Australia

This course provides a contemporary view of issues associated with human mental disorders and psychopathology; it introduces and discusses the notion of abnormality in behavior, diagnostic practice, stigma, prognosis, and treatment in human mental disorders. There is discussion of what is known of the nature and aetiology of major mental disorders such as schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression; psychological and biological theories that attempt to account for these disorders; and their prevalence, treatment, and prognosis. This course is taught online.

This course examines key issues and themes relating to Australian society and culture across a wide time-frame including before colonization and the most recent past. It covers the brutalities of the colonial process; the relationships of the Europeans to this 'new' land; the developing society in the Antipodes; the new cultural forms of nationalism in the late nineteenth century; the importance of White Australia; the impact of wars and Depression; and the cultural shifts of liberation movements.

This course offers an initial exploration of music psychology research. Selected researchers within the field, including music therapists, behavioral neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, and experimental psychologists outline recent and current practical research involving music across the lifespan. Information is provided on the relationship between music and the brain, as well as music and the body. The development of musical skills at different life stages is outlined from birth to old age.

This course examines corporate finance, providing a holistic view of the principles of financial valuation and financial decision making in action. The course aims to broaden and deepen theoretical knowledge and practical experience in valuing complex debt and equity assets; to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between financial risk and return and how this relationship in turn affects the cost of capital, capital structure, and asset values; and extend practical knowledge and skills in valuing cash flows and managing working capital.

This course examines international & Australian approaches to conserving biodiversity values, ecological processes, products, goods & services in coastal zones, with an emphasis placed on planning & management of marine & coastal protected areas in a regional context.