage conservation and management, oral history, community history, museums and related areas. The program has excellent links with the heritage industry and professional historians working in these fields.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four 12-point units at level four.

Compulsory level four units

Students must choose at least two in consultation with the course coordinator:

• HYM4095 History and heritage
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM4820 Local and community history

Electives

Select one or two of the following, or other level four units offered in the faculty (with the approval of the course coordinator):

• HYM4115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4180 Images of the natural world: Issues in environmental history
• HYM4200 History and memory: Oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4320 Citizens: Histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM4100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM4110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM4140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis

* Not all units are available each year.

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with the related graduate certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Public History

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to provide editorial and publication management skills to those having aspirations to become involved in scholarly, commercial, educational and corporate publishing and/or to establish their own small publishing business.

The course provides an overview of Australian and international publishing and its various forms, both historical and contemporary. Students should develop an understanding of the key dimensions of professional skill inherent in the publishing production process and develop skills in the preparation of text for publication. A critical awareness of new forms of publishing, especially electronic publishing and multimedia, and an understanding of the forms of expression in the publishing industries will be taught so that students can better comprehend the enduring role of text in the publishing and electronic media.

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete three core units and one elective unit.

Core units

• PUB4001 Publishing history, culture and commerce
• PUB4002 Authorship, editing and text
• PUB4003 Publishing processes and new technology

Elective units

One of the following:

• PUB4007 Advanced editing
• PUB4010 Selling the book and publication rights

Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter a relevant masters degree.

Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Graduate Diploma in Tourism is a broad-based, multidisciplinary program specifically designed to equip students with the skills required by the tourism industry. Areas of speciality in the program include marketing, heritage and culture, environmental studies, language and cross-cultural studies, regional studies and communications.

International exchanges

Students are encouraged to undertake part of their studies overseas in order to broaden their understanding of the international market. The exchanges are specifically designed for those students who have a particular interest in international marketing but are available to all students. Exchanges are available with the following universities: Uppsala University (Sweden), London Metropolitan University (UK), Estonian Business School (Estonia). Approval must be obtained from the course coordinator and the faculty well before departure. For more information about the Monash Abroad international exchange program visit http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/programs/exchange.html

Students completing this course will have:

• an understanding of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a familiarity with the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• developed sound analytical skills
• developed the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete three 12-point core units and 12 points of electives.

Core units

• ATM4010 Tourism industry and marketing
• ATM4120 Sustainable tourism development and planning
• ATM4141 Cultural tourism and special events

Electives

Select 12 points of electives from the lsit below or other units (as approved by the course coordinato):

• ATM4020 Ecotourism management
• ATM4060 Contemporary issues in tourism
• COM4006 New communications media

Students who complete the graduate diploma with results of at least a credit, may apply to transfer to a relevant masters program.

Graduate Diploma of Tourism

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course deals with the basics of linguistics, and may be taken for its own sake or by way of preparation for the study of the applications of linguistics to professional and social contexts covered in the Master of Applied Linguistics program.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete three core* units and one elective unit.

* Eligible students may be granted an exemption for one core unit, in which case they will complete two elective units.

Core units

• ALM4110 General linguistics
• ALM4130 Language in society
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics

Electives

• ALM4140 Special topic in applied linguistics
• ALM5210 Language and learning
• ALM5230 Bilingualism
• ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• ALM5270 Literacy
• ALM5290 Child language acquisition
• ALM5350 English in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
• ALM5370 Discourse analysis
• ALM5390 Language and identity
• ALM5410 Research project
• ALM5460 Special topic in applied linguistics

Students require a credit average in the postgraduate diploma program to transfer to the Master of Applied Linguistics by coursework.

After successful completion of 24 points students may apply to exit the program with a related graduate certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course seeks to develop practical skills in social research techniques. It is designed for those with an undergraduate degree in the social sciences who wish to deepen their knowledge of social research techniques and the different kinds of evidence used to investigate contemporary social issues.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students must complete four 12-point units.

Students complete:

• SYM4005 Qualitative research strategies
• SYM4015 Secondary analysis of official statistics
• SYM4025 Survey research
• SYM4055 Data analysis software for social research

With the permission of the coordinator, one of these units may be replaced with an approved 12-point, level four elective from the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, or Information Technology.

Students who complete the course with a grade of credit average or above are eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Applied Social Research.

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Research

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course provides a transition between the bachelors degree and research masters or PhD, enabling students both to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary and to demonstrate their suitability for higher research in their chosen discipline. For more detail see the individual discipline entries in the 'Requirements' section below.

Disciplines Offered

• Anthropology and sociology
• Applied Japanese linguistics
• Applied linguistics
• Archaeology and ancient history
• Asian studies
• Bioethics
• Communication
• Critical theory
• English
• Environmental science
• Film and television studies
• Geography
• German
• History
• Japanese
• Music
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Religion and theology
• Visual culture
• Women studies

Anthropology and sociology

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Students complete 48 points including:

• ASM4000 Research project

plus three additional units chosen from the following and selected in accordance with the student's research project:

• ASM4100 Violences
• ASM4230 Culture and conflict in Indonesia
• ASM4290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography
• ASM4380 Women, psychiatry and madness
• ASM4430 The third world
• ASM4440 Asia and the West
• ASM4800 Special ASM unit
• RLM4100 Religion in Australian society
• SYM4005 Qualitative research strategies
• SYM4015 Secondary analysis of official statistics
• SYM4025 Survey research
• SYM4045 Analysing quantitative data
• SYM4055 Data analysis software for social research
• SYM4065 Issues in public policy
• WSM4020 Feminist research

Course coordinator

Dr Jo Lindsay, Dr John Bradley

Applied Japanese linguistics

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students complete 48 points, including two core units and two electives:

Core units

• AST4680 Research project A
• JAL4610 Research methodology for applied linguistics

Electives

• Two units as approved by the course coordinator, usually applied Japanese linguistics or linguistics units

Course coordinator

Assoc Prof Helen Marriott

Applied linguistics

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students complete four 12-point units from the units listed below.

Core units

The following core units are compulsory unless exempted by the course coordinator:

• ALM4110 General linguistics
• ALM4130 Language in society
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics
• ALM4190/ALM5410 Research project*

* The research project must normally be completed on campus.

Electives

If any compulsory units are exempted from the course coordinator students can chose from the following elective units:

• ALM4460/ALM5460 Special topic in applied linguistics
• ALM5210 Language and learning
• ALM5230 Bilingualism
• ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• ALM5270 Literacy
• ALM5290 Child language acquisition
• ALM5350 English in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
• ALM5370 Discourse analysis
• ALM5390 Language and gender

Alternative electives may be approved on an individual basis.

Course coordinator

Dr Julie Bradshaw

Archaeology and ancient history

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

Students complete 48 points including a research unit, two core units and one 12-point elective chosen from the list below. Not all electives are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Research unit

• AAM4001 Research project in archaeology and ancient history (12 points)

Core units

Students complete a minimum of two core units chosen from the following;

• AAM4060 Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt
• AAM4740 Reading the ancient past
• AAM4100 Research methods in classical antiquity

Electives

• HYM4095 History and heritage
• HYM4200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history

Course coordinator

Dr Colin A Hope

Asian studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students complete 48 points of level four units, including three 12-point core units, and one of the following options:

(a.) a language sequence totalling 12 points

(b.) 12 points of electives selected from those offered at level four in the schedule of units available from the postgraduate coordinator in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.

Students undertaking a 12-point coursework unit plus a six-point language unit in the same semester will be considered full-time. To complete the program in one year, this option requires that two 12-point units and the other six-point language unit be taken in the other semester. Students are advised to discuss this issue with the course coordinator when enrolling.

The selection of units and a research topic must be approved by the course coordinator. Normally each student's program will emphasise:

(i.) one disciplinary aspect of Asia or Australian-Asian relations, and

(ii.) one region (for example East, South or Southeast Asia or a country which is related to their language studies).

An Asian language sequence is compulsory for students without any Asian language background. Applications for exemption without credit from language studies will be considered in special circumstances and whenever previous Asian language studies have been completed within a university degree or the student is a native speaker of an Asian language. Students exempted will choose an additional 12 points of level-four electives to obtain the required number of credit points for their degree.

Core units

• AST4000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• AST4110 Research project in Asian studies
• AST4220 Investigating Asia

Course coordinator

Dr Ross Mouer

Bioethics

Offered by the School of Philosophy and Bioethics

Students complete 48 points, comprised the following 12-point units:

• CHB4101 Ethics
• CHB4102 Questions of life and death
• CHB4203 Ethical issues in patient care
• CHB4215 Bioethics supervised research paper

Course coordinator

Dr Robert Sparrow

Communication

Offered by the School of Arts and Sciences, Malaysia

Students complete 48 points, including three core units and one additional level four unit chosen from the following electives and selected in accordance with the student's research project. Alternative units may be taken with the approval of the school graduate coordinator.

Core units

• ASM4000 Research project
• COM4010 Communication research: Issues and methodology
• COM4020 Communication applied: Industry practice

Electives

• ASM4290/ASM5290 Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography
• AST4000/AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• ENM4620/ENM5620 Literary theory
• PLM4440/PLM5440 Global soul: Consumers, citizens and rebels
• WSM4700/WSM5700 Issues in feminist cross-cultural research

With the permission by Head of Arts, a student will also be given a choice to undertake 24 points of a research component similar to an honours thesis, in addition to COM4010 (Communication research: Issues and methodology) and COM4020 (Communication applied: Industry practice).

Course coordinator

Dr. Helen Nesadurai

Critical theory

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students complete 48 points, including one core unit, and two electives chosen from the following list.

Core unit

• CRT4080 Research project (24 points)

Electives

• CRT4030 Poetics
• CRT4070 Lacan and subjectivity
• CRT4100 Deleuze and Foucault
• CRT4200 Semiotics and poststructuralism
• CRT4225 Hermeneutics
• CRT4760 Gender, body and performance
• CRT4830 Popular culture and ethics

Course coordinator

Professor Andrew Milner

English

Offered by the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies

Students complete a dissertation, one core theory unit and two electives chosen from the list below.

Compulsory units

• ENM4120 Dissertation
• ENM4620 Literary theory

Electives

• CRT4030 Poetics
• ENM4210 Writing the child
• ENM4250 Gothic revivals
• ENM4260 Writers and the creative process
• ENM4270 Feminist poetics
• ENM4370 Contemporary Australian poetry and fiction
• ENM4580 Ireland, Swift, England: Special author subject
• ENM4700 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
• ENM4750 Exotic erotic other: World writing in English
• ENM4760 Visions and revisions: Reworkings

Course coordinator

Dr Chandani Lokuge

Environmental science

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

Students complete 48 points of coursework, including a 24-point research project. Units are worth 6 points unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

• ENV4020 Perspectives on environment and sustainability
• ENV4040 Frontiers in sustainability and environment
• ENV405C Research project (24 points)

Electives

Approved elective unit(s) to the value of 12 points.

If the student's previous background does not provide knowledge in particular areas, elective(s) would be chosen from:

• ENV414F Ecological systems and management
• ENV415F Law and the environment
• ENV416F Introduction to economics
• GES4890 Earth system interactions: From biogeochemical cycles to global change

Course coordinator

Dr Christian Kull

Film and television studies

Offered by the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies

Students complete 48 points at level four including one research unit, at least one methodology unit and electives chosen from the list below.

Research unit

• FTM4120 Research essay in film and television studies

Methodology units

• FTM4042 Historical film theory and criticism
• FTM4052 Contemporary film theory and criticism

Elective units

• FTM4220 Experimental screen culture
• FTM4230 Critical studies in television
• an approved 12 point level four unit from a related discipline with the approval of the course coordinator

Course coordinator

David Hanan

Geography

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

The program undertaken is the same as that undertaken by level four (undergraduate) honours students but has a slightly more substantial research component. Students complete 48 points including a research project and electives offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science with the approval of the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Christian Kull

History

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

Students complete two 12 point units chosen from the list below and a 24 point research project. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Core unit

Students complete both research project units. They can be completed in separate semesters or both in the same semester.

• HYM4100A Research project in history - Part 1 (12 points)
• HYM4100B Research project in history - Part 2 (12 points)

Electives units

Students complete two of the following:*

• EUM4020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM4095 History and heritage
• HYM4115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4140 The Raj imagined: Stories and films of British India in their historical context
• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4180 Images of the natural world: Issues in environmental history
• HYM4185 Colonial encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness' in the British world, 1650-1900
• HYM4200 History and memory: Oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• HYM4270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4320 Citizens: histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM4330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM4340 The highland clearances: Displacement, migration and memory in Scotland
• HYM4370 Fantasies of the flesh: The body in history
• HYM4430 Perfecting America: Rhetoric, reform and reaction
• HYM4440 Genocidal thought
• HYM4470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM4490 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4570 Theories of violence: Genocide, war and terror
• HYM4590 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• HYM4690 Rome, the papacy and the world
• HYM4740 The French Revolution: Issues and debates
• HYM4820 Local and community history
• HYM4840 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history
• ITM4010 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
• JWM4020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM4040 Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLM4060 Medieval women and their world: Constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM4070 Buddhism: society, politics and ethics
• RLM4100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM4110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM4140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis

* Not all units are available every year.

Course coordinator

Dr Michael Hau

German

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Candidates must complete a total of 48 points of level-four units from those listed below including a research project. All units are12 points unless otherwise indicated:

• GNM4165 Language and society: sociolinguistics from a German perspective
• GNM4275 Critics of civilisation
• GNM4375 Special reading course
• GHM4385 Age of Goethe

Research projects

• GNM4166 German language and society: research project
• GNM4355 Research project in German studies
• GNM4365 Research project in German studies (24 points)

Studies abroad

All graduate students are strongly encouraged to conduct a part of their studies in a German-speaking country. Assistance is provided in obtaining scholarships and arrangements exist with German universities enabling students to continue their courses under supervision and with a maximum of assistance.

Course coordinator

Dr Christiane Weller

Japanese studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students complete 48 points in consultation with the course coordinator, including either 12 or 24 points of research, no more than 12 points of Japanese language units, and the remainder from level four Asian Studies units (with the prefixes AST, JAL, JIT or JST). It may be possible to include study in Japan as part of this program.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Alison Tokita

Music

Offered by the School of Music - Conservatorium

Students complete 48 points including one 12-point core unit, and three electives chosen from the list below.

Core unit

• MUM4420 Research methods

Composition option - co-core unit

• MUM4760 Special project: Composition and music technology (24 points)

Performance option - co-core unit

• MUM4960 Chief practical study 1

Electives

• MUM4120 20th and 21st century repertoire studies
• MUM4140 Theatrical music
• MUM4180 Chamber music
• MUM4200 Keyboard music
• MUM4220 Vocal music
• MUM4600 Special research project in music
• MUM4640 World music: fieldwork techniques and technology
• MUM4760 Special project: composition and music technology
• MUM4980 Music pedagogy

Course coordinator

Dr Joel Crotty

Philosophy

Offered by the School of Philosophy and Bioethics

Students complete 48 points consisting of the following units:

• PHM4000 Research project in philosophy (24 point full-year unit)
• PHM4010 Philosophy masters qualifying A
• PHM4020 Philosophy masters qualifying B

In addition to the workload associated with each unit, students will be expected to attend weekly work-in-progress seminars for honours and graduate students and to make a presentation to the seminar series.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Dirk Baltzly

Politics

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Students complete 48 points including one core unit and three electives chosen from the list below.

Core unit

• PLM4060 Research project (Politics)

Electives

• PLM4065 Advanced seminar in international political economy
• PLM4340 Fringe politics and extremist violence: An introduction to terrorism
• PLM4290 China: The quest for modernisation
• PLM4310 Wars of recognition: terrorism and political violence
• PLM4390 Grand theories of politics
• PLM4420 Islam and modernity
• PLM4430 Political Islam
• PLM4440 Global soul: Consumers, citizens and rebels
• PLM4460 Conflict resolution and Islam in the Middle East
• PLM4520 Perspectives on world politics
• PLM4600 Strategic studies
• PLM4800 Australian national government
• PLM4930 Southeast Asian politics

Course coordinator

Assoc. Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh

Religion and theology

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

Students complete 48 points comprised of one research project, at least one methodology unit, and two electives chosen from the list below (note that not all units are offered each year).

Research unit

• RLM4000 Research paper in religion and theology

Methodology units

• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• RLM4100 Religion and ceremony in Australian Society

Electives

• EUM4020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• HYM4330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM4690 Rome, the papacy and the world
• JWM4020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM4040 Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLM4060 Medieval women and their world: Constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM4070 Buddhism: society, politics and ethics
• RLM4110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM4140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis

Students may apply to undertake units at level four at another tertiary institution, such as the Melbourne College of Divinity, approved by the director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology.

Units taken outside Monash will not amount to more than 50 per cent.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Constant Mews

Visual culture

Offered by the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies

Students complete 48 points at level four including a research unit, at least one methodology unit and electives chosen from the list below:

Research unit

• VAM4000 Research essay in visual culture

Methodology units

• FTM4042 Historical film theory and criticism
• FTM4052 Contemporary film theory and criticism
• VAM4010 Visual culture and its theories
• VAM4020 Theory of art history and criticism

Electives

• CRT4760 Gender, body and performance
• VAM4021 Beyond the museum: Institutions and insurrections
• VAM4023 Visual culture internship
• VAM4030 Themes in nineteenth-century Australian art
• VAM4050 Twentieth-century Australian modernism
• VAM4070 Australian postmodernism
• VAM4084 The culture and imagery of cities
• VAM4100 Issues in Australian architecture and heritage
• VAM4290 Cultural theory and visuality
• VAM4830 Exploration and immigration in the cultural imaginary
• an approved unit from a related discipline with the approval of the course coordinator

Course coordinator

Leigh Astbury

Women's studies

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Students complete 48 points including a research unit, WSM4010 and one elective. Part-time students will be required to complete WSM4010 and an elective level-four unit in the first year and WSM4005 in the second year of the program.

Core units

• WSM4005 Research component
• WSM4010 Gender, sexuality, power

Electives

• One unit as approved by the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Assoc. Prof. Maryanne Dever

Students who successfully complete the program and achieve at least a distinction in the 24 point research project are eligible to apply for a higher degree by research.

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course seeks to develop skills in historical analysis and writing and to acquaint students with key recent debates in specific fields of history, especially those concerning the nature of history. It will enable students to study techniques of historical examination of sources and to broaden knowledge of a number of fields of history. This diploma may be of particular value to teachers of history, but it is available to any qualified person interested in pursuing study in history at postgraduate level. The program will consist of a specially constructed course of study relevant to the previous experience and future requirements of individual candidates, each of whom will be consulted as to its design.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students are required to complete 48 points, comprised of four 12-point units chosen from the lists below; at least one must be a historiography unit. Not all units are available each year.

Historiography units

• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200 History and memory: Oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history

Other units

• EUM4020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM4095 History and heritage
• HYM4115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM4140 The Raj imagined: Stories and films of British India in their historical context
• HYM4175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM4180 Images of the natural world: Issues in environmental history
• HYM4185 Colonial encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness' in the British world, 1650-1900
• HYM4260 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• HYM4270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4320 Citizens: Histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM4330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM4340 The highland clearances: Displacement, migration and memory in Scotland
• HYM4370 Fantasies of the flesh: The body in history
• HYM4430 Perfecting America: Rhetoric, reform and reaction
• HYM4440 Genocidal thought
• HYM4470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM4490 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4570 Theories of violence: Genocide, war and terror
• HYM4590 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• HYM4690 Rome, the papacy and the world
• HYM4740 The French Revolution: Issues and debates
• HYM4820 Local and community history
• HYM4840 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• ITM4010 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
• JWM4020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM4060 Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM4070 Buddhism: Society, politics and ethics
• RLM4100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM4110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM4140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis
• RLM4040 Islamic thought in the modern world

One of the 12-point units may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.

For further study options please contact the School of Historical Studies or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Faculty Certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in History

This course will enable students to further their knowledge and understanding of international relations by engaging with literatures and taking part in seminar work at postgraduate level.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

Students complete four 12-point units chosen from the list below, which must include at least two core units (marked *). Candidates who wish to be eligible to apply for subsequent admission to the Master of Arts by research with studies in international relations must include PLM4060.

Students complete:

• PLM4060 Research project (politics) (9000 words)
• PLM4065 Advanced seminar in international political economy
• PLM4310 Wars of recognition: terrorism and political violence*
• PLM4340 Fringe politics and extremist violence: an introduction to terrorism
• PLM4420 Islam and modernity
• PLM4430 Political Islam
• PLM4440 Global soul: consumers, citizens and rebels*
• PLM4460 Conflict resolution and Islam in the Middle East
• PLM4600 Strategic studies: a critical introduction*

Students who complete the course with a grade of credit average or above are eligible to apply for entry into the Master of International Relations.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a related graduate certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to allow graduates who have competence equivalent to at least a basic major in Japanese (level 6 Japanese) to extend their competence in the language.

Study in Japan

Subject to the approval of the school and faculty, certain units (but no more than 50 per cent of the total requirements for the course) can be taken in Japan. The school currently maintains university-to-university agreements with about 10 Japanese universities. Opportunities exist for scholarships, and interested students should inquire with the convenor of the school's scholarship committee. Faculty approval must be obtained before students can proceed to an overseas study program.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

The course consists of 48 points, which is equivalent to one year of full-time study, however most students will take the course part-time over two or three years in order to allow them to complete sequential units. Students will normally complete one or two 6-point language units per semester.

In addition to language units (prefaced by JLG), students who have completed JLG 4120 (Japanese 12) may be able to take interpreting and translation units (prefaced by JIT).

Students will have the option of taking postgraduate units in Asian studies, Japanese studies or applied Japanese linguistics up to the value of 24 points.

Further advice on suitable units for individual students can be obtained from the school.

Schedule of units

All units are offered subject to availability of staff and sufficient enrolments and some units have an alternative year of offering (please check with the school). Some language units can be done concurrently with the permission of the coordinator.

Units in Japanese language

• JLG4070 Japanese 7 (6 points)
• JLG4080 Japanese 8 (6 points)
• JLG4090 Japanese 9 (6 points)
• JLG4100 Japanese 10 (6 points)
• JLG4110 Japanese 11 (6 points)
• JLG4120 Japanese 12 (6 points)
• JLG4720 Advanced Japanese language in Japan (12 points)
• JLG4852 Advanced Japanese reading skills (6 points)

Units in applied Japanese linguistics

• JAL4130 Japanese sociolinguistics (12 points)
• JAL4140 Asian languages in contact (12 points)
• JAL4210 Issues in Japanese language education (12 points)
• JAL4530 Teaching and learning Asian languages (12 points)
• JAL4590 Japanese linguistics (12 points)
• JAL4610 Research methodology for applied linguistics (12 points)
• JAL4730 Japanese systematic grammar (12 points)

Units in Asian studies

• AST4000 Contemporary issues in Asia (12 points)
• AST4220 Investigating other societies: Area studies in global perspective (12 points) (12 points)
• AST4060 Japan and Asia post 1945: War legacies and memory wars (12 points)

Units in Japanese studies

• JST4060 Projects in Australia-Japan cultural interaction (6 points)
• JST4110 Advanced studies in Japanese society (12 points)
• JST4120 Work and economic organisation in Japan (12 points)
• JST4180 Advanced topics in Japanese culture (12 points)
• JST4190 Advanced studies in Japanese economics (12 points)

Unit in linguistics

• ALM4250 Second language acquisition (12 points)

For further study options please contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Language)

Postgraduate Diploma in Japanese Language

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The course offers professional development for a wide range of language maintenance practitioners. It is designed for those who are involved in, or aspire to become involved in, work with minority endangered language groups. Training is provided in the specialist skills needed to document and maintain endangered languages both in homeland and in diaspora or immigrant community settings.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. advanced skills relating to the ability to use relevant technology such as databases, information management systems and search engines effectively.

The course consists of three compulsory core units at level 4 (36 points) and an elective at level 4 or five (12 points). Students take the group 1 core unit (12 points) and one group 2 core unit (12 points), followed by one group 2 core unit (12 points) and a group 3 elective (12 points). Students who are exempted from any of the core units will select additional electives from group 3.

Students can enter the program in the first or second semester. Overseas students studying on-campus will normally enter mid-year.

Group 1 core unit (12 points)

• ALM4110 General linguistics

Group 2 core units (12 points)

• LIN4040 Researching endangered languages
• LIN4050 Issues in language endangerment and language maintenance

Group 3 electives (12 points)

• ALM4140 Special topic in applied linguistics
• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• ALM5010 Topics in linguistics
• ALM5230 Bilingualism
• ALM5270 Literacy
• or another unit approved by the coordinator

For further study options please contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/course/postgraduate

Students who successfully complete 24 points in the postgraduate diploma may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies.

Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The course seeks to further students' understanding of second and foreign language acquisition, language teaching, language contact and intercultural communication with particular reference to Japanese. It also aims to develop students' skills in critical reading and ability to design a research project.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete 72 points including one core unit, and five electives chosen from the list below. Students who obtain a distinction average and who have undertaken JAL4610/JAL5610 (Research methodology in applied linguistics) may seek approval from the course coordinator to undertake a research project for 12 points (usually AST4680/AST5680 Research project A) as one of the electives.

Core unit

• JAL4530/JAL5530 Teaching and learning Asian languages

Electives

• JAL4610/JAL5610 Research methodology in applied linguistics
• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• AST4000/AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• AST4220/AST5220 Investigating other societies in global perspective
• AST4xxx/AST5xxx Japan and Asia post-1945 war legacies and memory wars
• AST4680/AST5680 Research project A (approval required)
• AST4700/AST5700 Research dissertation (24 points) (approval required)
• JAL4130/JAL5130 Japanese sociolinguistics
• JAL4140/JAL5140 Asian languages in contact
• JAL4590/JAL5590 Japanese linguistics
• JAL4210/JAL5210 Issues in Japanese language education
• JAL4730/JAL5730 Japanese systematic grammar

With the approval of the course coordinator, students may undertake an elective for 12 points offered elsewhere within the Faculty of Arts or from the Faculty of Education. Students may take up to 24 points of language units within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics with the approval of the course coordinator.

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate of Arts, or after successful completion of 48 points with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Japanese Linguistics.

Master of Applied Japanese Linguistics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Students will gain a critical understanding of theoretical and practical issues relating to applied linguistics, including second/foreign language acquisition, language teaching, language contact and intercultural communication.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

The course consists of six 12-point units comprising three core units, and three elective units.

Students must complete a minimum of 24 points at level four and 24 points at level five.

Core units

• ALM4110 General linguistics
• ALM4130 Language in society
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics

Electives

Select three of the following, or alternative electives may be approved on an individual basis:

• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• ALM5210 Language and learning
• ALM5230 Bilingualism
• ALM5270 Literacy
• ALM5290 Child language acquisition
• ALM5350 English in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
• ALM5370 Discourse analysis
• ALM5390 Language and identity
• ALM5410 Research project (normally only available for on-campus students)
• ALM5460 Special topic in applied linguistics

Students who have completed studies in the masters to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Linguistics
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Linguistics

Students will also exit the masters with the approprtiate award if they do not maintain a minimum credit average (60 C ).

Master of Applied Linguistics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course provides training in the theoretical, analytical and practical skills involved in social research. It is specifically designed for those people who will design, conduct and evaluate diverse social research projects. It is also intended to extend the skills of policy administrators who analyse research reports, formulate commissioned research projects and work together with staff researchers and/or outside consultants.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students undertake units to the value of 48 points at level fourfour and 24 points at level fivefive. All units are worth 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

Level four units

• SYM4005 Qualitative research strategies
• SYM4015 Secondary analysis of official statistics
• SYM4025 Survey research
• SYM4055 Data analysis software for social research
• or an approved 12-point, level four elective chosen from the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, or Information Technology

Level five units

• SYM5045 Analysing quantitative data
• SYM5065 Issues in public policy
• SYM5075 Applied social research project (24 points)*
• SYM5085 Research practicum
• or an approved 12-point, level five elective chosen from the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, or Information Technology

* Entry to the research project elective will be reserved for students with distinction-plus results in the core units.

Students who have completed studies in the masters to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Arts
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Research

Students will also exit the masters with the approprtiate award if they do not maintain a minimum credit average (60 C ).

Master of Applied Social Research

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Research topics are decided in consultation with staff in the students' chosen discipline. For details refer to relevant entries under 'Areas of study' in the Faculty of Arts section of this handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/postgrad/arts.html.

Candidates undertaking the Master of Arts by 100 per cent thesis are expected to submit a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words.

Master of Arts

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Master of Communications and Cultural Studies is designed to meet the needs of professionals in communications and related sectors. The course provides a unique focus on convergent knowledge and the understanding and integration of multiple communication systems and practices, as well as consequent impact on culture and society. The curriculum includes policy, organisational, technical, persuasive, visual, aesthetic, written, economic, political, ethical, planning, systems, and logistical facets of communications.

On completion of the Master of Arts (Communications and Cultural Studies), students will be able to demonstrate:

• knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for the participation in and management of complex communicative processes in regional, urban, national and international contexts
• theoretical and empirical understanding of the impact of multiple communication systems and practices on culture and society.
• competency at dealing with convergent knowledge sets and the capacity to synthesise and negotiate multiple communications practices
• knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research
• critical understanding of the social, cultural, political, institutional and economic context in which communicative processes and systems occur
• critical understanding of the role of communication arts and literacies in contemporary organisations, economies, markets and polities
• theoretical knowledge, communicative competency, critical reflection, ethical understanding, and problem-solving capacities relevant to the management of multi-dimensional communicative processes and environments
• substantially enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication issues
• substantially enhanced understanding of public, persuasive and advocacy communications and their ethical limits
• significantly increased intellectual independence and ability to analyse and evaluate arguments
• greater self-reliance in intellectual and professional activity, and greater understanding of the knowledge, skills, and attributes required in management and senior professional roles
• substantially enhanced employment-related generic skills, including high-level computing skills, problem-solving, interpersonal, and collaborative skills, written and oral communication skills, understanding of the nature of organisational work, and the ability to use technology in the workplace effectively
• enhanced understanding of critical, ethical and aesthetic approaches to communications studies and communications practice.

There are two different modes to complete the degree:

i.) all units by coursework

ii.) those who have achieved Distinction or High Distinction for the first four units may choose to undertake a 24-point research dissertation.

Students must complete a maximum of 48 points at level four (two core units plus two elective units) and minimum of 24 points at level five (two elective units, or the 24 points dissertation):

• full-time students will normally complete two 12-point units per semester
• part-time and off-campus students will normally complete one 12-point unit per semester.

All units except where indicated are worth 12 points.

Students complete the following two level four units:

• COM4010 Research issues and methodologies
• COM4020 Industry practice applied

Further two 12 point units at level four are as follows:

• COM4131 Contemporary media and communication theory
• CRT4760 Gender, body and performance*
• CRT4830 Popular culture and ethics*
• AST4000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• COM4302 Media flows

Two 12 point units at level five or 24 point research dissertation:

• AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• COM5302 Media flows
• CRT5760 Gender, body and performance*
• CRT5830 Popular culture and ethics*
• COM5220 Research dissertation (24 points)

* Subject to availability

Students who have completed studies in the Master of Communication and Cultural Studies to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Communication and Cultural Studies
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Communication and Cultural Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Arts (Communications and Cultural Studies)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Candidates submit a component of creative writing - a novel or a novella or a group of short stories or a play or a group of plays or a sequence of poems or a portfolio of creative works of various genres. The creative writing component submitted for examination as part of the thesis must be undertaken during the enrolment in the MA, under supervision. An accompanying a critical commentary of the creative writing component will constitute a scholarly, self-reflexive critique, based on research into the theory and practice of the creative process focused on the student's creative writing component, the writing of which will itself be considered as an act of research into the nature of literary creativity. The critical commentary will involve thoroughly researching the various aspects of the creative writing project: the creative process, the characteristics of the attempted genre, the mechanics of handling language and narrative, the influence of other relevant writers, context, and the shaping elements in a work of art.

At the completion of the course, candidates will be required to submit for examination a component of their own creative writing of 20,000 to 25,000 words, together with a critical explanation of 10,000 to 15,000 words, the combined word total normally not to exceed 40,000 words or be less than 30,000 words. Approval may be given to a candidate to write a creative work component of more than 25,000 words when that greater length is appropriate to the genre. However, in this event, the critical commentary must still remain at the prescribed length of 10,000 to 15,000 words. Approval should be sought at the time of the review of candidature.

Master of Arts (Creative Writing)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed for composers interested in developing a distinctive compositional voice, and to research and acquire a range of compositional techniques. Through regular work in the School of Music - Conservatorium's music studios, candidates will acquire knowledge of music technology and an understanding of music technology as a compositional tool.

In close consultation with their supervisor, candidates develop a composition folio consisting of both musical scores and sound recordings that demonstrates their ability to work in various media, including traditional, electro-acoustic, and contemporary solo and chamber combinations. The overall duration of the submitted music would normally be between 30 to 45 minutes. Depending on the complexity of the submitted music, however, the overall duration may deviate considerably from the given range. Together with the folio of compositions, candidates are required to write a critical commentary of between 10,000 and 15,000 words. The critical commentary must be scholarly in character and, at a minimum, address the following:

• explication of aesthetic arguments that provide a conceptual basis for the submitted compositions
• compositional approach, process, and techniques
• aesthetic placement and stylistic predecessors
• sonic realisation and performance context.

Full-time candidates are expected to allocate 48 hours per week to compositional activities and meet with their supervisor(s) on a regular basis. Full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year. Candidates are required to present at least one postgraduate seminar during the course of their candidature.

Master of Arts (Music Composition)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is intended to offer students the opportunity to carry out a project on an approved topic in music performance research by preparing a well-researched, high-quality recital performance of challenging works which are recorded and submitted as part of a portfolio along with a program booklet and explanatory research essay for examination. Music performance research is a relatively newly developing area of endeavour in many universities. Students are trained in advanced critical thinking and research planning and methods and are guided to carry out a unified research program with performance and written outcomes.

On completion, students should have developed instrumental or vocal performance skills and self-confidence to the level required for professional performance, have widened their knowledge of repertoire and style, have acquired appropriate skills in research and writing, and be able to apply experience gained in the course to the community as leading musicians.

Candidates must complete 24 points of coursework at level five and a portfolio.

Students complete the following two core units:

• MUM5020 Directed reading in music (12-points)
• MUM5060 Research project (12-points)

In addition, students must complete a portfolio comprising a 60-minute solo or solo and ensemble recital (66 per cent), which is recorded on compact disc and submitted with a recital annotation booklet of 1500 words (10 per cent) and a research essay of 9000 words (24 per cent) in a bound folder.

Full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year.

Master of Arts (Music Performance)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Candidates will be required to develop and present a live performance in a public venue, and later to submit a critical commentary. The performance will normally be in one of the fields of directing, theatre making, dramatic writing, or theatre design. The performance will embody the results of the research investigation, which will investigate the contexts, theoretical influences, aesthetic elements and performance making processes of the project. The critical commentary will be an explication and analysis of the performance research project and will address methodological and theoretical issues that arise during the research investigation.

Candidates develop and present a live performance in a public venue, and submit a critical commentary. The performance will normally be 50-60 minutes and the commentary 10,000 -15,000 words. The equivalent combined word total is 35,000 - 40,000 words.

Master of Arts (Theatre Performance)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course provides students who already have previous studies in an arts discipline with the opportunity to expand, update and deepen their knowledge and understanding through a combination of research and coursework activities in a range of disciplines.

For more detail see the individual discipline entries in the Course structure section below.

Students complete a program of study and research as outlined under their chosen area of study in the 'Requirements' below with the exception that students at Monash University Sunway campus must study this course as outlined in the 'All students at Sunway' entry under the 'Requirements' section below. No other disciplines are available to students at Sunway.

All students at Sunway

Offered by the School of Arts and Sciences

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in their chosen topic area. The coursework component is designed to encourage students to become familiar with the theoretical issues and practical application relating to their chosen topic area, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Candidates are required to complete units for a total of 24-points of coursework plus a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. Those candidates who have not completed the required pre-requisites for the relevant units selected may be exempted with the approval of the course coordinator.

Students will normally choose two of the following 12-point units (students need to inquire about the availability of the units for particular semesters since this will vary):

• ASM5000 Research project (12-points)
• ASM5080 The theory and practice of research
• ASM5290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography
• AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• ENM5620 Literary theory
• PLM5440 Global soul: consumers, citizens and rebels
• WSM5700 Issues in feminist cross-cultural research

Part-time students would normally complete their coursework units first, before starting their research. Full-time students can either complete their coursework units first, or enrol for one coursework unit and simultaneously work on their research in their first two semesters of work, and then enrol full-time for research for the final semester.

Course coordinator

Dr Helen Nesadurai

Anthropology and sociology

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

This course provides students who already have an honours degree in anthropology, sociology or other related disciplines with the opportunity to expand, update and deepen their knowledge and understanding. Students may choose such a program for various reasons, including the desire to pursue their own intellectual interests, gain more specialised and detailed understanding of a particular area, acquire technical and applied skills and knowledge, or prepare themselves for a PhD and a career in research and teaching.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-anthrop-sociol.html.

The course comprises two 12-point units selected from those listed below and a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (66 per cent). Alternative units may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator:

• ASM5100 Violences
• ASM5290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography
• ASM5440 Asia and the West
• ASM5800 Special ASM unit
• PLM5140 Grand theories of politics
• RLM5100 Religion in Australian society
• SWM5140 Policy, program planning and evaluation I
• SWM5160 Child abuse, child protection and the state
• SYM5005 Qualitative research strategies
• SYM5015 Secondary analysis of official statistics
• SYM5025 Survey research
• SYM5045 Analysing quantitative data
• SYM5055 Data analysis software for social research
• SYM5065 Issues in public policy

Course coordinator

Dr Jo Lindsay (Sociology) and Dr Matt Tomlinson (Anthropology)

Archaeology and Ancient History

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

The Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History offers the only program in Victoria and one of only two in Australia that provides supervision of research degrees in Egyptology, and one of the few offering supervision in related areas of Near Eastern Archaeology. This course is designed for students wishing to combine coursework with research and for whom a research process of induction, training in methodology and concepts, and supervised project design will be particularly useful.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-arch-ancient-his.html.

The course comprises two 12-point units and a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. The two units must be completed in the first year (if full-time) or the first two years (if part-time).

All students complete:

• AAM5740 Reading the ancient past and AAM5060 Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt

unless they have previously completed:

• AAM4740 Reading the ancient past and AAM4060 Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt

as part of another program, in which case they will complete:

• AAM5010 Research topics in archaeology: the New Kingdom and AAM5020 Research topics in archaeology: Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.

Course coordinator

Dr Colin A. Hope

Asian Studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis on Asia. The coursework component is designed to encourage interdisciplinary perspectives to broaden and deepen the understanding of Asia and Australia-Asia relations, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-asian-studies.html.

Candidates are required to complete the following two units for a total of 24 points of course work plus a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words:

• AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• AST5020 Investigating Asia

The thesis topic must be determined in consultation with the supervisor, who is to be selected in consultation with the graduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Professor Ross Mouer

Australian Art

Offered by the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies

This course is intended for students with a strong interest in research who wish to give their study a clear Australian focus. The degree familiarises students with the major theoretical areas in Australian art and with a significant area of Australian art history through their research. The research emphasis can cover areas of painting, sculpture, architecture, urbanism and urban imagery, photography, performance and art in multimedia, film or television.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-aust-art.html.

Candidates complete a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (66 per cent research) in an area agreed to by the candidate and the department, and supervised by staff appointed by agreement with both the candidate and the department. Candidates are expected to consult with their supervisor regularly and to maintain the momentum of their thesis research.

Candidates also complete two fifth-year elective units each worth 12 points, chosen from the schedule set out below. Note that students should not include units previously taken in a masters qualifying year, postgraduate diploma or honours year.

• CRT5760 Gender, body and performance
• VAM5010 Visual culture and its theories
• VAM5021 Beyond the museum: institutions and insurrections
• VAM5023 Museum practice and research
• VAM5030 Themes in nineteenth-century Australian art
• VAM5050 Twentieth-century Australian modernism
• VAM5070 Australian postmodernism
• VAM5084 The culture and imagery of cities
• VAM5100 Issues in Australian architecture and heritage
• VAM5120 Australian film history
• VAM5200 Historical film theory and criticism
• VAM5210 Contemporary film theory and criticism
• VAM5830 Exploration and immigration in the cultural imaginary

Course coordinator

Dr Leigh Astbury

Australian studies

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Humanities Communications and Social Sciences

This program is designed to give students the opportunity to pursue the study of Australian society and culture at an advanced level. Building on a basis provided by relevant interdisciplinary courses, students go on to develop and complete an appropriate research thesis.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-aust-studs.html.

Students must complete a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words plus two core units for a total of 24 points:

• AUS5010 Society and culture of twentieth-century Australia
• COM5001 Researching and writing Australia

Course coordinator

To be advised

Communications

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies within the School of Humanities, Communication and Social Sciences

The course seeks to strengthen skills in communications research and analysis and to further students' understanding of both the history and current structure of the communications industry in Australia and of the contemporary policy debates. The course is particularly designed to provide students with the necessary analytical research and writing skills to respond to the rapidly changing policy environment in communications.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-communications.html.

Students must complete a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words plus two compulsory units:*

• COM5001 Researching and writing Australia
• COM5010 Communications, convergence and public policy

* Note: Both units are taught in the Melbourne central business district.

Course coordinator

Dr Mark Gibson

Critical theory

Offered by the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Critical theory is a term used to describe a whole series of contemporary approaches to textual criticism: hermeneutics and reception theory, semiotics and structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, post-Marxian theories of ideology and post-Freudian theories of psychoanalysis. These have all been central to recent works in literary and cultural studies. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to this complex body of work and an opportunity to apply it to a substantive research thesis, which may focus on literary studies, cultural studies or critical theory itself. The choice of thesis topic will be made in close consultation with a thesis supervisor. Candidates intending to carry out research in comparative literature are normally expected to read literary texts in the original language. The centre welcomes applications from students with good linguistic abilities.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-critical-theory.html.

Students complete a thesis (of 20,000 to 25,000 words) weighted at 66 per cent, plus two 12-point units selected from the following:

• CRT5030 Poetics
• CRT5070 Lacan and subjectivity
• CRT5100 Deleuze and Foucault
• CRT5200 Semiotics and poststructuralism
• CRT5225 Hermeneutics
• CRT5760 Gender, body and performance
• CRT5830 Popular culture and ethics

Course coordinator

Professor Andrew Milner

English

Offered by the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies

On completion of the course, students should have consolidated and extended their knowledge of literature, literary theory and the contexts in which literature is produced and read. They should also have consolidated their skills in originating and pursuing research projects independently and extended their skills of analysis, composition and argument. They should also have completed a substantial research thesis which represents a significant contribution to knowledge in the field in which they are working.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-english.html.

Students are required to complete a compulsory research thesis of between 20,000 and 25,000 words weighted at 66 per cent, plus two level-five, 12-point units totalling 24 points from the following:

• CRT5030 Poetics
• ENM5260 Writers and the creative process
• ENM5370 Contemporary Australian poetry and fiction
• ENM5580 Ireland, Swift, England: special author unit
• ENM5620 Literary theory
• ENM5700 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
• ENM5750 Exotic erotic other: world writing in English
• ENM5760 Visions and revisions: reworkings

Course coordinator

Dr Pauline Nestor

Geography

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

The course is intended for students wishing to obtain an internationally accepted research degree which testifies to high standards of initiative, independence and innovation and which, if gained at a sufficient standard, is accepted as a qualification for admission to the PhD.

Contact details and further information about this area of study are available at:

• http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-geog.html
• http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-gis.html
• http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-env-sust.html

Students complete one of the following options:

• a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (66 per cent), plus 24 points of coursework chosen from level five units offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science. Level five units from other schools may be chosen, subject to approval.
• a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words (100 per cent).

Whether a student is allowed to undertake a thesis on a particular topic is contingent upon the availability of appropriate supervision. Individual units are offered according to the availability of staff and subject to sufficient enrolments.

Course coordinator

Dr Haripriya Rangan

History

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

This course is designed to provide students with a broader knowledge of specific fields of history and their associated methodological techniques, to introduce key theoretical concepts and questions regarding the nature of historical investigation and the examination of evidence from a variety of sources, and to provide a context of existing approaches and methods for students developing research theses.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-history.html.

The course comprises two 12-point units selected from those offered at level five, and a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. The two units must be completed in the first year (if full-time) or the first two years (if part-time).

The following units are available (note that not all are offered every year):

• EUM5020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European Integration
• HYM5070 Research project in history
• HYM5095 History and heritage
• HYM5115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM5120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM5140 The Raj imagined
• HYM5175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM5180 Images of the natural world: issues in environmental history
• HYM5185 Colonial Encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness' in the British World, 1650-1900
• HYM5200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM5260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism and society
• HYM5270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM5280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM5290 Holocaust memories: landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM5320 Citizens: histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM5330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM5340 The highland clearances: displacement, migration and memory in Scotland
• HYM5370 Fantasies of the flesh: the body in history
• HYM5430 Perfecting America: rhetoric, reform and reaction
• HYM5440 Genocidal thought
• HYM5470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM5490 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
• HYM5570 Theories of violence: genocide, war and terror
• HYM5590 Imagining Europe: representations and images of a continent
• HYM5620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM5660 Recording oral history: theory and practice
• HYM5740 The French Revolution: issues and debates
• HYM5820 Local and community history
• HYM5840 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• HYM5900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM5950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• HYM5960 The body, gender and history
• ITM5010 Global justice: civil and human rights after 1945
• JWM5010 Reading and interpreting Jewish texts: from antiquity to modern times
• JWM5020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM5030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM5040 Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLM5060 Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM5070 Buddhism: society, politics and ethics
• RLM5100 Religion and ceremony in Australian Society
• RLM5110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM5140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: a cross- cultural analysis

Course coordinator

Professor David Garrioch

International development and environmental analysis

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

This program provides some coursework as a foundation for students undertaking a substantial piece of research relating to international development theory, policy or practice. The course extends the knowledge, research and writing skills of people already working in, or seeking employment in, organisations involved in international or sustainable development.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-intl-dev-env.html.

Candidates complete a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words, and a total of 24 points of level five coursework units, including 12 points of international development units and 12 points approved by the international development program coordinators. As part of the coursework units, students either complete an independent research project or a supervised research project.

Research topics are determined in consultation with the program coordinators and research supervisors. For detailed information and lists of other units available, contact a course coordinator.

Course coordinators

Dr Craig Thorburn and Dr Bruce Missingham

Interpreting and translation studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in translation/interpreting studies. The coursework component is designed to encourage the study of theoretical issues and practical application relating to translation/interpreting studies to broaden and deepen the students' understanding of this discipline, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-translation-studs.html.

Candidates complete a total of 24 points of coursework, chosen from units listed below, plus a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. Some of the units listed below require prerequisites. These would have normally been completed by those students transferring from the Master of Translation Studies by coursework. Those candidates who have not completed the required prerequisites for the units below may be exempted with the approval of the course coordinator:

• TRN5010 Technology and translation (12 points)
• TRN5060 Theoretical issues in interpreting and translation studies (12 points)
• TRN5080 Research project in translation/interpreting studies (12 points)
• TRN5090 Research dissertation in translation/interpreting (24 points)
• TRN5201 Major translation project(24 points)

Students may also take other fifth-year units in related areas, for example comparative literature or applied linguistics, with the approval of the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Rita Wilson

Italian studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in Italian studies. The coursework component is designed to encourage the theoretical issues and practical application relating to Italian studies to broaden and deepen the students understanding of this discipline, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-italian-studs.html.

Candidates complete the following units for a total of 24-points of coursework plus a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. Some of the units listed below* may require pre-requisites. Those candidates who have not completed the required pre-requisites for the units below may be exempted with the approval of the course coordinator.

* All units are worth 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

• ITA5380 Italian Encountersencounters: Translation, literature and cultural identity
• LLC5020 Global modernities: Experiences of modernity
• LLC5070 Managing intercultural communication
• TRN5010 Technology and translation
• TRN5020 Directed reading in translation studies (6 points)
• TRN5060 Theoretical issues in interpreting and translation studies
• TRN5080 Research project in translation/interpreting studies
• TRN5090 Research dissertation in translation/interpreting

Students may also take other fifth-year units in related areas with the approval of the course co-ordinator, eg comparative literature and cultural studies, linguistics, or European and international studies.

Course coordinator

Dr Simon West

Applied Japanese Linguistics

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

This program consists of coursework and a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words.

Students normally complete two fifth-year-level 12-point units in applied Japanese linguistics.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-applied-japanese-linguistics.html.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Helen Marriott

Japanese Studies

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Japanese studies are expected to develop research skills through the completion of a thesis (weighted at 66 per cent) as well as acquiring advanced knowledge of Japanese society, culture, work practices or the economy, or Australia-Japan relations.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-japanese-studs.html.

Students complete a full semester of coursework (24 points), followed by preparation of a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (66 per cent). The thesis topic must be determined in consultation with the supervisor, who is to be selected in consultation with the graduate coordinator. The course work will usually consist of two level-five 12-point units in Asian studies.

Course coordinator

Professor Ross Mouer

Linguistics

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

The research degree can be undertaken by thesis alone (100 per cent) or by coursework combined with research (66 per cent). Candidates undertaking the degree by 100 per cent research complete a thesis of 30,000-40,000. Those undertaking the 66 per cent research option are required to complete a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words and two approved 12-point level-five* units. The unit ALM5150 Research design in applied linguistics, may be an appropriate way for students to satisfy part of this requirement.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-linguistics.html.

* See the comments about 'External masters candidature' under 'Masters by research degrees with a coursework component' in the Faculty of Arts 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook.

Course coordinator

Dr Haripriya Rangan

Music

Offered by the School of Music - Conservatorium

Students complete two of the following 12-point units and undertake a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words.

• MUM5010 Topics in musicology
• MUM5020 Directed reading in music
• MUM5030 Australian music history
• MUM5040 Medieval and Renaissance music
• MUM5050 Musicological (including ethnomusicological) scholarship
• MUM5650 Topics in composition

The course is also offered as a 100 per cent research degree, where students complete a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words.

Full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-music.html.

Course coordinator

Dr Joel Crotty

Philosophy

Offered by the School of Philosophy and Bioethics

Students complete coursework to a value of 24 points - ie two 12-point units - chosen from the section's level-five offerings, and then complete a substantial thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words under the supervision of one or more staff members. All students attend staff and honours seminars, and engage in philosophical discussion with staff members and peers.

• PHM5010 Philosophy MA coursework A
• PHM5110 Philosophy MA coursework B

Note: PHM5010 is a prerequisite for PHM5110.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-philosophy.html.

Course coordinator

Dr Dirk Baltzly

Publishing

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

Candidates complete level-five units to the equivalent of 24 points as follows:

• PUB5002 Authorship, editing and text* (12 points)
• other publishing or approved units at level five to the value of 12 points

* PUB5002 is a core unit required by candidates in this course who have not completed the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing or equivalent.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-publish-edit.html.

In addition, candidates complete a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words. Students are expected to meet with their supervisor at least on a monthly basis during the completion of their thesis. Normal contact hours for each 12-point unit amounts to the equivalent of two hours per week.

Course coordinator

Dr David Dunstan

Religion and Theology

Offered by the School of Historical Studies

Students complete two 12-point units from those offered at level five. At least one of HYM5175 (Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives) or RLM5100 (Religion and ceremony in Australian society) must be taken if not already taken at honours or for the masters qualifying or the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research). In addition, students complete a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words.

Students should choose from the following units, or other units by permission. Not all are available each year:

• EUM5020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM5175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM5260 Medieval dialogues: reason, mysticism and society
• HYM5330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• JWM5010 Reading and interpreting Jewish texts
• JWM5020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM5030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM5000 Research paper in religion and theology
• RLM5040 Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLM5060 Medieval women and their world: constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM5070 Buddhism: society, politics and ethics
• RLM5100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM5110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM5140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: a cross- cultural analysis.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-relig-theol.html.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Constant Mews

Tourism

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

This course seeks to develop a strategic understanding of how the industry operates and is designed for those students who desire to undertake some original research in close association with the industry. Students are encouraged to conduct research internationally with universities that have exchange agreements with Monash.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-tourism.html and http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/pgrad/tourism.html.

Candidates must complete the following:

• ATM5090 Applied industry research
• an additional unit to the value of 12 points as approved by the course coordinator
• a 20,000 to 25,000-word thesis.

Course coordinator

Dr Vicki Peel

Women's Studies

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Candidates are required to submit a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (66 per cent). The topic will be in the area of women's studies and chosen in close consultation with the supervisor and graduate adviser. Students must also take two coursework units totalling 24 points, one of which must be WSM5010 (Gender, sexuality, power), unless completed at level four, plus an elective selected from among approved level five units. This program is recommended for candidates who may not have a strong academic background in feminist theory and gender issues or who are returning to study after a break and would benefit from undertaking coursework units to enhance their understanding of the field.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/arts-pg-wmns-studs-gender-res.html.

Course coordinator

Assoc. Prof. Maryanne

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain a minimum credit average (60 C).

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

This course enables students to gain knowledge about the cultures and societies of one or more of the many nations that form the Asian region. With a broad range of electives to choose from, students can design the course most relevant to their professional and educational aspirations, be it in areas such as business and law, or in the humanities. With this course, students can study relevant aspects of Asia through a variety of academic disciplines, while honing their skills in critical thinking, research and presentation. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to engage critically with the notions of 'Asia' and 'Asian values' and to make an informed assessment of past and current issues in the Asian region, or in international relations both within and with the region. Students who wish to do so can develop an area of special interest in a research or policy paper. Students are also encouraged to acquire relevant language skills as part of their study.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete 24 points of compulsory core units and 48 points of electives.

Core units

• AST4000/AST5000 Contemporary issues in Asia
• AST4220/AST5220 Investigating other societies: Area studies in global perspective

Electives

There is a wide choice of electives (not all of which will be offered every year). The student must determine his or her choice of electives in consultation with the course coordinator.

It is possible to complete the elective requirement with four 12-point coursework units. Of these, one must be in the Faculty of Arts, and at least two must be in a related field or area of study, such as business, environmental studies, politics etc.

Students who wish to study an Asian language may choose to do up to four 6-point language units to meet 24 points of the elective requirements.

Students may choose to substitute one 12-point unit with a 12-point supervised research project or policy paper, especially if they are considering applying for admission to a research degree.

Students who have completed studies in the Master of Asian Studies to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Arts
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Asian Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed for both practitioners already employed with Indigenous communities or who are active in associated or allied work (such as public record offices, libraries, museums and community cooperatives, keeping places, native title, government instrumentalities) and for students who wish to gain further academic knowledge and credentials in the field of Australian Indigenous studies. The course challenges students to assess, evaluate and critique the effectiveness and efficiency of their workplaces in terms of performance, transparency and ethical standards and enables a sensitive response when involved in important decisions about Indigenous knowledge and the maintenance of cultural heritage.

The course not only explores some continuing problems in Indigenous studies but also focuses on change and development. The Master of Australian Indigenous Studies critically assesses changing contours of cultural knowledge amidst the rampant processes of globalisation and rapid technological advances. The course addresses issues of local and international importance within the framework for maintenance and control. Various regional, bilateral and international structures for reclamation of cultural heritage are discussed.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of Australian Indigenous studies
• the ability to evaluate the role of research and theory in the advancement of knowledge within the field of Australian Indigenous studies
• critical understanding of the functions of law, politics, government and academia in the shaping of relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous people in Australia
• the capacity to formulate and research topics in Australian Indigenous studies
• the capacity to draw conclusions, based on research-driven evidence, and to make policy and reform recommendations
• knowledge, skills and attributes for self-motivated, independent investigation of Australian Indigenous studies issues
• knowledge and understanding of Australian Indigenous studies within an international comparative context
• attributes of team-work and problem-solving within cross cultural contexts
• the ability to engage with other professionals working in the Australian Indigenous studies system and allied professions
• knowledge, and understanding of ethical issues relating to Australian Indigenous studies.

Students complete three core units and 36 points of elective units. A maximum of 48 points must be completed at level four and minimum of 24 points at level five.

Students who achieve a distinction average in their level four units have the option of undertaking a 24-point research dissertation at level five. All units are worth 12 points except where indicated.

Students complete 36 points of core units:

• AIS4010 Theories and research methodologies in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4040 Interrogating race and power in Australian Indigenous studies
• AIS4290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography

plus 36 points of electives from their chosen stream of which at least 24 points must be at fifth year level.

Indigenous perspectives and native title

• ASM4290/ASM5290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography
• AUS4010/AUS5010 Australian society and culture
• AUS4025/AUS5025 Australia in a global perspective
• HYM4200/HYM5200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4950/HYM5950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• LAW4158 Indigenous peoples and the law
• LAW4197 Indigenous rights and relationships: a comparative analysis
• LAW7206 Native title: courts, tribunals and communities
• LAW7260 Indigenous rights and international law
• AIS5000 Research project in Australian Indigenous studies (24 points)

Repossession of Australian Indigenous culture

• AUS4010/AUS5010 Australian society and culture
• AUS4025/AUS5025 Australia in a global perspective
• COM4001/COM5001 Researching and writing Australia
• EDF4513 Indigenous and traditional education in a global world
• HYM4095/HYM5095 History and heritage
• HYM4120/HYM5120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200/HYM5200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4950/HYM5950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• MGX9230 Public Policy
• RCD4601 Facilitating community development
• RCD4604 Collaborative engagement in communities
• AIS5000 Research project in Australian Indigenous studies (24 points)

Guarding Australian Indigenous heritage

• COM4001/COM5001 Researching and writing Australia
• HYM4095/HYM5095 History and heritage
• HYM4120/HYM5120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200/HYM5200 History and memory: oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4510 History and the museum
• HYM4560 The past around us
• HYM4820HYM5820 Local and community history
• HYM4950/HYM5950 Hidden transcripts: cultural approaches to the past
• RCD4601 Facilitating community development
• RCD4604 Collaborative engagement in communities
• AIS5000 Research project in Australian Indigenous studies (24 points)

Students who have completed studies in the Master of Australian Indigenous Studies to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Australian Indigenous Studies
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Australian Indigenous Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Australian Indigenous Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is particularly well suited for health care professionals and scientists who face complex ethical issues in their working lives. It is also valuable for those involved in the development of public policy and law regarding these issues, as well as for anyone who simply wishes to explore issues of public concern in greater depth.

Master of Bioethics students who have completed at least one semester of the course are eligible to apply for an annual fellowship of $9000 to work during the Australian summer as an intern in the Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law program at the World Health Organisation in Geneva. For more information, contact the course coordinator.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete two 12-point core units and two 12-point elective units.

Core units

• CHB5101 Ethics
• CHB5206 Bioethics supervised research paper

Electives

Select two of:

• CHB5102 Questions of life and death
• CHB5203 Health care ethics: principles and practice
• CHB5204 Bioethics, public policy and the law
• CHB5207 Ethical issues in professional life

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Master of Bioethics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This research program focuses on ethical issues raised by medicine and the biomedical sciences. It will be of interest to health care professionals, teachers in the health care field, and those with a general interest in the area. Areas of research strength include ethical issues in patient care, the ethics of clinical trials, ethical problems of resource allocation, medical end-of-life decisions, new reproductive technologies, nursing ethics, surrogacy, disability and discrimination, moral psychology and moral development.

Students undertake a program of research under supervision and submit a thesis.

Candidates undertaking the Master of Bioethics by 100 per cent thesis submit a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words.

Contact details and further information about this area of study is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/aos/arts-pg-bioethics.html.

Master of Bioethics

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course will explore many of the theoretical and practical issues involved in reading and writing biographies and life stories. It will include practical questions about accessing resources and the ways to utilise and design interviews, and will address many of the ethical, moral and legal questions involved in writing biography and life stories. The course will also offer students an understanding of some of the ways in which psychoanalysis, feminist theory and postcolonial studies have affected the understanding of biography and life writing. Students will explore the history of biography and autobiography and some of the different ways in which biographies have been constructed and written. The use of life stories in history and sociology will also be discussed. The course will involve research and writing a biography or a life story.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete 72 points, including three level 4 elective units, a core unit at level 4 or five and a 24-point research project. Note, not all units are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Core units

• HYM4270 Research methods in biography and life writing, or HYM5270 Research methods in biography and life writing

Research Project

Students complete both Part 1 and Part 2 (24 points in total). They can be completed in separate semesters or both in the same semester.

• HYM5480A Research project in biography and life writing (12 points) - Part 1
• HYM5480B Research project in biography and life writing (12 points) - Part 2

Level 4 electives

• HYM4120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM4200 History and memory: Oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM4280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4560 The past around us (online)
• HYM4620 Family history and genealogy (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4660 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• HYM4820 Local and community history (online and face-to-face at Caulfield)
• HYM4900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM4950 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
• HYM4960 The body, gender and history
• JWM4030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• one other approved 12-point unit

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate, or after successful completion of 48 points with a Graduate Diploma.

Master of Biography and Life Writing

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course acknowledges both the complex nature of the role of community celebrant and the significance of ritual and celebration in the private and public spheres. Students develop research skills relating to civil ceremonies within a workplace as well as an academic environment.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• acquired the professional skills needed to be effective civil celebrants
• demonstrated awareness of legal obligations involved in being a celebrant, in relation to marriage and to celebrating other major life cycle events
• demonstrated awareness of the role of rites of passage within society for a range of groups
• demonstrated awareness of the range of ritual and religious traditions within contemporary Australian society
• demonstrated awareness of the role of music, writing literature and other elements essential to effective ceremony
• demonstrated capacity to reflect on the theoretical issues involved in ceremony and ritual across the community and the lifespan
• demonstrated capacity to engage in original research relating to ceremony while attached to some community/professional group or organisation.

Students complete four compulsory 12-point core units, one 12-point elective unit and either a community placement or a research paper (each worth 12 points).

Core units

• CVL4010 Rites of passage: Culture and celebrating life cycle events
• CVL4020 Life cycle events in literature, music, and life stories
• CVL4030 Celebrant and client: Legal, ethical and personal Issues
• CVL4040 Professional celebration of rites of passage

Elective units

Students complete an approved elective from the following:

• HYM5200 History and memory
• HYM5270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM5820 Local and community history
• RLM5140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: a cross-cultural analysis

Plus one of:

• CVL5090 Civil ceremonies placement(attached to a community group)
• RLM5000 Research paper in religion and theology

Registration as a civil marriage celebrant is not automatic upon completion of an approved training course. Information about the registration process is available on the Attorney-General's website at http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Marriage_Becomingacelebrant_Becomingacelebrant.

Students who complete the four core units at fourth year level can exit with the Graduate Diploma in Civil Ceremonies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Civil Ceremonies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Master of Communications offers advanced study of global communications and media. The social, economic, aesthetic, strategic, public, technological and organisational dimensions of global communication are explored. The degree canvasses the nature of media, networks, publics, audiences, and flows. Students study research methods and communication theory.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete two core units (24 points) and 48 points of elective units. Students must complete a maximum of 48 points at level four (the two core units plus two elective units) and minimum of 24 points at level five (two elective units or the dissertation). Those students who achieve a distinction average in their level four units have the option of undertaking the research dissertation at level five.

All units except where indicated are worth 12 points.

Core units

• COM4131 Contemporary media and communication theory
• COM4209 Communication research

Elective units

• COM4141 Current issues in international media and communications
• COM4201/COM5201 Communication organisations and technologies
• COM4202 Communication policy and management
• COM4203/COM5203 Communication systems and networks
• COM4204/COM5204 Communication economies and society
• COM4207/COM5207 Strategic communication
• COM4211/COM5211 Researching global audiences
• COM4212/COM5212 Global development communication
• COM4302/COM5302 Media flows
• COM4550/COM5550 Eyewitness: Reportage, representation and war
• COM5210 Research dissertation (24 points)

After successful completion of 48 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Diploma in Communications.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Communication

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course seeks to further students' understanding of the history, production and reception of traditional and new media both globally, and with particular reference to Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. Contemporary policy debates in these and other nations are studied as responses to changing processes of mediation and consumption. More widely, the degree aims to develop skills in communications and media research.

The program is particularly designed to focus on themes relevant to those employed (or seeking employment) in communications and media industries (for instance, electronic journalism, policy formulation, public relations, and tourism marketing) and to those wishing to develop expertise in communications and media studies for purposes of teaching or further study.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete four level-four 12-point units plus two level-five, 12-point, units or a 24-point research thesis (with approval of the coordinator).

Level four

Core units

• COM4001 Researching and writing Australia
• COM4009 Issues in international communications

Electives

Select one of the following:*

• COM4006 New communications media
• COM4010 Communications, convergence and public policy

plus one of the following:

• COM4002 Communications and media history
• COM4008 Media, ethics and practice

* Electives to the value of 12 points offered within the faculty or another faculty may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Level five

Core unit

• COM5004 Industry research project

Electives

Select one of the following:

• COM5006 New communications media (if COM4009 not taken)
• COM5010 Communications, convergence and public policy (if COM4010 not taken)
• COM5303 International field trip in media and communications

Alternatively, students may, with the approval of the course coordinator, undertake the following:

• COM5011 Industry research thesis (24 points)

Students who have completed studies in the Master of Communications and Media Studies to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Communications and Media Studies
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in in Communications and Media Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Communications and Media Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This is an innovative masters program designed to meet the growing need for skilled professionals that have competencies in both business and environmental/sustainability management and who understand the nexus between the two. It is vocationally oriented and flexible, to accommodate students who have only business or environmental backgrounds, people with significant industry experience, and people wishing to move into the field. It includes a research component, which can be completed as a workplace or internship. The program draws on the faculty's highly regarded research program in corporate sustainability and socially responsible investment.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete four six-point level-four core units (24 points) and additional units to the value of 48 points, which will include electives, and for those who qualify can include research and internship project units.

Students must complete a minimum of 24 points at level five and have the option of focusing their electives according to defined themes - trade, law, international development and agribusiness - or choosing electives from across these themes.

Core units

• BTX4100 Corporate environmental responsibility
• ENV4020 Perspectives on environment and sustainability
• ENV437E Corporate sustainability management
• ENV441E Sustainability measurement

Research and internship project units

• GYM5460 Minor internship project (12 points)
• GYM5470 Major internship project (24 points)
• GYM5480 Research project (12 points)
• GYM5490 Major research project (24 points)

All students planning to undertake a final project must gain a distinction average or above in core and elective units in the course, or permission of the course coordinator. For student who have not attained a distinction average, an additional 12 points of coursework electives may be substituted for the final project units.

Elective units

Contact the School of Geography and Environmental Science for details of elective units available.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The September 11 attacks and the Bali bombings have increased the significance of terrorism and political violence in international politics. The Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies offers a rigorous course of study that evaluates these multifaceted phenomena. The course provides an understanding of what terrorism is and how it is constructed and reproduced. It also addresses the diverse and multifaceted actors involved in enacting and preventing terrorism and other security concerns. The range of studies includes units on terrorisms (state, religious, revolutionary and right wing); the political, theological and intellectual bases of terrorism; political violence and political movements; and country and regional studies. Theoretical and empirical units that examine the international processes and events that fuel and discourage terrorism provide further context for students. The course is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in these areas and professionals working in law enforcement, public service, defence and diplomacy.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete three core units and one elective (48 points) at level four and 24 points at level five.

Level four

Core units

• PLM4310 Wars of recognition: Terrorism and political violence
• PLM4340 Fringe politics and extremist violence: An introduction to terrorism
• PLM4430 Political Islam

Electives

Students take one of the following electives:

• ASM4230 Culture and conflict in Indonesia
• LAW7320 Terrorism and human rights
• MGX9110 Diplomacy and statecraft
• MGX9150 Contemporary Asia
• PLM4065 Advanced seminar in international political economy
• PLM4080 Counter-terrorism policy, legislation, community engagement and support
• PLM4100 Terrorism, counter-terrorism and intelligence
• PLM4420 Islam and modernity
• PLM4460 Conflict resolution and Islam in the Middle East
• PLM4520 Perspectives on world politics
• PLM4750 Special reading course
• PLT4030 Ethics in world politics

Level five

Students complete one of the following options:*

• PLM5600 Strategic studies: A critical introduction (12 points) and PLM5010 Terrorism and security studies research project (9000 words, 12 points)
• PLM5020 Terrorism and security studies research dissertation (18,000 words, 24 points)
• PLM5995 Internship in counter-terrorism studies

* NOTE:

(i) Entry into the research project and dissertation will be reserved for students with distinction plus results in the core units

(ii) Entry to the internship will be reserved for students with Distinction plus results in PLM4080, PLM4100, PLM4310 and PLM4340.

 

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Arts
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Arts.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies

The Master of Criminal Justice is designed to accommodate the needs of professionals and practitioners in criminology and allied fields. The course presents the application of criminology in a unique mixture of regional, urban and international crime-related contexts, and specialises in contemporary regional and international crime matters, crime prevention, policing, criminal behaviours and profiles, and alternative justice and corrections initiatives. Student have the opportunity to develop links with regional practitioners and, in some cases, utilise placements within the criminal justice and allied systems.

Students completing this course will demonstrate:

• .an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of criminal justice
• the ability to evaluate the role of research and theory in the advancement of knowledge within the field of criminal justice
• critical understanding of the functions of policing, security and risk management
• the capacity to formulate and research topics in criminal justice
• the capacity to draw conclusions, based on research-driven evidence, and to make policy and reform recommendations
• knowledge, skills and attributes for self-motivated, independent investigation of criminal justice issues
• knowledge and skills in criminal justice programming, planning, implementation and evaluation
• attributes of team-work and problem-solving relating to crime and crime prevention
• the ability to engage with other professionals working in the criminal justice system and allied professions
• professional knowledge of ethical issues relating to criminal justice.

Students complete two level-four core units (24 points), level-four electives the the value of 24 points, and 24 points at level five.

All units except where indicated are worth 12 points.

Level four

Students must complete two core units:

• CRJ4001 Crime prevention: A global perspective
• CRJ4002 Policing, security and risk management

And two elective units from the following:

• AUS4025 Australia in global perspective
• CRJ4004 Criminal behaviours
• HPL4503 International relations
• HPL4521 Mechanisms for international governance
• HSM4301 Program planning and evaluation in the human services
• HSM4302 Management and leadership in human services

Level five electives

Students must complete one of the following options:*

• CRJ5004 Criminal behaviours and CJM5005 Internship
• CJM5000 Criminal justice research project (9,000 words) and one of CRJ5004 or CJM5005
• CJM5050 Criminal justice dissertation (18,000 words - 24 points) or CJM5050A Criminal justice dissertation - Part 1 and CJM5050B Criminal justice dissertation - Part 1

*Students will need to have attained both a Distinction average in their previous 48 points of the Master of Criminal Justice and permission from the course coordinator before they can enrol in CRJ5007.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a related graduate certificate
• 48 points may apply to exit with a related graduate diploma.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Criminal Justice

The Master of English as an InternationalL is an innovative interdisciplinary course designed for candidates who are interested in exploring the issues that are associated with the role of English as an international language. The course covers issues that relate to the socio-cultural, conceptual, and ideological considerations that relate to the spread of English around the world. It addresses issues such as the speaker's identity, teaching of English as an international language, and the use of English as a lingua franca in international professional contexts.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete two 12-point core units and 48 points of elective units. All units are worth 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

• EIL4404 Issues in teaching English as an international language
• EIL4402 Renationalising English: Language, culture, and communication

Elective units

• EIL4401 English in international professional contexts
• LLC4070/LLC5070 Managing intercultural communication
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics
• ALM4250/ALM5250 Second language acquisition
• EIL5001 Research project in EIL (24 points)
• ALM5350 World Englishes
• JAL4610/JAL5610 Research methodology in applied linguistics

Students may also choose a 12-point elective from a related discipline approved by the course coordinator.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in English as an International Language
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in English as an International Language.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of English as an International Language

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the needs of graduates from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds who wish to enhance their qualifications for careers in environmental policy and analysis, planning, consulting, education, advocacy and management. It is also designed for those who wish to broaden and deepen their understanding and experience to enable societal and individual change and responsible action to support sustainability. Its comprehensive set of core units provides knowledge and skills to critically analyse problems of environment and sustainability and to propose realistic solutions in both personal and professional settings. Research projects and internships give students the opportunity to work in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary real-world contexts and to combine theory and practice in responding to local and global issues at individual, community, corporate and government levels. Electives cater for a wide range of specialised needs and interests.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete a maximum of 48 points of level four units and a minimum of 24 points of level five units, including core units and electives and for those who qualify, either an internship or a research project. All units are worth six points unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

Students complete the following core units at either level four or five (24-36 points):

• ENV4020 Perspectives on environment and sustainability
• ENV4040 Frontiers in sustainability and environment
• ENV4030/ENV5030 Environmental analysis*
• ENV4050/ENV5050 Environmental governance and citizenship*

* One or both of the latter two units should be taken at level five.

Internship and research project

One of:**

• ENV533E Environmental internship (12 points)
• GYM5480 Research project (12 points)

** In order to undertake an internship or project students must gain a distinction average or above in the core and elective units, and/or permission of the course coordinator. For students who have not attained a distinction average, an additional 12 points of coursework electives may be substituted.

Elective units

Students complete electives sufficient to bring the total number of points for the degree to 72 credit points. If a student's background does not provide knowledge in certain areas, electives would include one or more of the following, chosen in consultation with the course coordinator:

• ENV414F Ecological systems and management
• ENV415F Law and the environment
• ENV416F Introduction to economics
• GES4890 Earth systems: From biogeochemical cycles to global change

The School of Geography and Environmental Science can provide a list of other electives offered across the university. If required, electives may be chosen from level three offerings, but only to a maximum of 12 points.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Arts
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainability.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Environment and Sustainability

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Geography and Environmental Science is concerned with understanding dimensions, complexities and relationships of the physical, human and environmental world. The School has an active research program that provides research training and the foundations for interactions across a range of government, non-government and industry sectors. There are a number of broad research strengths within the School including:

• Urban and regional sustainability - associated with social, cultural, economic, environmental and political change across a range of scales (global to local); dealing with a range of activities (housing, economic development, resource management, sustainability) and contexts (Australia, Africa and Indo-Pacific Region)
• Short and long-term changes in climate, vegetation and the physical and human landscape
• The socio-political structures shaping human interactions with the biosphere and the exploration of the community governance of environmental and ecological change at the local, national and international scale
• Specialization in the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait
• GIS and remote sensing, with strong emphasis on scientific applications to environmental and resource management, GIS for mapping and modelling in local government, transport and land use planning applications.

Students undertake a program of research (under supervision) and submit a thesis. Research topics are decided in consultation with staff in the students' chosen discipline.

Candidates submit a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words.

Master of Environmental Science

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

Studies in environmental science are concerned with the relationships between humans and their biogeological contexts with the aim of integrating the two with the insights offered by both the humanities and the sciences. Environmental science recognises the interdependence of humans and the rest of nature and research emphasises the processes and impacts of human environment interactions, policy development and implications, and the implementation of management strategies favourable to the environment.

The course has been designed to both broaden and deepen students' existing knowledge, providing intensive interdisciplinary as well as disciplinary research training in either the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science. In addition to research in an area of specific interest, through core coursework the course offers insight into the ideological, philosophical and disciplinary approaches to environment and sustainability, and provides experience in the interdisciplinary team-based research which is an essential component of training in this area. Elective units offer a complement to candidates' prior studies.

Students complete a research thesis, two six-point core units and 12 points of electives.

Core units

• ENV5020 Perspectives on environment and sustainability

and one of:

• ENV5030 Environmental analysis
• ENV5040 Frontiers in sustainability and environment
• ENV5050 Environmental governance and citizenship

Elective units

Students complete 12 points of elective/s chosen from available level 5level five units from either the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science, or from other universities.

Thesis

Students complete a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (supervised within either the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science).

Master of Environmental Science by Research & Coursework

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is an inter-disciplinary program which explores the significance of the European Union in the world. It investigates its political, legal, economic, social, humanitarian, environmental, and security implications for the international system.

Its goal is to provide professionals or future professionals with a particular interest in the European region, with a broad and deep understanding of the institutional framework and policy-making processes of the European Union and its relations with non-EU countries, regions and international organisations. The course draws on a variety of disciplines: management, law, politics, sociology, and history. A diverse range of learning experiences is derived from traditional and innovative teaching methods drawing on face-to-face contact, lectures, seminars and videoconferences, as well as audiovisual, multimedia and multisource material, and study abroad.

A wide choice of core units is available. Core units include an introduction to the history and the policy-making processes of the European Union; the investigation of the role of the EU in the world in the economic, monetary, political, social, environmental, development aid, human rights and security fields; an analysis of regional and inter-regional arrangements and processes in Europe, Asia and the Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Africa; an introduction to the basic principles of European Union Law, of benefit to both established legal practitioners and those without a legal background wishing to become familiar with the legal framework of the EU; an introduction to the place of the European Union in the international business environment; and a practical exploration of interest representation and lobbying in the European Union and in Europe.

The extensive range of elective units reflects the interdisciplinary and flexible approach of the program and allows students to develop their understanding of several aspects of the European Union. Students may choose a concentration of electives in a given field. They may also elect to write a research paper. As part of their electives, students are offered the opportunity of completing an internship in Brussels, an intensive study program at the Monash Prato Centre in Italy (with the collaboration of the European University Institute, Florence) or a semester abroad at participating European universities, institutes and centers, including Science Po (Paris) and the Institut d'Etudes europennes (Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels). Students are also encouraged to deepen their knowledge of one or more European languages.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete 36 points of compulsory core units and 36 points of electives.

Core units

• EUM4010/EUM5010 European Union: History, debates, politics
• EUM4160/EUM5160 The EU and the world
• EUM4130/EUM5130 Comparative regionalism
• EUM4140/EUM5140 Business, civil society and lobbying in the European Union
• LAW7019 European Union law
• MGX9660 International business theory and practice

Elective units

Students may choose from a wide range of electives offered by the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Law. Students will choose their electives in consultation with the course coordinator.

Students who wish to study a European language may choose up to three 6-point language units from units offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics in consultation with the Head of the School, the Director of the Monash European and EU Centre and the unit coordinators, fulfilling 18 points of the elective requirements.

Students may choose to substitute 12 or 24 points of electives with a 12 or 24 point-research project or policy paper. This option will be of particular interest to those considering applying for admission to a research degree. In this last case, these students are encouraged to take AST4220/AST5220 (Investigating other societies: area studies in global perspectives) to further develop their methodological skills.

A list of available electives for the Master in European and International Studies areavailable from the Monash European and EU Centre.

After successful completion of 48 points, including the core units of the program, students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in European and International Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain a minimum credit average (60 C ).

Master of European Integration

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Masters of Film and Television Studies is a program designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and theoretical perspectives in recent debates and methodologies in film and television studies, examining film and film culture in a wide range of countries (Australia, the USA, Asia and Europe) and taking into account differences in film culture globally. Areas to be covered include an historical perspective on film theory and criticism; contemporary film theory and criticism; experimental cinema and screen culture; a reconsideration of genre and authorship; new thinking about television, and debates about new media; continuing roles for film festivals and screen culture organisations; the evolution of Australian film theory and criticism.

Where possible and appropriate, some film culture or industry internships will be negotiated, or practical projects offered as part of assessment.

At the completion of the course students will have acquired:

• an understanding of issues in a range of key areas of film and television studies and in the film and television culture industries, both in australia and internationally
• advanced critical and theoretical skills, appropriate to engaging in current debates about film, television and new media, including film and television policy issues
• a capacity to engage with multicultural issues in australia and to cultural differences in an international context-particularly as manifested in film and television-and a sense of excitement at the challenges this poses to different ways of thinking
• an ability to consider the relevance of these debates and issues in a variety of professional and community contexts, whether as critic, programmer, teacher, cultural worker, film culture administrator or in some production context
• an understanding of a range of methodologies appropriate to further research in film and television studies and in the film and television culture industries, and some experience in their utilisation
• more highly developed writing, communication and presentation skills.

Students complete 72 points, including 24 points of core units and at least one 12 point research unit. A minimum of 24 point must be taken at level five.

Core units

At least two of the following four units (including at least one of FTM4042/FTM5042 or FTM4052/FTM5052):

• FTM4042/FTM5042 Historical film theory and criticism
• FTM4052/FTM5052 Contemporary film theory and criticism
• FTM4230/FTM5230 Critical studies in television
• FTM4220/FTM5220 Experimental screen culture

Research units

At least one of the following three research units should be taken (if more than one unit is taken the combination of research essay and research project is prohibited):

• FTM4110/FTM5110 New research methodologies in film and television studies
• FTM4120/FTM5120 Research essay in film and television studies
• FTM5100 Research project in film and television studies (24 points)

Electives

• FTM5320 Reframing authorship and genre
• FTM5310 Australian film theory and criticism
• FTM5330 Film festivals and internship

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Film and Television Studies
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma of Film and Television Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Film and Television Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Masters of Global Studies is an inter-disciplinary program which will provide students with advanced knowledge and theoretical perspectives on contemporary global issues, and the ways in which national governments and non-government bodies are engaging with these. It covers a broad range of themes, such as international relations theories and practice, global civil society, international business, and concepts of nationalism and post-colonialism, within a broad framework of examining the current effects of globalisation. The course will encourage high level critical thinking skills through engagement with issues affecting the contemporary human condition, such as social justice, human rights and environmental sustainability in a global and international context. The course will also encourage the continuation of life-long learning, and through problem-based and workplace-centred projects, the incorporation of the knowledge and skills gained in the course directly into professional contexts.

Upon completion of this course, students will have:

• a comprehensive understanding of the processes and effects of globalisation, and of contemporary global issues, both from a theoretical perspective and through contextualised `real world' examples
• an appreciation and deeper respect for different cultures and the diverse issues facing countries in our region and worldwide, enabling them to live, learn, work and contribute globally
• highly developed critical thinking skills, particularly in regard to analysis of contemporary global issues and the responses of national government and non-governmental bodies
• the ability to integrate theoretical understandings and analysis of globalisation and global issues into their own professional workplace context
• highly developed web-based collaborative learning and research skills
• the ability to work and research independently on complex academic and workplace-based projects
• high level writing, communication and presentation skills.

Students complete 72 points, including 36 points of core units and at least one 12 point research or workplace project unit. A minimum of 24 points must be taken at level five. All units listed are worth 12 points.

At least three of the following:

• HYM4640/HYM5640 The world since 1900*
• HPM4503/HPM5503 International relations or PLM4520/PLM5520 Perspectives on world politics
• ITM4010/ITM5010 Global justice
• ITM4020/ITM5020 Civilising global politics

plus at least one of the following:

• GLM4000 Globalising research methods*
• GLM5000 Global research project
• GLM5001 Global workplace project

plus up to two approved elective 12 point units from across the University.

* Offered online only.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a related graduate certificate
• 48 points may apply to exit with a related graduate diploma.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Global Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course seeks to develop a high degree of conceptual and analytical ability in the study of history and to acquaint students with debates in specific fields of historical scholarship, especially those concerning the nature of history and historical knowledge.

Students successfully completing this course will have: 1. a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline; 2. an understanding of the world view of the field of study; 3. a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study; 4. a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study; 5. advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal; 6. advanced analytical skills; 7. a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students are required to complete four 12-point units (a total of 48 points) chosen from the list below; at least one of which must be a historiography unit. Not all units are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated in the unit outline, all units are taught at Clayton.

Historiography units

• HYM5120 Reading and writing Australian history
• HYM5200 History and memory: Oral history, life stories and commemoration
• HYM5660 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• HYM5900 History, biography and autobiography
• HYM5950 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
• HYM5960 The body, gender and history

Other units

• EUM5020 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
• HYM5070 Research project in history
• HYM5095 History and heritage
• HYM5115 Private and public voices in Renaissance correspondence
• HYM5140 The Raj imagined: Stories and films of British India in their historical context
• HYM5175 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• HYM5180 Images of the natural world: Issues in environmental history
• HYM5185 Colonial encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness' in the British World, 1650-1900
• HYM5260 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• HYM5270 Research methods in biography and life writing
• HYM5280 Reading and writing biography and life stories
• HYM5290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM5320 Citizens: Histories of Australian citizenship
• HYM5330 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
• HYM5340 The highland clearances: Displacement, migration and memory in Scotland
• HYM5370 Fantasies of the flesh: The body in history
• HYM5430 Perfecting America: Rhetoric, reform and reaction
• HYM5440 Genocidal thought
• HYM5470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM5490 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
• HYM5510 History and the museum
• HYM5570 Theories of violence: Genocide, war and terror
• HYM5590 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
• HYM5620 Family history and genealogy
• HYM5740 The French Revolution: Issues and debates
• HYM5820 Local and community history
• HYM5840 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
• ITM5010 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
• JWM5020 Between homeland and holy land: Israel in Jewish thought
• JWM5030 Jewish history and Jewish memory: Writing and reading the Jewish past
• RLM5040 Islamic thought in the modern world
• RLM5060 Medieval women and their world: Constructing identities 1100-1450
• RLM5070 Buddhism: Society, politics and ethics
• RLM5100 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• RLM5110 Ecology, gender and the sacred
• RLM5140 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis

One 12-point unit may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.

There are no alternative exit points from this course.

Master of History

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The aim of this course is to provide students with expert knowledge about the causes of genocide and international efforts to prevent crimes against humanity. It covers a wide range of themes, with a focus on the Holocaust as a paradigmatic case of genocide from which lessons can be learned about other instances of mass killing. Students completing this program will have advanced knowledge on the United Nations Conventions relating to Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity and on the way scholarly communities have addressed the perennial problem of genocide prevention and resolution of violent conflict. The program emphasises the possibilities for averting violent conflict through humanitarian intervention and individual acts of conscience. The units offered cover particular instances of genocidal conflict, the gender politics of violence, a consideration of the treatment of Australia's indigenous population, and the themes of memory, trauma, testimony, and reconciliation. The program highlights the importance of oral testimony and the act of witnessing, drawing on Monash's acquisition of the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. Students completing this program will be equipped to contribute to government and non-governmental organisations dealing with conflict resolution, and to work with international systems of justice established for the purposes of genocide prevention and prosecution.

Upon completion of this course, students will have:

• a comprehensive understanding of the United Nations genocide convention and its effectiveness as a description of the social reality of mass killing
• advanced knowledge of the origins and history of the Holocaust and its application as a paradigmatic case of genocide
• knowledge of the broad history of genocidal acts in history and how they can be distinguished from other acts of violent conflict
• an understanding of theoretical approaches to the problem of human violence from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, ethnography, sociology and politics
• an appreciation of the experience of Australia's indigenous population in relation to the UN definition of genocide
• an ability to identify the factors that radicalise conflict into genocidal situations
• an appreciation of the possibilities for humanitarian intervention and acts of individual conscience and rescue in situations of genocide
• an appreciation of the role of scholarly communities in defining genocide and identifying the complex web of factors that lead to genocidal situations
• an understanding of the role of the law and international systems of criminal justice for preventing genocide and dealing with post-genocidal societies
• an understanding of the ethics of testimony and the themes of trauma, memory, mourning as they relate to genocide
• critical thinking about how genocidal situations are represented and probed through different forms of writing.
• highly developed critical thinking skills, particularly in regard to analysis of violent conflict and the role of governments and non-government organisations, on both the international and national level in providing responsive measures to genocide
• the ability to work and research independently on complex academic and workplace-based projects
• high level writing, communication and presentation skills.

Students commence with 24 points of level four units. The next 24 points may be either level four or level five units. The final 24 points must be level five units. Students must complete a minimum of 24 points of level five units.

The following units are available (not all are offered every year):

• HYM4290/HYM5290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• HYM4440/HYM5400 Genocidal thought
• HYM4470/HYM5470 Genocide and colonialism
• HYM4490/HYM5490 Fascism and Nazism: Racial and social utopias
• HYM4570/HYM5570 Theories of violence: Genocide, war, terror
• ITM4010/ITM5010 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
• LAW7026 Overview of international human rights law
• LAW7218 International humanitarian law
• HYM5410A and HYM5410B Research project in Holocaust and genocide studies [Parts 1 and 2, 24 points]
• HYM5420 Placement for Holocaust and genocide studies [12 points]

Plus:

• up to two approved elective 12 point units from across the University.

Students completing 48 points of this course, including the 24-point research project, may be permitted to enter into a research degree.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Holocaust and Genocide Studies

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

This course is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have moved, or who wish to move, from direct practice into a managerial role.

The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, strategic planning, development of quality standards and best practice models, human resource management, problem-solving and organisational culture and environment analysis. The course offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban environments. The course content is designed to allow students, whether local or in international agencies, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete 72 points, comprising a maximum of 48 points at level four and minimum of 24 points at level five. Students will normally complete one 12-point unit per semester by off-campus learning. All units, except where indicated, are 12 points.

Level four

Core units

Students choose three of the following core units:

• HSM4301 Program planning and evaluation in the human services
• HSM4302 Management and leadership in the human services
• HSM4303 Human services management: Structure and context
• HSM4304 Human services management: Principles and process

Electives

Students must complete one of the following:

• HPL4503 International relations
• HPL4521 Mechanisms for international governance
• HSM4305 Research methods for the human services*
• SCW4309 Rethinking received ideas in social welfare
• SCW4310 Building practice wisdom in social welfare
• SCY4801 Theory and practice in sociology
• SCY4802 Contemporary sociological issues

Note that prerequisites are required for some of the above electives.

A maximum of 12 points may be taken outside the Faculty of Arts as approved by the course coordinator.

Level five

Students must complete a minimum of 24 points at level five from the following:

• HSM5301 Human services research practicum
• HSM5302 Human services research practicum (24-point option)*
• HSM5303 Human services management: structure and context
• HSM5304 Human services management: principles and process
• HSM5305 Research methods for the human services

* Students intending to undertake HSM5302 will need approval from the course coordinator and will be required to complete HSM4305 at fourth level and achieve a distinction grade.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Human Services Management

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

The Master of Integrated Water Management is a jointly-badged degree offered by Monash University in collaboration with The University of Queensland, Griffith University and The University of Western Australia. The course draws on the expertise of international leaders in teaching and research across a wide breadth of disciplines, taking a multi-disciplinary 'whole-of-water-cycle' approach that equips students with practical tools and skills for adopting innovative solutions to local, regional, national and international water resource issues.

The course focuses on building the skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, statistics and data management, knowledge transfer and effective leadership. It aims to build the capacity of future leaders in water resource management, with an emphasis on professionals working in developing countries. The course takes a multi-disciplinary 'whole-of-water-cycle' approach that equips students with practical tools and skills for adopting innovative solutions to local, regional, national and international water resource issues.

Students will:

• develop the strategic, managerial and technical skills they need to advance in the water sector
• become familiar with all aspects of integrated water resource management;
• be capable of providing water management expertise to help reduce poverty through equitable use of water
• be skilled to provide technical and managerial input into planning, design and operation of water projects and facilities
• understand the principles of managing water supply, wastewater treatment and urban infrastructure projects
• recognise the socio-economic factors impacting on effective water solutions
• understand the governance and institutional frameworks underpinning water resource management.

Students complete 48 points of level four coursework units and 24 points of a level five research units. All units are compulsory and worth six points unless otherwise indicated.

Level four units

Offered at the International Water Centre - details at http://www.watercentre.org/education/masters:

• WTR4001 Project management
• WTR4002 Science of water
• WTR2003 Water, sustainability and development
• WTR4004 Water governance and policy
• WTR4100 Catchment and aquatic ecosystem health
• WTR4200 Water and community development
• WTR4300 Water planning and economics
• WTR4400 Water supply and sanitation

Level five units

Available at Monash University in 2010:

• WTR5000(A) Specialisation project (12 points)
• WTR5000(B) Specialisation project (12 points)

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a related graduate certificate
• 48 points may apply to exit with a related graduate diploma.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of Integrated Water Management

This interdisciplinary course is aimed at students from a wide range of backgrounds who wish to pursue careers or enhance their professional skills in the fields of international development and environmental sustainability. It takes an innovative interdisciplinary approach based on contemporary concerns with the processes, theories, and practices of globalisation. The course introduces students to international and comparative perspectives and approaches to development and global sustainability by focusing on contemporary processes such as global production systems, foreign direct investment, natural resource management and development, devolution of governance during a time of centralisation of geopolitical power, global climate change, and changing concepts of property in natural resource exploitation and management. It seeks to encourage critical and comparative analysis of international development policies and practice, and to promote active engagement in sustainable development in transnational and regional contexts.

Students successfully completing this course will have:

• a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic discipline
• an understanding of the world view of the field of study
• a critical appreciation of the secondary literature in the field of study
• a familiarity with many of the key texts and cultural products pertaining to the field of study
• advanced reading and communication skills, both written and verbal
• advanced analytical skills
• a grasp of research methodology and ethics, and an ability to undertake a small, independent research project in one of the disciplines represented in the program.

Students complete four six-point core units (24 points) and additional units to the value of 48 points, which will include electives, and for those who qualify can include research and internship project units.

Students must complete a minimum of 24 points at level five.

Core units

• IDA4140 Urbanisation and regional development in the Inde-Pacific rim or IDA4320 Doctrines of Development *
• IDA4230 Research and analysis in political ecology
• IDA5130 Environmental revolutions
• IDA5220 The art and business of international development

* These units are offered in alternate years.

Electives

Students can choose electives to the number of credit points required in one of six areas of concentration that correspond to current issues relevant in international development:

• sustainable development and natural resource management
• urban and regional sustainability
• gender, culture, society in the Asia-Pacific
• democracy, governance and civil society
• development and environmental economics.
• public policy and management.

A wide range of elective units are available in sociology, women's studies, politics, Asian studies, geography and environmental science, Indigenous studies, anthropology,visual culture, business and economics, and public policy and management.

Final project

One or both of:

• IDA5310 Final project in MIDEA (internship-based client project) (12 points)
• GYM5480 Research project (12 points)

Some students may elect to undertake both final project units. All students planning to undertake a final project must gain a distinction average or above in MIDEA core and elective units, or permission of the course coordinator. For students who have not attained a distinction average, an additional 12 points of coursework electives may be substituted for the final project unit.

Students who have completed studies in this course to the value of:

• 24 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Arts
• 48 points may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in International Development and Environmental Analysis.

Students will also exit the masters with the appropriate award if they do not maintain the required academic level.

Master of International Development and Environmental Analysis

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.