University of Sydney

This course addresses central themes from the history and philosophy of human rights. Topics include justifications for human rights, dangers and threats to human rights, the meaning and role of dignity, tensions between human rights and state sovereignty, as well as wider themes in political thought such as equality, liberty, and power. Thinkers may include Burke, Wollstonecraft, Paine, Marx, Arendt, Levi, Rawls, and Nussbaum.

The emphasis is on behavior, emotions, and motivational processes. The course presents how to analyze the environmental cause of behaviors, and how to use reinforcements, punishments and incentives to modify and motivate behavior. Clinical psychology focuses on emotional and motivational disorders, such as anxiety and depression, addiction, sexual disorders, and eating disorders. The way in which these processes arise and are shaped in people are presented in the section on developmental psychology. Neuroscience focuses on the evolutionary, genetic, neurobiological, and pharmacological mechanisms underlying the phenomena taught in the other sections.

This course presents knowledge about color theory as well as research-based information about color and associated topics that can be used in design. Information and knowledge about color can vary in quality and reliability, which is demonstrated. Students apply their skills and knowledge about color theory and color design in the assignments. It covers the processes of color vision and other aspects of visual perception. It also explores color application from the pre-history period, as well as selected color theories of the Renaissance period through to the 21st century. Common color-related constructs and the application of these in art, architecture, and design are discussed. In completing the assessments tasks, students must demonstrate understanding of the knowledge presentedand critically analyze and apply knowledge related to color design and application.

This course focuses on social understandings of deviance and difference. Covering various theories, the course addresses how deviance is constructed and regulated, and how the idea of the abnormal is central to social debate on a wide range of issues, such as obesity, disability, extreme body modification, and mental health.

This course examines the relationship between communication and social change in contemporary China, inclusive of mainland China, Hong Kong, and regional sites. Students will learn about selected major events and trends in Chinese societies.Topics include the use of communications, including new media, in selected major events; theories that examine the consequences of communication on community development; and democratic participation.

This course explores how strategy is formulated, implemented, and evaluated. Strategic management concepts, frameworks, and tools are applied to organizational case studies. Current debates in strategic management are evaluated for their relevance to strategists in a range of organizational contexts.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the way in which implementation and use of large scale integrated Enterprise Systems change the nature of organizational capabilities, processes, and roles. The course covers the strategic role of Enterprise Systems in providing a platform for improved business operations and designing information infrastructures. The course includes hands-on experience with an enterprise-wide system, such as SAP, concentrating on the way in which such systems support integrated business processes. Through a combination of discussion and practical work, both the organizational and technical aspects of Enterprise Systems are taught. The emergence and implications of cloud-based Enterprise Systems and the implementation process are also covered.

This course examines the diversity of Australian reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals (including all three mammalian lineages: monotremes, marsupials, and eutherian mammals). Students explore the unique anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that have enabled our wildlife to survive and thrive within varied Australian ecosystems. Students examine how the uniqueness of Australian wildlife becomes challenging when new threats are presented to the environment.