University of Sydney

This course is an introduction to the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. The basic concepts of pharmacology are introduced, enabling students to understand the action of drugs on each of the body systems. The course includes laboratory classes in which human cadavers are studied.

This course provides an overview of the functional and phylogenetic diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. The material is presented within the conceptual framework of evolution, the foundation of biology. The course explores the diversity of major functional systems and behavior in the context of environmental challenges and the ecological roles of different animal groups. Laboratory classes include dissections and demonstrations of the functional anatomy of invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as experiments.

This course explores key features of criminal justice processes and practices, with a critical examination of policing, sentencing, punishment and prison in their historical, social, political and cultural contexts. It considers a range of related concepts and issues, including the expansion of punishment in society and post-release life.

This course studies contemporary and historical artists in relation to today's environmental crisis. The course examines how art objects and art making relate to issues pertaining to nature, ecology, and the environment. Through visual and textual analysis, the course provides interdisciplinary perspectives on art's place within contemporary post humanist theories, the significance of ecological thinking to contemporary aesthetics, art's historical response to the impact of science and technology, and art's recognition of the importance of Indigenous knowledge to planetary ethics.

This course describes and evaluates contemporary challenges faced by wildlife management professionals and conservation biologists. The course gives students an appreciation of different stakeholder perspectives in wildlife management and how rigorous scientific method can be used to inform wildlife management decisions. The course explores the techniques and methods for undertaking wildlife research, with an emphasis on terrestrial vertebrate species. Students gain experience in articulating and acknowledging various stakeholder views, amd understanding the processes involved in formulating an evidence-based management approach to contentious wildlife management scenarios.

This course develops theoretical and applied skills in economics. It covers applications and extensions of the theory of consumer choice, firm behavior, and market structure. Topics include the economics of information and choice under uncertainty, industry structures other than monopoly and perfect competition, markets for factors of production, general equilibrium and economic efficiency, market failure, and the role of government.

This course examines Australian art, cinema and popular imagery from 1880-1940, situating them within the global history of modernism and modernity. Themes include the landscape tradition, national identity, war, gender, and indigenous issues, with special focus on the Australian film industry.

This course develops models of the goods, money, and labor markets, and examines issues in macroeconomic policy. Topics discussed include macroeconomic relationships, consumption, investment, money and employment. Macro-dynamic relationships, especially those linking inflation and unemployment, are also considered. Exchange rates and open economy macroeconomics are also addressed. In the last part of the course, topics include the determinants and theories of economic growth, productivity and technology, the dynamics of the business cycle, counter-cyclical policy, and the relationship between micro and macro policy in the context of recent Australian experience.