Monash University Handbook 2014 Undergraduate - Units

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

Upon completion of this unit, students will have attained an intricate and critical knowledge of the diversity of Islamic thought in relation to modernity; a profound and detailed understanding of the key issues at the heart of tensions between Islam and modernity; a deep understanding of the way Muslims in the Muslim world and Muslims in the West are affected by the ongoing tension between Islam and modernity; a critical appreciation of the way reformist Islamic thinkers have tried to deal with the question compatibility between Islam and modernity; a detailed knowledge of the common ground between Islam and modernity that is used by Islamic modernists/reformers and the analytical ability to deconstruct that argument with reference to traditional Islamic sources; a deep understanding of the broad conceptual basis of Islamic political thoughts; a detailed understanding of the Islamic reformist movement that has emerged in the West; a sophisticated level of oral presentation skills; highly developed writing skills; and developed research skills..

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

1. demonstrate an understanding of the internal organization and culture of media organisations;
2. demonstrate an appreciation of the complex 'ecology' of a major media industries, gaining the ability to see lateral connections between different organisations;
3. demonstrate skills in direct observation of media industries, as a complement to reading and scholarship in the area;
4. demonstrate an awareness of production and audience contexts in communications and media studies;
5. have confidence in approaching and working with individuals and organisations at the cutting edge of communications and media.

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

1. The ability to read around 250 Chinese characters and identify important

associated radicals.

2. The ability to write around 250 Chinese characters in simple composition.
3. The ability to use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a small

number of everyday practical situations (approximates to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages A1).

4. The ability to use the pinyin Romanisation system.
5. A basic critical understanding of Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life.

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

1. The ability to read around an additional 250 Chinese characters (500 in total) and identify important

associated radicals.

2. The ability to write around an additional 250 Chinese characters in simple composition (around 500 in total).
3. The ability to use oral/aural skills necessary for communication in a range of

everyday practical situations (approximates to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages A1+).

4. The ability to use the pinyin Romanisation system.
5. A critical understanding of Chinese culture and customs as they relate to daily life from a cross-cultural perspective.

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

1. demonstrate the ability to access, evaluate, interpret and use information appropriately from a variety of sources, especially within their disciplines.
2. employ skills and strategies for reading a variety of discipline-specific texts: textbooks, reports, research articles and others.
3. engage in critical and reflective thinking to respond to and construct academic discourses.
4. manage group dynamics and work effectively in teams to solve problems and generate desired outcomes.
5. make appropriate choices regarding context, purpose, rhetoric structure, strategies, form and style to communicate effectively for different audiences and academic communities.
6. revise and refine work in line with academic conventions, clarity and correctness.
7. demonstrate a degree of independence and integration of skills to produce a research paper in their discipline area.

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

1. demonstrate an appreciation of the centrality of skills development in academic excellence
2. access and evaluate information needed appropriately.
3. use strategies and skills for effective, efficient and critical reading of academic texts.
4. produce essays that present a well-developed, coherent viewpoint and adhere to the conventions of academic writing
5. effectively prepare for and deliver oral presentations.

Maximise their learning from lectures, tutorials, reading materials and assessment tasks.

Employ a range of skills, including academic reading, thinking and writing to academic tasks in this and other units

Apply teamwork, leadership and independent learning skills through various learning opportunities

1. Students who have completed this unit will have an enhanced ability to critically analyse and evaluate the concepts employed in, and the doctrines accepted by, the world's religions, as well as to put forward ideas and arguments of their own in a clear and coherent way. ("Monash Graduates will be critical and creative scholars who apply research skills to a range of challenges, and communicate perceptively and effectively.")
2. Students who have completed this unit will have an enhanced knowledge of theories of religion, and of key issues in contemporary studies of religion.

1. This unit contributes to the making of responsible and effective global citizens who
   1. engage in an internationalised world,
   2. exhibit cross-cultural competence, and
   3. demonstrate ethical values. (Cf. Monash Graduate Attributes). Having a basic grasp of the world's religions is part of cross-cultural competence (and is a basic requirement for responsible and effective global citizens). And the development of tolerance of diverse religious beliefs is a basic component of ethical maturity.
2. Students who have completed this unit will have a deeper understanding of the history, core teachings and central practices of a wide range of religious traditions. They will be able to identify distinguishing features of these various religious traditions, and to compare points of similarity and difference among them.
3. Students who have completed this unit will also have an enhanced ability to critically analyse and evaluate the concepts employed in, and the doctrines accepted by, the world's religions, as well as to put forward ideas and arguments of their own in a clear and coherent way. ("Monash Graduates will be critical and creative scholars who apply research skills to a range of challenges, and communicate perceptively and effectively.")

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.

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.

Upon successful completion of this unit students should have met the following objectives: Communicative Competence and linguistic knowledge and skills:

1. Use the basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills needed to communicate in a limited range of situations referring to the present, future
2. Talk about, write about and understand others talking about self, family, studies and basic needs
3. Communicate effectively in French, with a minimum of misunderstandings, in a limited range of situations in France and Australia e.g. carrying out everyday tasks such as shopping, eating out, travelling, attending university
4. Skim read or read in detail straightforward, short texts in French e.g. advertisements, cartoons, brochures
5. Demonstrate a knowledge of the basic structures and sounds of the French language e.g. present and near future tenses, articles, adjectives
6. Demonstrate a knowledge of a range of vocabulary appropriate to the situations described above
7. Develop an awareness of different language learning strategies
8. Adopt learning strategies most appropriate to their preferred learning style. Socio-cultural awareness
9. Acquire a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern French society, its values and their evolution
10. Develop a critical understanding of issues of identity in France since the beginning of the 20th century
11. Develop an explicit understanding and more sophisticated practice of text analysis, especially in relation to film
12. Develop individual and cooperative research skills.

Upon completion of this unit students should have met the following objectives in the following areas:

Communicative Competence and linguistic knowledge and skills:

1. Use the basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills needed to communicate in a range of situations referring to past, present and future: talking about, writing about and understanding others talking about self, family, studies, accommodation, travel and leisure activities
2. Communicate effectively in French, with a minimum of misunderstandings, in a range of situations in France and Australia e.g. staying with a host family in France, receiving an exchange student in Australia, carrying out everyday tasks such as shopping, eating out, travelling, attending university, etc
3. Skim read or read in detail straightforward, short texts in French e.g. advertisements, cartoons, brochures, informal correspondence, short newspaper articles or extracts from longer texts
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of the key structures and the sounds of the French language, e.g. past, present and future tenses, pronouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs 5. Demonstrate a range of vocabulary appropriate to the situations described above; 6. Develop an awareness of different language learning strategies
5. Adopt learning strategies most appropriate to their preferred learning style
6. Develop the strategic skills needed to operate effectively in the communicative situations described above.

Socio-cultural awareness:

1: On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have acquired a basic German vocabulary of about 2000 words; be able to engage in basic German conversations, e.g. introducing oneself and others, asking about someone's nationality, job, age, ordering meals in a restaurant, giving directions, describing things etc.; have acquired a practical knowledge of three of the four grammatical cases of German, of the present and perfect tenses and of the basic sentence forms (statement, question, imperative), including use of modal verbs; be able to write letters and simple descriptions of holidays etc.
2: On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have gained a basic understanding and first insight into basics of modern German history, culture and literature.

1: On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have acquired a basic German vocabulary of about 4000 words; be able to engage in basic German conversations, eg introducing oneself and others, asking about someone's nationality, job, age, ordering meals in a restaurant, giving directions, describing things etc.; have acquired a practical knowledge of three of the four grammatical cases of German, of the present and perfect tenses and of the basic sentence forms (statement, question, imperative), including use of modal verbs; be able to write letters and simple descriptions of holidays etc.
2: On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have gained a basic understanding and first insight into basics of modern German history, culture and literature.

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.

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.

Upon completing Japanese Introductory 1, students will be able to:

1. Understand simple greetings, self-introductions, and simple dialogues, based on routines practiced in class.
2. Read simple and familiar texts written in hiragana, katakana and basic kanji.
3. Participate in interactions, using basic vocabulary and grammar practiced in class.
4. Write/type simple sentences using hiragana, katakana and approximately 60 kanji,.
5. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese society and culture.
6. Apply basic research skills to find relevant information about given topics, organise, synthesise it and communicate it.

Upon completing Japanese Introductory 2, students will be able to:

1. understand basic conversations about familiar topics and simple classroom instructions.
2. understand short texts written using basic vocabulary and grammar practiced in class.
3. demonstrate a knowledge about casual speech and writing styles, such as diaries and emails to friends.
4. talk about familiar topics using vocabulary and expressions learned in class.
5. talk about their experiences and schedule in more detail, based on routines practiced in class.
6. write about personal and familiar topics using vocabulary and grammar practiced in class
7. write/type 150 kanji, including approximately 90 new kanji.
8. further develop basic knowledge of some aspects of Japanese society and culture.
9. apply basic research skills to find relevant information about given topics, organise, synthesise and analyse the information and communicate it in written form.

Upon completing this unit, students should be able to:

1. Participate in simple social conversations in Korean
2. Use basic 'survival' Korean for traveling in Korea
3. Communicate basic information about themselves and family members
4. Read and write simple Korean
5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of Korean culture and society, through theoretical frameworks
6. Develop a critical awareness of various issues arising in the globalised world, including rapid changes in current and future work places

Upon completing this unit, students should be able to:

1. competently participate in simple Korean conversations about everyday life and familiar topics
2. make requests, and express agreement and refusal
3. read and write in defined contexts
4. demonstrate an increased understanding of Korean history, culture and society
5. develop basic learning strategies that will prepare them for life-long learning

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

1. Converse in Spanish for 5 to 10 minutes about present and future activities.
2. Use the following tenses: the present habitual, the present progressive and the informal future.
3. Write compositions of up to 100 words in Spanish, with the help of a Spanish-English dictionary and a reference grammar.
4. Engage in conversations and discussions in Spanish, about themselves, their family and friends
5. Read and comprehend texts in Spanish of up to 500 words;
6. Demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of Hispanic cultures and societies.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

1. Converse in basic Spanish for 15 to 20 minutes about past, present and future activities.
2. Use the following tenses: the present habitual, the present progressive, the present perfect, preterite and imperfect, and the informal and formal future.
3. Write compositions of up to 300 words in Spanish, with the help of a Spanish-English dictionary and a reference grammar.
4. Engage in conversations and discussions in Spanish, about themselves, their family and friends, Australia and the world at large.
5. Read and comprehend newspaper articles and narrative and descriptive literary texts of up to 1000 words in Spanish.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of Hispanic cultures and societies.

This subject, with its second-semester continuation, ATS1212 Ukrainian Studies 2, is intended for students with no previous knowledge of Ukrainian. On completing these subjects, students should have acquired an elementary Ukrainian vocabulary and knowledge of the basic rules of Ukrainian grammar. Students should be able to read and understand uncomplicated texts, to understand basic dialogue, to conduct a simple conversation and to write simple sentences. They should be familiar with some aspects of Ukrainian culture and some simple texts of Ukrainian literature.

On completing this unit, students should have acquired an elementary Ukrainian vocabulary and knowledge of the basic rules of Ukrainian grammar. Students should be able to read and understand uncomplicated texts, to understand basic dialogue, to conduct a simple conversation and to write simple sentences. They should be familiar with some aspects of Ukrainian culture and some simple texts of Ukrainian literature.

Upon successful completion of this unit, learners should be able to: understand, speak and write basic Italian with reference to present, past and future events in a range of everyday situations, read authentic texts for gist or for specific information; have acquired an understanding of basic structural aspects of Italian; have developed an enhanced understanding of language learning and communication strategies. From the first year culture component students should have acquired an overview to key aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

Upon completion of this unit learners will be able to develop the four language skills at the appropriate level of competence and further their appreciation of Italian culture. The will be able to interact in simple discussions and talk about aspects of daily life. They will acquire a functional knowledge of all areas of Italian grammar, and be able to read and write with a degree of fluency. Learners will acquire a good knowledge of medieval, modern and contemporary Italy through a thematic approach focused on characteristic aspects of Italian culture.

Upon successful completion of this unit, learners should be able to:

1. understand, speak and write basic Italian with reference to present, past and future events in a range of everyday situations
2. read elementary but authentic Italian texts
3. understand basic structural aspects of Italian
4. have an enhanced understanding of language learning and communication strategies, and
5. understand key aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

Upon successful completion of this unit, learners should be able to:

1. understand, speak and write basic Italian with reference to present, past and future events in a range of everyday situations
2. read elementary but authentic Italian texts
3. understand basic structural aspects of Italian
4. have an enhanced understanding of language learning and communication strategies, and
5. understand key aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society.

By the completion of the unit students should achieve:

1. A basic understanding of Modern Greek grammar and syntax
2. A basic store of Modern Greek vocabulary
3. To be able to read simple texts in Modern Greek
4. To develop introductory aural skills in Modern Greek
5. To be introduced to Modern Greek culture.

1. Expand on the understanding of Modern Greek grammar and syntax already taught in the first semester (ATS1241/2010)
2. Develop substantially the students' store of Modern Greek vocabulary
3. To be able to read more complex texts in Modern Greek
4. To advance their oral skills in Modern Greek and feel more confident in taking up conversations in Greek
5. To have a more thorough appreciation of Modern Greek society

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. have acquired a basic knowledge of the major stages in cultural evolution to 1000bce.
2. have developed an awareness of the different political, social, economic and religious systems of each of the ancient cultures studied.
3. be aware of the cultural and documentary exchange that operated between various regions and its significance.
4. be aware of the range of material - monuments, artefacts, texts - available for use in the reconstruction of ancient societies, and their limitations.
5. understand the different methods employed in reconstructing the past.
6. demonstrate basic training in the critical appraisal of source material of all kinds.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. acquired a basic knowledge of issues relating to cultural complexity in a wide range of forms and in different regions.
2. developed an awareness of the different political, social, economic and religious systems which each of these cultures developed.
3. an awareness of the cultural exchange which operated.
4. an awareness of the range of material - monuments, artifacts, texts - available for use in the reconstruction of ancient societies.
5. an understanding of the basic methods used in reconstructing past societies.
6. acquired basic training in the development of a critical appraisal of source material of all kinds.

The unit focuses on the theoretical, political and legal dimensions of Aboriginal encounters with white Australia and provides students with foundational knowledge required to undertake further Indigenous Studies. On successful completion of this subject, students will:

1. have gained a broad understanding of the historical, political and legal dimensions that have shaped the colonial encounter between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people
2. have gained an understanding of the theoretical ideas that have shaped understandings of the colonial encounter.
3. have gained an understanding of the manner and extent to which contemporary Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal race and gender relations remain influenced by earlier colonial relations
4. have developed an ability to reflect on their own relationship to questions of race and gender and the contemporary paradox of 'the frontier' and 'postcolonialism'
5. have developed an ability to critically analyse historical and contemporary sources
6. have engaged in written and oral presentations which reflect these understandings as well as an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind.

On successful completion of this subject, students will:

1. Be able to express the knowledge and understandings they have gained of the diversity of Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and social organisations and of Indigenous perspectives and identities.
2. Understand the impact of colonisation upon these, and Aboriginal responses to this.
3. Have an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind.
4. Have developed skills of organising materials and using these to write in a coherent way on topics of their choice, with suitable referencing of sources consulted.

On the successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

1. An understanding of the social, political and economic impact, that the current education system has on Indigenous Australians.
2. Students will have a working knowledge of education policies and practices and research methodologies and how they are perceived by Aboriginal people.
3. Students will also have developed an awareness of the value of the bi-cultural approach to a study of Indigenous education.

Additionally, they will have an understanding of the key concepts of 'Two Way Learning' and self-determination in the delivery of relevant education Curricula to Indigenous Australians.

4. Students will be able to locate relevant resources and assess the value of those resources and construct effective oral and written arguments on Indigenous education in Australia.

Students in this subject can expect to learn:

1. to formulate and critically evaluate concepts for understanding differences, similarities, connections and contestations between cultures,
2. to perceive the ways in which knowledge about cultural comparisons enables us to be critically aware of our own cultural practices;
3. to appreciate some of the important features of a number of Indigenous cultures in Australia;
4. to discuss some of the key contemporary issues which exist in the relationship between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous cultures in Australia and
5. to write clear and well-supported responses to various questions posed through exercises and essays.

Students in this course can expect to:

1. formulate and critically evaluate concepts for understanding the experiences of modernity;
2. understand the relevance of anthropology to seeking solutions to such problems as racism, inter-ethnic

conflict, terrorism and war;

3. gain a comparative understanding of processes of socio-cultural change in other societies;
4. develop the critical and expressive skills required to write clear, coherent and original responses to various questions posed through exercises and essays.

1. To gain an understanding of Australia's changing relationship with Britain and the monarchy
2. To gain an understanding of issues and events that have shaped the nation and Australia's international role
3. To think, discuss and write critically about the issues that effect Australian politics, culture and society
4. To develop students' independent research and presentation skills on related subjects.

1. To develop students' understanding of the historical and cultural processes impacting upon various aspects of contemporary Australia
2. To employ fieldwork, film and media analysis, and a range of relevant sources within the field of Australian Studies in gaining insight into past and current events that have shaped contemporary Australia
3. To think, discuss and write critically about the issues that effect Australian politics, culture and society
4. To develop students' independent research and presentation skills on related subjects.

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

1. an appropriate level of understanding of a range of theoretical orientations to human behaviour
2. the ability to discriminate between evidence, interpretation, opinion and fact in evaluating these theories and concepts
3. an ability to communicate, orally and in a written form, their understanding of these theories and concepts.

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

1. an appropriate level of understanding of a range of theoretical orientations to the social settings of, and influences on, human behaviour across the lifespan
2. the ability to discriminate between evidence, interpretation, opinion and fact in evaluating these theories and concepts
3. the ability to communicate, orally and in a written form, their understanding of these theories and concepts.

On successfully completing this unit, students will have: a familiarity with contemporary and historical debates about new technologies in bioethics; skills that enable them to think critically about some key ethical issues raised by current and future developments in biotechnology and genetics; and the ability to make informed judgements about those ethical issues.

On successfully completing this unit, students will have:

1. familiarity with the key philosophical approaches to discrimination, autonomy, responsibility and equality as they apply to debates within bioethics;
2. skills enabling them to think critically about key ethical, policy and legal issues raised by recent advances in medicine and biotechnology;
3. the ability to make informed judgements about those ethical, policy and legal issues.

On completion of this unit, students will have achieved:

1. An overview knowledge of Latin grammar;
2. A basic active vocabulary in Classical Latin;
3. Reading skills in Classical Latin, including a more extensive passive vocabulary;
4. A learning technique in relation to Latin that will allow them to become more autonomous learners of the language;
5. An understanding of the structure of Roman societies and the evolution of Roman culture in the Republican period.

On completion of this unit, students will have achieved:

1. A sufficient knowledge of Latin grammar to allow most Latin texts to be approached successfully;
2. A general active vocabulary in Classical Latin;
3. Reading skills in Latin to allow most Latin text to be approached successfully;
4. An greaterunderstanding of the historical and cultural context of Classical Latin, especially the Republican period.

Students who successfully complete this subject will have acquired:

1. a basic understanding of the theory and practice of international, or world literature;
2. familiarity with the role of narrative, ideology and intertextuality in textual communication;
3. familiarity with critical theory related to the literary texts and contexts examined;
4. greater competence in textual analysis and interpretation;
5. further skills in academic essay writing in the area of literary and cultural studies.

In this unit teaching staff aim to provide you with a range of readings and practical exercises that help you acquire conceptual frameworks for analysing media texts and media industries. Through close reading, oral discussion and writing exercises you should acquire various practical and conceptual tools for understanding not only the form and content of media texts,but also the structure and operation of the various industries and institutions that make up what we call mass media.On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Recognise and be able to apply available strategies for critically analysing media texts as tools for making meaning
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the various economic, political and cultural forces which shape the practical work of media production
3. Demonstrate an appreciation of the historical development of media industries
4. Demonstrate an appreciation of the ways that available frameworks for making sense of media texts contribute to the production of dominant, or common sense, understandings of the world.

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

1. use the practical skills of reading, note taking and arguing in exploring critical perspectives on communication;
2. demonstrate an understanding of theoretical frameworks and conceptual tools for describing the development of communication technologies;
3. analyse the social and political uses of communications technologies;
4. recognise communication as an active production and negotiation of meanings, not just the transmission of information;
5. identify relations between media texts and technologies, the identities and capacities of producers and audiences, and the aspirations of governments and other powerful social actors.

In this unit teaching staff aim to provide you with a range of conceptual frameworks for understanding the relationships between media, culture and society.

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

1. demonstrate an appreciation of the historical development of media industries;
2. recognise and be able to apply available frameworks for critically understanding the relationships between media, culture and society;
3. demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural factors that shape the production, distribution and consumption of media;
4. demonstrate an appreciation of the ways that the mass media contributes to understandings of the world.

Upon successfully completing this unit, a student will:

1. possess a basic understanding of the field of communications;
2. employ basic concepts in the study of communications;
3. analyze the role of communications in processes of social and cultural change;
4. be able to apply communication analysis to everyday life;
5. be informed about areas of industry and community life where the study of communications is applicable and relevant.

Upon completion of this subject students will have been given the opportunity to gain:

1. A critical understanding of the various facets of crime and the crime problem including what constitutes crime, how society decides which actions should be defined as criminal, what causes people to commit crime and what effect the images of crime have on the community's perception of the crime problem and how it should be addressed.
2. An ability to critically analyse and evaluate theories of crime and to apply them to everyday situations.
3. An understanding of the value or otherwise of crime statistics and how they are used.
4. The ability to write an essay based on rational argument.
5. The skills needed to make an oral presentation.

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

1. A critical awareness of the functioning of the criminal justice system.
2. An insight into the complex workings and a critical awareness of the functioning of the major institutions of the various tiers of the criminal justice system.
3. An understanding of contemporary debates relevant to criminal justice and its future in Australia.
4. The skill to analyse diverse arguments in relation to traditional and alternative forms of policing, sentencing and punishing.
5. The ability to write an essay based on rational argument.

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

1. a critical understanding of the nature and complexity of crime
2. an insight into the nature of people who engage in criminal activity
3. the ability to critically analyse and evaluate both explanations and theories that attempt to explain the causes and consequences of crime in society
4. the analytical skills needed to think critically and independently about criminal justice issues
5. the skill to analyse diverse theories of crime causation
6. the ability to write an essay based on evidence and balanced argument.

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

1. a critical awareness of the functioning of the three major institutions of the criminal justice system
2. a knowledge of reforms to the criminal justice system and of various diversionary alternatives
3. the analytical skills needed to think critically and independently about the criminal justice process
4. the skill to analyse a range of opinions in relation to traditional and alternative forms of policing, sentencing and punishing
5. an appreciation of contemporary and controversial debates relevant to justice issues in Australia
6. the ability to compose an essay based on evidence and logical and balanced argument.

Students successfully completing this unit will develop:

1. Familiarity with concepts, theories and practices within the discipline Theatre Studies
2. Deeper knowledge of theatre history
3. Ability to perform research in theatre history
4. Understanding of the ways in which performance codes of historicized texts might be translated into the processes of contemporary theatre
5. Awareness of the range of communicative languages used on stage, and of the critical discourses appropriate to their description and analysis
6. Ability to articulate critical interpretations of dramatic texts and processes in systematic written argument.

Students successfully completing this unit will develop:

1. Familiarity with concepts, theories and practices within the discipline of Theatre
2. Deeper knowledge of the history of theatre and performance
3. Understanding of the ways in which the physical conditions of performance might shape performance outcomes
4. Ability to embody critical interpretations of performance theories and forms in practical work
5. Capacity to articulate critical and imaginative interpretations of performance texts and processes in systematic written argument and clear, concise oral presentation.

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have:

1. basic skills in kinesthetic awareness in performance contextualised by readings in various approaches to contemporary physical performance;
2. an embodied understanding of the basic performance elements of movement; space, timing, image and composition and dynamic interaction in ensemble work;
3. an embodied approaches to text;
4. skills and capacities in devising short performance works drawing on foundational physical exercises and improvisation;
5. creative and critical reflection upon and articulation of body-based skills and strategies in performance.

At the completion of this unit, students should have learned:

1. to develop a strong kinaesthetic approach to centering the body, and to centering the voice and breath in the body,
2. to open up the vocal mechanism to the free flow of sound,
3. to isolate and develop awareness of; the tip, back and sides of the tongue, top and bottom lip, and the soft palate,
4. to connect voice to meaning in working with text,

1. Demonstrate a high level of awareness and understanding of the differences in how people communicate in English;
2. Explain factors behind those differences in how people communicate in English;
3. Reflect critically on their own experiences of using English in intra/international and intra/intercultural contexts and unpack any misconceptions or pre-conceived assumptions about communication in English;
4. Demonstrate critically reflective attitudes towards issues of communication in English.

1. Demonstrate a high level of critical understanding of the implications of the role of English as an international language for international communication;
2. Recognise and appreciate the diversity of cultural conventions and notions of politeness speakers of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds bring to communication within international contexts;
3. Demonstrate a high level of understanding of 'interaction as cooperation' in international communication contexts and apply this understanding to their own contexts of communication.

By successfully completing this unit students will:

1. Be able to employ techniques to generate ideas, overcome writer's blocks, and structure argumentation.
2. Acquire or revise basic concepts of grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage and style, and be able to apply these in correcting faults and in developing exposition, authorial voice and expression in essays.
3. Develop research skills in relation to primary, secondary and tertiary sources, both in hard copy and online sources.
4. Develop professional practice in the skills of referencing, quoting, paraphrasing, and the avoidance of plagiarism.
5. Develop techniques of argumentation by studying logic, fallacies, and techniques of persuasion and influence.
6. Acquire skills in the genre of academic writing, such as expositional sequences, rhetorical strategies, register, audience, and authorial voice.
7. Acquire and improve oral presentation skills of content in essays.
8. Develop skills in drafting, redrafting, editing and proofreading.

Students successfully completing this unit will be able to:

1. Identify and use appropriate English in written and oral contexts;
2. Plan and design effective documents and presentations;
3. Understand and apply essential features of English usage (grammar and structure) in writing and editing documents, and preparing and delivering oral presentations;
4. Communicate your academic and other abilities through effective job application letters and resumes;
5. Identify expectations of communication based on understanding of different professional audiences and contexts and apply these in documents and presentations;
6. Understand and apply basic principles of information gathering and research (such as short online surveys) in professional contexts through practical assignments.

On successfully completing the unit students will:

1. Be familiar with major ideas concerning the evolution of the Australian landscape, its biota and climate patterns;
2. Be aware of competing ideas and theories in the relevant literature;
3. Be able to synthesise and interpret relevant material and to communicate ideas to others in a coherent manner, by either written or verbal means;
4. Be familiar and proficient with some simple techniques for analysing basic geographic and physical environmental information;
5. Appreciate the importance of field work in studying the natural environment and the problems associated with making field measurements of natural phenomena.

Upon completion of the unit students will be able to:

1. Critically explore the changing political, economic, social and cultural landscape of contemporary Europe
2. have a basic understanding of today's Europe and of the European Union as an example of regional integration and as a regional trading block
3. have a critical understanding of contemporary challenges confronting the unification of the European states such as the creation of common policies in the areas of migration, foreign policy, cultural and religious diversity, the environment, energy, as well as post-national citizenship and democratic legitimacy of post-national governance
4. demonstrate an ability for critical thinking on Europe and the European Union in the context of the debates on globalisation and regionalisation
5. collect data on European politics, economy, society and culture using suitable methodological resources

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

1. A critical understanding of forms specific to broadcast television;
2. An understanding of theories relating to popular culture as they inform television studies;
3. A knowledge of the cultural and economic forces which shape and are reflected in the structuring of Australian and wider television networks;
4. A knowledge of the issues of new media that problematise traditional television theory;
5. An ability to critically engage with written and televisual texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.

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

1. Acquired a sense of the scope of film studies.
2. Demonstrated an understanding of film form and various film genres.
3. Demonstrated an understanding of broad cultural and historical developments in film studies.
4. Developed skills in the analysis of film texts in relation to contemporary film theoretical debates.
5. Developed an ability to recognise and evaluate critical arguments.

On completing this unit you will be able to:

1. Define and describe a range of key challenges including: population movement, diverse urban forms, consumption habits, economic restructuring, labour markets, socio-economic inequality and environmental change;
2. Identify and apply key theories and methods to inform an understanding of economic, social and cultural geographies;
3. Organise and select appropriate information and represent data in maps and tables for a variety of spatial scales;
4. Work autonomously and with others to write and communicate concepts and processes of global and spatial change in a clear manner;
5. Develop an inquiring mind about complex global challenges and appreciate different perspectives on problems and their solutions.

Students completing ATS1310 satisfactorily will:

• gain awareness of the range of environmental processes that are recognised as hazards to human lives, livelihoods and settlements
• understand the nature and origin of hazardous environmental processes, including concepts of event magnitude and frequency of occurrence
• appreciate regional variations in the characteristics of environmental and socio-economic processes that produce catastrophes
• recognize the social and demographic factors through which an environmental process becomes a human disaster
• appreciate the range of factors than may influence the vulnerability of particular regions or communities to hazardous environmental processes
• be able to summarise and discuss some of the strategies used to minimise the risk of environmental disaster and to respond to disasters that occur.

Students successfully completing this unit will:

1. have developed an understanding of how gender operates as a category of analysis and an understanding of the range of critical and analytical approaches associated with the field of Women's Studies;
2. have gained an understanding of the gendered dimensions of contemporary social debates;
3. have developed research and library skills that will enable them to locate, assess and organise basic resources relevant to the field;
4. have developed skills in group work and project organisation;
5. have developed writing and communication skills that will enable them to examine and respond critically to key texts and debates in the field.

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

1. apply theoretical and methodological tools in the evaluation of geographic, environmental, social, economic, and political factors which have shaped, and continue to shape the world since 1900;
2. demonstrate conceptual and analytical skills in examining the causes and consequences of major global and regional trends;
3. use oral and written presentation skills in discussions of contemporary global and regional issues;
4. demonstrate an interest in and understanding of world events and t foster a life long study of the forces which shape regions and the global system.

Students successfully completing this subject should have developed:

1. Mastery of the basic concepts of human rights, the structure of the most important international human rights legal instruments and the central justifications offered for taking human rights to be universal;
2. Improved writing skills;
3. Improved oral communication skills;
4. Familiarity with central positions in philosophical accounts of the justification and explanation of human rights;
5. Skills to assist them to conduct independent research in human rights topics.

Students successfully completing this subject should have developed:

1. Mastery of the content of several key controversies surrounding human rights.
2. Improved writing skills.
3. Improved oral communication skills.
4. Familiarity with central positions in philosophical accounts of the justification and explanation of human rights.
5. Skills to assist them to conduct independent research in human rights topics.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Acquired and demonstrated an understanding of the structure of medieval European society as it evolved between 800 and 1450
2. Considered critically the different ways developed by historians of looking at medieval society
3. Become familiar with the major changes which took place in society, the Church and in political institutions between 1050 and 1450, and be able to discuss why these changes took place
4. Learned how to interpret and discuss critically documents from the medieval period, provided in translation, setting them in their social context
5. Learned to relate artistic, intellectual and literary culture, including Romanesque and Gothic architecture, to wider changes in medieval society
6. Formed the ability to discuss critically, and in an informed fashion, the stereotypes conjured up by the term 'medieval'.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Acquired and demonstrated an understanding of the structure of Renaissance European society as it evolved between c.1400 and 1650.
2. Considered critically different ways developed by historians of looking at renaissance society.
3. Become familiar with the major changes which took place in society, the Church and in political institutions between 1400 and 1650, and be able to discuss why these changes took place.
4. Learned how to interpret and discuss critically documents from the renaissance period, provided in translation, setting them in their social context.
5. Learned to relate visual evidence, in particular architecture, to wider changes in renaissance society and intellectual life.
6. Be able to discuss critically and in an informed fashion stereotypes conjured up by the term 'renaissance'.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Gained a broad understanding of some of the historical trends that have shaped the development of Asia over the past five hundred years.
2. Been introduced to debates about 'imperialism', 'colonialism', 'race', 'gender', 'modernisation' and 'globalisation'
3. Gained an understanding of how different societies function and change over time.
4. Gained an understanding of how the dynamic trading world to Australia's 'near north' came into being, and offer perspectives about where Asia might be headed in the 21st century.
5. Developed intelligent reading habits and learned to exploit library and internet sources efficiently and intelligently for specific purposes.
6. Become acquainted with the way scholars use 'evidence' to construct an 'argument'.
7. Been introduced to the technical elements of scholarly writing, such as the use of footnotes or endnotes.
8. Gained an understanding of what we can learn from studying and 'representing' past events and episodes.

Students who have successfully completed this unit will be able to demonstrate:

1. an understanding of the major issues in the historiography of modern war and nationalism.
2. Knowledge of the history of major military conflicts during the long nineteenth century.
3. the ability to explain how wars have transformed Western societies.
4. the ability to assess the impact of war on people's understanding of gender, social class, and citizenship.
5. the ability to discuss critically the impact of wars on the creation of national identities and mythologies.
6. the ability to analyse critically different kinds of historical sources.
7. the development of skills for collaborative learning and group work.
8. the acquisition of solid writing and oral presentation skills.

Students successfully completing this unit will be able to demonstrate:

1. The ability to discuss in an informed way the relationship between revolution and social change;
2. An understanding of the distinctions between political and social revolutions;
3. An appreciation of the difference between total war, civil war, cold war and revolution;
4. An awareness of how ideas about race, ethnicity, identity, nationalism and freedom informed; revolutionary movement in the twentieth century;
5. The ability to assess critically visual sources and their contributions to historical memory;
6. The ability to analyse a variety of written historical sources;
7. The development of skills for collaborative learning and group work;
8. The acquisition of solid writing and oral presentation skills;

Students completing this unit will have the ability to:

1. Trace the way Jews, Christians and Muslims have defined their identities against each other.
2. Understand the interaction between Jews, Muslims and Christians in medieval Europe.
3. Compare the Jewish experience of medieval Christian and Islamic rule respectively.
4. Analyse the material, social, cultural and religious life of Jewish communities in Europe and the Mahgreb.
5. Analyse the impact of modern nationalism, laying the groundwork for European notions about equality, freedom, and citizenship.

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

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the ancient near eastern setting of the period of Jewish history.
2. Discuss and analyse the major events, issues and concepts that underpin this course.
3. Analyse texts and sources relating to the biblical and post biblical period.
4. Understand the debates concerning the reliability of the Bible as a source of historical reconstruction.

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

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of modern world history.
2. Understand who we are and how we got here.
3. Demonstrate sound knowledge of current affairs and debates about the future.
4. Demonstrate improved oral and written communication skills, particularly in relation to the analysis and explanation of ideas and the development of argument.
5. Successfully undertake a variety of research and writing tasks.

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

1. Recognise the importance of debates about globalisation and its likely development.
2. Understand the importance of debate and discussion in the development of these ideas.
3. Demonstrate sound oral and written communication skills.
4. Understand the importance of critical analysis and be comfortable in challenging ideas and arguments.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Been introduced to some of the important current issues confronting Asian societies in the 21st century.
2. Been introduced to debates about political power and ideals, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, spirituality and secularism, social tensions and divisions in a variety of national contexts.
3. Become familiar with some of the concepts used in the Humanities to describe and analyse current affairs and issues.
4. Developed intelligent reading habits and learned to exploit library and internet sources efficiently and intelligently for specific purposes.
5. Become acquainted with the way scholars use 'evidence' to construct an 'argument'.
6. Been introduced to the technical elements of scholarly writing, such as the use of footnotes or endnotes.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to conceptualise what a news story could be, and identify and research a news story, conduct interviews and gather appropriate evidence.
2. Demonstrate an ability to report in a clear, concise, factual way using news conventions in at least two media.
3. Identify, observe key ethical and legal obligations associated with news reporting, and reflect critically on their own and others' performance in this regard
4. Work independently and collaboratively in learning and production processes, including online forums, to produce news reports.
5. Demonstrate an ability to set and meet deadlines, and report under pressure
6. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international people and events relevant to current issues and media issues.
7. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the capacities, limitations and socio-professional implications of journalistic practices in different media

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to identify and research a news story, conduct interviews and gather appropriate evidence;
2. Demonstrate an ability to select an advantageous medium for presentation, and report in a clear, concise, factual way using news conventions in at least two media;
3. Identify, observe key ethical and legal obligations associated with news reporting, and reflect critically on their own and others' performance in this regard;
4. Work independently and collaboratively in learning and production processes, including online forums, to produce news reports;
5. Demonstrate an ability to set and meet deadlines, and report under pressure;
6. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international people and events relevant to current issues and media issues;
7. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the capacities, limitations and socio - professional implications of journalistic practices in different media.

To assist students in attaining:

1. skills in research, writing and production of news and feature stories.
2. an awareness of the impact of changing technologies on journalism practice
3. an understanding of the current issues and debates in journalism and the changing media landscape
4. an understanding of journalism's role as the Fourth Estate
5. an ability to conduct interviews
6. an understanding of journalism ethics
7. a knowledge of basic legal issues as they impact on working journalists
8. Literacy skills
9. investigative, communication and negotiations skills
10. Informational management skills

On completion of this unit students will have:

1. Competence in the production of newspaper and magazine feature stories in a range of styles within the genre;
2. Application of advanced research tools and interview techniques;
3. Critical understanding of the ways feature stories elaborate on and humanise contemporary issues;
4. Knowledge of professional workplace practices and principles and of industry standards relevant to the craft of feature writing;
5. Knowledge of the history of feature writing, of those who have shown excellence in the craft, and of the future of the genre in a rapidly changing media environment.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Be able to demonstrate a mastery of reading and writing Yiddish script.
2. Gain a working understanding of spoken Standard Modern Yiddish.
3. Acquire the ability to write original Yiddish sentences.
4. Acquire the essential skills required for Yiddish conversation.
5. Begin to develop an appreciation of the richness of Yiddish as a rich literary and cultural tradition.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Demonstrate a mastery of reading and writing Yiddish script.
2. Gain a working understanding of spoken Standard Modern Yiddish.
3. Acquire the ability to write original Yiddish sentences and paragraphs.
4. Acquire the essential skills required for Yiddish conversation.
5. Develop an appreciation of the richness of Yiddish as a rich literary and cultural tradition.

On successfully completing this subject students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of what linguistics is and what linguists do.

2. Identify and describe the nature of human language.

3. Discuss and analyse different varieties of language and language use.

4. Identify and analyse the ways in which language changes.

5. Observe and be sensitive to issues arising in linguistic interaction.

6. Explain the major processes of language acquisition.

7. Critically evaluate attitudes to language.

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to: apply techniques and procedures, methods and skills presented in the unit to analyse sentence structure and sentence constituents, speech sounds, sound patterns, lexical meaning, and historical approaches to language change from a range of language data sets; methodically collect and analyse linguistic data; presenting findings with coherent argument that reflects the appropriate and conventional formalism utilised in the linguistic analysis of language and communication; display insights both into the language(s) they speak and into languages not previously encountered; demonstrate an understanding of what linguistics is and what linguists do

The study skills unit introduces or re-familiarises students with key abilities required for the Bachelor of Arts degree. On successful completion, students will be able to:

1. listen and take notes in a variety of academic settings;
2. engage in spoken discussions;
3. develop efficient reading techniques;
4. locate and scrutinise sources;
5. display an understanding of written assessment tasks and complete an outline or plan for a task;
6. report the views of other scholars, including the use of various referencing systems: Harvard, APA and Oxford;
7. paraphrase and incorporate others' ideas appropriately;
8. evaluate the views of other scholars by the following means: use of reporting verbs, summarising and evaluating, comparing and contrasting competing positions, indicating authorial stance, agreeing and disagreeing with published sources;
9. build an academic argument through clear argument structure, topic placement and framing of key issues;
10. recognise key features of Western scholarship, eg. individuality, ownership of ideas;
11. recognise cross-cultural perspectives on academic learning;
12. practise effective proof-reading, editing, summarising and revision techniques;
13. develop an understanding of the differences between written academic prose and spoken or colloquial English.

1. Have an understanding of the historical and cultural development of the Malay language in the Malay speaking world; Be able to apply a knowledge of the pronunciation and spelling system of Malay;
2. Strengthened their understanding of the way Malay 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 Malay language;
4. Enhanced and deepened their knowledge of issues in contemporary Malay society and culture

On successful completion of the unit students should have a basic knowledge of popular music developments and a general knowledge of the major styles and stylistic trends of popular music in Asia. The student will distinguish specific musical characteristics that define popular music traditions and develop a framework in which to identify, categorise and assess popular music styles in a wide variety of musical contexts.

By the end of the semester, students who complete this unit successfully should have:

1. A basic knowledge of primary musical terminology and its function in describing popular music development.
2. A general knowledge of the major styles and stylistic trends in popular music, with an emphasis on the specific musical characteristics which define each tradition.
3. A framework to identify, categorise and assess popular music styles and selected works from folk, blues, country, jazz and rock music repertoires.
4. An understanding of how to write about music through critical observation and analysis.

Students completing this unit should have a basic knowledge of the main principles, concepts and performance techniques of Javanese and Balinese gamelan music, dance and theatre terminology, and the cultural, historical and socio-political contexts of gamelan performing arts.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have developed an understanding of the historical and social forces that shaped the major strands of Western music through studying a number of representative works. Students will have developed the ability to think critically about music-making in the past and present.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have developed an understanding of the relations between music and society in a range of contexts. They will have learnt ways of analysing and describing music and musical action. They will be able to critically assess commentary on non-western music.

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

1. Demonstrate required practical and discriminatory skills.
2. Demonstrate developed interactive and cooperative performance skills.
3. Implement competent practice routines and a disciplined, self-critical approach to performance.
4. Demonstrate a theoretical understanding of repertoire studied.