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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The unit looks at the "attention economy" as found in the media industry, paying particular attention to celebrity and fashion. Students are provided with a theoretical and historical understanding of publicity as a general field, from the emergence of the movie star and the development of magazine journalism to celebrity Twitter feeds and contemporary public relations.

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

1. Demonstrate a theoretical understanding of the way in which attention is gained in communication and the media;
2. Show a knowledge of the historical development of celebrity and fashion;
3. Identify a range of professional practices organised around publicity;
4. Recognise arguments about increasing 'noise' and 'clutter' in contemporary media and the relevance of the concept of an 'attention economy';
5. Develop practical responses to problems of gaining attention in the media, including its ethical dimension.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

This unit explores the major transformations in Asia, a vast geographical area with boundaries that are fluid and often contested. Given the enormous diversity and scope of Asia, the unit adopts a thematic approach to discuss key political, economic, social and cultural transitions and transformations within selected regions such as Southeast Asia. While a closer study of contemporary issues in any particular region provides a measure of coherence to the unit, students are encouraged to consider the broader relevance of the political, economic and social shifts studied in the unit to other parts of Asia.

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

1. Identify issues of contemporary importance to particular communities in Asia as the region continues to experience the effects of previous and on-going transformations in politics, the economy, law, society, and culture;
2. Analyse the complex forces driving these contemporary transitions and transformations through case studies covering domestic political reform, regional institution building, international relations, migration, urbanisation, the rise of civil society and social movements, as well as cultural shifts;
3. Compare the reactions and responses to these transitions/transformations of different actors, for instance, governments, communities and groups directly affected by these shifts, other social groups including NGOs, firms and international organizations;
4. Apply multi-disciplinary approaches to the study of Asia; and
5. Produce reports, policy briefs, position papers, essays and other works that reflect skills in interpreting texts, writing critically and persuasively, and crafting and defending sound arguments.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

This unit explores the intersection of digital media with issues of international and transnational communication. The increasing pace of globalisation in the 21st century is closely related to the centrality of communication for culture, and its relevance in terms of politics, trade, social and cultural change.

This unit will examine the continuities of digital media with, and divergences from, previous media and the role they play in the increasingly connected globe. Through developing around a distinction between international and transnational communication, it looks at the changing role of the nation-state with regards to media policy, international trade and politics, and contrasts this with discussions of community, diaspora, and intercultural communication.

Case studies from Southeast Asia and other regions will be used as source material, as a basis for discussion, as well as for further research.

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

1. Explain and demonstrate the implications of, and differences between, international and transnational communication;
2. Explain and demonstrate the implications of, and differences between, digital and analogue media;
3. Work in a team to plan and execute a project based on international communication;
4. Use relevant theories and concepts to critically assess the place of digital media in the global context;
5. Develop and execute academic research into historical, economic, and sociocultural aspects of global media.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

The unit equips students with applied skills in research design, research methods and ethical research practice. Students are taught the elements of good research design, various qualitative and quantitative research methods, and the marks of ethical research practices.

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

1. Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for understanding and engaging in advanced research;
2. Increased understanding of the methods of communication research;
3. Increased understanding of approaches to planning and designing research, and to writing and editing research;
4. Increased knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research, enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication issues, to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches to the planning, writing and editing of research;
5. Enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in academic and professional research activity;
6. Significantly increased capacity to design, manage, and carry out research projects.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

This unit aims to provide a detailed exploration on the workings of the media industry in Southeast Asia. It contextualizes the key theoretical frameworks and media issues within the region in order to obtain a deeper understanding into the current state of media and reporting in Southeast Asian countries. It aims to provide a historical context to develop an awareness of the politics of colonization and decolonization to understand its relevance to media and reporting in the region.

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

1. Develop an awareness of the history, impact and relevance of journalism in Southeast Asia;
2. Develop an awareness of the different models of journalism, the tensions between them and the implications of each form;
3. Develop and awareness of the politics of decolonization in the Southeast Asian context;
4. Identify, observe and reflect on key issues involved in reporting and news production in Southeast Asia;
5. Work independently and collaboratively in learning and production processes, including on online forums;
6. Demonstrate an ability to set and meet deadlines;
7. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international people and events relevant to current issues and media studies;
8. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the capacities, limitations and socio-professional implications of journalistic practices in the Southeast Asian region.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

In this unit, students to develop an independent research project related to communication and media studies. The topic is chosen by the student and developed with the advice and support of a supervisor. The project is written up in a minor dissertation, allowing the student to demonstrate advanced skills in research, writing and project management.

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

1. Increased knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research;
2. An enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication issues;
3. An enhanced capacity to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches to the planning, writing and editing of a research topic;
4. A capacity to design, manage, and carry out a research project.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

The unit is an alternative to AMG5742 for students who want the option of progression to a higher degree by research. It is undertaken in the final semester of the Master of Communications and Media Studies and allows students to develop an independent research project. The topic is chosen by the student and developed with the advice and support of a supervisor. The project is written up in an 18000 word dissertation, allowing the student to demonstrate advanced skills in research, writing and project management. Students are encouraged to consider the project not only as a formal requirement for the degree, but also as contributing to a portfolio of professional and scholarly development.

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

1. Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for understanding and engaging in advanced research;
2. An ability to design, write and edit a research thesis;
3. An ability at advanced level to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches relating to the communication industries and communication issues;
4. The capacity to contribute advanced knowledge in the chosen area of research;
5. An enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in intellectual and professional activity.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 576 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Students are provided with an opportunity to undertake a supervised internship in the media industry. Prior to the start of semester students are responsible for identifying and contacting a suitable industry partner and arranging the placement as well as seeking approval from the unit co-ordinator. Their research topic should be worked out in consultation with the unit coordinator and the industry partner. Students should intern with the industry partner for no less than four weeks and not more than eight weeks. Students are not permitted to undertake the project in their usual place of work.

1. To develop awareness of the range of social and professional contexts in which communication occurs;
2. To develop an understanding of communication as a set of practices and to identify common features within these practices;
3. To introduce some of the major ways in which communication and media have been understood at a theoretical level;
4. To consider the relation between theory and practice in the field of communication and an appreciation of how they can productively inform each other;
5. To introduce communications and media studies as a basis for further graduate study and professional practice in the field.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester, including a minimum of 152-hours of internship

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Communications and media studies

Students are provided with a general overview to various theories related to communications and media studies. With a pedagogical emphasis on inculcating reflexive practitioners. Theories discussed are in relation to the practices of journalism, organisational communication, public relations, advertising, and new media forms such as blogs and social networking sites.

1. To develop awareness of the range of social and professional contexts in which communication occurs;
2. To develop an understanding of communication as a set of practices and to identify common features within these practices;
3. To introduce some of the major ways in which communication and media have been understood at a theoretical level;
4. To consider the relation between theory and practice in the field of communication and an appreciation of how they can productively inform each other;
5. To introduce communications and media studies as a basis for further graduate study and professional practice in the field.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

In this unit, students will examine key patterns of gendered violence and the policies, programs and organisations designed to respond to and prevent such violence. Students will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, students will undertake a targeted review of the relevant academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.

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

1. analyse and explain the policies, programs and organisations designed to respond to and prevent gendered violence;
2. engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on patterns of gendered violence;
3. identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
4. differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to investigate patterns of gender violence;
5. communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
6. devise, prepare and complete a research project.
7. students at 4th year level will be able to self-determine the research process, demonstrating a higher level of rigour and discernment in their assessment tasks.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Graduate Certificate of Family Violence Prevention

Graduate Diploma of Family Violence Prevention

In this unit, students will examine key aspects of criminal justice response to gendered violence and relevant changes in policing and courts. Students will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, students will undertake a targeted review of the relevant criminological academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.

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

1. analyse and explain criminal justice responses to gendered family violence;
2. engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on legal responses to family violence;
3. identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
4. differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to police family violence;
5. communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
6. devise, prepare and complete a research project.
7. students at 4th year level will be able to self-determine the research process, demonstrating a higher level of rigour and discernment in their assessment tasks.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Graduate Certificate of Family Violence Prevention

Graduate Diploma of Family Violence Prevention

This two week intensive unit begins with a workshop on conflict resolution at the Monash Prato campus in Italy. Students will travel for the remaining period to areas that have experienced conflict to observe first hand the complexities of peace-building and reconciliation. The course focuses on the Arab-Israel conflict and investigates current attempts to mediate peace between Jews and Palestinians, the impact of the conflict on the lives of people, poverty, settlements and security issues, terrorism and counter-terrorism, Jerusalem and its holy sites. In some years, the course will also travel to alternate sites of conflict, such as Northern Ireland or the former Yugoslavia.

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 that lead to violence and internecine conflict;
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 conflicting narratives and conflict resolution.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + Field trip - This unit is taught intensively at Prato

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20-hours per week for two weeks of intensive study

International development practice

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.

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.

Within semester assessment: 70% + Exam: 30%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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History

International studies

This class grounds and equips students for future performance study, practice and critique by locating principal touchstones in the history of world theatre. Study of seminal historical and theoretical innovations ranging, for instance, from Aristotle to feminist, postcolonial and queer theorists engages students in investigation of theatre chronology, while situating events in the context of geography, genre and text. The class additionally encompasses key aspects of research methodology, performance as research, and methods germane to performance and arts study.

1. Understanding and integration of major concepts within dramatic theory, history and literature
2. Appreciation of the qualitative and critical significance of key thinkers within the discipline of theatre and performance studies
3. Critical tools to interpret and engage with complex ideas about theatre criticism, theory and performance-making
4. Awareness of diverse research methods and methodology appropriate to arts research, and experience in their practical application
5. Development of research and writing skills

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Theatre and performance

This unit will investigate performance practice in two modules: one relating to the preparation of performance and one concerning both performance itself and the critique of performance. Students will be expected to initiate and carry out their own performance project, to discover appropriate background material, and to sustain a discussion with the class on issues arising from the development of their project. After the presentation of the performances, students will prepare a written or oral critique of their project.

Students who complete this unit successfully should be able:

1. To make a new performance work which draws on contemporary ideas and practices.
2. To critique the making of this work in the light of contemporary performance theory.
3. To participate in class investigations and help facilitate discoveries in methodologies of performance making.
4. To make presentations on the processes of creating performance.
5. To articulate in oral and written form the specific elements and objectives of an original piece of performance making.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Theatre and performance

National and international conflicts over the use of natural resources, e.g. rainforest destruction, land degradation, pressure on water supplies and common property resources. Analysis of resource disputes, including socio-political aspects and debate over causes and trajectories. Different managements approaches used to solve environmental problems, e.g. role of the state, communities, protected areas, and indigenous people.

Students successfully completing this unit will be expected to:

1. critically analyse the theoretical and empirical bases of resource management issues
2. appreciate the complex, intertwined nature of ecological, social, and political factors underlying resource management issues
3. recognise, apply, and distinguish between the main explanatory theories
4. be able to construct critical and analytical arguments relevant to resource management issues in good quality writing.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

Environment and governance

International development practice

International development and environment

This unit functions as an advanced introduction into the world of historical research. It introduces students to some of the common problems and issues as well as key debates that confront all historians working with different types of primary sources. It explores the many ways in which the past is constructed through the production of history by challenging students to think about what history is, how different lenses inform our reading and making of histories, how and where different genres of primary sources can be found for a resourceful historian of the 21st century, and how these sources can best be used in shaping an intellectually rigorous dissertation.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Have a deep understanding of the key debates that have taken place on the nature of history as a practice up until the present day
2. Recognise the different theoretical approaches or lenses (such as Marxist or Feminist) through which historians make history, and reconcile that with their own approaches to writing history
3. Develop the capacity to identify and access various repositories (such as digital libraries) to locate primary sources for their research
4. Become familiar with good practice in organising their primary sources, such as note-taking strategies, and reading and using different types of primary sources effectively in their work
5. Develop an understanding of how to use quantitative sources effectively in history-writing, as well as how to effectively make quantitative judgements in their research
6. Have an appreciation of how archival sources, material culture, autobiographical sources, and audio-visual sources can be used effectively in research
7. Have further developed their oral and written communication skills

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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History

This unit provides students with a broad understanding of the theory and practice of sociological research, and allows students to develop advanced skills in the research design, data collection and data analysis techniques used in Sociology and cognate disciplines. A variety of social research methods will be explored. This unit also examines a range of theoretical and methodological issues involved in conducting sociological research and considers some of the critiques and limitations of social research techniques. The meaning and significance of both ethics and reflexivity in research practice are also explored. Students completing the unit will also develop important practical skills in conducting and analysing social research.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. an appreciation of the history, philosophy and practice of empirical research in Sociology;
2. an understanding of a range of empirical methods and data analysis techniques used in social research;
3. an awareness of some of the key issues, debates and controversies associated with conducting social research, and an appreciation of the complexity of conducting such research;
4. an appreciation of the meaning and role of both ethics and reflexivity in social research;
5. the ability to undertake practical empirical research.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Sociology

The unit introduces students to music research methods. In particular, the unit outlines the practical aspects of various music sub-disciplines, concentrating on methodologies such as musical analysis, textual criticism, archival research, ethnography, repertoire and performance practice.

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

1. describe and evaluate music research methodologies;
2. demonstrate critical reading, writing and oral presentation skills;
3. formulate a research proposal.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Creative music technologyCreative music technology (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/aos/creative-music-technology/hons-arts-creative-music-technology.html)

Ethnomusicology and musicologyEthnomusicology and musicology (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/aos/ethnomusicology-and-musicology/hons-arts-ethnomusicology-and-musicology.html)

Music compositionMusic composition (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/aos/music-composition/hons-arts-music-composition.html)

Music performanceMusic performance (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/aos/music-performance/hons-arts-music-performance.html)

The unit introduces students to theories and fields of practice organised around 'getting attention' in and through the media. It focuses particularly on celebrity and fashion as two paradigmatic fields in which this is central. It provides students with a theoretical and historical understanding of publicity as a general field, from the emergence of the movie star and the development of magazine journalism to celebrity Twitter feeds and contemporary public relations. It will consider arguments about the 'noise' or 'clutter' of contemporary media and the increasing importance of an 'attention economy'. It will also introduce some of the major fields of professional practice which have developed around publicity.

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

1. demonstrate a theoretical understanding of the way in which attention is gained in communication and the media.
2. show a knowledge of the historical development of celebrity and fashion.
3. identify a range of professional practices organised around publicity.
4. recognise arguments about increasing 'noise' and 'clutter' in contemporary media and the relevance of the concept of an 'attention economy'.
5. develop practical responses to problems of gaining attention in the media, including its ethical dimension.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

This unit introduces students to the practical aspects of teaching World Englishes in a variety of multilingual, intra/international contexts. It covers diverse topics that equip students with knowledge and skills to teach World Englishes. Topics range from instructional language in a World-Englishes lesson to curriculum development for World-Englishes courses, and from intercultural pedagogy to assessing multidialectal and intercultural competencies. Students are provided with the opportunity to observe the practices of teaching World Englishes, to develop their own World-Englishes curriculum, to practise teaching World Englishes, and to engage in critical reflections and evaluations of their own practices.

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

1. demonstrate advanced understanding of the practical aspects of teaching World Englishes in a variety of international contexts;
2. exhibit the skills to teach World Englishes in a variety of international contexts;
3. develop a learning curriculum and syllabus for teaching Englishes for multidialectal/international communication;
4. critically engage in evaluating practices of teaching World Englishes;
5. Profile pedagogical ideas that are informed by the latest literature on teaching Englishes for multidialectal/international communication.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

All societies are to some extent multilingual and multidialectal. In this unit, students examine the varied roles languages can play in multilingual societies and the relationship between language and different social identities. We explore variation within languages (e.g. regional accents) as well as variation between languages, and the ways in which school systems, workplaces and other institutions respond to language variation in their midst. A key focus of this unit is the different methods of inquiry used in sociolinguistics, and the ways in which sociolinguistic insights might be applied to real-world problems.

On successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:

1. identify and apply key terms and concepts used in sociolinguistics;
2. reflect on their own linguistic repertoire, and how it comes to bear on their relationship with society;
3. apply sociolinguistic insights to their own professional context;
4. describe the main data gathering methods used in sociolinguistics and studies of multilingual societies, and select appropriate methods for a range of research questions;
5. engage in informed debate on matters of theoretical and practical significance in the areas of language and society, language education, language purism and language planning.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Students undertake a project defined by a partner organisation domestically or internationally with the approval of the unit coordinator. The placement may be an affiliated arrangement where a consultancy or research project is carried out in association with the company and physical location at the company is not required. Partner organisations may be from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. Students communicate the project findings in the format specified by the partner organisation, such as a consultation paper, report, commentary, manual, submission or speech. The partner organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides academic supervision.

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to find solutions to complex problems
2. Exercise critical thinking and professional judgement in developing new understandings
3. Show technical skill in designing, conducting and reporting on a research project
4. Plan and execute a professional project with a degree of independence and accountability
5. Communicate in a clear and coherent way that is effective for the purpose and the intended audience
6. Collaborate with others on a project in a workplace setting

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Bioethics

Cultural and creative industries

Communications and media studies

Governance and security

Indigenous cultures and histories

International development practice

International diplomacy and trade

International relations

International sustainable tourism management

Interpreting and translation

Journalism

Political violence and counter-terrorism

Theatre and performance

Tourism

Translation

The unit will introduce students to the main debates, concepts and practices in the field of gender and international development. We will explore broader debates and conceptual frameworks relating to gender and development including conceptual approaches to gender and gender equity. Practice frameworks such as empowerment, gender analysis, gender budget formulation, gender sensitive evaluation, and gender mainstreaming will be explored.

1. Develop an understanding of theories and concepts on gender and gender relations as they pertain to development practice.
2. Knowledge of the evolution of approaches to gender and development.
3. Familiarity with and practice in applying tools in development practice.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

Language is infinitely creative, yet governed by a set of rules that speakers learn consciously and subconsciously. This unit focuses on making our implicit knowledge about language more explicit. It does this through the two-pronged approach of introducing terminology and notation systems for talking about language structures, and applying this knowledge to real-world language problems. Through a focus on phonetics and phonology (the sounds of speech) and morpho-syntax ('grammar') the unit gives students deeper insight into the workings of English, while also introducing data from a range of other languages for the purposes of comparison. Students also reflect on how utterances are given meaning (semantics and pragmatics) and the importance of contextual factors in determining whether an utterance is grammatically correct or appropriate.

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

1. describe the fundamental concepts and tools of analysis used in linguistics and applied linguistics;
2. utilise linguistic analysis techniques to interpret a range of data sets;
3. explain and appropriately use discipline-specific technical terms and notation conventions introduced in the unit;
4. apply linguistic insights to everyday experience.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

This unit explores the socio-cultural, ideological, pedagogic and linguistic issues that arise from the teaching of English and other languages in an era of multilingual, multi-modal communication. It addresses the changing profiles of international languages, and the ways in which they are used, interrogating fundamental issues such as 'ownership' and 'proficiency'. It considers the implications for topics such as curriculum, assessment, pedagogic approaches and motivation and identity.

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

1. identify and explain linguistic, ideological, pedagogic and socio-cultural issues that surround the teaching and use of English and other languages;
2. apply these understandings to philosophical and practical issues in familiar contexts;
3. critically analyse relevant research and commentary;
4. present analysis both orally and in writing.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

The unit addresses specific translation issues in various professional and social settings which will be approached firstly, through theoretical discussion in relation to context and cognitive environment, followed by the practical translation of authentic texts, which illustrate the issues involved. It complements APG5690 Applied Translation, adopting a similar approach to learning and assessment, but exploring different genres and professional contexts.

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

1. identify and discuss theoretical and methodological issues related to the translation of different professional discourses;
2. utilise problem-solving strategies to translate various textual genres and linguistic registers;
3. justify their translation strategies using theoretical insights and analysis of the translation brief and purpose;
4. demonstrate an awareness of their role as a translator and a professional approach to undertaking translation tasks.

Within semester assessment: 70% + Exam: 30%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Interpreting and translation

Translation

This unit consists of two components:

1. An introduction to the theory, principles and techniques of interpreting and an overview of ethical and professional issues;
2. The practice of consecutive interpreting: dialogue interpreting and speech interpreting. Topics to be covered include an overview of the history, of the essential theoretical concepts and of the ethical principles of interpreting; aspects of speaking, listening and non-verbal communication fundamental to consecutive interpreting.

Upon completion of the unit, students should have gained:

1. the basic techniques of interpreting in a dialogue mode and of providing consecutive interpreting of speeches,
2. all the skills of analytic reading and listening, memorization, note-taking, and they should be able to apply them to the different modes of interpreting,
3. an understanding of ethics of the profession and of their appreciation in various interpreting situations,
4. a socio-cultural knowledge for the various domains of interpreting in Australia,
5. an appreciation of the history of the interpreting profession, in Australia and worldwide.

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Interpreting and translation

The unit introduces students to principles of problem-solving in communication and media research. It will consider a range of traditional and emerging research methods - including textual analysis, content analysis, interviews, ethnographic fieldwork, digital humanities approaches, sentiment analysis and audience research. The focus, however, will be not be simply on learning and applying these methods, but also on understanding their relation to problems in the fields they address. The unit will develop skills in research design, from identifying productive research questions to selecting appropriate methodologies and project planning. These skills provide a platform for further development in the Communications Research Project or Masters Thesis.

1. A familiarity with the major research methods used in communication and media studies.
2. An understanding of the difference between research topics and research questions and an ability to identify productive research questions.
3. An ability to apply research methods critically and appropriately in addressing research questions.
4. A capacity to design research projects in communication and media studies, from conceptualization to project planning.
5. An ability to develop innovative solutions to problems in communication and media studies [cf. Monash Graduate Attributes Policy].
6. An ability to apply research skills to a range of challenges in communication and media studies [cf. Monash Graduate Attributes Policy].

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

The unit provides in-depth coverage of specific (traditional or new/emerging) topics in bioethics, including the latest research on the topics of focus. The topic of focus will (usually) differ each time this unit is offered--and will reflect current research of the instructor(s) (who will sometimes be visiting/guest lecturers) and/or recent literature (e.g., new books) of special importance. The topic of focus during semesters in which this unit will be offered will be announced in advance via the Centre for Human Bioethics website (see: http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/postgraduate-units-offered-by-the-centre-for-human-bioethics/)

1. In-depth familiarity with recent developments in bioethics research
2. In-depth understanding of complexity surrounding specific traditional and/or newly emerging topics in bioethics of special importance
3. The ability to provide rigorous, in-depth analysis of bioethical issues
4. The ability to develop and articulate one's own position regarding bioethical issues of special importance
5. The ability to pursue advanced research in bioethics

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

In the unit, students will engage in a specialised course of study examining a cutting-edge development in communication and media. In each year of offering, the unit will address a different question or topic within the general field of digital media, developing specialist insight, as appropriate to the expertise of the media researcher or industry practitioner engaged to teach it. The unit will have a strong research focus, which may include experimental development of an professional or industry practice. Students will be expected to bring their work to a point of intersection with the most recent work addressing problems emerging in media studies scholarship or practices in media and communication industries.

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

1. critically analyse the most recent developments in Communications and Media, through engaging with an emerging problem or question in the field;
2. contribute original thinking to produce innovative solutions to contemporary problems in communication and media;
3. articulate the ethical values relevant in the rapid development of communication and media with particular attention to the impact of digital technologies;
4. utilise research skills to evaluate issues in the field and communicate findings in a professional context.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

The unit provides students with high level skills in research design, research methods and effective and ethical research practice for development work, and to enact change. The focus is on how development workers use research, identifying when research is the best approach, and how to use research to enact policy and practice transformation. Topics covered include successful research design, understanding and selecting appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods, ethical research practices, data analysis and fieldwork practice. We will also examine the importance of communicating research and promoting research uptake. Students complete both written work and oral presentations in these areas.

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

1. Apply advanced skills in research design;
2. Apply advanced skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods;
3. Demonstrate grounded knowledge of and practice in applying appropriate data collection, analysis and fieldwork practices for research;
4. Apply knowledge of ethical research practices;
5. Demonstrate high level written and oral skills required for postgraduate study.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International development practice

International relations

International sustainable tourism management

Journalism

The unit is a practical introduction to the expectations and learning approaches you will encounter in studying at masters level in Arts at Monash. Building on arts masters skills and your previous study experiences, we will develop your research and academic writing skills. As well as developing learning approaches to knowledge and inquiry relevant to your masters coursework degree. Through field trips and intensive class experiences we will also seek to develop productive networks among masters students that will enhance your learning throughout the course.

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

1. read and analyse academic publications;
2. communicate, reflect upon and share understanding of advanced academic skills in written and oral form;
3. research and write extended responses to critical questions at Masters level;
4. understand and develop strategies for preparation and participation in classes, seminars and independent learning activities at a postgraduate level;
5. access academic databases and other resources provided by Monash Library.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Arts enrichment units

International relations

Journalism

Gender perspectives around issues of conflict and security are essential to understanding the changing dynamics of international politics and development. Drawing upon feminist theorising in international relations, security studies and global political economy, this course unit shall be useful for students from a variety of disciplines interested in gender policy work. Students will undertake a thorough gendered critique of the theory and practice across the areas of conflict and security. Through a range of learning activities, students will examine competing frameworks and alternative possibilities for analysis and action in the work of development and governance agencies associated with security and gender mainstreaming.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have:

1. An ability to critically engage in key debates framing global politics and international relations
2. An ability to work in and adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments
3. An ability to display intricate knowledge of a variety of value and ethical systems, and conduct themselves professionally in all working environments
4. An ability to be innovators in their chosen field
5. An ability to apply the highest standard of analytical and critical skills
6. An ability to design and manage large and focused research projects
7. An ability to communicate succinctly, directly, and highly effectively

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

Governance and security

International development practice

International relations

Journalism

In recent decades, migration has become a core concern for International Relations and Development strategists and practitioners. How can we explain and respond to the governance challenges posed by irregular labour migration and spontaneous flows of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people? What is the relationship between security, development and different kinds of population movements? This unit provides students with an overview of global governance in relation to migration, focusing on the migration-development nexus and humanitarian responses to forced migration. Students will undertake a thorough critique of the theory and practice of governance across these areas. Through a range of learning activities, students will examine competing frameworks for governance and alternative possibilities for analysis and action in the work of development and governance agencies associated with migration and border control.

On completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. Understand key concepts and diverse factors influencing development-related migration flows and associated regulatory and humanitarian interventions;
2. Critically analyse and evaluate policy proposals, regulatory frameworks, institutional apparatus and normative arguments in relation to the governance of migration;
3. Identify and connect with global networks of government agencies, inter-governmental institutions, policy think-tanks, research centres, NGOs, advocacy and activist organizations related to migration and development;
4. Recognise the ways in which diverse theoretical perspectives lead to alternative and competing possibilities for analysis and action in the work of development and other agencies associated with migration;
5. Prepare critically informed oral and written work appropriate for studies at postgraduate level and appropriate for professional engagement in the development sector;

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

This unit takes staff and students to Shanghai. Students will receive lectures from Monash staff and engage in observational study of China's biggest city. Shanghai is the economic capital of China and the site where western modernity first made landfall in the 1850s. Since that time it has evolved under a complex mix of domestic and international influences. Since 1992 it has been promoted as China's global city and has used arts and culture, and later the cultural creative industries as an essential part of this ambition. This unit allows students to experience this dynamic city first hand, guided by Monash staff who have researched and lived in the city. Students will be given local context, information and a research overview by Monash staff who will also supervise small study excursions of the city.

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

1. Have an introductory understanding of the historical development of cultural economy in Shanghai.
2. Have an appreciation of the specific and practical challenges and opportunities facing those working the cultural industries and cultural clusters in Shanghai.
3. Have a high degree of intercultural competence and effectively engage with students and staff from different cultures and places.
4. Be able to write and communicate effectively and in analytical depth.
5. Show an ability to operate independently and responsibly in a different cultural context.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

International relations

This unit examines the relationship between cultural production and consumption and new agendas for sustainable economic and social development developed by UNESCO, the World Bank and other international agencies. By cultural economy we include the broad range of cultural/creative industries, arts and traditional cultural practices and products, handicraft and forms of manufacture. We explicitly situate these as economic practices embedded in wider social and cultural contexts. Through our interdisciplinary and practice-based approach, we examine how cultural economies might be used to provide employment, strengthen identity and resilience and point to more sustainable, less volatile and dependent growth for developing countries. Through lectures, case studies and workshops, students are encouraged to bring their own experiences to bear on this emerging field of development.

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

1. Have a broad overview of contemporary issues in cultural economy and development
2. Have an appreciation of the specific and practical challenges and opportunities for cultural economies in developing countries
3. Apply independent research skills to a range of problems in the field of culture and sustainable development
4. Be able to write and communicate effectively and in analytical depth
5. Have a high degree of intercultural competence and effectively engage with the culture and development agenda in different parts of the world
6. Be able to effectively utilise academic concepts to identify and investigate concrete challenges and issues in cultural development

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Cultural and creative industries

International development practice

International relations

International sustainable tourism management

This unit examines the complex notion of 'the creative city' through a combination of conceptual, case study workshop and local fieldwork. The unit examines the discourse of 'creative city' in academic and policy-oriented literature as a form of urban governance, city branding, urban regeneration and community-based arts and cultural interventions. It will use key case studies to link these discourses to concrete situations, requiring the students to bring their own experiences and take an active stance towards the aspirations and problematics embedded within these cases. There will be small limited fieldwork (normally within Melbourne) in order that students can lead and participate in workshop sessions.

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

1. Have a broad overview of contemporary issues involved in discourses and practices around the creative city.
2. Have an appreciation of the specific and practical challenges and opportunities involved in the different dimensions of 'creative city' initiatives.
3. Apply independent research skills to a range of problems in the field of creative cities
4. Be able to write and communicate effectively and in analytical depth
5. Be able to effectively utilise academic concepts to identify and investigate concrete challenges and issues in creative city initiatives

There will be observational fieldwork within Melbourne, mainly the CBD. This would involve 8 hours maximum

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

This unit examines Australia's past, present and future relations with Asia with seminars delivered at Monash's Melbourne and Malaysia Campuses. It traverses a broad terrain, investigating cross-cultural contact at political, diplomatic, economic, trade, tourism and media levels, as well as at the cultural and personal levels. Specific focus is given to the relationship with the rising economic powers of China, India and Southeast Asian nations, including Malaysia and Indonesia.

The unit places contemporary events within their broader historical contexts, to identify enduring themes that have and continue to influence Australian-Asian relations. It also considers future developments as Australia's economy further integrates with the region via trade and the nation negotiates the 'Asian Century'. As a case study, it examines in detail Australia's historical and contemporary relationship with Malaysia; and how Australia relates to the wider Asian region.

The unit is offered in intensive mode initially with a series of pre-departure seminars offered at the Caulfield campus, before students undertake a series of seminars at Monash Malaysia Through these seminars, students will gain an in-depth awareness of the complex social, cultural and political contexts of Asia, and how Australia fits into the regional framework.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the breadth and complexity of Australia's contacts with Asia at diplomatic, economic, social and cultural levels.
2. Exhibit an understanding of the ways in which past encounters, discourses and policies affect Australia's contemporary cross-cultural and international relations with Malaysia and the region, and have attained an understanding of the impacts of representation and discourse in shaping international relations.
3. Have developed the capacity to reflect on the implications between personal attitudes and views and broader patterns of culture and discourse.
4. Have developed skills in constructing evidence-based arguments using a variety of primary and secondary sources, and demonstrated an ability to reflect critically on what they have learnt;
5. Have developed skills in written and oral presentation and communication.
6. Have developed a capacity to undertake location-based fieldwork, enhancing personal resilience and the capacity to work cooperatively in teams, and conduct independent research.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 150 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

• Additional requirements
• Field trip

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International development practice

International relations

Tourism

In the 21st century, media connects people across time and space, enabling mobility, migration and cultural interaction, while also challenging traditional understandings of how connections between people are maintained based in geographical proximity and cultural identity.

As students in a Masters degree in Communications and Media, you are at once part of this media saturated world, but also will be learning through this degree how to analyse, critique and challenge assumptions about the place of media in a complex, globalised world and to communicate these understandings in various forms (written, oral, multimedia).

The unit will follow from the 6 point foundation unit APG5060 Advanced academic skills, continuing your development of research and inquiry skills and deepening your understanding of the issues of mobility and migration from a media perspective.

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

1. discuss and critique perspectives about the place of media in enabling and navigating mobility, migration, diaspora, and the experience of international study;
2. read and analyse scholarly publications in media and communications;
3. reflect upon and communicate the experience of student mobility, migration and media use in different forms.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Journalism

The unit explores the production, consumption and distribution of contemporary art from sociological and historical perspectives. By 'art worlds' we understand the complex relationship between artists, institutions, markets and related skills and services. This unit will explore these relationships in detail using local and international case studies. Students will gain an understanding of the changing values and practices of contemporary art, including new artistic practices in urban spaces, the changing practices of museums (blockbusters, experience-based curation), the globalization of the contemporary art market and the investment by cities in contemporary art as part of global branding strategies.

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

1. Understand the relationship between the production of contemporary art, markets, galleries and museums;
2. Understand the social, economic and cultural contexts of contemporary art distribution and consumption;
3. Critically analyse the different values brought to bear by public, private and not-for-profit sectors;
4. Present research and ideas orally in a seminar environment;
5. Employ high level independent research skills.

Students will be required to attend a 1-3 day field trip to a gallery or network of galleries. This may be undertaken in Melbourne but may involve travel to interstate institutions, such as the MONA gallery in Hobart.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + Field trip of one to three days

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This unit aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the security and development challenges facing conflict-affected environments and how those challenges can be addressed. The unit begins by considering some of the causes of conflict, and ways in which conflict can be prevented, managed and resolved, paying particular attention to the security-development nexus and the concept of human security. The substance of the unit considers the challenges facing countries in the immediate aftermath of conflict, and how to rebuild security and pave the way for longer-term development. This includes looking at the activities and actors engaged in peace-building and critically assessing the impact of their engagement. The security needs of women, children and marginalized groups are attended to, alongside ways in which peace-building efforts can be more inclusive.

Unit also aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the broader international security risks and development challenges posed by conflict-vulnerable and conflict-affected environments, to include environmental degradation; large-scale population movements; transnational organized crime, including the trafficking of people, weapons and drugs; piracy; and terrorism. The unit will consider the ways in which these challenges - and the way they are understood and responded to - impact conflict-vulnerable and conflict-affected environments as well as broader international peace and security.

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

1. identify and explain the security and development challenges facing conflict-affected environments, and how they can be addressed;
2. recognise and discuss the core activities and actors engaged in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery and longer-term post-conflict development;
3. analyse some of the causes of armed conflict and ways in which conflict can be prevented, managed and resolved;
4. critically evaluate peace-building policy, practice, concepts and theories;
5. critically appraise the international security risks and development challenges posed by conflict-vulnerable and conflict-affected environments;
6. effectively present complex ideas about conflict, security and development.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

Matters of the human body are central to many issues discussed in bioethics, and, although mainstream bioethics has largely ignored questions of embodiment, they have become central to recent approaches. This course examines the significant impact that bodily characteristics such as gender, race, age and ability have in bioethics and healthcare. It begins with philosophical exploration of ways of understanding the human body and moral personhood, then extends into topics such as: pregnancy and moral agency; race, genomics and personalized medicine; ageing, technology and care; disability and selective reproductive technologies; health, illness and human enhancement.

1. In-depth familiarity with recent developments in bioethics research;
2. An understanding of the central role of the human body for ethics in healthcare;
3. The ability to provide rigorous, in-depth analysis of bioethical issues, including applying theoretical frameworks to practical problems;
4. The ability to develop and articulate one's own position regarding bioethical issues;
5. High level skills in both written and oral expression;
6. High level research skills.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

This unit provides broad coverage of public health ethics, which has been one of the fastest growing subdisciplines of bioethics during the 21st century. Following philosophical analysis of the concept and goals of public health, it examines ethical issues associated with health promotion, obesity, tobacco, vaccination policy, pandemics and other public health emergencies, global justice and access to medicines, social determinants of health, public health research and surveillance, and 'nudge' interventions.

1. To obtain familiarity with ethical issues arising in public health practice and policy making;
2. To understand the ethical frameworks and principles specific to public health practice and policy making;
3. To be able to use public health ethics frameworks and principles to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular dilemmas in public health practice and policy making;
4. To be able to critically engage with the public health ethics literature and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

In this intensive, two-week unit, students synthesize and apply the knowledge acquired throughout the MIR the disciplinary perspectives, theories, and methods to big policy ideas in international relations. Students integrate and build upon what they have learned in degree while demonstrating intellectual creativity in analysing policy problems. The unit is led by a visiting international expert and the content of the unit will change based on the expert's area of interest, but may include terrorism, global governance, democratization, environmental security, trade, and other topics in international relations. The goal of the unit is to allow students to bring together the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the MIR into a contemporary policy project.

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

1. analyse and critique the application of theory to policy in international relations;
2. critically evaluate policy reports and articles;
3. craft sound policy recommendations for real-world international relations issues;
4. demonstrate professional teamwork skills;
5. communicate, orally and in writing, about key international relations topics in a professional, policy-relevant manner.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International relations

The global human rights regime, the principles, norms, and rules designed to protect all individuals regardless of their place and position, is a contemporary creation. The unit will investigate the philosophical origins of both the concept of universal human rights as well as the efforts to enshrine and protect these rights through the 20th and 21st centuries. Focus will be on exploring the tension between this universalist principle and the role of states as both protectors and violators of human rights, the role of international organisations as well as legal mechanisms championing human rights, as well as critical voices who question the utility and purpose of the global human rights regime.

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

1. critically engage in key debates framing global politics and international relations;
2. work in and adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments;
3. display intricate knowledge of a variety of value and ethical systems, and conduct themselves professionally in all working environments;
4. be innovators in their chosen field;
5. apply the highest standard of analytical and critical skills;
6. design and manage large and focussed research projects;
7. communicate succinctly, directly, and highly effectively.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

International relations

This intensive, two-week unit takes place in a prominent city important to international peace and security, such as Brussels, Tokyo, Vienna, London, or Washington DC. Students will experience the diverse array of perspectives on the global governance of peace and security, visiting a range of institutions, which may include prominent think tanks, non-governmental organisations, embassies, defence institutes, and government agencies. Students will engage with internationally known experts on a variety of peace and security topics, which may include nuclear politics, trade wars, environmental security, humanitarian intervention, terrorism and more. The goal of the unit is to enable students to confront, digest and critique the many viewpoints on peace and security issues essential to global governance today, as well as understand the interconnected nature of these critical topics.

upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. identify and understand a wide variety of perspectives on key peace and security issues important to global governance;
2. comprehend and appraise the ways in which domestic politics influences countries' peace and security policies;
3. analyse and critique the interconnected nature of key peace and security topics;
4. critically evaluate policy reports and articles;
5. communicate, orally and in writing, about key peace and security topics in a professional, policy-relevant manner.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International relations

The unit serves as an introduction to all of the various forms of research, writing and production, which are honed and developed in later units. Working in all media - digital, print, video and audio - students learn the fundamentals of what journalism is, what news is, how to find and research stories and how to write and present them. Students are also introduced to multi-skilling, including self-editing, headline writing and photography. Students develop a number of stories working independently and in groups and are encouraged to get their stories published.

Upon successful completion of the unit, students should be able to work in all media to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to identify and research a news story and conduct interviews.
2. Demonstrate an ability to write in a clear, concise, factual way using news and feature conventions.
3. Take appropriate photographs and caption them to complement a story.
4. Identify key ethical and legal obligations associated with reporting.
5. Work independently and in groups to produce news reports.
6. Demonstrate an ability to set and meet deadlines, and report under pressure.
7. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international people and events relevant to current issues and media issues related to lifestyle journalism.
8. Demonstrate an ability to write under pressure.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

Colab M is a partnership between Monash University and WhyDev.org. It fills the gap between post-graduate study and professional employment in the development, aid, and humanitarian sector. Through an innovative online platform, students are paired with an experienced practitioner drawn from anywhere in the world, and are expected to build a professional one-on-one mentorship relationship. The mentor will guide the student in key areas of development practice. The unit aims to develop the skills and knowledge that students need in development and humanitarian work. Coursework consists of interactive online modules, and face-to-face workshops with activities and exercises geared towards professional development and key themes related to international development practice. The program aims to facilitate a community of practice in the development sector, with a continuous mentoring loop, whereby former mentees eventually go on to become mentors for the next generation.

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

1. develop the ability to build and sustain professional relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and accountability;
2. identify the skills, tools and knowledge needed to pursue their career of choice, including discovering and examining tacit knowledge essential for development, aid and humanitarian practitioners.
3. create a professional development and career plan by setting informed goals, identifying action steps and reflecting on feedback;
4. demonstrate the ability to ask for and receive constructive feedback including on strengths and opportunities for development and growth;
5. cultivate strong communication, interpersonal and reflexive skills.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Governance and security

International development practice

International diplomacy and trade

International relations

Political violence and counter-terrorism

International development and environment

The unit provides a detailed exploration of the production practices, resources, technologies and genres of Video Journalism, including broadcast and online modes. It develops the key performance practices of voice presentation and interviews, image and sound recording, editing and post-production. It critically considers the implications for journalists of different modes of audience engagement and editorial positioning, and covers news, current affairs, live reporting, online video journalism and feature/documentary video genres.

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

1. demonstrate an ability to identify and research a story, conduct interviews and gather appropriate research and actuality material in the audiovisual media;
2. demonstrate an ability to report in a clear, concise, accurate and engaging way using a variety of audiovisual elements and narrative conventions in a video environment;
3. identify, observe key ethical and legal obligations associated with video journalism, and reflect critically on their own and others' performance in this regard;
4. work independently and collaboratively in learning and production processes to produce video journalism;
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 along with a critical awareness of the capacities, limitations and socio-professional implications of journalistic practices in audiovisual media.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Journalism

This unit adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of disasters and humanitarian crises, including prevention, mitigation, response and recovery. This approach bridges the "domestic and international", "disasters and humanitarian crises", "disasters and development", and "health and non-health" perspectives.

Global and regional perspectives are considered to explore the terminology, classification, epidemiology, natural history and global trends of disasters and humanitarian crises. Students interpret international standards and guidelines and evaluate the way in which these inform policy, practice, education and research opportunities for disaster and humanitarian crises professionals. The broad and critical conceptual and practical understanding of disasters and humanitarian crises that students develop in this unit prepares them for a professional role in disaster and humanitarian crisis management.

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

1. identify and explain the terminology, classification, epidemiology, natural history, context and trends of disasters and humanitarian crises from the global and students' regional perspectives;
2. evaluate international humanitarian crisis and disaster preparedness and management systems;
3. interpret international standards and guidelines for assessment, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating disaster and humanitarian crises interventions;
4. assess how responses to disasters and humanitarian crises can effectively meet the needs of different demographic groups;
5. recognise and employ the personal and professional competencies expected of disaster and humanitarian professionals;
6. prepare, as a professional, for disaster and humanitarian crisis prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

This unit provides students with advanced skills in the design of research projects in the humanities and social sciences. The unit explores the core issues involved in conducting humanities and social science research and examines a variety of research methodologies and methods. Its focus on the process of research design allows students to develop skills in writing detailed research proposals for their own research topics.

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

1. critically evaluate research design principles, data collection and data analysis techniques in existing research in the humanities and social sciences;
2. identify and select a range of research methodologies and methods for a specific discipline, issue or topic;
3. identify and apply ethical principles in research practice;
4. initiate and design an original research project.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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The media is one of the most important components of any political society. In a liberal democracy like Australia, its role and function have profound implications for the conduct of politics, the nature of democracy and public policy outcomes. In this unit, the relationship between the media, politics and public policy is studied from three broad perspectives. First, the politics of the media is investigated from the perspective of liberal democratic theory in order to understand the role of news media on the policy debate. Second, the political economy of the media is investigated. Particular emphasis is on the structure and operation of media organisations and journalists and how political news is covered. Third, the unit undertakes a study of the relationship between the media and political actors. Particular emphasis is on the use of public relations and 'spin doctors' in managing the media as well as the utilisation of political advertising and strategic political communication by governments and political agents.

Upon successful completion of the unit students should have:

1. the ability to identify the relationship between the liberal democratic tradition and the mass media, and the assumptions (and tensions) that underpins this relationship;
2. the ability to critically analyse the relationship between political institutions and the media;
3. the ability to critically assess the impact of new technologies on the media and the opportunities and constraints this presents for government and public policy;
4. the ability to critically analyse the use and impact of media professionals on the policy debate;
5. the understanding of the legal and regulatory framework of the Australian media industry.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International relations

The unit focuses on the key institutions of Australian government including the federal constitution and comparisons with a state constitution, the operation of the parliament, the formation and operation of an executive government under the auspices of the Westminster model, and the incidence of power sharing between national and state government. The unit seeks to investigate the capacity of Australian governance to deliver national policy in a federated system.

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

1. foster an advanced critical understanding of contemporary Australian politics;
2. foster a critical understanding of the Australian system of national governance, including the role played by state government;
3. foster an understanding of the Australian federal system;
4. examine the nature of Australian policy debate, particularly with respect to the role of the state in society and economy;
5. foster a critical understanding of the key governing institutions in Australia including the Executive, the Parliament, the Public Service and the High Court.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International relations

Digital journalism is fast evolving as technology changes in newsrooms worldwide. The modern journalist must develop a range of skills in this digital era of journalism, including writing with speed, editing, headline writing, caption writing, social media monitoring and breaking news via social media platforms, live writing and tweeting during event coverage via live blogs, and producing digital stories, using Adobe products and other custom-built products. The digital journalist also aims to produce visually appealing content that features multimedia assets, including video, photographs, social media posts and educational interactives. The multimedia products are aimed to maximise reader engagement.

Digital journalism is a broad area, in which reporters develop areas of expertise, including breaking news, police news, general digital reporting, multimedia, video or digital production. Reporting and production skills are required across the 24/7news cycle.

This unit also features industry engagement and in-house internship opportunities (mojo digital magazine) working with highly experienced Monash staff.

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

1. have a deep conceptual overview of functionality of digital journalism, both in reporting and production;
2. understand the range of digital resources available for journalism research;
3. understand the key usability factors that determine good digital design, production and presentation;
4. be able to research and report for digital journalism and to locate their output within the context of an evolving global medium;
5. be able to produce a digital story using text, sound and images;
6. be able to produce a news package using Adobe products.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

This is a research project unit designed for students who are focused on developing a career in international tourism marketing. The centerpiece of this research intensive unit is the study tour to ITB Berlin, the world's largest tourism conference and marketing trade fair, held annually in Germany.

Three pre-departure classes in Melbourne are supported by a pre-conference half day research workshop in Berlin and a bespoke seminar series program of industry speakers with whom the Graduate Tourism Program has existing links. These include the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and UNESCO.

Over the week spent at ITB, students have a unique opportunity to attend international marketing case study seminars designed especially for this Monash program, interact with and hear from key representatives of the global tourism industry and undertake project focused primary research relevant to the development of international tourism markets.

Learning in this global context combines with theoretical approaches to give context to student-led research projects which are designed and undertaken in Berlin.

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

1. critically assess the opportunities and challenges facing international tourism marketing and product development, particularly in the context of developing tourism economies;
2. demonstrate effective skills in research design, methods, analysis and project management;
3. collaborate constructively with fellow students in designing and undertaking a substantial research project in an international professional context;
4. produce written work and oral presentations to deadline, making effective use of the conventions of scholarly presentation, including citations and bibliography where required;
5. develop confidence in approaching and working with individuals and organisations in a professional international setting.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

The unit approaches video as a specific language that researchers can acquire and apply to their own disciplines, addressing it as a research methodology and particular mode of critical thinking. It will provide training in basic video techniques through a series of in-class exercises enabling researchers to use a video camera and record sound with some degree of confidence. Students will be introduced to basic principles of digital video editing. The emphasis will be upon the use of video to create knowledge significantly different from that of written texts, rather than merely gathering visual records. Students will also be given the opportunity to critically reflect on their work and video as a medium more broadly. The course assumes no prior knowledge of video-making but can also accommodate students who have professional experience.

Upon successful completion of the unit students will have:

1. basic skills in using a video camera, including in recording sound and voice-over;
2. an understanding of basic documentary filmmaking strategies;
3. a recognition of the diverse ways in which the moving image fundamentally differs from written texts;
4. the confidence to create a documentary video work as an integral part of their disciplinary methodology and research interests.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

Journalism

Monitoring and evaluation is a key competency in international development practice, and has a wide range of applications in other cross-disciplinary sectors including public administration, the corporate sector and project management in the not-for-profit sector. Topics of study will include the history and nature of monitoring and evaluation, identifying standards and ethics of practice, examining key concepts, identifying and learning how to use key methods and tools, reporting, and understanding impact evaluation.

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

1. understand the processes involved in monitoring and evaluation;
2. apply a range of tools, processes and practices commonly used to monitor and evaluate various projects and programs;
3. understand sound ethical principles that underpin monitoring and evaluation;
4. develop written and verbal skills to effectively communicate the results of the processes above.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

What does it take to get a job in journalism in Asia - and why is Hong Kong so vital to the global news industry? In this unit, students will travel to the Asian media capital to explore why this world city is the big draw for news companies from around the globe.

The program begins online in June, when students delve into the organisation, culture and publications of Asian and international media outlets operating in Hong Kong. To follow, students attend an intensive workshop at Monash University (Caulfield) to deepen their understanding of the diversity and interconnectivity of Hong Kong's news media and consolidate their skills in feature writing.

Then, over seven days in July, students travel to Hong Kong and the harbour-front news hub of Wan Chai to visit some of the world's most prestigious publishers and agencies. At each site, students will attend press conferences with media practitioners to discuss news culture and practice in Hong Kong. How is journalism practiced here? What are the differences between Asian and international news outlets in coverage of local, regional and global political and economic developments? What journalistic models thrive amid the sweep of technological, industrial and social changes affecting Asia and the broader news industry? Why have global companies such as CNN, Time, BBC International and Bloomberg made Hong Kong their 'home away from home'? And how might this city offer journalists a unique window onto the global influence of China?

Students will draw from scholarly and popular literature, their immersive field-school experience and press conference interviews to complete their own media feature article on a key issue relating to news practice, culture and/or coverage in Hong Kong.

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

1. demonstrate a sound understanding of the organisation and culture of Asian and international news outlets operating in Hong Kong;
2. demonstrate an advanced understanding of the concept of global journalism, and how the Hong Kong news hub transgresses and transcends the traditional domestic v. foreign news dichotomy;
3. demonstrate an ability to identify and research a media feature story and conduct primary interviews on location;
4. demonstrate an ability to write in a clear, concise, factual way using featureconventions;
5. take appropriate photographs and caption them to complement a story;
6. collaborate constructively with fellow students in learning and discussion processes, including online forums;
7. produce written work and oral presentations to deadline, making effective use of the conventions of scholarly presentation;
8. have confidence in approaching and working with individuals and organisations in news media industries.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

International relations

Journalism

The unit provides a broad overview of the discipline of bioethics. Following an introduction to ethical theory and bioethical analysis, it covers traditional topics in bioethics and contemporary/emerging issues of bioethical debate--including doctor-patient relationships, ethical issues at the beginning and end of life, research ethics, ethical issues surrounding new (e.g., genetic) technologies, justice and the distribution of medical resources, and public health ethics.

1. To obtain familiarity with the broad range of ethical issues arising in healthcare and biomedical science and technology;
2. To understand the ethical frameworks and principles relevant to bioethics;
3. To be able to use ethical principles and reasoning to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular ethical dilemmas in bioethics;
4. To be able to critically engage with the bioethical literature and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

• The unit is taught intensively.

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Translational research

The unit examines the process of economic development and its effects on prosperity, poverty and sustainability. The unit begins by studying the sources of prosperity via economic growth in the modern era, with particular reference to the Great Divergence in incomes that started during the 1800s. Second, the unit asks why some economic systems have prospered, whilst others have declined by turning its attention to disparate experiences of world-wide economic growth such as poverty and starvation. Finally we study the effects and prospects for future economic development in the context of environmental sustainability and climate change.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have developed:

1. An understanding of economic analysis as a key tool in explaining and understanding the disparate levels of wealth observed in the modern world
2. Knowledge of the key components of Economics thinking
3. The ability to use this analysis to identify the underlying causes of economic prosperity, poverty and environmental degradation in the modern global economy
4. Skills in critical analysis of policies aimed at alleviating global poverty such as the Millennium Development Goals, especially as they relate to sub-Saharan Africa
5. Skills in the critical assessment of academic contributions to issues of economic development and growth

Within semester assessment: 50% + Exam: 50%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Environment and governance

International development practice

International development and environment

International relations

The unit provides a broad introduction to ecology and environmental management at the interface between science and policy. It is suitable for those looking to understand how policy works in practice to best further their professional careers. No prior ecological experience is required. Through Australian and international case studies, the unit will introduce the challenges in translating ecological knowledge into effective policy tools.

Upon successful completion of the unit, students will have gained the ability to:

1. explain key concepts in landscape ecology, including resilience and connectivity;
2. apply these concepts in real-world environmental contexts;
3. understand the role of expertise in shaping policy design and implementation;
4. critically evaluate the interaction between governance approaches and their realisation in practice in terms of sustainability outcomes.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + Field trip

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Environment and governance

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.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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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 alongside 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

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

1. understand their own creative process that will assist them in progressing with their HDR thesis which in the Creative Writing discipline comprises a creative and critical component;
2. extend and expand their reading skills through critiquing the creative process of established writers;
3. develop, refine and sophisticate their writing skills through experimentation;
4. develop as 'informed' writers and readers by gaining in-depth knowledge into the theories of creative writing;
5. develop research skills in the Discipline that will enhance scholarship;
6. understand the working of the publishing industry.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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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.

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.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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The 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, paradigms and issues in IPE in the contemporary literature.

The unit covers four main areas:

1. theoretical approaches to the global political economy;
2. major developments in 20th and 21st-century IPE;
3. case studies from North America, Europe, Australia and the Global South; and
4. current issues facing the global political economy.

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

1. explain the principal themes and theories in international political economy;
2. discuss the major developments in the international political economy since World War II, with emphasis upon the impact of economic interdependence and globalization;
3. evaluate the differing strategies of developing and developed countries in integrating with a global political economy characterised by globalization;
4. analyse the key issues facing the global economy.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International diplomacy and trade

International relations

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.

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
   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.
4. To develop a sophisticated understanding of conceptual debates over politically motivated violence, especially how these debates have been shaped by divergent theories of globalisation.
5. To develop a high level understanding of the moral ambiguities surrounding political violence, and how these ambiguities complicate measures to counter or control violence.

Within semester assessment: 50% + Exam: 50%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International relations

Political violence and counter-terrorism

The unit provides a critical understanding of the politics, which informs the conceptualisation of security and securitisation within the field of International Relations. Central to the debates around security are issues of power, language, discourse and subjectivity; who/what is to be 'secured', by what means? The unit covers a broad range of topics around traditional realist and critical conceptualisations of security, with particular focus on the Copenhagen and Aberystwyth Schools, Postcolonial and Feminist Security Studies. The conceptual understandings of security and the articulation of 'threats' will be further applied to specific case studies for a deeper engagement.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have:

1. An ability to critically engage in key debates framing global politics and international relations around the issue of 'security'.
2. An ability to work in and adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments
3. An ability to display intricate knowledge of a variety of value and ethical systems, and conduct themselves professionally in all working environments
4. An ability to be innovators in their chosen field
5. An ability to apply the highest standard of analytical and critical skills
6. An ability to design and manage large and focused research projects
7. An ability to communicate succinctly, directly, and highly effectively

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Governance and security

International relations

The unit will explore modern political governance; the modes of authority, control, and participation within and amongst states. The focus of this unit is on dominant modes of governance, with a particular emphasis on processes of democracy and democratisation. In exploration of this, the unit will explore the development of formal participatory democracy, particularly liberal democracy, as a global norm through the 20th century before examining the pressures for and against democratic development across the world. From a focus on various forms of established liberal democracy (presidential and parliamentary systems), this unit will move to detailed case studies of the Middle East, Latin America, and South-East Asia to investigate efforts at formalising political participation, the persistence of informal modes of participation, and the perseverance of autocratic and authoritarian rule.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have:

1. An ability to critically engage in key debates framing global politics and international relations
2. An ability to work in and adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments
3. An ability to display intricate knowledge of a variety of value and ethical systems, and conduct themselves professionally in all working environments
4. An ability to be innovators in their chosen field
5. An ability to apply the highest standard of analytical and critical skills
6. An ability to design and manage large and focused research projects
7. An ability to communicate succinctly, directly, and highly effectively

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Governance and security

International development practice

International relations

Learn about the various approaches to research in applied linguistics. You will explore different data collection procedures, including interviewing, participant observation and questionnaire surveys. You will also investigate data description, analysis, interpretation, quantitative and qualitative research and ethical concerns relating to linguistic research.

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

1. demonstrate knowledge of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in applied study of language (with a particular focus on English)
2. articulate research questions for the purpose of developing a thesis or project
3. plan the elements of a thesis or research project, including literature review, methodology and data analysis
4. identify major types of data collection, and issues associated with analysis and interpretation of data
5. address ethical concerns in relation to language research.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

The course will address key concepts, theoretical models, accepted approaches and contested frameworks and theories in the rapidly changing field of second language acquisition. Topics covered include models and theories of second language acquisition, first and second language acquisition, error analysis and interlanguage, interlanguage pragmatics, input and interaction, learner strategies, learning styles, cognitive processes, second language identity, learners' rights and methods in SLA research.

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

1. summarize key theoretical debates in relation to second language acquisition, and evaluate relevant empirical evidence;
2. compare the work of competing theorists, and recognise their role in the development of SLA theory;
3. reflect on their own language learning experience and classroom practice in the light of theoretical and empirical studies;
4. evaluate major methodological approaches to the study of second language acquisition;
5. conduct a major research project on an area of second language acquisition.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Explore the varieties of English around the world. You will study descriptive surveys of the main national standard Englishes, as well as a selection of the distinctive regional, ethnic and social varieties. Specific topics in this unit include: historical and cultural background and the current sociolinguistic situation of the respective regions; special focus on the non-standard varieties of Australasia and the Pacific; global tendencies in phonological and grammatical variation; notion of Standard English, attitudes to local varieties of English and the problem of standards.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Describe the distinguishing linguistic features and historical development of a range of English varieties and the statuses and functions of these varieties in the various societies in which they are used,
2. Analyse the attitudes which users of English have adopted with respect to these varieties, and how this impacts on issues of status and function
3. Explore new situations involving language varieties (English or other) in these terms
4. Understand and apply the practical upshots of these considerations in professional realms (education, language planning, etc.)

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

The unit will enable students to understand how international news stories are sourced, gathered and distributed around the world. The unit explores the changing nature of the media ecosystem, from staff foreign correspondents working for international news organisations to local journalists and eyewitnesses. The content for this unit includes the history of the international news agencies, global news flows, transnational broadcasters, the role of the foreign correspondent, the evolution of the citizen journalist, and the big world news stories dominating the international news agenda. Students will use international news resources to research, study and write their own international media research report.

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

1. identify and explain how international news stories are selected, gathered and distributed;
2. compare the particular approaches to news gathering and publishing in different countries;
3. conceptualise how big global news stories contain inherent ethical dilemmas;
4. explore and analyse an international news issue;
5. design an international research project using media theories and methodologies;
6. evaluate and communicate the results of the media project through class (and online) presentation and by writing a media report.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

The journalism and media industries are currently undergoing rapid and profound changes due to technological innovation. These changes are affecting and challenging traditional journalistic business models, editorial content, newsgathering methods and audience access. New technology is leading to innovative and exciting ways to tell journalistic stories and report the news. But it is also creating challenges, including the rise of non-traditional media players, privacy concerns, and complex ethical and legal issues.

This unit is divided into two distinct sections: a research component and a journalism practice component. The research component will examine the broader implications of technological change in journalism and the media, including looking at advanced technology, shifting media power, and the ethical/legal challenges resulting from rapid change. The journalism practice component will give students an opportunity to produce new and innovative works of journalism using technology, apps and social media.

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

1. explain how shifts in technology are affecting local, national and international events relevant to current affairs, journalism, media and traditional power structures;
2. produce research work examining how technological changes are affecting and changing media industries;
3. gather and deliver real journalistic content using new technology, including mobile reporting, social media, interviewing, video, photography;
4. analyse the key ethical and legal issues and obligations associated with gathering and delivering content using new technology;
5. work independently and as part of a team to produce content to tight deadlines;
6. convey information in a clear, concise, factual and objective way using journalism and news conventions.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

This unit introduces students to the structure of the tourism industry from a global perspective. The key questions of: what types of tourists exist, who are the key players driving development and what are the basic economic principles of demand, supply and yield management that underpin its existence are addressed. Students are then presented with an overview of basic international service marketing concepts within a marketing planning framework. Topics include marketing research and analysis, the marketing mix, segmentation, target marketing, marketing strategy, communication methods, advertising, public relations and publicity.

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. An understanding of the structure and operation of the tourism industry globally, and within Australia
2. The ability to undertake a critical analysis of tourism marketing strategies employed by countries, regions and individual firms
3. An understanding the basic economic concepts associated with the tourism industry
4. An understanding of the concepts and theories of marketing as applied to the tourism industry
5. An understanding of the basic techniques and tools of marketing management as applied to the tourism industry
6. Developed their research and presentation skills on tourism related subjects.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

This contemporary unit is designed to focus on key issues arising in the global tourism industry such as the rapid growth of the industry in emerging economies, poverty alleviation and development through tourism and the growth of "new tourism" and independent travel. The unit is presented via a number of key industry seminars and a proposed field work study tour to an emerging tourism region such as Fiji (South Pacific), Vietnam (S.E Asia) or Estonia (Eastern Europe). (The selected study tour destination will be nominated at the start of semester and may vary from year to year)

On successful completion of this unit, students will have gained:

1. an understanding of key problems and issues in the current and future development of the global tourism industry;
2. a developed capacity to undertake original research on an area of their particular interest;
3. enhanced written and oral communication skills suitable for progress in the tourism profession;
4. an understanding of key issues facing the future development of the industry in emerging economies;
5. an understanding of the challenges facing tourism development in emerging tourism economies/regions.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + Field trip

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International development practice

International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

This unit aims to provide students with a basic understanding of ethical theory, as a foundation for their studies in bioethics. The unit outlines several key perspectives in normative ethics, including Kantian ethics, Utilitarianism, and Virtue Ethics, and examines several key problems for each of these approaches. The unit also considers certain issues in meta-ethics, such as the question of whether moral judgements must be relative to individuals or cultures or whether they can be objective, and the implications of research in social and moral psychology for accounts of moral motivation.

This unit has been designed to enable you to:

• bring a solid theoretical framework to the analysis and evaluation of issues in bioethics;
• recognise, analyse, and evaluate ethical arguments;
• think critically about assumptions underlying debates in bioethics and applied ethics;
• see that certain issues in ethical theory are of intrinsic interest and value.
• develop a sufficient understanding of long-standing debates about the nature of ethics to provide a basis for forming your own views on these issues.

Within semester assessment: 70% + Exam: 30%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/apg4393-apg5393-ethics/

This unit examines a variety of ethical issues concerning the beginning and end of life, such as the morality of abortion, infanticide, and causing death. The unit also deals with the ethical problems raised by new reproductive research and biomedical technologies, such as embryo experimentation, cloning, genetic counselling, genetic therapy and genetic engineering. There will be discussion of a range of philosophical problems central to these issues, including the sanctity of life doctrine, notions of potentiality, the nature of personhood, the acts/omissions distinction, and the definition of death.

This unit has been designed to enable you to:

• uncover a variety of important ethical and philosophical questions underlying discussions of issues regarding the beginning and the end of life, and new reproductive and biomedical technologies;
• analyse these ethical and philosophical issues in detail, drawing on the different ethical theories discussed in APG4393/5393 Ethics;
• make informed judgements about the ethics of certain biomedical technologies and clinical practices, and the ethics of various decisions regarding the beginning and end of life

Within semester assessment: 75% + Exam: 25%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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For off-campus students: no timetabled contact hours although students are welcome to attend seminars for on-campus students when the unit is running in both modes.

Bioethics

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/apg4394-apg5394-questions-of-life-and-death/

The subject examines the history of communications and media from the genesis of the mass circulation press to the new media of the 21st century. It provides students with an appreciation of how communication and media are shaped by technological advances, decisions by policy-makers and broader social forces. It also provides students with an opportunity to consider how the media's coverage of important public debates and controversies has helped shape society. In the major research essay students will have the opportunity to investigate media coverage of a major historical issue or event.

Upon completion of this subject students should:

1. Have a broad overview of communications and media history.
2. Have an understanding of how technological advances, decisions by policy-makers, and broader forces have shaped that history.
3. Have an appreciation of how media coverage of watershed events and issues has influenced society.
4. Be able to conduct independent research.
5. Be able to write lucidly and with analytical depth. In addition, students taking APG5397 should be able to demonstrate additional conceptual ability in written work.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

International relations

Journalism

Over the past half-century, digital media technologies have wrought profound changes across all aspects of human society. This unit explores the nature of these changes by tracing their evolution, identifying key issues and debates associated with them, and considering their future trajectories.

Students will be introduced to key approaches to the study of new digital media technologies, with a particular focus on evolution and innovation in the ways in which new technological artifacts have come to play a central role in our lives.

Upon completion of the unit, students will have acquired:

1. an understanding of the historical and cultural circumstances that have produced our current relationship with digital technologies;
2. familiarity with key debates concerning the role of digital technology in contemporary society;
3. familiarity with current approaches to the study of new media technologies;
4. an understanding of the role of design in our relationship with technological devices.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

Tourism

This subject explores key issues arising from the rapid change, development and growth in international communications. It examines the impact of globalisation and shifts in production, distribution and consumption in international communications. Students will consider power and disadvantage; cultural flows and exchange; development communication; cross-cultural communication; international advertising and public relations; diasporic cultures; and legal and ethical issues in international communications. Examples will be drawn from many different countries, including case studies of communications and media in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Upon completing the unit, students should:

1. have a sound understanding of globalisation as it affects communications and media industries;
2. be able to analyse global media and the policies which affect them;
3. be aware of the potentials and problems of cross-cultural communication and of the major theories which have been developed to explain them;
4. understand changing modes of reception by global audiences, together with the implications of these processes for national and personal identity;
5. be aware of the major legal and ethical challenges thrown up by the globalisation of communications and media;
6. demonstrate an enhanced ability to conduct independent research.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

International relations

Journalism

This unit engages with the challenges facing the traditional media companies at a time when the mass-market and advertising business models that have long sustained them are under assault from new digital production and distribution technology that is fragmenting audiences and enabling smaller, more entrepreneurial organizations to compete against bureaucratic 'empires'. How do companies such as News Corporation, Channel Nine or Fairfax respond to the threats and opportunities posed by the new digital media businesses like Google, Apple iTunes and Facebook, and community activist projects such as Wikipedia that are leading and exploiting changes triggered by the digital revolution.

Upon completion of this unit students are expected to demonstrate an ability to;

1. Critically analyse the business models of a variety of traditional media companies and the challenges and opportunities posed by new digital media;
2. Assess government policy responses to issues arising from new digital technology, media convergence and fragmentation of audiences;
3. Understand key debates surrounding transformation of public media, such as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation;
4. Engage in discussion informed by current media research and theory about the changing media environment in Australia and internationally;
5. Conduct independent research in the field of communications and media;
6. Think critically and conceptually about contemporary media industries and how they relate with content producers and audiences. In addition, students taking APG5401 should be able to demonstrate additional conceptual ability in written work.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

This unit equips students with understanding of basic tools for environmental analysis and decision making for sustainability. It will look at a range of techniques for attributing value to the environment. These include environmental and social impact assessment, risk analysis, strategic and integrated assessment, life cycle analysis, state-of-environment reporting, modelling, auditing, monitoring and scenario building. Throughout, the dynamic interaction between scientists, policy makers and the broader community will be explored.

On successful completion of this unit at level 4 students will be able to demonstrate:

1. A capacity to describe and understand a variety of methods used to value the environment;
2. Understanding of the complexity of analysing and presenting data to form the basis of decisions about the environment;
3. Understanding and critical evaluation of the development and operation of the Environmental Impact Assessment process both nationally and internationally;
4. Skills in applying a range of techniques to real world situations.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Environment and governance

International sustainable tourism management

This unit explores social and institutional frameworks for environmental governance. It considers the role, structure and processes of government, market and civil society in relation to the environment and sustainability agenda. The emphasis is on exploring the nature of contemporary environmental governance, evaluating the assumptions on which it is based, and taking a critically informed view of its strengths and limitations. We will feature case studies e.g. waste management, climate change, water management, where multiple agencies and organisations work within a complex environmental system to implement a range of interesting and innovative approaches to environmental governance.

Students successfully completing this unit will be expected to demonstrate:

1. An appreciation of the theoretical understandings of the shift from government to governance in respect of the environment and sustainability.
2. An understanding of the role of government, markets and civil society in relation to the environment and sustainability.
3. Familiarity with the mechanisms of command-and-control regulation, the use of market mechanisms, citizen empowerment and community participation.
4. A critical awareness of the issues surrounding contemporary forms and styles of environmental governance.
5. Familiarity with the principles and practice of citizen advocacy.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Environment and governance

Corporate management for sustainable development is emerging as a core competency for business leaders. The ability to create value from, and mitigate risks associated with, sustainable development increasingly impacts markets, access to capital, company reputation and shareholder value. Managers who understand the need for a strategic approach to corporate sustainability management will perform across the 'triple bottom line' of environmental, social and financial performance to preserve value and create new business opportunities.

Upon completing this subject students will be able to demonstrate:

1. An understanding of leading-edge thinking and practice in the highly dynamic field of corporate sustainability management.
2. The ability to develop and communicate a business case for sustainability.
3. Familiarity with the conceptual frameworks and practical tools to apply sustainability in an organisational setting. Students will share in a participative and collaborative learning environment. Corporate case studies and business speakers will enhance the 'real-world' relevance of the subject material.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Corporate environmental and sustainability management

International development practice

International sustainable tourism management

As the sustainability agenda deepens, the public and private sectors face growing demands for accountability. This unit extends upon APG5433 and provides students with an overview of sustainability from an applied perspective, with a particular focus on effective measurement. Students examine i) how environmental and social performance interact with financial processes and measurement ii) steps, principles, tools and methodologies and their practical application when accounting for sustainability and its three capital stocks. This includes the how, what, when, where and why of measuring, monitoring, evaluating and reporting relevant sustainability related information.

Upon completing this Unit students will be able to demonstrate:

1)an understanding why effective measurement is critical in driving the sustainability agenda and support business cases,

2)develop measurement strategies and indicators,

3)select the most appropriate measurement tools for a given situation, and

4)critical insight into how leading organisations are measuring sustainability.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Corporate environmental and sustainability management

In today's globalised world, particularly in multicultural societies such as Australia, all professions require a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities created by cultural diverse workplace. 21st-century graduate students need to be equipped with a critical understanding of intercultural competence, as well as the skills and attitudes required in order to apply this understanding to their chosen field. This unit addresses current needs in the areas of intercultural communication by training professionals in cultural intelligence, thus providing them with a practical 'intercultural skill-set' relevant to their field of expertise.

This unit develops students' intercultural competence and provides participants with skills and attitudes to successfully manage multicultural teams in a variety of professional settings. The first module of the unit focusses on the different dimensions of culture and their impact on communication; the second analyses different patterns of communication involved in multicultural teamwork; the third discusses strategies to enhance the ability to connect with people across similarities, as well as to adapt and adjust across differences.

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

1. identify and critique culture frameworks and their impact in global workforce
2. evaluate how cultural differences shape discourse, attitudes and behaviours
3. discuss differences in forms of verbal and non-verbal communication
4. identify and adapt communication patterns and styles
5. develop personal cross-cultural competence for adjustment to culturally diverse settings

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Arts enrichment units

International relations

Journalism

Global interconnections, transnational flows, and fluid information require today's leaders to be equipped with specific skills hardly acquired through mere international experience. Traditionally, leadership effectiveness is grounded in embracing differences in order to transform challenges triggered by diversity in organisational strengths. More recently, global leadership has been defined as the process of influencing followers from multiple cultures to adopt a shared vision through structures and methods that facilitate positive change in a context characterized by significant levels of global complexity and connectivity.

While intercultural training is nowadays common in business environment, 21st-century graduates as future global leaders must be given opportunities to combine their experience of cultural diversity at home or abroad with targeted education. Addressing current needs of graduates in terms of intercultural competence, this unit focusses on cultural intelligence as the ability to connect with people across similarities, as well as to adapt and adjust across differences. Based on the CQ (Cultural Intelligence) framework, this unit will analyse the four key dimensions (i.e. drive, action, strategy, knowledge) that can be enhanced to perform efficiently and appropriately in intercultural environments.

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

1. identify and critique types of leadership in intercultural environment;
2. develop self-awareness and evaluate cultural bias;
3. discuss key capabilities to become more culturally intelligent;
4. estimate and evaluate strategies to enhance intercultural competence;
5. reframe their international experience in light of CQ dimensions.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Arts enrichment units

International relations

Journalism

This unit builds on core units APG5095 and APG5096 by introducing students to the day-to-day function of a working TV/radio studio. Students will learn the key skills required in broadcasting a program for TV and Radio including content production, studio equipment operation and presenting/interviewing skills. Students will critically consider the challenges of news and current affairs studio production. Students will also make use of a purpose-built newsroom for the learning of multimedia production techniques.

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

1. Competently produce television and radio content for broadcast online or on terrestrial devices;
2. Work independently in a team and individually to produce journalism programs;
3. Identify, observe key ethical and legal obligations associated with broadcast journalism and reflect critically on their own and others' performance in this regard;
4. Demonstrate an ability to set and meet deadlines, report and present under pressure;
5. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international people and events relevant to current and media issues;
6. Competently operate a range of technology for the production of video and audio programs.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Journalism

This field studies unit explores the concept of sustainable development in Asia and draws attention to the practical constraints and issues associated with translating the Sustainable Development Goals into regional policy and practice. Working across multiple development sectors and with a range of local partners, the unit provides students with the opportunity to apply inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural problem solving skills outside the classroom, while contributing to a local organisation, as detailed in point 3 below.

The unit is divided into four phases. Students will:

1. Attend pre-departure preparatory workshops in Melbourne. Topics covered include understanding the Sustainable Development Goals and their implementation, an overview of sustainable development issues in the host country, and an overview of cross-cultural norms, safety and logistical information.
2. Participate in a week long journey across a specific region/area in the host country where students will meet with a variety of groups to discuss sustainable development challenges. Themes include: post-conflict transitions, livelihood development, sustainable resource management, gender empowerment, disaster management, migration; climate change, ecotourism; urbanisation, disabilities, and sustainability education.
3. In the host-country, work in a small team to provide a service to a partner organisation addressing a specific organizational need over a two-week period. Examples of a service includes conducting a needs assessment, designing and writing monitoring and evaluation reports, event coordination, stakeholder research, conducting a gender analysis, designing training programs, writing project and grant proposals, or developing a communication and media strategy.
4. Attend a briefing workshop prior to leaving the country to share and reflect on their work.

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

1. identify, describe, and interpret the concept of sustainable development in the context of development practice;
2. demonstrate advanced understanding of the complex constraints, issues and opportunities associated with translating the Sustainable Development Goals into practice;
3. critique and integrate theoretical knowledge and frameworks acquired through their studies to practical situations;
4. apply practical skills including working in interdisciplinary teams and cross-cultural skills;
5. reflect upon skills required to work in the area of sustainable development and identify skills they wish to develop further and;
6. effectively present complex ideas about sustainable development practice.

Fieldwork in an overseas country

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Environment and governance

International development practice

This unit focuses on the rise of the digital economy and the impact is having on the tourism and events industries. Topics include: new media and consumer behaviour, social media digital marketing in tourism (such as Instagram and Facebook), virtual reality applications in the industry, new digital business models for small and medium sized enterprises and disruptive innovation, the rise of the sharing economy (such as Airbnb), artificial intelligence and robotics, sensors and internet-of-things. Data science and innovative research methodologies in tourism are studied including website data analytics, digital tracking and pattern recognition in 'big data' to assist market segmentation.

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

1. Analyse the impact of the digital economy on the tourism industry.
2. Discuss the contemporary scope of digital technologies and their applicability to the tourism industry.
3. Explain the implications of digital technologies on the tourism economy for different destinations, events and companies.
4. Evaluate the applicability of social media marketing techniques as used in the industry.
5. Utilise "big data" research techniques.
6. Undertake applied research in the field of digital technologies for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

Patterns of sustainable tourism product development and management and the contemporary role of planning for tourism. Key study areas comprise the future of global tourism, government policy and industry practice, the impacts of the tourism industry on the economy, communities and the environment and the design and implementation of tourism planning.

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

1. Encourage critical analysis of sustainable tourism development in terms of potential positive and negative impacts on cultures and the environment
2. Familiarise students with the historical origins of tourism so that they may apply their understanding to contemporary tourism patterns and dilemmas
3. Acquaint students with the planning and policy making role of Governments, private operators and communities in tourism development
4. Enable students to 'read' changes in tourism landscapes from which they can draw conclusions and raise questions about future tourism development
5. Familiarise students with planning procedures for tourism purposes
6. Develop students' research and presentation skills on tourism related subjects.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

This unit will complement APG5690 Advanced Translation and follows on from APG5874 Practice of Conference Interpreting and translation. In this unit, students will be exposed to further training in consecutive interpreting, simultaneous interpreting and sight translation/interpretation, as well as theory of Interpreting Studies applied to conference contexts.

On successful completion of the unit students will have gained competence and knowledge in the following :

The theory of Interpreting Studies

1. Students will be made aware of advanced theoretical aspects of Interpreting Studies and of interpretation; aspects of research findings in disciplines that have a bearing on interpretation, for example, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, communication and discourse studies.

   Consecutive interpretation

2. At the end of the programme students will be capable of giving a fluent and effective consecutive interpretation of a speech lasting at least 10 minutes into the target language, accurately reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register.
3. Training in these skills will require a variety of exercises, such as content analysis and memory exercises, consecutive interpretation without notes, summarisation, sight translation and note taking techniques. Speeches used will confront the students with a diversity of subject areas, styles, and registers, and their length, information density and degree of technicality and specificity will increase as the unit progresses.

   Simultaneous interpretation

4. At the end of the programme students will be able to provide a fluent and effective simultaneous interpretation of speeches of at least 20 minutes into the target language, accurately reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register.
5. While training in these skills will build on the same kind as those used to practise consecutive interpretation, additional exercises specifically designed to establish and consolidate the skills will be required. Furthermore, students will be trained in booth techniques and team interaction. Speeches used will confront the students with a diversity of subject areas, styles, and registers, and their length, information density and degree of technicality and specificity will increase as the programme progresses. Once they have acquired simultaneous interpreting skills, students will also be taught how to interpret with the text in front of them (sight interpretation).

Within semester assessment: 30% + Exam: 70%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Interpreting and translation

This unit focuses on the full range of ethical issues that arise in research involving humans, including medical, scientific and social research. It covers topics such as acceptable and unacceptable risks to research participants, conflicts of interest, informed consent and waiver of consent, surrogate decision making, biobanks, commercialization of medical and scientific research, and research conducted on vulnerable people. Throughout the unit use will be made of case studies, ethical frameworks and principles, and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Participants will have ample opportunity to discuss their own experiences with human research ethics.

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

1. obtain a comprehensive grasp of the full range of ethical issues that can arise with research involving humans;
2. understand the ethical frameworks and principles relevant to human research;
3. use ethical principles and reasoning to arrive at well-argued conclusions about particular ethical dilemmas in human research;
4. obtain a good understanding of international guidelines on human research ethics;
5. critically engage with the bioethical literature around the ethics of research involving humans and construct arguments for novel conclusions in relation to that literature.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/apg4717-apg5617-human-research-ethics/

The unit introduces students to the multi-disciplinary field of political ecology, which considers the relevance of power and politics for shaping the relationship between humans and their environments. The unit explores the principles and analytical methods of political ecology; students will develop an understanding of political ecology frameworks and their diverse applications to real-world cases. The unit is organized into three parts. The first part introduces students to the field and key concepts of political ecology, conceptualises human-environment relations through society, nature, and capitalism, and introduces some methodological tools for political ecology research. The second part examines applications and variations of this framework, exploring different expressions and cases of human-environment interactions. The third part explores some future directions for political ecology, identifying some philosophical and methodological challenges in conducting, communicating, and reflecting on political ecology research and practice.

On completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. understand and explain the theoretical underpinnings of political ecology;
2. identify and explain the ways in which power and politics influence human-environment relationships;
3. analyse socio-environmental issues (e.g. environmental conflicts, conflicts over resources) by drawing on political-ecological arguments and approaches;
4. select, evaluate, and adapt analytical frameworks for understanding the links between the political economy of development and ecological change;
5. conduct research in order to apply political ecology frameworks to the analysis of real-world cases.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

International development and environment

What does 'development' mean as a body of ideas that structures systems of power, flows of resources, and social transformations across the globe? What does it mean in practice to intervene - often across diverse cultural contexts - with programmes designed according to these ideas of development? This unit addresses such questions by deconstructing the conceptual and practical pillars of development, and by interrogating similar concepts such as economic growth, progress, and modernisation. In addition to briefly reviewing some early theorisations of development and their links to colonialism and ideas of modernisation, the unit exposes the power-laden and unequal nature of contemporary development as an institutionalised set of practices that rose to prominence after World War II. Using case studies to paint a picture of geographically uneven development today, the unit explores whether development theories correlate with development-in-practice. It also explores the ways in which diverse social groups and social movements resist Western notions of progress, attempting to reclaim development to forge more autonomous pathways to well-being. These alternative pathways raise questions about the normative side of development, and about whether the contemporary development institution should be deconstructed in practice.

On completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. critically assess contributions to development as an academic field that explores the history of development thinking and the spatial patterns of development in practice;
2. articulate different approaches to and practices of development, and to evaluate various alternatives in light of the most recent scholarly work on contemporary uneven development;
3. argue for or against the contemporary development paradigm as we know it, with an appropriate degree of personal and socio-political reflection.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International development practice

International sustainable tourism management

International development and environment

International relations

Journalism

Tourism

The unit examines the ways in which the production and distribution of media and journalistic products are regulated and how journalism is held accountable. Legal, economic, political, technological and social processes are considered. An underlying theme is a critique of the development of and contradictions among different ideas of free speech, and how these are used to promote or defend a range of communication practices.

This unit asks students to engage with a range of historical and contemporary perspectives on journalism, and equips them to reflect critically on one of the core questions in journalism studies - what is journalism for?

At the satisfactory completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. Have a strong working knowledge of the legal rights and responsibilities of journalistic practice, their ethical dimension, and their historical and political contexts
2. Understand major scholarly approaches to and debates about researching journalism organisation, practice and consumption in a social context
3. Analyse critically and deploy reflexively the principles of 'the public right to know', 'freedom of expression' and 'access to information'
4. Understand issues and debates about freedom of expression in an international and cross-cultural context
5. Understand, and be able to apply, critical knowledge of major scholarly debates in journalism studies in face-to-face and online discussion, and to further apply these in written assessments across practice and research
6. Critically understand the various roles of journalism in society and based on this formulate your own value base regarding these roles, addressing the question - what is journalism for?

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

This unit introduces students to a set of research and reporting approaches and techniques that enable in-depth investigation. The subject is designed to demonstrate a variety of practical research techniques, especially the use of public records and databases; to explore the relationship of investigative and news reporting; and to assist students to produce in-depth investigations of their own.

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

1. Recognise what distinguishes investigative journalism from other journalism;
2. Develop their own ideas for investigative projects;
3. Utilize advanced skills in finding and interviewing a wide range of sources;
4. Employ a range of investigative research techniques;
5. Understand and utilise narrative and presentation techniques appropriate to in-depth journalism;
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of investigative journalism in a democratic society and an appreciation of its practical link to the concept of the 'public right to know'

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Journalism

In this unit students explore the various ways in which different cultures structure communication and skills for successful intercultural communication. Key theories underpinning intercultural communication are explored, including politeness, face, multilingual context, cultural conceptualizations, and metacultural competence. Students apply their insights to case-studies from a wider variety of languages and contexts, and develop skills to address intercultural communication challenges in their own professional contexts.

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

1. explain key concepts, including context, face and politeness, intercultural discourse, speech acts, English as a lingua franca, multilingualism, cultural conceptualizations, and metacultural competence;
2. demonstrate sensitivity to differences and similarities in cultural expectations, and identify and analyse reasons for intercultural (mis)communication;
3. review and summarize key research directions in the field of intercultural communication;
4. conduct small-scale research in the area of intercultural communication.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Change and innovation are sweeping through newsrooms around the globe. In this unit, students will travel to the heart of the world's media industry to observe how industrial crisis and creative responses are transforming news organisations, journalists and audiences in the American context. The program begins online in November, when students will delve into the history, structure, culture and products of leading and cutting-edge US and international media outlets. To follow, students attend an intensive workshop at Monash University (Caulfield) to develop skills in research design, methods, analysis and project management. Students will travel to New York to learn first hand how newsrooms are adapting to change. How have outlets responded to the pressures of changing consumption patterns, delivery platforms and business models? What is it like to be a media practitioner in the contemporary era? How are news values shifting to capture contemporary audiences? And are the foundations of journalism in a liberal democracy - notions of independence, objectivity and fairness - changing too? Students will draw from scholarly and popular literature as well their immersive experience to formulate individual research projects, adopting a case-study approach to their chosen topic.

On completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an advanced understanding of the organisation, culture and publications of US and international media outlets operating in the news hub of New York;
2. demonstrate a sound understanding of the complex 'ecology' of major media industries in an era of global journalism;
3. demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge and capacity to make effective use of the scholarly literature in Journalism Studies;
4. demonstrate satisfactory skills in research design, methods, analysis and project management, in direct observation of US and international media outlets and news publications, as a complement to the scholarly literature;
5. collaborate constructively with fellow students in learning and discussion processes, including online forums;
6. produce written work and oral presentations to deadline, making effective use of the conventions of scholarly presentation, including citations and bibliography where required;
7. have confidence in approaching and working with individuals and organisations at the cutting edge of communications and news media industries.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Additional requirements:

Field trip to New York

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Communications and media studies

Journalism

This unit complements the conceptual, historical and industrial themes developed in APG5900 Cultural Economy. Students will be introduced to the evolving structure of a range of cultural and creative industries. They will learn about key dynamic trends such as digitalisation, financialisation, clustering, globalisation and intellectual property legislation. The unit enables students to link these high level tendencies to the specific context of particular industries and sub-sectors, and/or places/spaces. The assessment provides students with the opportunity to undertake a case study approach to a cultural/creative industry of their choice.

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

1. Identify the major issues and debates in the cultural and creative industries;
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and dynamics of contemporary cultural and creative industries;
3. Apply concepts to specific cultural and creative industry case studies;
4. Demonstrate analytical, independent research skills;
5. Demonstrate an ability to link structural trends to specific industry contexts.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Communications and media studies

Cultural and creative industries

This subject investigates how governments respond to terrorism through policies usually referred to as 'counter-terrorism'. In particular, it examines the central role state intelligence services play identifying, developing, formulating and implementing counter-terrorism programs,. It also assesses conventional approaches to intelligence collection, analysis, comparative intelligence practices, and the role of intelligence in national security policy formation, and how global terrorist networks pose new intelligence challenges. Case studies and scenarios are used to assist students comprehend the themes and gain insights into professional intelligence officers' responsibilities.

1. To develop in students a sophisticated understanding of the nature, methodology and scope of the threats posed to national security by terrorist networks as well as the degree to which intelligence identified measures to counter those threats have been effective and appropriate.
2. To develop in students a sophisticated understanding of the traditional functions and capabilities of intelligence agencies and how they have responded to the new challenges and demands of counter-terrorist programs. In particular, we will explore issues raised by the increased emphasis on intelligence exchanges, intelligence liaison and covert action.
3. To develop students' understanding of the role played by different aspects of intelligence gathering--especially HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, OSINT and Intelligence Analysis--in addressing these threats.
4. To develop students' understanding of how different terrorist groups pose a variety of security threats and how different intelligence services around the world are responding to this challenge.
5. To develop the students' understanding of the structure, processes, dynamics and communication within national and between international intelligence agencies--alliances, liaison relationships and exchanges.
6. To develop students' understanding of the political and ethical dimensions that envelop contemporary debates over intelligence reform, especially within Australian.
7. To enhance students' ability to contribute in a constructive way to public debates in areas including terrorism, counter-terrorism policy, trade-offs made by governments between personal freedoms and public security, and intelligence and security relationships between Australia and other states.

Within semester assessment: 65% + Exam: 35%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International relations

Political violence and counter-terrorism

Concentrating on contemporary religious extremists, vigilante and militia movements, and hate groups, this unit examines the political thought, identity politics, political, social and economic conditions that give rise to terrorism and other forms of political violence. The subject addresses the following questions: How are terrorism and extremism defined? What conditions lead to terrorism and what factors have been most successful preventing it? How has globalisation contributed to terrorism and counter-terrorism? How do terrorism and counter-terrorism affect democracy and civil liberties?

Upon completing this subject students will be able to:

1. Understand, identify and assess critically different forms of contemporary terrorist actions, extremist political movements and thought
2. Develop a comparative understanding of the role of states, elites, transnational corporations and marginalised communities in relation to cultural politics and the limits and potential of political expression
3. Appreciate the importance and limitations of identity politics in the post-Cold War era
4. Develop an understanding of the complex relationship between mainstream and fringe political thought, practice and tendencies and terrorism and political violence
5. Develop skills to read various forms of text critically (audio-visual materials, scholarly literature, internet sources) and incorporate them in their assessed work
6. Continue the development of critical skills and an ability to communicate effectively. Specifically to: develop a topic for investigation; familiarise themselves with a wide range of sources; recognise and be able to present a logically ordered argument
7. Demonstrate an advanced utilization and critique of primary and secondary resources in the research essay.
8. 8. Demonstrate an advanced and critical understanding of relevant conceptual frameworks pertaining to terrorism, fringe political movements and political violence.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

International relations

Political violence and counter-terrorism

The unit is the core, compulsory unit for the Master of International Relations (MIR). With an emphasis on discussion of the core theories that have dominated debates in International Relations through the 20th and early 21st centuries, this unit will also take a critical approach to the discipline of IR, using a range of debates and specific case studies. From the so-called 'great debate' between realism and liberalism in the early 20th century, this unit will explore the emergence of critical approaches to security and power during the Cold War and the influence of new approaches understanding the importance of gender, narratives, and norms.

Upon completion of this unit, students will have:

1. An ability to critically engage in key debates framing global politics and international relations
2. An ability to work in and adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments
3. An ability to display intricate knowledge of a variety of value and ethical systems, and conduct themselves professionally in all working environments
4. An ability to be innovators in their chosen field
5. An ability to apply the highest standard of analytical and critical skills
6. An ability to design and manage large and focused research projects
7. An ability to communicate succinctly, directly, and highly effectively

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Executive Master of Public AdministrationExecutive Master of Public Administration (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A6014.html)

Governance and security

International diplomacy and trade

International relations

Political violence and counter-terrorism

In this unit students apply theoretical approaches to practical translation tasks in a variety of textual genres. The unit aims to develop students' abilities to translate texts of increasing levels of complexity and specialisation. The unit explores translation across a range of media. It complements APG5048 Translation for Special Purposes, adopting a similar approach to learning and assessment, but exploring different genres and professional contexts.

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

1. identify and discuss problems that specialised textual genres pose for translation;
2. critically apply theoretical approaches to formulate strategies in response to translation problems;
3. use a variety of specialised tools to translate effectively;
4. employ effective strategies to translate multimodal texts, such as audiovisual and web-based texts.

Within semester assessment: 70% + Exam: 30%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Interpreting and translation

Translation

This unit provides an introduction to a range of theories of bilingualism and how bilinguals make use of their languages across a range of setting and societies. It explores these issues from a range of perspectives, such as different types and degrees of bilingualism, the different roles played by each language in bilingual societies, the properties of bilingual speech, the bilingual brain and educational and other social policy for bilingualism. A key interest is also the ways in which theoretical stances inform our understanding of bilingualism and social policy, and the ways in which research into bilingualism can help inform wider theories of language acquisition, processing and use.

At the conclusion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. explain how various scholars define the term bilingualism and the implications of this for research findings
2. undertake linguistic analysis of bilingual speech
3. identify and articulate factors which contribute to language maintenance and shift
4. evaluate the effectiveness of bilingual education programs and other social policies for bilingualism
5. use library and web resources to research current and emerging issues in the field, and
6. conduct a major research project on an area of bilingualism or bilingual development of interest to the student.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

The ability to read and write is a core skill we need in the modern world. This unit investigates what it means to be literate and the processes involved in developing literacy skills in one or more languages. It addresses topics around reading and writing, the development of early childhood literacy, tertiary literacy and classroom practices. It explores how technological changes, such as the advent of computer-mediated communication and social media might affect the ways in which we process and design texts. The unit also considers different approaches to teaching literacy skills in schools and universities and the issues of access, power and participation embedded within them.

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

1. Identify the attributes of major writing systems of the world;
2. Deconstruct the skills involved in being literate;
3. Describe and evaluate different approaches to teaching literacy to young children;
4. outline the strategies of literacy development in young children;
5. assess the effects and the characteristics of schooled literacy, second language literacy and biliteracy;
6. use ethnographic methods to study literacy events and assess the cultural impact of electronic literacy.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Every day, we engage with a wide range of different text types and speaking situations, from casual conversations with friends to news reports, medical appointments to advertising. In this unit, we look in detail at the typical features of these and other text types and explore the ways in which language can be used to manipulate, persuade or empower the hearer/ reader. The unit introduces students to a variety of approaches to doing discourse analysis, including Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics. Students apply these methods to a range of texts and reflect on the appropriateness of each for answering different types of research questions.

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

1. identify and apply key terms and concepts used in discourse analysis;
2. explain the linguistic features that define different types of texts;
3. discuss strategies speakers/ writers use to build coherence and cohesion in both spoken and written text;
4. evaluate the appropriateness of different discourse analysis methods and techniques for answering specific research questions;
5. analyse how the language used in a text serves to persuade the reader and reflects a particular ideology;
6. apply insights from this unit to their own professional context.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

The unit examines the role of language in the construction of identity or identities, with a particular focus on gender identity. It examines the relationship between language, gender and the representation of masculinities and femininities, particularly in spoken texts.. In addition, language and identity construction will be examined in relation to nationality, ethnicity, religion, youth culture and second language learning.

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

1. Summarize key theoretical debates in relation to identity and language
2. Compare the approaches of theorists from different discipline backgrounds
3. Reflect on gender differences across languages in the light of theoretical and empirical studies
4. Evaluate major methodological approaches to the study of identity and language
5. Work in teams to apply at least one methodology to a selected context

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Applied linguistics

Reviews the strategic role research plays in the tourism industry both globally and in Australia. Topics include, defining the research problem and objectives, analysing secondary data sources, qualitative and quantitative methodology selection, questionnaire design, fieldwork preparation, data analysis and presentation.

1. To provide students with an understanding of the availability of secondary research data and an overview of tourism trends and research directions from both an Australian and Global perspective.
2. To develop students' capacity to understand the basics principles of research design for both qualitative and quantitative studies and the role played by research in tourism strategic planning.
3. To develop students' capacity to undertake an analysis of secondary tourism data.
4. To develop students' written and oral communication skills.
5. To provide students with an understanding of how to conduct a primary quantitative research study including questionnaire design, data entry, analysis and presentation.
6. To provide students with an understanding of the applicability of the SPSS computer program to research in the tourism industry.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

Trends, theories and practices in cultural tourism and special events, especially the role of social/environmental impacts and related policy issues in modifying the future of cultural tourism internationally. Unit explores the interpretation of cultural phenomena, institutions, places and landscapes as tourism attractions and identifies cultural product and marketing practices which bridge the gap between tourism and cultural resource management. The strategic role of events is considered in the context of Tourism, Marketing and Management.

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

1. Provide a foundation knowledge of the role of cultural tourism in Australian and international contexts;
2. Provide understanding of the theory and practice of cultural tourism product development, including major cultural institutions such as museums, theatres and galleries and of cultural precincts;
3. Equip with skills in analysing the interaction of tourism with built and natural cultural heritage and Aboriginal culture and history;
4. Develop research, writing and oral presentation skills

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Cultural and creative industries

International sustainable tourism management

Tourism

This unit focuses initially on three ethical principles used to justify decisions in patient care: autonomy, beneficence, and justice. These principles are then applied to a variety of ethical issues in health care practice, such as the allocation of health care resources, the justifiability of paternalistic interventions, breaches of confidentiality, assisted reproductive technologies, surrogate motherhood, and euthanasia. The role of health professionals is also considered, in relation to issues in family care giving, and conscientious refusals to treat patients.

On successful completion of APG5729, students should have acquired the skills to

• bring a rigorous framework of principles of health care ethics to the analysis and evaluation of certain ethical issues in patient care
• think critically about the key concepts involved in those principles
• make informed judgements about the ethics of certain ways of acting in ethically sensitive areas of patient care, and be able to defend those judgements on the basis of argument.

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Bioethics

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/apg4714-apg5729-clinical-ethics-and-apg5733-health-care-ethics/

This unit provides a framework for analysing and evaluating public policy and law in areas of concern in bioethics. The unit focuses initially on what values the state ought to promote, and the formulation of public policy in democratic pluralist societies. These political moralities are then used to examine current law and public policy in areas of bioethical concern, such as abortion, pre-birth testing, embryonic stem cell research, reproductive cloning, surrogate motherhood, voluntary euthanasia, and the treatment of newborn infants with severe disabilities. The unit also considers law and public policy in relation to informed consent, conflict of interest, and the regulation of research on humans.

On successful completion of this unit, students should have acquired the skills to:

• uncover the political values underlying views about State regulation of various reproductive and health care practices;
• think critically about those political values;
• understand some of the practical problems in State regulation of various reproductive and health care practices;
• develop sufficient understanding of the ethics of regulating various reproductive and health care practices to provide a basis for forming your own views on these matters.

Within semester assessment: 50% + Exam: 50%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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No timetabled contact hours although students are welcome to attend seminars for on-campus students when the unit is running in both modes.

Bioethics

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/bioethics/453/

This unit examines some fundamental ethical issues in professional life, and the moral foundations of professional obligations. The unit begins by introducing the three main ethical theories - Kantianism, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics - and explains how each theory characteristically approaches issues in professional ethics. It moves on to examine euthanasia and the medical and nursing professions; zealous advocacy and the legal profession; and social justice and business professionals. It also deals with whistle-blowing and some issues in the moral psychology of professional roles.

Students will acquire the skills to:

• understand how each of the three major ethical theories characteristically approaches issues which commonly arise in professional life
• understand some important distinguishing features of professionals, and the ethical obligations involved in being a professional
• reflect upon and critically examine the goal(s) of their chosen profession
• analyse and evaluate certain ethical issues which arise in their own profession by taking a broader perspective, and seeing how that perspective arises out of parallel issues in other professions