Australia

This course examines the online technologies, platforms and industries at the heart of constant economic and social changes. It covers key skills in analysis, evaluation and critique of these objects, situated in a historical context. It also interrogates the implications of emerging internet worked phenomena such as the internet of things, augmented reality and algorithmic cultures.

This course examines Indigenous ways of knowing and history making in Australia; key theoretical and political debate connected to the rise of Aboriginal history in Australia; key theoretical and political debated connected to oral history methodology as a methodological discipline in history; and oral history narratives and other sources across time that provide insight into Aboriginal history making.

There are more connections in a human brain than there are stars in the universe. This course focuses on the brain as an integrated system and looks at how its many connected networks achieve coordinated effects, linking the mind to the brain and the body. In exploring integration across the nervous system, this course examines topics such as the effects of neurotransmitters on emotions and behavior, the nature of sleep and wakeful states and transitions between them, and mechanisms underlying the control of body movement. The connections between social factors and brain function is also explored, as well as current ethical dilemmas in the field, such as the ethical consequences associated with recent technologies designed to alter our minds, or enhance brain function beyond normal healthy ranges.

This course studies temperate and tropical marine systems and their associated organisms. The marine habitats include coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds. The first marine biology field program takes place on North Stradbroke Island at the Moreton Bay Research Station and includes the exploration of the major marine environments that occur on the island. The second major field program is conducted at Heron Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. Class-based activities are undertaken at the research station that introduce the geomorphology, terrestrial ecology, management, marine biology and ecology of coral reefs. Following this, students conduct group research projects and present results. Research reports are prepared to international journal manuscript standards.