Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMU3560 | Contemporary feminisms in Asia This unit as a whole explores what constitutes feminist knowledges and practices in Asia. As feminisms are historically 'western-centred', the unit considers the ways in which these resonate with lived realities in Asia. As such, feminist k… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3565 | Southeast Asian cinema What are the defining features of Southeast Asian cinema and what can they tell us about the culture, society and politics within the region?. This unit examines the cinema from several Southeast Asian countries through the close analysis o… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3570 | International relations This unit introduces you to key concepts and theories in the discipline of International relations with the aim of exploring how these help explain events and developments in world politics. You will examine how material power and interests… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3574 | Performing Asian, African and Black masculinities In this unit, you will explore how masculinities are understood and enacted in Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Japan), Africa (Uganda, Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia), the United States and throughout the… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3575 | Task force: Responding to global challenges This multidisciplinary capstone unit is designed to be a culminating experience for students in the School of Arts and Social Sciences. Students from Communications, Writing, Global Studies, and Gender Studies majors will work in groups on… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3580 | Political economy of digital media What are the most pressing, broader questions for contemporary societies confronted with the breakneck pace of change in digital media technologies and industries? What policies, strategies and frameworks have different societies and govern… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3601 | Documentary filmmaking and society In this unit you will put the theories learned across the Arts and Social Sciences into practice through the creation of a documentary film that examines various aspects of society. You will bring cross-disciplinary knowledge to bear in cra… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3650 | A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies International crises are complex phenomena driven by states and a variety of non-state actors including media conglomerates, epistemic communities and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. This unit examines a number of inte… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3744 | Workplace learning internship The workplace learning internship expands education beyond the traditional classroom by applying "theory to practice" in a real-world work environment. It allow you to integrate academic knowledge with practical practice, providing a first-… | Arts | 3 |
| AMU3859 | Writing portfolio The primary objective of the unit is to help you compile a collection of your writing samples across genres to serve as a portfolio for job seeking purposes upon graduation. You will bring to bear the breadth of your learning in your first… | Arts | 3 |
| ANI10001 | Introduction to Animation This unit will introduce students to the fundamental principles and practices of key frame animation. Students will study and explore the application of these principles using a range of 2D animation methods such as paper, computer and stop… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI10002 | 2D Production Techniques for Animation This unit introduces and builds competency in the application of 2D imaging techniques, production tools, software and workflows for 2D animated content. Acquired skills and unit resources will provide students with a practical grounding in… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI10003 | History of Animation The unit will expose students to a wide range of historically significant animation. Students will learn how to analyse the aesthetics, filmmaking styles and techniques of various productions. They will be able to articulate the manner in w… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI10004 | Introduction to Character and Environment Design This unit introduces students to the area of production design, the role of the production designer and creative methods used to develop the look and feel of animated outcomes. Students will be introduced to principles of character and envi… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI10005 | 3D Production Techniques for Animation This unit will introduce students to fundamental production techniques, tools and workflows used for 3D computer and stop-motion animation. Learning activities will provide students with a practical grounding in a variety of 3D production t… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI10006 | Action Analysis and Locomotion This unit improves students’ understanding of the principles of animation through the study and analysis of motion, dynamics and anatomy. Drawing and animation activities will develop foundational knowledge of motion, and the production ski… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| ANI20001 | Advanced Character Design for Animation This unit will build upon introductory character design studies through an extension into advanced character design and development methods. Students will explore and combine anatomical functionality, gestural posing, facial expression, act… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| ANI20002 | Writing and Directing for Animation This unit will introduce students to methods of screen writing and directing for animation. Through the development and pitching of an original concept, students will gain insights into how the roles of writer, director and story-artist con… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| ANI20003 | Acting for Animation This unit advances students’ understanding of character animation through the study, and exploration of essential acting principles and performance techniques. Students will apply this knowledge to animation practice, and will discover how… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| ANI20004 | Producing and Production Management for Animation This unit will introduce students to key management and crew roles, their responsibilities and common workplace practices within the global animation industry. Students will explore these roles and demonstrate knowledge of key management st… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| ANI30002 | Major Project: Production and Post Production This unit enhances creative, collaborative and project management skills while raising awareness of commercial uses for animation. Working within a team environment, students will demonstrate professional competencies across a range of anim… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| ANI30003 | Major Project: Preproduction This unit introduces students to the technical/logistical techniques, and interpersonal skills needed for collaborative animation short-form preproduction. Students employ best-practice methods to merge creative ideas with commercial consid… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| ANT1800 | Introduction to anatomy This unit covers human anatomy in its broadest sense; to explore and understand structure and function at the macroscopic, microscopic (histological) and developmental (embryological) levels. Topographic studies will cover the morphology an… | Science | 1 |
| ARC10001 | Architectural Design Studio 1 (Communication) Students will develop a broad understanding of medium scale projects, design methods, and appropriate techniques of communication via 2D representation via drafting methods and 3D modelling. Students will apply knowledge of structures and s… | Design | 1 |
| ARC10003 | Contexts of Architectural History This unit provides students with foundational knowledge on the practice of history and how it provides a context for understanding and conceptualising the broader built environment. Students will learn about a range of historical contexts a… | Design | 1 |
| ARC10004 | Architectural Engineering Studio Project 1 This unit immerses students in lightweight and sustainable architectural design theory, investigation and execution. Students apply fundamental engineering knowledge in combination with newly acquired specialist engineering skills to respon… | Engineering | 1 |
| ARC1001 | Architecture foundation studio 1 This unit introduces architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experimentation. The unit focuses on design as a process engaged with the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Projects will be f… | Art, Design and Architecture | 1 |
| ARC1002 | Architecture foundation studio 2 This unit builds on the basic architectural knowledge and skills attained in Architecture foundation studio 1, and introduces you to a further level of complexity in the processes of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. The… | Art, Design and Architecture | 1 |
| ARC1102 | Architectural performance 1 This unit introduces fundamental principles of sustainable architectural design focusing on the investigation and combination of appropriate materials, structures, fabrication methods and component systems as they apply to building construc… | Art, Design and Architecture | 1 |
| ARC1301 | Architecture communications 1 This unit introduces concepts and techniques for the representation of architectural ideas in two and three dimensions including drawing, model making and computer aided drafting (CAD). The fundamental technical and compositional skills dev… | Art, Design and Architecture | 1 |