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The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.

4,303 units

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ATS2944Language, culture and power

This unit explores the relationship between language and culture, and how this relationship impacts one’s place and social mobility in society. You will learn how one’s language and language use may be linked to social, regional and ethnic…

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ATS2946Critical thinking: How to analyse arguments and improve your reasoning skills

Critical thinking skills are useful in a wide variety of professions, including law, business, computer science, medicine, as well as in everyday life. What is the best way to construct, articulate and represent an argument? How can we over…

2
ATS2947Election, parties and voters

In this unit, you will explore the ways in which elections, parties and voters intersect to impact the operation of political systems. You will begin this unit by examining the emergence of modern elections, the functions that they perform,…

2
ATS2949The politics of sustainability

In this unit, you will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of how global sustainability agendas are formulated and implemented in practice. You will examine the most influential global frameworks for sustainable development and analy…

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ATS2951The politics of discrimination

In this unit you will investigate the origins and impacts of discrimination, and strategies to combat it in politics and society. Grounded in political science theory and empirical evidence, you will analyse discrimination based on race, et…

2
ATS2959Chinese translation 1: Building bilingual and cross-cultural competence

In this unit you will explore a number of fundamental conceptual and practical issues in Chinese translation studies. You will develop your intercultural and inter-lingual communication skills through various translation projects and critic…

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ATS2961Political ideas

In this unit you will survey a broad spectrum of political thinkers and explore their ideas and the historical contexts in which these ideas emerge. You will gain an understanding of key concepts and arguments in political philosophy concer…

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ATS2964Film and screen theory and criticism

In this unit you will learn about vital thinkers and theoretical traditions that have shaped the study of film and television in the 20th and 21st centuries. You will consider how each have interpreted the power of different styles of filmm…

2
ATS2995Science, society and culture in European history

Held in Prato, the unit aims to introduce you to the history of science, medicine, and technology in Europe. Far from value-free, knowledge and practice is everywhere and always embedded in a social, political, economic, and cultural contex…

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ATS2996Public relations and society

In this unit you will explore the theory and practice of public relations through the lenses of society and culture. Drawing on recent public relations scholarship you will learn diverse theoretical approaches to understanding public relati…

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ATS2997Global learning project

In this unit you will share, analyse and reflect upon your transformative experiences in global learning at Monash. The unit brings together students who are currently participating in or have recently completed a global mobility experience…

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ATS2999Video game music

In this unit you will examine the historical development of video game music, its sociocultural context, and its unique interactive compositional potential. Video game music presents composers with creative and technical challenges, requiri…

2
ATS3004Crime, risk and security

This unit provides a theoretical background to the challenges facing contemporary criminology nationally and internationally, identifying and interrogating the narratives that make up the diverse perceptions of crime, the evolution of 'risk…

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ATS3005Chinese proficient 1

This unit will introduce you to advanced intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and speaking skills will be further developed through project work with a focus on Chinese cul…

3
ATS3006Chinese proficient 2

This unit will introduce you to advanced intermediate spoken and written standard Chinese. In addition to regular classroom activities, listening and speaking skills will be further developed through project work with a focus on Chinese cul…

3
ATS3007Chinese studies advanced 1

This unit will introduce you to a range of texts of different genres in contemporary Chinese. Your ability to understand contemporary China and their skills of speaking, listening and writing will be further developed through reading, trans…

3
ATS3008Chinese studies advanced 2

This unit will introduce you to a range of texts of different genres in contemporary Chinese. Your ability to understand contemporary China and your skills of speaking, listening and writing will be further developed through reading, transl…

3
ATS3009Chinese studies advanced 3

Building on and consolidating work completed in previous Chinese studies, this unit will further introduce you to a range of texts of different genres in contemporary Chinese. Your ability to understand contemporary China and their skills o…

3
ATS3011Chinese studies advanced 5: Contemporary literature

Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce you to a range of literary writings by a young generation of contemporary Chinese writers. Through various…

3
ATS3012Chinese studies advanced 6: Contemporary literature and popular culture

Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce you to a range of literary writings and popular culture works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chi…

3
ATS3013Chinese business translation 1: Bridging bilingual business communication

In this unit you will undertake bilingual Chinese and English communication training in a business and commerce context. You will practice writing and translating business texts while learning to use digital translation tools and AI respons…

3
ATS3014Chinese business translation 2: Engaging in bilingual business communication

In this unit you will advance your bilingual business communication training across four core domains: Finance and Securities; Marketing; Law, Contract, and Agreement; and Tourism. You will engage in systematic, hands-on practice to examine…

3
ATS3020Colonialism in comparison: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

The unit will examine the lives of indigenous people in the Pacific region and their experiences of colonisation. You will gain an appreciation of the diversity of indigenous cultures in the Pacific region and the different forms of colonis…

3
ATS3024Gender and international relations

In this unit you will examine the history, evolution, and application of different strands of feminist theory in the study of International Relations. You will use gender as an analytic framework and gender analysis as a method for explorin…

3
ATS3057Writing for the stage

In this unit you will be introduced to key concepts of script writing as they operate in a theatrical context. You will encounter traditional strategies of playwriting such as crafting plot, character and dialogue, and also examine how such…

3
ATS3061The performing arts in Australia

The performing arts in Australia is representative of much more than the art itself: its meaning is also derived from the values that influence the conditions in which art is made. In order to better understand the place the performing arts…

3
ATS3064Intercultural skills for global leaders

The unit aims to equip you with global leadership skills which will enable you to effectively engage in global networks. Introducing you to Cultural Intelligence, the unit will provide critical tools for intercultural management, a key comp…

3
ATS3065French proficient 1

This unit is designed to strengthen your understanding of French and Francophone cultures globally while fostering the development of your French language competencies at a B1-B2 level. In the language component of this unit, you will devel…

3
ATS3066French proficient 2

This unit develops language skills and cultural competence. The Language and Culture component of this unit aims to develop your comprehension skills and capacity to express ideas in both oral and written French, through a range of class ac…

3
ATS3069European languages advanced 3

In this unit you will undertake teaching and learning activities to develop your language skills and cultural competence. You will refine your written and oral proficiency in the areas of exposition and argument, working from documents on p…

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