Australia

This course examines the physical processes and linkages operating within the biosphere (biogeography) and lithosphere (geomorphology), with a focus on the role that temporal and spatial scales impact environmental processes.

This course examines Australian media with an emphasis on its political nature and issues of policy, regulation, ownership, governance and local content. Students are encouraged to actively, and critically, examine their own media use. Drawing on this, and a range of case studies, students engage with debates about journalism and ethics, the nature of commercial and public media, and the changing shape of news and current affairs. Major topics include advertising and commercial television, alternative media, talkback radio and the "cash for comment" inquiry, and journalism and ethics. Upon completion of the course, students have developed a strong grasp of the major thematic issues influencing Australian media.

This course examines psychological assessment, personality, and psychopathology. The assessment portion of the course will include key concepts related to personality and intelligence testing. The psychopathology portion of the course is an introduction to the study of maladaptive behaviour and mental disorders. The course will provide an overview of common mental disorders, including anxiety, mood, eating, childhood, and psychotic disorders. Emphasis will be placed on diagnostic criteria, contemporary theories of psychopathology, and empirically supported approaches to treating mental disorders.

This course examines the Holocaust, including the development of Nazi ideology; racial antisemitism; responses of victims; role of by-standers; post-war politics; Holocaust denial; and war crimes prosecution.

This course examines the educational relevance of sport and outdoor education. Through both practical experience and theoretical framing, the educational relevance of sport and outdoor education is investigated and analyzed. This investigation and analysis will draw comparisons and contrasts between sport and outdoor education via autoethnographic methods. A philosophical perspective will be taken in regards to comprehending this investigation and analysis, informed primarily by the theories of John Dewey as they pertain to understandings of experiential education.

This course examines weight loss by tracing every atom one eats into and out of the body while investigating the fate of fat during weight loss. There will be a focus on how humans convert food into useful energy, why energy is important, what exactly happens in the body during weight loss and weight gain, and how one can change their lifestyle in subtle ways to live a healthier life.