University of Sydney

This course examines the history of modern and contemporary art across the world, as it is shaped by and shapes society, politics and environment. It shows current concerns in art , with materials, landscape, self-image, politics, and the body are grounded in a century of global experiment

This course examines how to interpret data involving uncertainty and variability; how to model and analyze the relationships within business data; and how to make correct inferences from the data (and recognize incorrect inferences). It will include instruction in the use of software tools (primarily spreadsheets) to analyze and present quantitative data.

This course explores media policy, industry change, and work practices, including concepts of labor and practical responses to workplace dynamics. 

This course examines key moments of struggle over what ‘Australia’ means and what it means to be Australian. Topics may include: imperial expansion and the colonial frontier; race relations and British race patriotism, Indigenous resistance and the White Australia policy; battles over land and labor; refugee and border protection; engagement with the Asia-Pacific; economic revolutions; protest movements and state formation. It will explore the ceaseless debate about government, community, history and identity that helps shape a collective and individual consciousness.

This course examines strategic public relations, including the use of effective communication to build mutual understanding and positive relationships between organizations (or individuals) and their publics. Core topics include: media relations, issues management, crisis communication, communication plans, public relations strategies and ethical practice.

This course examines the clash between Carthage and Rome in its proper Mediterranean context. It will explore the many simultaneous events of the Third Century, from Portugal to Iraq, showing how smaller communities were drawn into the conflict, and how even the superpowers were dependent on and manipulated by so many supposedly weaker parties. The history will be examined from various viewpoints, from Hellenistic kings and Roman soldiers, to Celtic farmers, small islanders and Carthaginian cavalrymen. 

This course examines the complex historical realities of cultural autonomy, strategic negotiation, adaptation and everyday resistance in a particular time and place. 

This course examines the transformation of the Classical Mediterranean into the radically different world of Late Antiquity. It explores topics such as the growth of imperial bureaucracy, the development of court ceremonial, the displacement of polytheism by Christianity, the emergence of new styles of art and literature, and the growing prominence of barbarians. 

This course examines entomology including insect evolution, ecology, anatomy and physiology. 

This course examines key psychological factors and explanatory frameworks accounting for the participation and adherence to exercise and physical activity behavior. It focuses on the main themes of behavior change, mental-health and well-being.