Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Units

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Chief examiner(s)

Lynette Russell

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Chief examiner(s)

Lynette Russell

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to spoken and written modern standard Chinese to students with no prior knowledge of Mandarin. An overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese is begun with equal emphasis on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read around 250 Chinese characters and identify important associated radicals.
2. Write around 250 Chinese characters in simple composition.
3. Use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a small number of everyday practical situations.
4. Use the pinyin romanisation system.

Assessment

Written work and tests: 60%
Exam: 25%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Scott Grant

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prohibitions

ATS1001, ATS1021, ATS2001, ATS2021, APG4021, APG5001, APG5021

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese 1. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important associated radicals.
2. Write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total).
3. Use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of everyday practical situations (approximates to International Second Language Proficiency level 1-: minimum creative proficiency).

Assessment

Written work and tests: 60%
Exam: 25%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Scott Grant

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 1 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

ATS1002, ATS1022, ATS2002, ATS2022, APG4022, APG5002, APG5022

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Chinese 3 continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese 1 and 2. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Speaking classes cover practical, everyday situations, to develop interactive competence at a basic level in a range of situations likely to be encountered in daily life in contemporary China. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and reading skills will be further developed through the use of audio/visual, Web-based and computer-assisted language learning materials.

Objectives

Building on the skills acquired in Beginning Chinese, upon successful completion of this unit students will have acquired:

1. The ability to read and write an additional 200 Chinese characters (700 in total).
2. A preliminary understanding of the basic syntax of Modern Standard Chinese and of the similarities and differences between it and English.
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework with which to analyse and describe the vernacular Chinese under study.
4. Oral/aural skills necessary to communicate quantitatively and qualitatively in a range of everyday, practical situations.
5. Cultural (socio-political) knowledge to enhance understanding of the texts under study and the cultural sensitivity to communicate using appropriate levels of formality with Chinese from mainland China, Taiwan and various parts of the Chinese Diaspora.

Assessment

Written work: 20%
Exam and tests: 50%
Oral test and class performance: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Robert Irving

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 2 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

ATS1003, ATS1023, ATS2003, ATS2023, ATS3023, APG4023, APG5003, APG5023

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to advanced intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and speaking skills will be further developed through project work with a focus on Chinese culturE.

Objectives

This unit is available to students who have a Chinese language ability equivalent to Chinese 4; Upon successful completion of this subject students will develop:

1. An understanding of some current issues in China and the ability to express personal views on such issues in Chinese.
2. The ability to discuss topics related to their own fields of interest in Chinese.
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework and vocabulary that enables them to write in a relatively sophisticated manner.
4. The ability to write different kinds of prose and poetry in Chinese.
5. The ability to present their project work in Chinese in a small group.

Assessment

Tests and class assessments: 50%
Exam: 35%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Lijun Bi

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

CHI3040 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

ATS1005, ATS1025, ATS2005, ATS2025, ATS3005, CHI3095, APG4025, APG5005, APG5025

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to advanced intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and speaking skills will be further developed through project work with a focus on Chinese culture.

Objectives

This unit is available to students who have passed Chinese 5, or who have equivalent language ability. Upon successful completion of this unit students will develop:

1. An understanding of some current issues in China and the ability to express personal views on such issues in Chinese.
2. The ability to discuss topics related to their own fields of interest in Chinese.
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework and vocabulary that enables them to write in a relatively sophisticated manner.
4. The ability to write different kinds of prose and poetry in Chinese.
5. The ability to present their project work in Chinese in a small group.

Assessment

Tests and class assessments: 50%
Exam: 35%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Lijun Bi

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

APG4005 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

ATS1006, ATS1026, ATS2006, ATS2026, ATS3006, ATS3026, APG4026, APG5006, APG5026

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to a range of primarily literary texts in contemporary Chinese. Students' ability to understand contemporary China and their skills in speaking, listening and writing will be further developed through various classroom activities of reading, translations and discussions and through essay-writing.

Objectives

The subject aims to provide students with:

1. General knowledge that will enhance their understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and society.
2. The ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoken and written forms, consolidating skills already acquired at the Advanced Intermediate level.
3. Strategies of cross-cultural conceptualisation, incorporating translation skills, crucial to critical thinking on a range of cultural and social topics concerning contemporary China. Translation and reading exercises developed for this part of the course are based primarily on texts in standard Chinese from the People's Republic of China.

Assessment

Class participation (450 words equivalent): 10%; Seminar paper and associated oral presentation (1350 words equivalent): 20%
10%;Two written assignments (1350 words in total): 30%; Written examination (1350 words equivalent): 30%;

Chief examiner(s)

Warren Sun

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 2 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 6 (ATS1006) or permission

Prohibitions

ATS1007, ATS2007, CHI2079, ATS3007, ATS4007, ATS4027, APG5007, APG5027

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to a range of primarily literary texts in contemporary Chinese. Students' ability to understand contemporary China and their skills in speaking, listening and writing will be further developed through various classroom activities of reading, translations and discussions and through essay-writing.

Objectives

The subject aims to provide students with:

1. General knowledge that will enhance their understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and society.
2. The ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoken and written forms, consolidating skills already acquired at the Advanced Intermediate level.
3. Strategies of cross-cultural conceptualisation, incorporating translation skills, crucial to critical thinking on a range of cultural and social topics concerning contemporary China. Translation and reading exercises developed for this part of the course are based primarily on texts in standard Chinese from the People's Republic of China.

Assessment

Class participation (450 words equivalent): 10%; Seminar paper and associated oral presentation(1350 words equivalent): 20%
10%; Two written assignments (1350 words in total): 30%; Written examination (1350 words equivalent): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Huang

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 2 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 7 or permission

Prohibitions

ATS1008, CHI1098, ATS2008, CHI2098, ATS3008, CHI3098, ATS4008, ATS4028, APG5008, APG5028

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Building on and consolidating work completed in previous Chinese studies, this unit will introduce students to a range of literary writings by master writers of modern China (1920s - 1940s). Through critical analysis students are expected to improve their understanding of the tremendous social, political, and cultural changes in modern China resulting from the 1911 Revolution.

Objectives

1. To further develop students' ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoken and written forms.
2. To provide students with social and cultural knowledge which will enhance their understanding of modern China and its great transition, from cultural and linguistic, to social, economic and political changes since the beginning of the 20th century. Compared with previous Chinese studies, the course content is much more sophisticated and the students are encouraged to exercise greater critical thought toward the texts under investigation.
3. On completion of the unit, in addition to their improved modern Chinese language skills, students should have a better understanding of what constitutes Chinese ethos formulated by the Chinese people, as part of the world community, in their use of language, in their faith, beliefs, and philosophical inquiry, in the various forms of expression, as well as through their own reflections of the merits and faults of Chinese culture.

Assessment

Written work: 45%
Oral presentation: 15%
Exam: 30%
Class participation/perfomance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Hui Xu

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 8 language level proficiency as determined by placement test.

Prohibitions

ATS1009, ATS1029, ATS2009, ATS2029, ATS3009, ATS3029, ATS4009, ATS4029, APG5009, APG5029

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Building on and consolidating Building on and consolidating work completed in previous Chinese studies, this unit will introduce students to a range of literary writings by master writers of modern China (1920s TO 1940s). Through critical analysis students are expected to improve their understanding of the tremendous social, political, and cultural change of modern China as a result of the 1911 Revolution.

Objectives

1. To further develop students linguistic ability to comprehend and express complex ideas in both spoke and written forms.
2. To provide students with social and cultural knowledge which will enhance their understanding of modern China and its great transition, from cultural and linguistic, to social, economic and political changes since the beginning of the 20th century. Compared with previous Chinese studies, the course content is much more sophisticated and the students are encouraged to exercise greater critical thought toward the texts under investigation.
3. On completion of the unit, in addition to their improved modern Chinese language skills, students should have a better understanding of what constitutes Chinese ethos formulated by the Chinese people, as part of the world community, in their use of language, in their faith, beliefs, and philosophical inquiry, in the various forms of expression, as well as through their own reflections of the merits and faults of Chinese culture.

Assessment

Written work: 45%
Oral presentation: 15%
Exam: 30%
Class participation/performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Xu

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 9 or equivalent/permission

Prohibitions

ATS1010, ATS1030, ATS2010, CHI2190, ATS3010, ATS3030, ATS4010, ATS4030, APG5010, APG5030

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce students to a range of literary writings by a young generation of contemporary Chinese writers. Through various research projects students will explore a range of different representations of Chinese culture and society.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to have acquired

1. a general knowledge of the social, political and cultural development that has characterised post-Mao China, Chinese society, its people and its culture (through examination of the historical contexts of a number of literary texts published in China after the 1980s).
2. an in-depth knowledge of changes that post-Mao reform has brought to intellectual trends in general and to literature in particular (through critical analysis of a range of literary works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chinese writers who challenge traditional Chinese literary norms through their exploration of fundamental issues of humanism).
3. the ability to write and speak effectively in standard modern Chinese on a range of intellectual and literary issues, and basic analytical and critical skills required for academic research in Chinese Studies.

Assessment

Written work: 75%
Oral presentation: 15%
Class participation/perfomance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Hui Xu

Contact hours

Three x 1 hr seminars/week

Prerequisites

Chinese 10 language level proficiency or by permission.

Prohibitions

ATS1011, ATS1031, ATS2011, ATS2031, ATS3011, ATS3031, ATS4011, ATS4031, APG5011, APG5031

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce students to a range of literary writings by a young generation of contemporary Chinese writers. Through various research projects students will explore a range of different representations of Chinese culture and society.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to have acquired

1. a general knowledge of the social, political and cultural development that has characterised post-Mao China, Chinese society, its people and its culture (through examination of the historical contexts of a number of literary texts published in China after the 1980s)
2. an in-depth knowledge of changes that post-Mao reform has brought to intellectual trends in general and to literature in particular (through critical analysis of a range of literary works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chinese writers who challenge traditional Chinese literary norms through their exploration of fundamental issues of humanism).
3. the ability to write and speak effectively in standard modern Chinese on a range of intellectual and literary issues, and basic analytical and critical skills required for academic research in Chinese Studies.

Assessment

Written work: 75%
Oral presentation: 15%
Class participation/performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Xu

Contact hours

Three x 1 hr seminars/week

Prerequisites

Chinese 11 or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1012, ATS1032, ATS2012, ATS2032, ATS3012, ATS3032, ATS4012, ATS4032, APG5012, APG5032

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to a number of basic conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation studies. It is aimed at improving students' intercultural and inter-lingual communication skills through various translation projects and critical readings of a range of different representations of Chinese translation works. The integration of classroom teaching and translation projects will encourage students to apply the basic translation skills they learn from the class to translation practices. Small group discussion encourages students to discuss some common conceptual and practical issues of translation among themselves.

Objectives

This unit is designed for those students who have completed Chinese 8 or equivalent. Upon successfully completing the unit, students are expected:

1. to have a basic understanding of theoretical and practical issues in modern Chinese translation activities;
2. to improve their communication skills between the two languages and;
3. to acquire some important techniques of translation between Chinese and English;
4. to be capable of enrolling in higher level of translation studies (graduate diploma or Masters of Translation Studies.

Assessment

Written work and Class test: 90%
Class participation and performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Chun-Ming Shan

Contact hours

3 hours on weekly basis

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Chinese translation

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS1035, ATS2015, ATS2035, ATS3015, ATS3035, CHI4659

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a number of additional basic conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation studies. It is aimed at improving students' intercultural and inter-lingual communication skills through various translation projects and critical readings of a range of different representations of Chinese translation works. Through the study of Chinese and Western translation history, students will be able to enhance their translation skills. In addition, translation analysis is also introduced.

Objectives

Upon successfully completing the unit, students are expected:
1/ to have furthered their understanding of theoretical and practical issues in modern Chinese translation activities and studies
2/ to have improved their communication skills between the two languages and cultures and
3/ to have acquired some important techniques of translation between Chinese and English, and
4/ to be able to enrol in higher level of translation studies (Graduate Diploma or Masters of Translation Studies).

Assessment

Written work and Class test: 90%
Class participation and performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Chunming Shan

Contact hours

3 hours on weekly basis

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Chinese translation

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS1036, ATS2016, ATS2036, ATS3016, ATS3036

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China as part of the Chinese Incountry Program. It provides an introduction to spoken and written modern standard Chinese to students with no prior knowledge of Mandarin. An overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese is begun with equal emphasis on the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read around 250 characters and identify important composite radicals
2. Write around 250 Chinese characters in simple composition
3. Use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a number of everyday practical situations, and
4. Use the pinyin romanisation system.

Assessment

Written work and tests: 60%
Exam: 25%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Scott Grant

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prohibitions

ATS1001, ATS2001, ATS2021, APG4001, APG5001, APG5021

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China as part of the Chinese Incountry Program. It unit continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese 1. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important associated radicals
2. Write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total)
3. Use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of everyday practical situations (approximates to International Second Language Proficiency Level 1-: minimum creative proficiency).

Assessment

Written work and tests: 60%
Exam: 25%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Scott Grant

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 1 language level proficiency or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1002, ATS1022, ATS2002, APG4002, APG5002, APG5022

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China as part of the Chinese Incountry Program. It continues the overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese begun in Chinese 1 and 2. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Speaking classes cover practical, everyday situations, to develop interactive competence at a basic level in a range of situations likely to be encountered in daily life in contemporary China.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have acquired:

1. The ability to read and write an additional 200 Chinese characters (700 in total).
2. A preliminary understanding of the basic syntax of Modern Standard Chinese and of the similarities and differences between it and English.
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework with which to analyse and describe the vernacular Chinese under study.
4. Oral/aural skills necessary to communicate quantitatively and qualitatively in a range of everyday, practical situations.
5. Cultural (socio-political) knowledge to enhance understanding of the texts under study and the cultural sensitivity to communicate using appropriate levels of formality with Chinese from mainland China, Taiwan and various parts of the Chinese Diaspora.

Assessment

Written work: 20%
Exam and tests: 50%
Oral test and class performance: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Robert Irving

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 2 language level proficiency or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1003, ATS1023, ATS2003, ATS2023, ATS3023, APG4003, APG5003, APG5023

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China as part of the Chinese Incountry Program. It gives students an overview of the important sentence structures of modern standard Chinese. Equal emphasis is placed on the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Speaking classes cover practical, everyday situations to develop interactive competence at a basic level in a range of situations likely to be encountered in daily life in contemporary China.

Objectives

Building on the language skills acquired in Chinese 3, on successful completion of Chinese 4 students will have developed:

1. The ability to read and write around an additional 200 Chinese characters (900) total
2. An understanding of the basic syntax system of Modern Standard Chinese and of the similarities and differences between it and English
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework with which to analyse and describe the vernacular Chinese under study facilitating progression to later study of formal written Chinese (in Chinese Media Studies and Advanced Chinese)
4. Comprehension skills necessary to read simple modern vernacular texts
5. Basic Chinese word processing skills, and
6. Oral/aural skills necessary to communicate quantitatively and qualitatively in a range of everyday, practical situations (approximates to International Second Language Proficiency Level 1+: transactional proficiency (able to satisfy all survival needs and limited social needs).

Assessment

Written work: 20%
Exam and tests: 50%
Oral test and class performance: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Robert Irving

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 3 language level proficiency or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1004, ATS1024, ATS2004, ATS2024, ATS3024, APG4004, APG5004, APG5024

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China as part of the Chinese Incountry Program. It introduces students to advanced intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and speaking skills will be further developed through project work with a focus on Chinese culture.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will develop:

1. An understanding of some current issues in China and the ability to express personal views on such issues in Chinese.
2. The ability to discuss topics related to their own fields of interest in Chinese.
3. Knowledge of a grammatical framework and vocabulary that enables them to write in a relatively sophisticated manner.
4. The ability to write different kinds of prose and poetry in Chinese.
5. The ability to present their project work in Chinese in a small group.

Assessment

Tests and class assessments: 50%
Exam: 35%
Oral exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Lijun Bi

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 4 language level proficiency or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS1005, ATS1025, ATS2005, ATS2025, ATS3005, ATS3025, APG4005, APG5005, APG5025

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China through the Chinese Incountry Program. Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, it will introduce students to a range of literary writings by a young generation of contemporary Chinese writers. Through various research projects students will explore a range of different representations of Chinese culture and society.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to have acquired:

1. A general knowledge of the social, political and cultural development that has characterised post-Mao China, Chinese society, its people and its culture (through examination of the historical contexts of a number of literary texts published in China after the 1980s).
2. An in-depth knowledge of changes that post-Mao reform has brought to intellectual trends in general and to literature in particular (through critical analysis of a range of literary works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chinese writers who challenge traditional Chinese literary norms through their exploration of fundamental issues of humanism).
3. The ability to write and speak effectively in standard modern Chinese on a range of intellectual and literary issues, and basic analytical and critical skills required for academic research in Chinese Studies.

Assessment

Written work: 75%
Oral presentation: 15%
Class participation/performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Xu

Contact hours

60 hours over 3 weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 10 language level proficiency or by permission

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is offered in China through the Chinese Incountry Program. Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce students to a range of literary writings by a young generation of contemporary Chinese writers. Through various research projects students will explore a range of different representations of Chinese culture and society.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to have acquired

1. A general knowledge of the social, political and cultural development that has characterised post-Mao China, Chinese society, its people and its culture (through examination of the historical contexts of a number of literary texts published in China after the 1980s)
2. An in-depth knowledge of changes that post-Mao reform has brought to intellectual trends in general and to literature in particular (through critical analysis of a range of literary works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chinese writers who challenge traditional Chinese literary norms through their exploration of fundamental issues of humanism)
3. The ability to write and speak effectively in standard modern Chinese on a range of intellectual and literary issues, and basic analytical and critical skills required for academic research in Chinese Studies.

Assessment

Written work: 75%
Oral presentation: 15%
Class participation/performance: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Xu

Off-campus attendance requirements

60 hours over three weeks

Prerequisites

Chinese 11 language level proficiency or by permission

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The usage of Chinese for professional purposes through participation in the production of an online Chinese language student journal, which will be published on the School's web site. Entry is limited to twelve places per semester.

Assessment

Class contribution: 10%
Written work: 60%
Presentations: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Lijan Hong

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS2041, ATS2047, ATS3041, ATS3047, ATS4041

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The usage of Chinese for professional purposes through participation in the production of an online Chinese language student journal, which will be published on the School's web site. Entry is limited to twelve places per semester.

Assessment

Class contribution: 10%
Written work: 60%
Presentations: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Lijian Hong

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

With program convenor's permission only

Prohibitions

ATS2042, ATS2048, ATS3042, ATS3048, ATS4042

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to the Chinese language as it is used in academic writing within the Chinese humanities. It will cover a range of key topics in the disciplines of literature, politics, history and cultural studies, as these are discussed and written about in English and Chinese. It will also examine and compare Chinese and Western styles of academic writing and research methods. Questions of translation, both linguistic and cultural, will be central to this unit.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be expected to have acquired:

1. A basic understanding of key features of modern Chinese intellectual history with reference to: East-West perspectives on Chinese Studies; May Fourth concepts of enlightenment, democracy, science and nationalism; the Cultural Revolution and the renewal of humanist values in post-Mao China.
2. Library and web-based research skills relevant to modern Chinese studies.
3. Translation skills (appropriate to the Chinese language ability of individual students) and an understanding of aspects of translation theory relevant to modern Chinese studies.
4. A good knowledge of the socio-political contexts of the evolution of modern Chinese thought in the twentieth century.
5. Skills of analysis and interpretation in the study of China through exposure to the textual sources used in this unit.

Assessment

Written work and translation:(3000 words): 75%
Oral presentation: 15%
Literature review (750 words): 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Gloria Davies

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 2 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2039/ATS3053/ATS4045

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will extend on the work completed in Understanding Modern China by introducing students to further aspects of the Chinese language as it is used in academic writing within the Chinese humanities. It will cover a range of key topics in the disciplines of literature, politics, history and cultural studies, as these are discussed and written about in English and Chinese. It will also examine and compare Chinese and Western styles of academic writing and research methods. Questions of translation, both linguistic and cultural, will be central to this unit.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be expected to have acquired:

1. A basic understanding of issues and themes in contemporary Chinese critical inquiry with reference to intellectual debates on: inter-cultural dialogue; the public sphere; socialist principles vs. globalisation; new theoretical developments in the Chinese humanities and social sciences;
2. Library and web-based research skills relevant to modern Chinese studies;
3. Translation skills (in accordance with the Chinese language ability of individual students) and an understanding of aspects of translation theory relevant to modern Chinese studies;
4. A good knowledge of the socio-political context of contemporary Chinese critical inquiry;
5. Skills of analysis and interpretation in the study of China through exposure to the textual sources used in this unit.

Assessment

Written work and translation project: 67%
Oral presentation and written summary (750 words): 16%; Film review (750 words): 17%

Chief examiner(s)

Assoc Prof Gloria Davies

Contact hours

3 hours (3 x 1 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Chinese 2 or equivalent.

Prohibitions

ATS2040/ATS3054/ATS4046

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity to:

1. take up examples from their own professional work and subject this to detailed analysis with the support of the supervisor - this option only applies to professionals who have been working with NGOs, agencies etc in the field prior to their enrolment; or
2. undertake an analysis of a particular theory or case study of importance to the current or future professional development of the student. In both cases the one-to-one relationship with the expert supervisor ensures that a carefully structured reading and writing program is developed in a manner directly relevant to the research topic.

Objectives

On sucessful completion of this unit the student will be able to:

1. Review a body of literature in their chosen topic, and demonstrate a command of that literature.
2. Develop key research questions.
3. Develop critical analytical reasoning of issues through independent thought.
4. Structure a well written research paper, with a coherent argument.
5. Write longer, integrated and sustained critical argument.
6. Gain an in-depth understanding of a comprehensive approach and international best practice to crisis management.

Assessment

Research paper (9000 words): 100%

Contact hours

One hour contact (flexible) and an average of 10 hours per week in private research and assessment projects.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides a theoretical and practical overview of key issues in the rebuilding of household economies following a disaster, from short-term income protection during the acute phase of an emergency to longer-term livelihood planning for the recovery phase and beyond.

Objectives

The unit covers the following key competencies required by development practitioners engaged in livelihood programs:

1. An introduction to the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and its applications for post-disaster needs assessments.
2. An introduction to subsector analysis and other methodologies for assessing potential livelihoods activities.
3. A critical case-study based review of livelihood interventions in the post-disaster context, including but not limited to cash-for-work programs, asset replacement, technical assistance, microfinance, vocational training and infrastructure building. Particular attention will be given to cross-sectoral issues such as housing, gender and health and their implications for livelihood planning

Assessment

Research paper (9000 words): 100%

Contact hours

One hour of online contact or discussion every week, An average of 10 hours per week in private research and assessment projects. The weekly contact is designed for international students who may be here on a scholarship.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines practical and theoretical issues involved in translation of literature and cultures, between French and English. Students will explore individually or collectively ideas about translation through a range of specific text types (different literary genres; journalistic, scholarly or cultural texts). They will work in both language directions within translation workshops where the translation process will be studied through notions such as adaptation/transposition/textual equivalence/communicative function of the translation/comparative stylistics/semantic transfer, etc. Students will practice and develop their own translation skills through a series of translation exercises and a translation project.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the unit, students will:

1. have considerably developed their translation skills and their understanding of issues involved in the translation process
2. be able to critically reflect on their own translation practises
3. be able to understand, discuss and analyse different theoretical issues involved in literary and cultural translations
4. have developed an ability to engage, critique and compare different types of translations, and
5. have acquired an understanding of issues of comparative stylistics and a more developed sense of the richness of both languages.

Assessment

Class participation: 5%
Translation assignments (3000 words): 25%
Translation project (2000-3000 words): 25%
Group translation presented in class (500-1000 words): 15%
Examination (3 hours): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Marc Orlando

Contact hours

Two 2-hour seminars or workshops

Prerequisites

ATS3070 and ATS3083 (for French Studies) + APG4813 and APG4815 (for Translation studies)

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A sociolinguistic perspective on the German language. Issues include language and society, politics and education. The role of the German language in a socioculturally and politically changed Europe, with particular reference to questions of language and national identity, pluricentricity and diglossia, the German language and German unity, migrant German and foreigner German, and the national and international status of the German language.

Assessment

Written (3000 words): 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Heinz Kreutz

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Co-requisites

An advanced German Studies core unit.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

The primary focus of the unit is on the communication skills required for use in an Indonesian setting. Lectures cover a broad introduction to the culture and geography of Indonesia as well as an introduction to strategies and skills required in learning a language. Practicals deal with the introduction and application of basic communication tasks with an emphasis on numeracy skills and immediate needs.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Understand basic grammatical structures of the Indonesian language.
2. Consider cultural influences on the use of the Indonesian language.
3. Use Indonesian to communicate everyday needs with particular emphasis on introductions and family
4. Apply acquired learning skills to new language learning environments.
5. Use the Internet and associated electronic tools to obtain information about aspects of language and culture related to Indonesia.

Assessment

Spoken presentation: 25%
Cultural journal (in English): 15%
Short tasks 10%
Written exam: 30%
Spoken exam: 20%.

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent hours with private tutor.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

A continuation of Indonesian 1 . Lectures explore the historical, cultural, and political background to the modern Indonesian state while tutorials continue to develop proficiency in basic communication tasks, though with a greater emphasis on travel related themes.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate greater accuracy in basic grammatical structures of the Indonesian language;
2. discuss some of the cultural and historical developments that have helped shape Indonesia;
3. extend their use of Indonesian to communicate everyday needs with particular emphasis on travel;
4. apply acquired learning skills to new language learning environments;
5. demonstrate greater ability in the use of the Internet and associated tools for research on aspects of language and culture related to Indonesia.

Assessment

Spoken presentation: 25%
Cultural journal (in English): 15%
Short tasks: 10%
Written exam: 30%
Spoken exam: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent with private tutor.

Prerequisites

ATS4111 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit develops and consolidates further students' ability to communicate in the Indonesian language and introduces them to the use of more idiomatic expressions and sophisticated grammar. Students develop an approach to researching current Indonesian cultural and political issues and are provided practice in a wide range of communicative tasks. Emphasis is given to the translation process within the context of common registers.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the Indonesian language across a broad range of non-specialist registers.
2. make use of more advanced syntax and vocabulary to communicate topics and themes related to personal experiences
3. exploit newly acquired cultural knowledge to communicate their understanding of social situations in an Indonesian setting.

Assessment

Spoken presentation: 20%
Cultural project: 20%
Short tasks: 10%
Written exam: 30%
Spoken exam: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent hours with private tutor.

Prerequisites

ATS1112 or VCE Indonesian or equivalent.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Passages from the Indonesian print media and other sources on selected topics relating to Indonesian society, culture and politics are critically analysed. Audio-visual material on selected topics are viewed and discussed, and writing tasks using appropriate registers are undertaken. Indonesian is the medium of instruction in all classes.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. enhanced and deepened their knowledge of issues in contemporary Indonesian society, politics and culture;
2. strengthened their understanding of the way Indonesian language is structured and registered, and extended their vocabulary to convey information about, and interpretation of, attitudes to these issues;
3. enhanced their skills in listening and comprehension of spoken Indonesian language;
4. increased their skills in reproducing appropriate structure and registers of Indonesian language in speaking and writing;
5. strengthened their translation skills, both from Indonesian to English and vice versa.

Assessment

Spoken word project: 25%
Written project: 20%
Short tasks and class assignments: 15%
Written exam: 25%
Spoken exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Jurniasih

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent hours with private tutor.

Prerequisites

INM3040 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Passages from the Indonesian print media and other sources on selected topics relating to Indonesian society, culture and politics are critically analysed. Audio-visual material on such topics is viewed and discussed, and writing tasks using appropriate registers are undertaken. Indonesian is the medium of instruction in all classes.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. enhanced and deepened their knowledge of issues in contemporary Indonesian society, politics and culture;
2. strengthened their understanding of the way Indonesian language is structured and registered, and extended their vocabulary to convey information about, and interpretation of, attitudes to these issues;
3. enhanced their skills in listening and comprehension of spoken Indonesian language;
4. increased their skills in reproducing appropriate structure and registers of Indonesian language in speaking and writing;
5. strengthened their translation skills, both from Indonesian to English and vice versa.

Assessment

Spoken word project: 25%
Written project: 20%
Short tasks and class assignments: 15%
Written exam: 25%
Spoken exam: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Jurniasih

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent hours with private tutor.

Prerequisites

ATS4115 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides opportunities for language learning through immersion in a content based unit dealing with practical aspects of journalism in the Indonesian context. Two workshops are conducted each week which integrate language skills with four main themes: history and background of the media in Indonesia, translation and the media, the print media; and radio broadcasting.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. follow and create text across a broad range of registers commonly dealt with by the Indonesian news journalist;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the underlying issues related to the practice and occupation of journalism in Indonesia;
3. exploit a range of questioning skills in an interview situation; recognise and apply specific journalistic styles both in the print and broadcast media;
4. question the underlying motives and quality of journalistic text.

Assessment

Spoken word project: 30%
News analysis and translation: 30%
Feature article: 20%
Written Exam: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x workshop and 1 x lecture) per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

1 weekend school or equivalent hours with private tutor

Prerequisites

ATS3116 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit is presented in a series of practical workshops and seminar discussions conducted in Indonesian exploring modern Indonesian theatre and film. The unit provides options for either performance or written proposals related to film or theatre. Aspects of language are highlighted through the creation of scripts and through reading, translating, and interpreting of works by Indonesian playwrights and film directors.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the unit, students should be able:

1. To present arguments and proposals for creative cooperation across cultures;
2. To demonstrate a knowledge of developments in both the theatre and film over recent decades;
3. To present a critical appraisal of a creative work for a general audience;
4. To have an understanding of the basic principals of sub-titling as they relate to film.

Assessment

Performance/production reports: 65%
Theatre/film review: 15%
Sub-title project: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x workshop and 1 x seminar) per week

Prerequisites

ATS3117 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

reported purely in Indonesian. The student reports via consultations with the lecturer, through class seminars and through writing projects. Reading and research design skills are discussed and developed in a practical context.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Be able to use a variety of reading skills and research strategies appropriate for developing an individual study project;
2. Be able to develop and discuss their study design;
3. Be able to utilise a variety of listening and reading skills to select and exploit a wide range of relevant resources in both Indonesian and English.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Brett Hough

Contact hours

2 hour report consultation or seminars every fortnight with an option of a work placement.

Prerequisites

ATS3117 or ATS3118 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

In consultation with staff the student selects appropriate Indonesian language materials to support a proposed special project based on future research or vocational interests. Projects may include placements in related work or study areas and the project may be based on a translation project or be reported purely in Indonesian. The student reports via consultations with the lecturer, through class seminars and through writing projects. Reading and research design skills are discussed and developed in a practical context.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Be able to use a variety of reading skills and research strategies appropriate for developing an individual study project
2. Be able to develop and discuss their study design
3. Be able to utilise a variety of listening and reading skills to select and exploit a wide range of relevant resources in both Indonesian and English.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

2 hour report consultation or seminars every fortnight with an option of a work placement

Prerequisites

ATS3117, ATS3118 or ATS3119 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

In consultation with staff the student selects appropriate Indonesian language materials relevant to their special project, and then reports in writing three times per semester on their findings. Regular meetings with the supervisor provide an opportunity for assistance and feedback and for oral reports on progress.

Assessment

3 Written reports (in English, 1500 words each): 100%

Contact hours

2 hour report consultation every fortnight

Prerequisites

INM3320 or INM3420 or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Students join approved fourth level language studies at an Indonesian institution 260 contact hours. Program is negotiated in advance of departure with convenor.

Assessment

Students are assessed in-country by qualified staff under supervision of Monash staff. Documentation is reviewed at Monash on the student's return.

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Jurniasih

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian

Prerequisites

Permission of Study Abroad convenor

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Students participate in an approved program of study which includes formal language classes and an agreed number of workshops and excursions relevant to Indonesian culture.

Assessment

Students are assessed in-country by qualified staff under supervision of Monash staff. Documentation is reviewed at Monash on the student's return.

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Jurniasih

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Students participate in an approved year long program of study in Indonesia covering areas relevant to a language and related disciplines.

Assessment

Students are assessed in-country by qualified staff under supervision of Monash staff. Documentation is reviewed at Monash on the student's return.

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Kurniasih

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Students participate in an approved year long program of study in Indonesia covering areas relevant to a language and related disciplines.

Assessment

Students are assessed in-country by qualified staff under supervision of Monash staff. Documentation is reviewed at Monash on the student's return.

Chief examiner(s)

Yacinta Jurniasih

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit provides advanced students who are self-directed and highly motivated and who are taking an approved co-requisite unit with the opportunity to further expand their linguistic competence and knowledge of a topic area by undertaking an in-depth project or program of study. This will usually include research on a specific topic and written work. Other activities may include participation in relevant conferences and forums, viewing and production of creative works, small group projects or community involvement. Specific content and assessment will be negotiated and set out in writing prior to the commencement of semester, or within the first two weeks.

Objectives

Students will:

1. Extend their linguistic competence, particularly in relation to reading and writing skills.
2. Extend their knowledge in the topic area covered by the co-requisite unit.
3. Demonstrate independent research skills and/or other relevant independent study skills at a level commensurate with their year level.

Assessment

Written work/oral and written projects: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Jun Yano

Contact hours

Regular consultation with coordinator and attendance at normal 2hrs per week classes for co-requisite unit

Prerequisites

Permission of coordinator of corequisite unit

Co-requisites

Japanese 9, 10, 11 or 12 at appropriate year level

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit allows fourth year students to study in Japan at a recognised tertiary institution. Individual study plans based on Japanese proficiency and the host institution's program s are negotiated with the coordinator. Students will normally enrol in a unit or units formally offered by the institution concerned, based on the study plan agreed to before departure. The workload for this unit will be not less than that required for a 12-point unit at Monash University and will normally be completed over approximately 3-4 weeks for intensive programs, or over a semester or two semesters when combined with other study.

Assessment

Coursework test (2 hours): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Hiroko Hashimoto

Prerequisites

An undergraduate major in Japanese with a third-year sequence at credit level or equivalent

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Develop skills in speed reading and comprehending a variety of texts in Japanese, including longer works than are included in other language units at this level. Skills in summarising will be introduced and discussion sessions will focus on both textual and linguistic features and content.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Be able to use a variety of reading skills and strategies appropriate for the purpose such as scanning, skimming and prediction.
2. Be able to summarise a variety of Japanese texts effectively.
3. Be able to read Japanese materials in a larger quantity than previously, from a variety of fields, while recognising features of the different genres covered.
4. Have a basic capacity for independent reading in Japanese through on-line learning materials and web based resources.

Assessment

2 Exams: (15%
35%)
Class contribution and exercises: 20%
Written work: 30% (1500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kuniko Yoshimitsu

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 2 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 6 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2155, ATS3155, ATS4155, APG5132

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit aims to develop knowledge, strategies and skills to interact in Japanese in situations likely to be encountered in Australia and Japan and to establish a firm foundation of linguistic, sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge, which can be creatively applied in a variety of situations.

Objectives

Upon completing Japanese 1, students should:

1. Be able to participate in simple social conversations in Japanese.
2. Possess basic 'survival' Japanese required for travelling in Japan.
3. Be able to communicate in Japanese with teachers about their study.
4. Be able to communicate basic information about themselves and family members.
5. Have a basic knowledge of the Japanese writing system, including a knowledge of hiragana, some katakana and 25 kanji, and be able to use this knowledge to read and write in defined contexts.
6. Have a basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese geography, culture, society and economy.
7. Be able to access the internet to obtain information on Japan and enhance their learning of the Japanese language.
8. Have developed strategies for learning Japanese and have established a foundation for the continued study of both spoken and written Japanese.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 75%
On-going assessment: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sarah Pasfield-Neofitou

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours of tutorials/seminars) per week

Prohibitions

ATS1141, ATS2141, APG5141

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Further develop the knowledge, strategies and skills needed to interact in Japanese in practical contexts in Australia and Japan. Extend linguistic, sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge to develop cross-cultural awareness and facilitate effective interaction.

Objectives

Upon completing Japanese 2, students should:

1. Be able to participate in conversation in defined social situations.
2. Be able to interact with Japanese guests, customers and tourists in a number of settings using simple Japanese.
3. Possess basic 'survival' Japanese required for travelling in Japan.
4. Have a knowledge of the fundamentals of the Japanese writing system, including a knowledge of hiragana, katakana and about 100 kanji, and be able to use this knowledge to read and write in defined contexts.
5. Have a basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese geography, culture, society, etiquette and tourism.
6. Be able to access the internet to obtain information on Japan and enhance their learning of the Japanese language.
7. Have developed strategies for learning Japanese and have established a foundation for the continued study of both spoken and written Japanese.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 75%
On-gong assessment: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Keiko Migliacci

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours of tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites

APG4141 or acceptable equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1142, ATS2142, APG5142

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit aims to consolidate and develop students' basic linguistic skills and socio-cultural knowledge in spoken and written Japanese at a pre-intermediate level. The focus is to develop students' interactive competence, including linguistic, socio-linguistic and socio-cultural knowledge. The unit also aims to develop students' intercultural skills.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have gained and developed fundamental linguistic skills (e.g. basic grammar, vocabulary) at this level which are necessary for any further study of Japanese;
2. have gained basic social/cultural knowledge about Japan;
3. have developed listening and speaking skills for daily conversation (e.g. about leisure, travel, study) and exchanging information in Japanese within defined situations;
4. be able to obtain necessary information from a variety of written and spoken Japanese texts, genres and media including the internet, with some guidance;
5. be able to recognize and write the kanji introduced at previous levels and approximately 150 newly introduced characters;
6. be able to write about personal life (e.g. daily life, leisure, travel) using basic kanji;
7. have developed intercultural skills which include awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences (and similarities) through comparison and reflection on students' own cultures and societies;
8. have enhanced awareness of language as a system, through comparison of linguistic features of Japanese and English (or other languages); and
9. have developed skills that will enable them to continue their Japanese acquisition outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Jun Yano

Contact hours

One x 1 hour lecture/week
Three hours (tutorials/seminars)/week

Prerequisites

Japanese 2 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1143, ATS2143, APG5143

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the second part of a sequence progressing from the beginner to the intermediate levels of Japanese. This unit aims to enhance students' knowledge about Japan and consolidate and further develop their interactive skills in spoken and written Japanese. The unit also aims to enhance students' intercultural awareness through learning Japanese.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have gained good fundamental linguistic knowledge of Japanese (e.g. basic grammar, vocabulary, kanji) and developed skills to use them at pre-intermediate level;
2. have gained social/cultural knowledge of Japan which are necessary to interact with Japanese people effectively in daily contexts;
3. have developed listening and speaking skills for basic communication purposes;
4. have developed strategies to obtain necessary information from a variety of written and spoken Japanese texts, genres and media including the internet, with some guidance;
5. be able to recognize and use the kanji introduced at previous levels and approximately 150 newly introduced characters (450 in total);
6. be able to write a simple essay about a social issue (e.g. ageing society, environment, education) using a wider range of vocabulary, sentence patterns and kanji;
7. have developed intercultural awareness through learning Japanese;
8. have developed skills and strategies that will enable them to continue their Japanese acquisition outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Shani Tobias

Contact hours

One x 1 hour lecture/week
Three hours (tutorials/seminars)/week

Prerequisites

Japanese 3 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1144, ATS2144, APG5144

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the first part of an intermediate sequence which covers both spoken language and contemporary written language. Language acquisition through active interaction in and out of the classroom is encouraged. The coure content is integrated around a major project which involves interviewing a Japanese native speaker and writing a report.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at intermediate level.
2. Be able to read and understand extracts from Japanese texts of various genres written for Japanese audiences. 3. Have developed listening and speaking skills in their areas of interest.
3. Have developed interview skills to obtain information from members of the Japanese community in Australia on tourism.
4. Be able to write and talk about places in Australia that Japanese people find interesting.
5. Be able to recognise the kanji introduced at previous levels, and 150 newly introduced characters.
6. Have developed and displayed skills to use Japanese word processors.
7. Be able to use a kanji dictionary.
8. Have developed skills that will enable them to continue their Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Hiroko Hashimoto

Contact hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Japanese 4 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1145, ATS2145, ATS3145, APG5145

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the second part of an intermediate sequence which covers both spoken language and contemporary written language. Language acquisition through active interaction in and out of the classroom is encouraged. This unit focuses on social and cultural issues from a global view point. The content is integrated around a major project which involves interviewing a Japanese native speaker, reading articles in the newspaper and internet sites and writing a report.

Objectives

Upon successful completion, students should:

1. be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at advanced-intermediate level;
2. be able to obtain some knowledge about issues in Japanese society and culture through reading, speaking and writing about the topic;
3. be able to read and understand extracts from Japanese texts of various genres written for a Japanese audience;
4. have developed listening and speaking skills about social issues;
5. be able to obtain information in Japanese from newspaper articles and other written materials including the internet;
6. have further developed and be able to display skills to use a Japanese word processor;
7. be able to recognise the kanji introduced at previous levels, and 150 newly introduced characters and;
8. have developed skills that will enable continued study of Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hiroko Hashimoto

Contact hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Japanese 5 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1146, ATS2146, ATS3146, APG5146

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the first part of a sequence progressing from the intermediate to the advanced levels of Japanese. It covers spoken language and contemporary written language through various activities integrating listening, speaking, reading and writing. Activities are built around topics relating to Japanese lifestyles, their values, and to cultural interaction between Australians and Japanese.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Extended their skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese.
2. Reinforced their knowledge of the kyooiku kanji acquired so far (750 kanji), and developed their knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media.
3. Developed skills to gain necessary information from newspaper articles, journals, books and the internet.
4. Developed the skills to express themselves in written forms, in group discussions and in interviews with Japanese people.
5. Acquired independent study strategies, noting problems and weaknesses and devising strategies to overcome these.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Takako Tomoda

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 6 or equivalent competence

Prohibitions

ATS1147, ATS2147, ATS3147, ATS4147, APG5147

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the second part of a sequence progressing from the intermediate to the advanced levels of Japanese. Activities are built around topics relating to current issues in Japan and to cultural interaction between Australians and Japanese. Students will reinforce 1006 kyooiku kanji.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Further developed their skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese.
2. Reinforced their knowledge of the kyooiku kanji acquired so far (900) and developed their knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media.
3. Developed the skills to gain information on current issues from newspaper articles, journals, books and the internet, and through interviews with Japanese people.
4. Developed their skills to summarise findings and express themselves in appropriate written forms, in group discussions, in presentations and in interviews with Japanese people.
5. Developed skills that will enable continued acquisition of Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Shimako Iwasaki

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 7 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1148, ATS2148, ATS3148, ATS4148, APG5148

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Conducted entirely in Japanese, the unit offers an advanced level of spoken and written Japanese, designed to bring the student closer to semi-native competence, through studying Japanese popular cultural forms. Language activities include reading a variety of text genres, including academic texts, learning advanced modes of expression and kanji, writing summaries and essays in Japanese, translation, debates and discussions, and conversation with Japanese visitors. Students will develop IT and computer skills in a Japanese context, including wordprocessing, working with Japanese Internet sites, using on-line glossaries and making a powerpoint presentation in Japanese.

Objectives

After successfully completing this unit, students will have further developed towards an advanced, semi-native level:

1. Their ability to use spoken Japanese to discuss and debate issues.
2. Their ability to give a sustained and coherent oral presentation (supported by powerpoint) on a popular culture related topic.
3. Their ability to comprehend spoken Japanese in the context of lecture presentations and authentic audio and audiovisual popular cultural documents.
4. Their ability to read print and on-line texts using on-line glossaries and dictionaries, including both rapid reading for comprehension and detailed analytical reading.
5. Their ability to write in Japanese, with particular reference to the skills of summary, synthesis and argument, in an essay related to popular culture.
6. Their IT and computer skills in a Japanese context, including wordprocessing, searching Japanese databases for information, analyzing and interpreting Japanese web pages, and doing a powerpoint presentation in Japanese.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Masato Takimoto

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 8 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1149, ATS2149, ATS3149, ATS4149, APG5149

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is an introduction to the theoretical and practical skills required for interpreting and translating between Japanese and English. It is designed for students with advanced competence in both Japanese and English, and will address both linguistic skills and interpreting/translating skills. While not intended to bring students to a professional level, the course will enhance students' ability to perform the informal interpreting and translating tasks. It will also provide a good foundation for further study in this area.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Be aware of basic theoretical issues concerning interpreting and translating and their practical implications;
2. Have developed strategies for processing spoken and written texts from English into Japanese and vice versa; and
3. Have improved their competence in Japanese.

Assessment

Written work: 20%
Performance activities: 30%
Tests: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Masato Takimoto

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar and 1 x 2 hour tutorial) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 9 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1150, ATS2150, ATS3150, ATS4150, APG5150

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is an advanced level of spoken and written Japanese. It is designed to bring the student close to semi-native competence in the language, as well as enhancing their awareness of current issues in Japan and their ability to discuss current issues in Japanese.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have increased their knowledge of the nature, structure and issues of media reports;
2. Have increased their knowledge of current social issues in Japan;
3. Have developed their ability to discuss current issues in Japanese;
4. Have enhanced their ability to read authentic materials selected from Japanese books, journals and newspapers; and
5. Have gained research skills in Japanese including: search of information through books, journals, newspapers, internet, etc.; critical thinking; and oral and written presentation skills.

Assessment

Exam: 45%
Class test: 15%
Oral presentation: 20%
Written work : 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Kuniko Yoshimitsu

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 2 hour seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 10 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1151, ATS2151, ATS3151, ATS4151, APG5151

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is designed to develop students' Japanese language skills to an advanced level, while enriching their knowledge of Japan-Asia-Pacific relations. Students will develop reading skills, research skills using Japanese resources, debating and discussion skills, and will use a variety of Japanese media, including the Internet. Writing skills to be developed include note-taking, translation, summary, synthesis and argument in essay writing. Teaching materials will relate to Japan-Asia-Australia relations, focussing on the issues facing Japan in its relations with the Asian region, past and present.

Objectives

After successfully completing this unit, students should have further developed to an advanced level:

1. Their ability in speaking Japanese, in the context of informal and formal intellectual discussion and debate in Japanese.
2. Their ability to comprehend spoken Japanese in direct formal exposition, and in audiovisual media.
3. Their ability to read print and on-line texts using on-line glossaries and dictionaries, especially extensive reading for comprehension.
4. Their ability to write in Japanese, with particular reference to the skills of note-taking and translation, and of summary, synthesis and argument in an essay on a topic related to Japan and the Asia-Pacific, past or present.
5. Their IT and computer skills in a Japanese context, including wordprocessing and researching and recording information from Japanese databases.

Assessment

Exam: 45%
Written work: 35%
Quizzes: 10%
Oral test: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Naoto Yokomizu

Contact hours

4 hours (1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorials/seminars) per week

Prerequisites

Japanese 11 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2152, ATS3152, ATS4152, APG5152

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the first part of an intermediate sequence which covers both spoken language and contemporary written language. Language acquisition through active interaction in and out of the classroom is encouraged. The course content is integrated around a major project which involves interviewing a Japanese native speaker and writing a report.

Objectives

Upon successful completion, students should:

1. have established and be able to maintain relationships with Japanese people,
2. be able to obtain information in Japanese on current affairs, from newspaper articles and other written materials in areas covered in this unit,
3. have developed interview skills to obtain information from the Japanese people,
4. be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at intermediate level,
5. have developed listening and speaking skills in the area of their interest,
6. be able to write and talk about given topics,
7. be able to recognise the kanji introduced at previous levels, and 150 newly introduced characters as well as reviewing the previously learnt kanji (400) totalling 550,
8. have developed and be able to apply skills in Japanese word processing, and
9. be able to use a kanji dictionary and develop skills that will enable them to continue their Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hiroko Hashimoto

Contact hours

3 hours per day over 5 weeks and excursions and participation in cultural activities

Prerequisites

Japanese 4 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1165, ATS2165, ATS3165, APG5165, ATS1145, ATS2145, ATS3145, APG5145

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A special fee-paying, in-country Japanese language program providing home-stay, a variety of cultural activities, visits to various institutions and number of other excursions as well as classroom-based study.
This is the second part of an intermediate sequence which covers both spoken language and contemporary written language. Language acquisition through active interaction in and out of the classroom is encouraged. This unit focuses on social and cultural issues from a global view point. The content is integrated around a major project which involves interviewing a Japanese native speaker, reading articles in the newspaper and internet sites and writing a report.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

• be able to maintain relationships with Japanese people,
• be able to understand and use Japanese grammar at advanced-intermediate level,

• be able to read and understand extracts from Japanese texts of various genres written for a Japanese audience,
• have developed listening and speaking skills about social issues,
• be able to obtain information in Japanese from newspaper articles and other written materials including the internet,
• have further developed and be able to display skills to use a Japanese word processor,

• have developed skills that will enable continued study of Japanese outside the classroom.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hiroko Hashimoto

Contact hours

3 hours per day over 5 weeks and excursions and participation in cultural activities

Prerequisites

Japanese 5 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1166, ATS2166, ATS3166, APG5166, ATS1146, ATS2146, ATS3146, APG5146

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the first part of a sequence progressing from the intermediate to the advanced levels of Japanese.It covers spoken language and contemporary written language through various activities integrating listening, speaking, reading and writing. Activities are built around topics relating to Japanese lifestyles, their values, and to cultural interaction between Australians and Japanese. In addition to daily classroom-based study, this special fee-paying, in-country program provides home-stay, a variety of cultural activities, visits to various institutions and number of other excursions.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit should:

1. extend their skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese;
2. reinforce knowledge of the kyooiku kanji they have acquired so far (a total of 750 kanji), and develop knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media;
3. develop skills to gain necessary information from a variety of Japanese media including print materials, online materials and visual materials;
4. develop the skills to express themselves in written forms, in group discussions and in interviews with Japanese people; and
5. acquire independent study strategies, noting problems and weakness and devising strategies to overcome these.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Takako Tomoda

Contact hours

3 hours per day over 5 weeks and excursions and participation in cultural activities

Prerequisites

Completion of Japanese 6 or equivalent.

Prohibitions

ATS1167/ATS2167/ATS3167; APG5167; ATS1147/ATS2147/ATS3147; APG4147/APG5147

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is the second part of a sequence progressing from the intermediate to the advanced levels of Japanese.Activities are built around topics relating to current issues in Japan and cultural interaction between Australians and Japanese. Students will reinforce 1006 kyooiku kanji. In addition to daily classroom-based study, this special fee-paying, in-country program provides home-stay, a variety of cultural activities, visits to various institutions and number of other excursions.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit should:

1. further develop the skills in using a wide range of grammar patterns, phrases and vocabulary appropriately in both written and spoken Japanese;
2. reinforce knowledge of the kyooiku kanji acquired so far (a total of 900 kanji) and develop knowledge of an additional 150 kanji frequently used in the Japanese media;
3. develop skills to gain information on current issues from newspaper articles, journals, books and on the Internet, and through interviews with Japanese people;
4. develop the skills to summarise the findings and express themselves in appropriate written forms, in group discussions and in presentation; and
5. have a firm foundation for the continued acquisition of both spoken and written Japanese at an advanced level.

Assessment

Tests and examination: 65%
On-going assessment: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Takako Tomoda

Contact hours

3 hours per day over 5 weeks and excursions and participation in cultural activities

Prerequisites

Completion of Japanese 7 or equivalent.

Prohibitions

ATS1168/ATS2168/ATS3168; APG5168; ATS1148/ATS2148/ATS3148; APG4148/APG5148

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

An introduction to contemporary Korean, with special emphasis on spoken usage for everyday situations. Students will be introduced to the Korean alphabet and begin to produce simple written Korean.

Objectives

Upon completing this unit, students should:

• Be able to participate in simple social conversations in Korean;+ Possess basic 'survival' Korean for traveling in Korea;
• Be able to communicate basic information about themselves and family members;+ Be able to read and write simple Korean;
• Have a basic understanding of Korean culture.

Assessment

Class tests and written work: 60%
Exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Injung Cho

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prohibitions

APG5171, ATS1171, ATS2171

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Consolidation and extension of work begun in Korean 1; Students will continue to develop their ability to communicate in routine social situations.

Objectives

Upon completing this unit, students should:

• Be able to competently participate in simple Korean conversations in a variety of settings;
• Possess a solid grasp of numbers and counting;
• Be able to compare and describe;
• Be able to make requests, and express agreement and refusal;
• Be able to talk about future and past events;
• Be able to read and write in defined contexts;
• Have an increased understanding of Korean society and culture.

Assessment

Class tests and written work: 60%
Exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In-Jung Cho

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

APG4171

Prohibitions

APG5172, ATS1172, ATS2172

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Develops lower intermediate competence in contemporary Korean, emphasising active oral and writing skills, and the socio-cultural aspects of communication. Students will develop the ability to communicate in everyday social situations, as well as read and write simple texts.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Speak and comprehend enough to communicate in everyday social situations;
• Read simple texts from magazines and newspapers;+ Write personal letters on simple everyday topics or simple reports on everyday events.

Assessment

Class tests and written work: 60%
Exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Young-A Cho

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

APG4172 or equivalent

Prohibitions

APG5173, ATS1173, ATS2173

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Development and consolidation of Korean language skills in speaking, reading and writing. Students will develop the ability to have moderately sophisticated conversations and to comprehend diverse reading materials.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:+ Engage in moderately sophisticated conversation in most formal and informal settings;+ Read diverse and increasingly complex texts;+ Produce moderately sophisticated written Korean.

Assessment

Class tests and written work: 60%
Exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Young-A Cho

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

APG4174 or equivalent

Prohibitions

APG5175, ATS1175, ATS2175, ATS3175

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students who are self-directed and highly motivated with the opportunity to further expand their linguistic competence and knowledge of a topic area by undertaking an in-depth project or program of study. This will usually include research on a specific topic and written work. Other activities may include participation in relevant conferences and forums, viewing and production of creative works, small group projects or community involvement. Specific content and assessment will be negotiated and set out in writing prior to the commencement of semester, or within the first two weeks.

Objectives

Students will:

1. Extend their linguistic competence, particularly in relation to reading and writing skills.
2. Extend their knowledge in the topic area covered by the co-requisite unit.
3. Demonstrate independent research skills and/or other relevant independent study skills at a level commensurate with their year level.

Assessment

Written and Oral work: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Young-A Cho

Contact hours

Regular consultation with coordinator (1 hour per week)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Korean and Korean studies

Prerequisites

Korean 4 or Permission of coordinator of Korean Studies

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students who are self-directed and highly motivated with the opportunity to further expand their linguistic competence and knowledge of a topic area by undertaking an in-depth project or program of study. This will usually include research on a specific topic and written work. Other activities may include participation in relevant conferences and forums, viewing and production of creative works, small group projects or community involvement. Specific content and assessment will be negotiated and set out in writing prior to the commencement of semester, or within the first two weeks.

Objectives

Students will:

1. Extend their linguistic competence, particularly in relation to reading and writing skills.
2. Extend their knowledge in the topic area covered by the co-requisite unit.
3. Demonstrate independent research skills and/or other relevant independent study skills at a level commensurate with their year level.

Assessment

Written and Oral work: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Young-A Cho

Contact hours

Regular consultation with coordinator (1 hour per week)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Korean and Korean studies

Prerequisites

Korean 4 or Permission of coordinator of Korean Studies

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students who are self-directed and highly motivated with the opportunity to further expand their linguistic competence and knowledge of a topic area by undertaking an in-depth project or program of study. This will usually include research on a specific topic and written work. Other activities may include participation in relevant conferences and forums, viewing and production of creative works, small group projects or community involvement. Specific content and assessment will be negotiated and set out in writing prior to the commencement of semester, or within the first two weeks.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Extended their linguistic competence in Korean, particularly in relation to reading and writing skills;
2. Extended their knowledge in the topic area of research;
3. Demonstrated independent research skills and/or other relevant independent study skills at a level commensurate with their year level.

Assessment

Project proposal (900 words): 10%
Project (Written, or written and oral: 8100 words): 90%

Contact hours

Regular Consultation with Coordinator (1 hour per week)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Korean and Korean Studies

Prerequisites

Korean 4 or Permission of coordinator of Korean Studies

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students who are self-directed and highly motivated with the opportunity to further expand their linguistic competence and knowledge of a topic area by undertaking an in-depth project or program of study. This will usually include research on a specific topic and written work. Other activities may include participation in relevant conferences and forums, viewing and production of creative works, small group projects or community involvement. Specific content and assessment will be negotiated and set out in writing prior to the commencement of semester, or within the first two weeks.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Extended their linguistic competence in Korean, particularly in relation to reading and writing skills;
2. Extended their knowledge in the topic area of research;
3. Demonstrated independent research skills and/or other relevant independent study skills at a level commensurate with their year level.

Assessment

Project proposal (900 words): 10%
Project (Written, or written and oral: 8,100 words): 90%

Contact hours

Regular Consultation with Coordinator (1 hour per week)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Korean and Korean studies

Prerequisites

Korean 4 or Permission of coordinator of Korean Studies

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines practical and theoretical issues involved in translation of literature and cultures, between Italian and English. Translation can be about texts but it can also be about people and culture. Students will explore ideas about translation through a range of specific literary and/or cultural examples. Students will be encouraged to relate these ideas to their thesis project.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. understand, discuss and analyse different theoretical issues involved in literary translation and cultural encounters
2. develop and express a relative understanding of the specific issues relating to particular genres and contexts
3. understand, discuss and analyse the ways in which the translator and his or her cultural context influences translation and cultural encounters
4. develop an ability to engage with, critique and compare existing translations and cultural encounters of selected authors and contexts
5. Fifth-year students employ a more sophisticated analysis and written presentation. They will be expected to read more widely and work at a higher level.

Assessment

One written project including practical translation and critical component (6000 words): 70%
Seminar activities (3000 words): 30%
Fifth-year students will use more sophisticated analysis and written presentation skills.

Chief examiner(s)

Annamaria Pagliaro

Contact hours

One 3-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites

Must have completed a unit at Honours level in Italian or cognate area with prior approval for postgraduate level OR a third year sequence in Italian Studies or cognate area with prior approval.

Prohibitions

APG5250, ATS4250

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

It is recognised that the genesis of the Pharaonic state lay within the traditions which emerged within Egypt during the Predynastic Period and that the ensuing Early Dynastic Period was a transitional phase. This subject analyses the development of Egyptian culture and documents the processes which culminated in Unification. It examines Egypt's links with Nubia, the Sahara and the Levant to determine spheres of influence and impact. Modern theories of the emergence of complex society as they relate to Egypt, the impact of environmental change on this development and the techniques used to explore non-literate societies are examined.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Developed a knowledge of the archaeological record of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods.
2. Understood the complex cultural processes which led to the emergence of the unified Egyptian state.
3. Examined the impact of environmental change upon north-east Africa.
4. Developed skills in interpreting archaeological data in the light of cultural tradition reflected in later literary material from Egypt.
5. Explored current theories of the emergence of complex society in the Near East and how the Egyptian evidence might be interpreted in light of them.
6. Developed the ability to present a sustained argument drawing upon a variety of data.

Assessment

Written work: 85% (7500 words)
seminar presentation: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit focuses upon the technicalities involved in the interpretation and assessment of archaeological and textual data. Through the detailed examination of specific problems relating to Egypt, it will study the types of material which are available for use, and their relative reliability in respect of the question posed. The unit will also consider changing theories relating to the interpretation of cultural data.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate:

1. An ability to use various types of data, such as textual, archaeological and pictorial, in relation to specific problems.
2. An ability to appraise critically the reliability of the source material.
3. The ability to identify and appraise the various interpretations which have been placed upon data by scholars at different times.
4. An awareness of the impact of contemporary ideology and religious beliefs upon the interpretation of the ancient past from the nineteenth century to the present day.
5. A breadth of understanding of how aspects of the ancient past may be studied and the limitations of the available data.
6. The ability to present a detailed analytical discussion which draws upon a wide variety of source material.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (7000 words)
Seminar presentation: 20% (2000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 3 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Theoretical foundations for researching and analyzing cultural and social aspects of specific societies. Discussion will centre on theories associated with French structuralism and post-structuralism and British Social theory cultural studies. Each of these will be examined for its respective treatment of the relationship between individual creativity, culture and society and for their impact on the theory of ethnographic research.

Assessment

Seminar paper (3000 words): 40%
Essay (6000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr John Bradley

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

ANY4399, APG5259

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit discusses the multiple communication systems that operate in modern societies. These include political and governmental, business and economic, artistic and scientific systems. The unit will consider different system-specific forms of communication and ways in which they interact. The unit will use the case examples, such as the ecology of the city, to explore the functioning of open systems, self-organizing systems, network systems, aesthetic systems, and other ways in which communication-rich societies manage their own complexity.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for understanding large-scale communication systems and their convergence;
2. Increased understanding of and competency at dealing with specific communication systems and their multiple environments;
3. Increased understanding of the large-scale and long-term manner in which communications systems develop, and the social and institutional solutions aimed at integrating these systems;
4. Increased knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research, enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication systems issues, to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches to communication network and system integration;
5. Enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in intellectual and professional activity especially in matters concerning the management of sensitive communication system nodes and boundaries;
6. Significantly greater capacity to identify and manage between organizational system and environment, and to negotiate conflicts at the intersection of communications systems.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Contact hours

Two hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week.

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students will be expected to participate for a minimum of one hour per fortnight in on-line discussion.

Prohibitions

APG4260, ATS4260, APG5260

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit examines the development of communication and information economies, the social forces driving their expansion, their social and economic impact, and the role of communication systems and practices in social development. The unit looks at how communication networks, organizations, arts, and processes impact on and are in turn shaped by regional, national and global patterns of economic and social development. The relationship between communication, creativity, and knowledge economies will be addressed.

Objectives

1. Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for the understanding of communication economies, the development of institutions and organizations in these economies, and their impact on society;
2. Increased understanding of and competency at dealing with the convergence between communications, economy, and society
3. Increased understanding of the large-scale and long-term context in which communications, economies, and societies interact;
4. Increased knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research, enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication economy issues, to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches to the social-economic dimension of communications;
5. Enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in intellectual and professional activity;
6. Significantly increased strategic understanding of the medium and long-term economic and social patterns affecting, and affected by, modern information/ knowledge/ ICT-based organizations and processes;
7. Significantly increased strategic understanding of the emergence of communication-driven knowledge and creative economies.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (9000 words)
Seminar overview (oral presentation): 10%

Contact hours

Two hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week.

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students will be expected to participate for a minimum of one hour per fortnight in on-line discussion.

Prohibitions

APG5261, ATS4261

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit offers a critical historical analysis of so-called factual documentary representations of war in words and images, examining how and by whom conflicts have been represented since the mid-C19; how the physical and technical constraints within which reporters and photographers operate affect the nature of their reports and images; how their reports are censored, by whom, in accordance with whose guidelines and with what ends. It examines how these reports and images are transmitted from the battlefield and how the mediating technologies through which these accounts are disseminated influence the nature and inflect the form of the reports and pictures which constitute the war report.

Objectives

By the conclusion of the unit students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the historical development of nominally factual, documentary forms of war reporting and their key technological developments and innovations.
2. Identify, explain and offer a sophisticated critique of the processes forms, effects and purposes of the major forms of censorship, which have determined the representations of war from the mid C19th to the present day.
3. Present a sophisticated reading of individual reports and images from specific conflicts drawing on appropriate theoretical resources, accounting for the influences of physical and technical constraints, mode of transmission, information management regimes and intended deployment in the shaping of the final report/image.
4. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of how the differing media which have been employed to disseminate accounts of war - newspapers, photography, newsreel, radio, television, video, internet streaming - have influenced, inflected and structured content at differing historical junctures.
5. Drawing on appropriate theoretical and critical sources, account for and explain the processes by which Governments, military and the media inflect the reception of images and reports of war in order to achieve specific political or cultural effects.
6. Identify and offer an informed critique of the processes by which the preferred readings promoted by Government, the military and the media have been challenged, subverted or questioned in contrary readings of key media texts.
7. Demonstrate how war reporters/photographers have featured in fiction and film and to explain how these representations offer an array of alternative opinions on how and why specific conflicts have been represented in particular ways.

Assessment

Research outline (1000 words):10%
Lit review (3000 words):30%
Research essay (5000 words):50%
Seminar participation (1000 words):10%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

An approved First Year sequence

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the complexity of criminal behaviours and the range of criminological theories espoused in order to explain such diverse behaviours. Humans are rule-making and rule-enforcing beings, but not all of us conform to these rules. Many violate the rules and are subject to sanctions and punishment. Individual, group and organisational criminal behaviours and enterprises are examined in this unit. A sophisticated analysis of criminal behaviours includes exploration of biological, psychological and social explanations of crime and the interactionist tradition including differential association theory. Crowd disorders and street gang behaviours will be examined. Organisational and institutional criminal behaviours extend from white-collar and corporate criminal activity to the dynamics of political crimes of violence, corruption and human rights violations that can be committed by the state and against the state. The unit involves study of definitional and conceptual issues, causes, methods of control and the effects of such organisational criminal behaviour. The unit examines the legal controls and responses by governments and other agencies in order to curb and prevent criminal behaviours of individuals, groups and organisations.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to have developed:

1. an understanding of definitions of criminal behaviour, including an awareness that the law is not static and changes over time
2. the ability to identify the key characteristics of criminal behaviours and criminal enterprises
3. knowledge about the core theoretical debates and issues of criminal behaviours that focus on individuals, groups and organisations
4. the ability to identify traits about the nature of individuals, groups and organisations that engage in criminal activity
5. an appreciation of the various models available for explaining the relationship between criminality, the individual and society
6. an awareness of the contribution of the criminal behaviour theories to criminal justice policy and practice
7. an understanding of what it means to be a victim of criminal behaviour instigated by individual, group or organisation

Chief examiner(s)

David Baker

Prerequisites

APG4416 and APG4417

Prohibitions

CRJ5004

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A study of the work of four twentieth-century American poets: Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop and John Ashbery. Topics include genres, poetic forms, metre and rhetoric; discourse theory and narratology; modern theorisations of genre, poetic form and rhetoric, especially essays by contemporary critics including Harold Bloom, John Hollander and Paul de Man.

Assessment

Two essays (4500 words each): 100%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A reading of selected texts of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. The unit has three parts.

1. The common cultural and theoretical background of French philosophy in the twentieth century.
2. The last writings of Foucault, those he describes as 'genealogy', his writings on prisons and disciplinary power, and his writings on the history of sexuality.
3. Deleuze's 'rhizomatic writings', concentrating on Nietzsche, Sacher von Masoch and A Thousand Plateaus.

Assessment

Essay (9000 words) OR Two essays (4500 words each): 100%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The development of hermeneutics from a theory of textual interpretation to a theory of understanding in the work of Heidegger, Gadamer and Habermas. Its application in the study of literature and history in the work of Hirsch, Betti, Ricoeur and Jauss. Issues include the conflict between subjectivity and objectivity, the dialectics of the foreign and the familiar, the recognition of the new, the role of language and the function of tradition in understanding, the universality of hermeneutics as a theory of cognition and its impact on the social sciences.

Assessment

Two seminar papers (1000-1500 words each): 40%
Research essay (6000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Benjamin

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will explore the processes of rethinking theatre history in a number of ways: the challenges to received critical thinking and methodology, and to canonical assumptions; the implications for theatre history of parallel texts reflecting 'translations' into new media; the responses of analytical and critical approaches in Drama and Theatre Studies to the influence of thinking in other disciplines; the reframing of canonical texts in the light of contemporary theoretical and cultural perspectives, and its implications for historicised interpretation.
It will examine a range of plays in relation to traditional scholarly interpretations and to specific recent re-readings.

Objectives

Students completing 'Rethinking Theatre History' should have acquired:

1. A working awareness of contemporary theoretical perspectives.
2. The capacity to apply specific theoretical approaches to a diverse range of theatrical texts.
3. An ongoing sensitivity, openness and scepticism to shifts in the climate of disciplinary debate.
4. A developed sense of the continuing volatility and contingency of intellectual debate in the field.
5. A sophisticated understanding of the issues underlying those debates at a level appropriate to graduate study.
6. Enhanced confidence in articulating informed arguments and interpretations, in both oral and written form.

Assessment

An exegetical essay (3000 words): 30%
An oral class presentation (equivalent 2000 words): 20%
A long essay (4000 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Maryrose Casey

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Co-requisites

APG4421

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will examine historical and cultural changes in the representation of childhood and the child figure in a range of texts from the romantic to the modern eras. Prose fictions, some addressed to adult readers, some to child readers, will be explored for the ways in which discourses about the 'child' intersect with discourses about notions of origins; gender and sexuality; class, social place, power and subjectivity; race; the family and the home; education of mind and body; and growing up. The unit will employ poststructuralist, semiotic and discourse theory, and will have a feminist emphasis.

Objectives

It is intended that students undertaking this course should develop:

1. Knowledge and an understanding of the historicity and cultural constructedness of the child figure.
2. A detailed knowledge and understanding of traditional, romantic, modernist and postmodern representations of the child.
3. A detailed knowledge and understanding of the iconography of childhood.
4. Critical skills pertaining to deconstruction, and the specific ability to deconstruct discourses of childhood in a range of texts for adults and children.
5. An understanding of the ideological relationship between discourses of childhood and western discourses of gender, class and race.
6. A knowledge of narratology and reception theory, and the skills to analyse and interpret such textual elements as narrator, implied reader and narratee in cultural context.
7. The capacity to meet the general learning objectives of the department.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A specialist genre study of gothic fictions (in prose and on film) with emphasis on twentieth-century examples, plus critical and theoretical approaches. Gothic fictions allow us to be frightened in a safe place: material opens up discussions on the nature of beliefs about the modern family, desire, repression, gender and sexuality, about distinctions between fantasy, dreams and reality, between madness and sanity.

Assessment

Two seminar presentations with written papers (2000 words each): 50%
Essay (5000 words) or an original piece of Gothic fiction (5000 words): 50%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Extend students' skills as 'informed' writers and readers by reviewing a range of writings by 'creative writers' on the creative process: inspiration and imagination, the real and the fictive, the metaphysics of language, women's themes, and the moral and political role of the artist in society. It will extend to the 'art of fiction', the practicalities of creating a narrative from idea development and the mechanics of writing to marketing strategies. Students will review 'canonical' creative texts alonside essays, fugitive pieces and literary manifestoes. It will appeal to aspiring creative writers and those seeking careers in related areas like publishing, reviewing and teaching.

Assessment

An edited anthology of short fiction which includes a selection of texts of student's choice (not included in word count), author biographies, scholarly introduction and explanatory notes (4500 words): 40%
A folio of short fiction and exegesis OR an essay on a given topic (4500 words): 50%
participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Chandani Lokuge

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Issues in contemporary Australian writing and criticism. Identity (national, gender, racial) and how post-modern fiction interrogates its very concept and destabilises existing definitions through a range of stylistic strategies.

Assessment

Two essays (2500 words each): 60%
Essay (4000 words): 40%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit offers a detailed study of modern theories of literary criticism, concentrating on the period 1950 to the present, and covers topics including: formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, phenomenology, Freudian and Jungian approaches to interpretation. Weekly topics for discussion will include speech act theory, repetition, dialogism, archetypes, signified and signifier, hermeneutics, feminocentric reading, metafiction and the narcissistic narrative. No previous theoretical knowledge is assumed, but the unit is appropriate for students already interested in asking questions of a general nature about the practice of literature and interpretation.

Objectives

This subject will not discuss 'primary literary texts' (novels, plays, poems), but 'texts about literature' and 'texts about criticism' ('literary criticism', critical discourse, what readers and critics do) 'texts about texts'. We shall examine the practice and assumptions behind the activities called critical judgement and critical reading in relation to a wide variety of theories. The rationale of this subject is literary, not philosophical. In addition to surveying a wide range of types of critical discourse, we look at the often unexamined, or so-called 'axiomatic' principles and practice of literary creation from both the writer's and reader's points of view. The literary criticism listed below under 'Readings' may be no less imaginative, fictional, creative, or 'textual', than the literary works some of them claim to 'explain'. Criticism may seek to take the place of the text in the same way that the text may seem to take the place of 'reality'. Do not expect a final set of transportable 'truths' to emerge at the end. The emphasis of the course is placed on the questions we ask of literature and of criticism when we engage in reading and in the production of texts: questions about where literature belongs in human experience; its relationship to and difference from other sorts of discourse: its definition; the terminology we use to describe it; assumptions about the role and function of literature in society, and so on. Such questions have been asked by many writers and critics from the time of Aristotle to the present day.

Assessment

Exercise or book review (2000 words): 20%
Seminar paper (2500 words): 20%
Essay (4500 words): 50% Seminar participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Susan Kossew

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This subject covers a range of plays by Shakespeare and the most outstanding of his contemporaries. Each work is studied as a work of art in its own right and also with reference to its theatrical, ideological and philosophical contexts.

Assessment

Two seminar papers (1500 words): 30%
Essay (2500 words): 30%
Essay (3500 words): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Peter Groves

Contact hours

2 hours (1 lecture and 1 tutorial) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit will offer students the opportunity to engage in creative writing and critique. The main focus of the unit will be on diversity of literatures in English (mainly of the past three decades) with the emphasis on writing that confronts difference in preoccupation with identity, religion, history, gender and sexuality, children, space and landscape, marginality and diaspora, and hybridity in recent postcolonial writing. The unit will offer students the opportunity to develop their creative writing and reading skills, and provide a strong foundation for further study in creative writing, reading and research.

Assessment

Either one creative fiction/non-fiction with critical exegesis or an essay (5000 words): 60%
Seminar presentation (2000 words): 10%
Essay (2000 words): 20%
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Chandani Lokuge

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will examine some ways in which imaginative experience may be reworked. Reworkings include revisions, rejoinders, amplification, reinterpretation, indirect allusion, translation and subversion. Factors in reworking, such as authorial bias, the spirit of the age, and movement from one genre or one art form to another, will also be considered. Postmodern and postcolonial factors in reworkings will receive particular attention. The large proportion of twentieth-century texts will enable students to assess how this century's literature is built upon earlier work, and to consider how contemporary sensibilities affect interpretation.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this course should have developed:

1. An understanding of the variety of ways in which literary texts may be considered as responses to precursor texts.
2. A recognition of how our own age interprets, evaluates and controls its cultural heritage by reworking it.
3. A grounding in the nature of the social circumstances and cultural conditions in which literature is produced.
4. An ability to articulate critical interpretations of the set texts in systematic written argument and in clear and confident oral presentation.

Assessment

Two seminar papers (1500 words; a literary exercise of 1500 words may be substituted for one of the seminar papers): 30%
Essay (2500 words): 30%
Essay (3500 words): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Alan Dilnot

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit explores the importance of religion in the conceptualization and enacting of European Integration from an historical perspective. It examines how developments in belief and religious practice have affected culture and politics, and how historical trajectories have shaped visions and possibilities of a united Europe. Themes include: the formation and fragmentation of Christendom - the formation of Europe; Christianities and National Identities; the Secularisation of Europe; the role, within and without, of Judaism and Islam; the religious roots of notions of 'the common good', human rights, and their impact on European charters; de-secularisation of European politics.

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this unit will be expected to demonstrate:

1. a developed understanding of the conceptual difficulties associated with the study of European religion(s) in historical and contemporary contexts, including issues of secularization and de-secularization;
2. a critical understanding of the history of discourses, especially in 20th century, envisioning a united Europe based on the (supposed) commonality of its religious culture;
3. a developed understanding of the relevance, diversity and importance of religion in the development of Europe (Christianity, Judaism and Islam), and how developments in belief and religious practice have affected politics and the machinery of state;
4. strong skills in the critical reading of a variety of texts and the academic scholarship based upon those texts;
5. strong skills in critical oral and written assessment of the academic scholarship, including methods, assumptions and uses of evidence, and in organising and defending a verbal and written argument based upon those assessments;
6. a capacity to devise, plan and successfully complete a research essay;
7. a capacity to reflect upon and make critical use of a range of resources including, where relevant, on-line materials, film and visual images.

Assessment

a critical review of a work of interpretation or conceptualisation relevant to a seminar theme and the student's research essay, given first as a seminar presentation (10%), and then revised into a written review paper in light of seminar group comments and a written assessment by the coordinator (20%) (2000 words) : 30%
research essay devised and developed by the student (5000 words) : 50%
reflective response to a set question, in a take-home examination (2000 words) : 20%

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites

The requirements of entry into the relevant Masters or honours program, or with permission.

Prohibitions

ATS4278, APG5278

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines some concepts in the history of film theory by considering a number of theoretical and critical writings in relation to a range of films. Topics for examination include early silent film theory, the notion of the historical avant-garde in the form of French impressionism, the film theories of Kracauer and Bazin, French new wave criticism, the neglected tradition of realist phenomenology in film theory, 1968 and the leftist turn and the question of film language and structuralism.

Objectives

By the completion of the subject students will be expected to:

1. identify and summarise a number of critical positions in historical film theory;
2. critically assess the limitations of these positions so as to begin to establish new domains of inquiry;
3. identify and defend their own critical positions with the field of film studies;
4. relate these positions to the examination of films and film related material;
5. demonstrate an understanding of research methodologies and the requirements of research papers.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (7500 words)
Participation and paper (1500 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Therese Davis

Contact hours

4 hours (one 2-hour seminar and one 2-hour screening) per week

Prerequisites

A major in Film and Television Studies or other approved discipline

Prohibitions

ATS4279 / APG5279

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This is primarily a reading unit that will consider aspects of film theory since 1975. A major portion of the unit will be devoted to the debates around modernism and post-modernism as they relate to film studies. Other areas of investigation include: textual analysis, feminist film theory, historical poetics, historical reception studies, queer film theory, and the impact of the cultural studies and Cinema books of Gilles Deleuze. Film texts for exploration will include those from Australian, American, European and Asian cinemas

Objectives

By the completion of the unit students will be expected to:

1. Identify and summarise a number of critical positions in contemporary film theory.
2. Critically assess the limitations of these positions so as to begin to establish new domains of inquiry.
3. Identify and defend their own critical positions within the field of film studies.
4. Relate these positions to the examination of films and film related material.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of research methodologies and the requirements of research papers.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (7500 words)
Participation and paper (1500 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Con Verevis

Contact hours

4 hours (one 2-hour seminar and one 2-hour screening) per week

Prerequisites

A major in Film and Television Studies or other approved discipline

Prohibitions

ATS4280 / APG5280

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Central to our approach in this unit is a focus on social equity. We explore equity at a variety of scales: between nations, and within nations, regions, communities and households. How has 'the economy' and 'globalisation' been understood? Answering these questions enables us to develop our critically thinking about: the changing social relations of work, the corporation, regional development, trade and consumption. Sharing prosperity is a unit for students wanting to understand how social inequality is produced and who want to investigate forms of governance that could more effectively enable better distributive and non-distributive forms of social and economic justice.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject will demonstrate the following skills and capacities:

• Knowledge about how economic and social processes are linked and together produce inequity.
• A critical understanding of globalisation and the uneven spatial implications of this process demonstrated through their essays, reports and discussion in class
• A critical understanding of the changing governance structures that underpin economic change at global, national and local scales, looking particularly at the examples of bilateral trade, 'free trade' principles, industry policy and 'labour market reform'.
• A critical understanding of how boundaries between work and home, formal and informal economies and capital and labour have come into being and play a part in the continued separation of these spaces and practices across space.
• Sound written expression, demonstrating an ability to critically analyse text, film and other data.
• Sound interpretation of graphs and maps. Students at the fourth year level will be expected to demonstrate a sophisticated level of critical analysis as evidenced particularly in the essay and fieldtrip report.

Assessment

Essay (1,000 words) : 20%
Fieldtrip report (1,500) : 30%
Class participation : 30%
Exam (2 hours) : 20%
Students undertaking this unit at 4th year level will be asked to produce additional analysis for the essay and fieldtrip report.

Contact hours

3 hours per week (seminar)
a one day fieldtrip

Prohibitions

GES2750, ATS3283, GES4750

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to basic terms, concepts and debates necessary for understanding the current state of contemporary theorising on gender issues. Designed to be broadley interdisciplinary in its concerns, it will examine such issues as the formation of knowledge, the construction of bodies, the shifting nature of femininity and masculinity and questions of sexual and cultural difference. These broad issues will be considered through close reading and discussion of selected works by theorists. Contemporary theoretical interventions will be examined with respect to the history of feminist movements worldwide and the impact of feminist thought on disciplinary knowledges.

Assessment

Written work: 80%
Seminar presentation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr JaneMaree Maher

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

WMN4010, APG5284

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Dante's medieval world (1265-1321) was one of cultural innovation, religious revival and economic growth, as well as of political strife in many urban communities throughout Italy. This unit explores the political, social, artistic and spiritual worlds of Dante and his contemporaries, and in so doing will give coherency to this dynamic medieval period. Taught in Prato and its environs, the unit provides an opportunity to understand Dante's literary achievement and political activities through direct experience of Dante's Tuscany during the medieval period.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected:

1. to be familiar with the social, political, cultural and religious environment of the world in which Dante lived and formulated his writings
2. to be familiar with core writings of Dante (in translation)
3. to be capable of original analysis of a primary document and the location in which it was generated
4. to formulate an argument and engage in original research
5. to communicate a historical argument to staff and fellow students
6. At fourth-year level, students will be expected to show greater initiative in developing their own research hypothesis and proposal.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Oral presentation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Constant Mews

Contact hours

Three 3-hour seminars per week for four weeks

Prerequisites

Second-year sequence in Historical Studies or Religion and Theology

Prohibitions

ATS3285, ATS4285

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This three-week intensive study abroad unit explores the modern history of European Jews before the destruction. Students will travel to the major centres of interwar Jewish life in Berlin, Prague, and Warsaw, and encounter the diverse heritage of Jewish life in each country. The unit will explore issues central to this period and the individuals who shaped their times. Students will visit museums, synagogues, cemeteries, destroyed ghettos, and conclude with a guided visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau. We will ask what remains of the past, by looking at the ways in which the lost world of European Jews is being memorialised and renewed through tourism and return.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. the capacity to locate the development of modern Jewish life in the context of modern Europe
2. a demonstrated ability to evaluate the social, political , economic and intellectual concerns of the inter-war community
3. an understanding of the institutions and individuals that shaped the interwar European Jewish communities
4. the capacity to describe and analyse the diversity of Jewish communal life and cultural expression in interwar Europe
5. an understanding of gender and class issues within the framework of the interwar European Jewish communities
6. an understanding of the significance of Yiddish as a literary and cultural phenomenon
7. a broader appreciation of the social history and cultural differences in Europe gained through study abroad
8. In addition, students at fourth-year level will have a familiarity with the primary sources and an appreciation of the historiographical problems involved in reconstructing a history of these destroyed communities.

Assessment

Major essay (5000 words): 50%
Analytical travel diary: 30%
Exam (2-hours): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Baker

Off-campus attendance requirements

Three-week intensive study abroad unit in Prato and other European sites

Prohibitions

ATS2286, JWC3425, ATS3286 and ATS4286

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This three-week intensive unit will be based at Haifa University in Israel where students will experience first-hand the complexities of Israeli and Palestinian society. The focus will be on investigating current attempts to mediate peace between Jews and Palestinians through political, social and educational institutions. Themes to be explored include the impact of the conflict on the lives of people, poverty, illegal workers, immigrants, settlements and security issues, terrorism and counter-terrorism, Jerusalem and its holy sites. Students will travel the length and breadth of Israel where they will visit schools, museums, the Supreme Court and NGOs engaged in reconciliation work.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit, students will be expected to have the ability to:

1. understand the geography of Israel and the Palestinian territories
2. understand debates about security issues and the impact security measures have on the day-to-day life of people
3. appreciate the social and political divisions in Israeli and Palestinian society
4. have an in-depth understanding of peace movements and the obstacles they confront
5. In addition, students studying at a fourth-year level will be expected to have the capacity to understand the changing historiographical debates about the conflict.

Assessment

Major essay (4000 words): 50%
Analytical travel diary (3000 words): 30% +
Exam (2 hours): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Baker

Off-campus attendance requirements

20 hours per week for three weeks of intensive study in Israel

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The papacy has been central to the development of the modern world. A mysterious and powerful institution, it lies at the heart of European culture and the broader Catholic world. This unit explores the nature and role of the papacy in relation to changing political, social, intellectual and cultural circumstances from the medieval to modern periods. Topics include: understandings of papal polity, religious reform and revolt, the impact of humanism, cultural encounters and exchanges, Catholicism and modernity, the papacy on the world stage, as well as expressions of power in papal Rome.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will

1. have acquainted themselves with the considerable body of knowledge on the changing nature of the papacy and religious reform and be able to evaluate it critically
2. have some knowledge of the ways in which religion interacts with social, cultural and political experience in specific contexts
3. be able to evaluate the various methodologies and the theoretical issues surrounding recent approaches to the study of religion and religious reform
4. be able to engage in critical discussion of the issues raised by the subject
5. have acquired critical and analytical skills, and the ability to communicate their views verbally and in writing (coherently, economically and rigorously), in a way which is appropriate to the advanced study of religious discourse within an historical framework
6. be able to display an independent approach to research on the issues involved
7. be able to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the theoretical issues involved. Students taking the subject at Level 4 have the additional objectives of acquiring a greater degree of analytical skills and a greater understanding of the key conceptual and methodological issues involved in using different kinds of literary and historical works in the context of social history.

Assessment

Essay related work: 60%
Critical journal: 20%
Seminar preparation and presentation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peter Howard

Contact hours

One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites

A History, International Studies or RLT Sequence

Prohibitions

ATS3288, ATS4288

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the intellectual interaction between Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the medieval period. Focusing mainly on the late twelfth and thirteenth century, the unit revolves around a central religious fault line of the era- reason and rationalism on the one hand, and the mystical quest on the other - and pursues a comparative analysis of the major figures from each of the traditions. Beginning with the rationalists, the course explores the thought of Ibn Rushd, Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas, before moving to a comparative examination of various mystics, such as - Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure, the Zohar, Meister Eckhart, Ibn al-Arabi and Rumi.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be expected to:

1. have an understanding of the major intellectual currents within Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries;
2. have an understanding of the relationship between and mutual influences informing the various traditions;
3. understand the role of classical thinkers and writers on the varied traditions;
4. demonstrate familiarity with the major texts of the key religious figures of the period;
5. appreciate the exegetical horizons facing interpreters of scripture;
6. be able to engage in comparative analysis of philosophers and mystics from the different traditions;
7. have applied the reading and interpretative skills they have learned to unseen texts; and
8. identify continuities and ruptures among the thinkers and writers examined.

Assessment

Research essay (6000 words): 50%; Seminar paper (1000 words): 15%; Take-home exam (2000 words): 25%; Seminar preparation: 10%.

Chief examiner(s)

Nathan Wolski

Contact hours

One 2.5 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4289, APG5289

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will trace the changing contours of Holocaust memory from its inception to the present day. Topics include witnessing, survivor testimony, second-generation memoirs, representations of the Holocaust in cinema, photography, museums, literature and online, the practices of 'death camp tourism', the memory debates of Germany and Poland and the globalising of Holocaust memory, the relationship that remembering the Holocaust has to Jewish identity and to Jewish political existence, questions of ethics 'after Auschwitz', and the rise of Holocaust denial.

Objectives

Students completing this unit will have the ability to:

1. understand differences between individual, collective, and official memories of the Holocaust
2. have researched different mediums in which Holocaust memory is transmitted including testimony, literature, memorials, cinema, museums, annual days of remembrance
3. have engaged with theoretical debates about the relationship between history and memory and modern participation in remembrance practices
4. understand some of the ways in which memory informs personal and national identities
5. have formulated their own arguments on key issues of Holocaust memory, informed by the relevant primary sources and secondary readings.

Assessment

Seminar Participation: 10%; Short Essay (3000 words): 30%; Research Essay (6000 words): 60%.

Contact hours

One 2 hour seminar

Prohibitions

ATS4290, APG5290

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit draws on work from a wide range of historical fields. Students will analyse how representations of the body and practices centred on the body (eg. exercising, tattooing etc.) have influenced people's understandings of class, race, and gender. In discussing the representations of grotesque, normal, and beautiful bodies, the unitexplores mechanisms of symbolic inclusion and exclusion from imagined communities. The relationship between the reproductive and productive bodies of men and women will be another focus. In addition, the unit will discuss the enabling of the body and mind through modern practices of performance enhancement.

Objectives

Students who have completed the unit will1) Be able to distinguish between different approaches in the historiography dealing with the body2) Know how to critically assess these approaches3) Discuss their heuristic potential4) Formulate their own positions on key issues based on a critical engagement with the historiography and relevant primary sources.5) Be able to review monographs published in the field6) Develop an independent research project in the field7) Situate their own work within larger historiographical debates

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Tutorial participation: 10%

Contact hours

Twelve 2-hour seminars

Prohibitions

ATS4291, APG5291

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

How is the Arab-Israeli conflict interpreted? Can there be a master narrative or a number of legitimate competing interpretations? This unit will explore how the Arab-Israeli conflict has been interpreted, represented, and debated by historians at various crucial junctures. It will focus on the study of the narratives of the conflict from the dominant Labour and Revisionist Zionist interpretations to the emergence of counter-narratives informed by Palestinian and post-Zionist perspectives. The constructions of historical accounts of the conflict and the paradigms that shape the use of evidence, narrative structure and content will be examined.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. An understanding of historiographical approaches to the Arab-Israeli conflict;
2. Critical skills in interpreting historical writings from differing perspectives;
3. An understanding of argumentation in historical writing;
4. The capacity to conduct research using archival material and electronic databases;
5. In addition, students undertaking this unit at fifth-year level will be expected to have the ability to propose original research questions and conduct independent research.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4292 and APG5292

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit explores the character and genealogy of genocidal thought. The first part focuses on the development of racial thought in the post-Enlightenment period, especially the objectification of human life and ideas of progress and destiny in relation to the Holocaust. It will consider eugenics, the variants of anti-semitism and of nationalism. These studies will provide the basis for a typology of genocidal thought. The second part considers genocidal thought evident in colonial Australia, the Bosnian wars, and apocalyptic religion.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will be expected to:

1. have an understanding of the content and development of genocidal thought
2. have an understanding of typologies of genocidal thought
3. appreciate the possible relationships or connections in extreme forms of thought within the realms of religion, race and class conflict
4. have a capacity to undertake research in the subject area of this unit

Assessment

Tutorial participation: 10%; Short essay (3000 words): 30%; Research essay (6000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Markus

Contact hours

1 two hour seminar for 12 weeks

Prohibitions

ATS4293, APG5293

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Some historians have argued that Nazi racial and social utopias were an articulation of the destructive potentials of modernity. Others point to a longer history of racism. The unit introduces students to key historical debates concerning whether Nazism was a form of radical fascism or was unique in its racial utopianism. What were the relationships between Nazi racial and social policies? Was Nazism supported for rational and pragmatic reasons or were people enthralled by its ideology of racial supremacy? The unit also explores connections between the bio-medical sciences, racial hygiene, and the euthanasia program and looks at Nazi genocides in the context of Nazi bio-politics.

Objectives

After successfully completing the unit students should be able to

1. Explain historical concepts such as fascism and totalitarianism.
2. Distinguish between and be able to discuss the most important historiographical interpretations of Nazism.
3. Formulate their own positions on key issues based on a critical engagement with the historiography and relevant primary sources.
4. Review and critically analyse historical monographs.
5. Develop an independent research project on the history of Fascism, Nazism, or Nazi genocide.
6. Situate their research within larger historiographical debates

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Tutorial participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Michael Hau

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4294, APG5294

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit introduces ways in which understandings of the past inform policy and practice in contemporary museums. Using a range of history museums as case-studies the unit examines the historical origins and development of modern museums, both local and national; the challenges of presenting national history in a post-modern and post-colonial world; techniques of presenting the past, including textual, digital and dramatic forms; and tensions between the role of museums in education and tourism. Students will have opportunities to develop their skills in the application of history to museums, and to learn from museum professionals the tasks normally performed by historians in such settings.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have been introduced to the history of the museum in a variety of national contexts.
2. Be aware of the challenges facing museums in postmodern and post-colonial contexts.
3. Have been introduced to basic practices of museology in a variety of contexts.
4. Have been introduced to new media and communications technologies and their utility in museum practice.
5. Have improved their oral and written communication skills, including for DE students, their electronic communication skills.

Assessment

Review of museum or exhibition (2000 words): 20%
Proposal for, and design of, a museum exhibition (4500 words or equivalent): 50%
Reflective essay (2000 words): 20%
Seminar or discussion group participation: 10%

Contact hours

1 hour on-line discussion group or two hour seminar

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree with a major in history, or permission from the co-ordinator

Prohibitions

ATS4295, APG5295

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Imagining Europe surveys the ways that Europe has been thought of from classical times to the present. Through literature, painting, architecture, travellers' tales, cinema and other sources, it traces the development of the idea of Europe as a region defined both geographically and by its culture, distinct from other 'non-European' cultures. The unit will trace the idea of multiple Europes: of a culturally defined 'Eastern Europe'; of regions within Europe, each with its own special character; and after World War II, the images of Eastern and Western Europe as politically distinct entities. The unit will conclude by looking at the impact of the European Union on images of Europe.

Objectives

In addition to the general objectives for students in Honours in the relevant area (History or European Studies), a student who has successfully completed this unit at Level 5 should have:

1. A knowledge of the way that ideas and representations of Europe have changed across its history;
2. An understanding of the way that apparently natural, even geographical entities are defined culturally, and of the role that visual and literary images play in defining and redefining such categories;
3. A sound grasp of the debates surrounding the concept of Europe, and of the different cultural, national, and ideological positions that underlie them;
4. An awareness of different disciplinary approaches to the concept of 'Europe' and of the way that each one provides specific understandings of the way our perceptions of the world are structured;
5. An ability to undertake independent research;
6. An ability to use material from a range of disciplines and to apply interdisciplinary perspectives

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

David Garrioch

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prerequisites

A relevant undergraduate degree.

Prohibitions

ATS4296, APG5296

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the theoretical and methodological issues posed in the creation of oral history interviews, drawing upon the rich inter-disciplinary and international literature in the field and through critical reflection on students' own oral history interview practice. Students will explore: debates about memory and oral history; approaches and issues in interview preparation; approaches and issues in conducting oral history interviews; digital audio recording techniques and issues; ethical, epistemological and political issues posed by the oral history relationship; and approaches and issues in the documentation and preservation of oral history interviews.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit will be expected to demonstrate:

1. a comprehensive and critical understanding of the key intellectual and political debates about the nature of recorded memory and its use as a source for social and historical research;
2. a thorough grasp of the essential elements of oral history project preparation, of the techniques of oral history interviewing and recording, of the debates about oral history methodologies and the oral history relationship, and of the ethical guidelines of the Oral History Association of Australia;
3. a thorough grasp of the main approaches to the documentation of oral history interviews, and of the debates about transcription and documentation;
4. strong skills in critical oral and written assessment of the academic scholarship, including methods, assumptions and uses of evidence, and in organising and defending a verbal and written argument based upon those assessments;
5. a capacity to devise, plan and successfully complete an oral history interview project, including research and preparation, an extended interview and appropriate documentation;
6. a capacity to evaluate issues posed within the course of an oral history recording project by drawing upon oral history scholarship
7. at level 5, students will have developed an enhanced appreciation of these issues through more extensive understanding of theoretical approaches.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Al Thompson

Contact hours

Regular seminars totaling 24 hours per semester

Prohibitions

ATS4297, APG5297

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

How is genocide seen and how is it imagined? Can there be poetry after Auschwitz? This unit will inquire into how genocides are represented both during and after the events. These acts of representation are instrumental in shaping, interpreting, responding to, and historicising genocides. This unit covers the interpretive and methodological skills necessary for analysing the texts, styles and mediums (e.g. genocidal rhetoric, news media, foreign policy, NGO reports, and testimony) that commonly represent genocide. Students will explore questions of representation, conduct historical research, and write contemporary histories that draw upon modern media archives.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. an understanding of debates on representation;
2. critical skills in interpreting media, reports, policy, and international conventions;
3. an understanding of genocide witnessing through diaries, journals and testimony
4. and, the capacity to conduct research using modern media archives.
5. In addition, students undertaking this unit at fifth-year level will be expected to have the ability to propose original research questions and conduct independent research.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4298 and APG5298

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

History and Heritage introduces students to the policy and practice of heritage professionals in the twenty- first century. The unit draws on local and international examples to demonstrate the contested nature of what constitutes heritage. Students are introduced to ideas about cultural and architectural heritage, the meanings of culture, cultural significance, 'reading' historic buildings and landscapes, and how all of these are interpreted by heritage professionals. Students learn the various local, national and international statutes that protect and enhance physical and cultural heritage.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will:

1. Have been introduced to concepts of heritage and heritage value.
2. Know of and understand usual criteria for heritage assessment.
3. Have developed skills in identifying, researching and classifying heritage themes and sites.
4. Have developed strong writing skills, including the production of heritage reports and preservation submissions.
5. Have developed strong oral communication skills, including the ability to defend positions and recommendations.
6. Have developed skills in the use of computers and other new media.
7. Have developed reflective skills and understandings of the broader issues around heritage and conservation issues.

Assessment

Test (500 words) 10%
Heritage Project or essay (4500 words) 50%
Reflective essay (2000 words) 20%
Class Participation (2000 words) 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Seamus O'Hanlon

Contact hours

2 hours per week for on-campus students

Prerequisites

Undergraduate major in History or permission.

Prohibitions

APG5299, ATS4299

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This subject introduces the theoretical and conceptual frameworks appropriate to a study of Renaissance letters. It will analyse the development of the letter as a self-conscious literary genre but also dwell on more private correspondence, never meant for publication. Letters are essential sources, particularly for the social historian, and the insights and problems associated with using different kinds of letters as historical documents - whether they are carefully-crafted epistles drafted and redrafted by humanists and famous writers; practical, everyday communication; or even messages dictated to a scribe by the illiterate - will be the particular focus of discussion and analysis.

Objectives

Students who complete this subject:

1. Will have a thorough knowledge of the Renaissance letter collections chosen for study.
2. Will understand the social or intellectual context in which the letters were written.
3. Will be able to distinguish between different types of letters, through recognition of formal elements and the development of a critical perspective on the writer's audience and intentions.
4. Will have developed an awareness of how gender, levels of literacy and exposure to classical literary models influenced both male and female letter writers.
5. Will be able to engage in discussion of letters as historical evidence and demonstrate strong skills in the critical reading of historical scholarship that uses such evidence.
6. Will be able to organise and defend an historical argument using appropriate letter collections, as well as other types of primary and secondary evidence.
7. Students taking this subject at level five have the additional objectives of acquiring a greater degree of analytical skills, a deeper understanding of the key conceptual and methodological issues and a stronger degree of independence in locating and evaluating both primary and secondary historical resources.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (7000 words)
seminar presentation and participation: 20% (2000 words)

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prerequisites

Major in Historical Studies

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit aims to develop craftsmanship in historical prose through the study of historians, literary theorists and selected historical novelists. The primary orientation of the subject is practical and confessional rather than theoretical. Practical issues include setting the writer in context, story-telling, description, explanation, beginnings and endings, transitions, scene-setting, characterisation, placing oneself in the text, addressing different readerships, documentation and the onus of proof, irony and the use of different voices and tropes, and formal and colloquial prose.

Objectives

1. To examine issues of historiography and method through a critical reading of selected Australian historians.
2. To analyse some of the key elements of historical prose, such as story-telling, beginnings and endings, transitions, scene-setting, characterisation, placing oneself in the text, addressing different readerships, documentation and the onus of proof, irony and indirection, the use of different voices and tropes, formal and colloquial prose.
3. To develop practical skills in reading and writing historical prose.

Assessment

Essays and writing exercises (9000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Bill Garner

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4301, APG5301

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Judaism and Christianity and both text-centred religions and, as such, the practice of interpretation invariable mediates the authority of the text. Interpretation is the way in which the authority of the text is extended and contested. This course examines the interpretive methods as well as the theological and ideological content of practices such as: Midrash, allegory, legal interpretation, mystical symbolism and multi-levelled approached to the text. Focus will be given to the historical contexts in which such practices arose and to their socio-political investment, as well as to the differences and similarities of Jewish and Christian approaches

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to demonstrate:

1. a comprehensive knowledge of the strength, status and scope of claims to authority made both by and for the Bible in Jewish and Christian traditions.
2. knowledge of the historical, theoretical and cultural issues involved in claiming authority for any sacred text.
3. Understanding of the basic interpretive practices that have been applied by Jewish and Christian communities to the Bible.
4. skills in evaluating and applying different kinds of exegesis and hermeneutic theory.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Michael Fagenblat

Contact hours

2.5 Hours

Prohibitions

JWC4010, JWM4010, JWM5010, APG4302, APG5302, RLT4090, RLM4090, RLM5090

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit is a history of the way people have related to and thought about the natural environment in the past. It will provide an introduction to recent literature on environmental history, including the environmental consequences of European expansion into the New World, of industrialization and imperialism, and of medicine and science. Attention will also be given to climate change, plagues and other diseases, and the depletion of natural resources. The subject will conclude with some reflections on the historical underpinnings of current debates about global pollution, population, and global warming.

Objectives

In addition to the general objectives for fourth year defined by the School of Geography and the School of Historical Studies, students successfully completing this subject will have:

1. A general grasp of the two-way interaction between social practices and the environment in the past.
2. An understanding of changing Western ideas about the natural world.
3. An awareness of the way that current environmental debates are based on historically-determined conceptions of the environment and of the place of humans within it.
4. A grasp of the principal debates in environmental history.
5. An ability to find and use a wide range of historical sources, including visual sources.

Assessment

Written work: 75% (7000 words)
Take-home examination: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

David Garrioch

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prohibitions

ATS4303, GES4180, APG5303

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will explore the ways that Europeans interacted with people they encountered in settler societies in North America, Australia, and the Pacific. It will examine how these newly encountered groups of people were depicted in the era of colonialism, explore the histories of racial designations such as black, white and red, and examine how interracial sexual relationships complicated these neat colonial categories. Racism remains a huge problem in 21st century society: this unit will explore the background to this issue, not just narrating the events of colonialism, but putting the issue of 'otherness' and the formation of racial categories at the forefront of the story.

Objectives

At the successful completion of the unit students will be expected:

1. to have a detailed understanding of the history of settler colonialism as both a global and a local phenomenon
2. to understand the theoretical arguments about how race was understood from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and how interracial sexuality came to play an increasingly important role in such classifications
3. to be able to critically examine contemporary texts and drawings to evaluate what they reveal to the historian about ideas of race in the era
4. to be able to fully articulate, verbally and in writing, their conclusions from these examinations
5. to have shown their capacity to devise, research, and complete an essay on some aspect of Colonial Encounters based on their own study of the sources and scholarship
6. to be able to reflect on the way in which history has influenced the present, through evaluating how our present-day racial formations are not fixed categories but historically and geographically unstable constructs
7. In addition, students at fifth-year level will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.

Assessment

Tutorial presentation (approx. 1000 words): 10%
Report (2000 words): 20%
Research essay (4000 words): 50%
Take-home test (2000 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kat Ellinghaus

Contact hours

One two-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4304, APG5304

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit introduces the theoretical and conceptual frameworks deployed in the analysis of various forms of history that involve memory. In particular it considers oral history, life stories and autobiography, and commemoration, and explores the relationship between these forms of memory and history. Specific topics include oral history and social history, private and public memory, myth and history, war and remembrance, popular memory and nostalgia, psychoanalysis and history, memory and collective identity, and trauma and memory.

Objectives

This subject aims to:

1. Introduce key conceptual and theoretical issues in the relationship between memory and the writing of history.
2. Introduce students to a range of past and present 'memory-work' particularly as it relates to the development of shared understandings of the past, including the production of oral histories and life stories and various forms of public and private commemoration.
3. Provide students interested in exploring research tools such as oral history or life story reconstruction with a coherent and thorough grounding in the relevant historical scholarship and critical literature.
4. Introduce students to key questions about the ethical dimensions involved in producing and using various forms of memory as historical evidence.
5. Provide supervised practical experience in research techniques involving the use of memory in the writing of history.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Bain Attwood

Contact hours

Regular seminars totalling 24 hours per semester

Prohibitions

ATS4305, APG5305

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the writing of biography as a literary form, including questions about the relationship between biography and fiction; the many new forms of life story developed through feminist and postcolonial theory and through work in memory and testimony; and the uses of life story in case studies in the social sciences. The unit will deal with biography as metaphor, the importance of cultural context in reading and writing biography, life stories and cultural context, ways of analysing the authorial presence and the use of psychoanalysis in biography and life writing.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to:

1. Have a sophisticated understanding of the different forms of writing biographies and life stories and of the importance of particular genres within this field.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which new fields such as psychoanalysis, feminism and gender studies and postcolonialism have affected the writing of life stories and biography.
3. Be acquainted with some of the recent debates about the relationship between fiction and biography.
4. Have developed advanced skills in written and oral communication.
5. Have developed skills in working as a group.
6. Have developed skills in using new technology.

Assessment

Seminar presentation and paper (2,000 words): 20%
Group seminar presentation and paper (1000 words): 20%
Essay analysing the changing forms of biographical writing from the mid 19th century to the present and critically assessing the merits and the problems of different forms (5-6,000 words): 50%
General seminar performance: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the religious cultures of Italy from the fourteenth to the early sixteenth century, including the role of humanism and the recovery of the classical past in the re-envisioning of the Christian life in the Renaissance city, the boundaries between magic, superstition, and orthodox religion, the cult of the saints, shrines, and pilgrimage, the relationship between institutional religion and popular piety, high culture and popular expressions of devotion, the function of preaching and education by friars in local contexts, and the extent to which public theology shaped the cultural and material milieu.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have acquired an understanding of the nature of Christianity as the matrix of experience in the Italian Renaissance city.
2. Have acquired an understanding of the variety within that experience.
3. Be critically conversant with the conceptual and analytical issues relating to the term 'popular'.
4. Have worked with the conceptual complexities of 'religious culture'.
5. Understand the nature of, and the religious and the social function of, devotion and devotional space.
6. Have examined the Renaissance understanding of the nature of the natural order, sign and symbol, language and power.
7. Understand the impact of the return 'to sources' which was part of the humanist agenda.
8. Will have engaged the inter-relationship between the material world (piazza, building; representation) and the aesthetic, spiritual and religious activities of Renaissance Italians.
9. Have developed a capacity to analyse the processes which underpinned the construction of devotional and theological texts.
10. Will have developed the capacity to detect the resonances of language and code embedded in particular texts and their relationship to social context.
11. Will be able to engage in critical discussion of texts in relation to the urban context of Italian Renaissance Society.
12. Will be able to engage in critical discussion of texts in relation to the urban context of Italian Renaissance Society.

Assessment

Essay related work: 60%
Critical journal: 20%
Seminar preparation and presentation: 20%

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prerequisites

A History or RLT Major

Prohibitions

ATS4307

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the famous evictions of Scottish highlanders from their ancestral lands between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. It focuses on the context and rationale for these events and the consequences for crofters who were either forcibly removed to inferior lands by their landlords or who chose to emigrate. Patterns of local resistance will be considered, as will the long term consequences for highland society. The Highland Clearances are still prominent in popular memory and a subject for vigorous debate in Scotland; the role of the clearances in modern Scottish identity and history-making will be considered, including issues of commemoration and memorialisation.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit will be expected to demonstrate: a thorough grasp of the context in which the Clearances took place, key events and the broad outlines of the social, economic and cultural consequences for Highland society; a critical appreciation of historical debates about the severity of the evictions and the economic and social impact of the Clearances; familiarity with the major historical works on this subject and a close engagement not only with the arguments put forward by key historians, but also with available documentary sources; well developed oral and written skills in the critical analysis of a variety of texts including government papers, the viewpoint of landlords, the perspectives of the displaced crofters and contemporary understandings of those who observed and recorded the events in journals and memoirs; a capacity to reflect on the history-making process in the context of the Highland Clearances and to analyse the contemporary meanings of the past which are manifested in popular histories, in web sites and in literature, music and film about the Clearances; the capacity to devise, plan and successfully complete an essay based on independent historical research into some aspect of the history of the Highland Clearances.

Assessment

Tutorial presentation (15 minutes) (equiv. 1000 words) 10%
Critical review (2000 words) 20%
Research essay (4000 words) 50%
Take-home examination (2000 words) 20%

Contact hours

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Prohibitions

ATS4308 and APG4308

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit offers a critical and practical approach to the study of family history and genealogy. Students will examine the recent explosion of interest in family history, placing it against the broader history of the family and the contemporary search for personal identity, including the recovery of memory among migrant and indigenous communities. They will be introduced to the interpretation of the main sources of family history, including records of the human life-cycle, migration, church affiliation, property transactions and adoptions, and oral history. They will gain skills in writing and publishing family history and using family history in celebrations, commemorations and reunions.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will:

1. have been introduced to debates surrounding the modern development of the family history movement.
2. have been introduced to the history of the family in its European and Australian contexts.
3. have developed skills in the selection and interpretation of the main sources for the writing of family history in Australia.
4. have developed skills in the writing, editing and publishing of family history.
5. have explored the uses of family history in events of celebration, commemoration and reunion.

Assessment

Source Exercise 2000 words 20%, Critical/ reflective Essay 2000 words 20%, Family History Project 4000 words 50%, Class participation 1000 words 10%

Contact hours

One x 1 hr on-line discussion group/week
or
One x 2 hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree with a major in history, or permission from co-ordinator.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit focuses on local and community history, and investigates concepts of community, the relationship between people and place and the connection between past and present. Students will study methods of historical research including oral history, material culture, emerging technologies, and cultural events. Through the assignments that include reviewing existing local history material and undertaking a community history research project, students will acquire a range of skills to equip to them to become involved in local and community history writing.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will:

1. have been introduced to concepts of 'community' and community history-making
2. have been introduced to the origins of local and community histories, and their uses and purposes.
3. have developed skills in researching and writing local and community histories
4. have developed strong writing skills, including the production of a community history
5. have developed strong oral communication skills, and recognised the importance of consultation and engagement with community groups when undertaking local and community histories
6. have developed skills in the use of computers and other new media.
7. have developed reflective skills and understandings of the broader issues of the importance of community and belonging

Assessment

Written work/reviews: 90% (8000 words)
Participation: 10%

Contact hours

24 hours over the semester

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree with a major in history, or permission from co-ordinator.

Prohibitions

GSC2506, GSC3513, ATS2566, ATS3566

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will examine in detail a range of texts written during the late medieval and renaissance periods in Italy. Some may be canonical, for instance Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and Machiavelli's 'The Prince'. Others will represent literary genres popular at the time: vernacular letters, diaries and sermons etc. In particular, this unit will draw on the resources of the Archivio di Stato of Prato, and the 'Archivio Datini Online' making maximal use of the digitised documents available through this portal. Texts will be read from a variety of historiographical perspectives, and considered within the appropriate historical contexts.

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this unit:

1. Will have a thorough knowledge of the text(s) chosen for study.
2. Will have gained an understanding of different genres of text circulating in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (chronicle, letter, diary, tract, sermon, poem, play, dialogue, treatise, monument, visual representation).
3. Will have gained a grounding in core skills for Medieval and Renaissance Studies with respect to archives, manuscripts and palaeography.
4. Will have developed a capacity to analyze the processes which underpinned the construction of particular texts.
5. Will have developed the capacity to detect the resonances of language and code embedded in particular texts and their relationship to social context.
6. Will have developed the capacity to read 'against the grain' in relation to the Medieval and Renaissance Italian social, political and social contexts.
7. Will be able to engage in critical discussion of texts in relation to the urban context of Italian Medieval and Renaissance Society.

Assessment

Essay related work: 60%
Class related written work: 20%
Seminar preparation and presentation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Peter Howard

Contact hours

Clayton on-campus: one 2-hour seminar per week;
Prato: 4 hours per day over 5 days in January with follow-up seminars at Clayton during February

Prohibitions

ATS4311, APG5311

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit explores the writing of biography and autobiography from the late eighteenth century, looking in particular at changing ideas about subjectivity and identity, and at the relationship between biography and the novel across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will include Boswell's 'Life of Johnson'; Rousseau's 'Confessions'; fictional autobiographies such as Jane Eyre; the affect of the development of psychoanalysis; the 'new' approach to biography by Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey; Carolyn Steedman's negotiation of autobiography in 'Landscape for a Good Woman'; and contemporary autobiographies and biographies.

Objectives

Students completing this course will be expected to:

1. Have a detailed knowledge of the developments and changes in autobiography and biography from the late 18th century to the present.
2. Understand the connection between autobiography, biography and fiction across the period.
3. Understand the impact of Freud on the writing of biography.
4. Understand some of the different approaches that historians have taken to biography across this period.
5. Develop the critical skills required to analyse and assess different approaches to biography.

Assessment

Historiographical essay (3000 words): 35%
Essay (4000 words): 45%
Writing exercises (2000 words): 20%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4312, APG5312

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines new approaches in anthropology and history, specifically the development of 'ethnohistory', a theoretical perspective and growing body of work which attempt to understand the past through culture. This includes investigating the ways in which culturally oriented reading strategies have been used to uncover the 'hidden transcripts' encoded in texts, rituals and events. Particular emphasis will be placed on the way these strategies might be applied in the preparation of honours dissertations.

Objectives

This subject examines methodological approaches in anthropology and history and looks at the ways in which culturally oriented reading strategies have been used to uncover the 'hidden transcripts' encoded in texts, rituals and events. Students are expected to:

1. Think carefully about the relationship between anthropology and history and the nature and implications of attempts to work within and between these two disciplines.
2. Consider the concept of 'culture' and its uses as a tool for historical investigation.
3. Relate their reading to a set of general questions about what historians do, including the nature of historical evidence and the conclusions that may be drawn from it.

Assessment

Written work: 80%
In-class test: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Jane Drakard

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4313, APG5313

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will bring together students from Monash campuses in Australia and South Africa to study the contemporary histories of post-genocide and post-conflict societies, through two specific cases: the South African approach after apartheid and local and global responses to the Rwandan genocide. Held in the winter semester as a two-week intensive, students will spend a week in Johannesburg and a week in Rwanda exploring public debates on memory and justice through visits to memorial sites and museums. Places to be explored include Soweto, the Apartheid Museum, Constitution Hill, the Murambi genocide memorial, and a Gacaca village trial.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. an understanding of the human impact of genocide and conflict on the communities that survive it
2. an understanding of the modern historical contexts in which these conflicts emerged
3. an appreciation of the issues and the agencies involved in rebuilding states and societies after genocide and conflict
4. the capacity to describe and analyse questions of memory and justice using historical examples
5. In addition, students undertaking this unit at fourth-year level will be expected to have the ability to analytically differentiate between the different forms genocide and conflict manifest themselves in.

Assessment

Major essay (6000 words): 50%
Short writing exercise or text analysis (1000 words): 20%
Exam (2 hours): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Baker

Contact hours

One 4-hour lecture per day, five days a week, for three weeks

Prohibitions

ATS3314, ATS4314

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Assessment

Written work: 80% (9000 words)
Seminar work: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jim Walter

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Skills and techniques for consecutive interpreting using authentic interviews and talks. Topics focus on industry, business, general contemporary affairs, education, Australia-Japan relations, medicine, tourism etc. Practice in both languages and relevant aspects of the theory of English-Japanese consecutive interpreting.

Assessment

Written: 20%
2 Tests: 80%

Contact hours

2 hours of workshop per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Through an exposure to a wide variety of literary and non-literary texts which focus on Jewish writing and cultural trends, comprehensive critical sources, international scholars, individualized guidance and regular supervision, students will be able to engage in successful research.

Objectives

To provide students with:

1. An advanced knowledge research methods.
2. A sound understanding of Jewish writing and cultural trends.
3. A comprehensive understanding of critical sources of literary and non-literary texts.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Class participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Baker

Contact hours

3 hours (One 3-hour seminar) per week; or two week intensive (One 3-hour seminar) per day in winter or summer.

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

The unit explores the main tenets of Zionist theory in their historical contexts. Themes include: Jewish emancipation and exclusion in 19th century Europe, varieties of Jewish nationalism, the Jewish critiques of Zionism, Zionism and empire, Palestinian responses to Jewish settlement, the relevance of post-Zionism.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit should have developed an understanding of:

1. The history and theories of Zionism, especially classical Zionist thinkers;
2. Jewish national movements in their historical contexts;
3. Zionist thought, the impact of empires in the Middle East;
4. The debates surrounding Zionism and post-Zionism, including continuities and discontinuities;

Assessment

Research essay (5000 words): 50%
Seminar paper (1000 words): 15%
Textual exercise in a take-home exam (2000 words): 25%
Seminar preparation and participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Baker

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar and one 1-hour tutorial

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit surveys various ways in which Jews throughout the ages have elucidated the meaning of their historical experience and traces the major themes and preoccupations of writers of Jewish history from biblical times to the present. A number of topics that are central to Jewish historiography will be explored including: causality in Jewish history; divine providence and intervention; teleology and messianic perspectives; problems of rendering judgement on the past; periodisation. Consideration will also be given to the varying emphases given to religion, nationality and culture by historians seeking to explain what has made the Jews a single people and their history a continuous one.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be expected to:

1. have an understanding of the different approaches and practices present within the Jewish tradition to recording and preserving the Jewish past;
2. have an understanding of the relationship between Jewish history and collective memory and of the place of the Jewish historian within that relationship;
3. recognise the continuities and discontinuities between classical, medieval and modern approaches to writing and reading the Jewish past
4. have demonstrated a familiarity with the different genres and modes of Jewish historical writing;
5. have read and analysed selected texts from the Jewish historiographical tradition;
6. have applied the reading and interpretative skills they have learned to unseen texts

Assessment

Research essay (5000) : 50%
Seminar paper (1000) : 15%
Textual exercise (2000) : 25%
Preparation and participation : 10%

Contact hours

1x2.5 hours lecture/seminar/ week for 12 weeks. One week during the semester will be devoted to student consultation regarding research essays. Private study (21.5 hours) will be devoted reading seminar materials, preparing and completing the research essays, and wider reading.

Prohibitions

ATS4320, APG5320

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Before the Holocaust, the Yiddish speaking world played a critical role in the transmission of culture from East to West and West to East. Jewish authors rewrote 'A Thousand and One Nights', 'Don Quixote', 'Aesop's Fables', 'King Lear' and many other texts, transforming them into writings with Jewish and European characteristics. They also played with genre traditions, presenting a seemingly mainstream narrative from a subversive standpoint. In this seminar we will study the Jewish subversive tradition, with an eye to how the writings challenged the basic precepts of how literature works by deconstructing many elements of the novel and short story.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit, students will be expected to have:

1. knowledge of the forms of writing to have emerged from the Jewish subversive literary tradition
2. an understanding of the historical background to this tradition
3. familiarity with the original stories that Jewish authors subverted, and recognise Jewish critiques of both internal Jewish writing as well as broader European discourse
4. In addition, students studying at fifth-level will be expected to have an appreciation of the pivotal role Jews played in the transmission of culture from the Islamic world to Christendom and vice versa.

Assessment

Seminar participation: 10%
Short essay (3000 words): 30%
Research essay (6000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Irfan Ahmad

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to European language policy. It examines Europe's standard languages, their origins and their current status vis a vis a multitude of regional and social dialects. It introduces European models of dealing with multilingualism within a nation-state and draws attention to the relationship between language policy and social change. It discusses issues such as language and education, linguistic diversity, minority languages, linguistic purism, and language as an aspect of social equality. The unit considers European responses to these issues from a variety of perspectives by studying a wide range of texts in the area of language policy and planning.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students should be familiar with, and have an understanding of significant aspects of language policy in Europe from the Renaissance to the present. They should be familiar with the research tradition of language planning and policy, and be able to apply relevant terms and concepts. They should be able to discuss and review research literature in field of language planning and policy, as well as language-political legislation (including constitutional texts). They should be able to conduct independent research, to present their results orally and in written exposition (including planning, arguing on the basis of evidence, and documenting), and to engage in team work and critical academic discussion of information and argument.

Assessment

One essay (6000 words, 70%), one class paper (oral presentation, hurdle requirement; written up in 3000 words, 30%).

Contact hours

12 one-hour lectures and 12 one-hour tutorials

Prohibitions

ATS4322, APG5322

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit will explore a number of real-world ethical problems in world politics, arising as a result of political transformations associated with 'globalisation'. These include problems such as poverty and inequality in the global economy, just war and legitimate political violence in an age of terrorism, and the political legitimacy of state and non-state actors (including Corporations, NGOs, and International Organisations). This unit will further familiarise students with a range of ethical and normative political theories devised to help analyse and resolve such new ethical dilemmas in world politics, and encourage students to apply these critical tools to real-world ethical problems.

Objectives

By the end of this unit, students will have achieved:

1. Understanding of the practical and policy dimensions of a range of ethical problems in world politics, including: poverty and economic inequality; the character and prospects of 'fair trade' regimes and associated labour rights; human rights interventionism; justifications for new forms of political violence such as terrorism/the 'war on terror'; the power and political responsibility of corporations and NGOs; the democratic legitimacy of International Organisations; the rights of immigrants and refugees versus the right of states to control their borders; responsibility for climate change and future environmental protection.
2. Knowledge of key normative and ethical theories pertinent to these practical ethical problems, including: Rawlsian, cosmopolitan, communitarian, and utilitarian theories of global 'justice' and ethics; classical and contemporary theories of 'just war' and ethical violence; theories of individual and state 'rights'; domestic and cosmopolitan 'democratic' theories; and ethical theories of 'responsibility'.
3. Understanding of the theoretical basis for 'normative' methods of inquiry in world politics, and the way in which normative and empirical modes of analysis are distinct and inter-connected.
4. Capacity to employ normative modes of theoretical analysis, in order to examine critically the ethical credentials and political legitimacy of political decisions and institutions in world politics.
5. Capacity to employ normative modes of theoretical analysis, in order to critically engage with and evaluate key ethical assumptions and arguments in the theoretical literature on global ethics.
6. Proficient oral communication and analysis skills, developed through class participation and presentations.
7. Proficient writing skills, developed through writing two essays.
8. Proficient research skills, developed in particular through work on the major research essay component of the course; these should be developed to a level capable of sustaining the commencement of PhD research.

Assessment

Research essay (6000 words): 50%
Examination (3 hours): 40%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ITM4030, ITM5030, PLT4030, APG5323, PLM5040

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit comprises an advanced seminar in international political economy (IPE), The unit explores the concept of a global political economy, and examines the key themes, theories and paradigms in IPE in the contemporary literature. The unit covers three main areas:

1. theoretical approaches to the global political economy;
2. major developments in 20th and 21st-century IPE; and
3. case studies from North America, Europe and East Asia. Australia is included as a paradigmatic case of a 'middle power' that is both an influential actor in, as well as a state profoundly affected by, the global political economy

Objectives

The main objectives of the unit are for students to develop: i) a critical understanding of the principal themes and theories in international political economy; ii) an awareness of the major developments in the international political economy since World War Two, with emphasis upon the impact of economic interdependence and globalisation; iii) insights into how a small country can influence international regulatory structures and institutions, in a world dominated by the economic powers like the United States, Japan and the European Union; and, iv) a critical appreciation of the costs and benefits of Australia's responses to global economic pressures, with emphasis upon developments within the past decade.

Assessment

Essay (6,000 words) : 50%
Examination (3 hours) : 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Remy Davison

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2-seminar) per week

Prerequisites

Admission to Politics 4th-Year Honours or admission to the MA in International Relations or admission to the Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies

Prohibitions

ATS4324

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

A study of China's attempts to modernise in the wake of the Western impact last century emphasising the political economy. Key historical debates and the various development strategies pursued in China since 1949. Critical examination of the Soviet-inspired First Five Year Plan, the 'Maoist' programs of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and the various gyrations of the post-Mao 'reforms' constitute the main body of the subject.

Assessment

Essay (6000 words): 50%
Seminar presentation and participation: 10%
Examination (3 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Dennis Woodward

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

ATS4326, APG5326

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This subject explores the relationship between contemporary forms of political violence, especially terrorism, and the forces of globalisation. It focuses in particular on violence as a manifestation of the disintegration of traditional belief systems centering on 'the nation' and the emergence of assertive forms of sub-cultural resistance. Through case studies of terrorist networks and the ideologies that motivate them, the course addresses conundrums such as the distinction between 'freedom fighters' and 'terrorists', the relationship between technology, economy and political violence, and the impact of violence on traditional notions of national and international governance.

Objectives

1. To develop in students a sophisticated understanding of
   1. the global circumstances behind rise of culture and identity as contested political concepts,
   2. under what circumstances cultural politics can take on a violent/terrorist edge, and
   3. the implications of these developments for national and international forms of governance.
2. To foster in students a high level understanding of the challenges posed to established norms of global politics by the spread of terrorist networks and other violence-prone movements (including through case studies of terrorist movements).
3. To enhance students' ability to contribute to public debates on issues such as counter-terrorism, state-sponsored violence, and arguments over trade-offs between civil and individual rights and public security.

Assessment

Essay (6000 words): 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Benjamin MacQueen

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

Applicants should have completed a bachelors degree with a major in politics, or a Faculty Certificate in politics with grades of at least credit average. Subject to the approval of the Graduate Coordinator, applicants with a major in a cognate discipline may be admitted.

Prohibitions

ATS4327, APG5327

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Selected topics in the history of political thought, including the nature of epic or grand theories of politics and the role of various forms of moral, religious, scientific, and metaphysical thinking in such theories. Texts and arguments considered are of two kinds:

1. models of construction and deconstruction of the history of Western political and philosophical thought in writings of Heidegger, Arendt and Strauss;
2. conceptions of knowledge, power and morality, culture and civilisation in the thinking of Socrates, Plato, Machiavelli, Rousseau and Nietzsche.

Assessment

Essay (6000 words): 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michael Janover

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

APG5328, ATS4328

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This subject will explore the origins of 'political Islam' or 'Islamism'- a backlash against the economic, political and cultural dominance of the 'West'. It will survey the gamut of Islamist organisations in the Middle East, South and South East Asia against the backdrop of an increasingly shrinking world. Political Islam begins with the study of Islamic responses to European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis upon the emergence of Islamic modernism. It then focuses on the growth of Islamic movements and their response to contending ideologies, including secular nationalism and socialism. Finally we consider the impact of Islam on international relations.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject will have gained a critical understanding of Islamic radicalism, in its different manifestations globally, and the political and conceptual forces that extend or hamper its scope. This subject will place political Islam within the context of a shrinking world and offer students a nuanced appreciation of relations between the West and the Muslim world.

Assessment

+ Seminar presentation: 10%
Short essay (2,000 words): 30%
Take home exam (5,000 words): 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Prof Greg Barton

Contact hours

A 2-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions

ATS4329, APG5329

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

As the consumer ethos invades every area of our lives, identity is increasingly related less to the place one inhabits and more to what one owns or is capable of attaining. These developments have implications, not only for our political life as citizens, but for the Western tradition of thinking about politics itself. To the extent that political thought and action has traditionally been based around an embedded notion of citizenship, it is in serious need of re-examination. This unit explores how changes in modes of consumption in post-industrial societies have altered our notions of citizenship and produced a new 'politics of rebellion' outside the conventional political arena.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Understand different theoretical approaches to consumerism.
2. Connect debates over consumerism to notions of democracy and citizenship.
3. Develop a deeper understanding of globalisation and its discontents.
4. Be able to make connections across different disciplines (particularly politics, sociology and cultural studies).
5. Display advanced oral communication skills.
6. Undertake independent research and present the results in a coherent written format.

Assessment

Written work: 50% (5000 words)
Take home exam: 40%
Oral presentation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Narelle Miragliotta

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

APG5330, ATS4330

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

This unit examines the social, historical and intellectual dynamics driving Islamic revivalism in Turkey and Indonesia and pays particular attention to their progressive potential. Drawing upon the critical work of contemporary civil society movements and innovative intellectuals in both countries, it explores the conceptual and practical dimensions of the pursuit of constructive interfaith relations in the Islamic world. By placing Turkey and Indonesia at the centre of analysis, the unit aims to reveal Islam, less as a source of violence and terrorism, than as a source of tolerance, peace and conflict resolution.

Objectives

By the end of this unit, students at 4th level will have achieved:

1. An sound understanding of the character and position of Islam and Islamic thought in contemporary Turkey and Indonesia
2. An understanding of the significance of Islam in late modernity with particular emphasis on the rise of religious social movements in Turkey and Indonesia and the role of Islamic movements in political dissent conflict violence and terrorism
3. An understanding of the role of Islamic social movements in Turkey and Indonesia in promoting tolerance conflict resolution and contributing to the common good
4. A sound understanding of traditional Islamic thought practices and social movements in Turkey and Indonesia
5. A broad understanding of the social historical and intellectual dynamics driving Islamic revivalism in Turkey and Indonesia
6. A broad understanding of radical Islamist movements in Turkey and Indonesia including terrorist groups
7. An sound understanding of progressive Islamic thought and social movements in Indonesia
8. An understanding of progressive Islamic thought and social movements in Turkey in particular the contribution of Said Nursi and the Nurcu movements and of Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen movement to Islamic thought and practice in Turkey
9. Improved writing skills by producing two research essays
10. Developed research skills and theoretical background and ability.

1. An sound understanding of the character and position of Islam and Islamic thought in contemporary Turkey and Indonesia
2. An understanding of the significance of Islam in late modernity with particular emphasis on the rise of religious social movements in Turkey and Indonesia and the role of Islamic movements in political dissent conflict violence and terrorism
3. An understanding of the role of Islamic social movements in Turkey and Indonesia in promoting tolerance conflict resolution and contributing to the common good
4. A sound understanding of traditional Islamic thought, practices and social movements in Turkey and Indonesia
5. A broad understanding of the social, historical and intellectual dynamics driving Islamic revivalism in Turkey and Indonesia
6. A broad understanding of radical Islamist movements in Turkey and Indonesia, including terrorist groups
7. An sound understanding of progressive Islamic thought and social movements in Indonesia
8. An understanding of progressive Islamic thought and social movements in Turkey, in particular the contribution of Said Nursi and the Nurcu movements and of Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen movement to Islamic thought and practice in Turkey
9. Improved writing skills by producing two research essays
10. Developed research skills and theoretical background and ability
11. Highly sophisticated level of oral skills
12. Highly developed writing skills by producing two research essays
13. Highly developed research skills and theoretical background and ability

Assessment

Short essay (3000 words): 30%
Major essay (5000 words): 50%
Field trip: 10%
Class Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Prof Greg Barton

Contact hours

One 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour seminar per week, and in addition one 7-hour field trip

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Strategic studies is defined here as the analysis of the military dimension of international relations. Within this setting, the unit looks at the following topics: the role of US military power in world affairs, Australian defence policy, armed intervention, threats to the peace, the proliferation of 'weapons of mass destruction', arms control and concepts of security.

Assessment

Essay plan (400 words): 5%
Essay (5000 words): 50%
Examination (3 hours): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Andy Butfoy

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

ATS4332, APG5332

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Notes

Synopsis

Major impacts on Australian national government and politics over the last two decades. The changing economic and social fabric of Australia; the impact of globalisation and the re-emergence of neo-liberal ideology. The changing Australian political tradition; recent challenges to representative and accountable governance; the increase in political disenchantment and the gradual dealignment of the electorate and the effect of these on the political parties; and, more generally, the form and nature of democracy in Australia.

Assessment

Essay (6000 words): 40%
Seminar presentation and participation: 20%
Examination (3 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nick Economou

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

ATS4333, APG5333

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.