Australia

This course examines the natural functioning of coasts and oceans, including the critical role oceans play in the environmental, social and economic well-being of communities worldwide. With a sharp focus on Australia and the Asia-Pacific, it looks at solutions to the challenges facing oceans, from regenerating marine habitats and reversing biodiversity loss; producing sustainable aquatic foods and products; increasing resilience to sea level rise; and capturing carbon and reducing pollution.

This course involves completion of an 80-100 hour work placement integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organizations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes, including a compulsory placement induction in Week 1 and compulsory pre-placement sessions in Weeks 2 &3, designed to introduce workplace culture and strategies for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements. The placement should draw on specific discipline skills associated with the course of enrolment. Pre-placement seminars will also include career development and planning, self-assessment, reflexivity and professional skills. Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement, by Week 1 of semester, with support from Student Programs staff.

This course examines the range of ways in which words are used to describe music. It covers music history, analysis, ethnomusicology, journalism, program notes, blogs, educational texts, and grant applications.

This course examines the literature of the people who lived in the British Isles in the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), including: the transformations of myth and legend in this period; the study of different medieval approaches to storytelling; intersections between history and the imagination; the treatment of gender roles and relations; and Christian influences on pagan stories.

The Australian National Internships Program provides students from any discipline with the opportunity to undertake a significant research project within a work place. Placements are in national institutions (e.g., government departments and agencies), peak industry bodies, large industry organizations, public policy-focused NGOs, or international organizations (e.g., embassies). As part of a real-world experience, students have the opportunity to work in an office environment, learn to prioritize tasks and deadlines, develop the skills to express themselves concisely and provide a succinct précis of a complex topic. Admission to this course is selective due to the high academic standards required to successfully complete the course. The research topic is agreed between the Intern and the placement and topics usually have a focus relevant to both the organization and the intern. Students attend workshops to assist with the write up of their report and enhance professional skills.

This course provides an introduction to programming and numerical methods. Topics covered include computer arithmetic and computational errors, solution of nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, numerical integration and differentiation, interpolation and approximation, initial value problems for ordinary differential equations. This course will cover basic concepts of numerical optimization and applications such as for instance numerical optimization in the rapidly evolving domain of machine learning.