University of Queensland

This course examines the critical frameworks, essential terms, and research skills that are key both to the practice of literary studies and to any detailed and persuasive interrogation of the written word. It covers canonical texts from the late sixteenth century to the twentieth century to gain a foundational understanding of literary history and theory, and the characteristics of three major genres: drama, poetry, and prose fiction.

This course examines the world of the supernatural and paranormal from both historical and contemporary perspectives.

This course examines software engineering through programming with particular focus on the fundamentals of computing & programming. It includes building abstractions with procedures, data & objects; data modelling; and designing, coding & debugging programs of increasing complexity.

An introduction to Film and Television Studies explores the relationship between film and television and provides students with a range of tools and techniques for analyzing screen texts. The first half of the course examines the conventions of feature film and television production, exploring the impact that technical and aesthetic techniques have on meaning and audience responses. Areas of study include: mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and sound design for film and television. The focus of the second half of the course is on the industrial and institutional history of film and television with emphasis on the Hollywood film and TV industry. Areas of study include: the production, reception, and characteristics of cult media, art film, and of film and television genres; and the historical development of the star system, blockbusters, auteur studies, and the contemporary celebrity industry.

This course examines the comparison of word structure in a wide variety of the world's languages.

This course examines food microbiology; microbial ecology of foods (effects of water activity, pH, temperature, etc); significance, characteristics and control of important food borne pathogens; (bacteria, viruses, fungi, seafood toxins, parasites, prions); food borne illness; indicator organisms; methods for examination of foods, regulatory standards; food borne illness; practical culture-based microbiological examination of foods; and outbreak investigations.

This course examines the philosophical underpinnings and practical application of nonviolence as a means for effecting social change. It covers the relationship between violence and nonviolence in particular historical contexts, as well as examining debates over the ethics and efficacy of resistance. By focusing on nonviolence, as well as its ostensible opposite, students gain insight into the character of social relations and the distinct forms of violence and nonviolence which mark the everyday lived experiences of people across the world. Such insights allow students to think anew about the nature of contemporary conflicts and resistance movements, including, for example, consideration of the role of new technologies and social media in the pursuit of social change.

This course analyzes coastal zone management. Lectures cover waves in the ocean and calculation of properties such as wavelength from the parameters of wave period and water depth; surf zone processes and coastal groundwater: wave setup, wave run up, rip currents, and long shore currents; how the processes of saltwater intrusion into agricultural areas are generated and managed; sea level rise, the Bruun rule, and coastal sediment budgets; constitutional and legislative frameworks looking at the State of the Marine Environment Report; and evolution of integrated coastal zone management in Australia. Case studies are used to examine specific issues in Australia. The Barrier Island case study looks at geomorphic and ecological characteristics and processes, land use and development history, and contrasting approaches to management. The Venice case study examines environmental history, coastal structures, catchment impacts and management, resource exploitation, coastal subsidence, storm surge, ecological and engineering solutions, and sustainability. Students also participate in field trips to the Gold Coast and the Port of Brisbane.