Courses for exchange students

This course introduces Study Abroad students to key themes in Australia’s history. The question ‘Who are the Australians?’ provides a focus for investigating Australia’s history and identity, as it has changed over time and with particular reference to Australia's First Nations peoples. Beginning with Britain’s colonisation of Australia, students will consider major events and issues which have shaped the nation and its peoples. These may include the legacy of the convicts, frontier wars, Australia’s bush legend, the White Australia Policy, the Anzac legend, immigration, land rights and sovereignty, and Australia in a global world.

This course examines the theory and practice of audio journalism, including podcast and radio, in a rapidly evolving media environment. Students research, plan and produce news-based and magazine-style audio journalism packages within professional legal and ethical parameters, including the principles of public interest journalism and fact-based reporting.

This course is designed to further the knowledge of students on number analysis, using statistical measures and using tools to visualise numbers and patterns such as using Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). It provides a broad introduction to statistical practice and data analysis techniques. It aims to equip students with a basic understanding of statistics, such that they are able to employ appropriate methods of analysis in various circumstances. The techniques learnt are widely used in the sciences, social sciences, business areas and many other fields of study. This course is an essential part of the mathematics program and is specifically designed in consultation with education providers to meet the needs of teacher training for Education students.

This course introduces students to the discipline of sociology, which involves systematic study of the relationship between self and society. It shows how social differences such as gender, class, race and ethnicity shape our actions and interactions. It also examines how social institutions, including the family, sport, education, health and criminal justice systems and media and popular culture contribute to identity, social change and stability. Students will be introduced to a range of key concepts and theories that will help them to interpret everyday social life in general and Australian society in particular. This course will be useful to students seeking to work in a range of professions concerned with how the individual is shaped by their social context including advertising, applied psychology, counselling, education, film, journalism, law and politics.

In this course students think critically about social problems that are prevalent in society. Through sociological frameworks students explore not just the problems themselves but also how social problems are represented or framed in policy or the media. The course scrutinises how such representations shape the ways in which society responds to social problems and examines the implications of such responses with a view to considering alternative solutions.

Deleuze and Foucault's conception of 'theory as toolbox' suggest that abstract sociological ideas can and do help us grapple with concrete social issues. In this course of study, we will examine the writings of key classical and contemporary figures within the field of sociology with a focus on their broad social impact as well as their contribution to the discipline. It focuses, in particular, on how different sociological theories have been shaped by their engagement with social context. The values, assumptions and contested meanings contained within theoretical debates in sociology are explored and tested. Topics considered include: the emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline; modern society, industrialisation and urbanisation; everyday life; challenges to classical sociology; post-modern society, individualisation and globalisation.

This course examines the structure, function and use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for managing, presenting, and analysing geographical data. With a significant practical component this course allows students the opportunity to generate and manipulate digital spatial information, as well as undertake digital terrain modelling. The ability to use GIS software is a widely sought after skill in planning, management and research. Geographic Information Systems specifically uses the context of environmental planning and management to introduce students to this technology.

The course is an introduction to acting skills, with an emphasis on movement skills and vocal technique. Through improvisation and scripted work students learn how to communicate non-verbally with an audience and effectively employ the mechanics of voice. Students also examine and practically explore techniques for playing three-dimensional characters utilizing Stanislavsky-based practices. This course includes instruction, discussion and practical exercises.

This course examines popular dramatic forms from the mid nineteenth century to the more contemporary plays of the early twentieth century. It examines realism and naturalism and the audience reaction to it and how social change and pressure lead on to Expressionism, Surrealism, Absurdism and Epic Theatre. There is a focus on critical analysis of texts as well as opportunities to further enhance understanding through performance. Teaching mode includes lectures, tutorials and performance workshops.

This course extends the students understanding of contemporary performance theory and practice. There is continual emphasis on voice and movement as well as textual interpretation and improvisation. Students will research and explore various post-Stanislavsky approaches to acting and performance. A variety of texts will be introduced for individual and ensemble performance.

This course looks at the rise of what is commonly referred to as ‘Western Civilisation’. Tracing the development of western society from the ancient world to the twenty-first century, it interrogates assumptions that underpin popular perceptions of the West and explores what it means to be ‘civilised’ and ‘western’. It encourages students to reassess the West’s interactions with diverse non-western cultures and introduces students to simple historiographical issues. This course provides a strong base for historical study in all fields of history and critical thought, requiring students to engage with concepts such as civilisation, empire, dark ages, enlightenment, democracy, colonisation and modernisation. In addition, students will consider such fundamental issues as the politics and construction of western history, the use of evidence and sources by historians, and the skills and practice of history itself.

In a little over two centuries since the arrival of the first European settlers, Australians have transformed the face of their continent. This course begins by looking at the social, environmental and military consequences of the 18th century decision to build a British convict society on aboriginal land. To what extent were the colonists successful in recreating the political world and social inequalities of British society in the antipodes? How did the Australian people forge a new identity in the land that Wentworth called a ‘New Britannia’ and Henry Lawson described as a ‘young tree green’. This course turns common perceptions about Australian history on its head, searching for the origins of modern Australian identity in the tumultuous, inspiring and extraordinary stories of eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century Australia. In addition to this, students will consider such fundamental issues as the politics and manufacture of history in Australia, the use of evidence and sources by historians, and the skills and practice of history itself. This course is ideally suited to students planning to take a major in history or preparing to teach within the national curriculum framework, and will be a useful elective to complement studies in a wide range of disciplines offered by the University.

In the context of widespread global poverty, criticisms of local and global inequalities and questions over the consequences of environmental and social degradation, social justice is a concept gaining increasing international recognition. Centred on principles of equality, solidarity and human dignity, social justice aims to link social theory with social action and change. However, while social justice as an idea is gaining momentum, what it actually means and how it can be applied is often left largely unexplored and undefined. In this course, students will be introduced to the study of social justice. Engaging with diverse meanings and definitions, students will be encouraged to develop a critical understanding of key concepts and theories of social justice. Presented in relation to some of the most important social justice debates today, the course will equip students to apply these concepts and theories to a range of subject areas and social issues.

Representative selections from poetry, drama and fiction, from Chaucer to the present, provide students with a broad background to Literature in English. The course places emphasis on the development and critical analysis of literary forms and genres. Students who complete the course successfully are in a sound position to make appropriate choices of courses for further study of Literatures in English.

A variety of oral and written texts in English provides an introduction to the richness and diversity of the Literature program at Notre Dame Australia. Texts from different countries across the world are incorporated in the course. Students consider contemporary issues such as race, ethnicity and gender, and the way meanings are constructed from a vast and disparate body of writing in the context of the global village. The course also offers a basic introduction to Literary Theory.

This course reflects a values based perspective that emphasises human capacity and sustainability. The principles underpinning the course include social justice, respect for diversity and equity. This course demonstrates the benefits of values based praxis and encourages students to challenge the accepted norms within society to identify structural barriers that contribute to disadvantage, and marginalisation. Using a principled practice approach to community development students are encouraged to develop new ways of thinking and working that contribute to community sustainability and create wellbeing at the individual, relational and community level.

Ecology allows us to understand patterns of species distribution and abundance and, when applied, can help identify and address the impact of pressures that threaten biodiversity. This course uses the context of the Australian environment to provide a foundation in ecology and its application. Population demographics, community dynamics and ecosystem processes are examined and this theory is paired with hands-on field and class experiences so students can develop data handling and analytical skills. Through this combination of theory and practical experiences, students learn that human wellbeing is inescapably tied to ‘nature’ and why the science of ecology is essential for the restoration and sustainable management of natural environments.

This course provides an introductory exploration of Physical Geography. Topics covered include: the four spheres of Physical Geography and their interaction, namely the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere and the biosphere; how the global atmospheric and climatic variations relate to the formation of earth surface; the hydrological cycle and water distribution in the form of surface and ground water; and an introduction into the physical and structural geological composition of Earth. An investigation is made of the landforms of Australia and Western Australia in relation to their physiographic processes and evolutionary history. In addition, students will develop analytical skills through practical and field-based learning.

This course introduces students to therapeutic approaches that guide counselling practice such as Psychoanalytic Theory, Existential Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and Behavioural Approaches. There is a particular emphasis on the role and importance of the ‘therapeutic alliance’. Students are introduced to the codes of practice covering ethical and professional obligations of counsellors.

In this course students learn and perform key interviewing skills using a micro skills hierarchy: listening, asking questions, reflecting, clarifying, challenging, and structuring an interview session. The micro skills hierarchy is designed to draw out client stories and issues through a basic listening sequence, leading to client change and positive action.

This course explores the therapeutic approaches, skills and attributes needed to be an effective counsellor with older people. A developmental perspective is used to understand the process of aging from a physical, psychological, cognitive and spiritual perspective. The course identifies the challenges faced by older people and evaluates individual and group therapeutic approaches to address these challenges. Through the use of role plays, case studies, small group discussion and lectures, students acquire the skills and knowledge to conduct assessments and design therapeutic responses for older people.

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include the properties of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, periodicity of elemental properties, solutions, thermodynamics, acids and bases, equilibrium and organic chemistry. Drawing on examples from nature, the relationship between bond type, structure and intermolecular forces are explored to highlight differences between the properties of natural and man-made materials. Laboratory experiments are used to reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop skills in the application of scientific methods.

This course equips students with essential skills and tools to successfully transition into studying Science at university and become a confident, independent learner. The course covers scientific enquiry, critical thinking, academic research, basic data analysis, and science communication. Using current environmental issues, students develop their communication skills, both written and oral, and learn the importance of academic integrity including referencing. Experimental data is analysed, interpreted and communicated using mediums for academic communication. A collaborative research project fosters teamwork and strengthen the sense of community.

This course consists of lectures, workshops, and hands-on experience covering the artistic and practical aspects of picture taking, digital image processing, and image presentation using digital single lens reflex cameras, software image manipulation and presentation software. Students capture digital images, store files in various formats, manipulate their images to maximize their appearance and create an online portfolio of their work.

This course is the foundation course in Aboriginal Studies. It aims at promoting, from an historical perspective, an understanding of the Aboriginal people of modern Australia. It focuses on a broad range of ideas including Aboriginal and European contact and the ensuing disruption of traditional culture, interracial conflict and government legislation. The course provides an introduction to a number of current issues affecting Aboriginal people including health, education, law, business, cross-cultural relationships, land rights and Aboriginal self-determination.

This course introduces students to techniques and learning skills that foster successful study at university. The course covers key aspects of research practice, communication and the writing of academic papers. It also works to develop communication skills necessary for effective participation in group learning activities, collaborative projects, and professional life. Students learn how to locate relevant information from a broad range of printed and electronic sources, how to engage critically with literature and make an evidence-based argument, how to reference sources within written work, and how to effectively communicate in written and other forms.

Archaeology is a dynamic worldwide discipline that draws on both the sciences and humanities to interpret material remains of the human past. This course introduces the basic definitions and concepts for archaeological research and includes a practical component. It provides an introduction to archaeology for those who are interested in the discipline, as well as a foundation course with generic skills like critical and reflective learning for those wishing to proceed to any senior course of study in archaeology. This two-part subject provides, first, an introduction to the history and development of archaeological research from antiquarianism to the present science. It also examines at a general level, relative and absolute dating methods and chronological sequences. The course also comprises an excavation component.

This course analyses archaeological research from around the world and through time. It looks at famous, and not so famous, archaeological discoveries and studies them in regard to hypothesis development, methodology, theory, fieldwork and interpretation enhancement. Using this research shows the actual issues and joys of archaeology. The course also examines the challenges, discoveries and mistakes made by the researchers in their pursuit of discovering past cultures.

In this course students are introduced to a range of different research methodologies that will enable them to interpret research, in order to more fully appreciate the complexities of social interaction and human behaviour. Scientific knowledge is based on research evidence and therefore the ability to understand, interpret, critique, and apply research, including statistical analysis to professional practice is an essential skill for the social scientist. Students will be encouraged to develop their critical thinking capacity, learn to apply scientific evidence to everyday issues in order to promote social justice and equity, as well as engage with a range of research methods.

This course examines human development within a critical wellbeing framework that integrates the person into his or her relationships and communities. Lifespan development assumes the person is in a state of constant development: psychologically, socially and biologically, and therefore understanding these complex interactions contributes to an understanding of behaviour in response to challenges that arise across the lifespan. The major theories of human development are examined and critiqued in the light of contemporary research evidence and the practical implications of those theories for working with people at different stages of life are discussed. Students are also encouraged to apply these perspectives to their own development and growth. There is a strong emphasis on the critical thinking skills required to evaluate and utilise psychological theories and perspectives.

This course examines the complex interactions and challenges that can enhance or impede wellbeing in the workplace. Combining the discipline areas of social and cultural psychology with organisational and management theory to examine human behaviour offers a framework for understanding the complexities of the contemporary workplace. Students analyse the various contextual elements of the individual, the group, the organisational system, and society from an interdisciplinary vantage point. Throughout this analytical journey, they learn to unpack how those interacting contexts influence social power relations that define how we operate in the workplace. Contemporary factors including the influence of globalisation are explored in order to analyse the synergies between the local and the global marketplace. Students also reflect on their experiences of work practices and collaboratively develop strategies that address contemporary workplace problems.

Definitions of what is meant by physical and psychological health and wellbeing are explored and critiqued. Drawing on the fields of psychology as well as the political, sociological and cultural sciences, students examine the dominant models of health care and behaviour change theories to explore the meaning, morality, and experiences of health and illness. Issues surrounding the health-illness binary are interrogated in order to identify alternative responses and solutions to promote more inclusive understandings of health and wellbeing. Such an approach challenges the medical model of health care provision and identifies the structural barriers that contribute to ill health and promotes the need for more equitable access to health care.

In this course students are introduced to critical theories which examine the sociological, psychological, and cultural aspects of human interaction. Students develop the capacity to critically explore social norms and assumptions and to examine their construction and legitimacy. This process enables them to identify the underlying power dimensions and the implications of these for a just society. Classic and contemporary social psychological theories, concepts, and experiments are examined and provide the stimulus for critical debate and analysis. In particular, the manner in which discourse influences identity construction, subject positioning, and social systems is identified and analysed. Students emerge with a deeper understanding of their own values and beliefs with the potential to become an engaged social critic.

This course introduces students to important issues relating to the ethical and legal nature of professional practice in counselling. Ethics of professional practice will be examined through a variety of Codes, which will in turn be analysed and applied to highlight ethical obligations. Issues related to the work of the professional counsellor such as interviewing, confidentiality, report writing, record keeping and access, mandatory reporting, supervision and case preparation will also be considered. Statutory and legal obligations on the counsellor within the frameworks of Australia will be covered.

This course examines the communication process between media text and audience at an advanced level. The course examines major theoretical issues in communication studies, with an emphasis on the persuasive power of media. The course includes a detailed study of persuasion in advertising, as well as a broader look at the communication process at work in a range of media texts. The communication protocols of analysts, consumers, and fans is considered to bring issues of readership into the analytical equation.

This course introduces theory and practice of writing for live performance, particularly the stage. Students are exposed to a broad range of performance writing practices, and dramaturgy techniques and theories of performance. They will also engage in practical exercises to develop techniques for generating and structuring their own material. Various forms of writing will be studied including narrative-driven plot, dream writing, verbatim, poetic metaphor, and adaptation. The course will analyse the relationship between the playwright and his/her cultural context. Students will be encouraged to develop a sense of theatre as a tool for social critique and activism.

This course introduces students to Calculus, a fundamental area of mathematics involved in studying the behaviour of single variable functions. The course covers limits, differentiation, integration and the applications of calculus, including maximising and minimising functions.

This course introduces students to areas of discrete mathematics. The course covers relations, including equivalence relations and partial orderings; algorithms; areas of number theory, including induction and recursion; proofs; and graph theory, including an introduction to trees and their applications.

This course extends students’ knowledge of Calculus. The course covers differential equations, series, multivariable functions, integration, partial differential equations and applications of these theories including modelling physical problems.

This introductory course provides students with a sound foundation in biological science by incorporating human, animal and plant perspectives at a range of scales from the sub-cellular to the ecosystem level. Topics covered include; cell structure, biological chemistry, cell division, inheritance, nutrition, water balance, respiration, reproduction and introductory ecology. Complementing the broad range of topics are practical experiences that establishes basic skills in microscopy, the interpretation of biological material and experimental design.

This course provides a fundamental understanding of cell and molecular biology as it underpins life and organism function. Students are guided to build their conceptual understanding of increasingly complex levels of biological organisation. Topics include the application of biological chemistry; cell structure, function, energetics and ‘life’ cycle; an introduction to tissues; function of biologically important molecules; the role of genes in inheritance; and the body’s defence against invading pathogens. Through interactive tutorials, practical sessions and tasks, students build fundamental laboratory and communication skills, explore the lecture themes through ‘real-world’ examples and pursue their interests in biological and/or health science.

This course provides students with an understanding of the evolutionary relationships and environmental adaptations of animals. Through an exploration of morphology, behaviour and ecology the diversity of the animal kingdom is revealed. The first half of the course uses a systematic approach to biological classification and phylogenetic relationships of the major animal phyla with a particular focus on the invertebrates. The course then shifts its attention to animal behaviour, community ecology and the fundamental concepts of population genetics. Special attention is paid to the geographical distribution of animals in the Australian environment.

This course explains the patterns of diversity amongst plants and their associated organisms through comparisons of morphology, lifecycles and ecological characteristics. Students commence with a systematic assessment of the main phyla of fungi, algae, and lower plants, before exploring a series of topics that focus on the relationship between plants, people and the Australian environment. The course offers a varied program that integrates laboratory, fieldwork, and industry experience that equips students with professionally relevant practical scientific and botanical skills.

This course offers students an opportunity to learn about the creative processes involved in staging a theatrical production. The course provides an overview of design processes, stagecraft techniques and production duties. Students will have the opportunity to focus on one or more design elements such as script analysis, set design, sound and lighting, stage management, costumes and properties, marketing and publicity.

This course develops the narrative writing skills of students, with an emphasis on language and form in fictional works. Narrative concepts studied include voice and point of view, story and scene, plot, structure, character development and dialogue. Craft skills are developed through writing exercises, language analysis, and a sustained work of fiction. Students learn drafting and editing skills by analysing their own work in comparison to others.

In this course, students examine literature told to or written for children and adolescents. The course takes an historic, generic and thematic approach and asks how children and their literature have been and are conceptualized as we move into the twenty-first century. Is children’s literature a cultural artefact or a means by which culture defines itself? What is the changing nature of the adult-child relationship? How do we discern and evaluate a poetics of Children’s Literature? Students examine oral tradition as well as the written tradition and screen adaptations.

This course examines some of the greatest examples of Australian theatre from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Students explore the dramatic styles employed by Australian playwrights and the power of theatre in Australian literary and popular culture, and may also consider how they compare to the creative works of Australian cinema and television. Students also examine how Australian plays express a variety of important themes, in what fashion they might be an expression of history and culture, and how they reflect our society.

Visual Evidence: Art in the Western Tradition presents critical approaches to significant themes in the history of Western Art from the Ancient World to the 20th century. The course develops key understandings of the foundational moments in Western, and particularly Christian history, by engaging with and deconstructing extant visual texts. Specifically, the course will promote multi-literacy by teaching students how to 'read' and critically assess the visual texts as a valid document of the attitudes, ideals and concerns of past societies by exploring themes such as spirituality and devotion, iconoclasm, humanism, civic pride, imperialism, absolutism, colonialism, revolution, technological advancement, World War I and II. Visual texts are a traditionally overlooked area of historical research; this course underlines the importance of visual texts in history by helping the students to develop a vocabulary, or metalanguage, to talk about them and to extract meaning from them.

This course introduces students to the concept of universal human rights. Students will learn about the contested nature of human rights, exploring different perspectives and examining the historical context that has shaped human rights policies and instruments today. Students will be introduced to key areas of human rights, exploring these through examples and case studies, in order to understand how they relate to their everyday lives.

This course looks at international issues and ideologies, and how they shape our increasingly 'globalised' political world. As such, the course seeks to unravel contemporary international relations, examining the importance of the USA as a global superpower in a 'uni-polar' world, European integration, the United Nations and the plight of the 'Third World'. Using an issue based approach students look at the impact of war, HIV/AIDS, ethnic conflict, environmental crisis and regional ecoNOmic competition on world politics. What ideas are used to explain these processes? And what does it all mean for the political future of our planet?

The aim of this course is to give students an understanding of Australian politics at both an institutional and social level. By discussing contemporary issues, the course leads into an examination of the key concepts, institutions and ideologies which have shaped the Australian political system. Important contemporary debates, like those over Aboriginal land rights, the republic, immigration restrictions and labour relations are used to test political theories on the nature and practice of government and society in Australia. Throughout the course, students are expected to utilise a range of media resources including the press, radio and current affairs programmes.

This course looks at the changing nature of Australian foreign policy. Originally established as an outpost of the British Empire, Australian foreign policy has altered dramatically over the last two centuries as the nation has constantly redefined its 'national interests'. Australia's diplomatic relations with Britain, Europe, the United States and Asia are examined in some detail. This course also examines controversial aspects of past and present Australian Foreign policy; including the Cold War, the White Australia Policy, military alliances and conflict, East Timor, the United Nations, etc. Fundamentally the course examines how Australia perceives itself, and what this means for our relations with the rest of the world.

A major focus of this course is to develop what Freire called conscientization, or heightened socio political awareness. Through this lens students will explore the range of definitions associated with the term 'culture' including gender, disability, religion, sexuality and ethnicity. Importantly, they will be encouraged to examine personal, structural and cultural racism as it exists in Australia and more broadly internationally. The political context and purpose of exclusion and marginalisation are examined. In addition, specific cultural competencies are explored and developed.

The constructions of mental health within a critical multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework are examined and critiqued. Consideration is given to the challenges associated with mental ill-health such as psychosocial problems; personality disorders; the effects of psychoactive substance use; and addictive behaviours. Questions around diagnosis, treatment, and community responses to mental health are raised to encourage students to move beyond the medicalised definitions that dominate western society. Drawing on Foucauldian theory, students examine the role psychology and the medical professions have played in the construction and maintenance of deviance and abnormality in mental health. In addition, the legal and ethical issues relating to the psychosocial care of people with mental ill-health will be explored.

This course is designed to provide a scaffolded approach to identifying and understanding the interconnected elements of social science research paradigms. Students will be encouraged to examine the epistemology, theoretical perspective, methodology and methods of qualitative research. Specifically, students will be introduced to the methodologies of Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Auto Ethnography and the theoretical perspectives of Symbolic Interactionism, Feminist Theory, Discourse Theory, and Critical Theory. The applied utility of these approaches will be discussed in relation to transformational social change founded on principles of social justice and human rights. The ability to understand, interpret and undertake multifaceted research is a highly desirable skill in many work environments and the knowledge derived from this course will be highly relevant in graduate employment. It is also a foundation course for those students intending to embark on Honours or higher degree research.

This is a significant course which focuses on the development of essential skills for independent professional practice.  It incorporates the ethical and legal aspects of professional practice across the individual, relational and community settings. In addition it emphasises concepts of principled reflective practice founded in social justice. This course is a pre requisite for the Behavioural Science internship and must be completed prior to the commencement of the internship

This course explores how media texts engage the media consumer and influence the consumer’s notion of reality. It will enable students to consider their own way of thinking about the media and society.  Media theory will enable students to use analytical principles to deconstruct and analyse the media. Students will be encouraged to read print media, listen to radio, browse the Internet and watch television through critical eyes, appreciating the art, skill and power of media representations.

This course introduces students to the basic skills and theories required in the production of film and television. Students will research, write, shoot and edit short videos using the latest digital technology.

This course is an introduction to the nature and various aspects of daily journalism, and the fundamental issues in the practice of reporting. This course has a practical emphasis. Students are introduced to news values including the ‘who, what, when, where, why and how’—labelled famously the ‘5 W’s and H’—as well as to various approaches to the writing of news and the Journalists’ Code of Ethics. Through a variety of tasks, students will learn to compose hard news copy for publication, develop effective research, and hone interviewing and writing skills. Students will also analyse daily journalism with a focus on news and current affairs.

This course explores the creative dimensions of advertising. Students will be taught methodologies to deliver creative content. They will develop advertising concepts and explore the production dimensions of advertising beyond the storyboard. Students will develop creative concepts for advertising campaigns, engage imaginatively with agency briefs, and work with advertising professionals to develop their skills. This course will be of interest to students seeking to enter either the strategic or creative side of the advertising and communications industry.

This course introduces the student to the fundamental building blocks of screenwriting with a focus on the art of story creation. From the conception of the seed idea, the structuring of a storyline, to the development of a treatment, this course considers the principle that skilful story making is the indispensable foundation of a successful script. Students are expected to participate in workshop exercises, analysis of films and stories, and produce a volume of creative writing culminating in the submission of a detailed short screenplay.

This course will introduce students to the lexicon of film and the diverse techniques through which films generate meaning. The course will encompass major movements in film history and theory: Silent to Sound, Auteur and Genre Theory, Transnational Cinemas, and the Digital Revolution in Cinema. It will challenge students to think analytically about the ways in which films construct meaning, including the uses of cinematography, editing, art direction, screenplay and sound. The course will denaturalise and deconstruct the proverbial magic of the silver screen, firmly locating film within its cultural and ideological discourses. This course is specifically designed to equip students with the analytical tools required for the Film and Screen Production major and is, therefore, a prerequisite for a number of upper level Communications and Media courses.

This course provides students with an opportunity to further develop skills in screen production.  Using industry standard techniques, students will collaborate in workshops which focus on camera use, lighting, sound, editing and production management.  This course provides essential skills for those students who wish to pursue further screen production courses in the specialisation.

This course introduces students to the field of digital media production. It aims to develop core competencies in the design and production of digital media that will enable students to participate effectively in a range of digital environments. Skills will be taught in a media lab. Students will work individually and within groups on creative media works, including video, audio and web design. The course is informed by recent transformations in media technologies, media convergence and participatory culture.

In this course students develop their knowledge of the theories and practices of journalism. They develop practical skills including researching, interviewing, and writing for print, broadcast and online journalism. The course also includes the application of media ethics and law, and the role of the media as the ‘Fourth Estate’.

This course introduces students to longer form journalism, focusing on the production of features in print and online. Students will build their reporting and writing skills by pursuing stories in greater depth and from new creative perspectives. Critical analysis of the variety of feature stories is central to the course. This course aims to build students’ knowledge of the structures and styles available to the writer, including voice, language, narrative technique, and - where appropriate - the use of images and sound.

The media is shaped by laws, regulations and ethical codes, which reflect underlying political, social, cultural and economic debates. This course explores these debates and how they have shaped issues such as freedom of speech, censorship, defamation, vilification, copyright and privacy. Students will investigate and compare different regulatory approaches, examine current legal and ethical debates, and discuss what our assumptions about media law and ethics tell us about ourselves and our society.

In this course, students, working in crews and using broadcast standard technology, participate in key film crew roles, assigned in consultation with their lecturer, to make short films or TV dramas. The substantial processes of pre-production, production and post-production are assessable and students are graded on the basis of significant work in their designated roles. Production scripts generated in other Film and Screen Production courses may be used.

This course will examine the development of the documentary from its origins to the present day. Students will explore theoretical and practical issues related to screen documentary through readings, screenings and class discussions.  Case studies will range from cinema vérité and expository documentary through to mock documentary and emerging modes. Major documentary theorists and practitioners will be considered, as will underlying issues ranging from ethical considerations involved in representing reality and other cultures, to the place of documentary in a future of global and technological convergence.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the area of linear algebra. The course introduces vectors and vector spaces covering addition of vectors, scalar multiplication and the geometric meaning of vectors. The theory of matrices is also developed and includes matrix addition and multiplication, inverse matrices, determinants and the use of Gaussian elimination to solve systems of equations. Matrix theory is also applied to the study of linear transformations.

This course introduces the foundational concepts in psychology. Students are introduced to the key processes of human development, cognition, learning, emotion, and behaviour. Students will engage with empirical research as a means of evaluating competing theories and learn to engage in critical analysis of research findings. Culturally responsive approaches to the study of psychology are emphasised with the development of skills in communication of psychological processes across diverse contexts. Students will acquire skills in critical thinking and research communication that are necessary to progress through advanced and applied studies in psychology.

This course considers the application of the relevant scientific methods and the research base within the context of important concepts, such as the scientist-practitioner model, evidence-based practice, ontology and epistemology and ethics. Students will be introduced to the ways in which the discipline of psychology has approached a range of issues from an historical and philosophical perspective. Topics covered include: the importance of diversity of perspectives, models and theories of learning, memory, language, intelligence, emotions, motivations, perception, consciousness, and the interaction of environment and hereditary. The course will also address the application of psychology in current professional and social contexts.

In this course students will work collaboratively to address a social problem in our community. Emphasis will be on a problem in our local social, cultural or political environment. Students will be expected to apply social justice principles to formulate a response, such as equality, justice, sustainability, and social inclusion. The course will see students consult expertise inside and outside the university as part of their problem-solving work.

This course will explore issues that significantly impact on the social, physical and emotional health of school aged youth in Western Australia. The course will place emphasis on the methodology involved in the delivery of health education as well as developing a sound knowledge base about current health issues linked with the curriculum framework and student outcomes in health. Students will address broad mental health issues such as self esteem, resilience and bullying and drug education, especially tobacco, alcohol and analgesic use. Students will be provided with the opportunity to explore and familiarise themselves with health programs, projects and resources that are available in Western Australia and that significantly influence the nature health education teaching in schools.

Specifically, this course will examine the structural organisation of cells and tissues and the functioning of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory and respiratory systems in the support of life and movement. Students will also identify anatomical and physiological characteristics and features within each system that that are important in understanding the control and support of movement.

Physical Activity and Health explores the mounting evidence about the importance of physical activity to health across the lifespan. It addresses current health statistics for different groups in the Australian population and it examines the implications for health promotion strategies that target both individuals and the whole community. A particular focus will be on how health promotion initiatives are achieved through the creation of partnerships between non-government and government sectors. Guest speakers will present examples of community health promotion campaigns that encourage lifestyle change to being physically active

This course will build on the study of the theory of health promotion frameworks and strategies explored in HLTH1620 by applying these to the practice of health promotion at the individual and community levels. Students will explore the use sponsorship, mass media and small group interaction as tools for health promotion. The course will place emphasis on the emerging philosophy of providing supportive environments and creating opportunities for building resilience, through which individual and community health can be optimized. Students will study and apply methods to plan, implement, manage and evaluate health promotion programs targeted to specific at risk groups. Guest lecturers will present case studies of current health promotion campaigns for critical appraisal.

Human genetics & evolution focuses on three main areas of study: the structure, organisation and expression of the human genome, the human gene mutations, and human genome evolution. This includes the major features of the human genome, Mendelian inheritance, linkage analysis, proteomics, DNA cloning, genetics and cancer, genomic diversity, human ancestry and migration of Homo sapiens. The course will develop in students a range of theoretical and practical skills that form an appropriate basis for subsequent professional development.

This course provides an introduction to the iterative nature of scientific investigation. Students will gain a greater understanding of experimental design, data analysis and interpretation of results in research. Basic statistical analyses will be covered; hypothesis development, central tendency, probability, analysis of variance, correlation, regression significance testing and non-parametric statistics. Students will become familiar with the statistical package SPSS.

This course will examine the structural characteristics of the human body as they relate to performance and physical activity. Specifically the course will examine joint and muscle architecture, body shape, size, proportionality and composition as well as flexibility, muscular strength and power, and how these variables influence human performance. Students will develop skills that will permit the accurate measurement and assessment of physical capacity and understand how these relate to the identification of strategies designed to improve physical performance. Tutorial activities will provide students with the opportunity to develop assessment skills and identify appropriate strategies designed to optimise human performance.

This course will examine the physiological responses that occur as a result of exposure to acute or chronically imposed exercise conditions. Students will develop an understanding of the exercise response and the associated benefits that will subsequently impact on the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, optimise training adaptation for sports participation and assist in disease prevention. Students will become familiar with and be able to apply assessment protocols that report the health and fitness status of school children and adults. This knowledge will provide the skills enabling the student to apply the principles of exercise and the associated benefits in promoting concepts of healthy lifestyle and in the training and preparation for sports participation. Laboratory activities will enable the student to observe and interpret the exercise response and to apply appropriate strategies that will promote health and well being as a consequence of exercise.

This course considers the recently announced National Health Priorities of the Federal Government in relation to the interactions between physical activity, health status and disease risk factors. The course reviews in greater depth common risk factors for ill health and chronic diseases such as obesity, insulin intolerance, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis and coronary artery disease and the implications for physical activity involvement by people with these conditions. Students will be equipped with knowledge to determine appropriate modifications to exercise interventions and the precautions to apply when assisting people with chronic conditions to adopt safe and appropriate exercise habits in maintaining health and wellness. Students will also learn about effective communication and counselling skills in the presentation of key health screening initiatives and the promotion of wellness within the community.

This course will introduce students to theories and principles that apply to motor skill acquisition across the lifespan. Basic neural and cognitive control processes underpinning skilled movement will be introduced. Lecture and laboratory activities will contrast motor program theory and dynamic pattern theory in evaluating developmental constraints (person factors), analysing the nature of skill to be learned (task factors), and in manipulating practice variables (learning environment factors) to facilitate skill acquisition.

This course will develop an understanding of ways psychological variables such as motivation, self-efficacy, perceived competence, body image and anxiety can affect an individual's participation in, and enjoyment of physical activity. The impact of societal structures and the social significance of sport and physical activity will be examined from different theoretical perspectives.

This course will build upon prior information learnt in other biomedical science courses , e.g. molecular and cell biology, microbiology and biochemistry. This course will focus on the cellular and molecular basis of the immune system. The antigen-specific immune response will be considered in depth. The course will cover aspects of development and differentiation of B and T lymphocytes, antigen processing and presentation, lymphocyte activation and immune regulation. Topics for further study will be selected from: immunotherapy, autoimmunity, transplantation, immunodeficiency, mucosal immunity, lymphoproliferative diseases, cytokines, tumour immunology, and viral immunology.

This course is designed to introduce students to fundamental concepts in general and systemic pathology. Students will undertake study in cell and tissue injury and the body's reaction to injury. The biological processes associated with ageing and neoplasia will be discussed. The applications of the core concepts of general pathology such as necrosis, cellular adaptation, inflammation and thrombosis will be addressed in systemic pathology.

This course will develop the knowledge and understanding of how age, gender and developmental stages may each influence the individual's exercise capacity and motivation to participate in regular physical activity, and how physical activity in turn may influence growth and development. Resistance and endurance training principles for children, adolescents and the older adult will be covered. The course will investigate changes that occur across the lifespan.

In this course information students will explore the concept of journeying on land and water. They will develop an appreciation of the importance of minimum impact travel and camping and demonstrate an understanding of the clothing and equipment required to operate safely in outdoor settings. Students will demonstrate their capacity to plan and implement journeys on land and water with particular reference to a safety management plan, an accident response kit and budgeting. Attendance at both lectures and camp is compulsory.

Students will develop a detailed knowledge of human musculoskeletal anatomy as it relates to functional capability and economy of movement. Students will also know and understand the fundamentals of strength training, lifting techniques and training responses and the principles of programme design for the effective application of weight training for developing strength and endurance in gymnasium and sports contexts.

This course will develop the knowledge and ability to perform health risk screening and appraisal techniques specific to exercise programmes for health and wellness and sub maximal and maximal fitness testing and athlete profiling. Students will also develop effective practical skills in the presentation of key health screening initiatives and the promotion of wellness within the community.

This course will develop basic roping knowledge and skills required for artificial and natural surfaces. Roping knowledge will include an understanding of equipment associated with climbing and abseiling. Skills will include: knot tying, rope coiling, anchor construction, belay construction and operation, ropes course construction and operation, climbing and abseiling technique and basic rescue techniques.

This course will examine the function, sources and absorption of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, major minerals, water and electrolytes, and the role these play in balanced nutrition. Additionally, this course will investigate dietary requirements through the life cycle, the requirements of athletes and those engaged in regular physical activity, the influence dietary habits may have on the onset of diseased conditions and other contemporary issues in nutrition. Tutorial activities will provide students with the opportunity to research and present a topic related to nutrition, wellness and physical performance. These topical presentations will provide a valuable resource, enhancing teaching and instruction in schools and in the community. This knowledge will provide skills that enable the student to analyse the appropriateness of various diets and food habits and determine and apply nutritional strategies that are effective in promoting health and wellness, decrease the incidence of disease conditions and optimise performance during physical activity.

Outdoor Education involves small groups of people participating in organized adventurous activities in natural settings and who primarily use themselves as the resource for solving problems. It is education conducted in and through the outdoors based on experiential education and wilderness philosophies and concepts of group encounter, indigenous knowledge, risk and challenge. This course is designed for teachers, youth leaders, and others who will coordinate outdoor education experiences for school or community groups. The course will cover the philosophical, theoretical, morals, values and the contexts within which outdoor education occurs, including urban and wilderness settings.

This course will develop the students’ knowledge, understanding and competencies in exercise applications for various special groups within the community including individuals with movement disorders, for pregnant women and for those undergoing injury rehabilitation. The course will also examine the factors that may influence exercise participation, health and sports injury rehabilitation. Students will develop skills that enable effective exercise programming and interventions for these groups of individuals.

This course will examine the kinematic and kinetic variables that impact on movement during physical activity and sport. Additionally, the course will examine the forces acting on and applied by the body that may determine movement outcomes and identify factors and teaching implications that promote efficiency of movement. Tutorial activities will provide students with the opportunity to relate theoretical components to applied situations that will assist in the development of teaching strategies and appropriate skills practices.

This course will develop the biomechanical skills of students in the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science course beyond what they learn in the introductory biomechanics course. In particular their ability to quantify human movement and interpret their findings as they relate to improving sports performance and injury prevention will be advanced. There will also be an emphasis on mechanical analysis of human movement requiring students to develop their numerical skills.

Environmental and mass media approaches to Health Promotion, explored in HLTH1620 and HLTH2620 are often used as a base to set and support community based health promotion. The primary purpose of community approaches to health promotion is to empower individuals and communities to gain control over the determinants of their own health. This is achieved through capacity building, forming mutually beneficial partnerships, community organisation, community development and community participation. This course will explore these aspects of community based health promotion with specific reference to the aged, youth and disabled. Specific community based health promotion projects such as 'Safe Seniors', 'Gone Fishing' and 'Just Walk It' will be drawn upon as exemplars. Skills, tools and competencies required for working in community based health promotion will also be explored. This course may be taken as an elective by students in other Colleges with the permission of the course coordinator.

This course requires the student to plan, implement and debrief an expedition of their (group) choice in a pursuit either land or water based. The expedition must be a minimum of 5 days and four nights in duration. Students are required to submit a full expedition proposal/manual including all organizational, administrative and risk management details 5 weeks prior to the departure of the expedition. Students will be required to submit a comprehensive log book/journal/personal performance and conduct a presentation of their (group) expedition.

This course consolidates information presented in HLTH3205. This course requires students to design and manage an expedition of a minimum duration of three days and two nights. Students are required to set specific suitable expedition goals and design and deliver an effective program. Students are required to submit an expedition proposal including all organisational, administrative and risk management details two weeks prior to the departure of the expedition. Students will be required to submit a comprehensive log book and conduct a presentation on the completion of their expedition.

This course will develop an understanding of the applied research process linked to the development of a student thesis research proposal. Skills pertaining to the gathering, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of research findings will be developed to a high standard. This course will develop within the student the capacity to extensively gather and analyse existing information and to disseminate new data and knowledge in the research context through the written and seminar format.

This course enables students to obtain an understanding of various international and/or domestic legal frameworks while engaging in mooting competition. Students undertake simulated court and/or arbitration hearings, which may include engagement with students of other universities. Studying the oral advocacy skills that are needed to address various tribunals and courts, and working with peers to research critical legal issues, students engage in problem solving that will enhance their professional skills in advocacy, legal research and writing.

This course provides a limited number of final-year students the opportunity to undertake a research project on a topic of their choice, thus allowing further specialisation in a specific field.

In this course you will study those aspects of microeconomics and macroeconomics that will be useful in your business career. You will examine the way in which individual households and firms make business decisions; the way in which individual markets work; the way in which taxes and government regulations affect the operation of individual markets; the way in which the National Accounts measure macroeconomic variables; and the way in which macroeconomic variables oscillate and grow over time. You will become acquainted with monopolys such as the laws of demand and supply, the elasticity of demand, perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, producer and consumer surplus, market efficiency, externalities, Gross Domestic Product, the CPI, the multiplier, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.

In this course students explore quantitative and statistical concepts and tools commonly used in business. Students will apply these tools to common business problems and recommend actions to enhance a positive business position or to assist in recovery of a negative business position.

The course covers key aspects of research, written and verbal communication in academic and business contexts, and works to develop communication skills necessary for effective participation in group learning activities and collaborative projects. The course also introduces an understanding of ethics in theory and business practice.

This course is designed to provide students with a business oriented theoretical kmonopolywledge of key areas of ICT, such as hardware, software, networks, the Internet, security, business systems and databases. It also provides practical skills development in relation to file management, spreadsheets, databases and other software applications in order help students understand how software can be used to solve business problems.

This is an introductory course that provides students with the skills necessary to understand and evaluate the business environment and the role that accounting plays in the evaluation of business performance. The course adopts a financial statement user/business management orientation, addressing issues relevant to managing business organisations and understanding financial statements. A primary objective is to develop the student’s abilities to critically analyse and evaluate issues in the context of accounting and management in business organisations.

Marketing is a major force in business and society, influencing everyone’s life in many ways. As well as the many products and services supplied to help us in our daily lives, firms often need to market ideas, events, and even people. Marketing is both an essential practical process, and corporate philosophy that has been adopted by a wide range of businesses, service companies, as well as non-profit organizations worldwide. This course will not only expose you to the fundamental marketing concepts being used within a range of industries, but also provide a clear insight into how these concepts relate to the "real" world.

This course provides a sound introduction to management and the functions of an organisation. It examines both the classical and contemporary theories of management and organisation behaviour. In so doing, the course considers motivation, controlling, planning, decision making, control and theories of power, politics, corporate culture and in the context of small and large businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. The intention is to provide the student with a broad base of understanding of general principles of management from which they can choose to specialise.

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of law as it relates to business practice. This course provides students with an overview of the Australian legal system and gives a general introduction to areas of law including torts, contracts, property law and employment law.

Business Practicum: This phase allows students to apply the skills and knowledge gained in phases 1 and 2 and to gain relevant workplace experience in their field of specialisation under the supervision of professionals. The practicum will generally be completed in a subsequent summer or winter break for a minimum of 150 hours. Although assistance in the placement process is provided by the Internship Coordinator it is each student’s responsibility to find an appropriate practicum placement which meets the objectives of that student’s specialisation. All practicum placements must be approved by the Internship Coordinator.

This subject enables students to select and analyse an approved issue within one of the Business disciplines (Accounting, economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Public Relations or Sport and Recreation). To fulfill the requirements of the course, students must select and refine an area of research interest, negotiated with the supervisor on an agreed research topic, present a research proposal for approval, conduct the research, and then write and submit a detailed research report.

Legal Research and Writing is an introductory core skills course for Law. Students will learn how to solve legal problems and approach law assignments; how to find, interpret and use primary and secondary sources; how to distinguish credible from non-credible sources; how to communicate clearly and persuasively in academic and professional contexts; and how to reference appropriately. Students will also learn generic study skills applicable outside of a Law course.

This course introduces students to a critical understanding of the institutions and practices that are basic to the law in Australia. This course provides a foundation for later courses, both in its content and its method of teaching, within the context of legal problem solving. Students will be encouraged to reflect critically on aspects of the legal system, which includes an introduction to the historical and philosophical sources of such elements as the adversarial system, the structure of courts and tribunals and the roles of lawyers and judges. This course also introduces students to the key principles of and approaches to statutory interpretation, which is an essential legal skill.

This course provides a limited number of final-year students the opportunity to undertake a research project on a topic of their choice, thus allowing further specialisation in a specific field.

This course examines the theory of finance and investment, the environment in which the theory is to be applied, methods of analysis and the finance and investment decisions which must be made in the corporate sector. It is designed for those students needing a solid foundation in their understanding of business finance and investment, and its main objective is to provide an understanding of the sources of finance and the ways in which it may be invested. The course examines factors influencing capital expenditure decisions; valuation approaches; the formulation of the capital structure; capital market environment; working capital and liquidity control; treasury function and goals; investment decisions; and corporate securities and pricing. Included in this examination is a consideration of asset pricing models and portfolio theory.

This course deals with the legal principles and statutes that govern employment. It examines the nature of the legal framework surrounding the employer-employee relationship, employment contracts, restraints in employment, discrimination, dispute resolution, termination and occupational health and safety. Both theory and case law are examined to enable students to apply legal requirements to HR policy and practice.

This course surveys the various economic theories that have been employed to explain the major financial crises that have occurred through history. Each economic theory is illustrated by tracing the mechanics of a specific financial crisis. The financial crises that are examined include the Tulip Mania of 1636-7, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, the Glasgow Bank Crisis of 1878, the Melbourne Bank Runs of 1893, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the U.S. Bank Runs of 1931-33, the 1974 Failures of the Franklin National and the Herstatt Banks, the 1987 Stock Market Crash and the NASDAQ Crash of 2000.

This course provides an introduction to institutions, markets and securities that form the basis of modern financial and monetary systems. The course is concerned with decision making for trading of financial instruments and the macroeconomic, microeconomic and institutional environments in which these decisions take place. BUSN1030 Quantitative Methods for Business is normally a prerequisite for this course.

Marketing is a major force in business and society, influencing everyone’s life in many ways. As well as the many products and services supplied to help us in our daily lives, firms often need to market ideas, events, and even people. Marketing is both an essential practical process, and corporate philosophy that has been adopted by a wide range of businesses, service companies, as well as non-profit organizations worldwide. This course will not only expose you to the fundamental marketing concepts being used within a range of industries, but also provide a clear insight into how these concepts relate to the "real" world.

In this course students will be taught to think like an economist. Various microeconomic problems will be considered using consumer choice theory, inter-temporal consumer choice theory, consumer choice theory with uncertainty, asymmetric information theory, bounded rationality and judgement bias, the theory of the firm and game theory. The primary goal is to instil in the students a disposition to see the world around them in economic terms.

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of research methods. It also provides students with experience in translating managerial decision problems into feasible research questions and evaluate different research techniques appropriate to effective research design. This includes the ability to interpret different methodologies, sampling techniques, and data collection methods and data analysis. In addition to that, students will develop practical skills by undertaking their own research project featuring a real business with a real problem. This involves making decisions based on research data, using data analysis software, solving marketing problems and communicate it to professionals and students.

This course introduces the students to the mathematical tools that are used on a daily basis within the economics and finance disciplines, including multivariable calculus, constrained optimisation, set theory and matrix alegebra.

This course aims to acquaint students with key developments in the history of Austrian economics. It begins by considering the wider intellectual climate in which the ideas of Austrian economists emerged in the late nineteenth century. It then examines in more detail the econopmic thought and economic policy prescriptions of leading Austrian economists in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Carl Menger, Eugene von Böhm Bawerk, Friedrich Wieser, Joseph Schumpeter and Friedrich von Hayek. The ideas of prominent economists who embraced the Austrian tradition, such as Knut Wicksell and Lionel Robbins, will also be canvassed. The final section of the course considers more recent developments associated with the so-called Austro-American school as an alternative way of understanding the operation of the market economy.

This course provides a foundation for those who wish to specialize in accounting and finance. It provides students with the skills required to complete the steps in the accounting cycle, from transaction identification and recording through to the preparation of financial statements. It examines the relationship between financial statements and the various presentation formats for financial statements. The requirements of current Australian accounting standards are considered in the context of financial statement preparation.

This course provides a more detailed understanding of the preparation, presentation and use of financial statements, with a primary focus on external financial reporting for companies/reporting entities. The requirements of current Australian accounting standards are applied to a range of financial statement elements, providing the student with a comprehensive and up to date understanding of key relevant issues in financial accounting. The application of these standards in corporate accounting practice in Australia is examined.

This course provides an introduction to income taxation legislation and practice in Australia. It focuses on the assessment of income and deductibility of expenditure, the treatment of capital gains and losses, fringe benefits and other related legislation. It considers the assessment provisions from the perspective of individuals, partnerships, companies and trusts.

This course is where students have the opportunity to apply basic research techniques to a 'real world' research project. Students are asked to develop and design a survey instrument, deliver the survey and analyse the results. Students are then asked to present their findings and recommendations to their client in an oral presentation and by hard copy report. The course is designed to introduce students to marketing research, identifying what it is, how and where marketing research is used and give students the opportunity to recommend actions to clients based on their research. Students are introduced to the statistics program of SPSS and will need to be familiar with the EXCEL program.

Consumer Behaviour investigates why people buy things, their motivations and their decision making processes behind their actions. The course explores the influences consumers are impacted by, such as their belief systems, cultural traditions, and the "power" of peer or family pressures. The course also discusses personality types, emotional states, purchasing habits and post purchase behaviour and how these also influence a consumers' behaviour.

This course provides an introduction to Public Relations. Through case study analysis and practical work, students experience public relations problem-solving and planning, with some of the work focusing on the use of communication tools including social media. The course also examines the history of PR, ethics, research, strategic planning, media relations and theory of communication.

This course provides students with an understanding of the strategic focus of Human Resource Management (HRM) as applied to business outcomes for organisations. It explores how organisations select, evaluate, compensate and develop employees. The study provides strategic focus to employee selection, staff development, performance management and employee remuneration within a legal framework.

This course introduces students to leadership theories and concepts; examining the evolution of leadership in scholarship and its practice in organisational settings. The course focuses on the impact of leadership on individuals, on organisations and on society. Students review case studies that highlight different leadership situations and tthen reflect on their own understanding and application of leadership in practice.

This course considers how management accounting information is generated and used to support an organisation’s strategic objectives. Students are introduced to strategy formulation and how management accounting information can influence behaviour. It examines how data and management information is collated and refined to become strategic business intelligence. It provides students with an understanding of the tools and practices being developed in the rapidly-growing market for business intelligence. It also considers the potential commercial advantage to enterprises that exploit new information flows and use these to perform predictive analyses.

This course covers some of the more complex accounting concepts within both a theoretical and applied context. Students are introduced to different accounting theories and how accounting regulation has evolved over time. The course examines and evaluates both the derivation of the fair value concept and its application to topics such as accounting for financial instruments, derivatives, agriculture and mining. The principal focus of this course is on practicality and applicability. monopoly only does it identify the requirements of the current accounting standards for the selected topics, but it provides students with an opportunity to consider their application in the context of global accounting trends and possible future changes.

This course examines the role and function of Human Resource Development (HRD) in organisations. The course covers theories underpinning training, learning and career development, as well as strategic learning and development issues that arise from the contemporary business environment. The strategic potential of HRD to address skills shortages and to contribute to longer term workforce planning is also examined.

This course builds on corporate financial concepts covered in earlier managerial finance units by expanding concepts in corporate financing, investing and risk management. The course examines current theories of corporate financing and the presentation of relevant tools and techniques to facilitate financial decision making.

The Services sector now forms the larger part of most modern economies. The increasingly competitive nature of the marketplace requires a new emphasis on the marketing of services as diverse as accounting, banking, hairdressing, insurance, consultancy's and real estate. The course focuses on the fact that services and professional services, differ significantly from other forms of business, requiring a distinctive approach to marketing strategy development. The importance of understanding service organisations in their own terms is emphasised so that marketing goals and strategies can be tailored accordingly. This course is current and relevant to the needs of all modern service providers.

This course examines the place of public relations in the management of an organisation. The course addresses internal communication (up, down and across an organisation) and external communication with government bodies and other significant publics (including investors and activists).

This course is compulsory within the economics major offered within the School of Business. It introduces the students to the main statistical and econometric techniques deployed on a daily basis within the disciplines of economics and finance. Students who have completed this course will be sufficiently versed in econometric techniques to enter an Honours program in economics.

The Media Planning and Buying course develops an understanding and knowledge of the media industry, theoretical principles and models available for consideration in planning media strategy. It also provides students an opportunity for practical applied experience in the media planning, media costing, budgeting, allocating budget across media vehicles and evaluating media plan effectiveness commensurate with planned marketing, communication and media objectives. Key content areas include advantages and disadvantages in the media mix, media vehicle selection, reach, frequency, scheduling, audience measurement, media plan effectiveness, media costing, media budgeting and media buying as related to traditional and to new media technologies. This course is beneficial to students interested in marketing, advertising and/or media oriented career paths.

This course covers strategies in marketing and, in line with current thinking, it has some orientation towards the global marketplace. Students will learn that effective strategies can only be developed if a thorough knowledge is obtained of the changing product market environment and the relevant needs of different customer segments. In order to ensure that students become fully involved with a strategic marketing plan, a project, using a team approach, is required to develop a plan for an actual company, club or other organisation that provides a product or services to the public.

This course examines the role and functions of HR policy. It explores how HR policy can be used strategically in organisations and how it can help shape and define organisational culture, as well as ensuring that legal and ethical obligations are met. Students will learn how to research, develop and write policy documents covering a wide range of HR issues.

Business Practicum: This phase allows students to apply the skills and knowledge gained in phases 1 and 2 and to gain relevant workplace experience in their field of specialisation under the supervision of professionals. The practicum will generally be completed in a subsequent summer or winter break for a minimum of 150 hours. Although assistance in the placement process is provided by the Internship Coordinator it is each student’s responsibility to find an appropriate practicum placement which meets the objectives of that student’s specialisation. All practicum placements must be approved by the Internship Coordinator.

Contracts are legally enforceable promises or agreements. This course will focus on the principles of contract law governing the formation of a contract. It will also include the separate doctrine of equitable estoppel. This course will also cover some principles governing the content, effect and enforceability of contractual terms (with additional principles covered in Contract Law B). Relevant principles from common law, equity and statute will be covered. This course will be taught with a practical focus and thus students will be assessed on their ability to identify relevant legal issues in a contractual dispute and create appropriately reasoned solutions.

In this course, students will examine a variety of torts. The intentional torts will be covered, alongside a sampling of other torts such as nuisance or defamation. Unifying topics such as vicarious liability, multiple tortfeasors, apportionment of liability, limitation of actions and wrongful death will also be covered. There are many important contested issues in the law of torts, which speak to how our society should regulate civil wrongdoing. Students will engage with these debates and critically evaluate the direction that the law has taken. Students will also provide basic legal advice to clients in relation to the various torts that have been considered.

Students are invited to explore the law as it relates to controversial and contemporary subjects. Topics are dependent on the issues of the day. Students will develop a detailed understanding of the merits of the different positions that are adopted on any given topic. They are required to think critically about the strengths and weaknesses of the law as it stands, and present suggestions for how it may be improved. Students will reflect on the appropriate role that morality should play in the development of the law, and understand the Catholic perspective on any given topic.

This course introduces students to the origin and nature of Equity and examines several of the most fundamental equitable doctrines (such as estoppel, fiduciary obligations and breach of confidence) in order to illustrate the manner in which the law of Equity functions in Australia today.

This course will focus on fundamental common law, equitable and statutory principles of property law such as the nature of property, formal requirements for the creation and transfer of proprietary interests, co-ownership of property, the difference between legal and equitable proprietary interests, and the rules for determining priority disputes between competing claims for property and the doctrine of native title.

This course provides an introduction to criminal offences and criminal procedure. While the focus will be on the relevant State jurisdiction, aspects of Federal criminal law will also be introduced. The course will predominantly deal with matters that need to be proved to successfully prosecute major criminal offences.

Constitutional Law deals with the rules that make up the system of government in Australia. The course identifies the difference between the state and federal constitutions, but the focus is on the distinctively federal aspects of the Australian Constitutional system, and in particular the division of the legislative, executive, judicial and financial powers between the Commonwealth and the States. The course begins with an introduction to the sources of constitutional law, types of constitutions, the philosophical underpinnings of constitutions and fundamental principles of constitutionalism including the rule of law, the separation of powers, representative democracy and federalism. Against this background the course also undertakes a critical examination of selected enumerated legislative powers of the Commonwealth including the External Affairs Power, Defence Power, Corporations Power, Trade and Commerce Power and the Taxation Power. The course will also address various constitutional rights and freedoms.

This course focuses on competition (antitrust) and consumer protection provisions found in Australian legislation. The first part of the course considers constitutional underpinnings of competition and consumer protection law in Australia and the role of key regulators, principally the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The second part of the course deals with consumer protection law, in particular, the prohibition of misleading and deceptive conduct and false representations, unconscionable conduct as it affects businesses and individuals and the law in relation to consumer guarantees. In both parts of the course close attention is given to the wide and unique range of remedies available to businesses and consumers for breaches of the Act.

In this course students will examine the law of wills, intestate succession and the administration and distribution of an estate. This involves the requirements for making and drafting a valid will, factors which may render a will invalid, the revocation of wills, statutory provisions relating to the distribution of intestate property , and the procedures for obtaining grants of representation for the administration of deceased estates. Students will also consider the categories of persons who may make an application for provision against the estate of a deceased person where the applicant receives no or inadequate provision from the estate.

The incorporated body is the basic legal entity of commerce. Students will learn the principles of company law including the responsibilities of those who conduct business through incorporated structures. Principles learned will include the nature of legal entity status, directors’ duties and the division of power between shareholders and directors, how shareholding can be differentiated; and the difference between a partnership and a corporation.

This course provides an introduction to income taxation legislation and practice in Australia. It focuses on the assessment of income and deductibility of expenditure, the treatment of capital gains and losses, fringe benefits and other related legislation. It considers the assessment provisions from the perspective of individuals, partnerships, companies and trusts.

This course involves a detailed examination and analysis of a specific topic in law. The topic (along with any pre-requisite courses) will be published as part of the annual list of electives published by the respective Schools of Law in Fremantle and Sydney.

In this course, students will develop skills through the development and presentation of a legal argument. Students will engage with both inferior and superior courts. Advocacy presentations include a Plea in Mitigation at Local Court (NSW) or Magistrates Court (WA), and an appeal in a higher court. Students will develop skills in preparation of an oral argument, court room etiquette and public speaking. They are also required to submit written court documents.

This course involves students working in legal practice engaging in clinical legal education. Students will undertake a work placement with an approved legal practitioner in a Community Legal Centre or similar approved placement for at least 80 hours. The experiential learning in this course comes through critical reflection on the experience of working in practice. Through reflective learning students will sharpen their practical legal skills, and develop an appreciation and understanding of ethical dimensions of legal practice, particularly in the context of Catholic Social Justice teaching.

This course focuses on fundamental areas of commercial law including sale of goods, agency, bailment, insurance, guarantees, negotiable instruments, and consumer credit. Due to the increasing intervention of legislation within the commercial arena, this course will also focus on legislation covering the areas mentioned above.

This course will provide students with an overview of civil procedure. The focus of the course will be dispute resolution pursuant to the relevant legislation, rules, court practices and ethical obligations that apply to legal practitioners engaged in dispute resolution. Students will learn how to apply civil procedure to practical legal scenarios.

Remedies is a capstone course that ties together the concepts studied in previous courses. Topics covered include consideration of the damages available in tort and in contract. Various equitable remedies are also considered. These include restitution, rescission, specific performance, and account of profits, injunctions, equitable compensation and damages, Mareva Orders, Anton Piller Orders, Rectification and Declarations.

In this course students will be provided with an introduction to public international law. Contemporary problems in the field of public international law are examined by reference to key areas including the natural law and Judeo-Christian foundations of international law, the nature of international law; sources of international law (including treaties, customary international law, general principles of international law and juristic opinions); the relationship between international law and domestic (Australian) law; the United Nations system; principles of state responsibility; jurisdiction & immunities; self-determination & secession; and international law and the use of force.

The course is the first of a two part (course) honours research project. Over the two courses, students will be actively engaged in researching an avenue of law which is of particular interest to them through definition of the scope of the research, constructing a sound legal argument and presenting it in both a written and oral form. In this first course, students will be required to choose, and receive approval from the Course Co-ordinator for a research topic. Students will then be required to submit a written abstract and make an oral presentation on the research completed to date.

The prime objective of this course is to provide students with a detailed understanding of the processes and practices involved in events management, from the genesis of an idea to conducting the event. Subsidiary objectives include providing students with skills in: critically evaluating an idea, developing a realistic business plan; sourcing finance; managing personnel (especially volunteers); risk management in areas of legal/financial/insurance/social/media etc. Practical outcomes for students include the development of a reference portfolio and a real events management plan from inception to execution. The portfolio will be compiled through materials provided to them and their own research. Students teams will also work with local organisations to develop ideas into events management plans, the presentation of which will form part of their assessment.

In this subject you will study the various concepts, tools and models of macroeconomics. You will analyse the nature, causes and economic consequences of unemployment, economic growth, financial instability, trade imbalances and inflation, and you will assess the desirability of monetary, fiscal, income and exchange rate policies. The course is especially suitable for those students who are interested in applying theory to solve practical problems.

Communication plays a vital role in any marketing mix. Marketing communication is about creating and sending the right messages that will inform, persuade or remind targeted consumers about an idea, cause, person, place, product or service inspiring them to take the desired action. An integrated marketing communication campaign ensures that all messages and creative approaches are cohesive across all media channels used. Students will use their knowledge of marketing, consumer behaviour, and the principles of effective communication in the research, planning, creative and media functions that are typical of Integrated Marketing Communication Planning.

The course will concentrate on producing a high level of written material, with a focus on writing for the media, whether this be the news media, or "third-party" media, such as public blogs, wikis and web sites. It will develop enhanced skills in all areas of public relations writing and provide a context in which public relations writing can be understood and applied across a wide range of material, including media releases, newsletter articles, brochures, speeches and copy for electronic and online media. Part of its focus is on writing tools useful for uncontrolled (new) media. The course also addresses corporate requirements such as reports, proposals, submissions and speeches. Students will be reminded of the importance of grammar, spelling and punctuation and introduced to the best-practice writing styles and the variety of communication tools used by PR practitioners.

This course builds on the introductory principles of management accounting and introduces students to additional managerial accounting concepts and techniques. Students are introduced to the collection and reporting of cost accounting data in support of the decision making process. The generation and application of decision-useful financial and monopolyn-financial information is examined across a range of sectors. It focuses on the role of the management accountant in controlling and analyzing business performance to provide a basis for management decisions and value creation for stakeholders.

The course provides students with an introduction to the economic analysis of human resources as a critical component of business management. The course is significantly different to the traditional field of labour economics and also principles of HR in that it seeks to blend the two disciplines by combining traditional HR issues with high level economics concepts to give students an integrated outcome. Students begin with study topics from the traditional field of labour economics including labour demand, labour supply and human capital theory. These models help us understand issues relating to educational choices and also recruitment and employment outcomes. Students then examine in detail material from the more recent field of personnel economics surrounding the recruitment and management of personnel. Topics include signalling, screening, retention and labour turnover, organisational and job design, and the role of economic incentives in influencing performance. The final part of the course provides an overview of the Australian labour market and looks at key challenges and trends facing the Australian labour market. Students will be required to have an understanding of key labour market indicators primarily through the use of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

This course provides a more detailed understanding of the preparation, presentation and use of financial statements, with a primary focus on external financial reporting for companies/reporting entities. The requirements of current Australian accounting standards are applied to a range of financial statement elements, providing the student with a comprehensive and up to date understanding of key relevant issues in financial accounting. The application of these standards in corporate accounting practice in Australia is examined.

This course examines the theory of finance and investment, the environment in which the theory is to be applied, methods of analysis and the finance and investment decisions which must be made in the corporate sector. It is designed for those students needing a solid foundation in their understanding of business finance and investment, and its main objective is to provide an understanding of the sources of finance and the ways in which it may be invested. The course examines factors influencing capital expenditure decisions; valuation approaches; the formulation of the capital structure; capital market environment; working capital and liquidity control; treasury function and goals; investment decisions; and corporate securities and pricing. Included in this examination is a consideration of asset pricing models and portfolio theory.

This course combines the discipline areas of social and cultural psychology with organisational and management theory to examine human behaviour within the workplace. It also draws on knowledge from the realm of political science, sociology, and anthropology to build a more complete understanding of the relationship between the individual and the organisation. Students will be challenged to develop new paradigms of thinking about the psychology of the individual in the workplace.

The prime objective of the course is to provide students with a knowledge of the major theories and approaches of industrial relations and the significant parties eg unions, arbitral tribunals and management. The legislative framework in Australia is both unique and flexible and reflects changing political approaches. Since the 1990s changes have reduced the role of the industrial relations institutions and shifted the focus to collective bargaining and employee outcomes at the workplace. The origins and strategies for industrial conflict and its resolution is both a cause for and an effect on the employment relationship.

This course introduces students to leadership theories and concepts; examining the evolution of leadership in scholarship and its practice in organisational settings. The course focuses on the impact of leadership on individuals, on organisations and on society. Students review case studies that highlight different leadership situations and tthen reflect on their own understanding and application of leadership in practice.

This advanced course examines accounting for corporate entities in some depth and builds extensively on previous work undertaken in BUSN2100. Topics considered include an examination of accounting for various forms of Investment, specifically business combinations, consolidations (including direct and indirect minority interests), equity accounting and accounting for joint venture enterprises. Other relevant topics include a broad understanding of accounting and disclosures for financial instruments, foreign exchange transactions (including rudimentary hedge transactions), related parties, segment reporting, lease accounting and share-based payments. Access to the various attributable A-IFRIS accounting standards form a backdrop to an understanding of these topics. In addition to weekly problem-based assignments, the course also incorporates a reasonably extensive case-based assignment, using published information from Australian listed entities. This course is a requirement for those wishing to progress their studies through the ICAA, CPAA or NIA professional programs.

This course introduces students to the principles and practice of modern auditing. It examines the company audit process, the role and responsibilities of auditors, the regulation of audit performance and of user expectations. Major topics include an examination of audit planning, the concepts of materiality and audit risk, evaluation and testing of internal controls, substantive testing of transactions and balances, audit sampling and reporting by auditors. The emphasis will be on the practical application of theory and the development of critical thinking skills. The central theme is the audit of a limited company from initial engagement to the issue of the opinion. This course is a requirement for those wishing to progress their studies through the ICAA, CPAA or IPA professional programs.

This course examines the role and function of Human Resource Development (HRD) in organisations. The course covers theories underpinning training, learning and career development, as well as strategic learning and development issues that arise from the contemporary business environment. The strategic potential of HRD to address skills shortages and to contribute to longer term workforce planning is also examined.

International Finance deals with financial policy decisions in an international environment. Topics covered include the international financial environment, foreign exchange risk management, and global financing and investment.

This course provides a framework for using financial statement data in business analysis and valuation contexts. The course focuses on the process of business strategy analysis, accounting strategy analysis, financial analysis and the valuation of public and private companies. Students also reflect on contemporary valuation techniques and apply them to case studies.

This course examines the theoretical framework of issues and crisis management and analyses relevant local and international case studies. In doing so it aims to equip students with the knowledge and strategic skills required to implement strategies to manage public relations or corporate reputation during a crisis. There is a focus on identifying potential internal and external issues, researching and writing a crisis communications plan, responding to a crisis, implementation of media strategies and evaluation of the organization's reputation after the crisis. Students play a crucial role in this field and students will examine how the media acts as a catalyst in the process.

This course is the capstone course in the economics major offered within the School of Business. It introduces the students to the leading theoretical models deployed in the discipline of economics. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic models are considered. Introductory economics, intermediate microeconomics and intermediate macroeconomics are pre-requisites.

This course aims to enable students to understand the underlying principles of the law regulating companies. Topics include the characteristics of a company, particularly as compared with other business structures; the national cooperative scheme and the role of the Australian Securities Commission and other Federal Government regulatory authorities; the effect of incorporation; the corporate constitution; the company's relations with outsiders; share and loan capital; regulation of public fund raising; duties of company directors, officers and promoters; members' rights and obligations including mimonopolyrity shareholder protection; regulation of takeovers; issues related to corporate insolvency such as receivership and liquidation, particularly as they affect creditors.

This course is designed to familiarise students with the fundamental concepts of International Marketing and give them the working skills to enable them to undertake an opportunity analysis for any product wanting to be marketed in the international arena. The course analyses the multiple environments of international business. Topics include the effect on the marketing strategy of political, legal, economic, social, competitive and technological conditions in various markets; international market entry; product, pricing, distribution and promotion strategies; exporting and importing, international marketing organisation and control.

This course will result in you being able to know and do strategic management. Knowing provides you with the concepts and techniques of strategic management. This is achieved through lectures, workshops and reading the ideas of practitioners and academics. Doing requires your participation in the analysis of case studies and the submission of work for assessment.

The course examines a range of change theories and models in the context of organisations. The change management process will be considered in detail to explore planned and unplanned change in an organisation and how change can support organisational strategy, goals and future states. The course will also consider the roles of leaders and managers as initiators and supporters of change, plus tools to measure and evaluate change.

This course examines the processes whereby certain organisations achieve high levels of creativity and innovation. It looks at the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship with particular reference to technology based companies. The course provides students with a framework for analysing business factors involved in innovation and entrepreneurship, and how to manage an innovative organisation. It enables students to understand a range of practical business applications and provides dimensions of discovery and critical thinking that can convert innovative ideas into viable sustainable business reality. The course has the potential to provide an understanding of the scope for innovation and entrepreneurship. It provides the theoretical constructs and practical methods of implementation necessary to create a successful new venture. Extensive use is made of case studies including the analysis of the entrepreneurial characteristics of a number of new start-ups, existing small to medium enterprises SME’s and major organisations.

This course covers a variety of pertinent and evolving workplace issues which are researched, analysed, developed and workshopped. Workplace culture and structure provides the basis for emotional intelligence, bullying, casualisation, decruitment, absenteeism, grievances, dismissal, remuneration, outsourcing, and bargaining. This course provides opportunities for students to examine, research and draw from practical situations and thereby provide workable outcomes in the contemporaneous HRM setting. The course examines relevant HRM workplace issues for students to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of current workforce issues impacting on the modern workplace.

The aim of this course is to give the student an appreciation of the sources and development of the common law, equity and our legal institutions. The way in which the law has developed as society has changed and has adapted to differing demands and circumstances provides the key to a proper understanding of the law in its modern environment. It will trace the development of legal ideas and disciplines from English history around 1066 to modern day Australia. Historical development of the law will be examined through such topics as the on-going relationship between the common law and equity, the contribution of Christianity in general to the development of the law and the legal aspects of British settlement of Australia, Legal History gives us an insight into how and why our legal system today is what it is. It gives us the opportunity to trace our origins and developments to obtain a better understanding of what the legal profession is and how we are a part of it.

This course will focus on the principles of contract law governing performance, discharge and breach of contract and remedies for breach. It will also include the separate doctrine of restitution. This course builds on Contract Law A and the relevant principles from common law, equity and statute. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify relevant legal issues in a contractual dispute and create appropriately reasoned solutions.

This course examines the tort of negligence which concerns the negligent infliction of harm by one party on another. The injury sustained may be to their body, their property, their economic interests or their mental health, and the law deals with each type of injury differently. Additionally the law of negligence has specific rules concerning the allocation of risk to occupiers, public bodies, and rescuers among others. The law in this area is complex, often contentious, and has important social ramifications. Students will consider the current law in depth, and critically evaluate it. They will also provide basic legal advice to clients.

This course will build on the students’ knowledge of Equity by examining in detail the law of Trusts. Students will become familiar with the fundamental nature of trusts, the most important varieties of trust, and the essential requirements for creating a valid trust, the rights of trustee and beneficiary, and the legal rules pertaining to breach of trust.

Students will examine the application of fundamental common law, equitable and statutory principles of property law under the Torrens System of Land. It will extend students’ understanding of property law concerning the concept of indefeasibility of title, leases, easements, restrictive covenants and mortgages.

This course provides an introduction to criminal offences and criminal procedure. While the focus will be on the relevant State jurisdiction, aspects of Federal criminal law will also be introduced. The course will predominantly deal with matters that need to be proved to successfully prosecute major criminal offences.

This course deals with the theory and practice relating to the laws of Evidence in both State and Federal jurisdiction across a variety of topics. The key principles governing the procedural rules relating to the collection and admission of evidence are considered, along with the rules of admissibility and the judicial discretion to exclude evidence. The focus will be on the practical application of these principles in the practice of law.

Administrative law is concerned with the operation of government and the principles of sound public administration and decision-making. It includes Parliament, the Executive, statutory tribunals and semi-governmental organisations. The course covers major aspects of both Merits Review and Judicial Review at the Commonwealth and State level and the growth of public enquiries. The course will provide students with fundamental legal knowledge and skills to address administrative law problems, and to advise and represent clients affected by governmental power and decisions.

This course deals with the legal regulation of employment within Australia. It will specifically explore: the employment relationship, creating an employment contract and the terms and conditions (express and implied) of employment contracts. It also covers relevant legislation, awards, agreements and other instruments that govern employment conditions, termination of the employment relationship; and occupational safety and health and equal opportunity in employment. The course will explore both Federal and State jurisdictions and common law principles.

This course provides an introduction to contemporary Family Law in Australia. The course starts with an introduction to Commonwealth and State legislative powers with particular emphasis on the Family Law Act 1975. Other topics covered include a study of the law of marriage, nullity and divorce, the law relating to children, the alteration of property interests between parties to a marriage and the interaction with third parties.

The course explores how Mental Illness impacts various areas of the law. Areas of focus will include criminal law, human rights legislation, international law, health law, consumer law, and guardianship and administration concerns.

In this course students will focus first on the historical relationship between culture and religion and the role that law plays in relation to both. Against this historical background, students will examine key treaties and international institutions relevant to religion and assess the approach they have taken in determining the appropriate international and national role that religion should play. A key focus of the course will also be on the approach the Australian legislature, executive and judicature have taken in resolving a variety of issues involving religion. Particular topics covered in the course will include how the courts have dealt with religious discrimination, vilification and hate speech, the accommodation of religion, freedom of conscience and religious education, diversity and pluralism and the principles of Catholic Social Thought that touch on the role of the state in relation to law and religion.

This course builds on the general principles of taxation law studied in LAWS3470: Introduction to Australian Income Tax. In this course students will learn about tax losses, how Australian tax legislation responds to tax evasion, avoidance and planning, tax incentives and reliefs, the taxation of international transactions, the taxation of financial transactions and the taxation of superannuation. They will also explore how the Australian taxation system is administered by the Commissioner of Taxation and the Australian Taxation Office.

In this course, students will learn of the major traditions of thought about law and legal systems, with a view to encouraging them to place their own ideas within the context of those traditions, and to become constructively critical of their own views and the views of others. The course will combine a rigorous approach to the gaining by students of knowledge about those traditions, with openness to different views among the students and the encouragement of the development in them of an understanding of where they themselves stand within these traditions, and the advantages and deficiencies in their choices. Particular emphasis is given to the contribution made by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Christianity in general to Legal Philosophy.

In this course students will examine the evolving role of law during times of armed conflict with a particular focus on international humanitarian law and international criminal law. The course will offer both a historical and contemporary examination of the role that law has had in limiting the actions of combatants during times of war. Students will consider the legal rules derived from instruments such as the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (and their Additional Protocols of 1977) as well as the practical difficulties with enforcement of these rules. Students will also consider the development of individual criminal responsibility for breaches of these rules and the challenges associated with criminal sanction for war crimes at the international level. Particular attention will be given to the International Criminal Court.

This course involves a detailed examination and analysis of a specific topic in law. The topic (along with any pre-requisite courses) will be published as part of the annual list of electives published by the respective Schools of Law in Fremantle and Sydney.

This course involves a detailed examination and analysis of a specific topic in law. The topic (along with any pre-requisite courses) will be published as part of the annual list of electives published by the respective Schools of Law in Fremantle and Sydney.

This course involves students working in legal practice engaging in clinical legal education. Students will undertake a work placement with an approved legal practitioner in a Community Legal Centre or similar approved placement for at least 80 hours. The experiential learning in this course comes through critical reflection on the experience of working in practice. Through reflective learning students will sharpen their practical legal skills, and develop an appreciation and understanding of ethical dimensions of legal practice, particularly in the context of Catholic Social Justice teaching.

This course is the second of a two part (course) honours research project. Over the two courses, students will be actively engaged in researching an avenue of law which is of particular interest to them through definition of the scope of the research, constructing a sound legal argument and presenting it in both a written and oral form. In this second course, students will be required to complete a 10,000 – 12,000 word thesis on their chosen topic.

This course will foster the idea of the lawyer as problem solver. This course introduces processes increasingly being used by parties seeking to resolve disputes without adjudication. These include negotiation, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation and arbitration. Students will be shown how to distinguish between these processes and how to select the most appropriate form of Alternative Dispute Resolution for particular disputes. Differences between private and court annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution processes will also be explored. Teaching methods will involve participation by students as various processes are demonstrated by working through examples of legal disputes arising in the community.

This course covers the legal and commercial characteristics and documentation of various business structures and commercial transactions. This course also covers legal ethics and professional responsibility. This will include a lawyer’s ethical duties under common law, equity, legislation and the professional conduct rules. It will also include general ethical principles.

Focusing on modern slavery and human trafficking, the course provides an overview of ethical, legal and regulatory issues that arise in respect of modern slavery and human trafficking and explores the source, content and practical significance of business human rights obligations as they apply to both states and corporations. Students will be invited to explore how states and businesses can work together to address modern slavery and human trafficking, and to assess whether existing regulatory mechanisms are sufficient to ensure ethical, sustainable, and accountable business practices.

This course is the capstone course in the economics major offered within the School of Business. It introduces the students to the leading theoretical models deployed in the discipline of economics. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic models are considered. Introductory economics, intermediate microeconomics and intermediate macroeconomics are pre-requisites.

This course examines the meaning and structure of the Roman Catholic moral tradition. Themes studied include: history and development of moral theology, the Christian conscience and its formation, discipleship and sin, the magisterium and authority, use of Scripture in moral theology, natural law, the role of moral principles and norms in contemporary moral theology.

This course is a practical introduction to critical thinking and reasoning. Students will learn to critically analyse and evaluate arguments as well as to construct their own good arguments. Students will also learn how to identify the various kinds of arguments, including deductive and inductive arguments. Skills will be taught such as detection of fallacies and poor reasoning in academic contexts. Examples found in the media, advertising and politics will also be studied. This course will enhance a student’s ability to reason both within their academic life but also in their chosen vocation outside the university setting.

The course examines the relationship between speakers, words and the world. It concerns theories of truth and meaning. It asks questions such as: “How do words refer to things in the world?”; “What is it that makes a sentence mean something: is it the user or the words themselves?” Philosophy of Language is closely connected to twentieth century analytic philosophy which holds that a proper study of linguistic analysis informs and aids us in giving solutions to deep philosophical problems.

This course examines philosophers of the Middle-Ages, especially in terms of their impact on the development of Western Christianity. It traces the course of philosophy from the sixth to the sixteenth Century (Renaissance). Central themes include the relationship between faith and reason, the emergence of natural theology, and medieval philosophical understandings of metaphysics, logic, ethics and politics.

This course explores the “revolution” in philosophy initiated by Kant before examining various strands of thinking that emerged after him, in both the Anglo-American and Continental traditions. These strands may include Logical Positivism, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Feminism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, and Postmodernism.

This course introduces students to the literature of the New Testament. It includes an overview of content and major themes from selected passages. The course also introduces the socio-economic, political, and wider religious setting of the writings and their relationship to the life and ministry of Jesus. The course offers students an opportunity to learn both the content of New Testament Study and its method, serving both as an introduction to the New Testament itself and as a foundation for further studies in the field.

This course introduces students to the study of Christian, and in particular, to Catholic Spirituality. This course explores the theological foundations and biblical images of Christian spirituality, and introduces the lives, writings and spiritual practices of a number Saints and people of outstanding faith such as St. Augustine, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. John of the Cross, St. Therese of Lisieux and Gerard Manley Hopkins. The course also focuses upon pastoral dimensions of spirituality in relation to areas such as suffering and death, and pastoral care.

This course encourages students to analyse the social doctrines of the Church by engagement with major documents and the historical and political conditions when these documents were written. The course includes foundational considerations (God's plan, church mission and social doctrine, human rights); basic principles (common good, subsidiarity, and solidarity); classic encyclicals; Catholic social thought pre and post-Vatican II; and social teaching of Pope John Paul II.

This course involves a study of Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. The course examines both the ministry of Jesus and the beginnings of the Christian community as described in the Acts of the Apostles.

This course reflects on the changing role of Scripture in moral theology and examines how moral thinking developed in the early Christian Church. Having grounded Christian morality in the Beatitudes and the Great Commandment, this course explores the relationship between an ancient text, regarded by Christians as inspired and normative, and contemporary ethical issues.

The French Revolution and the Enlightenment mark a turning point in the Churches’ relationship with European culture and political thought. This course reviews how the Missionary movement, fundamentalism and the revival in biblical, theological and liturgical studies influenced the Church's relationship with the modern world.

This course focuses on sources of the Christian tradition, particularly on the nature and locus of revelation, the nature of faith, and the interrelationship between revelation and faith. The course covers the inseparability of the “God” question and human questions, the relationship between faith and reason, and the nature of revelation as this has been particularly codified in sacred Scripture.

This course involves the study of the sacraments and begins with the primacy of the theology of the Paschal Mystery. On the cultural level, the place of sign and symbol in ordinary life is developed to show the human encounter with the life of the Risen Christ in his Spirit comes about through the patterns of symbolic action we call ritual within the lived and living tradition of the Church. Beyond the treatment of the general principles of the sacramental life of the Church, each of the individual sacraments is studied in the categories of Christian Initiation, Sacraments of Reconciliation and Healing, Sacraments of Mission and Commitment. As well, the general area of the traditional use of created matter in the sacramentals and the role of Blessings, are highlighted.

Building on the course Introduction to Biblical Hebrew this course will explore exegetical method in Biblical Hebrew. The course will advance understanding of grammatical structure of Biblical Hebrew giving an expanded vocabulary and the tools of exegetical study of Biblical Hebrew. Students will be encouraged to employ various lexical and exegetical aids and will be able to translate advanced Biblical Hebrew passages.

This course examines the meaning and structure of the Roman Catholic moral tradition. Themes studied include: history and development of moral theology, the Christian conscience and its formation, discipleship and sin, the magisterium and authority, use of Scripture in moral theology, natural law, the role of moral principles and norms in contemporary moral theology.

This course will introduce students to the basic method and problems of philosophy through an investigation of the ways in which philosophers throughout history have sought wisdom. The course will focus on the key discipline areas of philosophy such as metaphysics, logic, epistemology, philosophical anthropology, ethics, and aesthetics. Within these discussions, the course will also draw attention to the key problems that have defined the tradition of philosophy. The course will also place some emphasis on the philosophy of St Thomas Aquinas in recognition of the prominence of Thomism in the tradition of Catholic philosophy.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and techniques used in the study of formal logic. Students will learn to translate arguments from ordinary language into symbolic form and use various techniques to analyse these argument forms to test their validity. These techniques include truth tables, truth trees, and natural deduction methods to judge formal validity. The course covers both propositional and predicate logic. Students will also study the philosophy of logic. This will give students an appreciation of the difference between using logic as a tool to examine arguments versus the nature of logic itself.

This course explains the central issues in the philosophy of science. Science is seen by many to be the best way of forming knowledge of the world around us. The philosophy of science scrutinizes this claim. Key topics involve the study of scientific reasoning, induction and falsification; the nature of observation, explanation and prediction. The course covers whether scientific progress and theory change are rational or irrational; and the debate between realists and anti-realists about scientific knowledge. The relationship between science and religion will be considered from the perspective of the Catholic philosophical tradition. No background in science is assumed.

The course examines the relationship between speakers, words and the world. It concerns theories of truth and meaning. It asks questions such as: “How do words refer to things in the world?”; “What is it that makes a sentence mean something: is it the user or the words themselves?” Philosophy of Language is closely connected to twentieth century analytic philosophy which holds that a proper study of linguistic analysis informs and aids us in giving solutions to deep philosophical problems.

This course begins with an analysis of the various forces at work in the transition from the medieval world view to the renaissance or “modernity.” The Course then explores the rise of science and technology, and the impact of the modern approach on Western thought and culture. The course also explores debates between rationalists and empiricists, particularly in connection with the philosophical disciplines of metaphysics and epistemology.

This course examines the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome, especially in terms of their impact on the formation of Western thought and society. The course covers major thinkers from the Pre-Socratics through to Augustine, emphasising the influence of Plato and Aristotle on Hellenic and Roman thought. Key areas of philosophy covered include epistemology, logic, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy.

This course will introduce students to the tradition of metaphysics, tracing its path of development from Pre-Socratic philosophy through to its ‘death’ in contemporary philosophy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the question of the nature of metaphysics as ‘first philosophy’. The course will also introduce students to the basic features of metaphysics such as: first principles, God, and being.

Aesthetics: The Philosophy of Art is a course that analyses philosophical issues surrounding the concept of art and entertainment. The discipline of Aesthetics includes comparative analysis of sculpture, painting, film, novels, and music. The study of Aesthetics examines what it is that people appreciate when they enjoy a piece of artwork by identifying characteristics that artworks hold in common. The course provides an overview of the philosophy of aesthetics, it explores various theories of Aesthetics, and it evaluates the moral and intrinsic value of aesthetic experience.

In order to explore the richness of Catholic Theology it is important to understand its basic foundations. This course will focus on these foundations such as faith, supernatural revelation, Scripture and Tradition, the importance of doctrine, and the role of the Magisterium. Furthermore, the importance in Catholic theology of the relationship between philosophical reasoning and faith will be addressed. An emphasis will also be placed on theology’s connection to prayer, liturgy, and sacred art. The course will look at the history of theology as well as address how theology relates to other academic disciplines. Students in this course should be able to articulate the particular nature of what theology is as well as to demonstrate its value as knowledge and as a service to the Church.

This course studies the life and work of Paul the Apostle, his writings and those of the “Pauline school,” including the Pastoral Epistles. It examines key texts in relation to the development of early Christianity and its message.

This course involves a study of the life of the early Church, not simply as something significant in its own right, but also for the foundations it laid for the later development of Christianity. The course examines the way that the early Church related to the Jewish and Hellenistic traditions and it examines how the power of the Roman shaped the early Church. The course also explores the development of Christian understanding regarding the nature of God, the Holy Trinity, the relations between divinity and humanity in Christ, and of the importance of seeing God's purpose in the world.

This course explores the foundations of Catholic Christian tradition from Old Testament concept of who God is and the New Testament revelation of Jesus: incarnate Son and Saviour. The course also examines faith communities that grew out of that experience.

An introduction to exegetical method in Biblical Hebrew, this course will establish a basic understanding of the Hebrew Alphabet, the grammatical structure of Biblical Hebrew, a basic vocabulary and the basic tools of translation. Students will be introduced to various lexical and exegetical aids and will be able to translate simple Old Testament passages.

This course introduces students to a selection of significant authors and literature from the early patristic tradition. Students will be introduced to the culture, spirituality and theology of the Fathers, and particular themes, authors and texts will be examined.

This course provides an introduction to the literature of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is a diverse literature and this course provides an overview to the content and themes in the Old Testament in its historical and cultural setting of the ancient Near East. Students will be introduced to methods and issues in the modern study of the Old Testament and to available extra-biblical resources.

This course introduces students to the literature of the New Testament. It includes an overview of content and major themes from selected passages. The course also introduces the socio-economic, political, and wider religious setting of the writings and their relationship to the life and ministry of Jesus. The course offers students an opportunity to learn both the content of New Testament Study and its method, serving both as an introduction to the New Testament itself and as a foundation for further studies in the field.

This course encourages students to analyse the social doctrines of the Church by engagement with major documents and the historical and political conditions when these documents were written. The course includes foundational considerations (God's plan, church mission and social doctrine, human rights); basic principles (common good, subsidiarity, and solidarity); classic encyclicals; Catholic social thought pre and post-Vatican II; and social teaching of Pope John Paul II.

This course studies the life and work of Paul the Apostle, his writings and those of the “Pauline school,” including the Pastoral Epistles. It examines key texts in relation to the development of early Christianity and its message.

This course examines the meaning and structure of the Roman Catholic moral tradition. Themes studied include: history and development of moral theology, the Christian conscience and its formation, discipleship and sin, the magisterium and authority, use of Scripture in moral theology, natural law, the role of moral principles and norms in contemporary moral theology.

The course examines the relationship between speakers, words and the world. It concerns theories of truth and meaning. It asks questions such as: “How do words refer to things in the world?”; “What is it that makes a sentence mean something: is it the user or the words themselves?” Philosophy of Language is closely connected to twentieth century analytic philosophy which holds that a proper study of linguistic analysis informs and aids us in giving solutions to deep philosophical problems.

This course will introduce students of philosophy to contemporary approaches to St. Thomas Aquinas and to the place of Thomistic philosophy within the Catholic tradition. Students will be introduced to Aquinas’ philosophy. The course will also introduce students to the basic methods and approaches of analytic and continental philosophy. The course will focus on providing detailed and in-depth analyses of analytic and continental readings of key topics and arguments in the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. A general aim of this course is to ask whether analytic and continental philosophy can be compatible. The course will also aim to shed light on the philosophy of St.Thomas Aquinas and his continuing importance in contemporary philosophical debates.

This course will address the key approaches, debates and problems which have defined metaphysics throughout its history. The course will consider the main approaches to metaphysical thinking, including: realism, nominalism, and moderate realism. The course will also cover the defining problems of metaphysical thinking, such as: God, being, universals and particulars, causation, space and time, categories, identity and difference, necessity, possibility, and contingency. Students will develop an advanced knowledge and understanding of philosophical concepts and will also develop their skills in philosophical reasoning.

This course traces the tradition of Natural Law, from classical philosophy, through the medieval period and especially the thought of St.Thomas Aquinas, to modern and contemporary arguments. The debate between Natural Law and Legal Positivism is highlighted. The relationship between morality and metaphysics is also examined, especially in terms of there being a continuity that is possible between descriptive and moral propositions. The course examines questions such as: Is morality written into our nature? Are there “unjust laws”? To what extent should a society permit conscientious objection to unjust laws?

This course examines what some of the great thinkers throughout history have had to say about love and friendship. Emphasis is placed on different types of love and different conceptions of its meaning in human life. The ways in which love has been understood and changed throughout history is noted, and the portrayal of love in music, mythology and literature, and film is considered. The nature of human relationships, including both the edification which they can bring, and challenges which they can present, is the focus of the course.

This course concentrates on the area of Metaphysics called Ontology – the study of what is meant by “being” or “existence”. What does it mean to say that something truly exists or is “real”, as opposed to it not existing or being “unreal”? The course looks at traditional ontological problems and defences of Metaphysics throughout different periods of history. It also includes a study of the various attacks on Metaphysics throughout history, though particularly in contemporary philosophy.

This course examines different conceptions of the proper relationship between philosophy and theology. It considers the place of rationalism and irrationalism in religious thought, and allied to this, the relationship between faith and reason. It also considers the merit of argument from personal religious experience and other arguments that justify religious belief. In particular, the course investigates the relationship between metaphysics, religion, and natural reason.

This course concerns concepts and techniques used in the study of formal logic. This involves various techniques including truth tables, truth trees, and natural deduction methods to judge formal validity. The course covers both propositional and predicate logic. The course also covers the philosophy of logic and the differentiation between using logic as a tool to examine arguments versus the nature of logic itself.