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RulesRelatingtoAwards,Rule2.10Exclusion
OnFebruary17,2012theUniversityCouncilapprovedchangestoRule2.10Exclusionthatreplacesthe currentruleinitsentiretyandiseffectiveimmediately.

OriginalRule2.10ExclusionprintedinHandbook
(a) Thegroundsforexclusionshallnormallybe: (i) whenastudentobtainsaGPAbelow2.50 (MustGetHelpacademicstanding)in theirunitsineachoftwoconsecutive studyperiods.Anexcludedstudentwillbe informedtheyhavebeenexcludedfor onestudyperiodandadvisedoftheir reenrolmentandappealrights.Thestudy periodforwhichthestudentisexcluded willbeadvisedintheNotificationof Exclusionasitmaynotnecessarilybethe subsequentstudyperiod. (ii) Astudentreenrollingintheiroriginal courseorenrollinginanewcourse followingexclusionwhoobtainsaGPA below2.50inthefirststudyperiod followingtheirreturnmaybeexcluded bytheChairofSchoolBoard(or nomineewhoisnottheHeadofSchool) untiltheycandemonstratetheirability toundertakethecourse. (iii) Astudentwhofailstosatisfy compulsoryprofessionalexperienceor fieldworkrequirementsmaybe excludedbytheChairofSchoolBoard (ornomineewhoisnottheHeadof School)foraminimumofonestudy periodandmustapplyforreenrolment totheUniversitywhenreturningfrom exclusion. (iv) Astudentmayalsobeexcludedunder specificcourseruleswhichprovidefor exclusionincircumstancesnot describedabove. (v) AstudentmaybeexcludedunderRule 2.15DurationofCourseworkAward Coursesiftheyhavenotcompleted theircoursewithinthespecified maximumcompletiontime.

NewRule2.10Exclusionapproved17/02/2012
(a) TheChairoftheSchoolBoardmayexcludea studentforamaximumofone(1)studyperiod whereastudenthas: (i) failedcompulsoryprofessional experienceorfieldworkrequirementsof thecourse;or (ii) failedthesameunitintheirthird(3rd) attemptandhascompletedlessthan twothirds()oftheircourse;or (iii) notmetspecificcourseruleswhich provideforexclusionincircumstances notdescribedabove. TheChairofSchoolBoardmayexcludea studentpermanentlyfromacoursewherea studenthas: (i) failedcompulsoryprofessional experienceorfieldworkrequirements forthesecondtime;or (ii) notcompletedtheircoursewithinthe maximumcompletiontimespecified underRule2.15DurationofCoursework AwardCourses;or (iii) failedthesameunitintheirfourth attemptandhascompletedlessthan twothirds()oftheircourse; (iv) notmetspecificcourseruleswhich provideforexclusionincircumstances notdescribedabove;or (v) notachievedsatisfactorycourse progressasdefinedbytheNational CodeoftheEducationServicesfor OverseasStudentsAct2000(theESOS Act)(onshoreinternationalstudents only). DeterminationofExclusion (i) Attheendofeachstudyperiod (sessionsandtrimesters),upon

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(vi) Astudentwhocontinuestofailto satisfycompulsoryprofessional experienceorfieldworkrequirements maybeexcludedbytheChairofSchool Board(ornomineewhoisnottheHead ofSchool)untiltheycandemonstrate professionalsuitabilitytoundertakethe course. (i) Attheendofeachyear,upon notificationoffinalgrades,theDirector ofStudentServicesshallprovideall ChairsofSchoolBoardswithalistof domesticandinternationaloffshore studentswhoseacademicperformance providesgroundsforexclusionas describedin2.10(a)(i)(vi).AChairof SchoolBoard(ornomineewhoisnot theHeadofSchool)shallreviewthe academicperformanceofthose studentswhomeetanyofthegrounds forexclusion,andshallwithinfive(5) workingdaysmakeadeterminationand notifytheDirectorofStudentServices inwritingthat: (1) thestudentbeallowedtocontinue; or (2) thestudentbeallowedtocontinue withspecifiedconditionsrelatingto aninterventionstrategy;or (3) thestudentbeexcludedfora specifiedperiod;or (4) thestudentbeexcluded permanently.TheChairofSchool Board(ornomineewhoisnotthe HeadofSchool)willtakeinto considerationrelevantmatters suchaswhetherastudentisonand complyingwithadocumented interventionstrategy,orifthere arecompassionateorcompellingor otherrelevantcircumstanceswhich contributedtopooracademic performance.Inthecaseof offshoreinternationalstudents,the ChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee whoisnottheHeadofSchool)will assessstudentperformanceina mannerequivalenttothatof onshoreinternationalstudents.

notificationoffinalgrades,theDirector ofStudentServicesshallprovideall HeadsofSchool,ChairsofSchool BoardsandDirector,International Officewithalistofstudentswhose academicperformanceprovides groundsforexclusionasdescribedin 2.10(a)(ii)and(b)(ii)and(iii)above.A HeadofSchool,ChairsofSchoolBoard ortheDirector,InternationalOfficemay atanytimeseekalistofstudents whoseacademicperformanceprovides groundsforexclusion. (ii) AChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee) shallreviewtheacademicperformance ofthosedomesticandoffshore internationalstudentswhomeetanyof thegroundsforexclusion,andshall withinfive(5)workingdaysmakea determinationandnotifytherelevant SchoolOfficerinwritingthatthe student: (1) beallowedtocontinue;or (2) beallowedtocontinuewith specifiedconditionsrelatingtoa documentedinterventionstrategy (iii) AChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee) shallreviewtheacademicperformance ofthosedomesticandoffshore internationalstudentswhomeetanyof thegroundsforexclusion,andshall withinfive(5)workingdaysmakea determinationandnotifytheDirectorof StudentServicesinwritingthatthe student: (1) beexcludedforonestudyperiodin accordancewithRule2.10(a);or (2) beexcludedpermanentlyin accordancewithRule2.10(b). (iv) Inmakingtheirdetermination,theChair ofSchoolBoard(ornominee)shalltake intoconsiderationrelevantmatters suchas: (1) whetherastudentisonand complyingwithadocumented interventionstrategy; (2) iftherearecompassionateor compellingcircumstances (includingonshoreinternational studentsasrequiredintheESOS

Addendum/Erratum (ii) NotwithstandingRule2.10(a)(i), exclusionwillnotnecessarilytakeeffect inthenextstudyperiod.Wherea studentistobeexcludedbutisableto achieveaGPAof4.0oraboveinthe studyperiodimmediatelybeforethe exclusionistotakeeffect,theexclusion willbewaived. (iii) AChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee whoisnottheHeadofSchool)mayat anytimeseekalistofstudentswhose academicperformanceprovides groundsforexclusion. TheESOSActrequirestheUniversityto (d) monitortheacademicprogressofonshore internationalstudentsineachstudyperiod. (i) Attheendofeachstudyperiod,upon notificationoffinalgrades,theDirector ofStudentServicesshallprovideall ChairsofSchoolBoards,andthe Director,InternationalOfficewithalist oftheonshoreinternationalstudents whoarebeingexcluded.AChairof SchoolBoard(ornomineewhoisnot theHeadofSchool)shallreviewthe academicperformanceofthose onshoreinternationalstudentswho meetanyofthegroundsforexclusion and,inconsultationwiththeDirector, InternationalOffice,shallwithinfive(5) workingdaysmakeadeterminationand notifytheDirectorofStudentServices inwritingthat: (1) thestudentbeallowedtocontinue; or (e) (2) thestudentbeallowedtocontinue withspecifiedconditionsrelatingto aninterventionstrategy;or (3) thestudentbeexcludedfora specifiedperiod;or (4) thestudentbeexcluded permanently.TheChairofSchool Board(ornomineewhoisnotthe HeadofSchool)willrefertothe ESOSActandtheNationalCode andtakeintoconsideration relevantmatters,including compliancewiththeESOSActand whetherastudentisonand complyingwithadocumented Act)whichcontributedtopoor academicperformance;and (3) ensuringcompliancewiththe NationalCodeoftheEducation ServicesforOverseasStudentsAct 2000(theESOSAct)(onshore internationalstudentsonly). (v) Inthecaseofonshoreinternational students,theChairofSchoolBoard(or nominee)shallfollowthesameprocess asstipulatedin2.10(c)(ii)and(iii),but makeadeterminationinconsultation withtheDirector,InternationalOffice. NotificationofExclusion (i) FollowingreturnfromtheChairof SchoolBoardofthelistofstudentsto beexcluded(includingtherelevant groundsforexclusioninaccordance withRule2.10(a)and(b),theDirector ofStudentServiceswillwritetoeach studentwithinfive(5)workingdays, notifyingthemofthedecisionofthe ChairofSchoolBoard.Thenotification shallinclude: (1) specificationofthegroundsfor exclusion; (2) anindicationofthestudentsright ofappealagainstthedecisionof theChairofSchoolBoard; (3) detailsoftheappealprocess;and (4) copiesof,orlinksto,prescribed formsrequiredtocompletethe appealprocess. ReviewofExclusion (i) Anexcludedstudentmayrequestthe HeadofSchooltoreviewtheir exclusion. (ii) Thisrequest,statingclearlythereasons forareview,mustbesubmittedin writingontheprescribedformtothe HeadofSchoolwithintwenty(20) workingdaysoftheUniversitysofficial dateofnotification. (iii) ArequestforreviewtotheHeadof Schoolmayonlybemadeonthe groundsthatRule2.10(a)(i)(iii)or 2.10(b)(i)(v)wasinappropriatelyor unreasonablyapplied,orthatthere werecompellingorcompassionate

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interventionstrategy,orifthere arecompassionateorcompelling circumstances,asidentifiedinthe ESOSAct,whichcontributedto pooracademicperformance. (ii) AChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee whoisnottheHeadofSchool)andthe Director,InternationalOfficemayatany timeseekalistofonshoreinternational studentswhoseacademicperformance providesgroundsforexclusion. (iii) Aninternationalonshorestudentmay requesttheHeadofSchooltoreview theirexclusion.Inaccordancewiththe ESOSActthisrequest,statingclearlythe reasonsforareview,mustbesubmitted inwritingtotheHeadofSchoolwithin (f) twenty(20)workingdaysofthe Universitysofficialdateofnotification. ArequestforreviewtotheHeadof Schoolmayonlybemadeonthe groundsthatRule2.10(a)(i)(vi)was inappropriatelyorunreasonably applied,orthattherewereexceptional circumstancesasidentifiedintheESOS Actwhichcontributedtopooracademic performance.TheHeadofSchoolshall reviewthedecisionandadvisethe studentandStudentServicesinwriting oftheoutcomeofthisreviewwithinten (10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe request. (iv) NotwithstandingRule2.10(g),an internationalonshorestudentwillbe advisedoftheinternalappealsprocess andtheirrighttoaccessanexternal appealsprocessthroughtheNSW OmbudsmansOfficeiftheyarenot satisfiedwiththeresultorconductof theappealsprocessasdescribed. AstudentmayrequesttheHeadofSchoolto reviewtheirexclusion.Thisrequest,stating clearlythereasonsforareview,mustbe submittedinwritingtotheHeadofSchool withinten(10)workingdaysofthe Universitysofficialdateofnotification.A requestforreviewtotheHeadofSchoolmay onlybemadeonthegroundsthatRule 2.10(a)(i)(vi)wasinappropriatelyor unreasonablyapplied,orthattherewere exceptionalcircumstanceswhichcontributed

circumstances(includingonshore internationalstudentsasrequiredinthe ESOSAct)whichcontributedtopoor academicperformance. (iv) TheHeadofSchoolshallreviewthe decisionandadvisethestudentand DirectorofStudentServicesinwriting oftheoutcomeofthisreviewwithinten (10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe request. (v) Allstudentswillbeadvisedoftheirright toappealthereviewoutcomeandthe internalappealsprocessiftheyarenot satisfiedwiththeresultorconductof theinternalreviewprocessas described. AppealsagainstExclusion (i) Whereastudentisnotsatisfiedwith thereviewoutcome,theymayappeal totheAcademicBoardAppeals Committee. (ii) Thisrequest,statingclearlythereasons forappeal,mustbesubmittedinwriting ontheprescribedformtotheAcademic BoardAppealsCommitteewithinten (10)workingdaysofthedateonwhich theHeadofSchooladvisedthestudent abouttheoutcomeofthereview.Alate appealmaybereceivedatthe discretionoftheChairoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommittee. (iii) AnappealtotheAcademicBoard AppealsCommitteemayonlybemade onthegroundsthateitherRule 2.10(a)(i)(iii)or2.10(b)(i)(v)was inappropriatelyorunreasonablyapplied orthattherewerecompellingor compassionatecircumstances(including onshoreinternationalstudentsas requiredintheESOSAct)which contributedtopooracademic performance. (iv) AdecisionoftheAcademicBoard AppealsCommitteeshallbefinalwithin theUniversity. (v) Allstudentswillbeadvisedoftheirright toaccessanexternalappealsprocess throughtherelevantStateand CommonwealthOmbudsmansOfficeif theyarenotsatisfiedwiththeresultor

Addendum/Erratum topooracademicperformance.TheHeadof Schoolshallreviewthedecisionandadvise thestudentandStudentServicesinwriting oftheoutcomeofthisreviewwithinten(10) workingdaysofreceiptoftherequest. Iftherequestforreviewisunsuccessfulthe HeadofSchoolmustinformthestudentof theappealsprocess. Whereastudentisnotsatisfiedwiththe outcomeoftheHeadofSchoolsdecision,an appealontheprescribedformmaybemade totheAppealsCommitteeofAcademic Board(AppealsCommittee)withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateonwhichtheHead ofSchooladvisesthestudentaboutthe outcomeofthereview.Alateappealmaybe receivedatthediscretionoftheChairofthe AppealsCommittee. AnappealtotheAppealsCommitteemay onlybemadeonthegroundsthatRule 2.10(a)(i)(vi)wasinappropriatelyor unreasonablyapplied,orthattherewere exceptionalcircumstanceswhichcontributed topooracademicperformance.Exceptas describedinRule2.10(c)(iii)adecisionofthe AppealsCommitteeshallbefinalwithinthe University. Anexcludedstudentmayreenrolfollowing theexpirationoftheirexclusion.Anexcluded studentmayreenrolinsubsequentstudy periodspriortoexpirationofaperiodof exclusion,butwillnotbepermittedto recommencestudyuntilexpirationofthe periodofexclusion.Uponreenrollingthe studentmustconsultwiththeirCourse Coordinatorand,inthecaseofinternational onshorestudents,aninternationalstudent adviser,toestablishastudyplanandunit load. Anexcludedstudentmaynotenrolin anotherSCUcourseduringtheperiodof exclusionwithoutthepermissionoftheHead ofSchoolwhohasresponsibilityforthe School/Collegewhichoffersthecoursein whichthestudentwishestoenrol.Upon enrolmentthestudentwillbewithdrawn fromthecoursefromwhichtheywere excluded. Ifastudentpreviouslyexcludedisaccepted forenrolmentinanewcoursetheirstanding willbethesameasallcommencingstudents. conductoftheinternalappealsprocess asdescribed. AppealsandEnrolment (i) Studentswhoappealtheirexclusion fromacourse,andhaveenrolledinthe nextstudyperiod,shallremainenrolled inthecourseuntiltheirappealis decided. (ii) Studentsotherthanonshore internationalstudentswho,whilst awaitingtheoutcomeoftheirappeal haveenrolledinthenextstudyperiod andpassed50%ormoreofunits attemptedinthatstudyperiodwillhave theirexclusionliftedbytheUniversity. AdmissionafterExclusion (i) Anexcludedstudentmayenrol followingtheexpirationoftheir exclusion. (ii) Anexcludedstudentmayenrolin subsequentstudyperiodspriorto expirationofaperiodofexclusion,but willnotbepermittedtorecommence studyuntilexpirationoftheperiodof exclusion. (iii) Uponreenrollingthestudentmust consultwiththeirCourseCoordinator (ornominee)and,inthecaseof internationalonshorestudents,an InternationalStudentAdviser,to establishastudyplanandappropriate unitload. (iv) Ifastudentpreviouslyexcludedaccepts anofferinanewcoursetheirstatuswill bethesameasallcommencing students. AdvancedStanding (i) Anexcludedstudentmaynotreceive advancedstandingonthebasisofstudy completedatanotherinstitutionduring theperiodofexclusionunlessthe studenthasreceivedpermissionofthe HeadofSchoolinadvanceofsuch study.

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Anexcludedstudentmaynotreceive advancedstandingonthebasisofstudy completedatanotherinstitutionduringthe periodofexclusionunlessthestudenthas receivedpermissionoftheHead/sofSchool inadvanceofsuchstudy. Periodsofexclusionshallnotbedisplayedon anyacademictranscriptissuedbythe University.

MastersbyThesisAwards
OriginalRule7.9(f)printedinHandbook
(f) ExceptwiththeapprovaloftheDirectorof theResearchTrainingUnit,anelectronic copyofthethesisshallalsobedeposited withtheDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitusingtheprescribedformfor inclusionintheAustralasianDigitalThesis databaseforopenonlineaccess.Application canbemadetorestrictaccesstothe electroniccopyofthethesisasper9.9(h) below.Somethirdpartycopyrightmaterial containedinthethesismayneedtobe removedtoprovideonlineaccess.Thiswill bedoneontheadviceoftheUniversity CopyrightOfficer.

NewRule7.9(f)
(f) Adigitalcopyofthethesisshallalsobe depositedwiththeDivisionofResearchusing theprescribedform.Thisdigitalcopyshall be: (i) includedintheinstitutionalrepository forarchivalpurposes;and (ii) madeavailableonopenonlineaccess unlessapplicationtorestrictaccessis madeanddecidedinaccordancewith 7.9(h)below.Somethirdparty copyrightmaterialcontainedinthe thesismayneedtoberemovedto provideonlineaccess.Thiswillbedone ontheadviceoftheUniversity CopyrightOfficer.

OriginalRule7.9(h)printedinHandbook
(h) Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, statethatthethesiscontainsrestrictedor confidentialinformationwhichthecandidate doesnotdesiretobedisclosedfreely,or whichthecandidateisnotatlibertyto disclosefreely,andwhichmaybereleasedto otherpersonsonlyontheauthorisationof theDirectororResearchandResearch Training.Wherethethesiscontainsmaterial whichthecandidateconsidersshouldhave restricteddistribution,thePrincipal Supervisor,therelevantDirectorofResearch andResearchTrainingandtheexaminers shallbeinformedwhichpartsareclassified. Iffurtherprecautionsarerequired,for example,moresecuretransmissionthan

NewRule7.9(h)
(h) Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, makeapplicationontheprescribedformto theDirector,ResearchTraining,torestrict accesstoathesis,eitherinwholeorinpart, andinallformats.TheDirector,Research Training,shalldecidesuchapplicationin accordancewiththetermsdetailedonthe prescribedform.Normally,accessmaybe restrictedforaperioduptotwo(2)years.In specialcases,applicationmaybemadeto restrictaccessforalongerperiod.Wherethe thesiscontainsmaterialwhichthecandidate considersshouldhaverestricteddistribution, thePrincipalSupervisor,theDirector, ResearchTraining,andtheexaminersshall beinformedwhichpartsareclassified.

Addendum/Erratum registeredpost,costsshallbebornebythe candidate.

DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)AwardRules
OriginalRule9.9(f)printedinHandbook
(f) ExceptwiththeapprovaloftheDirectorof theResearchTrainingUnit,anelectronic copyofthethesisshallalsobedeposited withtheDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitusingtheprescribedformfor inclusionintheAustralasianDigitalThesis databaseforopenonlineaccess.Application canbemadetorestrictaccesstothe electroniccopyofthethesisasper9.9(h) below.Somethirdpartycopyrightmaterial containedinthethesismayneedtobe removedtoprovideonlineaccess.Thiswill bedoneontheadviceoftheUniversity CopyrightOfficer.

NewRule9.9(f)
(f) Adigitalcopyofthethesisshallalsobe depositedwiththeDivisionofResearchusing theprescribedform.Thisdigitalcopyshall be: (i) includedintheinstitutionalrepository forarchivalpurposes;and (ii) madeavailableonopenonlineaccess unlessapplicationtorestrictaccessis madeanddecidedinaccordancewith 9.9(h)belowSomethirdpartycopyright materialcontainedinthethesismay needtoberemovedtoprovideonline access.Thiswillbedoneontheadvice oftheUniversityCopyrightOfficer.

OriginalRule9.9(h)printedinHandbook
(h) Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, statethatthethesiscontainsrestrictedor confidentialinformationwhichthecandidate doesnotdesiretobedisclosedfreely,or whichthecandidateisnotatlibertyto disclosefreely,andwhichmaybereleasedto otherpersonsonlyontheauthorisationof theDirectororResearchandResearch Training.Wherethethesiscontainsmaterial whichthecandidateconsidersshouldhave restricteddistribution,thePrincipal Supervisor,therelevantDirectorofResearch andResearchTrainingandtheexaminers shallbeinformedwhichpartsareclassified. Iffurtherprecautionsarerequired,for example,moresecuretransmissionthan registeredpost,costsshallbebornebythe candidate.

NewRule9.9(h)
(h) Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, makeapplicationontheprescribedformto theDirector,ResearchTraining,torestrict accesstoathesis,eitherinwholeorinpart, andinallformats.TheDirector,Research Training,shalldecidesuchapplicationin accordancewiththetermsdetailedonthe prescribedform.Normally,accessmaybe restrictedforaperioduptotwo(2)years.In specialcases,applicationmaybemadeto restrictaccessforalongerperiod.Wherethe thesiscontainsmaterialwhichthecandidate considersshouldhaverestricteddistribution, thePrincipalSupervisor,theDirector, ResearchTraining,andtheexaminersshall beinformedwhichpartsareclassified.

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Contents
WelcomefromtheViceChancellorProfessorPeterLee............................................................................. iv
GeneralInformation...................................................................................................................................1
HowtousetheStudentHandbook................................................................................................................2
CampusAddressesandContactTelephoneNumbers...................................................................................4
PrincipalTeachingDatesfor2012..................................................................................................................7

AcademicSchoolsoftheUniversity..........................................................................................................11

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CourseInformation...................................................................................................................................
ListofCoursesAlphabeticalbyAwardLevel............................................................................................16
StudyDisciplineAreas..................................................................................................................................21 UniversitywideMajors................................................................................................................................25
DetailsofCoursesAlphabeticalbyAwardLevel......................................................................................31

DiplomasandPreparationCourses..........................................................................................................31
AssociateDegrees....................................................................................................................................35
BachelorDegrees......................................................................................................................................39
BachelorHonoursAwards......................................................................................................................151
PostgraduateCourseworkAwards.........................................................................................................167
MastersbyThesisAwards......................................................................................................................227
ProfessionalDoctorateAwards..............................................................................................................245
DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)....................................................................................................................251

DescriptionofUnits................................................................................................................................269

TerminologyGuide.....................................................................................................................................270

AlphabeticalListingofUnits.......................................................................................................................271
UnitDescriptionsbyUnitCode..................................................................................................................287 457
Rules.......................................................................................................................................................
RulesRelatingtoAwards............................................................................................................................458
RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges..............................................................................................489
StudentMisconductRules..........................................................................................................................513

Index......................................................................................................................................................529
CampusMaps.........................................................................................................................................535

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WelcomefromtheViceChancellor ProfessorPeterLee

Asyouembarkonorcontinuewithyourstudies,youaremakingtheinvestmentofalifetimein yourselfandyourfuture. AtSouthernCrossUniversity,wearecommittedtohelpingyousucceedandtobuildingthe foundationsforalifetimeoflearning. WhetheryouarestudyingoncampusatLismore,CoffsHarbour,TweedHeadsorournewGoldCoast campus,throughcollaboratinginstitutionsorbydistanceeducation,youarenowpartoftheSouthern CrossUniversitylearningcommunity. Weunderstandthatmanystudentsbalancework,familyandstudycommitmentssoflexibilityis important.Manycoursesareofferedoncampusorbydistanceeducation,andparttimeaswellas fulltime.Ourteachingcalendarprovidesaframeworkforfurtherflexibility,byhelpingstudentspace theirstudiesandbalancetheirbusylives. Weknowthatbringingresearchknowledgeintoourteachingisanimportantwaytoensurethe relevanceofourcourses.ThatiswhySouthernCrossUniversitycontinuestobuildavibrantresearch capacityacrossitsSchools. YourtimeatSouthernCrossUniversitywillprepareyouforworkaftergraduationandintothefuture, equippingyoutolearnthroughoutlifesothatyoucanreskill,upgradeorchangecareers. Itrustthatyourlearningexperiencewithuswillbesatisfying,rewardingandengaging. ProfessorPeterLee ViceChancellor

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HowtousetheStudentHandbook..............................................................................2
CampusAddressesandContactTelephoneNumbers...................................................4

PrincipalTeachingDates..............................................................................................7

GeneralInformation

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HowtousetheStudentHandbook
TheStudentHandbookhasbeendividedintofivemainsectionstoensurethatinformationiseasily accessible.Thesesectionsinclude: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GeneralInformation(PrincipalDates,ContactInformationetc.) AcademicSchoolsoftheUniversity CourseInformation UnitInformation Rules

Tablesofcontentsareatthebeginningofeachofthesefivesections.

DOYOUWANTTOFINDACOURSE?
Ifyouknowthenameofthecourse youareinterestedin TurntothefirstpageoftheCourseInformationsection onpage15whereyouwillfindanalphabeticallistingof allcourses. Coursedetailsincludesuchimportantinformationas thefullcoursename,thecampuswherethecourseis taught,itsduration,courserules,andthescheduleof unitswhichneedtobestudied.

DOYOUWANTTOFINDDETAILSOFINDIVIDUALUNITSTHATFORMPARTOFACOURSE?

Ifyouknowthenameoftheunit youareinterestedin Ifyouknowtheunitcodeandwant tofinddetailsoftheunit TurntotheAlphabeticalListingofUnitsonpage271.

TurntoUnitDescriptionsbyUnitCodeonpage287. Youshouldalwaystakeaccountofcourseandunit availabilitywhenplanningyourstudies. Youcanchecktheavailabilityofunitsbyviewingthe ScheduleofUnitsontheSCUwebsiteat scu.edu.au/scheduleofunits

GeneralInformation

DOYOUWANTTOFINDOUTABOUTAPARTICULARRULE?

Iftheissueisgeneralinnature relatingtoUniversitypolicyon admissions,enrolment, assessmentrules,feesand charges,then Iftheissueismorecoursespecific, andthereforemaynotbe applicabletoallcourses,then TurntotheCourseInformationsectionforyourcourse (analphabeticalListofCoursesisprovidedonpage16) whereyouwillfinddetailsofthespecificcourserules. Togetthefullpicture,youshouldrefertoboththe RulessectionintheStudentHandbookandtheSpecific AwardRulesdetailedundertherelevantcourseentry. FurtherinformationaboutUniversityrulescanbe foundintheGovernancesectionoftheuniversity website.Thiscanbefoundatscu.edu.au/governance. TurntotheRulessectionoftheStudentHandbookon page457.

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CampusAddressesandContactTelephoneNumbers
*StudentsareadvisedSTDratesarechargedaccordingtodistance,timeofday,andlengthofcall.STDratescanapplyto phonenumberscommencingwiththesametwodigits.

LISMORECAMPUS
Admissionenquiries Telephone:1800626481 Email:enquiry@scu.edu.au scu.edu.au/howtoapply MilitaryRoad,EastLismoreNSW2480 POBox157,LismoreNSW2480 Telephone 0266203000 Facsimile 0266203700

GOLDCOASTANDTWEEDHEADS
(alllocations) LockedMailBag4 CoolangattaQLD4225 Telephone 0755893000 Facsimile 0755893700

GoldCoastCampus
SouthernCrossDrive
BilingaQLD4225

StudentServices
Telephone Facsimile National Telephone Facsimile International Telephone Facsimile 0266203444 0266224341

TweedHeadsSCURiverside
BrettStreet
TweedHeadsNSW2485

InternationalOffice
0266203876 0266203227 +61266203876 +61266203227

TweedHeadsSCULakeside
CaloolaDrive
TweedHeadsNSW2485

ACADEMICSCHOOLSOFTHE UNIVERSITY
Refertopage11formoredetails.

COFFSHARBOURCAMPUS
HogbinDrive,CoffsHarbourNSW2450 Telephone 0266593777 Facsimile 0266593051

SCHOOLSANDCOLLEGES GnibiCollegeofIndigenous AustralianPeoples


Telephone Facsimile 0266203955 0266203438

SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences
Lismore Telephone Facsimile 0266203831
0266221683
0266593309
0266593103

CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile

TweedHeadsSCURiverside Telephone 0755069351


Facsimile 0755069363

GeneralInformation

SchoolofEducation
Lismore Telephone Facsimile 0266203620
0266221833
0266593654
0266593624

SchoolofTourismandHospitality Management
Lismore Telephone Facsimile 0266203920
0266269155
0266593212
0266593144

CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile

TweedHeadsSCULakeside Telephone 0755069251


Facsimile 0755069260
TweedHeadsSCURiverside Telephone 0755069351
Facsimile 0755069363

CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile

TweedHeadsSCURiverside Telephone 0755069342


Facsimile 0755069301

SouthernCrossBusinessSchool

UndergraduateBusinessPrograms
Lismore
Telephone 0266203835
Facsimile 0266221724
UndergraduateInformationTechnology Programs CoffsHarbour Telephone 0266593209
Facsimile 0266593206
PostgraduateBusinessandManagement Programs GoldCoastandTweedHeads Telephone 0755069364
Facsimile 0755069301

SchoolofEnvironmentalScience andManagement
Telephone Facsimile 0266203650
0266212669
NationalMarineScienceCentre Telephone 0266483900
Facsimile 0266516580

SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences
Lismore Telephone Facsimile 0266269585
0266203022
0266593628
0266593202

CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile

TweedHeadsSCULakeside Telephone 0755069251


Facsimile 0755069260

TECHNOLOGYSERVICES TSServiceDeskLismore,GoldCoast andTweedHeads


Telephone Facsimile Telephone Facsimile 0266203698
0266203033
0266593080
0266593082

SchoolofLawandJustice

Telephone Facsimile 0266203109


0266224167

TSServiceDeskCoffsHarbour

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DIVISIONOFRESEARCH
Telephone Facsimile 0266203837
0266269145

ACADEMICSKILLSDEVELOPMENTUNIT
Lismore Telephone Facsimile CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile 0266203386
0266203523
0266593323
0266593051

SpecialResearchCentres
SouthernCrossGeoScience Telephone 0266203519
Facsimile 0266269499
SouthernCrossPlantScience Telephone 0266203356
Facsimile 0266222080

TweedHeadsSCURiverside Telephone 0755069208


Facsimile 0755069363

ResearchCentres
CentreforTourism,LeisureandWork Telephone 0755893113
CentreforChildrenandYoungPeople(CCYP) Telephone 0266203605
Facsimile 0266203243
CentreforCoastalBiogeochemistryResearch Telephone 0266203773
CentreforGamblingEducationandResearch Telephone 0266209436
Facsimile 0266203565
MarineEcologyResearchCentre Telephone 0266203774
Facsimile 0266212669

THEHOTELSCHOOLSYDNEY
Telephone Facsimile 0282493200
0292401338

UNIVERSITYLIBRARY
Lismore

Telephone Tollfree Facsimile CoffsHarbour Telephone Facsimile 0266203752
1800659460
0266203875
0266593232
0266593234

GoldCoastandTweedHeads Telephone 0755893100


Facsimile 0755893702

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PrincipalTeachingDatesfor2012
ACADEMICYEAR
SESSION1 Classes StudyWeek StudyBreak Examinations InterSessionBreak SESSION2 Classes StudyWeek StudyBreak Examinations InterSessionBreak SESSION3 Classes StudyBreak StudyBreak Examinations 20FEBRUARY....2JUNE 20February.....18May 2April.....5April 21May.....23May 24May.....2June 4June.....15June 18JUNE....29SEPTEMBER 18June.....14September 30July.....3August 17September.....19September 20September.....29September 1October.....12October 15OCTOBER....2FEBRUARY 157October.....18January 17December.....1January 21January.....23January 24January.....2February TRIMESTERA 16JANUARY.....27APRIL Classes 16January....13April Examinations 16April....27April InterTrimesterBreak 30April....4May * TRIMESTERB 7MAY .....17AUGUST * Classes 7May ....3August Examinations 6August....17August InterTrimesterBreak 20August....24August *7MayispublicholidayinQLD. TRIMESTERC 27AUGUST.....7DECEMBER Classes 27August....23November Examinations 26November....7December

StudyWeek/Recess #Examinations

TEACHINGWEEKS
SESSION1 February 1 20February.......24 March 2 27February.......2 March 3 5March.............9 March 4 12March...........16 March 5 19March...........23 March 6 26March...........30 April 7 2April................5 April 8 10April..............13 April 9 16April..............20 April 10 23April..............27 May 11 30April..............4 * May 12 7May ...............11 May 13 14May..............18 # May(Sat) 14 21May..............26 # June(Sat) 15 28May..............2 TRIMESTERA January 1 16January.........20 January 2 23January.........27 February 3 30January.........3 February 4 6February.........10 February 5 13February.......17 February 6 20February.......24 March 7 27February.......2 March 8 5March.............9 March 9 12March...........16 March 10 19March...........23 March 11 26March...........30 April 12 2April................5 April 13 10April..............13 # April 14 16April..............20 # April 15 23April..............27 *May7isapublicholidayinQLD. ^October1isapublicholidayinNSW.

SESSION2 June 1 18June..............22 June 2 25June..............29 July 3 2July.................6 July 4 9July.................13 July 5 16July...............20 July 6 23July...............27 August 7 30July...............3 August 8 6August............10 August 9 13August..........17 August 10 20August..........24 August 11 27August..........31 September 12 3September......7 September 13 10September....14 # September(Sat) 14 17September....22 # September(Sat) 15 24September....29 TRIMESTERB * May 1 7May ...............11 May 2 14May..............18 May 3 21May..............25 June 4 28May..............1 June 5 4June................8 June 6 12June..............15 June 7 18June..............22 June 8 25June..............29 July 9 2July.................6 July 10 9July.................13 July 11 16July...............20 July 12 23July...............27 August 13 30July...............3 # August 14 6August............10 # August 15 13August..........17

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10 17December....21December
11 24December....28December
12 2January..........4January(2012)
13 7January..........11January
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# 15 21January........26January(Sat)
# 16 29January........2February(Sat)
TRIMESTERC 31August
1 27August.......... 2 3September.....7September
3 10September...14September
4 17September...21September
5 24September...28September
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PRINCIPALDATESFOR2012
In2009,theUniversitymovedtoanewteachingcalendarwiththreeteachingperiodsofequalduration.
Thisformatallowsforthedevelopmentovertimeofanewrangeofoptionsforstudents.Theinclusionofan
equalthirdsessionprovidesstudentswithaddedflexibility,includingtheoptiontofasttracksomecourses,
catchuporrepeatunits,orspreadthestudyloadacrossthreeteachingperiods.Italsoprovidesnew
opportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopmentcourses.

Sessions
Eachsessionisof15weeksdurationcomprising 12teachingweeks,amidsessionbreakanda studybreakbeforeexams.Atwoweek intersessionbreakoccursbetweeneachsession. Thereisanadditionalnonteachingweekin session3toaccommodatetheChristmasperiod.

CensusDate
CensusDateisthedateprescribedintheHigher EducationSupportAct2003asthefinaldayupon whichenrolmentforastudyperiodbecomes fixed.Astudentcannotenrolorwithdrawfrom unitsaftercensusdatewithoutsignificant academicand/orfinancialpenalties.Census datesaresetforeachunitofstudythatthe Universityproposestooffereachyearandare allocatedtocoursesonthebasisofcampus locationandspecificcourserequirements.Please contactStudentServicesforfurtherinformation. For2012CensusDates,pleasecheckMy Enrolmentatscu.edu.au/myenrolment(login required).

Trimesters
Thereare3trimesters(A,BandC),eachof15 weeksduration.Eachtrimestercomprises13 teachingweeksandtwoassessmentweeks.Asian Trimesterscommencelaterthanstandard trimesters,butareidenticalinlengthandformat. Forstandardtrimesters,anonteachingweek occursbetweeneachtrimester.Afiveweek recessextendsfrommidDecembertolate January.

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PRINCIPALDATES

January 1 2 6 16 26 27 February 4 13 1517 20 March 59 24 April NewYearsDayHoliday NewYearsDayHolidayAdditionalDay TrimesterC(2011)gradespublished TrimesterACommences AustraliaDayHoliday Session3(2011)examscommence Session3(2011)examsend Session3(2011)gradespublished Session1Orientation Session1Commences July 26 BeattheStressWeek 14 Finaldayforwithdrawalwithout failureTrimesterB August 6 TrimesterBexamscommence 17 TrimesterBexamsend 2024 InterTrimesterBreak 25 FinalDayforwithdrawalwithout failureSession2 27 TrimesterBgradespublished 27 TrimesterCCommences September 14 LecturesCeaseSession2 15 GraduationCeremony,Lismore 1719 StudyBreakSession2 20 Session2examscommence 29 Session2examsend October 1 LabourDayHoliday(NSWonly) 1 QueensBirthdayHoliday(Qldonly) 212 InterSessionBreak 1012 Session3Orientation 13 Session2gradespublished 15 Session3commences November 3 Finaldayforwithdrawalwithout failureTrimesterC 26 TrimesterCexamscommence December 7 TrimesterCexamsend 172/1 InterSessionBreak 22 Finaldayforwithdrawalwithout failureSession3 January2013 5 TrimesterCgradespublished 18 LecturesCeaseSession3 2123 StudyBreakSession3 26 AustraliaDayHoliday 24 Session3examscommence February2012 2 Session3examsend 11 Session3gradespublished

BeattheStressWeek Finaldayforwithdrawalwithout failureTrimesterA 31 GraduationCeremony,CoffsHarbour 1 6 9 16 21 25 27 30 DaylightSavingsTimeends GoodFridayHoliday EasterMonday TrimesterAexamscommence GraduationCeremony,Sydney ANZACDayHoliday TrimesterAexamsend Finaldayforwithdrawalwithout failureSession1 InterTrimesterBreak GraduationCeremony,Lismore LabourDayHoliday(QLDonly) TrimesterAgradespublished TrimesterBCommences LecturesCeaseSession1 GraduationCeremony,GoldCoast StudyBreakSession1 Session1examscommence

May 14 45 7 7 7 18 19 2123 24 June 2 4 415 11

Session1examsend GraduationCeremony,CoffsHarbour InterSessionBreak QueensBirthdayHoliday(NSW), QueensDiamondJubilee(Qld) 16 Session1gradespublished 1315 Session2Orientation 28 Session2Commences

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PRINCIPALDATESNOTES KeyDates:EducationProfessionalExperience
PleasecontacttheSchoolofEducationforProfessionalExperienceDates.

KeyDates:HealthandHumanScienceProfessionalExperience
PleasecontacttheSchoolofHealthandHumanScienceforProfessionalExperienceDates.

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GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples.........................................................12
SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences..............................................................................
12 SchoolofEducation...................................................................................................12
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SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement...................................................

SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences.......................................................................12
SchoolofLawandJustice ..........................................................................................13

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SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement........................................................

SouthernCrossBusinessSchool................................................................................13

AcademicSchoolsoftheUniversity

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AcademicSchoolsoftheUniversity

GnibiCollegeof IndigenousAustralian Peoples

Homepage: Email: MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: HeadofSchool Homepage: Email: MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: ActingHeadofSchool:

scu.edu.au/gnibi gnibi@scu.edu.au Level2,HBlock,LismoreCampus 0266203955 0266203438 AdrianMillerBA,MPH scu.edu.au/sass isass@scu.edu.au BBlock,LismoreCampus 0266203136 0266269128 MrKenBurkeBEd(Syd),DipEd(Syd), MEdAdmin(NE) scu.edu.au/education schooled@scu.edu.au(Lismore,Tweed/Gold Coast) schooledcoffs@scu.edu.au(CoffsHarbour) Level3,BBlockLismoreCampus 0266203620 0266221833 ProfessorMartinHaydenBA(Monash), DipEd(Monash),BEd(Monash),MEd(Monash), PhD(Melb) scu.edu.au/enviroscience esm@scu.edu.au GroundFloor,OBlock,LismoreCampus 0266203650 0266212669 ProfessorJerryVanclayBSc(For)(Hons)(ANU), BA(UQ),DipCompSc(UQ),MSc(Oxford), DScFor(UQ) scu.edu.au/healthscience healthscience@scu.edu.au Level1,ZBlock,LismoreCampus 0266269585 0266203022 ProfessorIainGrahamRN,BSc(CNAA), MEd(CNAA),MSc(Manch.),PhD(Manch.)

SchoolofArtsandSocial Sciences

SchoolofEducation

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MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: HeadofSchool:

SchoolofEnvironmental Scienceand Management

Homepage: Email: MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: HeadofSchool:

SchoolofHealthand HumanSciences

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SchoolofLawandJustice

Homepage: Email: MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: HeadofSchool:

scu.edu.au/law lawrecep@scu.edu.au LBlock,LismoreCampus 0266203109 0266224167 ProfessorRocqueReynolds BA,LLM,PhD(Syd) scu.edu.au/tourism tourline@scu.edu.au Reception,RoomU2.02,UBlock,Lismore Campus 0266203920 0266269155 Positionunderrecruitmentprocessat timeofpublication scu.edu.au/businessschool ProfessorStephenKelly BAdmin(Griff),MBus(SCU),PhD(SCU)

SchoolofTourismand HospitalityManagement

Homepage: Email: MainOffice: Telephone: Facsimile: HeadofSchool:

SouthernCross BusinessSchool

Homepage: HeadofSchool:

UndergraduatePrograms Email(forBusiness): studybusiness@scu.edu.au Email(forIT): studyit@scu.edu.au MainOffice: Reception,RoomR2.38C,R.Block LismoreCampus Telephone: 0266203835 Facsimile: 0266221724 PostgraduatePrograms Email: studypgbusiness@scu.edu.au MainOffice: Reception,GroundFloor,TweedHeads RiversideCampus Telephone: 0755069364 Facsimile: 0755069301

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AlphabeticalListofCourses.......................................................................................16
StudyDisciplineAreas................................................................................................21

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UniversitywideMajors..............................................................................................

DiplomasandPreparationCourses............................................................................31

35
AssociateDegrees...................................................................................................... 39 BachelorDegrees.......................................................................................................

BachelorHonoursAwards........................................................................................151
PostgraduateCourseworkAwards...........................................................................167

227
MastersbyThesisAwards........................................................................................ 245
ProfessionalDoctorateAwards................................................................................ 251
DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)......................................................................................

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ListofCoursesAlphabeticalbyAwardLevel
DIPLOMASANDPREPARATIONCOURSES
DiplomainCommunityRecovery.............................................................................................................................. 32
DiplomaofSportManagement(SurfingStudies)...................................................................................................... 33
PreparingforSuccessatSCU..................................................................................................................................... 34

ASSOCIATEDEGREES
AssociateDegreeinLaw(ParalegalStudies)............................................................................................................. 36
AssociateDegreeofCreativeWriting........................................................................................................................ 37
AssociateDegreeofInformationTechnology........................................................................................................... 38

BACHELORDEGREES
BachelorofAgeingintheCommunity....................................................................................................................... 40
BachelorofAppliedComputing................................................................................................................................41
BachelorofArts......................................................................................................................................................... 42
BachelorofArts,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................................................. 108
BachelorofArts,BachelorofLawswithHonours........................................................................................... 108
BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)........................................................................................ 77
BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts.............................................................................................................. 48
BachelorofBusiness.................................................................................................................................................45
BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws.......................................................................................................... 108
BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLawswithHonours.................................................................................... 108
BachelorofBusinessAdministration......................................................................................................................... 57
BachelorofBusinessinConventionandEventManagement................................................................................... 59
BachelorofBusinessinHotelManagement............................................................................................................. 60
BachelorofBusinessinInternationalHospitalityManagement............................................................................... 62
BachelorofBusinessinInternationalTourismManagement................................................................................... 64
BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement......................................................................................................... 65
BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLaws..................................................................108
BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLawswithHonours............................................108
BachelorofClinicalSciences.....................................................................................................................................67
BachelorofContemporaryMusic............................................................................................................................. 70
BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLaws...................................................................................... 108
BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLawswithHonours................................................................ 108
BachelorofContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)............................................................. 77
BachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood)................................................................................................................... 71
BachelorofEducation(Primary)............................................................................................................................... 73
BachelorofEducation(Secondary)........................................................................................................................... 75
BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)........................................................................................ 77
BachelorofContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)............................................................. 77
BachelorofScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary).................................................................................. 77
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)....................................................77
BachelorofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)............................................................................. 77
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience........................................................................................................................... 95
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................... 108
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours.............................................................108
BachelorofEnvironmentalTourismManagement................................................................................................... 97

BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutrition............................................................................................................... 99

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BachelorofForestScienceandManagement......................................................................................................... 100
BachelorofIndigenousStudies................................................................................................................................101
BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLaws.......................................................................................... 108
BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLawswithHonours.................................................................... 108
BachelorofInformationTechnology....................................................................................................................... 103
BachelorofLaws...................................................................................................................................................... 105
BachelorofLawswithHonours....................................................................................................................... 105
BachelorofLawsDoubleDegrees........................................................................................................................... 108
BachelorofArts,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................................................. 108
BachelorofArts,BachelorofLawswithHonours............................................................................................ 108
BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLaws................................................................... 108
BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLawswithHonours............................................108
BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws........................................................................................................... 108
BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLawswithHonours.................................................................................... 108
BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLaws....................................................................................... 108
BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLawswithHonours................................................................108
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................... 108
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours.............................................................. 108
BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLaws.......................................................................................... 108
BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLawswithHonours.................................................................... 108
BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLaws................................................................................. 108
BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLawswithHonours........................................................... 108
BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................................. 108
BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours............................................................................ 109
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLaws..............................................................................109
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours........................................................ 109
BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies...................................................................................................................... 128
BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLaws................................................................................. 108
BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLawswithHonours........................................................... 108
BachelorofMarineScienceandManagement........................................................................................................ 130
BachelorofMedia.................................................................................................................................................... 132
BachelorofMidwifery.............................................................................................................................................133
BachelorofNursing.................................................................................................................................................135
BachelorofOccupationalTherapy........................................................................................................................... 136
BachelorofPsychologicalScience........................................................................................................................... 137
BachelorofScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)........................................................................................... 77
BachelorofSocialScience........................................................................................................................................138
BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLaws.................................................................................................. 108
BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours............................................................................ 109
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience................................................................................................................... 140
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLaws.............................................................................. 109
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLawswithHonours........................................................ 109
BachelorofSportandExerciseScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)....................................................77

BachelorofSportTourismManagement................................................................................................................. 142 BachelorofTeaching(Primary)................................................................................................................................143
BachelorofTechnologyEducation.......................................................................................................................... 145
145 BachelorofTechnologyEducationwithHonours....................................................................................................
147 BachelorofTraumaandHealing..............................................................................................................................
149 BachelorofVisualArts.............................................................................................................................................
BachelorofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary).............................................................................. 77

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BACHELORHONOURSAWARDS
BachelorofArts(Honours)...................................................................................................................................... 152
BachelorofBusinessinTourismandHospitalityManagementwithHonours........................................................ 153
BachelorofBusinesswithHonours......................................................................................................................... 154
BachelorofContemporaryMusicwithHonours..................................................................................................... 155
BachelorofEnvironmentalSciencewithHonours.................................................................................................. 156
BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutritionwithHonours...................................................................................... 157
BachelorofForestScienceandManagementwithHonours.................................................................................. 158
BachelorofHealthScience(Nursing)withHonours............................................................................................... 159
BachelorofHealthSciencewithHonours............................................................................................................... 158
BachelorofIndigenousStudieswithHonours........................................................................................................ 159
BachelorofInformationTechnologywithHonours................................................................................................ 160
BachelorofMarineScienceandManagementwithHonours................................................................................. 160
BachelorofMediawithHonours............................................................................................................................ 161
BachelorofNaturopathywithHonours.................................................................................................................. 162
BachelorofNursingwithHonours.......................................................................................................................... 162
BachelorofPsychologicalSciencewithHonours.................................................................................................... 163
BachelorofSocialSciencewithHonours................................................................................................................ 163
BachelorofSportandExerciseSciencewithHonours............................................................................................ 164
BachelorofSportTourismManagementwithHonours.......................................................................................... 165
BachelorofVisualArtswithHonours...................................................................................................................... 166

POSTGRADUATECOURSEWORKAWARDS
GraduateCertificateinAcademicPractice.............................................................................................................. 168
GraduateCertificateinResearchManagement...................................................................................................... 169
GraduateCertificateinWorkingwithIndigenousCommunities............................................................................. 170
GraduateDiplomainInformationTechnology........................................................................................................ 171
GraduateDiplomainLaw........................................................................................................................................ 172
GraduateDiplomaofEducation.............................................................................................................................. 172
GraduateDiplomaofForestScienceandManagement......................................................................................... 174
GraduateDiplomaofPsychology............................................................................................................................ 175
LeCordonBleuMasterofGastronomicTourism.................................................................................................... 176
LeCordonBleuGraduateCertificateinGastronomicTourism....................................................................... 176
LeCordonBleuGraduateDiplomainGastronomicTourism.......................................................................... 176
MasterofBusinessAdministration......................................................................................................................... 178
GraduateCertificateinBusinessAdministration............................................................................................ 178
GraduateDiplomainBusinessAdministration................................................................................................ 178
MasterofBusinessAdministration(Advanced).............................................................................................. 178
MasterofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement................................................................ 181
GraduateCertificateofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement...................................181
GraduateDiplomaofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement......................................181
MasterofChildhoodandYouthStudies.................................................................................................................. 183
GraduateCertificateofChildhoodandYouthStudies.................................................................................... 183
GraduateDiplomaofChildhoodandYouthStudies........................................................................................ 183
MasterofClinicalExercisePhysiology..................................................................................................................... 185
MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced)............................................................................................................... 186
188 MasterofClinicalPractice.......................................................................................................................................
188 GraduateCertificateofClinicalPractice..........................................................................................................
188 GraduateDiplomaofClinicalPractice.............................................................................................................

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MasterofCommerce(FinancialPlanning)............................................................................................................... 191 GraduateCertificateofFinancialPlanning...................................................................................................... 191 GraduateDiplomaofFinancialPlanning .......................................................................................................... 191 MasterofCommunityDevelopment(EmergencyManagement) ............................................................................ 193 GraduateCertificateinCommunityDevelopment(EmergencyManagement)...............................................193 GraduateDiplomaofCommunityDevelopment(EmergencyManagement) ..................................................193 ....................................................................................................... 195 MasterofConventionandEventManagement GraduateCertificateinConventionandEventManagement.......................................................................... 195 GraduateDiplomainConventionandEventManagement............................................................................. 195 MasterofEducation................................................................................................................................................197 MasterofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement............................................................................................... 198 MasterofForestScienceandManagement............................................................................................................ 199 MasterofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment.............................................................................. 201 GraduateCertificateofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment.................................................201 GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment....................................................201 MasterofIndigenousStudies..................................................................................................................................203 GraduateCertificateofIndigenousStudies..................................................................................................... 203 GraduateDiplomaofIndigenousStudies........................................................................................................ 203 MasterofInternationalBusiness............................................................................................................................. 205 GraduateDiplomainInternationalBusiness................................................................................................... 205 MasterofInternationalSportManagement............................................................................................................ 207 GraduateCertificateinInternationalSportManagement ............................................................................... 207 GraduateDiplomainInternationalSportManagement.................................................................................. 207 MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement ....................................................................................... 209 GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourismandHotelManagement..........................................................209 GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismandHotelManagement.............................................................209 MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(Advanced)...........................................................209 MasterofManagement...........................................................................................................................................211 GraduateCertificateinManagement.............................................................................................................. 211 GraduateDiplomainManagement................................................................................................................. 211 MasterofMarineScienceandManagement.......................................................................................................... 213 MasterofOsteopathicMedicine............................................................................................................................. 214 MasterofProfessionalAccounting.......................................................................................................................... 215 GraduateCertificateinAccounting................................................................................................................. 215 GraduateDiplomainAccounting..................................................................................................................... 215 MasterofProfessionalManagement...................................................................................................................... 217 GraduateCertificateinProfessionalManagement......................................................................................... 217 GraduateDiplomainProfessionalManagement ............................................................................................. 217 MasterofPublicHealth...........................................................................................................................................219 MasterofPublicHealth(Advanced)................................................................................................................ 219 MasterofTechnologyandManagement ................................................................................................................. 221 GraduateCertificateofTechnologyandManagement................................................................................... 221 GraduateDiplomaofTechnologyandManagement ....................................................................................... 221 MasterofVocationalEducationandTraining .......................................................................................................... 224 GraduateCertificateofVocationalEducationandTraining............................................................................ 224 GraduateDiplomaofVocationalEducationandTraining ................................................................................ 224 PostgraduateDiplomaofPsychology...................................................................................................................... 226

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MASTERSBYTHESISAWARDS
MasterofArts.........................................................................................................................................................228 MasterofBusiness..................................................................................................................................................228 MasterofEducation................................................................................................................................................228 MasterofLaws........................................................................................................................................................228 MasterofScience....................................................................................................................................................228 MastersbyThesisQualifier.....................................................................................................................................240

PROFESSIONALDOCTORATEAWARDS
DoctorofBusinessAdministration(DBA)................................................................................................................ 246 DoctorofEducation(EdD).......................................................................................................................................246 DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies(DIndigPh)........................................................................................................ 246 DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD).....................................................................................................................................252 DoctorofPhilosophyQualifier........................................................................................................................ 263

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StudyDisciplineAreas
ARTS
Committedtoproducinggraduateswithskillsand knowledgerelatingtocriticalandcreative thinking;independenceofmind;understanding ofsocial,culturalandhistoricalsystemsand practices;practicalskillsinlanguage,andhighly developedresearchskills. facilitiesareavailableforrecording,music productionandconcertperformance.

EDUCATION
SeeTeachingandEducationonpage24.

ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEAND MANAGEMENT
Offersdegreesinmarinescience,inforestry,and inenvironmentalsciencewithspecialisationin coastalmanagement,environmentalresource management,andfisheriesandaquaculture management.Designedforpeoplewhoare passionateaboutwiseuseofourenvironment, thesecoursespreparestudentsforawiderange ofcareeropportunities.

BUSINESSMANAGEMENT
Contemporaryandflexibleundergraduateand postgraduatecoursesareofferedinawiderange ofdisciplines,fromaccountingandhuman resourcesthroughtomarketingandinternational sportsmanagement.Studentscangainabroad rangeofskillsorspecialisewithsingleordouble majors,andanhonoursoptionisalsoavailablein theBachelorofBusiness.Doubledegreesare offeredwithartsandlawandresearchbased masters,DBAandPhDprogramsarealso availableacrossawiderangeofbusinesstopics.

EXERCISESCIENCEANDSPORT MANAGEMENT
Offersstudiesinsportandexercisescience, surfingstudies,andexercisescienceand nutrition.Committedtoproducinggraduates suitableforemploymentinareasincludingsport andexercisescience,thehealthandexercise industry,sportmanagementandsport administration,orforfurtherstudyinexercise physiology.

CLINICALSCIENCES
TheBachelorofClinicalScienceisa clinicallyorientedhealthsciencedegree.Itis suitableasafirstdegreeforthosewhoplan postgraduateprofessionalstudiesinmedicineor alliedhealth,includingosteopathicmedicine.

CONTEMPORARYMUSIC
Focusesonstudiesinmusicindustry; professionalstudies;musiceducationand performanceintheareasofbassguitar,drums, guitar,keyboards,andvoice.Professionalmusic industryrelatedskillsaredevelopedtogether withmusicperformance,ensembleplaying, composition,recordingandproduction.Excellent

INDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Aimstocommunicateandgenerate understandingofIndigenousworldviewsby exploringpastandcontemporaryrelationships betweenculturaldiversityandidentity,people andplace,speciesandenvironments.Grounded ontheprinciplesofrespect,responsibilityand accountability,arangeofcourseoptionsoffer IndigenousandnonIndigenousstudentsthe

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opportunitytopursueinterestsinspirituality, healing,culturalexpression,politics,law, personalandcommunityempowerment.

INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
Ourinformationtechnology(IT)coursesare professionallyaccreditedbytheAustralian ComputerSocietyandequipstudentswiththe highlevelofskillrequiredtoentertheIT industry.Disciplinesincludeprogramming, systemsanalysisanddesign,database development,networkingandcommunications theory,computersecurity,multimedia applicationsdevelopmentandthemanagement oftechnology.Anhonoursoptionisalsoavailable intheBachelorofInformationTechnology.

locationrecordingequipment.Professional placementsandartsbusinessskillsarecore aspectsofstudyintheBachelorofMedia,and thedegreehasstronglinkstotheregions creativeindustriescommunity.Thedegreeis movingtoexternaldelivery,enablingmostunits tobestudiedfromanylocation.

MIDWIFERY
ThedisciplineofMidwiferyisfoundedonrespect forwomenandvaluingoftheirplaceinsociety andinchildbearing.Midwiferypracticefocuses onworkinginpartnershipwithwomenin pregnancy,childbirthandearlyparenting,and enhancingprimaryhealthineachwomanandher familyslife.ThenewBachelorofMidwifery preparesgraduatesforentryintoprofessional midwiferypracticewithskills,attitudesand knowledgetoprovidehighqualitycarethrough safeandeffectivewomancentredmidwifery practice.

LAWANDJUSTICE
Tograduatestudentswhoaregender,culturally, socially,politically,environmentallyandethically aware,whohaveasoundknowledgeofthelaw, areabletoexpressthemselvesclearlyand concisely,arecapableofcritical,creativeand reflectivethinking,havehighlevelsofpractical legalskills,arelifelonglearners,astutetothe phenomenaofchangeandwhoachieve excellenceintheirfield.

NATURALANDCOMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
TheBachelorofNaturopathy,introducedin1995, wasthefirstundergraduatedegreein complementarymedicineatanAustralian university.TheBachelorofClinicalSciences (ComplementaryMedicineandNaturopathic Studies)providesthefoundationtoentera careerinindustryorprivateenterpriseas advisors.Howeverinordertoenterprivate practice,furtherclinicalstudiesarenecessary.

MEDIA
Committedtograduatingstudentswhoare technologicallyadaptable,critical,creative, entrepreneurialandworkreadyforanevolving, crossmediamarketplace.Mediastudentsgain bothpracticalandtheoreticalskillswithmajorsin screenproduction,journalism,mediadesign,and mediaandsociety.Excellenttechnicalfacilities areavailableforproductionatourLismore campus,includingdigitalworkstationsandlabs, radioandmulticameratelevisionstudios,and

NURSINGANDPUBLICHEALTH
Focusesonundergraduate,postgraduateand continuingeducationfornursesandotherhealth careprofessionals.Theundergraduatedegree, BachelorofNursing,provideseligibilityto

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CourseInformation StudyDisciplineAreas becomearegisterednurseinAustralia. PostgraduatedegreesincludingtheMasterof ClinicalPractice(bycoursework)andMasterof PublicHealthaimtodevelopleadersinhealth care,withspecialtystreamsavailableforalarge rangeofhealthcareworkersincluding:medical practitioners,nurses,alliedhealthand complementaryhealthcareprofessionals.Strong researchawardsavailableatHonours,Master andPhDlevels.Provisionofthemostuptodate technologiesandresourcesensuresarewarding studentexperience. MasterofOsteopathicMedicineofferedby SouthernCrossUniversity(orequivalent).

PSYCHOLOGY
Thescientificstudyofhumanbehaviourand experience,includingcognitiveprocessesand emotion.Adiversediscipline,withafocus rangingfromthestudyofindividualsthroughto thebehaviourofpeopleinsocialcontextsand communities.Coursesaredesignedtomeetthe accreditationrequirementsoftheAustralian PsychologicalSociety/APAC,andregistration requirementsoftheAustralianHealth PractitionerRegulationAgency.Coursesare availableatbothundergraduateand postgraduatelevels.

OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY
OccupationalTherapistsprovideservicesto peoplewhoseabilitytocopewitheverydaylife isimpairedbydevelopmentaldeficits,theageing process,physicalinjury,psychologicalorsocial disability.TheBachelorofOccupationalTherapy providesstudentsanunderstandingofthe theoreticalandpracticalcomponentsofthefield, withafocusongeneralandspecialistknowledge andskills.OccupationalTherapistsfindworkina widerangeofsettingsincludingpublicand privatehospitals,vocationalrehabilitation centres,tertiaryeducationcentresandprivate practice.

SOCIALSCIENCES
Focusedonprofessionallearninginavarietyof educational,privateindustry,publicsectorand otherworkplaceorcommunitysettings,including public,privateandcommunitybased organisations.Offeringadiverserangeof multidisciplinaryundergraduateand postgraduateawardsinthefieldsofcounselling, socialwelfarestudies,communitystudies, governmentandpolicystudiesandcommunity development(emergencymanagement).

OSTEOPATHY
Osteopathyisaholisticsystemofdiagnosisand manualtherapyusedtotreatmusculoskeletal problemsandotherfunctionaldisordersofthe body.InAustralia,Osteopathsareregisteredas primarycarepractitioners.Forstudents interestedinpursuingacareerinosteopathy, fiveyearsofeducationandtrainingisrequired. ThefirstcomponentisthethreeyearBachelorof ClinicalScienceswithadoublemajorin OsteopathicStudiesandHumanStructureand Function.Thesecondcomponentisatwoyear

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TEACHINGANDEDUCATION
Committedtoproducinggraduateswithrelevant disciplineknowledge,curriculumexpertiseand pedagogicalknowledge,aswellashighly developedpracticalskills,toundertake employmentinearlychildhoodeducation (birth8years),primaryeducation(KYr6), secondaryeducation,technologyeducationand tertiaryeducation.Postgraduatecoursesoffer flexibleprofessionallearningopportunitiesfor teachersandothereducatorsinhighpriority areasincludingeducationalinformation technology,educationalleadership,and vocationaleducationandtraining.Inadditionto courseworkpostgraduatecourses,theSchool alsooffersProfessionalDoctorate(EdD)andPhD awards.Aninterdisciplinaryresearchcentre attachedtotheSchoolofEducationsupportsa rangeofresearchprojectswithandforchildren andyoungpeople.Afurtherresearchcentrewith afocusonpolicyandpracticeinhighereducation alsoexiststosupportgraduatestudents.

andMulphaAustralia.TheSchoolsinternship programisasignificantcomponentofall undergraduatedegrees,allowingstudentstogain valuablepracticalindustryexperience. Internationalexchangeopportunitiesare availableforstudentstospendasessionstudying withoneofouroverseaspartnerinstitutions, gainingvaluableglobalexperience. TheSchoolofferspostgraduatecoursework degreesatMasterslevelintourismandhotel managementandconventionandevent management.ItalsooffersHonoursprograms andresearchdegreesatboththeMastersand PhDlevel.Inundertakingresearchdegrees studentswillhavetheopportunitytoworkwith eminentacademicsontopicsimportanttothe studyoftourismandhospitality.Supervisorystaff areresearchactivescholarswhoare wellpublishedandrespectedintheirrespective fields.

VISUALARTS
OneofAustraliasleadingvisualartscourseswith thefocusoncontemporaryartpractice,offering theoryandstudiobasedstudy.Majorofferings availableinArtsIndustry/TechnologyandArts Industry/MediaArts,withspecialisationsin painting,printmakingandthreedimensional studies,supportedbyminorstrandstudiesin digitalartanddesign,drawing,photography,and arttheory.Corestudiesinfirstsemesterprovide experienceinthebroadrangeofstudiooptions forallstudentsfollowedbyaselectionof specialisationsincontinuingsemesters,while providingsubstantialflexibilitytomovebetween studioareas.TheUniversitysNextArtGallery complementsthestudiostudieswithanart industryinterface,offeringgalleryandcuratorial experiencetoparticipatingstudents.

TOURISMANDHOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
TheSchoolofTourismandHospitality ManagementisoneofAustraliaslongestrunning providersoftourismandhospitalityeducation, offeringarangeofundergraduateand postgraduatebusinessmanagementdegrees, deliveredoncampusandbydistanceeducation. TheSchoolsundergraduatedegreesprepare graduatesforcareersininternationaltourism andhospitalitymanagement,hotelandresort management,conventionandevent management,sporttourismmanagement, gamingmanagementandenvironmentaltourism management.Ourhotelmanagementdegree offeredatTheHotelSchoolSydneyisaunique partnershipbetweenSouthernCrossUniversity

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UniversitywideMajors

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UniversitywideMajors
Inadditiontothemajorsthatmaybeoffered withinyourpreferredcourse,youmaybeableto selectamajorfromadifferentdisciplinearea withintheUniversityifyourcoursestructure allowsyoutoundertakeelectives. AUniversitywideMajorconsistsof8unitswhich youchoosefromaselectionofupto14.There arenoprerequisitesforthatmajor,butthere maybeunitswithinitwhichareprerequisites forotherunitsinthemajor. Example:IfyouenrolinaBachelorofArts,and youwouldliketoincludetheSustainability (Universitywide)majorwithinyourcourseof study,youwillneedtocompleteBIO10187and SOC10236first,beforeproceedingwiththeother Sustainabilityunitsyouhavechosen. YouareadvisedtocarefullychecktheSchedule ofUnitsforavailabilityasunitsinUniversitywide majorsmaybeofferedbyacombinationof oncampusstudy(atCoffsHarbour,Lismoreand GoldCoastandTweedHeads)anddistance education. TheScheduleofUnitsisavailableat scu.edu.au/scheduleofunits Ifyouareinterestedinselectinga Universitywidemajor,youshouldalsocontact yourSchoolStudentLiaisonTeamtoenquirehow thismightbeaccommodatedwithinyourcourse structure.ContactdetailsforyourSchoolStudent LiaisonTeamareinthecourseguidesfornew andreenrollingstudents. Thefollowingdetailsmaybesubjecttochange. PleasecontactyourSchoolforconfirmationof thestructurebeforeactingonthisinformation.

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EDUCATION
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: Education UEDU01 SchoolofEducation Anyeight(8)ofthefollowingunits EDU10129 EDU01304 EDU10514 DES10636 ENG00355 HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationI: Foundations MusicandChildren UnderstandingChildrenandYoung People HistoryofDesignandTechnology Storytelling

ScheduleofUnits
EDU00401 EDU00404 EDU01286 EDU01308 EnglishEducationI:Foundations MathematicsEducationI: CurriculumandPedagogy EnvironmentalEducation IndigenousAustraliansin Education

INDIGENOUSAUSTRALIANSTUDIES
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: IndigenousAustralianStudies UIND01 GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Eight(8)unitscomprisingthefollowing CUL00408 CUL00412 CUL00413 EDU01308 HEA10202 LAW00055 LAW00056 HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples IndigenousAustraliansin Education TheStoryofHealing/Indigenous Healing Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andtheCriminalJusticeSystem

ScheduleofUnits
Compulsory: CUL00401 IndigenousWorldViews CUL00420 HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations SOC00417 RaceandRacism SOY00419 CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement Pluschoosefour(4)unitsfromthefollowing: CSL00416 CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing CUL00402 ContemporaryAustralian IndigenousIssues

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LAWANDJUSTICE
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: LawandJustice ULAW01 SchoolofLawandJustice LAW10157andLAW00051arecompulsory,plusanysix(6)unitsfromthe remainingunitslisted LAW00118 LAW00214 LAW00514 LAW00521 LAW00522 LAW00526 LAW10068 LAW10159 EnvironmentalLaw4 MediationandDisputeResolution5 Criminology6 InternationalLaw7 HumanRights8 InternationalCriminalJustice9 LawandGovernmentDecision Making10 PrinciplesofContractLaw11

ScheduleofUnits
Compulsory: LAW10157 AustralianLegalSystem LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting Pluschoosesix(6)unitsfromthefollowing: LAW00050 CriminalProcess LAW00053 FoundationsofTorts1 LAW00059 WelfareLaw2 LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice3

1 Prerequisites:LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting;ANDLAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem. 2 Prerequisites:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157 AustralianLegalSystemORAnyeight(8)units. 3 Prerequisites:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystemOR96creditpoints(any8units). 4 Prerequisites:84creditpoints(any7units);ANDLAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW10157Australian LegalSystemORLAW00111LegalProcess. 5 Prerequisites:96creditpoints(any8units). 6 Prerequisites:LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedureORLAW00050CriminalProcessOR96creditpoints(any8 units). 7 Prerequisites:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem. 8 Prerequisites:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem;ANDany7units. 9 Prerequisites:Any8units. 10 Prerequisites:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractORLAW00051LegalResearchandWritingORLAW10157 AustralianLegalSystem.StudentsenrolledinaBachelorofLawsdegreemaynotenrolinthisunit. 11 Prerequisites:LAW10157AustralianLegalSystemANDLAW00051LegalResearchandWriting.Antirequisite: LAW00131BusinessLaw.

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NATURALMEDICINE
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: NaturalMedicine UNAT01 SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Anyeight(8)ofthefollowingunits HLT00257 HLT00302 HLT10115 HLT10598 NUT00214 HistoryandFoundationsofHerbal Medicine MedicinalPlants:Botanyand Applications2 Relaxation andTherapeutic Massage3 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine FoodandNutritioninHealth

ScheduleofUnits
BIO00307 BIO01302 BIO10662 CSL00231 CSL00416 CUL00408 HLT00255
1 2 3

HumanPhysiology1 HumanAnatomy SystemicAnatomy CounsellingTheoryandPractice CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples IntroductoryHomeopathy

Antirequisite:BIO01202AnatomyandPhysiologyII. Prerequisite:HLT00257HistoryandFoundationsofHerbalMedicine. Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomyORBIO10662SystemicAnatomy;ANDBIO00307HumanPhysiology.

ORGANISATIONALMANAGEMENT
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: OrganisationalManagement UMNG01 SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Anyeight(8)ofthefollowingunits MNG00314 MNG10247 MNG10253 SOC10245 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation6 ManagingOrganisations7 SustainableBusiness Management8 WorkinginOrganisations9

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ACC00152 ACC10707 BHS00156 MNG00114 MNG00313
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BusinessFinance1 AccountingforBusiness2 Leadership3 StrategicManagement4 InternationalManagement5

Prerequisites:ACC10707AccountingforBusinessANDMAT10251StatisticalAnalysisANDFIN10708Financeand InvestmentforBusinessAND12creditpoints(any1unit);ORACC10249FinancialInformationforDecisionMakingAND MAT10248QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessAND24creditpoints(any2units).


2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Antirequisites:ACC00150UsingFinancialInformationANDACC10249FinancialInformationforDecisionMaking. Prerequisites:48creditpoints(any4units). Prerequisites:144creditpoints(any12units). Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisationsAND36creditpoints(any3units). Prerequisites:144creditpoints(any12units). Antirequisite:MNG00111FundamentalsofManagement. Prerequisites:144creditpoints(any12units). Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisationsAND132creditpoints(any11units).

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SPORTMANAGEMENT
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: SportManagement USPT01 SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Theeight(8)followingunits. MNG00303 MNG00305 MNG00306 MNG00307 SportOrganisationLeadership SportFacilitiesandEvents1 SportBusiness SportPolicyandPlanning

ScheduleofUnits
HMS01202 MKT00205 MKT00320 MNG00301
1

SportandtheLaw SportPromotionandPublic Relations SportMarketing SportManagementPrinciples

Prerequisites:MKT00320SportMarketingORMKT00205SportPromotionandPublicRelations.

SUSTAINABILITY
NameofUniversitywideMajor: Code: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Rule: Sustainability USUS01 SouthernCrossBusinessSchool BIO10187andSOC10236arecompulsory,plusanysix(6)unitsfromthe remainingunitslisted. HUM00274 MNG10253 POL00013 SOY00419 SOY10114 ECO00202 EcoCulturalStudies SustainableBusiness Management2 GlobalSocialMovements CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement ArtsProject3 EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development4

ScheduleofUnits
Compulsory: BIO10187 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues SOC10236 AppliedEthicsandSustainability1 Pluschoosesix(6)unitsfromthefollowing: BIO10184 EcologicalRestorationand Monitoring EDU01286 EnvironmentalEducation FOR00110 NaturalResourcesPolicy HMS00423 SustainableTourism
1 2 3 4

Antirequisite:MNG00246EnvironmentalandEthicalIssuesforBusiness. Prerequisite:144creditpoints(any12units). Prerequisite:240creditpoints(any20units). Antirequisite:ECO00201NaturalResourceEconomics.

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DetailsofCoursesAlphabeticalbyAwardLevel

DiplomasandPreparationCourses

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DIPLOMAINCOMMUNITYRECOVERY*
Abbreviatedtitle:DipCR
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: Undergraduate GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore DistanceEducation 1year(2sessionsplussummerschool) 8
*Notofferedin2012

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

PARTB
LossandGriefCounsellorTraininginFamilyand CommunityRecovery(HumanDistress) CMM10606 LossandGriefCounsellorTraining HEA10200 TransandIntergenerational Trauma HEA10201 TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumatic Stress HEA10204 SecondaryTraumatisation EnvironmentalandCommunityRecovery CulturalHeritageandEnvironmental ManagementFocus SOY00419 CaringforKuntri BIO00202 Ecology BIO10187 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement BIO10492 CulturalHeritageScience ConflictManagement,RestorativeJustice andtheLaw CMM10607 ThePrunIndigenousGroup ConflictManagement LAW00215 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities LAW00529 RestorativeJustice CUL00414 IndigenousCommonLaw WorkinginCommunitywithMen,Womenand Young(HealingAddictions,Violence andSpirituality) CMM10608 ItsMyLife/WorkingwithYouth CMM10609 AddictionsViolenceand Spirituality CMM10610 WorkingwithChildren PreventionandHealing Choiceofoneunit: CMM10611 MensHealingRecovery CMM10612 WomensHealingRecovery

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall havesatisfiedtherequirementsofRule2.2(a)of theUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofDiplomain CommunityRecoveryacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8)units comprising: (a) Four(4)coreunitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits;and (b) Completefour(4)unitsselectedfromone (1)strandinPartB.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Acandidatewhohascompletedtheunitslisted intheSchedule,orequivalent,shallnotbe grantedadvancedstandingfortheunits completedandshallberequiredtoundertake substituteunitsasapprovedbytheCourse Coordinator.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CMM10602 DadirriinRecreatingtheCircleof Wellbeing CMM10603 IndigenousCounsellorTraining CMM10604 TraumaandTraumaRecovery CMM10605 FamilyCommunityViolenceand Recovery

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DIPLOMAOFSPORTMANAGEMENT(SURFINGSTUDIES)
Abbreviatedtitle:DipSportMgt(SurfSt)

CERTIFICATEOFSPORTMANAGEMENT(SURFINGSTUDIES)
Abbreviatedtitle:CertSportMgt(SurfSt)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
MNG10191 MKT10192 MNG10193 MKT10194 MNG10195 SOY10196 ENM10197 HMS00224 SportManagement(Surfing) SportMarketing(Surfing) SportEvents(Surfing) SportMedia(Surfing) SportBusiness(Surfing) SurfingCulture SurfingTechnologyandSkills Internship

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheDiploma ofSportManagement(SurfingStudies)a candidateshallsuccessfullycompleteall unitslistedintheScheduleofUnitsattached totheseRulesandcompleteaminimumof seventyfive(75)hoursofapprovedindustry experience. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheCertificate ofSportManagement(SurfingStudies)a candidateshallsuccessfullycompletefour (4)unitslistedintheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRulesandcompletea minimumofseventyfive(75)hoursof approvedindustryexperience

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PREPARINGFORSUCCESSATSCUPROGRAM
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: EnablingCourse SchoolofEducation CoffsHarbour,Lismore,TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1Session 4

SpecificAwardRules
ThefollowingUniversityRulesRelatingtoAwards applyinconjunctionwiththeSpecificAward Ruleslistedbelow:Rule1;Rule2.1,2.2(d),2.5, 2.6,2.7,2.8,2.9,2.10,2.11,2.14,2.15;Rule3.No otherRulesrelatingtoawardsapply.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
Toachievesatisfactorycompletionofthe Program,acandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete: (a) AllunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (b) OneunitfromPartBoftheScheduleof Units.

4.1 QualificationsforAdmission
Studentsmaybeadmittedasfollows: (a) AllapplicantswillhaveaminimumYear10 standardofeducation(orequivalent). (b) Allapplicantsmust: (i) submitaPersonalCompetencies Statementaddressingspecificcriteria asdetailedontheSouthernCross Universitywebsite;or (ii) becurrentlyadmittedinan undergraduatecourseatSCU (c) PersonalCompetenciesStatementswillbe assessedbytheHeadoftheAcademicSkills DevelopmentUnitortheAcademicCourse CoordinatorofthePreparingforSuccess Program.Inaddition,aspartofthe assessmentprocess,anapplicantmayalso berequiredtoachieveasatisfactoryresultin oneormoreofthefollowing: (i) aninterview;andor (ii) sitaSpecialTertiaryAdmissionsTest (STAT);andor (iii) provideresultsofatestofEnglish proficiencyapprovedbytheHeadof theAcademicSkillsDevelopmentUnit; andor (iv) provideanyadditionaldocumentation requirementsasspecifiedbytheHead oftheAcademicSkillsDevelopment Unit.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU10446 EDU10445 EDU10447 CommunicatingatUniversity ManagingYourStudy ApplyingQuantitativeConcepts StudyingScience IssuesandEnquiryinArtsand Business

PARTB
EDU10448 EDU10449

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ASSOCIATEDEGREEINLAW(PARALEGALSTUDIES)
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegLaw(Paralegal)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateAssociateDegree SchoolofLawandJustice Lismore,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 2years* 16

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
LAW10157 LAW00050 LAW00128 LAW00051 LAW10159 LAW00052 LAW00054 LAW00053 AustralianLegalSystem CriminalProcess Interviewing,NegotiationandEthics LegalResearchandWriting PrinciplesofContractLaw IntroductiontoLandLaw FamilyLawPractice FoundationsofTorts

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
InadditiontoRule2.1oftheRulesRelatingto Awards,applicantsforadmissiontocandidature maybeselectedfromthosewhohavesatisfied oneormoreofthefollowing: (a) havesuccessfullycompletedanyfour(4) unitsfromanAustralianuniversity; (b) havecompletedanAssociateDegreeor DiplomafromanyVETABrecognisedprovider; (c) haveworkedforaminimumoftwo(2)years fulltime,orequivalent,inalegalenvironment; (d) haveacombinationoftheaboveorothersuch experienceorstudieswhichintheopinionof theSchoolBoardisequivalenttotheabove.

PARTB
ParalegalStudiesmajor Core: LAW00062 WillsandEstates LAW00108 LegalandConveyancingPractice LAW10158 IntroductiontoEvidenceand Advocacy LAW10068 LawandGovernmentDecision Making Choosefourfromthefollowing: LAW00058 LitigationPractice LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice LAW00104 EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw LAW00214 MediationandDisputeResolution LAW00061 DrugsCrimeandtheLaw MNG00320 PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement LicensedConveyancingmajor Core LAW00108 LegalandConveyancingPractice LAW00057 ConveyancingLaw LAW00062 WillsandEstates LAW00107 ConveyancersProfessional Practice LAW00523 CommercialLaw LAW00004 CompanyLaw LAW00119 LocalGovernmentandPlanningLaw MNG00320 PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeinLaw(ParalegalStudies)a candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthansixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) aneight(8)unitmajorfromPartBof theSchedule,OReight(8)elective unitsincludingatleasttwo(2)units fromPartCoftheScheduleofUnits. (iii) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies degree,hascompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree inLaw(ParalegalStudies)mayelectto beawardedtheAssociatedegree followingwithdrawalfromcandidature fortheBachelorsdegree.

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PARTC
PartCisidenticaltoPartCintheBachelorof LegalandJusticeStudiesdegreeRuleswiththe exceptionthatLAW00048LegalProjectisnot availableasalawornonlawelectiveto candidatesenrolledintheAssociateDegreein Law(ParalegalStudies).

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFCREATIVEWRITING
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegCreatWrite
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateAssociateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialScience Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 2years* 16

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
ENG00410 ENG00400 COM10295 HUM00271 IntroductiontoCreativeWriting IntroductionWrittenTexts WrittenCommunication SubjectsandCitizens Prose WritingGenre IssuesandThemesin ContemporaryWriting WritingforPerformance Autobiography TheoriesofTextandCulture WritingfromtheEdge ActOne:Screenwriting

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofCreativeWritingacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthansixteen (16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) alleight(8)unitslistedinPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) four(4)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedule. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe AssociateDegreeofCreativeWritinghas completedof8unitsfromeitherScheduleA orScheduleBoftheAssociateDegreeof CreativeWritingmayelecttobeawardeda DiplomaofCreativeWriting.Acandidate whowhileenrolledintheAssociateDegree ofCreativeWritinghascompleted4units fromeitherScheduleAorScheduleBofthe AssociateDegreeofCreativeWritingmay electtobeawardedaCertificateofCreative Writing.

PARTB
ENG00403 ENG00411 ENG00401 ENG00407 ENG10164 ENG00406 ENG10022 COMO1402

PARTC
Chooseanyfour(4)ofthefollowingunits COM00481 TheFourthEstate:News Journalism COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism COM00439 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMedia Studies CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies CUL00210 Australia,AsiaandtheWorld SOC10399 PhilosophyonScreen:Filmand Television CUl00412 IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression HUM00270 IntroductiontoCulturalStudies SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture HIS10018 WritingPlace:Landscapes, Memory,History

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ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegInfTech
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateAssociateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool CoffsHarbour Internal/DistanceEducation 2years* 16

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CSC00235 COM00207 ISY10212 ISY00243 CSC00228 MNG10247 MAT10251 ISY10209 CSC00240 ISY00245 ApplicationsDevelopment CommunicationinOrganisations ContemporaryIssuesin MultimediaandInformation Technology SystemsAnalysisandDesign DatabaseI ManagingOrganisations StatisticalAnalysis WebDevelopmentI DataCommunicationsand Networks PrinciplesofProgramming AccountingforBusiness ElectronicCommerceSystems ObjectOrientedProgram Development DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofInformationTechnologya candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthatsixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allten(10)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) anytwo(2)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) four(4)electiveunits. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofInformationTechnologyhas completedtherequirementsforthe AssociateDegreeofInformationTechnology mayelecttobeawardedtheAssociate DegreeofInformationTechnologyfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Bachelorsdegree.

PARTB
ACC10707 ISY10058 CSC10210 ISY00324

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BACHELOROFAGEINGINTHECOMMUNITY
Abbreviatedtitle:BAgeingComm
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences CoffsHarbour DistanceEducation 3years* 24

Notofferedin2012 *maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall have: (a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof AgeingintheCommunityacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprisingallunits listedinPartAoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules. (b) AcandidatewhileenrolledfortheBachelor ofAgeingintheCommunitymayelecttobe awardedtheCertificateofAgeinginthe Community,theDiplomaofAgeinginthe CommunityortheAssociateDegreeof AgeingintheCommunity,following withdrawalfromtheBachelordegree.Tobe eligiblefortheawardofCertificateinAgeing intheCommunityacandidateshall successfullycompleteanyfour(4)unitsfrom PartA.Tobeeligiblefortheawardof DiplomaofAgeingintheCommunitya candidateshallsuccessfullycompleteany eight(8)unitsfromPartA.Tobeeligiblefor theawardofAssociateDegreeofAgeingin theCommunityacandidateshall successfullycompleteanysixteen(16)units fromPartA.

(b) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheDiplomaofAgeingin theCommunitymaybegrantedadvanced standingofuptoeight(8)unitsinthe BachelorofAgeingintheCommunity (c) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegreeinthe Communitymaybegrantedadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)unitsinthe BachelorofAgeingintheCommunity. (d) Candidateswhohavevocational, employmentorotherrelevantexperience maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto twounitsprovidedthatthework,unitsor experiencesocompletedareconsideredto beequivalenttoaunitorunitsinthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules. Candidatesmanybegrantedadvancedstanding inaccordancewithRule2.4oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COMO1295 CSL10553 BHS00161 CSL10554 BHS10241 CSL10555 SCO10296 CSL00231 SOC10238 CSL00120 CSL10556 BHS00130 CSL10557 BHS11002 CSL10558 WrittenCommunication AgeinginContemporarySociety InterpersonalCommunication AgedServices GroupWork HealthyAgeingI IntroductiontoCommunity Studies CounsellingTheoryandPractice EthicsinSociety ManagingConflict HealthyAgeingII CommunityDevelopment IntroductiontoVolunteering IntroductiontoPsychologyII CaseManagementandCare Planning

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheCertificateinAgeingin theCommunitymaybegrantedadvanced standingofuptofour(4)unitsinthe BachelorofAgeingintheCommunity.

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees CSL10242 CSL10559 BHS00156 CSL10301 CSL00113 MNG10717 Grief,TraumaandCrisis Counselling LegalIssuesinHealthandAgeing Leadership CounsellingwithintheAgeing Community FieldEducationI* CultureandChange Implementation# ACC10707 MNG10715 AccountingforBusiness DesigningWorkforcesforHuman ResourceManagement#

*Doubleweightedunit. # PrerequisitewaiverrequiredforMNG10247 ManagingOrganisations.

BACHELOROFAPPLIEDCOMPUTING
Abbreviatedtitle:BAppComp
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool CoffsHarbour Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof AppliedComputing,acandidateshallsuccessfully complete: (a) Nine(9)unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof Units;andthree(3)unitsfromPartDofthe Schedule;andhavecompletedadiplomaor holdanequivalentqualificationasspecified inRule4.1(a)above;OR (b) Five(5)unitsfromPartBoftheScheduleof Units;andthree(3)unitsfromPartDofthe Schedule;andhavecompletedadiplomaor holdanequivalentqualificationasspecified inRule4.1(b)above;OR (c) Five(5)unitsfromPartCoftheScheduleof Units;andthree(3)unitsfromPartDofthe Schedule;andhavecompletedadiplomaor holdanequivalentqualificationasspecified inRule4.1(c)above.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall have: (a) qualifiedfortheNewSouthWalesTAFE DiplomaofInformationTechnology,orfor anequivalentqualificationapprovedbythe SchoolBoard;or (b) completedanAptechAdvancedDiplomain SoftwareEngineering;oranequivalent qualificationapprovedbytheSchoolBoard; or (c) completedtheNSWTAFEDiplomain InformationTechnology(Systems Administration)withDistinctionin2008or earlierORtheNSWTAFEAdvancedDiploma ofTelecommunicationsEngineeringwith Distinctionin2008orearlierORtheNSW TAFEAdvancedDiplomainInformation Technology(SystemsDevelopment)with DistinctionORanequivalentqualification approvedbytheSchoolBoard.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Acandidatewhohascompletedanyoftheunits, orequivalent,listedinthePartoftheScheduleof Unitsrelevanttotheirqualificationforadmission shallnotbegrantedadvancedstandingforthose unitsandmayberequiredtoundertake substituteunitsasapprovedbytheHeadof School.

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Client/ServerSystems* WebDevelopmentII DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign WebDevelopmentI DatabaseSystemsI ElectronicCommerceSystems PrinciplesofProgramming ComputerControlAuditingand Security* WebDevelopmentII ContemporaryIssuesin MultimediaandInformation Technology ComputingProjectI:Analysisand Design ComputingProjectII: DevelopmentandImplementation

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
MAT10251 MNG10247 CSC00235 COM00207 ISY10209 CSC00228 ISY10058 ISY00245 ACC00222 ISY10056 CSC10217 ISY00325 ISY00243 StatisticalAnalysis ManagingOrganisations ApplicationsDevelopment CommunicationinOrganisations WebDevelopmentI DatabaseSystemsI ElectronicCommerceSystems PrinciplesofProgramming ComputerControlAuditingand Security* IntelligentDecisionSystems* WebDevelopmentII DigitalMediaII:AudioVideo ResourcesandLinearScriptwriting SystemsAnalysisandDesign ComputerControlAuditingand Security* IntelligentDecisionSystems* ObjectOrientedGUI Development* ElectronicCommerceSystems

ISY00246 CSC10217 ISY00324

PARTC
ISY10209 CSC00228 ISY10058 ISY00245 ACC00222 CSC10217

PARTD
ISY10212 ISY10221 ISY10222

PARTB
ACC00222 ISY10056 CSC10216 ISY10058

*Studentsmustchooseoneoftheseunitsfor professionalaccreditationstatusfromtheAustralian ComputerSociety.

BACHELOROFARTS
Abbreviatedtitle:BA
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore,CoffsHarbour,MacleayCollege Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

StudentsareadmittedtothisversionoftheawarduponcompletionoftheDiplomaofJournalismorAdvertisingwith MacleayCollege.Studentsinthisversionoftheawardarerequiredtocompleteaspecificcoursestructure.Pleasecontact theSchoolofArtsandSocialSciencesforspecificdetails.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) atleastoneoftheeight(8)unitmajors fromPartBoftheSchedule;and (iii) anothereight(8)unitmajorfromPart BoftheScheduleorfromPartCofthe ScheduleorfromtheUniversitywide majors; (iv) fourelectiveunits.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Artsdegreeacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantwentyfour(24) unitscomprising:

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4.2 AdvancedStanding
CandidateswhocompletedanAssociateDegree ofCreativeWritingmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptosixteen(16)unitstowardsthe BachelorofArts.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CUL00210 Australia,AsiaandtheWorld COM10295 WrittenCommunication SOC10399 PhilosophyonScreen:Filmand Television HUM00271 SubjectsandCitizens

PARTB
CulturalStudies Foundational: HUM00270 IntroductiontoCulturalStudies Chooseseven(7)fromthefollowing: HUM00272 Space,PlaceandTravel HUM00273 Borderlands HUM00274 EcoCulturalStudies HUM00275 CulturalStudiesResearchProject SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture CUL00211 PerspectivesonAustralia COM00439 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMedia Studies COM10082 ReelTime:CinemainaSocial Context

COM00471 BIO10492 SOY10114 PoliticsandSociety IndigenousWorldViews CUL00401 COM00471 ProfessionalPlacement POL10244 IntroductiontoPolitics POL00013 GlobalSocialMovements POL00005 PoliticalIdeology POL10023 Peace,WarandInternational Politics SOC00118 IntroductiontoSociology SOC10274 NonStandardLives:Workand FamilyinAustralia SOC00115 GlobalInequality SOC10430 ReligionsandtheState BHS00161 InterpersonalCommunication POL10024 JusticeinWorldPolitics Writing Foundational: ENG00400 IntroductiontoWrittenText ENG00410 IntroductiontoCreativeWriting Choosesix(6)fromthefollowing: ENG00406 TheoriesofTextandCulture ENG00401 IssuesandThemesin ContemporaryWriting ENG00403 Prose ENG00407 WritingforPerformance ENG00411 WritingGenre ENG10022 WritingfromtheEdge ENG10164 Auto/biography ENG00408 WritingProject COM00481 TheFourthEstate:News Journalism COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism

MakingHistory WritingPlace:Landscapes, Memory,History HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations CommunityHistoryResearch Project USHistory:FromReconstruction toGlobalization AustralianCulturalHistory FoundationsofVisitor Interpretation ProfessionalPlacement CulturalHeritageScience ArtsProject

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PARTC
ArtandDesign ART00630 Design ART10094 DigitalArtandDesignI ART10095 DigitalArtandDesignII ART00406 StudioDrawingI ART00407 StudioDrawingII ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI ART00456 PhotographyII ART00600 IntroductiontoVisualCulture ART00601 FramingModernity ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesinVisual Culture ART00602 AustralianVisualCultures CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies ContemporaryMusic Foundational: MUS00620 ContemporaryMusicTheoryI Chooseseven(7)fromthefollowing: MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic MUS10509 ContemporaryMusicStyles MUS00630 Songwriting MUS00497 IntroductiontoMusicTechnology MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MUS10506 InternetMusicMarketing MUS10508 SoundsTheoryandRecord Technique IndigenousStudies Foundational: CUL00401 IndigenousWorldViews CUL00420 HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations CUL00402 ContemporaryIndigenous AustralianIssues CUL00412 IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression Choosefour(4)ofthefollowing: CUL00408 HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples SOY00419 CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement SOC00417 RaceandRacism CSL00416 CulturalandSpiritualWellBeing EDU01308 IndigenousAustraliansin Education LAW00055 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues HEA10200 TransandIntergenerational Trauma HEA10202 StoryofHealing/Indigenous Healing

JusticeStudies Foundational: LAW10157 AustralianLegalSystem LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting Chooseanysix(6)unitsfromthefollowing: LAW00050 CriminalProcess LAW10159 PrinciplesofContractLaw LAW00053 FoundationsofTorts LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice LAW00059 WelfareLaw LAW00521 InternationalLaw LAW00214 MediationandDisputeResolution LAW00514 Criminology LAW00522 HumanRights LAW00526 InternationalCriminalJustice LAW10068 LawandGovernmentDecision Making LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw MediaStudies Foundational: COM00439 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMedia Studies COM10627 TellingTales:Introductionto DigitalStorytelling Pluschoosesix(6)fromthefollowing: COM00446 TheBigPicture:GlobalMedia COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign COM00461 MakingRadio:Production Essentials COM00481 TheFourthEstate:News Journalism COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism COM01402 ActOne:Screenwriting COM10081 TrueStories:FactualMedia COM10082 ReelTime:CinemainaSocial Context COM10110 CaughtintheWeb:Designingfor theDigitalSpace COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills Psychology Foundational: BHS11001 IntroductiontoPsychologyI BHS11002 IntroductiontoPsychologyII Choosesix(6)fromthefollowing: BHS20001 PsychologicalAssessment BHS30003 DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan BHS30004 PhysiologicalPsychologyand SensoryProcesses BHS20006 PersonalityandSocialPsychology

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees BHS20007 BHS20008 BHS30001 LearningandMemory QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology ResearchMethodsinPsychology BHS30002 BHS30005 BHS30007 AbnormalPsychology CrossCulturalandIndigenous IssuesinPsychology HealthPsychology

BACHELOROFBUSINESS
AbbreviatedTitle:BBus

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESS
AbbreviatedTitle:AssocDegBus

DIPLOMAOFBUSINESS
AbbreviatedTitle:DipBus
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore,CoffsHarbour,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (v) One(1)eightunit(8)Universitywide Majorselectedfromthe UniversitywideScheduleofMajors. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessacandidateshall successfullycompletesixteen(16)units comprising: (i) Three(3)unitslistedinPartDofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese rules;and (ii) Eight(8)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits;and (iii) Five(5)unitsfromPartsBofthe ScheduleofUnits. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofDiplomaof Businessacandidateshallsuccessfully completeeight(8)unitscomprising: (i) Allthree(3)unitslistedinPartDofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese rules;and (ii) Anyfive(5)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits. (d) AcandidateintheBachelorofBusinesswho hascompletedtherequirementsforthe AssociateDegreeofBusinessmayelecttobe awardedtheAssociateDegreeofBusiness

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
InaccordancewithUniversityRule2.2Eligibility forAdmissiontoanUndergraduateAward Course,applicantsmayapplyforadmissionto candidatureintheBachelorofBusinessorthe DiplomaofBusiness.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Businessacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantwentyfour(24) unitscomprising: (i) AllunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheserules;and (ii) One(1)eightunit(8)Majorselected fromtheMajorsinPartBofthe ScheduleofUnits;and (iii) Asecondeightunit(8)Majorselected fromtheMajorsinPartB;or (iv) Eight(8)electiveunitsselectedfrom PartB,PartCorPartDoftheSchedule ofUnits;or

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followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelordegree. (e) AcandidateintheBachelorofBusinesswho hascompletedtherequirementsforthe DiplomaofBusinessmayelecttobe awardedtheDiplomaofBusinessfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Bachelordegree. (f) AcandidateintheAssociateDegreeof Businesswhohascompletedthe requirementsfortheDiplomaofBusiness mayelecttobeawardedtheDiplomaof Businessfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheAssociatedegree.

MAT10251Statistical Analysis MKT00075Marketing Principles

MNG10247Managing Organisations

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted theDiplomaofBusinessmaybegranted AdvancedStandingforuptoeight(8)units intheBachelorofBusiness. (b) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted theAssociateDegreeofBusinessmaybe grantedAdvancedStandingforuptosixteen (16)unitsintheBachelorofBusiness. (c) SubjecttoapprovalbytheHeadofSchool, AdvancedStandingofuptosixteen(16) units,maybegranted. SOC10236Applied Ethicsand Sustainability

Communicationin Organisations MAT10706 QuantitativeMethods withEconomics COM00207 Communicationsin OrganisationsAND BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning Skills COM00207 Communicationin OrganisationsAND BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning Skills COM00207 Communicationin OrganisationsAND BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning Skills

*orequivalentasdeterminedbytheCourse Coordinator.

4.5 FailureinaPartACoreUnit
CandidateswhohavebeenawardedaFailgrade inaPartACoreUnitmustenrolinthe correspondingPartDCoreSkillsunit/sinthenext availableofferingbefore,orconcurrentlywith thePartACoreUnit. CandidateswhohavebeenawardedaFailgrade inaPartACoreUnitandwhohavecompleted thecorrespondingPartDCoreSkillsunit/smust reenrolinthePartACoreUnitinthenext availableoffering.

4.4 AssumedKnowledge
Candidates,whodonothavetheassumed knowledgeforaPartACoreUnit,mustattempt thecorrespondingPartDCoreSkillsunit/s before,orconcurrentlywiththecorresponding PartACoreUnit.

AssumedKnowledgeforPartACoreUnits:
PartACoreUnit ACC10707Accounting forBusiness FIN10708Financeand Investmentfor Business ECO10250Economics forDecisionMaking LAW00150 Introductionto BusinessLaw Assumedknowledge* BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning Skills BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning SkillsANDMAT10706 QuantitativeMethods withEconomics MAT10706 QuantitativeMethods withEconomics BUS10699Business LanguageandLearning SkillsANDCOM00207

4.6 MultipleFailureinPartDCoreSkillsUnit
CandidateswhohavebeenawardedaFailgrade two(2)timesinthesamePartDCoreSkillsunit willbe: (a) Excludedfromtheawardforone(1)study period;and (b) MayrequesttheHeadofSchooltoreview theirexclusion.Thisrequest,statingclearly thereasonsforareview,mustbesubmitted inwritingtotheHeadofSchoolwithin(10) workingdaysoftheUniversitysofficialdate ofnotification.

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(COREUNITS)
(Level1units) ACC10707 AccountingforBusiness FIN10708 FinanceandInvestmentfor Business ECO10250 EconomicsforDecisionMaking LAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLaw MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis MKT00075 MarketingPrinciples MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations SOC10236 AppliedEthicsandSustainability

PARTB(MAJORS)
Level2unitsshouldbeattemptedinsecondand thirdyearsoffulltimestudyandlevel3unitsin thirdyearofstudy. Accounting ToobtainaccreditationwithInstituteof CharteredAccountantsinAustraliaandto facilitateadmissionintoCPAAustraliastudents mustcompletetheunitACC00130Auditingor ACC00132Taxationinadditiontothe7units listedbelow: (Level2units) ACC00151 FinancialAccounting ACC00152 BusinessFinance ACC00153 BusinessInformationSystems ACC00145 FinancialReporting ACC00146 ManagementAccounting LAW00004 CompanyLaw (Level3units) ACC00106 ContemporaryIssuesinAccounting Plusone(1)ofthefollowingunits: ACC00130 Auditing;or ACC00132 Taxation Finance (Level2units) ACC00152 BusinessFinance FIN00126 InternationalFinance FIN10254 FinancialInstitutions,Instruments andMarkets FIN10709 FoundationsofFinance (Level3units) FIN10710 BusinessValueAnalysis FIN10711 PortfolioManagement Plustwo(2)ofthefollowingunits: FIN10252 FinancialPlanning(Level2) FIN10712 FinancialDerivativesandRisk Management(Level3) LAW01125 StockExchangeandFinanceLaw (Level2)

HumanResourceManagement Itisrecommendedthatstudentsalsocomplete LAW00106EEOandOH&SLawandPracticeor LAW00104EmploymentandIndustrialRelations Lawinadditiontothe8unitslistedbelow. (Level2units) MNG10713 UnderstandingtheBusiness Environment MNG10717 CultureandChange Implementation MNG10714 TheHumanResource ManagementExpertPractitioner MNG10716 OrganisationalStakeholder Management MNG10715 DesigningWorkforcesforHuman ResourceManagement (Level3units) MNG10719 Power,ConflictandtheHuman ResourceManagementActivist MNG10720 HumanResourceManagement TheoryinPractice MNG10718 StrategicArchitectureof Organisations InternationalBusiness (Level2units) FIN00126 InternationalFinance LAW00124 InternationalBusinessLaw MNG00313 InternationalManagement MNG00316 PrinciplesofInternationalBusiness (Level3units) MNG10721 ExportManagement MKT00150 GlobalMarketing MNG00114 StrategicManagement MNG00314 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation InformationSystems (Level2units) CSC00235 ApplicationsDevelopment CSC00240 DataCommunicationsand Networks ISY00243 SystemsAnalysisandDesign ISY10209 WebDevelopmentI ISY10212 ContemporaryIssuesin MultimediaandInformation Technology CSC00228 DatabaseSystemsI ISY10058 ElectronicCommerceSystems (Level3units) ACC00222 ComputerControl,Auditingand Security Marketing (Level2units) MKT00102 ConsumerBehaviour MKT10722 MarketingChannels

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MKT10723 MarketingCommunications MKT10724 ServicesMarketing (Level3units) MKT00106 MarketingResearch MKT10725 StrategicMarketing Plustwo(2)ofthefollowingunits: LAW00126 CompetitionandConsumerLaw (Level2) MKT00150 GlobalMarketing(Level3) MKT10726 SocialMarketing(Level3) DigitalMarketing (Level2units) ISY00324 DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign ISY10209 WebDevelopmentI MKT00102 ConsumerBehaviour MKT10723 MarketingCommunications MKT10724 ServicesMarketing (Level3units) CSC10214 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentI MKT10727 DigitalMarketing MKT10725 StrategicMarketing Management (Level2units) BHS00156 Leadership MNG10729 ManagementTechniques MNG10730 OrganisationalDesign MNG10728 FundamentalsofManagement Theory (Level3units) MNG00114 StrategicManagement MNG00314 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation MNG10253 SustainableBusinessManagement SOC10245 WorkinginOrganisations AccountingandAdvancedAccounting (DoubleMajor) (Level2units) ACC00145 FinancialReporting

ACC00146 ManagementAccounting ACC00151 FinancialAccounting ACC00152 BusinessFinance ACC00153 BusinessInformationSystems FIN00126 InternationalFinance LAW00004 CompanyLaw (Level3units) ACC00106 ContemporaryIssuesin Accounting ACC00130 Auditing ACC00131 AdvancedAuditing ACC00132 Taxation ACC00134 AdvancedTaxation ACC00148 AdvancedFinancialReporting FIN10710 BusinessValueAnalysis Plustwo(2)ofthefollowingunits: BHS00156 Leadership(Level2) MNG00114 StrategicManagement(Level3) MNG00314 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation (Level3) MNG00316 PrinciplesofInternationalBusiness (Level2) MNG10253 SustainableBusinessManagement (Level3) BusinessInternship# BusinessInternship(Part1of2) BusinessInternship(Part2of2) EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice AnyundergraduateunitofferedbytheUniversity SOY00247 SOY10097 SOY10098 LAW00104

PARTC(ELECTIVES)

PARTD(CORESKILLS)
COM00207 BUS10699 MAT10706
#

CommunicationinOrganisations BusinessLanguageandLearning Skills QuantitativeMethodswith Economics

Doubleweightedunit

BACHELOROFBUSINESS,BACHELOROFARTS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBus,BA
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 45years* 36

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

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SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits;one(1)eight(8)unitmajor fromPartBoftheBachelorofArtsSchedule;plus six(6)electiveunitsfromtheBachelorofArts Schedule.Nounitcanbecountedtwice.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Business,BachelorofArtsacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanthirtysix(36) unitsandcomplywiththeScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

SchedulesforDoubleDegrees
i. Allunitsdenotedwithanasterisk(*)are doubleweightedunitsandcountasthe equivalentoftwounits; artsunitreferstoaunitfromthe BachelorofArtsScheduleofUnits; BusinessElectiveUnitreferstoaunit fromPartBorCoftheBachelorof BusinessScheduleofUnits.

ii. iii.

ScheduleofUnits
TheArtscomponentmustcomprise:thefour(4) coreunitsfromPartAoftheBachelorofArts

CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts AccountingMajor
Locations:CoffsHarbour,Lismore,GoldCoastandTweedHeadsandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MNG10247 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis LAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00151 FinancialAccounting ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00152 BusinessFinance ElectivefromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00153 ACC00130 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit BusinessInformationSystems Auditing++ EconomicsforDecision Making# ManagingOrganisations#

Session2
ACC10707 FIN10708 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00075 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00146 ACC00145 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00106 ACC00132 LAW00004 ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness FinanceandInvestmentfor Business

Year2

MarketingPrinciples AppliedEthicsandSustainability

Year3

ManagementAccounting FinancialReporting

Year4

ContemporaryIssuesin Accounting Taxation CompanyLaw

Year5

# +

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations.

++

Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwithSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts DigitalMarketingMajor
Locations:DistanceEducationonly Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MNG10247 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MAT10251 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00102 ISY10209 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ISY00324 EconomicsforDecision Making# ManagingOrganisations#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT10727 MKT10723 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT10724 MKT10725 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples

Year2

StatisticalAnalysis IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

ConsumerBehaviour WebDevelopmentI

DigitalMarketing MarketingCommunications

Year4

Year5

DigitalMediaI:Images,Text andInterfaceDesign ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit CSC10214 InteractiveMultimedia ApplicationDevelopmentI ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

ServicesMarketing StrategicMarketing

# +

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

++

Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts FinanceMajor
Locations:Lismore,GoldCoastandTweedHeadsandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
MAT10251 MNG10247 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit LAW00150 ECO10250 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10709 FIN10254 StatisticalAnalysis ManagingOrganisations#
#

Session2
ACC10707 FIN10708 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00075 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10252 LAW01125 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10711 FIN10710 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness FinanceandInvestmentfor Business

Year2

IntroductiontoBusinessLaw# EconomicsforDecision Making

MarketingPrinciples AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

FoundationsofFinance FinancialInstitutions, InstrumentsandMarkets

FinancialPlanning Stock ExchangeandFinance Law##

Year4

Year5

ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00152 BusinessFinance ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN00126 InternationalFinance ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

PortfolioManagement BusinessValueAnalysis

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrFIN10712FinancialDerivativesandRiskManagement. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis.

## +

++

Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts HumanResourceManagementMajor
Locations:GoldCoastandTweedHeadsandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MAT10251 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10247 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10713 MNG10714 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10716 EconomicsforDecision Making# StatisticalAnalysis#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10717 MNG10715 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10719 MNG10720 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples

Year2

ManagingOrganisations IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

UnderstandingtheBusiness Environment TheHumanResource ManagementExpert Practitioner

CultureandChange Implementation DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResource Management

Year4

OrganisationalStakeholder Management ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

Power,Conflictandthe HumanResource ManagementActivist HumanResource ManagementTheoryin Practice

Year5

StrategicArchitectureof Organisations ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

MNG10718

# +

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

++

LAW00106EEOandOH&SLawandPracticeand/orLAW00104EmploymentandIndustrialRelationsLaware recommendedasElectiveUnitsfromPartCandrequirepriorcompletionofLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw. Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts InformationSystemsMajor
Locations:CoffsHarbourandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MAT10251 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10247 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit CSC00235 ISY10209 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit EconomicsforDecision Making# StatisticalAnalysis#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit CSC00240 ISY00243 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ISY10058 ISY10212 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples

Year2

ManagingOrganisations IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

ApplicationsDevelopment WebDevelopmentI

DataCommunicationsand Networks SystemsAnalysisandDesign

Year4

CSC00228 DatabaseSystemsI ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ComputerControlAuditing andSecurity ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ACC00222

ElectronicCommerceSystems ContemporaryIssuesin MultimediaandIT

Year5

#Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. +OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. ++OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. LAW00125InformationTechnologyandtheLawisrecommendedasElectiveUnitfromPartC. Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts InternationalBusinessMajor
Locations:LismoreandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MAT10251 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10247 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG00316 FIN00126 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit EconomicsforDecision Making# StatisticalAnalysis#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG00313 MNG00314 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10721 MNG00114 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit ExportManagement StrategicManagement AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples

Year2

ManagingOrganisations IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

PrinciplesofInternational Business InternationalFinance

InternationalManagement Entrepreneurshipand Innovation

Year4

Year5

LAW00124 InternationalBusinessLaw ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00150 GlobalMarketing ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

# +

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

++

Note:ElectiveunitscanbetakenfromanydegreelevelprogramofferedbythisUniversity,howeverapprovalfromthe SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts ManagementMajor
Locations:DistanceEducationonly Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MAT10251 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10247 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit EconomicsforDecision Making# StatisticalAnalysis#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG10728 MNG10730 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MNG00114 MNG00314 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year2

ManagingOrganisations IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

Year3

MNG10729 ManagementTechniques ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit BHS00156 Leadership ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit SOC10245 MNG10253 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit WorkinginOrganisations SustainableBusiness Management

Fundamentalsof ManagementTheory OrganisationalDesign

Year4

StrategicManagement Entrepreneurshipand Innovation

Year5

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Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts MarketingMajor
LocationsGoldCoastandTweedHeadsandDistanceEducation Year1 Session1
ECO10250 MNG10247 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MAT10251 LAW00150 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00102 MKT10722 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit EconomicsforDecision Making# ManagingOrganisations#

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit FIN10708 SOC10236 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit LAW00126 MKT10723 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT10724 MKT10725 ArtsUnit ArtsUnit AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples

Year2

StatisticalAnalysis IntroductiontoBusinessLaw

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business AppliedEthicsand Sustainability

Year3

ConsumerBehaviour MarketingChannels

CompetitionandConsumer Law## MarketingCommunications

Year4

Year5

MKT00150 GlobalMarketing ElectiveUnitfromPartC+ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit MKT00106 MarketingResearch ElectiveUnitfromPartC++ ArtsUnit ArtsUnit

ServicesMarketing StrategicMarketing

Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMKT10726SocialMarketing. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations.

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusAdmin

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegBusAdmin

DIPLOMAOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:DipBusAdmin

CERTIFICATEOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:CertBusAdmin
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore,CoffsHarbour,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (c) TobeeligibleforaDiplomaofBusiness Administrationacandidateshallcomplete eight(8)unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) two(2)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedule. (d) TobeeligibleforaCertificateofBusiness Administrationacandidateshallcomplete four(4)units,comprising: (i) two(2)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) one(1)unitfromPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) one(1)unitfromPartCofthe Schedule. (e) Subjecttosubclause(h)below,acandidate whowhileenrolledfortheBachelorof BusinessAdministrationhascompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegreeof BusinessAdministrationmayelecttobe awardedtheAssociateDegreeofBusiness Administrationfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelorsdegree.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheBachelor ofBusinessAdministrationacandidateshall completetwentyfour(24)unitsina sequenceapprovedbytheCourse Coordinator,comprising: (i) eight(8)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) eight(8)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) eight(8)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedule. (b) TobeeligibleforanAssociateDegreeof BusinessAdministrationacandidateshall completesixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) eight(8)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) four(4)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedule.

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(f) Subjecttosubclause(h)below,acandidate whowhileenrolledfortheBachelorof BusinessAdministrationhascompletedthe requirementsfortheDiplomaofBusiness Administrationmayelecttobeawardedthe DiplomaofBusinessAdministration followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelorsdegree. (g) Subjecttosubclause(h)below,acandidate whowhileenrolledfortheBachelorof BusinessAdministrationhascompletedthe requirementsfortheCertificateofBusiness Administrationmayelecttobeawardedthe CertificateofBusinessAdministration followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelorsdegree. (h) Ifacandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofBusinessAdministrationelectsto beawardedtheAssociateDegree,Diploma orCertificateofBusinessAdministration followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelorsdegree,thecandidatecannot havebeenawardedasadvancedstanding morethantheequivalentoffiftypercent (50%)oftheunitsintheexitaward.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
AllundergraduateunitsofferedbytheSouthern CrossBusinessSchoolareincludedinthis Schedule.

PARTB
Allundergraduateunitsofferedfromwithinany SpecialistMajorsofferedbytheUniversityare includedinthisSchedule.

PARTC
AllundergraduateunitsofferedbytheUniversity areincludedinthisSchedule.
Forfurtherguidancewithunitselection,pleaseconsult theStudentSupportTeamintheSouthernCross BusinessSchool.IfconsideringtheCertificateof BusinessAdministration,contacttheStudentSupport Teampriortoenrolmentforclarificationofunits requiredforcompletion.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted therequirementsfortheAssociateDegree ofBusinessAdministration,maybegranted advancedstandingbytheSchoolBoard,for uptosixteen(16)unitsintheBachelorof BusinessAdministrationaward.

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSINCONVENTIONANDEVENTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusConv&EventMgt

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESSINCONVENTIONANDEVENTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegBusConv&EventMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24 (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy;and (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy. (c) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof BusinessinConventionandEvent Management,acandidateshallsuccessfully completetwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnits(Firstyearcoreunits); (ii) allunitslistedinPartBoftheSchedule (SecondandThirdyearcoreunits);and (iii) EitherallunitslistedinPartC (excludingEXE002214)or EXE002214plusfour(4)otherunits listedinPartC. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessinConventionandEvent Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completesixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) eight(8)unitsfromeitherPartB and/orPartCoftheSchedule.

4.3 InternationalExchangeProgram
Candidatespermittedtoparticipateinaone sessionexchangeprogramatanapproved partneruniversityoverseasshall: (a) undertakeunitsatthepartneruniversitywhich havebeenapprovedbytheSchoolBoard; (b) successfullycompletefour(4)unitsofa fulltimestudentloadatthepartneruniversity inordertoreceiveamaximumoffour(4)units recordedasSatisfiedRequirementsat SouthernCrossUniversity;and (c) abidebytherulesandconditionsofthe partneruniversityandtheexchange agreement.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted therequirementsoftheAssociateDegreeof BusinessinConventionandEvent ManagementatthisUniversity,maybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptosixteen (16)unitstowardstheBachelorofBusiness inConventionandEventManagement. (b) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvancedstanding ofuptosixteen(16)units,providedthat:

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(FIRSTYEARCORE)
COM00207 MNG00440 SOY00411 MNG00441 MNG01413 ACC10707 ECO00424 MKT00127 LAW00203 CommunicationinOrganisations IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement TourismTheoriesandPractices HospitalityServicesManagement HumanResourceandWorkplace Management AccountingforBusiness EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality TourismandHospitalityMarketing

PARTC
MNG00421 EventsManagement MKT01420 Conventions,Meetingsand ExhibitionsManagement MNG10228 ProjectManagementfor ConventionsandEvents MNG10226 ThemingandStagingfor ConventionsandEvents SCI00419 FoodandBeverageManagement MNG01222 FacilityandRiskManagementfor HospitalityOperations MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality MKT00128 TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion EXE002214 TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIIV
InternStudyMKT012214maybetakeneither throughoutthecourseduringtimeswhenotherunits arenotscheduled,orovera20week(600hours) periodafterthecompletionof19units.Allinternship placementsmustbeapprovedbytheInternship Coordinatorpriortocommencement.

PARTB(SECONDANDTHIRDYEARCORE)
BusinessLawandEthicsfor TourismandHospitality MNG00415 TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis MNG00417 StrategicManagementforTourism andHospitalityEnterprises MNG10476 ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace MKT012214 InternStudyIIV

BACHELOROFBUSINESSINHOTELMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusHotelMgt

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESSINHOTELMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegBusHotelMgt

DIPLOMAINHOTELMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:DipHotelMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement TheHotelSchoolSydney Internal 3years* 24 (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule attachedtotheseRules;and (ii) two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules;or (iii) two(2)otherunitsacceptabletothe SchoolBoard. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessinHotelManagement degreeacandidateshallsuccessfully

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheBachelor ofBusinessinHotelManagementdegreea candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwentyfour(24)unitscomprising:

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM00207 SOY00411 MKT00127 MKT00128 MNG00440 MNG01413 ACC10707 MNG00441 MNG00415 LAW00203 MNG00417 ACC00207 MNG10723 MNG01222 SOY00137 MKT01221 MKT01222 MKT01223 MKT01224 MNG00431 SCI00428 MNG10476 CommunicationinOrganisations TourismTheoriesandPractice TourismandHospitalityMarketing TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement HumanResourceandWorkplace Management AccountingforBusiness HospitalityServicesManagement TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis BusinessLawandEthicsfor TourismandHospitality StrategicManagementforTourism andHospitalityEnterprises HospitalityandTourismFinancial Management Hospitality:History,Politicsand Culture FacilityandRiskManagementfor HospitalityOperations EnvironmentalManagementfor theHotelIndustry InternStudyI InternStudyII InternStudyIII InternStudyIV RoomsDivisionOperations FoodandBeverageOperations ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidates,whohavesuccessfully completedtherequirementsoftheDiploma inHotelManagementatthisUniversity,or equivalent,maybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)unitstowardsthe BachelorofBusinessinHotelManagement. (b) Candidates,whohavesuccessfully completedtherequirementsofthe AssociateDegreeofBusinessinHotel ManagementatthisUniversity,maybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptosixteen (16)unitstowardstheBachelorofBusiness inHotelManagement. (c) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)units,provided that: (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy; (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy; (iii) AcademicBoardisnotifiedofall instanceswhereadvancedstandingin excessoftwelve(12)unitsisgranted (d) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

PARTB
SOY00412 MKT00204 ECO00424 ContemporaryTourismIssues SpecialInterestTourism EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality MKT01416 TourismandHospitalityIndustry Project MKT01425 TourisminPacificAsia MNG00418 InformationSystemsforTourism andHospitalityManagement MKT01420 Conventions,Meetingsand ExhibitionsManagement MNG00421 EventsManagement MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSININTERNATIONALHOSPITALITYMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusIntHospMgt

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESSININTERNATIONALHOSPITALITYMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegBusIntHospMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement CoffsHarbour,Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24 (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy;and (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy. (c) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof BusinessinInternationalHospitality Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completetwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) allunitslistedinPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) one(1)eightunit(8)majorlistedin PartCoftheSchedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheAwardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessinInternational HospitalityManagement,acandidateshall havesuccessfullycompletedsixteen(16) unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) anyeight(8)unitsfromeitherPartBor PartC.

4.3 InternationalExchangeProgram
Candidatespermittedtoparticipateinaone sessionexchangeprogramatanapproved partneruniversityoverseasshall: (a) undertakeunitsatthepartneruniversitywhich havebeenapprovedbytheSchoolBoard; (b) successfullycompletefour(4)unitsofa fulltimestudentloadatthepartner universityinordertoreceiveamaximumof four(4)unitsrecordedasSatisfied RequirementsatSouthernCrossUniversity; and (c) abidebytherulesandconditionsofthe partneruniversityandtheexchange agreement.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted therequirementsoftheAssociateDegreeof BusinessinInternationalHospitality ManagementatthisUniversity,maybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptosixteen (16)unitstowardstheBachelorofBusiness inInternationalHospitalityManagement. (b) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)units,provided that:

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM00207 SOY00411 MKT00127 MNG00440 ACC10707 MNG00441 MNG01413 ECO00424 CommunicationinOrganisations TourismTheoriesandPractices TourismandHospitalityMarketing IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement AccountingforBusiness HospitalityServicesManagement HumanResourceandWorkplace Management EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality

PARTB
BusinessLawandEthicsfor TourismandHospitality MNG10476 ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace MNG00417 StrategicManagementforTourism andHospitalityEnterprises MNG00415 TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis MKT012214 InternStudyIIV LAW00203

PARTC
HotelsandResortsMajor Core: MNG10723 Hospitality:History,Politicsand Culture Chooseseven(7)from: BUS00211 TheCasino,ClubandHotel Environment HOS10199 FoodserviceOperations MKT01420 Conventions,Meetingsand ExhibitionsManagement MNG00135 ManagingRoomsDivision Operations MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality SCI00419 FoodandBeverageManagement MKT00128 TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion MNG10291 TheCruiseBusiness MNG01222 FacilityandRiskManagementfor HospitalityOperations MNG10724 CoastalandMarineTourism MNG00418 InformationSystemsforTourism andHospitalityManagement EXE002214 TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIIV

GamingMajor Core: MNG10723 Hospitality:History,Politicsand Culture BUS00211 TheCasino,ClubandHotel Environment FundamentalsofGaming BUS00212 TechnologyManagement BUS00213 GlobalGamingImpacts BUS00214 GamingManagement,Planning andGovernance Choosethree(3)from: MNG00421 EventsManagement MNG10228 ProjectManagementfor ConventionsandEvents MNG01222 FacilityandRiskManagementfor HospitalityOperations MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality SCI00419 FoodandBeverageManagement MKT00128 TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion MNG00418 InformationSystemsforTourism andHospitalityManagement EXE002214 TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIIV
InternStudyMKT012214maybetakeneither throughoutthecourseduringtimeswhenotherunits arenotscheduled,orovera20week(600hours) periodafterthecompletionof19units.Allinternship placementsmustbeapprovedbytheInternship Coordinatorpriortocommencement.

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSININTERNATIONALTOURISMMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusIntTourMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement Lismore,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24 (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy. (c) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof BusinessinInternationalTourism Management,acandidateshallcomplete twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) four(4)unitslistedinPartBofthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules,or (iii) four(4)electiveunitsfromUniversity offerings,withapprovalbytheHeadof School. (b) TobeeligiblefortheAwardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessinInternationalTourism Management,acandidateshallcomplete sixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) twelve(12)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule.

4.3 InternationalExchangeProgram
Candidatespermittedtoparticipateinaone sessionexchangeprogramatanapproved partneruniversityoverseasshall: (a) undertakeunitsatthepartneruniversity whichhavebeenapprovedbytheSchool Board; (b) successfullycompletefour(4)unitsofa fulltimestudentloadatthepartner universityinordertoreceiveamaximumof four(4)unitsrecordedasSatisfied RequirementsatSouthernCrossUniversity; and (c) abidebytherulesandconditionsofthe partneruniversityandtheexchange agreement.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted therequirementsoftheAssociateDegreeof BusinessinInternationalTourism ManagementatthisUniversity,maybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptosixteen (16)unitstowardstheBachelorofBusiness inInternationalTourismManagement. (b) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)units,provided that: (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy;and

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(CORE)
COM00207 MNG00440 SOY00411 MNG00441 MNG01413 ACC10707 ECO00424 MKT00127 LAW00203 MNG00415 MNG00417 CommunicationinOrganisations IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement TourismTheoriesandPractices HospitalityServicesManagement HumanResourceandWorkplace Management AccountingforBusiness EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality TourismandHospitalityMarketing BusinessLawandEthicsfor TourismandHospitality TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis StrategicManagementforTourism andHospitalityEnterprises

MNG10476

ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace MKT01425 TourisminPacificAsia MNG10696 InternationalTourismDestinations MNG10695 GlobalPoliticsofTourism MNG10697 InternationalTransportand Tourism MKT012214 InternStudyIIV

PARTB(ELECTIVES)
EXE00221 EXE00222 EXE00223 EXE00224 TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeI TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeII TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIII TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIV

BACHELOROFBUSINESSINTOURISMMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusTourMgt

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFBUSINESSINTOURISMMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegBusTourMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement Lismore,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (b) TobeeligiblefortheAwardofAssociate DegreeofBusinessinTourismManagement, acandidateshallcompletesixteen(16)units comprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) anyeight(8)unitsfromeitherPartB and/orPartCoftheschedule.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof BusinessinTourismManagement,a candidateshallsuccessfullycomplete twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) allunitslistedinPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) eight(8)unitsfromPartCofthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted therequirementsoftheAssociateDegreeof BusinessinTourismManagementatthis University,maybegrantedadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)unitstowards theBachelorofBusinessinTourism Management.

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(b) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)units,provided that: (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy;and (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy. (c) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM00207 SOY00411 MKT00127 MNG00440 MNG01413 ACC10707 MNG00441 ECO00424 CommunicationinOrganisations TourismTheoriesandPractices TourismandHospitalityMarketing IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement HumanResourceandWorkplace Management AccountingforBusiness HospitalityServicesManagement EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality

PARTB
BusinessLawandEthicsfor TourismandHospitality MNG10476 ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace MNG00415 TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis MNG00417 StrategicManagementforTourism andHospitalityEnterprises MKT012214 InternStudyIIV LAW00203

4.3 InternationalExchangeProgram
Candidatespermittedtoparticipateinaone sessionexchangeprogramatanapproved partneruniversityoverseasshall: (a) undertakeunitsatthepartneruniversity whichhavebeenapprovedbytheSchool Board; (b) successfullycompletetheequivalentoffour (4)unitsofafulltimestudentloadatthe partneruniversityinordertoreceivea maximumoffour(4)unitsrecordedas SatisfiedRequirementsatSouthernCross University;and (c) abidebytherulesandconditionsofthe partneruniversityandtheexchange agreement.

PARTC
ContemporaryTourismIssues SustainableTourism SpecialInterestTourism TourisminPacificAsia EventsManagement InformationSystemsforTourism andHospitalityManagement MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality SCI00419 FoodandBeverageManagement MNG10526 FoundationsofVisitor Interpretation BUS00211 TheCasino,ClubandHotel Environment MKT00128 TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion MNG10291 TheCruiseBusiness MNG10724 CoastalandMarineTourism EXE002214 TourismandHospitality InternationalExchangeIIV
InternStudyIIVMKT012214maybetakeneither throughoutthecourseduringtimeswhenotherunits arenotscheduled,orovera20week(600hour)period afterthecompletionof19units.Allinternship placementsmustbeapprovedbytheInternship Coordinatorpriortocommencement.

SOY00412 HMS00423 MKT00204 MKT01425 MNG00421 MNG00418

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BACHELOROFCLINICALSCIENCES
Abbreviatedtitle:BClinSc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 3years* 24 (c) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe BachelorofClinicalScienceshassuccessfully completedtherequirementsforthe AssociateDegreeofClinicalSciencesmay electtobeawardedtheAssociateDegreeof ClinicalSciencesfollowingwithdrawalfrom theBachelorofClinicalSciences.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsfortheAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof ClinicalSciences,acandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwenty four(24)unitscomprising: (i) Six(6)unitsfromPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsplustwo(2)designatedunits fromPartDoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules;and (ii) one(1)eightunitmajorselectedfrom themajorsinPartBoftheSchedule pluseight(8)electiveunitsfromPartB orPartCoftheSchedule;or (iii) two(2)eightunitmajorsselectedfrom PartBoftheScheduleofUnits,which mayincludecompulsorymajor combinations;or (iv) sixteen(16)electiveunitsselected fromPartBorPartCoftheSchedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofClinicalSciencesacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthansixteen (16)unitscomprising: (i) Five(5)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits: BIO00307 HumanPhysiology BIO00101 PhysiologicalPathologyI BIO00102 PhysiologicalPathologyII NUT00214 FoodandNutritionin Health Plusoneunitfromthefollowing: BIO01302 HumanAnatomy BIO10662 SystemicAnatomy;and (ii) eleven(11)unitsfromPartBorPartC oftheScheduleofUnits.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
CandidateswhohavecompletedaCertificateIV, DiplomaorAdvancedDiplomawithanSCU approvedTAFEorVETtrainingpackageprovider maybegrantedgeneraladvancedstandingofup to4,8or12units,respectively.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO00307 BIO00101 BIO00102 NUT00214 HumanPhysiology PhysiologicalPathologyI PhysiologicalPathologyII FoodandNutritioninHealth

Plusoneunitfromthefollowing: BIO01302 HumanAnatomy# BIO10662 SystemicAnatomy Plusoneunitfromthefollowing: MAT00330 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth MWF10663 ResearchandEvidenceBased Practice
StudentscompletingthemajorsOsteopathicStudies, NaturopathicStudiesorHumanStructureandFunction mustcompleteBIO01302HumanAnatomy.
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PARTB(MAJORS) ComplementaryMedicine allofthefollowingfive(5)units:


CHE10700 HLT00255 HLT00257 HLT00302 HLT10115 ChemistryforHealthSciences IntroductoryHomeopathy HistoryandFoundationsofHerbal Medicine MedicinalPlants:Botanyand Applications RelaxationandTherapeuticMassage

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Plusthree(3)unitsfromthefollowing: HLT00256 HomeopathicTheoryandPractice HLT00263 ClinicalHomeopathy HLT00266 Pharmacognosy HLT10116 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: LymphaticTechniqueandPhysical Activity HLT10117 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: MyofascialTechniques PHA00315 IntroductoryPharmacology BIO10701 NutritionPhysiology
CompulsoryforcompletionofNaturopathicStudies major.

HumanStructureandFunction allofthefollowingseven(7)units: BIO00207 MechanicsforMovement BIO00209 BiomechanicsandKinesiology BIO00326 ExerciseBiochemistryandDrugsin Sport PHA00315 IntroductoryPharmacology SCI10474 AdvancedVisceralAnatomy SCI10473 HistologyandEmbryology SCI10475 Neuroscience Plusone(1)unitfromthefollowing: CMM10464 PsychosocialContextsofHealth CHE10700 ChemistryforHealthSciences BIO00203 ExercisePhysiology BIO00201 Biology BIO00324 AppliedBiomechanics
CompulsoryforcompletionofOsteopathicStudies Major.

Psychology eight(8)unitsfromthefollowing: BHS11001 IntroductiontoPsychologyI BHS11002 IntroductiontoPsychologyII BHS20001 PsychologicalAssessment BHS20006 PersonalityandSocialPsychology BHS20007 LearningandMemory BHS20008 QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology BHS30001 ResearchMethodsinPsychology BHS30002 AbnormalPsychology BHS30003 DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan BHS30004 PhysiologicalPsychologyand SensoryProcesses
TocompletetheAustralianPsychologyAccreditation Council(APAC)accreditedstreamofstudy,allten(10) unitsmustbecompletedinordertobeconsideredfor admissiontotheawardofPostgraduateDiplomaof PsychologyorBachelorofPsychologicalSciencewith Honours.

NaturopathicStudies HLT00259 NaturopathicFoundations CHE00002 Biochemistry NUT00215 LifeCycleNutritionandDiet Therapy NUT00216 NutritionalBiochemistryand HumanMetabolism NUT00217 ClinicalNutrition HLT10118 ClinicalStudiesI HLT10119 ClinicalStudiesII HLT00303 HerbalMateriaMedica
Thismajorcanonlybeundertakenasadoublemajor withComplementaryMedicine.Studentschoosingthis doublemajoroptionmustcompletealleight(8)units above,plusalleight(8)unitsintheComplementary Medicinemajor,plustheunitsHLT00274Clinical DiagnosisIandHLT00275ClinicalDiagnosisII.

OsteopathicStudies allofthefollowingunits: HLT10118 ClinicalStudiesI HLT10119 ClinicalStudiesII HLT10481 OsteopathicStudiesI HLT10482 OsteopathicStudiesII HLT10483 OsteopathicStudiesIII HLT10484 OsteopathicStudiesIV HLT10485 OsteopathicStudiesV HLT10486 OsteopathicStudiesVI
Thismajormayonlybeundertakenasadoublemajor withHumanStructureandFunctiontomeetthefirst stageofrequirementsoftheOsteopathsRegistration BoardofAustraliaandtofacilitateadmissiontothe MasterofOsteopathicMedicine.Studentsmust completetheunitsHLT00274ClinicalDiagnosisIand HLT00275ClinicalDiagnosisII,inadditiontotheeight (8)unitslistedabove,plusalloftheeight(8)prescribed unitsfromthemajorHumanStructureandFunction.

HumanNutrition CHE10700 ChemistryforHealthSciences ENV10702 FoodEcology CHE00002 Biochemistry SCI10703 FoodScience NUT00215 LifeCycleNutritionandDiet Therapy NUT00216 NutritionalBiochemistryand HumanMetabolism BIO10701 NutritionPhysiology HEA10704 PublicHealthNutritionand Promotion

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees EcosystemManagement BIO00201 Biology BIO00202 Ecology ECO00202 EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development AGR00215 WaterandCatchment Management BIO10187 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues AGR00214 SoilProcesses BIO01209 AquacultureManagement ENV10705 FoodandtheEnvironmentStudy Project
Thismajorcanonlybeundertakenasadoublemajor withHumanNutrition.

IST00551 MAT00330 MAT10718 MAT10719 MWF10663

IndependentStudyHealth ScienceI ResearchandAnalysisinHealth MathematicalIdeas Calculus ResearchandEvidenceBased Practice ClinicalDiagnosisI ClinicalDiagnosisII PsychosocialContextsofHealth CounsellingTheoryandPractice

PARTD
HLT00274 HLT00275 CMM10464 CSL00231

PARTC
BIO00204 BIO10494 AdvancedExercisePhysiology HumanGrowth,Developmentand Ageing CMM10580 TheAustralianHealthCareSystem CSL00231 CounsellingTheoryandPractice CUL00408 HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples HLT00274 ClinicalDiagnosisI HLT00275 ClinicalDiagnosisII HLT10598 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine HMS00202 PrinciplesandPracticesofSport andExerciseScience HMS00223 ProfessionalPreparation

Theseunitsmustbeundertakenbystudents enrolledinthemajorsOsteopathicStudiesor NaturopathicStudies. Theseunitsmustbeundertakenbystudents enrolledinallothermajors(HumanNutrition, HumanStructureandFunction,Complementary Medicine,Psychology,genericstream)unlessthese majorsaretakeninconjunctionwithOsteopathic StudiesorNaturopathicStudies. Note:Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytocheckthelevel ofrequiredEnglishlanguageproficiencyputforwardby anyoftherelevantprofessionalaccreditingbodies associatedwiththiscourse,toensurethatindividuals meetthelevelofEnglishabilityrequiredbythat accreditingbodyatthepointofregistrationtopractice asahealthprofessional. TheUniversityisnotresponsibleforensuringindividual studentsmeetthelevelofEnglishlanguageproficiency requiredbytheseaccreditingbodies.

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BACHELOROFCONTEMPORARYMUSIC
Abbreviatedtitle:BContempMus

DIPLOMAOFCONTEMPORARYMUSIC
Abbreviatedtitle:DipContempMus

CERTIFICATEINCONTEMPORARYMUSIC
Abbreviatedtitle:CertContempMus
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. ApplicantsforAdmissionshallbeinaccordance withRules2.1and2.2oftheRulesRelatingto Awards. expertisehasbeendemonstratedwithinseven (7)yearspriortoadmissionofcandidature.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTACORE(ALLMAJORS)
MUS00497 MUS00620 MUS00630 MUS10501 MUS10502 MUS10505 MUS10506 MUS10509 IntroductiontoMusicTechnology ContemporaryMusicTheoryI Songwriting MusicPracticeI MusicPracticeII AppliedMusicianship InternetMusicMarketing ContemporaryMusicStyles

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof ContemporaryMusicdegreeacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) two(2)majorsinPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsnotingthatthe PerformanceMajorhasaprerequisite ofdemonstrationofaptitudethrough anAuditionpriortoenrolmentinunits inthePerformanceMajor. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofDiplomaof ContemporaryMusicacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitscomprisingallunitslistedinPartAof theScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules.

PARTBSPECIALISTMAJORS
MusicIndustryStudies Compulsory: CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies MUS00610 MusicIndustryStudies MUS10507 TheIndependentMusician Plusfive(5)ofthefollowing: MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic SOY10114 ArtsProject MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction MUS10552 AdvancedRecordingStudio Production MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingand Arrangement MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHome Studio MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MNG00421 EventManagement

4.2 AdvancedStanding
Candidateswhocandemonstrateartisticor academicexpertiseataprofessionallevelinany approvedareaoftheawardcoursemaybe grantedadvancedstandingforupto12units fromPartsAorBintheSchedule,providedthat exceptinspecialcircumstances,suchartistic

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Performance Allcompulsory: MUS10531 PerformanceI MUS10541 EnsembleI MUS10532 PerformanceII MUS10542 EnsembleII MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship MUS10533 PerformanceIII MUS10543 EnsembleIII MUS10534 PerformanceIV ProfessionalStudies Compulsory: MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique Plusseven(7)ofthefollowing: MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII* MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV* MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction MUS10552 AdvancedRecordingStudio Production MUS10550 AudioVisualSynchronisation MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingand Arrangement MUS10548 Sounds,Beatsandthe HomeStudio MUS10549 MusicCompositionTechniques SOY10114 ArtsProject

MusicEducation Compulsory: MUS10524 StudiesinWesternArtMusic MUS10525 AdvancedStudiesinWesternArt andContemporaryMusic MUS10546 EnsembleDirectionandArranging MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship Plusthree(3)ofthefollowing: MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic SOY10114 ArtsProject MUS10533 PerformanceIII MUS10543 EnsembleIII MUS10534 PerformanceIV MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingand Arrangement MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHome Studio MUS10549 MusicCompositionTechniques MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV

BACHELOROFEDUCATION(EARLYCHILDHOOD)
Abbreviatedtitle:BEd(EarlyChild)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore,CoffsHarbour,TweedHeadsLakeside Internal 4years* 32 wherethemediumofinstructionforthat qualificationwasEnglish,ordemonstrate proficiencyofEnglishby: (a) InternationalEnglishLanguageTestSystem (IELTS).Theapplicantmusthaveaminimum overallscoreof7.5,includingaminimum resultof8.0inboththespeakingand listeningmodulesand7.0inreadingand writing.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
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or (b) InternationalSecondLanguageProficiency Rating(ISLPR).Theapplicantmusthavea scoreofatleast4+ineachofthefourareas: speaking,listening,readingandwriting.

EDU10294 EDU00413 EDU00414 EDU00415 EDU00416 EDU00417 EDU00418 EDU10130 EDU10003 TCH10005 EDU10129 EDU00412 EDU10712 EDU01308 TCH10134 TCH10135 TCH10521 TCH10522 TCH10138 EDU10132

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Education(EarlyChildhood)acandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanthirty two(32)unitscomprisingallunitsfromPart AoftheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (b) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof School.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU10128 EDU10514 TCH10515 TCH10516 TCH10517 TCH10518 TCH10519 EDU00401 EDU00402 EDU10513 EDU00404 EDU00405 IntroductiontoTeaching UnderstandingChildrenand YoungPeople PlayandPedagogiesinthe EarlyYears ConstructionsofChildhood EarlyChildhoodPrinciplesand Practice InvestigatingIssuesinEarly Childhood LeadershipandAdvocacyinEarly Childhood EnglishEducationI:Foundations EnglishEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy EnglishEducationIII:Issues MathematicsEducationI: CurriculumandPedagogy MathematicsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy

MathematicsEducationIII:Issues ScienceandTechnology EducationI:Foundations ScienceandTechnology EducationII:Curriculumand Pedagogy CreativeArtsEducationI: Foundations CreativeArtsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationI:Foundations PersonalDevelopment,Health, PhysicalEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy SociologyofChildren,Familyand Communities LearningTechnologies PositiveBehaviourSupport HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationI: Foundations HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities IndigenousAustraliansin Education PedagogyinPracticeI:BasicSkills andStrategies PedagogyinPracticeII:Quality Teaching EducationandCareI:Preschoolers EducationandCareII:Infantsand Toddlers PedagogyinPracticeIV: ProfessionalPathways CurriculumandProgramming

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BACHELOROFEDUCATION(PRIMARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BEd(PRIM)

BACHELOROFEDUCATION(PRIMARY)WITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BEd(PRIM)(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore,CoffsHarbour Internal 4years* 32 (d) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof School.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedan accreditedPrimarySchoolteaching qualificationmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptotwentyfour(24)units. (b) Additionaladvancedstandingforuptofour (4)unitsmaybegrantedbytheSchool Board,whichshallnotifytheAcademic Boardinallinstances.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturemust haveanassessableentryqualificationfroma countrywhereEnglishisthemainlanguageand wherethemediumofinstructionforthat qualificationwasEnglish,ordemonstrate proficiencyofEnglishby: (a) InternationalEnglishLanguageTestSystem (IELTS).Theapplicantmusthaveaminimum overallscoreof7.5,includingaminimum resultof8.0inboththespeakingand listeningmodulesand7.0inreadingand writing. or (b) InternationalSecondLanguageProficiency Rating(ISLPR).Theapplicantmusthavea scoreofatleast4+ineachofthefourareas: speaking,listening,readingandwriting.

4.4 BachelorofEducation(Primary)with Honours


(a) AcandidatefortheawardofBachelorof Education(Primary)withHonoursshallfulfil therequirementsoftheBachelorof Education(Primary)award,including completionoftheunitEDU00550 UnderstandingEducationalResearchandthe unitEDU10172ExtendedEducationProject* and,inaddition,shallachievesuchstandard ofexcellenceastheSchoolBoardmayfrom timetotimedetermine. (b) FortheawardofHonours,consideration shallbegiventoacandidatesacademic recordthroughoutthecourseofstudy.A candidatewhohasreachedtherequired standardofexcellencereferredtoinRule 4.4(a)mayontherecommendationofthe SchoolBoardbeawardedHonoursinoneof thefollowinggrades: FirstClassHonours SecondClassHonoursDivisionI SecondClassHonoursDivisionII

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Education(Primary)acandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthanthirtytwo(32)units comprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;andeither (b) two(2)unitsfromScheduleBORone doubleweightedunitfromScheduleB;and (c) three(3)electiveunits,whichmayinclude unitsinPartCoftheSchedule.

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU10128 EDU00401 EDU00402 EDU10513 EDU10514 EDU00404 EDU00405 EDU10294 EDU00413 EDU00414 EDU00415 EDU00416 EDU00417 EDU00418 EDU10712 EDU10130 EDU10003 EDU10129 TCH10005 EDU00412 EDU01308 EDU10132 EDU10131 TCH10134 TCH10135 TCH10136 TCH10138 IntroductiontoTeaching EnglishEducationI:Foundations EnglishEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy EnglishEducationIII:Issues UnderstandingChildrenandYoung People MathematicsEducationI: CurriculumandPedagogy MathematicsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy MathematicsEducationIII:Issues ScienceandTechnology EducationI:Foundations ScienceandTechnology EducationII:Curriculumand Pedagogy CreativeArtsEducationI: Foundations CreativeArtsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationI:Foundations PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities SociologyofChildren,Familyand Communities LearningTechnologies HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationI: Foundations PositiveBehaviourSupport HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy IndigenousAustraliansinEducation CurriculumandProgramming TransitiontoTeaching PedagogyinPracticeI:BasicSkills andStrategies PedagogyinPracticeII:Quality Teaching PedagogyinPracticeIII: Differentiation PedagogyinPracticeIV: ProfessionalPathways

PARTB
Either EDU01105 or EDU10172 ProfessionalLearningProject Elective ExtendedEducationProject* CooperativeLearningSkillsinthe Classroom TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersof OtherLanguages(TESOL) TeachingtheGifted UnderstandingEducational Research AssessmentandReporting IndependentStudyEducationI IndependentStudyEducationII PersonalSafetyandSexualHealth inAdolescence DrugandAlcoholEducation EnvironmentalEducation OutdoorEducationI MusicandChildren ChildrensLiterature Storytelling

PARTC
EDU00298 EDU00352 EDU00353 EDU01550 EDU01104 IST00151 IST00152 EDU10102 EDU10103 EDU01286 EDU01290 EDU01304 ENG00351 ENG00355

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BACHELOROFEDUCATION(SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BEd(Sec)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore,CoffsHarbour,TweedHeadsRiverside Internal 2years* 16

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Education(Secondary)acandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthansixteen (16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) two(2)sequentialunitsinacurriculum specialisationlistedinPartBofthe Schedule; (iii) seven(7)approvedunits,whichmay includeunitsfromPartB,PartCor PartDoftheSchedule. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary)has completedtheunitsEDU10710,EDU10711, EDU10712,EDU10713,EDU10714and EDU10715fromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules,andtwo(2) sequentialunitsinanycurriculum specialisationlistedinPartBofthe Schedule,mayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomaofEducationupon withdrawalfromcandidaturefromthe Bachelordegree. (c) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof theSchoolofEducation.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) Applicantsshalleitherhavequalifiedforany degreeofthisoranotheruniversityorother institutionapprovedbytheSchoolBoardfor thispurpose,orinexceptional circumstances,havecompletedsomuchof therequirementsofadegreeoveraperiod ofnotlessthanthree(3)years,thatthe remainingrequirementsmaybecompleted withinoneyearconcurrentlywith candidaturefortheBachelorofEducation (Secondary).Nostudentmayqualifyforthe awardofBachelorofEducation(Secondary) untilallrequirementsofthefirstdegree havebeensatisfied. (b) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidature musthaveanassessableentryqualification fromacountrywhereEnglishisthemain languageandwherethemediumof instructionforthatqualificationwasEnglish, ordemonstrateproficiencyofEnglishby: (i) InternationalEnglishLanguageTest System(IELTS).Theapplicantmust haveaminimumoverallscoreof7.5, includingaminimumresultof8.0in boththespeakingandlistening modulesand7.0inreadingand writing. or (ii) InternationalSecondLanguage ProficiencyRating(ISLPR).The applicantmusthaveascoreofatleast 4+ineachofthefourareas:speaking, listening,readingandwriting.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) PractisingteachersinNSWwhohave completedanapprovedSecondarySchool teachingqualificationmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptonine(9)units. (b) PractisingteachersinNSWwhohave completedanapprovedPrimarySchool teachingqualificationmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptoseven(7)units. Candidatesmustthencompleteaminimum ofsix(6)unitsinaSecondaryTeaching

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SubjectAreaasapprovedbytheCourse Coordinator,two(2)sequentialcurriculum specialisationunitsfromPartBwhichare relatedtotheirTeachingSubjectand EDU10716ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education. (c) Additionaladvancedstandingforuptothree (3)unitsmaybegrantedbytheSchool Board,whichshallnotifytheAcademic Boardinallinstances.

PARTC
Uptosix(6)units,asapprovedbytheCourse Coordinator.

PARTD
COM10295 CUL00401 CUL00402 CUL00412 EDU00298 EDU00353 EDU00550 EDU01104 EDU01105 EDU01290 EDU10004 EDU01304 EDU10131 ENG00351 ENG00355 IST00151 IST00152 EDU10172 EDU01286 EDU01308 WrittenCommunication IndigenousWorldViews ContemporaryAustralian IndigenousIssues IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression CooperativeLearningSkillsinthe Classroom TeachingtheGifted UnderstandingEducational Research AssessmentandReporting ProfessionalLearningProject OutdoorEducationI Language,LiteracyandDiversity MusicandChildren TransitiontoTeaching ChildrensLiterature Storytelling IndependentStudyEducationI IndependentStudyEducationII ExtendedEducationProject* EnvironmentalEducation IndigenousAustraliansin Education

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 EDU10713 EDU10714 EDU10715 EDU10716 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies EffectiveCommunicationinthe Classroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities Curriculum,AssessmentandNew Media TheInclusiveClassroom IssuesinEducation ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education CurriculumSpecialisation: PDHPEI(Movement) CurriculumSpecialisation: PDHPEII(Lifestyle) CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicI CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicII CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsII CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceI CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceII CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentI CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentII CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishI CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishII TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumI TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumII

PARTB
EDU01021 EDU01022 EDU01143 EDU01144 EDU01145 EDU01146 EDU01153 EDU01154 EDU01246 EDU01247 TCH10007 TCH10008 TCH10174 TCH10175 EDU10631 EDU10632

*Doubleweightedunit. Sequentialunitsinacurriculumspecialisationare indicatedbytheirnaming;e.g.Curriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsIandCurriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsII.

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BACHELOROFARTS/BACHELOROFEDUCATION(SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BA/BEd(Sec)

BACHELOROFCONTEMPORARYMUSIC/BACHELOROFEDUCATION(SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BContempMus/BEd(Sec)

BACHELOROFSCIENCE/BACHELOROFEDUCATION(SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BSc/BEd(Sec)

BACHELOROFSPORTANDEXERCISESCIENCE/BACHELOROFEDUCATION (SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BSport&ExSc/BEd(Sec)

BACHELOROFVISUALARTS/BACHELOROFEDUCATION(SECONDARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BVA/BEd(Sec)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEducation;(OtherSchools) Lismore,CoffsHarbour(BA/BEd(Sec)only) Internal 4years* 32 ApplicantsfortheBachelorofVisual Arts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)must meettheentryrequirementsoftheBachelorof VisualArts.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
ApplicationsforAdmissionshallbeinaccordance withtheUniversitysAdmissionRules2.1and2.2 oftheRulesRelatingtoAwards.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturemust haveanassessableentryqualificationfroma countrywhereEnglishisthemainlanguageand wherethemediumofinstructionforthat qualificationwasEnglish,ordemonstrate proficiencyofEnglishby: (a) InternationalEnglishLanguageTestSystem (IELTS).Theapplicantmusthaveaminimum overallscoreof7.5,includingaminimum resultof8.0inboththespeakingandlistening modulesand7.0inreadingandwriting. or (b) InternationalSecondLanguageProficiency Rating(ISLPR).Theapplicantmusthavea scoreofatleast4+ineachofthefourareas: speaking,listening,readingandwriting.

4.2 DurationofCourse
Normally,unlesstheSchoolBoardotherwise determines,acandidateshallcompletethe requirementsforthecombineddegreeinnot morethanten(10)yearsfromthedateof commencement.

4.3 RequirementsforanAward
(a) Tobeeligiblefortheawardofacombined degreeacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthanthirtytwo(32)units comprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) two(2)sequentialunitsinacurriculum specialisation(whichmustaccordwiththe FirstTeachingSubjectselectedfor 4.3(a)(iii)fromPartBoftheSchedule;and (iii) aminimumofsix(6)sequentialunits (i.e.FirstTeachingSubject)fromPartC oftheScheduleofUnits,as determinedbytheCourseCoordinator

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fromtheSchoolofEducation,to ensureequivalenceandcompliance withtheMinimumRequirementsfor EligibilityforAccreditationtoTeachin aNSWSecondarySchool,as determinedfromtimetotimebythe NSWInstituteofTeachersorits successor;and (iv) BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation, BachelorofScience/Bachelorof Education,BachelorofContemporary Music/BachelorofEducation,Bachelor ofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation mustcompletetwo(2)unitsfrom PartD;and (v) BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation studentsmustalsocompleteallunits inPartE. (vi) BachelorofScience/Bachelorof Educationstudentsmustcomplete BiologyasaFirstTeachingSubject,and ChemistryasaSecondTeaching Subject,andEarthandEnvironmental ScienceasaSecondTeachingSubject. (vii) Thebalanceofunitswillbeselected fromPartB,PartC,PartDorPartEof theScheduleofUnits. (b) Acandidatewhoaspartofthecombined degreescompletesaFirstTeachingSubject fromPartCoftheScheduleofUnits: (i) inEnglishorModernHistoryor GeographyorMathematicsiseligible foracombineddegreewhichincludes aBachelorofArts (ii) inBiologyiseligibleforacombined degreewhichincludesaBachelorof Science (iii) inVisualArtsiseligibleforacombined degreewhichincludesaBachelorof VisualArts (iv) inMusiciseligibleforacombined degreewhichincludesaBachelorof ContemporaryMusic (v) inPDHPEiseligibleforacombined degreewhichincludesaBachelorof SportandExerciseScience. (c) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation (Secondary)hascompletedthe requirementsfortheBachelorofArtsmay

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

electtobeawardedtheBachelorofArts followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation (Secondary)degree. Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofContemporaryMusic/Bachelor ofEducation(Secondary)hascompletedthe requirementsfortheBachelorof ContemporaryMusicmayelecttobe awardedtheBachelorofContemporary Musicfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelorof ContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation (Secondary)degree Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofVisualArts/Bachelorof Education(Secondary)hascompletedthe requirementsfortheBachelorofVisualArts mayelecttobeawardedtheBachelorof VisualArtsfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelorofVisual Arts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary) degree. CandidatesenrolledintheBachelorof Science/BachelorofEducation(Secondary), whohavesuccessfullycompletedeight(8) ScienceunitsfromtheScheduleofUnits withnomorethanfour(4)unitsof AdvancedStandingmayelecttobeawarded theDiplomaofEnvironmentalScience followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelorofScience/Bachelorof Education(Secondary)degree. Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof theSchoolofEducation.

4.4 AdvancedStanding
(a) Advancedstandingwillbedeterminedby theSchoolBoardresponsiblefortheunitfor whichadvancedstandingissought,orinthe caseofunspecifiedadvancedstanding,by theSchoolBoardresponsiblefortheaward inwhichitissought. (b) Ingrantingtheadvancedstandingalsorefer totheSpecificAwardRulesfortherelevant singledegree. (c) Advancedstandinggreaterthanthelimitsof Rule2.4(b)(RulesRelatingtoAwards)may begrantedbytherelevantSchoolBoard, whichshallnotifyAcademicBoardofall instances.

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Sequentialunitsinacurriculumspecialisationare indicatedbytheirnaming,e.g.Curriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsIandCurriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsII.

PARTC
English ForEnglishasaSecondTeachingSubject, completethefirstfour(4)units.ForEnglishasa FirstTeachingSubject,completesix(6)units, includingthefirstfour(4)units. ENG00400 IntroductiontoWrittenTexts ENG00410 IntroductiontoCreativeWriting ENG00401 IssuesandThemesin ContemporaryWriting ENG00406 TheoriesofTextandCulture Choosefrom: HUM00273 Borderlands ENG00403 Prose ENG00411 WritingGenre ENG00407 WritingforPerformance ENG10164 Auto/biography ModernHistory ForModernHistoryasaSecondTeaching Subject,completethefirstfour(4)units.For ModernHistoryasaFirstTeachingSubject, completeallsix(6)units. HIS10016 MakingHistory CUL00420 HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations HIS10725 USHistory:FromReconstruction toGlobalization HIS10726 AustralianCulturalHistory HIS10018 WritingPlace:Landscape, Memory,History HIS00235 CommunityHistoryResearch Project Mathematics ForMathematicsasaSecondTeachingSubject, completethefirstfour(4)units.ForMathematics asaFirstTeachingSubject,completesix(6)units. MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis MAT10718 MathematicalIdeas MAT10719 Calculus MAT10720 LinearAlgebra MAT10721 MultivariateCalculusand DifferentialEquations MAT10722 ComplexAnalysisandGroup Theory

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 EDU10713 EDU10714 EDU10715 EDU10716 TCH10709 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies EffectiveCommunicationinthe Classroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities Curriculum,AssessmentandNew Media TheInclusiveClassroom IssuesinEducation ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education Introduction toSecondary Teaching*

*ForallstudentsenrolledintheBSport&ExSc/Bed(Sec), replaceTCH10709IntroductiontoSecondaryTeaching withEDU10690IntroductiontoPersonalDevelopment, HealthandPhysicalEducation(PDHPE).

PARTB
EDU01021 EDU01022 EDU01143 EDU01144 EDU01145 EDU01146 EDU01153 EDU01154 EDU01246 EDU01247 TCH10007 TCH10008 TCH10174 TCH10175 EDU10631 EDU10632 CurriculumSpecialisation:PDHPEI (Movement) CurriculumSpecialisation: PDHPEII(Lifestyle) CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicI CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicII CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII CurriculumSpecialisation:Visual ArtsI CurriculumSpecialisation:Visual ArtsII CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceI CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceII CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentI CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentII CurriculumSpecialisationEnglishI CurriculumSpecialisationEnglishII TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumI TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumII

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Geography ForGeographyasaSecondTeachingSubject, completethefirstfour(4)units.ForGeography asaFirstTeachingSubject,completesix(6)units. GLY00201 EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere ENS00203 EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere GLY00223 IntroductiontoGeographic InformationSystems SUR00201 EnvironmentalMapping Choosetwo(2)fromthefollowing: HUM00272 Space,PlaceandTravel ISY01224 RemoteSensingandSpatial Analysis AGR00214 SoilProcesses AGT00217 LandDegradationand Rehabilitation SocietyandCulture# ForSocietyandCultureasaSecondTeaching Subject,asHUM00270IntroductiontoCultural Studies,andHUM00271SubjectsandCitizens, willbecoveredinPartE,completetwo(2) additionalunits. Choosefrom: HUM00272 Space,PlaceandTravel HUM00273 Borderlands HUM00274 EcoCulturalStudies SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture HUM00275 CulturalStudiesResearchProject
#SocietyandCultureshouldonlybecompletedin conjunctionwithModernHistoryorGeography.

EarthandEnvironmentalScience ForEarthandEnvironmentalScienceasaSecond TeachingSubject,completefour(4)units. GLY00201 EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere ENS00203 EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere Choosetwo(2)fromthefollowing: SUR00201 EnvironmentalMapping AGR00214 SoilProcesses AGT00217 LandDegradationandRehabilitation Physics Physicsunitscanbecompletedas CrossInstitutionalUnits. Pleasenotethatcrossinstitutionalenrolment mustbefinalisedatleastsix(6)weekspriorto theintendedsessionofenrolment. Music ForMusicasaFirstTeachingSubject(andonly TeachingSubject),completethefirsttwelve(12) units,theneithertheeight(8)unitPerformance ortheeight(8)unitMusicEducationIstream. ForMusicasaFirstTeachingSubjectwherea secondTeachingSubjectisalsocompleted, completefirsttwelve(12)units,thenthefour(4) unitMusicEducationIIstream. MUS10501 MusicPracticeI MUS10502 MusicPracticeII MUS00497 IntroductiontoMusicTechnology MUS00620 ContemporaryMusicTheoryI MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MUS00630 Songwriting MUS10505 AppliedMusicianship MUS10509 ContemporaryMusicStyles MUS10524 StudiesinWesternArtMusic MUS10525 AdvancedStudiesinWesternArt andContemporaryMusic MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship MUS10546 EnsembleDirectionandArranging Pluschooseone(1)fromthefollowingthree(3) streams. PerformanceStream ForMusicasaFirstandonlyTeachingSubject. Priortoenrolmentintheunitsmarked#, studentsmustdemonstrateperformance aptitudethroughanaudition. MUS10506 InternetMusicMarketing MUS10531 PerformanceI# MUS10532 PerformanceII MUS10541 EnsembleI# MUS10542 EnsembleII MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique

Biology ForBiologyasaSecondTeachingSubject, completethefirstfour(4)units.ForBiologyasa FirstTeachingSubject,completesix(6)units. BIO00201 Biology BIO00202 Ecology BIO00212 WildlifeConservation BIO00307 HumanPhysiology BIO00232 CoastalMarineEcosystems BIO00213 PlantIdentificationand Conservation Chemistry ForChemistryasaSecondTeachingSubject, completeallfour(4)units. CHE00201 Chemistry CHE00073 EnvironmentalChemistry GLY00232 CoastalBiogeochemistry CHE10700 ChemistryfortheHealthSciences

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ExerciseScienceStream MAT00330 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth HEA00332 ExercisePsychology BIO00204 AdvancedExercisePhysiology BIO10496 ExercisePhysiologyforSpecific Populations BIO10497 ExercisePhysiologyforHealthy Individuals BIO00324 AppliedBiomechanics PersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysical Education(PDHPE) ForPDHPEasFirstTeachingSubjectandthe SportManagementStream,completeallofthe following: BIO01302 HumanAnatomy HEA00331 PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysical Activity BIO00207 MechanicsforMovement BIO00307 HumanPhysiology HMS00202 PrinciplesandPracticesofSport andExerciseScience HMS00203 SportsConditioningandTraining Methods BIO10493 MotorControl BIO00203 ExercisePhysiology BIO10494 HumanGrowth,Developmentand Ageing BIO00209 BiomechanicsandKinesiology HMS00328 MotorLearning EDU10691 PhysicalEducationStudiesI: AthleticsandAquatics EDU10692 PhysicalEducationStudiesII: DanceandGymnastics EDU10694 ContemporaryHealthIssuesfor YoungPeople NUT00330 NutritionforHealthandPhysical Activity EDU10693 PromotingtheHealthand WellbeingofYoungPeople SportManagementStream MAT00330 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth MNG00301 SportManagementPrinciples MKT00205 SportPromotionandPublic Relations MNG00307 SportsPolicyandPlanning MNG00305 SportFacilitiesandEvents MNG00306 SportBusiness VisualArts ForVisualArtsastheFirstTeachingSubjectand onlyTeachingSubject,alltwelve(12)unitsmust becompleted.ForVisualArtsasaFirstTeaching SubjectwhereasecondTeachingSubjectisalso completed,completethefirstten(10)units.

ART00621 ART00600 ART00406 ART00622 ART00601 ART00630 ART00623 ART00602 ART00498 ART00624 ART00625 ART00626

VisualArtsStudioStudiesI: Foundation* IntroductiontoVisualCulture StudioDrawingI VisualArtsStudioStudiesII* FramingModernity Design VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII* AustralianVisualCultures ContemporaryDebatesinVisual Culture VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV* VisualArtsStudioStudiesV* VisualArtsStudioStudiesVI*

*Doubleweightedunit

PARTD
COM10295 CUL00401 CUL00402 CUL00412 EDU00298 EDU00353 EDU00550 EDU01104 EDU01105 EDU01286 EDU01304 EDU10131 EDU01308 EDU10004 ENG00351 ENG00355 IST00151 IST00152 WrittenCommunication IndigenousWorldViews ContemporaryAustralian IndigenousIssues IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression CooperativeLearningSkillsinthe Classroom TeachingtheGifted UnderstandingEducationalResearch AssessmentandReporting ProfessionalLearningProject EnvironmentalEducation MusicandChildren TransitiontoTeaching IndigenousAustraliansin Education Language,LiteracyandDiversity ChildrensLiterature Storytelling IndependentStudyEducationI IndependentStudyEducationII WrittenCommunication Australia,AsiaandtheWorld IntroductiontoCulturalStudies SubjectsandCitizens

PARTE
COM10295 CUL00210 HUM00270 HUM00271

Note:WhereaSecondTeachingSubjectisselected fromPartCthatis,four(4)designatedunitsfrom PartCstudentsmustalsocompleteasequenceof twocurriculumspecialisationunitsfromPartBwhich relatetothatSecondTeachingSubject.

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BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforEnglishastheFirstTeachingSubjectandModernHistoryasa FirstTeachingSubjectandSocietyandCultureasaSecondTeachingSubject Year1 Session1
ENG00400 HIS10016 CUL00210 HUM00270 IntroductiontoWrittenTexts MakingHistory Australia,AsiaandtheWorld IntroductiontoCultural Studies TheoriesofTextandCulture ProseOR WritingGenreOR Space,PlaceandTravel USHistory:From Reconstructionto Globalization WritingPlace:Landscape, Memory,History Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities CurriculumSpecialisation: EnglishI CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanits EnvironmentI EcoCulturalStudies ProseOR WritingGenreOR Space,PlaceandTravel

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ENG00410 HUM00271 COM10295 TCH10709 ENG00401 HUM00273 ENG00407 ENG10164 HIS10726 HIS00235 EDU10715 EDU10713 EDU10714 TCH10175 IntroductiontoCreative Writing SubjectsandCitizens WrittenCommunication IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# IssuesandThemesin ContemporaryWriting BorderlandsOR WritingforPerformanceOR Auto/biography AustralianCulturalHistory RegionalHistoryResearch Project IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia TheInclusiveClassroom

Year2

ENG00406 ENG00403 ENG00411 HUM00272 HIS10725 HIS10018

Year3

EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 TCH10174

Year4

TCH10007 HUM00274 ENG00403 ENG00411 HUM00272 Elective

CurriculumSpecialisation: EnglishII TCH10008 CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanits EnvironmentII EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,35days) EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforMathematicsastheFirstTeachingSubjectandGeographyasa SecondTeachingSubjectandSocietyandCultureasaSecondTeachingSubject Year1 Session1
MAT10718 GLY00201 CUL00210 HUM00270 MathematicalIdeas EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere Australia,AsiaandtheWorld IntroductiontoCultural Studies Calculus EcoCulturalStudies EnvironmentalMapping Space,PlaceandTravel Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom MultivariateCalculusand DifferentialEquations CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanits EnvironmentI SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities

Session2
COM10295 ENS00203 HUM00271 TCH10709 WrittenCommunication EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere SubjectsandCitizens IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# StatisticalAnalysis LinearAlgebra

Year2

MAT10719 HUM00274 SUR00201 HUM00272 EDU10710 EDU10711 MAT10721 EDU01145

Year3

MAT10251 MAT10720 Elective EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules EDU10715 IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom MAT10722 EDU01146 TCH10008 EDU10716 EDU10713 ComplexAnalysisandGroup Theory CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanits EnvironmentII ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,35days) Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia

Year4

TCH10007 EDU10712

EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules GLY00223 IntroductiontoGeographic InformationSystems

EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforMusicastheFirstTeachingSubjectandOnlyTeachingSubject: PerformanceStream^ Year1 Session1
MUS10501 MUS00497 MUS00620 MUS10509 MusicPracticeI IntroductiontoMusic Technology ContemporaryMusicTheoryI ContemporaryMusicStyles

Session2
MUS10502 MUS10505 MUS00630 TCH10709 MusicPracticeII AppliedMusicianship

Year2

MUS10531 MUS10541 MUS00621 MUS10544

Year3

EDU10710 MUS10524 MUS10546 EDU01143

Year4

EDU10711 MUS10525 EDU10712

MUS10508

Songwriting IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# ^ PerformanceI MUS10532 PerformanceII EnsembleI^ MUS10542 EnsembleII ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MUS10506 InternetMusicMarketing AdvancedMusicianship MusicEducationelectiveunitfromPartDof theBachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules Learners,Teachersand EDU10715 IssuesinEducation Pedagogies(incl.professional (incl.professionalexperience, experience,20days) 25days) StudiesinWesternArtMusic EDU10713 Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia EnsembleDirectionand EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom Arranging CurriculumSpecialisation: EDU01144 CurriculumSpecialisation: MusicI MusicII EffectiveCommunicationin MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHome theClassroom Studio AdvancedStudiesinWestern EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin ArtandContemporaryMusic Education(incl.professional experience,35days) SupportingLearnerswith EducationElectivefromPartDofthe Disabilities BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules SoundTheoryandRecording EducationElectivefromPartDofthe Technique BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. ^Priortoenrolmentintheunitsmarked^,studentsmustdemonstrateperformanceaptitudethroughanaudition. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforMusicastheFirstTeachingSubjectandOnlyTeachingSubject: MusicEducationStreamI Year1 Session1
MUS10501 MUS00497 MUS00620 MUS10509 MusicPracticeI IntroductiontoMusic Technology ContemporaryMusicTheoryI ContemporaryMusicStyles

Session2
MUS10502 MUS10505 MUS00630 TCH10709 MusicPracticeII AppliedMusicianship

Year2

Year3

Year4

Songwriting IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHome Technique Studio MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MUS10506 InternetMusicMarketing MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship MusicEducationelectiveunitfromPartDof theBachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules EDU10710 Learners,Teachersand EDU10715 IssuesinEducation Pedagogies(incl.professional (incl.professionalexperience, experience,20days) 25days) MUS10524 StudiesinWesternArtMusic EDU10713 Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia MUS10546 EnsembleDirectionand EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom Arranging EDU01143 CurriculumSpecialisation: EDU01144 CurriculumSpecialisation: MusicI MusicII MUS10525 AdvancedStudiesinWestern MusicEducationelectiveunitfromPartDof ArtandContemporaryMusic theBachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules EDU10711 EffectiveCommunicationin EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin theClassroom Education(incl.professional experience,35days) EDU10712 SupportingLearnerswith EducationElectivefromPartDofthe Disabilities BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules MusicEducationelectiveunitfromPartDof EducationElectivefromPartDofthe theBachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules CombinedDegreeRules

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofContemporaryMusic/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforMusicastheFirstTeachingSubjectWhereaSecondTeaching SubjectisAlsoCompleted:MusicEducationStreamII Year1 Session1
MUS10501 MUS00497 MUS00620 MUS10509 MusicPracticeI IntroductiontoMusic Technology ContemporaryMusicTheoryI ContemporaryMusicStyles

Session2
MUS10502 MUS10505 MUS00630 TCH10709 MusicPracticeII AppliedMusicianship

Year2

Year3

Year4

Songwriting IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV DisciplineUnit1(SecondTeachingSubject^) MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHome Studio MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship DisciplineUnit2(SecondTeachingSubject^) MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII DisciplineUnit3(SecondTeachingSubject^) EDU10710 Learners,Teachersand EDU10715 IssuesinEducation Pedagogies(incl.professional (incl.professionalexperience, experience,20days) 25days) MUS10524 StudiesinWesternArtMusic EDU10713 Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia MUS10546 EnsembleDirectionand EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom Arranging EDU01143 CurriculumSpecialisation: EDU01144 CurriculumSpecialisation: MusicI MusicII MUS10525 AdvancedStudiesinWestern MusicEducationelectiveunitfromPartCof ArtandContemporaryMusic theBachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules EDU10712 SupportingLearnerswith EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin Disabilities Education(incl.professional experience,35days) EDU10711 EffectiveCommunicationin DisciplineUnit4(SecondTeachingSubject^) theClassroom CurriculumSpecialisationI:(Second CurriculumSpecialisationII:(Second TeachingSubject) TeachingSubject)

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. ^SecondTeachingSubjecttobechosenfromPartCoftheBachelorofEducation(Secondary)CombinedDegreesRulesfor exampleModernHistory,English,Mathematics. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforBiologyastheFirstTeachingSubjectandChemistryasaSecond TeachingSubjectandEarthandEnvironmentalScienceasaSecondTeachingSubjectandGeography asaSecondTeachingSubject Year1 Session1
BIO00201 GLY00201 COM10295 BIO00213 CHE00073 BIO00232 SUR00201 EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 EDU01246 Biology EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere (Geography&EES) WrittenCommunication Elective PlantIdentificationand Conservation EnvironmentalChemistry CoastalMarineEcosystems EnvironmentalMapping Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceI CoastalBiogeochemistry ChemistryfortheHealth Sciences CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentI

Session2
TCH10709 ENS00203 CHE00201 BIO00202 BIO00212 IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere (Geography&EES) Chemistry Ecology WildlifeConservation

Year2

Year3

BIO00307 HumanPhysiology EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules Elective GLY00223 IntroductiontoGeographic InformationSystems EDU10714 EDU10715 TheInclusiveClassroom

Year4

GLY00232 CHE10700 TCH10007 Elective

IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) EDU01247 CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceII EDU10713 Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules TCH10008 CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentII EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,31days)

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays.ProfessionalExperiencetotal=80days. Note:Forfirstteachingarea6disciplineunitsarerequired/forsecondteachingarea4disciplineunits.

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BachelorofScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
Table1:ForstudentswantingteachingareasinScience:Biology&EESasfirstandGeographyand Chemistryassecond. RecommendedCourseStructureforScience(Biology,Chemistry,EarthandEnvironmentalScience) asaFirstandOnlyTeachingSubject. Year1 Session1
BIO00201 GLY00201 Elective^ Elective BIO00213 CHE00073 BIO00232 SUR00201 EDU10710 EDU10711 Elective^ EDU01246 CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceI CoastalBiogeochemistry ChemistryfortheHealth Sciences SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities Biology EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere (Geography&EES)

Session2
TCH10709 ENS00203 CHE00201 BIO00202 BIO00212 BIO00307 Elective^ Elective EDU10713 EDU10714 EDU10715 IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere (Geography&EES) Chemistry Ecology WildlifeConservation HumanPhysiology

Year2

Year3

PlantIdentificationand Conservation EnvironmentalChemistry CoastalMarineEcosystems EnvironmentalMapping Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom

Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia TheInclusiveClassroom

Year4

GLY00232 CHE10700 EDU10712 Elective^

IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) EDU01247 CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceII EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreeRules Elective EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,31days)

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays.ProfessionalExperiencetotal=80days. ^Physicsunitscanbecompletedascrossinstitutionalunits.Pleasenotethatstudentsmustfinalisecrossinstitutional enrolmentsatleastsix(6)weekspriortotheintendedsessionofenrolment. Note:Forfirstteachingarea6disciplineunitsarerequired/forsecondteachingarea4disciplineunits.

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BachelorofSportandExerciseScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforPersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysicalEducation(PDHPE) asaFirstTeachingSubjectandMathematicsasaSecondTeachingSubject Year1 Session1
BIO01302 MAT10718 HEA00331 BIO00207 HumanAnatomy MathematicalIdeas PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity MechanicsforMovement SportsConditioningand TrainingMethods MotorControl ExercisePhysiology HumanGrowth,Development andAgeing Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom PromotingtheHealthand WellbeingofYoungPeople CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationI (Movement) ContemporaryHealthIssues forYoungPeople NutritionforHealthand PhysicalActivity StatisticalAnalysis CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI

Session2
MAT10719 BIO00307 HMS00202 EDU10690 BIO00209 HMS00328 MAT10720 EDU10691 EDU10715 EDU10713 EDU10692 EDU01022 Calculus HumanPhysiology PrinciplesandPracticesof SportandExerciseScience IntroductiontoPersonal Development,Healthand PhysicalEducation(PDHPE)# BiomechanicsandKinesiology MotorLearning LinearAlgebra PhysicalEducationStudiesI: AthleticsandAquatics IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia PhysicalEducationStudiesII: DanceandGymnastics CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationII (Lifestyle) SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities TheInclusiveClassroom ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,35days) CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII

Year2

HMS00203 BIO10493 BIO00203 BIO10494

Year3

EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10693 EDU01021

Year4

EDU10694 NUT00330 MAT10251 EDU01145

EDU10712 EDU10714 EDU10716 EDU01146

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofSportandExerciseScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforPersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysicalEducation(PDHPE) asaFirstTeachingSubjectandInclusiveoftheExerciseScienceStream Year1 Session1
BIO01302 HMS00203 HEA00331 BIO00207 HumanAnatomy SportsConditioningand TrainingMethods PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity MechanicsforMovement NutritionforHealthand PhysicalActivity MotorControl ExercisePhysiology HumanGrowth,Development andAgeing Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom PromotingtheHealthand WellbeingofYoungPeople CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationI (Movement) ContemporaryHealthIssues forYoungPeople SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities ExercisePhysiologyfor HealthyIndividuals ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,35days)

Session2
MAT00330 BIO00307 HMS00202 EDU10690 BIO00209 HMS00328 BIO00204 EDU10691 EDU10715 EDU10713 EDU10692 EDU01022 ResearchandAnalysisin Health HumanPhysiology PrinciplesandPracticesof SportandExerciseScience IntroductiontoPersonal Development,Healthand PhysicalEducation(PDHPE)# BiomechanicsandKinesiology MotorLearning AdvancedExercisePhysiology PhysicalEducationStudiesI: AthleticsandAquatics IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia PhysicalEducationStudiesII: DanceandGymnastics CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationII (Lifestyle) ExercisePhysiologyfor SpecificPopulations TheInclusiveClassroom ExercisePsychology AppliedBiomechanics

Year2

NUT00330 BIO10493 BIO00203 BIO10494

Year3

EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10693 EDU01021

Year4

EDU10694 EDU10712 BIO10497 EDU10716

BIO10496 EDU10714 HEA00332 BIO00324

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofSportandExerciseScience/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforPersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysicalEducation(PDHPE) asaFirstTeachingSubjectandInclusiveoftheSportsManagementStream Year1 Session1
BIO01302 MNG00301 HEA00331 BIO00207 HumanAnatomy SportManagementPrinciples PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity MechanicsforMovement SportsConditioningand TrainingMethods MotorControl ExercisePhysiology HumanGrowth,Development andAgeing Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom PromotingtheHealthand WellbeingofYoungPeople CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationI (Movement) ContemporaryHealthIssues forYoungPeople NutritionforHealthand PhysicalActivity SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities SportFacilitiesandEvents

Session2
MAT00330 BIO00307 HMS00202 EDU10690 BIO00209 HMS00328 MKT00205 EDU10691 EDU10715 EDU10713 EDU10692 EDU01022 ResearchandAnalysisin Health HumanPhysiology PrinciplesandPracticesof SportandExerciseScience IntroductiontoPersonal Development,Healthand PhysicalEducation(PDHPE)# BiomechanicsandKinesiology MotorLearning SportPromotionandPublic Relations PhysicalEducationStudiesI: AthleticsandAquatics IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia PhysicalEducationStudiesII: DanceandGymnastics CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment, Health,PhysicalEducationII (Lifestyle) SportsPolicyandPlanning TheInclusiveClassroom ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,35days) SportBusiness

Year2

HMS00203 BIO10493 BIO00203 BIO10494

Year3

EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10693 EDU01021

Year4

EDU10694 NUT00330 EDU10712 MNG00305

MNG00307 EDU10714 EDU10716 MNG00306

#Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
RecommendedCourseStructureforVisualArtsastheFirstTeachingSubjectandOnlyTeaching Subject Year1 Session1
ART00621 VisualArtsStudioStudiesI: Foundation* ART00600 IntroductiontoVisualCulture ART00406 StudioDrawingI ART00623 VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII* ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesin VisualCulture ElectiveUnitfromPartBoftheBachelorof VisualArtsdegreeRules EDU10710 Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EDU01153 CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI ART00625 VisualArtsStudioStudiesV* EDU10712 SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities EDU10711 EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom ElectiveUnitfromPartBoftheBachelorof VisualArtsdegreeRules EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules

Session2
ART00622 ART00601 ART00630 ART00624 ART00602 TCH10709 EDU10715 EDU01154 ART00626 EDU10713 EDU10714 EDU10716 VisualArtsStudioStudiesII* FramingModernity Design VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV* AustralianVisualCultures IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsII VisualArtsStudioStudiesVI* Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia TheInclusiveClassroom

Year2

Year3

Year4

ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,31days) EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules

*Doubleweightedunit. #Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BachelorofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation(Secondary)
ForVisualArtsastheFirstTeachingSubjectwhereaSecondTeachingSubjectisalsocompleted. Year1 Session1
ART00621 VisualArtsStudioStudiesI: Foundation* ART00600 IntroductiontoVisualCulture ART00406 StudioDrawingI ART00623 VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII* ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesin VisualCulture DisciplineUnit1(SecondTeachingSubject^) EDU10710 Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(incl.professional experience,20days) EDU10712 SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities EDU01153 CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI DisciplineUnit3(SecondTeachingSubject^) ElectiveUnitfromPartBoftheBachelorof VisualArtsdegreeRules EDU10711 EffectiveCommunicationin theClassroom CurriculumSpecialisationI: (SecondTeachingSubject) DisciplineUnit4(SecondTeachingSubject^)

Session2
ART00622 ART00601 ART00630 ART00624 TCH10709 VisualArtsStudioStudiesII*

Year2

Year3

Year4

FramingModernity Design VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV* IntroductiontoSecondary Teaching# DisciplineUnit2(SecondTeachingSubject^) EDU10715 IssuesinEducation (incl.professionalexperience, 25days) EDU10713 Curriculum,Assessmentand NewMedia EDU01154 CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsII ART00602 AustralianVisualCultures EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education(incl.professional experience,31days) CurriculumSpecialisationII: (SecondTeachingSubject) EducationElectivefromPartDofthe BachelorofEducation(Secondary) CombinedDegreesRules EDU10716

*Doubleweightedunit. #Includes4inschoolvisitingdays. ^SecondTeachingSubjecttobechosenfromPartCoftheBachelorofEducation(Secondary)CombinedDegreesRulesfor exampleModernHistory,EnglishorMathematics. Note:VariationtotheScheduleofUnitsmustbeapprovedbytheCourseCoordinatorfromtheSchoolofEducation.

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BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:BEnvSc

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegEnvSc

DIPLOMAOFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:DipEnvSc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24or28 (i) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof Units,withnomorethanfour(4)units awardedasAdvancedStandingmay electtobeawardedtheDiplomaof EnvironmentalSciencefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe BachelorDegree;or (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree ofEnvironmentalSciencemayelectto beawardedtheAssociateDegreeof EnvironmentalSciencefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe BachelorDegree.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof EnvironmentalScienceacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) forcandidatesundertakingamajorin eitherCoastalManagement, EnvironmentalResourceManagement orFisheriesandAquaculture Management,therelevanteight(8) unitmajorsequencefromPartBand seven(7)electiveunits,whichmay includeunitsfromPartsBandCofthe ScheduleofUnits,orotherapproved units. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof EnvironmentalSciencewithadoublemajor acandidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwentyeight(28)unitscomprising: (i) twentyfour(24)unitsasdefinedin Rules4.1(a)above;and (ii) four(4)unitsfromamajornotalready completed,listedinPartBofthe ScheduleofUnits. (c) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledfora BachelorofEnvironmentalScience:

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswho,withinthreemonthsof: (i) successfullycompletingallthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree ofEnvironmentalScience,electto enrolfortheBachelorof EnvironmentalSciencemaybegranted advancedstandingforsixteen(16) units;or (ii) successfullycompletingallthe requirementsfortheDiplomaof EnvironmentalScience,electtoenrol fortheBachelorofEnvironmental Sciencemaybegrantedadvanced standingforeight(8)units. (b) Candidateswhohavevocational, employmentorotherrelevantwork experiencemaybegrantedadvanced

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standingforuptofour(4)unitsprovided thatthework,unitsorexperienceso completedareconsideredtobeequivalent toaunitorunitsintheScheduleattachedto theserules. (c) Candidateswho,withinthreemonthsof completingalltherequirementsforthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,electto enrolfortheBachelorofEnvironmental Sciencewithadoublemajormaybegranted advancedstandingforuptotwentyfour(24) units.

EnvironmentalResourceManagement
AGR00214 AGR00215 AGT00217 BIO00212 BIO00213 ENO10183 SCI00211 SoilProcesses WaterandCatchment Management LandDegradationand Rehabilitation WildlifeConservation PlantIdentificationand Conservation EcotechnologyforWater Management IntegratedProject#

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO00201 BIO00202 BIO10187 CHE00201 GLY00201 ENS00203 ISY00241 MAT00211 SUR00201 Biology Ecology GlobalEnvironmentalIssues Chemistry EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere EnvironmentalInformation Management EnvironmentalInformation Analysis EnvironmentalMapping

FisheriesandAquacultureManagement BIO00105 FisheriesBiology BIO00232 CoastalMarineEcosystems BIO00233 FisheriesManagement BIO01204 WetlandEcosystems BIO01209 AquacultureManagement ENV10656 ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management SCI00211 IntegratedProject#

PARTC
BIO10184 BIO10185 BIO10492 CHE00073 ECO00202 ENS00218 FOR00100 FOR00101 FOR00109 FOR00110 GLY00223 ENV10655 GLY00232 ISY01224 ENV00224 EDU01290

PARTB
CoastalManagement BIO00213 PlantIdentificationand Conservation BIO00232 CoastalMarineEcosystems BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement BIO01230 PrinciplesofCoastalResource Management ENV10656 ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management ENV00207 EnvironmentalPlanning SCI00211 IntegratedProject#

EcologicalRestorationand Monitoring MarineMammals:Biologyand Conservation CulturalHeritageScience EnvironmentalChemistry EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development WasteTechnology FireEcologyandManagement PlantPhysiologyandEcology ForestModellingand Management NaturalResourcesPolicy IntroductiontoGeographic InformationSystems CoastlinesDiversity,Dynamics andRisks CoastalBiogeochemistry RemoteSensingandSpatial Analysis InternshipStudy# OutdoorEducationI

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BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALTOURISMMANAGEMENT
(Abbreviatedtitle:BEnvTourMgt)

ASSOCIATEDEGREEINENVIRONMENTALTOURISMMANAGEMENT
(Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegEnvTourMgt)
LevelofAward: UndergraduateDegree Faculties: BusinessandLaw;ArtsandSciences AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement; SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Campus: Lismore CourseMode: Internal/DistanceEducation Duration: 3years* TotalUnits: 24
*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwardsin conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (iii) two(2)unitsfromtheSchoolof TourismandHospitalityManagement listedinPartBoftheSchedule;and (iv) two(2)electiveunitsfromtheSchool ofEnvironmentalScienceand ManagementlistedinPartCofthe Schedule; (v) two(2)electiveunitsfromtheSchool ofTourismandHospitality ManagementlistedinPartCofthe Schedule. (c) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe BachelorofEnvironmentalTourism Management: (i) hassuccessfullycompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree ofEnvironmentalTourism Managementmayelecttobeawarded theAssociateDegreeofEnvironmental TourismManagementfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Bachelordegree;or (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) scienceunitsfromtheScheduleof Units,withnomorethanfour(4) ScienceunitsasAdvancedStanding mayelecttobeawardedtheDiploma ofEnvironmentalSciencefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe BachelorDegree.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof EnvironmentalTourismManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycomplete twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) allunitsfromPartBoftheSchedule; and (iii) eight(8)electiveunitstobechosen fromPartCoftheSchedule,ofwhich four(4)mustbechosenfromthe SchoolofTourismandHospitality Managementandfour(4)mustbe chosenfromtheSchoolof EnvironmentalScienceand Management. (b) TobeeligiblefortheAwardofAssociate DegreeofEnvironmentalTourism Management,acandidateshallsuccessfully completesixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) two(2)unitsfromtheSchoolof EnvironmentalScienceand ManagementlistedinPartBofthe Schedule;

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4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe AssociateDegreeofEnvironmentalTourism ManagementatthisUniversity,maybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptosixteen (16)unitstowardstheBachelorof EnvironmentalTourismManagementaward. (b) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

PARTC(SPECIALISTMAJOR)
MKT00127 MNG00427 ECO00424 MNG00421 MNG10526 MNG00441 BIO00244 ENV00207 BIO00213 BIO10184 ENV10656 BIO00212
#

TourismandHospitalityMarketing* EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality* EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality* EventsManagement* FoundationsofVisitor Interpretation* HospitalityServicesManagement* ProtectedAreaManagement** EnvironmentalPlanning** PlantIdentificationand Conservation** EcologicalRestorationand Monitoring** ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management** WildlifeConservation**

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(FIRSTYEARCORE)
COM00207 SOY00411 BIO00201 BIO00202 ISY00241 MNG01413 SUR00201 SOY00412 MAT00211 BIO01230 MNG00440 MKT00204 MNG10476 HMS00423 SCI00211 CommunicationinOrganisations* TourismTheoriesandPractices* Biology** Ecology** EnvironmentalInformation Management** HumanResourceandWorkplace Management* EnvironmentalMapping** ContemporaryTourismIssues* EnvironmentalInformation Analysis** PrinciplesofCoastal Resource Management** IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement* SpecialInterestTourism* ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace* SustainableTourism* IntegratedProject#**

Doubleweightedunit * SchoolofTourismandHospitality Managementunit ** SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceand Managementunit

PARTB(SECONDANDTHIRDYEARCORE)

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BACHELOROFEXERCISESCIENCEANDNUTRITION
Abbreviatedtitle:BExSc&Nutr
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 3years 24

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. BIO10701 HEA00331 HEA00332 BIO00324 NutritionPhysiology PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity ExercisePsychology AppliedBiomechanics

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof ExerciseScienceandNutritionacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletealltwentyfour (24)unitslistedintheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules. (b) Studentsarerequiredbytheendoftheir secondyearofenrolmenttohavecompleted asuitablyaccreditedSeniorFirstAidand CardiopulmonaryResuscitationCertificate.

ScheduleofUnits
BIO01302 BIO00307 MAT00330 BIO00203 HMS00223 HMS00203 BIO10493 BIO00209 BIO00207 HMS00328 BIO00204 BIO10497 SCI10703 BIO10496 CHE00002 CHE10700 BIO10494 NUT00214 NUT00215 NUT00216 HumanAnatomy HumanPhysiology ResearchandAnalysisinHealth ExercisePhysiology ProfessionalPreparation SportsConditioningandTraining Methods MotorControl BiomechanicsandKinesiology MechanicsforMovement MotorLearning AdvancedExercisePhysiology ExercisePhysiologyforHealthy Individuals FoodScience ExercisePhysiologyforSpecific Populations Biochemistry ChemistryforHealthSciences HumanGrowth,Developmentand Ageing FoodandNutritioninHealth LifeCycleNutritionandDiet Therapy NutritionalBiochemistryand HumanMetabolism

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BACHELOROFFORESTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BForScMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore,MountGambier Internal 4years* 32 whohassuccessfullycompletedallthe requirementsfortheDiplomaof EnvironmentalScience,maytransferintothe BachelorofForestScienceandManagement withadvancedstandingfortheeight(8) units. (b) Candidateswhohavevocational, employmentorotherrelevantexperience maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto four(4)unitsprovidedthatthework,units orexperiencesocompletedareconsidered tobeequivalenttoaunitorunitsinthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheBachelor ofForestScienceandManagementdegreea candidateshallsuccessfullycomplete 16weeksapprovedworkexperienceandnot lessthanthirtytwo(32)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) six(6)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule,orotherapprovedunits. (b) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledforthe BachelorofForestScienceand Management: (i) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof Units,withnomorethanfour(4)units asadvancedstandingmayelecttobe awardedtheDiplomaofEnvironmental Sciencefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelorDegree; or (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree ofEnvironmentalSciencemayelectto beawardedtheAssociateDegreeof AppliedSciencefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefromtheBachelor Degree.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
AGR00214 AGT00217 BIO00201 BIO00202 BIO00213 CHE00201 ECO00202 ENS00203 FOR00100 FOR00101 FOR00102 FOR00103 FOR00104 FOR00105 FOR00106 FOR00107 FOR00108 FOR00109 FOR00110 SoilProcesses LandDegradationand Rehabilitation Biology Ecology PlantIdentificationand Conservation Chemistry EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere FireEcologyandManagement PlantPhysiologyandEcology MeasuringTreesandForests NativeForestSilviculture ForestOperations PlantationSilviculture WoodScienceandUtilisation ForestHealth:PestandDisease Management AgroforestryandFarmForestry ForestModellingandManagement NaturalResourcesPolicy

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) AcandidateenrolledintheAssociateDegree ofEnvironmentalScienceortheBachelorof EnvironmentalSciencewhosuccessfully completesalleight(8)firstyearunits,or

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*MtGambierstudentsonlywillreplace BIO10187GlobalEnvironmentalIssueswith FOR10176IntroductiontoSustainableForestry.

PARTB
ACC10249 AGR00215 BHS00130 FinancialInformationfor DecisionMaking WaterandCatchment Management CommunityDevelopment

BACHELOROFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:BIndigSt

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegIndigSt

DIPLOMAOFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:DipIndigSt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (ii) eight(8)electiveunitsfromPartBof theSchedule;and (iii) eight(8)unitmajorfromPartCmajors list. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofAssociate DegreeofIndigenousStudiesacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan sixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof IndigenousStudiesacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;

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(ii) eight(8)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofDiplomaof IndigenousStudiesacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofIndigenousStudieshas completedtherequirementsforthe AssociateDegreeofIndigenousStudiesmay electtobeawardedtheAssociateDegreeof IndigenousStudiesfollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheBachelordegree. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofIndigenousStudieshas completedtherequirementsfortheDiploma ofIndigenousStudiesmayelecttobe awardedtheDiplomaofIndigenousStudies followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theBachelordegree.

PARTB(ELECTIVES)
EDU01308 CUL00414 CUL00415 HEA10200 HEA10201 HEA10203 HEA10204 CSL00416 SOC00417 LAW00056 LAW00215 CUL00409 CUL00410 CUL00411 CUL00413 IST00211 IST00212 IndigenousAustraliansin Education IndigenousCommonLaw ComparativeInternational IndigenousLegalIssues TransandIntergenerational Trauma TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumatic Stress HealingChildhoodTraumatisation SecondaryTraumatisation CulturalandSpiritualWellBeing RaceandRacism Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andtheCriminalJusticeSystem DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities TheMentalHealthofIndigenous AustralianPeoples InternationalIndigenousIssues BundjalungCulturalHeritage HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples IndependentStudyCIAPI IndependentStudyCIAPII

4.2 AdvancedStanding
Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegreeor DiplomaIndigenousStudiesmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptosixteen(16)unitsin theBachelorofIndigenousStudies.

PARTC(MAJORS)
Studentsmayfocustheirmajorstudyareafrom awiderangeofdisciplineareasfromacrossthe University,chosenfromavailable UniversitywideMajors.AspecialistMajorin TraumaandHealingisalsoavailable. TraumaandHealing Compulsory: CSL00416 CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing HEA10200 TransandIntergenerational Trauma HEA10201 TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumatic Stress HealingChildhoodTraumatisation HEA10203 HEA10204 SecondaryTraumatisation Plusthree(3)unitsfromthefollowing: SOC00417 RaceandRacism BIO01302 HumanAnatomy BIO00307 HumanPhysiology BHS11001 IntroductiontoPsychologyI BHS30002 AbnormalPsychology CSL00231 CounsellingTheoryandPractice BHS10241 GroupWork
TheMajormayspanYears2to3.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(CORE)
CUL00401 CUL00420 CUL00402 CUL00412 CUL00408 LAW00055 SOY00419 HEA10202 IndigenousWorldViews HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations ContemporaryAustralian IndigenousIssues IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement TheStoryofHealing/Indigenous Healing

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BACHELOROFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:BInfTech
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool CoffsHarbour Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. thethreeyearspriortoadmissionto candidatureareeligibleforadvanced standingforaminimumofeight(8)units. (c) SubjecttoapprovalbyHeadofSchool AdvancedStandingofuptosixteen(16) unitsmaybegranted.

4.1 RequirementsfortheDegree
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof InformationTechnologyacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwenty four(24)unitscomprising: (i) alleight(8)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) one(1)eight(8)unitmajorfromPartB oftheScheduleofUnits; OR allfour(4)unitsfromPartCofthe Scheduleandanyfour(4)unitsfrom PartDorPartEoftheSchedule includingatleastone(1)unitfrom PartEoftheSchedule;and (iii) eight(8)electiveunitschosenfrom PartFand/oranyUniversity undergraduatedegree;ORaneight(8) unitUniversitywideMajor. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe BachelorofInformationTechnologyhas completedtherequirementsfortheAssociate DegreeofInformationTechnologymayelect tobeawardedtheAssociateDegreeof InformationTechnologyfollowingremoval fromcandidaturefortheBachelordegree.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM00207 CSC00235 ISY10212 ISY00243 MAT10251 ISY10209 CSC00240 ISY00245 CommunicationinOrganisations ApplicationsDevelopment ContemporaryIssuesin MultimediaandInformation Technology SystemsAnalysisandDesign StatisticalAnalysis WebDevelopmentI DataCommunicationsand Networks PrinciplesofProgramming

PARTB
InformationSystems ACC10707 AccountingforBusiness ISY10058 ElectronicCommerceSystems MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations ACC00222 ComputerControl,Auditingand Security ISY10056 IntelligentDecisionSystems CSC00228 DatabaseSystemsI ISY10221 ComputingProjectI:Analysisand Design ISY10222 ComputingProjectII: DevelopmentandImplementation SoftwareDevelopment MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations CSC10210 ObjectOrientedProgram Development ISY00246 Client/ServerSystems CSC10217 WebDevelopmentII CSC10216 ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedan AssociateDegreeofInformationTechnology maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto sixteen(16)units. (b) CandidateswhohavecompletedaTAFEtwo yearDiplomainInformationTechnologyin

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DatabaseSystemsI ComputingProjectI:Analysisand Design ComputingProjectII: DevelopmentandImplementation

PARTE
CSC10215 ISY10056 ISY00246 ACC00222 CSC10216 ISY10621 ISY10622 ISY10623 ISY10624 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentII IntelligentDecisionSystems Client/ServerSystems ComputerControl,Auditingand Security ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment InformationCommunication TechnologyInternshipI InformationCommunication TechnologyInternshipII InformationCommunication TechnologyInternshipIII InformationCommunication TechnologyInternshipIV

InteractiveMultimedia MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations ISY00324 DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand interfaceDesign ISY00325 DigitalMediaII:AudioVideo resourcesandLinearScriptwriting CSC10214 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentI CSC10215 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentII CSC00228 DatabaseSystemsI ISY10221 ComputingProjectI:Analysisand Design ISY10222 ComputingProjectII: DevelopmentandImplementation

PARTF(ELECTIVEUNITS)

PARTC
CSC00228 MNG10247 ISY10221 ISY10222 DatabaseSystemsI ManagingOrganisations ComputingProjectI:Analysisand Design ComputingProjectII: DevelopmentandImplementation ElectronicCommerceSystems ComputerControl,Auditingand Security IntelligentDecisionSystems ObjectOrientedProgram Development Client/ServerSystems WebDevelopmentII ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign DigitalMediaII:AudioVideo ResourcesandLinearScriptwriting InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentI InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentII

PARTD
ISY10058 ACC00222 ISY10056 CSC10210 ISY00246 CSC10217 CSC10216 ISY00324 ISY00325 CSC10214 CSC10215

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BACHELOROFLAWS,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:LLB/LLB(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree/GraduateDegree SchoolofLawandJustice Lismore,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation GraduateEntry(see4.2(a))3years UndergraduateEntry(see4.2(b))4years 24for4.2(a)/32for4.2(b)

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. aboveshallsuccessfullycompletenotless thanthirtytwo(32)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) aminimumoften(10)unitsfromPart BoftheSchedule; (iii) amaximumofsix(6)electiveunits, whichmayincludeunitsfromPartBor CoftheSchedule.UnitsinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheRules fortheAssociateDegreeinLaw (ParalegalStudies)ortheBachelorof LegalandJusticeStudiesmaynotbe includedunlesstheseunitsareinPartB orCoftheScheduleofUnitsattached totheseRules,orhavebeencompleted priortoadmissiontocandidature. (c) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledforadouble degreewithlaw,hascompletedthe requirementsfortheBachelorofLawsmay electtobeawardedtheBachelorofLaws followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theDoubledegree.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall either: (a) GraduateEntryqualifiedforanybachelor degreeofthisoranotheruniversityorother institutionapprovedbytheSchoolBoard, SchoolofLawandJustice,forthispurpose andhavealevelofachievementacceptable totheSchoolBoard;or (b) UndergraduateEntrysatisfiedthe requirementsprescribedinRule2.2ofthe RulesRelatingtoAwards,orshallhave completedaminimumoffour(4)unitsat thisoranotheruniversityandhavealevelof achievementacceptabletotheSchool Board:or (c) havequalificationswhichintheopinionofthe SchoolBoardareequivalenttotheabove.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof LawsacandidateadmittedunderRule4.1(a) aboveshallsuccessfullycompletenotless thantwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) eight(8)unitsfromPartBorPartCof theSchedule,withnomorethan two(2)unitsbeingfromPartC;and (iii) havecompletedadegreeorhold equivalentqualificationsasspecifiedin Rule4.1(c)above. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof LawsacandidateadmittedunderRule4.1(b)

4.3 LawDegreewithHonours
(a) AcandidatefortheawardofBachelorof LawswithHonoursshallfulfilthe requirementsoftheBachelorofLawsaward, andinaddition: (i) shallachievesuchstandardof excellenceastheSchoolBoard,School ofLawandJustice,mayfromtimeto timedetermine; (ii) shallcompletetheunitsLAW10181 LegalResearch:Context,Perspective andMethodandLAW00524 IndependentLegalResearch.

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(b) FortheawardofHonours,consideration shallbegiventoacandidatesacademic recordthroughoutthecourseofstudy.A candidatewhohasreachedtherequired standardofexcellencereferredtoinRule 4.3(a)mayontherecommendationofthe SchoolBoardintheSchoolofLawand Justice,beawardedHonoursinoneofthe followinggrades: FirstClassHonours SecondClassHonoursDivisionI SecondClassHonoursDivisionII

PARTC
CUL00413 LAW00056 LAW00215 LAW00126 HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andtheCriminalJusticeSystem DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities CompetitionandConsumerLaw

4.4 AdvancedStanding
(a) Acandidatewhohascompletedthe AssociateDegreeinLaw(ParalegalStudies) maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto atotalofsixteen(16)unitsintothe undergraduateBachelorofLawsdegree. (b) Acandidatewhohascompletedthe BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudiesmaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoatotal ofeight(8)unitsintothegraduateBachelor ofLawsdegree.

* Toundertaketheseunits,studentsmustbe enrolledintheBachelorofLawscourseaswellas satisfyallprerequisiterequirements. # Doubleweightedunits.

ScheduleofUnits
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LAW00051 LAW00111 LAW00507 LAW10180 LAW00503 LAW00112 LAW00114 LAW00520 LAW00527 LAW00115 LAW00116 LAW00117 LAW00519 LAW00118 LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess* CriminalLawandProcedure*# LawofTorts* ContractLaw*# ConstitutionalLaw* EvidenceandCivilProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw CorporationsLaw* Equity* PropertyLaw* AdministrativeLaw* ProfessionalConduct* EnvironmentalLaw

PARTB
PartBisidenticaltoPartBintheBachelorof Lawsdoubledegrees.

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BACHELOROFARTS,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BA,LLB

BACHELOROFARTS,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BA,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFBUSINESS,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBus,LLB

BACHELOROFBUSINESS,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBus,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFBUSINESSINTOURISMMANAGEMENT,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusTourMgt,LLB

BACHELOROFBUSINESSINTOURISMMANAGEMENT, BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusTourMgt,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFCONTEMPORARYMUSIC,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BContempMus,LLB

BACHELOROFCONTEMPORARYMUSIC,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BContempMus,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BEnvSc,LLB

BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BEnvSc,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BIndigSt,LLB

BACHELOROFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BIndigSt,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFLEGALANDJUSTICESTUDIES,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BLJSt,LLB

BACHELOROFLEGALANDJUSTICESTUDIES,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BLJSt,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFSOCIALSCIENCE,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSocSc,LLB

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BACHELOROFSOCIALSCIENCE,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSocSc,LLB(Hons)

BACHELOROFSPORTANDEXERCISESCIENCE,BACHELOROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSport&ExSc,LLB

BACHELOROFSPORTANDEXERCISE,BACHELOROFLAWSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSport&ExSc,LLB(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofLawandJustice;OtherSchools Lismore Internal,DistanceEducation(exceptBContempMus,LLB;BSport&ExSc,LLB) 5years 40

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. whohassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) ScienceunitsfromtheScheduleofUnits, withnomorethanfour(4)scienceunitsof AdvancedStandingmayelecttobeawarded theDiplomaofEnvironmentalScience followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor thedoubleBachelorDegree.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall normallyhavesatisfiedtherequirements prescribedinRule2.2oftheRulesRelatingto Awards,orshallhavecompletedaminimumof eight(8)unitsatthisoranotheruniversityand havealevelofachievementacceptabletothe SchoolBoards.

4.4 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswillnotbegrantedadvanced standingformorethantheequivalentof twenty(20)unitsintotal,oreleven(11)law units,ornine(9)nonlawunits,exceptfor candidatesenrolledintheBachelorofLegal andJusticeStudies,BachelorofLawscourse, whomaybegrantedadvancedstandingfor uptotwenty(20)lawunits.Alawunitisone offeredbytheSchoolofLawandJustice. (b) Advancedstandingwillbedeterminedby theSchoolBoardresponsiblefortheunitfor whichadvancedstandingisbeingsought,or inthecaseofunspecifiedadvanced standing,bytheSchoolBoardresponsible fortheawardinwhichitissought. (c) Inexceptionalcasesadvancedstanding greaterthantheabovelimitsmaybe grantedbytherelevantSchoolBoard,which shallnotifytheAcademicBoardofall instances.

4.2 DurationofCourse
Normally,unlesstheSchoolBoardsotherwise determine,acandidateshallberequiredto completetherequirementsofthedouble degreesinnotmorethantwelve(12)yearsfrom thedateofcommencement.

4.3 RequirementsfortheAwards
(a) Tobeeligiblefortheawardofadouble degreeincludingLawacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanthe equivalentofforty(40)unitsandcomply withtheapplicableScheduleattachedto theseRules. (b) Acandidatemaybepermittedtoenrolina unitotherthanthosespecifiedinthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRulesatthe discretionoftheSchoolBoardresponsible fortheunit. (c) AcandidateenrolledintheBachelorof EnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws,

LawDegreewithHonours
ThisRuleisthesameasRule4.3oftheBachelor ofLawsRules.

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(a) Allunitsdenotedwithanasterisk(*)are doubleweightedunitsandcountasthe equivalentoftwosessionunits; (b) LawelectivefromPartBreferstoaunit fromthePartBScheduleofElectiveLaw Units;

(c) AnyRulesgoverningunitselectionrelating toasingledegreenamedintheDouble DegreeSchedulesaredeemedtohavebeen metbycompliancewiththatDoubleDegree Schedule; (d) Amendmenttothesessionoryearinwhich aunitisofferedrequireagreementofthe relevantSchoolBoards,butdonotrequire AcademicBoardorCouncilapproval.

SchedulesofUnits
SchedulesforDoubleDegreesincludingLaw

CourseStructurefortheBachelorofArts,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LAW00051 LAW00111 COM10295 CUL00210 LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess WrittenCommunication Australia,AsiaandtheWorld

Session2
LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw PhilosophyonScreen:Film andTelevision HUM00271 SubjectsandCitizens LAW00503 ContractLaw* ArtsMajor3rdunit ArtsMajor4thunit LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw Artsmajor5thunit ArtsMajor6thunit LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw ArtsMajor8thunit ArtsElective ArtsElective LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LAW10180 LAW00112 SOC10399

Year2

Year3

LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw Artsmajor1stunit ArtsMajor2ndunit LawelectiveorArtselective LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure LAW00527 CorporationsLaw ArtsMajor7thunit ArtsElective LawelectivefromPartB ArtsElective LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Year4

Year5

*Denotesdoubleweightedunit. NotestothisTable: TheRulesfortheBachelorofArtscomponentrequirethecompletionofonemajorfromPartBoftheBachelorofArts ScheduleofUnits,andfour(4)ArtsElectiveunitsfromPartBorPartC. CandidatesmustcomplywithrequirementsrelatingtomajorsasspecifiedintheRulesfortheBachelorofArtsdegree.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA AccountingMajor Session1 ECO10250 Year1

Session2
AccountingforBusiness FinanceandInvestmentfor Business** LAW10180 LawofTorts LAW00112 ConstitutionalLaw MKT00075 MarketingPrinciples LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ AppliedEthicsand Sustainability ACC00146 ManagementAccounting LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw ACC00145 FinancialReporting ACC00132 Taxation LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct ACC00106 ContemporaryIssuesin Accounting LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB SOC10236 ACC10707 FIN10708

Year2

Year3

EconomicsforDecision Making** MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis ACC00151 FinancialAccounting LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure ACC00153 BusinessInformationSystems LAW00527 CorporationsLaw ACC00152 BusinessFinance ElectivefromPartC+++ ACC00130 Auditing ElectiveunitfromPartC LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Year4

Year5

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrFIN10708FinanceandInvestmentforBusiness. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

** +

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+++

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA DigitalMarketingMajor Session1 ECO10250 EconomicsforDecision Year1 **

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 FIN10708 AccountingforBusiness** MarketingPrinciples LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Year3

Making MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Year4

Year5

ConsumerBehaviour WebDevelopmentI DigitalMediaI:Images,Text andInterfaceDesign LAW00527 CorporationsLaw CSC10214 InteractiveMultimedia ApplicationDevelopmentI LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

MKT00102 ISY10209 ISY00324

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability LAW00126 CompetitionandConsumer Law*** LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw MKT10723 MarketingCommunications MKT10727 DigitalMarketing LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct MKT10724 ServicesMarketing MKT10725 StrategicMarketing LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired.

**

***OrelectivefromPartC.
+

OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. OrACC10707AccountingforBusiness. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations.

++

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NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA FinanceMajor Session1 ECO10250 Year1

Session2
AccountingforBusiness FinanceandInvestmentfor Business** LAW10180 LawofTorts LAW00112 ConstitutionalLaw MKT00075 MarketingPrinciples LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ AppliedEthicsand Sustainability LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw LawelectivefromPartB LAW01125 StockExchangeandFinance Law FIN10252 FinancialPlanning*** LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct FIN10710 BusinessValueAnalysis FIN10711 PortfolioManagement LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB SOC10236 ACC10707 FIN10708

Year2

Year3

EconomicsforDecision Making** MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure FoundationsofFinance FinancialInstitutions, InstrumentsandMarkets ACC00152 BusinessFinance LAW00527 CorporationsLaw FIN00126 InternationalFinance ElectivefromPartC LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB FIN10709 FIN10254

Year4

Year5

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrFIN10712FinancialDerivativesandRiskManagement.

**

*** +

OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. OrFIN10708FinanceandInvestmentforBusiness. OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations.

++

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NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA HumanResourceManagementMajor Session1 ECO10250 EconomicsforDecision Year1 **

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 MNG10715 AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples** LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Making MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ LawelectivefromPartB LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114 MNG10713 CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Year3

Year4

Year5

UnderstandingtheBusiness Environment MNG10714 TheHumanResource ManagementExpert Practitioner MNG10716 OrganisationalStakeholder Management LAW00527 CorporationsLaw MNG10718 StrategicArchitectureof Organisations LAW00104 EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw ElectivefromPartC+++ LawelectivefromPartB

DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResourceManagement FIN10708 FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* MNG10717 CultureandChange Implementation LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw LawelectivefromPartB MNG10719 Power,Conflictandthe HumanResource ManagementActivist SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct EEOandOH&SLawand Practice MNG10720 HumanResourceManagement TheoryinPractice ElectivefromPartC++ LawelectivefromPartB LAW00106

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMKT00075MarketingPrinciples. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis.

** +

++

+++OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA InformationSystemsMajor Session1 ECO10250 EconomicsforDecision Year1 **

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 FIN10708 AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples** LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Year3

Making MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure ISY10209 WebDevelopmentI CSC00235 ApplicationsDevelopment LAW00527 CorporationsLaw LawelectivefromPartB CSC00228 ACC00222 DatabaseSystemsI ComputerControlAuditing andSecurity LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Year4

Year5

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ CSC00240 DataCommunicationsand Networks ISY00243 SystemsAnalysisandDesign LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability LAW00125 InformationTechnology andtheLaw LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct ISY10058 ElectronicCommerceSystems ISY10212 ContemporaryIssuesin Multimedia LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMKT00075MarketingPrinciples. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis.

**

+OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.
++ +++

NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA InternationalBusinessMajor Session1 ECO10250 EconomicsforDecision Year1 **

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 FIN10708 AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples** LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Year3

Making MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure MNG00316

Year4

Year5

PrinciplesofInternational Business FIN00126 InternationalFinance LAW00527 CorporationsLaw ElectivefromPartC MKT00150 GlobalMarketing LAW00124 InternationalBusinessLaw LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability MNG00313 InternationalManagement LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw MNG00314 Entrepreneurshipand Innovation MNG00114 StrategicManagement LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct MNG10721 ExportManagement LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMKT00075MarketingPrinciples. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

** +

++

+++

NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA ManagementMajor Session1 ECO10250 Year1

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 FIN10708 AccountingforBusiness MarketingPrinciples** LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Year3

EconomicsforDecision Making** MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Year4

MNG10729 BHS00156 MNG10253

Year5

ManagementTechniques Leadership SustainableBusiness Management LAW00527 CorporationsLaw SOC10245 WorkinginOrganisations LAW00104 EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability MNG10728 Fundamentalsof ManagementTheory LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw MNG10730 OrganisationalDesign MNG00314 Entrepreneurshipand Innovation LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct MNG00114 StrategicManagement LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawand Practice LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Denotesdoubleweightedunit. Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. OrMKT00075MarketingPrinciples. OrMAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking.

** +

++

+++

NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws
PARTA MarketingMajor Session1 ECO10250 Year1

Session2
ACC10707 MKT00075 LAW10180 LAW00112 FIN10708 AccountingforBusiness** MarketingPrinciples LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw

Year2

Year3

EconomicsforDecision Making** MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations** LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw ElectivefromPartC+ ElectivefromPartC+++ LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure MKT00102 ConsumerBehaviour MKT10722 MarketingChannels MKT00150 GlobalMarketing LAW00527 CorporationsLaw MKT00106 MarketingResearch LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Year4

Year5

FinanceandInvestmentfor Business LAW00503 ContractLaw* ElectivefromPartC++ SOC10236 AppliedEthicsand Sustainability LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw LawElectivefromPartB MKT10723 MarketingCommunications MKT10725 StrategicMarketing LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct MKT10724 ServicesMarketing MKT10726 SocialMarketing*** LAW00126 CompetitionandConsumer Law LawelectivefromPartB

*Denotesdoubleweightedunit. **Orcoreskillsunitifrequired. ***OrelectivefrompartC. +OrECO10250EconomicsforDecisionMaking. ++OrACC10707AccountingforBusiness. +++OrMNG10247ManagingOrganisations. NoteElectivesfromPartC:anyunitofferedbytheUniversity,howeverapprovalfromtheSouthernCrossBusiness SchoolmustbeobtainedforunitsnotofferedundertheBachelorofBusinessaward. StudentsarerequiredtoconsultwiththeSouthernCrossBusinessSchoolpriortomakingunitselectionsinthisdegreeto ensurecourserequirementsaremet.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement, BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess TourismTheoriesand Practices COM00207 Communicationin Organisations LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw MKT00127 TourismandHospitality Marketing MNG00440 IntroductiontoTourismand HospitalityManagement TourismElective LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure CorporationsLaw StrategicManagementfor TourismandHospitality Enterprises MNG00415 TourismandHospitality ResearchandAnalysis TourismElective TourismElective LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LAW00527 MNG00417 LAW00051 LAW00111 SOY00411

Session2
LAW10180 ACC10707 MNG01413 LAW00112 LAW00503 MNG00441 ECO00424 LAW00115 LAW00116 MNG10476 LawofTorts AccountingforBusiness HumanResourceand WorkplaceManagement ConstitutionalLaw ContractLaw* HospitalityServices Management EconomicAnalysisfor TourismandHospitality

Year2

Year3

Year4

Equity PropertyLaw ProfessionalDevelopmentfor theWorkplace TourismElective LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw TourismElective TourismElective

Year5

LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

TOURISMELECTIVES
SOY00412 MKT00204 MNG00418 MKT01420 HMS00423 MKT01425 MNG00421 MNG00427 SCI00419 ContemporaryTourismIssues SpecialInterestTourism InformationSystemsforTourismandHospitalityManagement Conventions,MeetingsandExhibitionsManagement SustainableTourism TourisminPacificAsia EventsManagement EntrepreneurshipinTourismandHospitality FoodandBeverageManagement

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess MusicPracticeI IntroductiontoMusic Technology LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique MUS00620 ContemporaryMusicTheoryI Unit1fromPartCProfessionalStudies LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114 CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure LAW00051 LAW00111 MUS10501 MUS00497

Session2
LAW10180 LAW00112 MUS10502 MUS10506 LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw MusicPracticeII InternetMusicMarketing

Year2

LAW00503 ContractLaw* MUS00610 MusicIndustryStudies OneunitfromPartBMusicIndustry Studies LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw MUS00630 Songwriting Unit2fromPartCProfessionalStudies LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw Unit3fromPartCProfessionalStudies LawelectivefromPartB MUS10505 AppliedMusicianship LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

Year3

Year4

Year5

CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies MUS10509 ContemporaryMusicStyles LAW00527 CorporationsLaw MUS10507 TheIndependentMusician Unit4fromPartCProfessionalStudies Unit5fromPartCProfessionalStudies LawelectivePartB LawelectivePartB

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit.

PARTBMUSICINDUSTRYSTUDIES
Choose1unitfromthefollowing: MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic SOY10114 ArtsProject MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecording Technique MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction MUS10552 AdvancedRecordingStudio Production MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingand Arrangement MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHomeStudio MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII MNG00421 EventManagement ART10094 DigitalArtsandDesignI COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills

PARTCPROFESSIONALSTUDIES
Choose5unitsfromthefollowing: MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction MUS10552 AdvancedRecordingStudio Production MUS10550 AudioVisualSynchronisation MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingand Arrangement MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHomeStudio MUS10549 MusicCompositionTechniques SOY10114 ArtsProject MNG00421 EventsManagement MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic COM00471 ProfessionalPlacement COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws
PARTA (1)CoastalManagementStrand Session1 LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting Year1
LAW00111 BIO00201 ISY00241 LegalProcess Biology EnvironmentalInformation Management EnvironmentalLaw EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere EnvironmentalMapping GlobalEnvironmentalIssues CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure CorporationsLaw CoastalMarineEcosystems EnvironmentalPlanning EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development

Session2
LAW10180 BIO00202 LAW00112 CHE00201 LAW00503 ENS00203 LawofTorts Ecology ConstitutionalLaw Chemistry

Year2

LAW00118 GLY00201 SUR00201 BIO10187 LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114 LAW00527 BIO00232 ENV00207 ECO00202

Year3

Year4

Year5

ElectivefromBEnvSciorBForScMgt ScheduleofUnits LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

ContractLaw* EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere MAT00211 EnvironmentalInformation Analysis LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw BIO00212 WildlifeConservation BIO01230 PrinciplesofCoastalResource Management ENV10655 CoastlinesDiversity, DynamicsandRisks ENV10656 ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws
PARTA (2)EnvironmentalResourceManagementStrand Session1 LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting Year1
LAW00111 BIO00201 ISY00241 LegalProcess Biology EnvironmentalInformation Management EnvironmentalLaw EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere EnvironmentalMapping GlobalEnvironmentalIssues CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Session2
LAW10180 BIO00202 LAW00112 CHE00201 LAW00503 ENS00203 MAT00211 LAW00115 LAW00116 BIO00212 AGR00215 ENS00218 AGT00217 LAW00519 LAW00117 LawofTorts Ecology ConstitutionalLaw Chemistry ContractLaw* EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere EnvironmentalInformation Analysis Equity PropertyLaw WildlifeConservation WaterandCatchment Management WasteTechnology LandDegradationand Rehabilitation ProfessionalConduct AdministrativeLaw

Year2

LAW00118 GLY00201 SUR00201 BIO10187 LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114 LAW00527 AGR00214 ENV00207 ECO00202

Year3

Year4

Year5

CorporationsLaw SoilProcesses EnvironmentalPlanning EcologicalandEnvironmental EconomicsforSustainable Development ElectivefromBEnvSciorBForScMgt ScheduleofUnits LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LAW00051 LAW00111 CUL00401 CUL00420 LAW00118 LAW00056 CUL00413 LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess IndigenousWorldViews HistoryoftheInvasionof AboriginalNations EnvironmentalLaw ElectiveBIndigStPartB Aborigines,TorresStrait IslandersandtheCriminal JusticeSystem HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Session2
LawofTorts ConstitutionalLaw RaceandRacism Aborigines,TorresStrait IslandersandContemporary LegalIssues LAW00503 ContractLaw* CUL00412 IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression ElectiveBIndigStPartB LAW10180 LAW00112 SOC00417 LAW00055

Year2

Year3

LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114

Year4

LAW00527 CorporationsLaw CUL00414 IndigenousCommonLaw ElectiveBIndigStPartB ElectiveBIndigStPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB ElectiveBIndigStPartB

Year5

LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw ElectiveBIndigStPartB ElectiveBIndigStPartB LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw HEA10200 TransandIntergenerational Trauma LAW00215 DisputeResolutionand AboriginalCommunities LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB ElectiveBIndigStPartB

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Year2 Session1
LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure LAW00527 CorporationsLaw Major1 Major2 Major3 Major4 LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB Anyelective# Anyelective# Anyelective# Anyelective#

Session2
LAW10180 LawofTorts LAW00503 ContractLaw* LAW00112 ConstitutionalLaw LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw LAW00054 FamilyLawPractice LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct Major5 Major6 Major7 Major8 LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB Anyelective# Anyelective# Anyelective#

Year3

Year4

Year5

* Denotesadoubleweightedunit. # AnyelectiveincludeselectivesfromanydegreeatSouthernCrossUniversitybutdoesnotincludethefollowingunits: AustralianLegalSystem,IntroductiontoLawandContract,LegalStudiesI,PrinciplesofContractLaw,BusinessLaw, LegalStudiesII,IntroductiontoLandLaw,FoundationofTorts,CriminalProcess,Interviewing,NegotiationandEthics oranyintroductorylevellawunit.However,candidateswhohavecompletedanyoftheseunitspriortoenrolmentin thisdoublelawdegreemayapplyforadvancedstandinginuptoamaximumoffiveoftheaboveasanyelectives butnotaslawelectives. NotestothisTable: CandidatescompletingtheabovedegreemustcompleteonemajorintheBachelorofLegalandJusticeStudiesdegree fromthelistofmajorscontainedintheBachelorofLegalandJusticeStudiesdegreerules.Major1inthisSchedulerefers tothefirstunitinthefirstmajorandsoon.Acandidatemaynotcompletemorethanonemajor. WhereaBLJSt,LLBcandidatechoosesamajorcontainingLAW00004CompanyLaw,LAW10068LawandGovernment DecisionMakingorLAW10158IntroductiontoEvidenceandAdvocacy,thatcandidateshallnotbepermittedtoenrolin thatunitandinsteadshallundertakeanadditionalelectivefromthelistofelectivescontainedinthemajor.Ifthereare nosuchelectivesavailablethestudentshallcompleteanadditionalelectivefromPartB. WhereacandidatechoosesamajorcontainingacoreunitthatisalsolistedintheaboveBLJSt,LLBSchedule,that candidateshallundertakeanadditionalelectivefromthelistofelectivescontainedinthemajor.Iftherearenosuch electivesavailablethecandidateshallcompleteanadditionalelectivefromPartB.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting LAW00111 LegalProcess COM10295 WrittenCommunication SOC00118 IntroductiontoSociology LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw POL10244 IntroductiontoPolitics BHS00161 InterpersonalCommunication SocialSciencePartBmajor1stunit LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure* LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure LAW00527 CorporationsLaw SocialSciencePartBmajor4thunit SocialSciencePartBmajor5thunit SocialSciencePartBmajor6thunit LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB SocialScienceelective

Session2
LAW10180 BHS10241 SOC10238 LAW00112 LAW00503 CUL00401 BHS11002 LawofTorts GroupWork EthicsinSociety ConstitutionalLaw ContractLaw* IndigenousWorldViews IntroductiontoPsychologyII

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year5

LAW00115 Equity LAW00116 PropertyLaw SocialSciencePartBmajor2ndunit SocialSciencePartBmajor3rdunit LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw SocialSciencePartBmajor7thunit SocialSciencePartBmajor8thunit LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB SocialScienceelective

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit. ExplanatoryNotes: (i) CandidatescompletingtheabovedoubledegreemustcompleteonemajorintheBachelorofSocialSciencedegree fromthelistofmajorscontainedinPartBofthescheduleofunitsfortheBachelorofSocialSciencedegreerules. (ii) TheSocialScienceelectiveunitsinYear5mustbechosenfromthemajorslistedinPartBofthescheduleofunitsfor theBachelorofSocialSciencedegreeandmaynotbeunitspreviouslycompletedaspartofthemajor. (iii) ThenominatedscheduleofBachelorofSocialScienceunitsmaybevariedinaccordancewiththeBachelorofSocial Scienceprogramrules,unitofferingsandprerequisites.

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CourseStructurefortheBachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLaws
PARTA Year1 Session1
LAW00051 LAW00111 BIO01302 MNG00301 LAW00118 HEA00331 BIO00203 BIO00207 LAW00507 LAW00520 LAW00114 LAW00527 HMS00203 LegalResearchandWriting LegalProcess HumanAnatomy SportManagementPrinciples EnvironmentalLaw PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity ExercisePhysiology MechanicsforMovement CriminalLawandProcedure* ThePhilosophyofLaw EvidenceandCivilProcedure

Session2
LAW10180 MAT00330 BIO00307 LAW00112 LAW00503 HMS00202 HMS01202 LAW00115 LAW00116 MNG00307 MKT00320 LAW00519 LAW00117 MNG00306 MKT00205 LawofTorts ResearchandAnalysisin Health HumanPhysiology ConstitutionalLaw ContractLaw* PrinciplesandPracticesof SportandExerciseScience SportandtheLaw Equity PropertyLaw SportsPolicyandPlanning SportMarketing ProfessionalConduct AdministrativeLaw SportBusiness SportPromotionandPublic Relations

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year5

CorporationsLaw SportsConditioningand TrainingMethods FIN00320 SportEconomicsandFinance MNG00303 SportOrganisationand Leadership NUT00330 NutritionforHealthand PhysicalActivity MNG00305 SportFacilitiesandEvents LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB LawelectivefromPartB

*Denotesadoubleweightedunit.

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PARTBSCHEDULEOFELECTIVELAWUNITS
ACC00132 ACC00134 LAW00054 LAW00057 LAW00059 LAW00061 LAW00062 LAW00104 LAW00106 LAW00113 LAW00118 LAW00119 LAW00120 LAW00121 LAW00122 LAW00123 LAW00124 LAW00125 LAW00214 LAW00216 LAW00513 LAW00514 LAW00515 LAW00516 LAW00518 LAW00521 LAW00522 LAW00523 LAW00524 LAW00525 Taxation AdvancedTaxation FamilyLawPractice ConveyancingLaw WelfareLaw Drugs,CrimeandtheLaw WillsandEstates EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw EEOandOH&SLawandPractice FamilyLawandSociety EnvironmentalLaw LocalGovernmentandPlanning Law Victimology IntellectualProperty ClinicalLegalExperience LawPlacement InternationalBusinessLaw InformationTechnologyandthe Law MediationandDisputeResolution MediationPracticeandProcedure Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andtheLaw Criminology InsolvencyLaw AdvancedAdvocacy AdvancedConstitutionalLaw InternationalLaw HumanRights CommercialLaw IndependentLegalResearch Cyberlaw LAW00526 LAW00528 LAW00529 LAW01125 LAW10160 LAW10168 LAW10170 LAW10169 LAW10167 LAW10166 LAW10171 LAW10181 LAW10206 LAW10207 LAW10288 LAW10292 LAW10472 LAW10487 LAW10488 LAW10489 LAW10490 LAW10491 LAW10527 LAW10698 LAW10727 InternationalCriminalJustice LawReview RestorativeJustice StockExchangeandFinanceLaw PublicInterestAdvocacy PrivacyLawandthePrivateSector RaceandtheLaw HumanRightsandtheGlobal Economy InternationalIntellectualProperty LawandPublicPolicy EntertainmentLaw MediatingAcrossCultures LegalResearch:Context, PerspectiveandMethod TheHolocaust,Genocideandthe Law Psychiatry,Psychologyandthe Law Mooting EducationandtheLaw InternationalHumanRightsLaw AnimalLaw Crime,Globalisationand Governance AustralianMilitaryandSecurity Law TrialsandWitnesses SexualOrientationandtheLaw ComparativeLaw InternationalTradeand DevelopmentLaw MarineAnimalProtectionLaw

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BACHELOROFLEGALANDJUSTICESTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:BLJSt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofLawandJustice Lismore,GoldCoastBeachside Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) CandidateswhohavecompletedanAssociate DegreeinLaworDiplomainLaw(Paralegal Studies),AssociateDegreeinLaworDiploma inLaw(AboriginalParalegalStudies), AssociateDiplomainBusiness(Paralegal Studies)orAssociateDegreeinCorrectional Administrationmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptosixteen(16)unitstowards theBachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies. (b) Candidateswhohavesuccessfullycompleted thethree(3)followingQueenslandPolice Serviceinservicecoursesmaybegranted advancedstandingfortwelve(12)unitstowards theBachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies: PoliceRecruitOperationalVocational EducationProgram; and FirstYearConstableProgram; and ConstableDevelopmentProgram Candidatesinthiscategorywillbedeemed tohavecompletedaneight(8)unitmajorin PolicingStudiesandfour(4)unitsfrom PartC.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
AsanalternativetoRule2.2oftheRulesrelating toAwards,applicantsforadmissionalsomaybe chosenfromthosewhohavecompletedan AssociateDegree(orDiploma)inLaw(Paralegal Studies),AssociateDegreeinLaw(Aboriginal ParalegalStudies)orAssociateDiplomaof Business(ParalegalStudies).

4.2 RequirementsfortheAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof LegalandJusticeStudiesacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitsinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) Oneeight(8)unitmajorfromPartBof theScheduleofunits;and (iii) Eitherasecondeight(8)unitmajor fromPartBoftheScheduleofunits;or (iv) Eight(8)electiveunitsofwhicha minimumoftwo(2)areselectedfrom PartCoftheScheduleofUnits;orone (1)eight(8)unitUniversitywidemajor selectedfromtheUniversitywide Scheduleofmajors,excludingtheLaw andJusticemajor. (b) Whereacandidateundertakestwomajors,a unitmaynotbecountedtowardsboth majorsexceptwhereaunitisacoreunitin bothmajors.Inthiscaseacandidatemust stillcompletetwentyfour(24)unitsasin 4.2(a)above,includingeight(8)unitsfrom eachofthetwomajors.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
LAW10157 LAW00050 LAW00051 LAW00128 LAW10159 LAW00052 LAW00053 LAW00054 AustralianLegalSystem CriminalProcess LegalResearchandWriting Interviewing,Negotiationand Ethics PrinciplesofContractLaw IntroductiontoLandLaw FoundationsofTorts FamilyLawPractice

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PARTB CriminalJusticeStudies
Core LAW00514 LAW00120 LAW00056 Criminology Victimology Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andtheCriminalJusticeSystem Chooseanyfive(5)unitsfromthefollowing: LAW00061 Drugs,CrimeandtheLaw SOC01123 DevianceinSociety LAW00059 WelfareLaw LAW00529 RestorativeJustice LAW00526 InternationalCriminalJustice LAW00055 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues HumanRightsandIndigenous CUL00413 Peoples

LAW00529 Core LAW00108 LAW00057 LAW00062 LAW00107 LAW00523 LAW00004 LAW00119 MNG00320

RestorativeJustice

LicensedConveyancing
LegalandConveyancingPractice ConveyancingLaw WillsandEstates ConveyancersProfessional Practice CommercialLaw CompanyLaw LocalGovernmentandPlanning Law PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement

ParalegalStudies
Core LAW00062 LAW00108 LAW10158 LAW10068 WillsandEstates LegalandConveyancingPractice IntroductiontoEvidenceand Advocacy LawandGovernmentDecision Making

DisputeResolution
Core LAW10158 LAW00214 IntroductiontoEvidenceand Advocacy MediationandDisputeResolution

Chooseanysix(6)unitsfromthefollowing: LAW00215 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities LAW00216 MediationPracticeandProcedure CSL00231 Counselling:TheoryandPractice CSL00120 ManagingConflict LAW00058 LitigationPractice LAW00529 RestorativeJustice BHS00161 InterpersonalCommunication LAW00048 LegalProject LAW10171 MediatingAcrossCultures

Chooseanyfour(4)unitsfromthefollowing LAW00058 LitigationPractice LAW00106 EEO&OH&SLawandPractice LAW00104 EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw LAW00214 MediationandDisputeResolution LAW00061 DrugsCrimeandtheLaw MNG00320 PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement

PolicingStudies
RefertoRule4.3(b)

SocialJusticeStudies
Core LAW00059 LAW00522 WelfareLaw HumanRights

PARTC
ACC00132 ACC00134 LAW00004 LAW00048 LAW00057 LAW00058 LAW00059 LAW00061 LAW00062 LAW00104 LAW00106 LAW00107 LAW00108 LAW00113 LAW00118 Taxation AdvancedTaxation CompanyLaw LegalProject ConveyancingLaw LitigationPractice WelfareLaw Drugs,CrimeandtheLaw WillsandEstates EmploymentandIndustrial RelationsLaw EEOandOH&SLawandPractice ConveyancersProfessional Practice LegalandConveyancingPractice FamilyLawandSociety EnvironmentalLaw

Chooseanysix(6)unitsfromthefollowing LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice LAW00055 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues LAW00514 Criminology CUL00402 ContemporaryAustralian IndigenousIssues SOC00417 RaceandRacism LAW00526 InternationalCriminalJustice CUL00413 HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples POL10024 JusticeinWorldPolitics LAW00215 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities

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LocalGovernmentandPlanning Law Victimology IntellectualProperty InternationalBusinessLaw InformationTechnologyandtheLaw CompetitionandConsumerLaw MediationandDisputeResolution MediationPracticeandProcedure Criminology InternationalLaw HumanRights CommercialLaw Cyberlaw InternationalCriminalJustice RestorativeJustice StockExchangeandFinanceLaw LawandGovernmentDecision Making

LAW10069 LAW10070 LAW10158 LAW10160 LAW10166 LAW10171 LAW10206 LAW10288 LAW10292 LAW10472 LAW10487 LAW10489 LAW10490 LAW10491 LAW10527 LAW10727

VeteransLawI VeteransLawII IntroductiontoEvidenceand Advocacy PublicInterestAdvocacy EntertainmentLaw MediatingAcrossCultures TheHolocaust,GenocideandtheLaw Mooting EducationandtheLaw InternationalHumanRightsLaw Animallaw AustralianMilitaryandSecurityLaw TrialsandWitnesses SexualOrientationandtheLaw ComparativeLaw MarineAnimalProtectionLaw

BACHELOROFMARINESCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BMarSc&Mgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore/NationalMarineScienceCentre(CoffsHarbour) Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (i) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof Units,withnomorethanfour(4)units awardedasAdvancedStandingmay electtobeawardedtheDiplomaof EnvironmentalSciencefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe BachelorDegree. (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedallthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegree inEnvironmentalSciencemayelectto beawardedtheAssociateDegreeof EnvironmentalSciencefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe BachelorDegree.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof MarineScienceandManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) atleastnine(9)unitsfromPartBof theScheduleofUnits,anduptothree (3)electiveunits,whichmayinclude unitsfromPartBandCoftheSchedule ofUnits,orotherapprovedunits. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledfora BachelorofMarineScienceand Management:

4.2 AdvancedStanding
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PARTC
AGR00214 AGR00215 AGT00217 BIO00212 BIO00213 BIO00233 BIO00244 BIO10184 BIO01209 BIO01230 ECO00202 ENO10183 ENS00218 ENV00207 FOR00100 FOR00101 FOR00109 FOR00110 GLY00223 GLY00232 ISY01224 ENV10656 SCI00211 SOY00222 EDU01290
#

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO00201 BIO00202 BIO00105 BIO00232 BIO01204 BIO10187 CHE00201 GLY00201 ENS00203 ISY00241 MAT00211 SUR00201 Biology Ecology FisheriesBiology CoastalMarineEcosystems WetlandEcosystems GlobalEnvironmentalIssues Chemistry EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere EnvironmentalInformation Management EnvironmentalInformationAnalysis EnvironmentalMapping MarineSystemsScienceand Management SurveyDesign ScienceforManagement MarineCommunitiesasSentinels ofChange GlobalClimateandOceans Systems SustainableUseoftheMarine Environment

PARTB
BIO10120 BIO10121 BIO10122 BIO10123 BIO10124 BIO10125

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BACHELOROFMEDIA
Abbreviatedtitle:BMedia
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24 COM10082 COM01402 COM00456 CAR10503 ReelTime:CinemainaSocial Context ActOne:Screenwriting CartoonNetWorks:Online Animation ArtsIndustryStudies

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorofMedia degreeacandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete notlessthantwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (b) oneeight(8)unitspecialistmajorlistedin PartBoftheSchedule; (c) anothermajorfromPartBoftheSchedule; ORaUniversitywideMajor;OReight(8) electiveunitsORaneightunitmajorfrom theBachelorofArtsorBachelorofSocial Science(subjecttoHeadofSchoolapproval).

Choosetwo(2)unitsfromthefollowing: COM00447 TheRebirthofFrankenstein:Media andNewTechnologiesStudies COM00461 MakingRadio:ProductionEssentials COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign COM10628 ToBeContinued:MediaProject SOC10399 PhilosophyonScreen:Filmand Television

JournalismMajor
Compulsoryunits: ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign COM00481 TheFourthEstate:NewsJournalism COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism COM10081 TrueStories:FactualMedia COM00461 MakingRadio:ProductionEssentials CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies Chooseone(1)unitfromthefollowing: COM00447 TheRebirthofFrankenstein:Media andNewTechnologiesStudies SOY10114 ArtsProject COM10628 ToBeContinued:MediaProject

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM00439 COM00446 COM00471 COM10110 COM10295 COM10499 COM10627 CUL00412 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMedia Studies TheBigPicture:GlobalMedia ProfessionalPlacement CaughtintheWeb:Designingfor theDigitalSpace WrittenCommunication FromtheBardtoBart:Mediaand PopularCulture TellingTales:Introductionto DigitalStorytelling IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression

PARTB ScreenMajor
Compulsoryunits: COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills COM10113 VisionsofLight:CraftingtheMagic ofFilm

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MediaDesignMajor
Compulsoryunits: ART00630 Design ART10094 DigitalArtandDesignI COM00456 CartoonNetWorks:Online Animation COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills Choosetwo(2)unitsfromthefollowing: ART10095 DigitalArtandDesignII ART10096 DigitalArtandDesignIII ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI ART00456 PhotographyII SOY10114 ArtsProject COM01402 ActOne:Screenwriting

MediaandSocietyMajor
Compulsoryunits: COM10082 ReelTime:CinemainaSocialContext COM00447 TheRebirthofFrankenstein:Media andNewTechnologiesStudies COM00481 TheFourthEstate:NewsJournalism COM10081 TrueStories:FactualMedia SOY10114 ArtsProject SOC10399 PhilosophyonScreen:Filmand Television Choosetwo(2)unitsfromthefollowing: CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies CUL00210 AustraliaAsiaandtheWorld HUM00271 SubjectsandCitizens HUM00272 SpacePlaceandTravel HUM00274 EcoCulturalStudies SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism

BACHELOROFMIDWIFERY
Abbreviatedtitle:BMid
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences TweedHeadsLakeside Internal 3yearsfulltime 32 theseRulesbeingallunitslistedinPartA,all unitslistedinPartB,allunitslistedinPartC, andallunitsinPartD; (b) anapplicantadmittedtothecourseunder Rule4.1oftheSpecificAwardRules,willbe requiredtocompleteatotalofeleven(11) unitsincludingallunitslistedinPartCandall unitsinlistedinPartDoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationForAdmission
AsanalternativetoRule2.2oftheRulesRelating toAwards,applicantsforadmissiontocandidature maybeselectedwheretheapplicantisamidwife registeredinanAustralianStateorTerritorywho iscurrentlypractising,holdsacurrentpractising certificate/licenceandishospitaltrained.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Inadditiontoanyadvancedstandinggranted underRule2.4oftheRulesRelatingtoAwards, CandidatesadmittedunderRule4.1maybe grantedadvancedstandingforallunitslistedin PartAandallunitslistedinPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules.

4.2 RequirementsforAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Midwiferyacandidateshallsuccessfully completetheprescribednumberofunitsas follows: (a) whereanapplicanthasbeenadmittedunder Rule2.2oftheRulesrelatingtoAwardsthey willberequiredtocompletenotlessthan32 unitsfromtheScheduleofUnitsattachedto

4.4 DurationofCourse
Unlessacandidateobtainsthepermissionofthe bodyregisteringmidwivesasitmayexistfrom timetotimetoextendtheircandidature,a

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candidateshallberequiredtocompletethe courseinnotmorethansix(6)yearsfromthe dateofcommencement,whichincludesany periodofleaveofabsence.

PARTC
MWF10661 MWF10666 MWF10669 MWF10672 WorkingwithWomen MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenI MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenII ReproductivePhysiologyand MidwiferyTherapeutics ProfessionalScopeofMidwifery Practice

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO10662 BIO00307 MWF10665 MWF10668 MWF10667 MWF10670 SystemicAnatomy HumanPhysiology MidwiferyPracticeI MidwiferyPracticeII MidwiferyExperientialLearningII MidwiferyExperientialLearningIII WorkingwithWomeninNormal Pregnancy WorkingwithWomeninNormal LabourandBirth WorkingwithWomeninNormal Postpartum WorkingwithWomenin ComplicatedPregnanciesandBirths WorkingwithWomenandtheir BabiesBeyondBirth MidwiferyExperientialLearningI MidwiferyExperientialLearningIV MidwiferyExperientialLearningV MidwiferyExperientialLearningVI MidwiferyExperientialLearningVII MidwiferyExperiential LearningVIII MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenIII MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenIV MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenV MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenVI

MWF10685

PARTD
ResearchandEvidenceBased Practice PHA00315 IntroductoryPharmacology HLT10598 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine HLT10589 LifespanDevelopmentand OccupationalTransitions CMM10580 TheAustralianHealthCareSystem MWF10681 MentalHealthandWellbeing MWF10663

PARTB
MWF10671 MWF10675 MWF10677 MWF10680 MWF10684 MWF10664 MWF10674 MWF10676 MWF10679 MWF10683 MWF10687 MWF10673 MWF10678 MWF10682 MWF10686

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BACHELOROFNURSING
Abbreviatedtitle:BN
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore,CoffsHarbour,TweedHeadsLakeside Internal 3years 24 awardedafailgradeintwodifferentClinical Nursingunitswilleitherbe: (a) excludedfromtheaward;or (b) subjecttoadequatelydemonstrated groundsofappeal(consistentwith UniversityPolicy),maybepermittedto conditionallyreenrolinaClinicalNursing unitfollowingapprovalbytheHeadof School.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall normallyhavesatisfiedtherequirements prescribedinRule2.2oftheRulesRelating toAwardsasdeemedeligibleforadmission bytheSchoolBoardandhaveobtaineda levelofachievementacceptabletothe SchoolBoard;and (b) haveanassessablelevelofEnglishLanguage abilitytothestandardforRegistrationasa NurseassetoutbytherelevantAustralian NursingRegulatoryAuthority,fromtimeto time: (i) Internationalapplicantsmustbeable todemonstrateproficiencyofEnglish deemedacceptabletotheSchool Board,assetoutbytherelevant NursingRegulatoryAuthority;and (ii) haveachievedaminimumscoreof7in anInternationalEnglishLanguageTest System(IELTS)oneachofthe individualbandsofreading,writing, speakingandlistening.

4.4 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybeconsideredforadvanced standingintheBachelorofNursing provided; (i) thiscomplieswithguidelinesassetout bytherelevantAustralianNursing RegulatoryAuthorityrelatingtoCredit forPriorStudyinCoursesLeadingto RegistrationasaNurse,(asthose guidelinesmayexistfromtimeto time);and (ii) theacademiccontentofthatprior studyisdeemedbytheSchoolBoard tobeofanacceptableequivalenceto unitsintheSCUBachelorofNursing course. (b) Inexceptionalcircumstancesacandidate maybegrantedadvancedstandinggreater than50percentplustwo(2)bytheSchool Board,whichshallnotifytheAcademic BoardandtherelevantAustralianNursing RegulatoryAuthorityinallinstances.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Nursing,acandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete notlessthattwentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (b) theunitlistedinPartBoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules.

4.5 Duration
Themaximumdurationforcompletionofthe awardofBachelorofNursingisseven(7)years intotalwhichincludesanyperiodofleaveof absence.

4.3 MultipleFailsintheUnitsClinical NursingI,II,III,IV,VandVI


Acandidatewhohastwicebeenawardedafail gradeinthesameClinicalNursingunitorbeen

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HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples NRS10451 ClinicalNursingI NRS10452 ContextsofNursingPractice BIO10662 SystemicAnatomy NRS10462 CommunityHealthNursing NRS10463 ClinicalNursingII BIO00307 HumanPhysiology NRS10453 FoundationStudiesinMental HealthNursing CMM10464 PsychosocialContextsofHealth NRS10465 ClinicalNursingIII BIO10454 CellularandNeuropathophysiology NRS10455 MedicalSurgicalNursingI NRS10456 FamilyHealthNursing CUL00408

NRS10466 BIO10467 NRS10457 NRS10468 NRS10458 NRS10459

ClinicalNursingIV SystemsPathophysiology MedicalSurgicalNursingII ClinicalNursingV MedicalSurgicalNursingIII MentalHealthNursingAssessment andIntervention CMM10469 EnquiryandCritiqueinHealth NRS10470 ClinicalNursingVI NRS10460 MedicalSurgicalNursingIV CMM10471 NursingandHealthPromotion PreparationforGraduatePractice

PARTB
NRS10461
Note:Forclinicalpracticumdatespleasecontactyour SchoolsStudentLiaisonOfficer.

BACHELOROFOCCUPATIONALTHERAPY
Abbreviatedtitle:(BOccThy)
LevelofAward: UndergraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Campus: TweedHeadsLakeside CourseMode: Internal Duration: 4yearsfulltimeor8yearsparttime TotalUnits: 32

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof OccupationalTherapyacandidateshall successfullycompletetheequivalentofthirty two(32)units: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;plus, (b) one(1)unitfromPartB;and (c) one(1)electiveunitselectedfromPartCof theScheduleofUnits.

SkillsinOccupationalTherapy;HLT10590 HomeandCommunityOccupations; HLT10591RegionalRuralRemoteFieldwork; HLT10599HealthPromotionandPrimary HealthCare;HLT10600AdvancedFieldwork) maybeexcludedbytheHeadofSchooluntil theycandemonstrateprofessional suitabilitytoundertakethecourse.

ScheduleofUnits
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PsychologyandSociologyfor HealthSciences BIO00307 HumanPhysiology BIO01302 HumanAnatomy BIO10493 MotorControl BIO10587 FunctionalKinesiology CMM10580 TheAustralianHealthCareSystem CUL00408 HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples HLT10582 IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations HLT10583 CommunicationSkillsin OccupationalTherapy BHS10581

4.2 Exclusion
(a) AstudentcanbeexcludedunderRule2.10 (b) Acandidatewhohastwicereceivedafail gradeinoneofthefollowingfieldwork placementunits:(HLT10582Introductionto OccupationalTherapyandHuman Occupations;HLT10583Communication

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees HLT10584 HLT10585 HLT10586 HLT10588 HLT10589 HLT10590 HLT10591 HLT10592 HLT10593 HLT10594 HLT10595 HLT10596 MobilityandPersonalCare Occupations SensoryMotorAssessmentsand Interventions LearningandApplyingKnowledge forIndividualsandGroups MusculoskeletalandReduced EnergyAssessmentsand Interventions LifespanDevelopmentand OccupationalTransitions HomeandCommunity Occupations RegionalRuralRemoteFieldwork OccupationalTherapyTheoryand Practice MentalFunction(Cognition) AssessmentsandInterventions EvaluationofOccupational TherapyPrograms Education,LeisureandPlay Occupations WorkandEmployment Occupations HLT10597 HLT10598 HLT10599 HLT10600 HLT10601 MAT00330 MentalFunction(Psychosocial) AssessmentsandInterventions IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine HealthPromotionandPrimary HealthCare* AdvancedFieldwork** TransitiontoProfessionalPractice ResearchandAnalysisinHealth TheMentalHealthofAustralian IndigenousPeoples TransandIntergenerational Trauma

PARTB
CUL00409 HEA10200

PARTC
AllundergraduateunitsofferedbytheUniversity areincludedinthisSchedule.
*Doubleweightedunit **Tripleweightedunit ForOccupationalTherapyFieldworkdatesplease contacttheSchoolofHealthandHumanSciences.

BACHELOROFPSYCHOLOGICALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:BPsychSc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences CoffsHarbour Internal 3yearsfulltime* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
Acandidatewillnotnormallybegranted advancedstandingofgreaterthan50%ofthe corepsychologyunitsor50%ofthetotal24 units.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof PsychologicalScienceacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwentyfour (24)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and, (b) anysix(6)electiveunitsthatmayinclude anyoftheunitslistedinPartB.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BHS11001 SCI11005 BHS11004 COM10295 BHS11002 SCI11006 BHS11003 IntroductiontoPsychologyI LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyI ContemporaryIssuesinPsychology WrittenCommunication IntroductiontoPsychologyII LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyII MethodsandConceptsinPsychology

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IndigenousWorldViews PsychologicalAssessment PersonalityandSocialPsychology LearningandMemory QuantitativeMethodsinPsychology ResearchMethodsinPsychology AbnormalPsychology DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan PhysiologicalPsychologyand SensoryProcesses

BHS30005 BHS30006

CrossCulturalandIndigenous IssuesinPsychology BehaviourChange

PARTBELECTIVES
MayincludePsychologyElectives: BHS30007 HealthPsychology BHS30008 EnvironmentalPsychology BHS30009 HumanFactors

BACHELOROFSOCIALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:BSocSc

ASSOCIATEDEGREEOFSOCIALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:AssocDegSocSc

DIPLOMAOFSOCIALSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:DipSocSc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences CoffsHarbour,TweedHeadsRiverside,Lismore,DistanceEducation Internal/DistanceEducation 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. WelfaremajorfromPartC; OR theSpecialistCommunityStudies majorfromPartBplustheSpecialist CommunityStudiesmajorfromPartC; OR (v) theSpecialistGovernmentandPolicy StudiesMajorfromPartBplusthe SpecialistGovernmentandPolicy StudiesMajorfromPartC; OR (vi) oneoftheSpecialistmajorsfromPart BplusoneUniversitywideMajor; OR (vii) oneoftheSpecialistmajorsfromPart Bpluseight(8)electiveschosenfrom anyundergraduatedegreeofferedby theUniversity. (b) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledforthe BachelorofSocialScience,hascompleted therequirementsfortheAssociateDegree

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof SocialSciencedegreeacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRulesand EITHER (ii) twoSpecialistmajorsfromPartB; OR (iii) theSpecialistCounsellingmajorfrom PartBplustheSpecialistCounselling majorfromPartC; OR (iv) theSpecialistSocialWelfaremajor fromPartBplustheSpecialistSocial

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees ofSocialSciencemayelecttobeawarded theAssociateDegreeofSocialScience followingwithdrawalfromtheBachelor degree.Tobeeligiblefortheawardof AssociateDegreeofSocialSciencea candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthansixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheserulesand (ii) oneeight(8)unitmajorfromPartBof theScheduleofUnits. (c) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledinthe BachelororSocialScience,forpersonal reasonscannotmeettherequirementsfor theawardofaBachelorofSocialScience, mayelecttobeawardedtheDiplomaof SocialSciencefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelordegree.Tobe eligiblefortheawardofDiplomaofSocial Scienceacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthaneight(8)units comprising: (i) eight(8)unitsfrompartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules.

PARTBSPECIALISTMAJORS Counselling
CSL00231 SOY10105 CSL10014 CSL10243 CSL10242 BHS30002 CSL10297 SOC01123 SOY10105 SOC10296 SOC00112 SOY10108 LAW00059 CSL00231 SOC00107 CSL10242 SOC01123 SOC10274 CounsellingTheoryandPractice IntroductiontoSocialWelfare InterventionsinCounselling RelationshipsCounselling Grief,TraumaandCrisis Counselling AbnormalPsychology IssuesofProtection DevianceinSociety IntroductiontoSocialWelfare IntroductiontoCommunity Studies SocialPolicy AdvocacyandChange WelfareLaw CounsellingTheoryandPractice SocialPlanning GriefTraumaandCrisisCounselling DevianceinSociety NonStandardLives:Workand FamilyinAustralia IntroductiontoCommunity Studies CommunityDevelopment Communities,EducationandChange SocialPlanning CommunityProjectmanagement InternationalCommunity Development IntroductiontoSocialWelfare AdvocacyandChange LocalGovernment ManagingConflict CounsellingTheoryandPractice SocialPolicy

SocialWelfare

CommunityStudies
SOC10296 BHS00130 SOC10299 SOC00107 SOY00204 POL00131 SOY10105 SOY10108 POL00010 CSL00120 CSL00231 SOC00112

4.2 AdvancedStanding
Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheAssociateDegreeofSocial Sciencemaybegrantedadvancedstandingofup tosixteen(16)unitsintheBachelorofSocial Science.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
COM10295 SOC00118 BHS11002 CUL00401 SOC10238 BHS00161 POL10244 BHS10241 WrittenCommunication IntroductiontoSociology IntroductiontoPsychologyII IndigenousWorldViews EthicsinSociety InterpersonalCommunication IntroductiontoPolitics GroupWork

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GovernmentandPolicyStudies
SOC00107 CSL00164 CSL00120 SOC00112 POL00005 SOC10274 SOC10430 SOC00115 SocialPlanning ConsultationandParticipation ManagingConflict SocialPolicy PoliticalIdeologies NonStandardLives:Workandthe FamilyinAustralia ReligionsandtheState GlobalInequality

CSL10297 SOY10014 CSL10013 CSL10014 SOC00115 LAW00059 CSL00164 SOY10014 SOC00115 CSL10013 CSL10014 MNG00132 POL00010 POL10024 POL10023 POL00013 SOC10027 SOC01123 SOY10114

IssuesofProtection ArtsProject FieldEducationI* FieldEducationII* GlobalInequality WelfareLaw ConsultationandParticipation ArtsProject GlobalInequality FieldEducationI* FieldEducationII* OrganisationalCommunication LocalGovernment JusticeinWorldPolitics Peace,WarandInternational Politics GlobalSocialMovements InternetSociety DevianceinSociety ArtsProject

AdvancedCommunityStudies

PARTC AdvancedCounselling
CSL10300 CSL10301 CSL10298 CSL00113 BHS30003 LAW00059 CSL00120 CSL00120 SOY10107 CounsellingforAddictions CounsellingwithintheAgeing Community CounsellingChildrenand Adolescents FieldEducationI* DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan WelfareLaw ManagingConflict ManagingConflict HumanServicesPower&Practice

AdvancedGovernmentandPolicyStudies

AdvancedSocialWelfare

*Doubleweightedunit

BACHELOROFSPORTANDEXERCISESCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:BSport&ExSc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 3years 24 (ii) Allten(10)unitsfromonemajor sequenceofunitsinPartBofthe Schedule,and; (iii) One(1)electiveunitwhichmayinclude unitsfromPartCoftheSchedule.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheBachelor ofSportandExerciseScienceacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsfortheDiplomaofSport Management(SurfingStudies)maybe grantedadvancedstandingofuptoeight(8) unitsintheBachelorofSportandExercise Science.

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SportManagement
MNG00303 MKT00205 MKT00320 MNG00307 MNG00305 FIN00320 MNG00306 HMS00225 HMS00226 SportOrganisationLeadership SportPromotionandPublic Relations SportMarketing SportsPolicyandPlanning SportFacilitiesandEvents SportEconomicsandFinance SportBusiness ProfessionalPracticeinSportand Exercise1 ProfessionalPracticeinSportand Exercise2 GraduatingSeminar# Internship SportTourismI

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO01302 MNG00301 HEA00331 BIO00207 MAT00330 BIO00307 HMS01202 HMS00202 BIO00203 HMS00203 HEA00332 NUT00330 HMS00223 HumanAnatomy SportManagementPrinciples PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysical Activity MechanicsforMovement ResearchandAnalysisinHealth HumanPhysiology SportandtheLaw PrinciplesandPracticesofSport andExerciseScience ExercisePhysiology SportsConditioningandTraining Methods ExercisePsychology NutritionforHealthandPhysical Activity ProfessionalPreparation

PARTC
HMS00220 HMS00224 SOY00011

#RequiredunitifapplyingforentrytoBachelorof SportandExerciseSciencewithHonours.Note:The offeringofanyunitinagivensessionissubjectto studentnumbers,availabilityofstaffandtimetabling constraints.

PARTB ExerciseScience
BIO10493 BIO10494 BIO00209 BIO00326 HMS00328 BIO00204 BHS10495 BIO00324 BIO10496 BIO10497 MotorControl HumanGrowth,Developmentand Ageing BiomechanicsandKinesiology ExerciseBiochemistryandDrugsin Sport MotorLearning AdvancedExercisePhysiology AdvancedSportandExercise Psychology AppliedBiomechanics ExercisePhysiologyforSpecific Populations ExercisePhysiologyforHealthy Individuals

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BACHELOROFSPORTTOURISMMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:BSportTourMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement Lismore Internal 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.3 InternationalExchangeProgram
Candidatespermittedtoparticipateinaone sessionexchangeprogramatanapproved partneruniversityoverseasshall: (a) undertakeunitsatthepartneruniversity whichhavebeenapprovedbytheSchool Board; (b) successfullycompletetheequivalentoffour (4)unitsofafulltimestudentloadatthe partneruniversityinordertoreceivea maximumoffour(4)unitsrecordedas SatisfiedRequirementsatSouthernCross University;and (c) abidebytherulesandconditionsofthe partneruniversityandtheexchange agreement.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof SportinTourismManagement,acandidate shallsuccessfullycompletetwentyfour(24) unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) six(6)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule,or (iii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Scheduleandtwo(2)unitsfrom Universitywideofferings.

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) TheSchoolBoardmaygrantadvanced standingofuptosixteen(16)units,provided that: (i) amaximumoffour(4)unitsare countedtowardsInternStudy;and (ii) amaximumoftwelve(12)unitsare countedtowardsunitsotherthan InternStudy. (b) AdvancedStandingofuptoeight(8)units maybegrantedtocandidateswhohave completedanotherundergraduateawardof theSchoolofTourismandHospitality Management.Inaddition,acandidatemay applytotheHeadofSchooltosubstitute otherunitsforthosepreviouslycompleted. Unitsubstitutiondoesnotreducethe numberofunitsrequiredtocompletethe course.AdvancedStandinginexcessofeight (8)unitsmaybegrantedbytheHeadof Schoolinexceptionalcircumstances.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA First,SecondandThirdYearCoreUnits
CommunicationinOrganisations SportEconomicsandFinance PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysical Activity HMS01202 SportandtheLaw MAT00330 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth MKT00320 SportMarketing MKT01221 InternStudyI# MKT01222 InternStudyII# MKT01223 InternStudyIII# MKT01224 InternStudyIV# MKT01425 TourisminPacificAsia MNG00301 SportManagementPrinciples MNG00307 SportsPolicyandPlanning MNG01413 HumanResourceand WorkplaceManagement MNG01476 ProfessionalDevelopmentfor theWorkplace SOY00011 SportTourismI COM00207 FIN00320 HEA00331

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees SOY00012 SOY00411 SportTourismII TourismTheoriesandPractices TourismandHospitalityResearch andAnalysis## MNG00421 EventsManagement SOY00412 ContemporaryTourismIssues
# InternStudyIIVmaybetakeneitherthroughout thecourseduringtimeswhenotherunitsarenot scheduled,orovera20week(600hours)period afterthecompletionof19units.Allinternship placementsmustbeapprovedbytheInternship Coordinatorpriortocommencement. ## Thisunit(orequivalent)mustbesatisfactorily completedforentrytotheBachelorofSport TourismManagementwithHonours.

MNG00415

PARTB SpecialistElectives
MKT00204 MKT00205 SpecialInterestTourism SportPromotionandPublic Relations MKT01420 ConventionsMeetingsand ExhibitionsManagement MNG00303 SportOrganisationLeadership MNG00305 SportsFacilitiesandEvents MNG00306 SportBusiness

BACHELOROFTEACHING(PRIMARY)
Abbreviatedtitle:BTeach(Prim)
LevelofAward: Division: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: GraduateDegree ArtsandSciences SchoolofEducation Lismore Internal (see)4.3(a)1yearaccelerated*or1.5years* (see)4.3(b)upto2.5yearsaccelerated* TotalUnits: 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability. Onlyavailabletointernationalonshorestudents.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. includingaminimumresultof8.0in boththespeakingandlistening modulesand7.0inreadingand writing. or (ii) InternationalSecondLanguage ProficiencyRating(ISLPR).The applicantmusthaveascoreofatleast 4+ineachofthefourareas:speaking, listening,readingandwriting.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall havequalifiedforanyBachelorsdegreeof thisoranotheruniversityorotherinstitution approvedbytheSchoolBoard,Schoolof Education,forthispurposeandshallhavea levelofachievementacceptabletothe SchoolBoard. (b) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidature musthaveanassessableentryqualification fromacountrywhereEnglishisthemain languageandwherethemediumof instructionforthatqualificationwasEnglish, ordemonstrateproficiencyofEnglishby: (i) InternationalEnglishLanguageTest System(IELTS).Theapplicantmust haveaminimumoverallscoreof7.5,

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Applicantswhoseinitialqualificationsmeet therequirementsforadmissionforPrimary graduatestudyasdeterminedfromtimeto timebytheNSWInstituteofTeacherswillbe grantedadvancedstandingforupto12units inPartAasdeterminedbyHeadofSchool; (b) Applicantswhoseinitialqualificationsdonot meettheentirerequirementsforadmission forPrimarygraduatestudyasdetermined fromtimetotimebytheNSWInstituteof

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Teacherscanbegrantedadvancedstanding foruptoeleven(11)unitsinPartAas determinedbytheHeadofSchool; (c) AdvancedstandingforunitsfromPartBof theScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rulesshallnotnormallybeprovided.

PARTB
EDU10629 EDU10712 EDU00401 EDU00402 EDU00405 EDU10294 EDU00417 EDU00413 EDU00412 EDU00416 TCH10135 TCH10136 FoundationsandIssuesin Education SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities EnglishEducationI:Foundations EnglishEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy MathematicsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy MathematicsEducationIII:Issues PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationI:Foundations ScienceandTechnologyI: Foundations HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy CreativeArtsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy PedagogyinPracticeII:Quality Teaching PedagogyinPracticeIII: Differentiation

4.3 RequirementforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Teaching(Primary)acandidateadmitted underRule4.2(a)aboveshallsuccessfully completeallunitslistedinPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof Teaching(Primary)acandidateadmitted underRule4.2(b)aboveshallsuccessfully completethoseunitsasdescribedinPartA oftheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules,asdeterminedbytheHeadofSchool, Education,andallunitslistedinPartB. (c) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof School.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
Uptotwelve(12)units,asdeterminedbythe HeadofSchool,Education,toensureequivalence andcompliancewiththePrerequisitesfor AdmissionforPrimaryGraduateStudy,as determinedfromtimetotimebytheNSW InstituteofTeachers.Theseprerequisitesare theminimumstudyinarelevantundergraduate (andappropriatepostgraduate)degree determinedasatleasteight(8)unitsofdiscipline knowledgerelatedtoaKeyLearningAreaeither: (a) onefullacademicyear(twosessionunits)of studyinfourKeyLearningAreas;or (b) twofullacademicyears(foursessionunits) ofstudyinoneKeyLearningAreaandone fullacademicyear(twosessionunits)of studyintwootherKeyLearningAreas.

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BACHELOROFTECHNOLOGYEDUCATION
Abbreviatedtitle:BTechEd

BACHELOROFTECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BTechEd(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofEducation CoffsHarbour DistanceEducation 4years* 32 (iv) one(1)electiveunit. (b) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof SchoolofEducation.

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturemust haveanassessableentryqualificationfroma countrywhereEnglishisthemainlanguageand wherethemediumofinstructionforthat qualificationwasEnglish,ordemonstrate proficiencyofEnglishby: (a) InternationalEnglishLanguageTestSystem (IELTS).Theapplicantmusthaveaminimum overallscoreof7.5,includingaminimum resultof8.0inboththespeakingandlistening modulesand7.0inreadingandwriting; or (b) InternationalSecondLanguageProficiency Rating(ISLPR).Theapplicantmusthavea scoreofatleast4+ineachofthefourareas: speaking,listening,readingandwriting.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Candidateswhohavecompletedappropriate TAFEqualification/sorotherrelevantcoursesnot otherwisecountedinPartCmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)elective units.

4.4 BachelorofTechnologyEducationDegree withHonours


(a) AcandidatefortheawardofBachelorof TechnologyEducationwithHonoursshall fulfiltherequirementsoftheBachelorof TechnologyEducationaward,including completionoftheunitEDU00550 UnderstandingEducationalResearchandthe unitEDU10172ExtendedEducationProject* and,inaddition,shallachievesuchstandard ofexcellenceastheSchoolBoardmayfrom timetotimedetermine. (b) FortheawardofHonours,consideration shallbegiventoacandidatesacademic recordthroughoutthecourseofstudy.A candidatewhohasreachedtherequired standardofexcellencereferredtoinRule 4.4(a)mayontherecommendationofthe SchoolBoardbeawardedHonoursinoneof thefollowinggrades: FirstClassHonours SecondClassHonoursDivisionI SecondClassHonoursDivisionII

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheBachelor ofTechnologyEducationdegreeacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan thirtytwo(32)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) three(3)unitsfromPartBORone doubleweightedunitandone singleweightedunitfromPartB;and (iii) two(2)ofthefive(5)unit specialisations,i.e.ten(10)unitsfrom PartCoftheSchedule;and

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA FoundationStudies
EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 EDU10714 EDU10715 EDU10713 EDU10716 TCH10630 EDU10631 EDU10632 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies EffectiveCommunicationinthe Classroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities TheInclusiveClassroom IssuesinEducation Curriculum,AssessmentandNew Media ProfessionalDevelopmentin Education IntroductiontoTechnology Teaching TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumI TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumII

FoodTechnology
HOS10644 NUT00214 ENP10645 ENP10646 SEC10647 ISY10209 CSC00228 ISY10212 VocationalSkillsandKnowledge inFood*^ FoodandNutritioninHealth FoodTechnologyandSociety FoodTechnologyasanEnterprise VocationalSkillsandKnowledgein Computing*^ WebDevelopmentI DatabaseSystemsI ContemporaryIssuesinMultimedia andInformationTechnology VocationalSkillsandKnowledgein GraphicsandMultimedia*^ DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign DigitalMediaII:AudioVideo ResourcesandLinearScriptwriting GraphicsPrinciplesandIndustry Application CartoonNetWorks:Online Animation Computer AidedGraphicsand Design# TimberDesignandProduction MetalDesignandProduction TimberIndustryPracticeand Management MetalIndustryPracticeand Management Computer AidedGraphicsand Design#

ComputingTechnology:InformationSystems

Graphics/MultimediaTechnology
DES10648

Or
ISY00324 And ISY00325 DES10649 COM00456 DES10650

DesignandTechnologyCompulsory Specialisation
EDU10633 DES10634 DES10635 DES10636 DES10637 DES10638 DES10639 VocationalEducationandTraining inSchoolsandIndustry DesignandTechnology:Essential Technologies DesignandTechnologyPrinciples andProcesses HistoryofDesignandTechnology DesignManagementand Communication Innovation,Creativityand EnterpriseinDesignand Technology IntegratedTechnologyProject

IndustrialTechnology
DES10651 DES10652 DES10653 DES10654 DES10650

PARTB Either
EDU01105 ProfessionalLearningProject Plustwo(2)electives

Or
EDU10172 EDU00550

ExtendedEducationProject* UnderstandingEducational Research

PARTD (ELECTIVESGENERAL) General


COM10110 COM10295 EDU00353 EDU01104 EDU10131 EDU01286 EDU10004 CUL00401 CUL00412 CaughtintheWeb:Designingfor theDigitalSpace WrittenCommunication TeachingtheGifted AssessmentandReporting TransitiontoTeaching EnvironmentalEducation Language,LiteracyandDiversity IndigenousWorldViews IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression

PARTC (ELECTIVESPECIALISATIONS) TextileTechnology


ENM10640 DES10641 DES10642 DES10643 Vocational SkillsandKnowledgein Textiles*^ TextilesandDesign TextilesandSociety TextileScienceandInnovation

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CourseInformation BachelorDegrees IST00151 IST00152 HOS10199 NUT00215 SCI00419 ISY10209 CSC10214 COM00455 IndependentStudyEducationI IndependentStudyEducationII FoodserviceOperations LifeCycleNutritionandDiet Therapy FoodandBeverageManagement WebDevelopmentI InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentI NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign

Computing:InformationSystems
CSC00235 ISY00243 ISY00245 ISY10209 ApplicationsDevelopment SystemAnalysisandDesign PrinciplesofProgramming WebDevelopmentI

FoodTechnology

Graphics/Multimedia

* Doubleweightedunit. ^ Thisdoubleweightedunitrequirescompletionofa CertificateIIIlevelvocationalqualification,as designatedbytheSchoolofEducation,orspecific competenciesdrawnfromCertificateIIand CertificateIIIlevelvocationqualifications,as designatedbytheSchoolofEducationandas outlinedintheunitstatement. # Ifastudentcompletesspecialisationsinboth Graphics/MultimediaTechnologyandIndustrial Technology,anadditionalelectivemustbe selected.

BACHELOROFTRAUMAANDHEALING
Abbreviatedtitle:BT&H
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore Internal 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (i) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof Units,mayelecttobeawardedthe DiplomaofTraumaandHealing followingwithdrawalfromcandidature fortheBachelorDegree;or (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedsixteen(16) unitscomprisingallunitslistedinPart AoftheScheduleofUnitsandanyfour (4)unitsfromPartBoftheScheduleof Units,andanyfour(4)unitsfromPart Band/orPartCoftheScheduleof unitsnotbeingUnitspreviously completed,mayelecttobeawarded theAssociateDegreeofTraumaand Healingfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheBachelorDegree.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorof TraumaandHealingacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan twentyfour(24)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) eight(8)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (iii) atotalofeight(8)unitsfromPartB and/orPartCoftheScheduleofUnits notbeingunitscompletedunder 4.1(a)(ii)orthePsychologymajor,or anyUniversitywideMajor. (b) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledforthe BachelorofTraumaandHealing:

4.2 AdvancedStanding
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whichadvancedstandingisbeingsoughtin consultationwiththeHeadofSchool. (b) Nostudentshallbegrantedadvanced standingformorethantwelve(12)units.

PARTC
RelaxationandTherapeutic Massage HLT10116 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: LymphaticTechniqueandPhysical Activity HLT10117 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: MyofascialTechniques HLT00257 HistoryandFoundationsofHerbal Medicine NUT00214 FoodandNutritioninHealth LAW00059 WelfareLaw LAW00529 RestorativeJustice LAW00526 InternationalCriminalJustice LAW10171 MediatingAcrossCultures BHS00161 InterpersonalCommunication NUT00330 NutritionforHealthandPhysical Activity HEA00331 PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysical Activity HMS00202 PrinciplesandPracticesofSport andExerciseScience EDU10514 UnderstandingChildrenandYoung People TCH10515 PlayandPedagogiesintheEarly Years TCH10516 ConstructionsofChildhood EDU10130 SociologyofChildren,Familyand Communities HUM00270 IntroductiontoCulturalStudies HUM00271 SubjectsandCitizens HUM00272 Space,PlaceandTravel CUL00210 Australia,AsiaandtheWorld HUM00273 Borderlands SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture BHS20006 PersonalityandSocialPsychology BHS30003 DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan BHS30006 BehaviourChange BHS30007 HealthPsychology BIO00202 Ecology BIO00213 PlantIdentificationand Conservation ENV10656 ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management BIO10187 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement HLT00252 IntroductiontoNaturalTherapies CMM10471 NursingandHealthPromotion CMM10469 EnquiryandCritiqueinHealth SOY10105 IntroductiontoSocialWelfare CSL10297 IssuesofProtection CSL10242 GriefTraumaandCrisisCounselling CSL00120 ManagingConflict CSL10243 RelationshipsCounselling HLT10115

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
BIO01302 BHS11001 HEA10200 HEA10204 BIO00307 BHS11002 HEA10201 HEA10203 HumanAnatomy IntroductiontoPsychologyI TransandIntergenerational Trauma SecondaryTraumatisation HumanPhysiology IntroductiontoPsychologyII TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumatic Stress HealingChildhoodTraumatisation CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing RaceandRacism Colonialism:TheConstructed OtherinPowerIssues TheStoryofhealing/Indigenous healing IndigenousWorldViews MentalHealthofAustralian IndigenousPeoples IndigenousResearchTheoryand Practice IndigenousWaysofCultural Expression HealthandAustralianIndigenous Peoples HistoryofInvasionofAboriginal Nations ContemporaryIndigenous AustralianIssues HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities DadirriinRecreatingtheCircleof Wellbeing IndigenousCounsellorTraining FamilyCommunityViolenceand Recovery LossandGriefCounsellorTraining WorkingwithChildren PreventionandHealing ItsMyLife/WorkingwithYouth MensHealingRecovery WomensHealingRecovery CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement

PARTB
CSL00416 SOC00417 SOC10613 HEA10202 CUL00401 CUL00409 SOC10205 CUL00412 CUL00408 CUL00420 CUL00402 CUL00413 LAW00215 CMM10602 CMM10603 CMM10605 CMM10606 CMM10610 CMM10608 CMM10611 CMM10612 SOY00419

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OR PsychologyMajor
BHS20001 BHS20006 BHS20007 BHS20008 PsychologicalAssessment PersonalityandSocialPsychology LearningandMemory QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology

BHS30001 BHS30002 BHS30003 BHS30004

ResearchMethodsinPsychology AbnormalPsychology DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan PhysiologicalPsychologyand SensoryProcesses

BACHELOROFVISUALARTS
Abbreviatedtitle:BVA
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal 3years* 24

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
ART00600 ART00601 ART00621 ART00622 ART00630 ART00406 ART00623 ART00624 ART00625 ART00626 IntroductiontoVisualCulture FramingModernity VisualArtsStudioStudiesI: Foundation* VisualArtsStudioStudiesII* Design StudioDrawingI VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII* VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV* VisualArtsStudioStudiesV* VisualArtsStudioStudiesVI*

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissionshallberequiredto showevidence,throughaportfolioreviewand interview,ofacceptableaptitudefor,and commitmentto,theproposedareaofstudy.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofBachelorofVisual Artsdegreeacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantwentyfour(24)units comprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (b) eight(8)unitsfromoneofthemajorslisted inPartBoftheSchedule.

PARTB ArtsIndustryandTechnologymajor
Compulsory ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesinVisual Culture ART00602 AustralianVisualCultures CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies Choosefive(5)fromthefollowing: ART10094 DigitalArtandDesignI ART10095 DigitalArtandDesignII ART10096 DigitalArtandDesignIII ART00456 PhotographyII ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI ART00407 StudioDrawingII ART00408 StudioDrawingIII COM00471 ProfessionalPlacement ART00641 StudioElectiveI

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Candidateswhocandemonstrateartistic expertiseataprofessionallevelmaybegranted advancedstandinguptofour(4) doubleweightedVisualArtsStudioStudiesunits fromPartAoftheScheduleprovidedthatsuch artisticexpertisehasbeendemonstratedwithin seven(7)yearspriortoadmissiontocandidature.

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ArtsIndustryandMediaArtsmajor
Compulsory ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesinVisual Culture ART00602 AustralianVisualCultures CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies Choosefive(5)fromthefollowing: ART10094 DigitalArtandDesignI ART10095 DigitalArtandDesignII ART10096 DigitalArtandDesignIII ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign COM00456 CartoonNetWorks:Online Animation COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills COM00471 ProfessionalPlacement SOY10114 ArtsProject
*Doubleweightedunit.

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BACHELOROFARTS(HONOURS)
Abbreviatedtitle:BA(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisestwoResearch MethodsunitsandaThesis: COM40015 ResearchMethodsforArtsand SocialSciences* COM40006 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3)* COM40007 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3)* COM40008 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)*
*Doubleweightedunit

FULLTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2


COM40015 COM40006 COM40007 COM40008 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

PARTTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2 3 4


COM40015 COM40006 COM40007 COM40008 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSINTOURISMANDHOSPITALITYMANAGEMENT WITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBusTour&HospMgt(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement Lismore,CoffsHarbour,GoldCoastBeachside Internal 1year 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
Thecoursewillcompriseresearchleadingtothe completionofathesisbaseduponoriginalwork. Thethesiswillhaveaworkloadrequirement equivalenttoeight(8)units; MNG40033 AdvancedResearchSeminarin Tourism,HospitalityandEvents* MNG40005 TourismandHospitalityThesis (Stage1of3)* MNG40006 TourismandHospitality Thesis (Stage2of3)* MNG40007 TourismandHospitality Thesis (Stage3of3)*
*Doubleweightedunit

StudentsarerequiredtopassMNG40033 AdvancedResearchSeminarinTourism, HospitalityandEventstosatisfactorilyprogress throughtheremainderoftheHonourscourse. Theresultofthisunitwillcountas25%ofthe totalHonoursgrade,andthewrittenthesiswill counttowardstheremaining75%.

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BACHELOROFBUSINESSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BBus(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore,CoffsHarbour,GoldCoastBeachside Internal 1year 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

HumanResourceManagement
MAT00792 MNG40013 MNG40014 MNG40016 MNG40017 MNG40018 ResearchMethods HumanResourceManagement SeminarI HumanResourceManagement SeminarII HumanResourceManagement Thesis(Part1of3) HumanResourceManagement Thesis(Part2of3)* HumanResourceManagement Thesis(Part3of3)* ResearchMethods InformationSystemsSeminarI InformationSystemsSeminarII InformationSystemsThesis (Part1of3) InformationSystemsThesis (Part2of3)* InformationSystemsThesis (Part3of3)* ResearchMethods InternationalBusinessSeminarI InternationalBusinessSeminarII InternationalBusinessThesis (Part1of3) International BusinessThesis (Part2of3)* International BusinessThesis (Part3of3)* ResearchMethods ManagementSeminarI ManagementSeminarII ManagementThesis(Part1of3) ManagementThesis(Part2of3)* ManagementThesis(Part3of3)*

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) amajorstudyinonethefollowingareas: Accounting;Economics;Finance;Human ResourceManagement;Information Systems;InternationalBusiness; ManagementandMarketing;and (b) ResearchSeminar Theunitsrequiredconsistof:MAT00792 ResearchMethodsplustwo(2)coursework seminarunitsandfive(5)researchthesis units.

InformationSystems
MAT00792 ISY40001 ISY40002 ISY40004 ISY40005

Accounting
MAT00792 ACC40001 ACC40002 ACC40004 ACC40005 ACC40006 ResearchMethods AccountingSeminarI AccountingSeminarII AccountingThesis(Part1of3) AccountingThesis(Part2of3)* AccountingThesis(Part3of3)* ResearchMethods EconomicsSeminarI EconomicsSeminarII EconomicsThesis(Part1of3) EconomicsThesis(Part2of3)* EconomicsThesis(Part3of3)* ResearchMethods FinanceSeminarI FinanceSeminarII FinanceThesis(Part1of3) FinanceThesis(Part2of3)* FinanceThesis(Part3of3)*

ISY40006

InternationalBusiness
MAT00792 MNG40021 MNG40022 MNG40024 MNG40025 MNG40026

Economics
MAT00792 ECO40001 ECO40002 ECO40004 ECO40005 ECO40006

Finance
MAT00792 FIN40001 FIN40002 FIN40004 FIN40005 FIN40006

Management
MAT00792 MNG40027 MNG40028 MNG40030 MNG40031 MNG40032

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Marketing
MAT00792 MKT40001 MKT40002 MKT40004 ResearchMethods MarketingSeminarI MarketingSeminarII MarketingThesis(Part1of3)

MKT40005 MKT40006

MarketingThesis(Part2of3)* MarketingThesis(Part3of3)*

*Doubleweightedunit.

BACHELOROFCONTEMPORARYMUSICWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BContempMus(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits COM40015 CAR40003 CAR40004 CAR40005 ResearchMethodsforArtsand SocialSciences* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage1of3)* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage2of3)* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage3of3)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaResearch MethodsunitandResearchProject:

*Doubleweightedunit

FULLTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2


COM40015 CAR40003 CAR40004 CAR40005 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

PARTTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2 3 4


COM40015 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

CAR40003 CAR40004 CAR40005

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BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BEnvSc(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits (a) EnvironmentalScience; (b) CoastalResourceManagement; (c) EnvironmentalPlanning; (d) AppliedCoastalStudies;or (e) ResourceTechnology. Theminorstudymaybetakenfrom: (a) theareasoftheMajorStudy;and (b) inatopicotherthantheoneselectedforthe MajorStudy,subjecttospecifictopicsbeing approvedbytheHead,Schoolof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement. WiththeapprovaloftheHead,Schoolof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement,the MinorStudymaybesubstitutedbyprescribed courseworkandexamination.

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaProposal,a Majorstudy,aMinorStudyandaResearch Seminar. ENV40006 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursI* ENV40007 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursII* ENV40008 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursIII* ENV40009 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursIV*
*Doubleweightedunit

ThemajorStudymaybetakeninoneofthe followingareas:

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BACHELOROFEXERCISESCIENCEANDNUTRITIONWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BExSc&Nutr(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits and (b) acolloquiumforthesisproposalanda researchseminarbasedonthethesis,and (c) theunitMAT00331AdvancedStatistics, whereacandidatehasbeendeemedbythe SchoolBoardtobedeficientinthisarea. Whereassuccessfulcompletionofthe coursewillberequired,theresultwillnot counttowardstheclassofHonours awarded.

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) athesisbasedonoriginalwork HEA40009 ExerciseScienceThesis (Stage1of4)* HEA40010 ExerciseScienceThesis (Stage2of4)* HEA40011 ExerciseScienceThesis (Stage3of4)* HEA40012 ExerciseScience Thesis (Stage4of4)*
*Doubleweightedunit

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BACHELOROFFORESTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENTWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BForSc&Mgt(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:
.

UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits FOR40009 ForestryHonoursIV*

RulesGoverningCandidaturefor HonoursDegrees
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

*Doubleweightedunit

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaProposal,a Majorstudy,aMinorStudyandaResearch Seminar. FOR40006 ForestryHonoursI* FOR40007 ForestryHonoursII* FOR40008 ForestryHonoursIII*

MajorStudiesmaybetakeninanyareaofForest ScienceorManagement,subjecttotheapproval oftheHead,SchoolofEnvironmentalScience andManagement.MinorStudiesmaybetaken fromthesameorarelatedareaofstudy,subject tospecifictopicsbeingapprovedbytheHead, SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceand Management.WiththeapprovaloftheHead, SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceand Management,oneorbothMinorStudiesmaybe substitutedbyprescribedcourseworkand examination.

BACHELOROFHEALTHSCIENCEWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BHlthSc(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits HEA40003 HEA40004 HealthScience Thesis (Stage3of4)* HealthScienceThesis (Stage4of4)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

*Doubleweightedunit

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) aresearchproposal (b) aresearchseminarpresentation HEA40001 HealthScienceThesis (Stage1of4)* HEA40002 HealthScienceThesis (Stage2of4)*

and WhereacandidatehasbeenfoundbytheSchool Boardtobedeficientinanarea,theymaybe requiredtoundertakeunitsofstudywhich addressanydeficiency,andwhichdonotcount towardstheclassofHonoursawarded.

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BACHELOROFHEALTHSCIENCE(NURSING)WITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BHlthSc(N)(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits NRS40005 NRS40006 NRS40007 NRS40008 HealthScienceNursingThesis (Stage1of4)* HealthScienceNursingThesis (Stage2of4)* HealthScienceNursingThesis (Stage3of4)* HealthScienceNursingThesis (Stage4of4)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) aresearchproposal (b) aresearchseminarpresentation (c) athesisbasedonoriginalwork

*Doubleweightedunit

and WhereacandidatehasbeenfoundbytheSchool Boardtobedeficientinanarea,theymaybe requiredtoundertakeunitsofstudywhich addressanydeficiency,andwhichdonotcount towardstheclassofHonoursawarded.

BACHELOROFINDIGENOUSSTUDIESWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BIndigSt(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: BachelorDegreewithHonours GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
SOC10205 SOC40021 SOC40022 SOC40023 Indigenous ResearchTheoryand Practice* IndigenousResearch Thesis (Stage1of3)* IndigenousResearch Thesis (Stage2of3)* IndigenousResearchThesis (Stage3of3)*

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BACHELOROFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BInfTech(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore,CoffsHarbour Internal 1year 8equivalentunits TheHonourscourseisofferedininternalstudy mode;however,considerationwillbegiven underspecialcircumstancestostudentswishing tostudyinDistanceEducationstudymode. MAT00792 ResearchMethods CSC40002 InformationTechnology ResearchTopic CSC40003 InformationTechnologyResearch Thesis(Stage1of3)* CSC40004 InformationTechnologyResearch Thesis(Stage2of3)* CSC40005 InformationTechnologyResearch Thesis(Stage3of3)*
*Doubleweightedunit

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: Onequartercourseworkandthreequarters researchcumulatinginthesubmissionofan honoursresearchthesis.

BACHELOROFMARINESCIENCEANDMANAGEMENTWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BMarSc&Mgt(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore,NationalMarineScienceCentre(CoffsHarbour) Internal 1year 8equivalentunits ThemajorStudyistobetakenintheareaof MarineScienceandManagement. Theminorstudymaybetakenfrom: (a) theareasoftheMajorStudy;and (b) inatopicotherthantheoneselectedforthe MajorStudy,subjecttospecifictopicsbeing approvedbytheHead,Schoolof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement. WiththeapprovaloftheHead,Schoolof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement,the MinorStudymaybesubstitutedbyprescribed courseworkandexamination.

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaProposal,a Majorstudy,aMinorStudyandaResearch Seminar. ENV40006 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursI* ENV40007 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursII* ENV40008 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursIII* ENV40009 EnvironmentalScienceHonoursIV*
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BACHELOROFMEDIAWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BMedia(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal,DistanceEducation 1yearfulltime,2yearsparttime 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisestwoResearch MethodsunitsandaThesis. COM40015 ResearchMethodsforArtsand SocialSciences* COM40006 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3)* COM40007 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3)* COM40008 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)*
*Doubleweightedunit

FULLTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2


COM40015 COM40006 COM40007 COM40008 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

PARTTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2 3 4


COM40015 COM40006 COM40007 COM40008 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

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BACHELOROFNATUROPATHYWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BNat(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. ApplicationforcandidatureintheBachelorof NaturopathywithHonourswillberestrictedto studentsholdingaBachelorofNaturopathy degreeorequivalent.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaMajorStudyand aResearchSeminar.MajorStudiesmaybetaken inanyareaofNaturalandComplementary Medicine,subjecttotheapprovaloftheHead, SchoolofNaturalandComplementaryMedicine. HLT40001 NaturopathyThesis(Stage1of4)* HLT40002 NaturopathyThesis(Stage2of4)* HLT40003 NaturopathyThesis(Stage3of4)* HLT40004 NaturopathyThesis(Stage4of4)*
*Doubleweightedunit

BACHELOROFNURSINGWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BN(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits NRS40001 NRS40002 NRS40003 NRS40004 NursingThesis(Stage1of4)* NursingThesis(Stage2of4)* NursingThesis(Stage3of4)* NursingThesis(Stage4of4)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards

*Doubleweightedunit

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) aresearchproposal (b) aresearchseminarpresentation (c) athesisbasedonoriginalwork

and WhereacandidatehasbeenfoundbytheSchool Boardtobedeficientinanarea,theymaybe requiredtoundertakeunitsofstudywhich addressanydeficiency,andwhichdonotcount towardstheclassofHonoursawarded.

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BACHELOROFPSYCHOLOGICALSCIENCEWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BPsychSc(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences CoffsHarbour Internal 1yearfulltime 8equivalentunits

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisestheequivalentof 8unitsofstudy: BHS400014 ResearchThesis(4units)* BHS400056 ResearchMethodsandApplied Project BHS400078 EthicsandProfessionalIssues BHS4000910 HistoryandPhilosophyofPsychology BHS4001112 AdvancedSeminarsinPsychology
*Doubleweightedunit

BACHELOROFSOCIALSCIENCEWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSocSc(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore,CoffsHarbour DistanceEducation 1year 8equivalentunits SOC40007 SOC40008 SocialScienceThesisHuman Services(Stage3of4)* SocialScienceThesisHuman Services(Stage4of4)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursemaybeundertakenasa coursemajorineitherSocialScienceHonours (HumanServices)orSocialScienceHonours (SocialandWorkplaceDevelopment). Thecoursemaybecompletedonafullresearch basis: SOC40005 SocialScienceThesisHuman Services(Stage1of4)* SOC40006 SocialScienceThesisHuman Services(Stage2of4)*

or SOC40001 SocialScienceThesis(Stage1of4)* SOC40002 SocialScienceThesis(Stage2of4)* SOC40003 SocialScienceThesis(Stage3of4)* SOC40004 SocialScienceThesis(Stage4of4)* Thecoursemayalsobecompletedona courseworkplusresearchbasis: COM40015 ResearchMethodsforArtsand SocialSciences* SOC40012 SocialScienceThesis(Human Services)(Stage1of3)*

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SocialScienceThesis(Human Services)(Stage2of3)* SocialScienceThesis(Human Services)(Stage3of3)* ResearchMethodsforArtsand SocialSciences*

SOC40009 SOC40010 SOC40011

SocialScienceThesis (Stage1of3)* SocialScienceThesis (Stage2of3)* SocialScienceThesis (Stage3of3)*

*Doubleweightedunit

BACHELOROFSPORTANDEXERCISESCIENCEWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSport&ExSc(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits and (b) acolloquiumforthesisproposalanda researchseminarbasedonthethesis,and (c) theunitMAT00331AdvancedStatistics, whereacandidatehasbeendeemedbythe SchoolBoardtobedeficientinthisarea. Whereassuccessfulcompletionofthe coursewillberequired,theresultwillnot counttowardstheclassofHonours awarded.
*Doubleweightedunit

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprises: (a) athesisbasedonoriginalwork HEA40005 HumanMovementScienceThesis (Stage1of4)* HEA40006 HumanMovementScienceThesis (Stage2of4)* HEA40007 HumanMovementScienceThesis (Stage3of4)* HEA40008 HumanMovementScienceThesis (Stage4of4)*

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BACHELOROFSPORTTOURISMMANAGEMENTWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BSportTourMgt(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 1year 8equivalentunits MNG40003 MNG40004 SportTourismManagementThesis (Stage3of4)* SportTourismManagementThesis (Stage4of4)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

*Doubleweightedunit

CourseStructure
Acandidatewillberequiredtoundertakestudies intheareaofSportTourismcomprising: (a) athesisbasedonoriginalwork; MNG40001 SportTourism ManagementThesis (Stage1of4)* MNG40002 SportTourism ManagementThesis (Stage2of4)*

and (b) acolloquiumforthesisproposalanda researchseminarbasedonthethesis;and (c) theunitMAT00331AdvancedStatistics, whereacandidatehasbeendeemedbythe SchoolBoardstobedeficientinthisarea. Whereassuccessfulcompletionofthe coursewillberequired,theresultwillnot counttowardstheclassofHonours awarded.

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BACHELOROFVISUALARTSWITHHONOURS
Abbreviatedtitle:BVA(Hons)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: UndergraduateHonoursDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences Lismore Internal 1yearfulltime,2yearsparttime 8equivalentunits COM40015 CAR40003 CAR40004 CAR40005 ResearchMethods forArtsand SocialSciences* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage1of3)* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage2of3)* CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage3of3)*

RulesGoverningCandidature
RulesconcerningBachelorsDegreeswith Honours(whereHonoursistakenasaseparate year)canbefoundunderRule5inthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

CourseStructure
TheHonourscoursecomprisesaResearch MethodologyunitandResearchProject:

*Doubleweightedunit

FULLTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2


COM40015 COM40003 COM40004 COM40005 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
2 2 2 2

PARTTIMESTUDY SessionLevel Units 1 2 3 4


COM40015 COM40003 COM40004 COM40005 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3) CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)

UnitLoad
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GRADUATECERTIFICATEINACADEMICPRACTICE
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertAP
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateCertificate SchoolofEducation Lismore,DistanceEducation Mixedmode 12yearsParttime 4 (b) CandidatesmaybegrantedAdvanced Standingonthebasisofrecognitionofprior learning(RPL)onanindividualbasis,where theycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingoralevelof knowledgeconsideredbytheSchoolBoard tobeequaltothatrequiredtosuccessfully completeaunitlistedintheSchedule. (c) Workexperiencealonewillnotbeaccepted asabasisforAdvancedStanding.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Anapplicantforadmissionmust: (a) fulfilalltherequirementsforadmissiontoa degree(orqualificationofequivalent standing)atthisUniversityoratanother universityortertiaryinstitutionapprovedby theAcademicBoard;and (b) becurrentlyemployedasanacademic teacherinahighereducationinstitution(or equivalent)context(fulltime,parttimeor sessionally).

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
TCH03193 TCH03196 FoundationsofAcademicPractice inHigherEducation TheScholarshipofAcademic Practice* AssessmentandLearninginHigher Education CurriculumDesignandReviewin HigherEducation ClinicalTeachingandSupervision CommunityEngagement: ScholarshipandPractice HigherDegreeResearchSupervision BeingaResearcher:Career DevelopmentandPlanning

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinAcademicPracticeacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanfour(4)units comprisingallunitslistedinPartAandtwo(2) unitsfromPartBoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

PARTB
TCH03194 TCH03195 TCH03409 TCH03410 TCH03411 TCH03412
*

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) CandidatesmaybegrantedAdvanced StandinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,with theexclusionof2.4(c).

Thisunitwillnotbeofferedforstudyuntil2013.

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GRADUATECERTIFICATEINRESEARCHMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertResMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateCertificate SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore DistanceEducation 2years 4

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. ProgressionfromtheGraduateCertificatein ResearchManagementintotheGraduate DiplomainManagementandMasterof ManagementorintotheMasterofBusiness AdministrationispermittedwithintheRules.

ScheduleofUnits
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MNG00785 MNG03208 ProjectManagement IntellectualProperty:Management andCommercialisation OrganisationandTechnologyin Research StrategicInformationSystems NewVentureCreation LeadingandManagingPeople MarketinginRetailandService Environments EBusinessforManagers EconomicsforManagement LegalStudies CorporationandSecuritiesLaw QuantitativeAnalyticTechniques forManagement MarketingManagement InternationalMarketing BusinesstoBusinessMarketing StrategiesinMarketing Communications StrategicManagement FoundationsofManagement OrganisationalBehaviour InternationalBusiness HumanResourceManagement IndustrialRelations BusinessResearchMethods Entrepreneurship ManagementofSmallEnterprises InternationalandComparative HumanResourceManagement ActionResearchandEvaluation# OperationsandQualityManagement BusinessResearchProjectI StrategicKnowledgeManagement

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CMP03305 MNG03218 MNG03219 MNG03217 MKT03220 ISY00740 ECO00720 LAW00720 LAW00701 MAT03069 MKT00720 MKT00724 MKT00726 MKT00728 MNG00716 MNG00720 MNG01720 MNG00723 MNG00724 MNG00725 MNG00726 MNG00737 MNG00743 MNG00786 MNG00789 MNG00916 MNG03011 MNG03067

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards,applicantsfor admissiontocandidatureintheGraduate CertificateinResearchManagementmaybe selectedwheretheycandemonstrateacademic orprofessionalstandingconsideredbythe CollegeBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinResearchManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycomplete: (i) allunitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) two(2)electiveunitsfromPartBof theScheduleofUnitsattachedto theseRules. (b) Inexceptionalcircumstances,theCollege Boardmaypermitacandidatetoenrolina unitorunitsotherthanthosespecifiedin theSchedule.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Candidatesmaybegrantedadvancedstandingin accordancewithRule2.4oftheUniversitysRules RelatingtoAwards.

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GRADUATECERTIFICATEINWORKINGWITHINDIGENOUSCOMMUNITIES*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertWIC
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateCertificate GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore DistanceEducation 1Sessionfulltime 4
* Not offered in 2012.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
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CMM03310 BestPracticeIndigenous CommunityEngagement#

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwardsapplicantsforadmission tocandidatureintheGraduateCertificatein WorkingwithIndigenousCommunitiesmaybe selectedwheretheyhavebeeninfulltime professionalemploymentforaperiodoffour(4) yearsinasupervisorylevelposition.

PARTB
CMM03178 TraumaandRecovery Experiential CMM03182 LossandGriefGroupFacilitation CounsellorTraining CMM03188 ItsMyLife/Workingwith Adolescents CMM03184 ThePrunIndigenousGroup ConflictManagement CUL03311 HumanRightsandIndigenous Peoples EDU03312 IndigenousAustraliansin Education LAW03315 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslanders andContemporaryLegalIssues LAW03314 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities CUL03313 CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement
#Doubleweightedunit.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinWorkingwithIndigenous Communitiesacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantheequivalentoffour(4) unitcomprising: (a) theunitinPartAoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules; (b) two(2)unitsfromPartBoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Acandidatewhohascompletedtheunitslisted intheSchedule,orequivalent,shallnotbe grantedadvancedstandingfortheunits completedandshallberequiredtoundertake substituteunitsasapprovedbytheCourse Coordinator.

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GRADUATEDIPLOMAININFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDiplnfTech
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDiploma SouthernCrossBusinessSchool CoffsHarbour Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
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CSC00235 ISY10209 ISY00245 ISY00243 ApplicationsDevelopment WebDevelopmentI PrinciplesofProgramming SystemsAnalysisandDesign DataCommunicationsand Networks DatabaseSystemsI ObjectOrientedProgram Development DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign DigitalMediaII:AudioVideo ResourcesandLinearScriptwriting ElectronicCommerceSystems StatisticalAnalysis Client/ServerSystems IntelligentDecisionSystems InteractiveMultimedia ApplicationsDevelopmentI InteractiveMultimedia ApplicationsDevelopmentII ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment WebDevelopmentII

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards,applicantsfor admissiontocandidaturemaybeadmittedif theycandemonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsofRule2.3(a).

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CSC00240 CSC00228 CSC10210 ISY00324 ISY00325 ISY10058 MAT10251 ISY00246 ISY10056 CSC10214 CSC10215 CSC10216 CSC10217

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduateDiploma inInformationTechnologyacandidateshall successfullycompleteeight(8)unitscomprising: (a) four(4)unitsselectedfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; and (b) four(4)unitsselectedfromPartBofthe Schedule.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Acandidatewhohascompletedanyoftheunits listedinPartAoftheSchedule,orequivalent,as partofanotherawardshallnotbegranted advancedstandingforunitscompleted,andshall berequiredtoundertakesubstituteunitsfrom PartBoftheSchedule.

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GRADUATEDIPLOMAINLAW
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipLaw
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDiploma SchoolofLawandJustice Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 8 (b) five(5)unitsselectedfromtheunits providedbytheSchoolofLawandJustice.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Advancedstandingisnotgrantedinthiscourse. However,ifacandidateisabletodemonstrate competenceinoneormoreunitsinthecourse byvirtueofundergraduatestudy,thecandidate mayapplytotheCourseCoordinatorto substituteotherunitsforthoseinwhich competencyisestablished.Unitsubstitutiondoes notreducethenumberofunitsrequiredto completethecourse.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards,applicantsfor admissiontocandidaturemaybeadmittedif theycandemonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsofRule2.3(a).

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduateDiploma inLawacandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete notlessthaneight(8)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and

ScheduleofUnits
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LAW10157 LAW00051 LAW00048 AustralianLegalSystem LegalResearchandWriting LegalProject

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFEDUCATION
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipEd
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDiploma SchoolofEducation Lismore,TweedHeadsRiverside Internal 1year 8 tocandidaturemaybeselectedin exceptionalcircumstances,where candidateshavecompleted,overaperiodof notlessthanthreeacademicyears,somuch oftherequirementsforRule2.3(a)thatthe remainingrequirementsmaybecompleted byDistanceEducationstudyinoneyear concurrentlywithcandidatureforthe GraduateDiplomaofEducation,provided

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) InadditiontoRule2.3(a)oftheRules RelatingtoAwards,applicantsforadmission

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ScheduleofUnits
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EDU10710 EDU10711 EDU10712 EDU10713 EDU10714 EDU10715 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies EffectiveCommunicationinthe Classroom SupportingLearnerswith Disabilities Curriculum,AssessmentandNew Media TheInclusiveClassroom IssuesinEducation CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsII CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment,Health, PhysicalEducationI CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment,Health, PhysicalEducationII CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceI CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceII CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyandItsEnvironmentI CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyandItsEnvironmentII CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicI CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicII CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishI CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishII TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumI TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumII CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentIA CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentIIA

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EDU01153 EDU01154 EDU01021 EDU01022 EDU01246 EDU01247 TCH10007 TCH10008 EDU01145 EDU01146 EDU01143 EDU01144 TCH10174 TCH10175 EDU10631 EDU10632 TCH10303 TCH10304

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheGraduate DiplomaofEducationacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) atwo(2)unitsequenceselectedfrom PartBoftheSchedule. (b) Permissiontoundertakeapracticumwillat alltimesbeatthediscretionoftheHeadof theSchoolofEducation.

Sequentialunitsinacurriculumspecialisationare indicatedbytheirnaming;e.g.Curriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsIandCurriculum Specialisation:VisualArtsII.

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GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFFORESTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipForSc&Mgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDiploma SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal 1yearfulltime;2yearsparttime 8 electtobeawardedtheGraduateCertificate ofForestScienceandManagementfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe GraduateDiplomaDegree.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureinthe GraduateDiplomaofForestScienceand Managementshallbeadmittedifthey: (a) havesatisfiedtherequirementsofRule 2.3(a)oftheUniversitysRulesRelatingto Awards;and (b) havecompletedatleastsixteen(16)weeks workexperienceintheforestindustry;or (c) holdqualifications,professionalor otherwise,thatintheopinionoftheHeadof Schoolareequivalentto(a)and/or(b) above.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Advancedstandingisnotgrantedinthiscourse. Whereacandidatesrecorddemonstrates competenceinoneormoreunitsinthecourse byvirtueofundergraduatestudy,anapproved alternateprogramofstudywillbenegotiated withtheHeadofSchool.

ScheduleofUnits
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FOR03105 FOR03083 FOR03085 FOR03107 FireEcologyandManagement MeasuringTreesandForests NativeForestSilviculture PlantationSilviculture PlantPhysiologyandEcology ForestOperations WoodScienceandUtilisation ForestHealth:PestandDisease Management AgroforestryandFarmForestry ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management ForestModellingand Management NaturalResourcesPolicy ProductDevelopmentand Marketing

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofForestScienceandManagement acandidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthaneight(8)unitscomprising: (i) allunitsinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (b) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledfora GraduateDiplomaofForestScienceand Managementhassuccessfullycompleted four(4)unitscomprisingatleasttwo(2) unitsfromPartAanduptotwo(2)units fromPartBoftheScheduleofunitsmay

PARTB
FOR03106 FOR03084 FOR03108 FOR03081 FOR03110 FOR03019 FOR03082 FOR03111 FOR03198

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GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFPSYCHOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipPsych
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: GraduateDiploma SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore,CoffsHarbour Internal 1year 8

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.3 RequirementforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduateDiploma ofPsychologyacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthaneight(8)unitscomprising allunitslistedintheScheduleofUnitsattached totheseRules.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall havecompleted: (a) adegreeofatleastBachelorslevelawarded byanAustralianUniversity(oritsequivalent fromanothercounty),and (b) anintroductorypsychologyprogram, consistingofatleasttwoPsychologyunits, accreditedbytheAustralianPsychological Society,oritsequivalent.

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BHS20001 BHS20006 BHS20007 BHS20008 BHS30001 BHS30002 BHS30003 BHS30004 PsychologicalAssessment PersonalityandSocialPsychology LearningandMemory QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology ResearchMethodsinPsychology AbnormalPsychology DevelopmentacrosstheLifespan PhysiologicalPsychologyand SensoryProcesses

4.2 DurationoftheCourse
Normally,unlesstheHealthandHumanSciences SchoolBoardotherwisedetermines,acandidate shallcompletetheawardinnotmorethantwo (2)years.

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LECORDONBLEUMASTEROFGASTRONOMICTOURISM
Abbreviatedtitle:LCBMGastTour

LECORDONBLEUGRADUATEDIPLOMAINGASTRONOMICTOURISM
Abbreviatedtitle:LCBGradDipGastTour

LECORDONBLEUGRADUATECERTIFICATEINGASTRONOMICTOURISM
Abbreviatedtitle:LCBGradCertGastTour
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

PostgraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement Online DistanceEducation 2yearsparttime 12 (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theLeCordonBleuGraduateCertificatein GastronomicTourismmaybeselected wheretheapplicantcandemonstrate academicorprofessionalstanding consideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsofeither Rule2.3(a)orRule4.1(b)(i);and (i) Havebeenborninoneofthecountries listedinScheduleAattachedtoRule 2.2(g)andhavecompletedatleastone yearoffulltime(orequivalent)studyat thelevelofAQFdiploma(orequivalent) oraboveandthelanguageinwhichthat qualificationwastaughtwasEnglish;or (ii) beabletodemonstrateproofof Englishproficiencybyobtainingan overallbandscoreofnotlessthan6.0 intheInternationalEnglishLanguage TestingSystem(includingaminimum scoreof5.5inthesubbands)or equivalentTOEFLorcomparabletest asdeterminedbytheAcademicBoard.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theLeCordonBleuMasterofGastronomic Tourismmaybeselectedwherethe applicantcansatisfyoneormoreofthe following: (i) completedtheLeCordonBleu GraduateCertificateinGastronomic Tourism;or (ii) completedtheLeCordonBleu GraduateDiplomainGastronomic Tourism;or (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theLeCordonBleuGraduateDiplomain GastronomicTourismmaybeselected wheretheapplicantcansatisfyoneormore ofthefollowing: (i) completedtheLeCordonBleu GraduateCertificateinGastronomic Tourism;or

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofLeCordon BleuMasterofGastronomicTourisma

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4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesforthe LeCordonBleuMasterofGastronomicTourism whohavecompletedalltherequirementsfor theLeCordonBleuGraduateDiplomain GastronomicTourismwillbegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theLeCordonBleuMasterofGastronomic TourismortheLeCordonBleuGraduate DiplomainGastronomicTourismwhohave completedalltherequirementsfortheLe CordonBleuGraduateCertificatein GastronomicTourismwillbegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units. (d) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding. (e) Candidateswhoareoftheopinionthattheir levelofknowledgeisalreadyequaltothat requiredtosuccessfullycompleteaunit listedintheScheduleofUnitsmayapplyto theSchoolofTourismandHospitalityBoard tobepermittedtoundertakeachallenge examinationinthatunit.Ifthecandidateis successfulinthechallengeexam,advanced standingfortheunitwillbegranted.

(b)

(c)

(d)

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HOS03417 SOC03418 MNG03419 COM03420 MKT01907 MNG00273 PrinciplesofGastronomy FoodandDrinkinContemporary Society GastronomicTourism GastronomyandCommunication TourismandHospitality Management EventPlanningandManagement Entrepreneurship StrategicMarketingof DestinationsandHotels EventDesignPrinciples FoodandWineTechnology FoodandWineWriting AestheticsofFoodandWine IndependentStudyinGastronomic Tourism*

(e)

(f)

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MNG00737 MKT00905 MNG03358 HOS03421 COM03422 HOS03423 MNG03424

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MASTEROFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION(ADVANCED)
Abbreviatedtitle:MBA(Advanced)

MASTEROFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:MBA

GRADUATEDIPLOMAINBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipBusAdmin

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertBusAdmin
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 16 (ii) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinInternationalSport Management;or (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theCollegeBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(b)(i)orRule4.1(b)(ii). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinBusiness Administrationmaybeadmittediftheycan demonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheCollegeBoardto beequivalenttotherequirementsof Rule2.3(a). (d) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofBusinessAdministration, GraduateDiplomainBusiness AdministrationorGraduateCertificatein BusinessAdministrationmustprovide evidenceofatleastoneyearsexperiencein afieldofemploymentacceptabletothe CollegeBoard,exceptthatapplicantswith excellentacademicrecordsmaybe exemptedfromthisrequirement.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofBusinessAdministrationmay beselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inBusinessAdministration;or (ii) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inInternationalSportManagement;or (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theCollegeBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(a)(i)orRule4.1(a)(ii). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainBusiness Administrationmaybeselectedwhereone ormoreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinBusinessAdministration; or

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheMasterofBusiness Administration(Advanced)acandidateshall successfullycompletealltherequirements

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofBusinessAdministration (Advanced)whohavesuccessfully completedalltherequirementsforthe MasterofBusinessAdministration,Master ofManagement,MasterofInternational Businessorequivalentmastersdegreemay begrantedadvancedstandingforupto twelve(12)units.

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tobeequalinstandardtoaunitorunitsin thisprogram. (g) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof knowledgeisequaltothatrequiredto successfullycompleteaunitlistedinthe Schedulemayapplyforpermissionto undertakeachallengeexaminationinthat unit.Advancedstandingwillbegrantedfora unitifaresultof60percentorgreateris achievedinthechallengeexamination. Advancedstandingforuptothree(3)units maybegrantedunderthisRule.

Accounting
ACC00712 ACC00713 ACC00714 ACC00717 BusinessAccounting CorporateReporting ManagerialAccounting TaxationPractice

CorporateSustainability ACC03043 CorporateGovernance BUS00747 CriticalIssuesforManagement MNG03258 ManagingSustainable Organisations

EntrepreneurshipandNewVentureCreation
MNG00737 MNG03219 MNG03208 MNG00743 Entrepreneurship NewVentureCreation IntellectualProperty:Management andCommercialisation ManagementofSmallEnterprises CorporateFinance InternationalFinanceforManagers InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolio Management

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
MNG03217 MNG03218 ACC00724 MKT00720 MNG00720 MNG00716 LeadingandManagingPeople StrategicInformationSystems AccountingandFinancefor Managers MarketingManagement FoundationsofManagement StrategicManagement

Finance
ACC00716 FIN00723 FIN00919

HealthServicesManagement
CMM00705 HealthandEpidemiology SOC00722 TheSociologicalandPoliticalBasis ofHealthCare LAW00722 HealthLaw MNG00755 StrategicIssuesinHealth Management

PARTB
Studentsmaychooseanysix(6)unitsfromPart B.TocompleteaSpecialisation,studentsmust completeaminimumofthree(3)units,butnot morethanfour(4)units.ECO00720Economics forManagement LAW00720 LegalStudies MNG00916 OperationsandQuality Management MNG01720 OrganisationalBehaviour MAT03069 QuantitativeAnalyticTechniques forManagement LAW00701 CorporationandSecuritiesLaw MNG00784 IndustryBasedProject MNG00788 RegionalEconomicandBusiness Trends* MNG00789 ActionResearchandEvaluation** ACC03043 CorporateGovernance BUS00747 CriticalIssuesforManagement MNG03047 QualitativeResearchMethods MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethods

HumanResourceManagement
MNG00704 MNG00724 MNG00725 MNG00786 HumanResourceDevelopment HumanResourceManagement IndustrialRelations InternationalandComparative HRM RiskManagement AssetManagement ProjectManagement OperationsandQuality Management StrategicKnowledgeManagement EBusinessforManagers ProjectManagement InternationalFinanceforManagers InternationalMarketing InternationalandComparative HumanResourceManagement InternationalBusiness

ImplementationManagement
MNG03228 MNG03227 MNG00785 MNG00916

InformationSystemsManagement
MNG03067 ISY00740 MNG00785 FIN00723 MKT00724 MNG00786 MNG00723

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MarketingManagement
MKT00724 MKT00726 MKT03220 MKT00728 InternationalMarketing BusinesstoBusinessMarketing MarketinginRetailandService Environments IntegratedMarketing Communications BusinessResearchMethods< BusinessResearchProjectI BusinessResearchProjectII BusinessResearchProjectIII SportsLaw SportMarketingintheGlobal Marketplace ManagingInternationalSport Events SportGovernance

TechnologyManagement
MNG03280 MNG03281 MNG03282 ISY00705 ISY00704 MNG03227 MNG03228 GlobalProcurement LogisticsManagement ContractManagementinaGlobal Context IssuesinInformationManagement DistributedInformationSystems AssetManagement Riskmanagement StrategicMarketingof DestinationsandHotels InternationalTourismSystems TourismPlanningEnvironments ContemporaryHotelandTourism Issues

Research
MNG00726 MNG03011 MNG03012 MNG03013 MNG03395 MNG03390 MNG03392 MNG03394

Tourism
MKT00905 MKT01906 MKT01760 MKT01762
** Doubleweightedunit * OnlyavailableinMalaysia < Antirequisite/sMNG03047QualitativeResearch MethodsorMNG03048QuantitativeResearch Methods

SportManagement

SupplyChainManagement
MNG03280 GlobalProcurement MNG03281 LogisticsManagement MNG03282 ContractManagementinaGlobal Context

MASTEROFBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONINHOTELANDTOURISMMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MBAHotel&TourMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONINHOTELANDTOURISM MANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipBusAdminHotel&TourMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONINHOTELANDTOURISM MANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertBusAdminHotel&TourMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 12

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards,applicantsfor

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admissiontocandidaturemaybeselectedwhere oneormoreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (a) provideevidenceofatleastoneyears experienceinafieldofemployment acceptabletotheTourismandHospitality SchoolBoard;and (b) havedemonstratedacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe HeadofSchooltobeequivalenttothe requirementinRule2.3(a).

GraduateCertificatemayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateCertificatein BusinessAdministrationinHoteland TourismManagementfollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersdegreeor GraduateDiploma.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofBusinessAdministrationin HotelandTourismManagementwhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomaofBusiness AdministrationinHotelandTourism Managementmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofBusinessAdministrationin HotelandTourismManagementorthe GraduateDiplomaofBusiness AdministrationinHotelandTourism Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificateof BusinessAdministrationinHoteland TourismManagementmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units. (d) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof knowledgeisalreadyequaltothatrequired tosuccessfullycompleteaunitlistedinthe SchedulemayapplytotheBoardofStudies tobepermittedtoundertakeachallenge examinationinthatunit.Advancedstanding willbegrantedforaunitifaresultofsixty percent(60%)orgreaterisachievedina challengeexamination.Achallenge examinationforaunitcannotbeundertaken againifthecandidateisunsuccessfulatthe firstattempt.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof BusinessAdministrationinHoteland TourismManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) six(6)electiveunitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofBusinessAdministrationinHotel andTourismManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Scheduleofunits. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinBusinessAdministrationin HotelandTourismManagementacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthanfour (4)unitscomprising: (i) two(2)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe Scheduleofunits. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe Mastersdegreehascompletedthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomamay electtobeawardedtheGraduateDiploma ofBusinessAdministrationinHoteland TourismManagementfollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersdegree. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe MastersdegreeorGraduateDiplomahas completedtherequirementsforthe

ScheduleofUnits
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MNG00720 ACC00724 MKT00720 MNG03218 MNG00716 MNG03217 FoundationsofManagement AccountingandFinancefor Managers MarketingManagement StrategicInformationSystems StrategicManagement LeadingandManagingPeople

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BUS00913 BUS00914 ISY00244 MNG00272 MNG00273 BusinessAnalysisforTourismand HospitalityManagers ManagingEmployeeRelationsina GlobalContext TechnologicalSystemsforHotel, ConventionsandEvents BusinessEventsManagement EventPlanningandManagement

MNG00912 MKT00905 MKT01760 MKT01762 MKT01906 MKT01909

EnvironmentalManagementfor HotelsandAttractions StrategicMarketingof DestinationsandHotels TourismPlanningEnvironments ContemporaryHotelandTourism Issues InternationalTourismSystems ServiceManagementforTourism andHospitality

MASTEROFCHILDHOODANDYOUTHSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:MChildYouthSt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFCHILDHOODANDYOUTHSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipChildYouthSt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEOFCHILDHOODANDYOUTHSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertChildYouthSt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore DistanceEducation 1.5years GraduateCertificate4 GraduateDiploma8 Masters12 (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofChildhoodand YouthStudiesmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateofChildhoodandYouth Studies;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureinthe GraduateCertificateofChildhoodandYouth Studiesmaybeselectedwheretheycan demonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofChildhoodandYouthStudies maybeselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma ofChildhoodandYouthStudies;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i).

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equivalenttotherequirementsofRule2.3(a) oftheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (d) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature mustprovideevidenceofatleastoneyear's experienceinafieldofemployment acceptabletotheSchoolBoard.

(f)

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ChildhoodandYouthStudiesacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan twelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) Two(2)unitsfromPartBoftheSchedule; (iii) Four(4)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedulenototherwisecompletedin PartB (iv) AllunitsfromPartDoftheSchedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofChildhoodandYouthStudiesa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthaneight(8)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) Two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule; (iii) Four(4)unitsfromPartCoftheSchedule nototherwisecompletedinPartB. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateofChildhoodandYouthStudiesa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthanfour(4)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitsfromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) TwounitsfromPartBoftheSchedule; (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofChildhoodandYouthStudieshas completedtherequirementsofthe GraduateDiplomaofChildhoodandYouth Studiesmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomafollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofChildhoodandYouthStudieshas completedtherequirementsofthe GraduateCertificateofChildhoodandYouth Studiesmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateCertificatefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersaward.

Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomaofChildhoodandYouth Studieshascompletedtherequirementsofthe GraduateCertificateofChildhoodandYouth StudiesmayelecttobeawardedtheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheGraduateDiplomaaward.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4, providedthatadvancedstandingshallnotbe grantedforstudiescompletedtowards anotheraward.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CYS03340 CYS03341 UnderstandingChildrenand Childhood EngagingwithChildrenandYoung People ChildrensRights:PolicyintoPractice PromotingChildrensProtection andParticipation ChildrenandtheLaw ChildrensRights:PolicyintoPractice PromotingChildrensProtection andParticipation ChildrenandtheLaw StrengtheningYoungPeoples SocialandEmotionalWellbeing SupportingYoungPeople'sHealth andSafety:PerspectivesonDrugs, AlcoholandSexualHealth ImprovingPracticethrough ProgramEvaluation YoungPeopleandPopularCulture IndigenousChildren:Realities, Rights,PolicyandPractice StrategiesandApproachesfor CounsellingChildrenandYoung People ResearchingWithandForChildren CriticalLiteratureReviewI ResearchProject#

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CYS03342 CYS03343 CYS03344 CYS03342 CYS03343 CYS03344 CYS03345 CYS03346 CYS03347 CYS03348 CYS03349 CYS03350

PARTCELECTIVES

PARTD
CYS03351 EDU00751 EDU00754

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MASTEROFCLINICALEXERCISEPHYSIOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:MClinExPhysiol
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 1yearfulltime*;2yearsparttime* 12

* Students will be required to study in all three sessions to complete this course within the duration indicated.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterofClinical ExercisePhysiologyacandidateshallsuccessfully completetheequivalentoftwelve(12)units comprising: (a) allunitslistedintheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
ApplicantsseekingadmissiontotheMastersof ClinicalExercisePhysiologywillnormally: (a) HavecompletedaBachelorsDegreeinthe fieldofSportandExerciseScience(orrelated degree)thatisaccreditedorwouldsatisfythe currentrequirementsforcourseaccreditation withtheAAESSatthelevelofExercise Scientistandhavealevelofachievement acceptabletotheSchoolBoard. (b) Inadditiontosatisfyingcondition1above, candidatesarerequiredtohave: (i) Completedatleast140hoursof practicumexperienceinan ApparentlyHealthypopulationin accordancewiththeAAESS requirementsforAccreditationasan ExercisePhysiologist; (ii) AcurrentSeniorFirstAidCertificate andCPRupdate(asrequired); (iii) Completedthefullrangeof immunizationsrequired,priorto workinginaNSWandQueensland PublicHealthFacility; (iv) ACriminalRecordCheck(CRC) completedontheirbehalf.

4.3 Exclusion
(a) AstudentcanbeexcludedunderRule2.10 (b) Acandidatewhohasreceivedafailgrade twiceinAppliedClinicalExercisePhysiology (13)maybeexcludedbytheHeadofSchool untiltheycandemonstrateprofessional suitabilitytoundertakethecourse.

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CEP03361 CEP03362 CEP03363 CEP03365 CEP03366 CEP03367 CEP03364 CEP03368 CEP03369
#Quadrupleweightedunit.

ProfessionalPracticeinClinical ExercisePhysiologyI ExerciseandCardiopulmonary Health ExerciseandMusculoskeletal Health ProfessionalPracticeinClinical ExercisePhysiologyII ExerciseandMetabolicand PsychologicalHealth ExerciseandNeurological, Neuromuscularand ImmunologicalHealth AppliedClinicalExercise PhysiologyI AppliedClinicalExercise PhysiologyII AppliedClinicalExercise PhysiologyIII#

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MASTEROFCLINICALLEADERSHIP(ADVANCED)
Abbreviatedtitle:MClinL(Adv)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences GoldCoastBeachside Internalandonline 2yearsfulltime;or4yearsparttime 16 (i) AllunitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits;and (ii) Four(4)unitsfromanamed specialisationinPartBofthe Schedule,oranyfour(4)unitsfrom PartBoftheSchedule;plus (iii) Four(4)unitsfromPartCofthe Schedule;and (iv) Two(2)doubleweightedunitsfrom PartDoftheScheduleattachedto theseRulesorprescribedunitsfrom theUniversityofNewEngland. TobeeligiblefortheMasterofClinical Leadershipacandidateshallsuccessfully completetwelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnits;and (ii) Four(4)unitsfromanamed specialisationinPartBofthe Schedule,oranyfour(4)unitsfrom PartBoftheSchedule;and (iii) Four(4)unitsfromPartCofthe ScheduleattachedtotheseRules. Acandidate,whowhileenrolledinthe MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced) hassatisfiedtherequirementsforthe MasterofClinicalLeadership,mayelect tobeawardedtheMasterofClinical Leadershipfollowingwithdrawalof candidaturefromtheMasterofClinical Leadership(Advanced)orMasterof ClinicalLeadershipaward. Acandidate,whowhileenrolledinthe MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced) orMasterofClinicalLeadershiphas satisfiedtherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomaofClinicalLeadership, mayelecttobeawardedtheGraduate DiplomaofClinicalLeadershipfollowing

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofClinicalLeadership (Advanced)maybeselectedwherethey candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a). (i) Havebeenborninoneofthe countrieslistedinScheduleA attachedtoRule2.2(g)andhave completedatleastoneyearof fulltime(orequivalent)studyatthe levelofAQFdiploma(orequivalent) oraboveandthelanguageinwhich thatqualificationwastaughtwas English;or (ii) Anapplicantmustbeableto demonstrateproofofEnglish proficiencybyobtaininganoverall bandscoreofnotlessthan6.5inthe InternationalEnglishLanguage TestingSystem(includinga minimumscoreof6.0inthesub bands)orequivalentTOEFLor comparabletestasdeterminedby theAcademicBoard. TobeeligiblefortheMasterofClinical Leadership(Advanced)acandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthan sixteen(16)unitscomprising:

(b)

(b)

(c)

(d)

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a)

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(e)

PARTC
CMM03373 ProgramDevelopmentand Evaluation CMM03374 Ethics,HumanRightsandHealth Law MAT03372 BiostatisticsforHealth Professionals TCH03411 HigherDegreeResearch Supervision MNG00724 HumanResourceManagement CMM03378 Rural,RegionalandRemotePublic Health CMM00705 HealthandEpidemiology CMM03375 PopulationHealth:Challenging HealthInequities Seven(7)specifiedunitsofferedbytheUniversity ofNewEnglandasadvisedbytheSouthernCross UniversityCourseCoordinatoroftheMasterof ClinicalLeadership(Advanced). CMM03260 GraduateStudiesProjectI# CMM03262 GraduateStudiesProjectII# Oranyofthree(3)specifiedunitsofferedbythe UniversityofNewEnglandasadvisedbythe SouthernCrossUniversityCourseCoordinatorof theMasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced).
#

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a)

(b)

(c)

PARTD

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CMM03140 EvidenceBasedPractice HEA03414 ClinicalLeadersasClinical Innovators Two(2)prescribedunitsofferedbytheUniversity ofNewEnglandasspecifiedbytheSouthern CrossUniversityCourseCoordinatorofthe MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced).

Double-weighted unit.

PARTB
HealthManagementandLeadership CMM03415 HealthSystemsLeadership MNG00755 StrategicIssuesinHealth Management HEA03416 ClinicalAccountability:Principles andPractice Three(3)ofthespecifiedunitsofferedbythe UniversityofNewEnglandasadvisedbythe SouthernCrossUniversityCourseCoordinatorof theMasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced).

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MASTEROFCLINICALPRACTICE
Abbreviatedtitle:MClinPrac

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFCLINICALPRACTICE
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipClinPrac

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINCLINICALPRACTICE
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertClinPrac
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore DistanceEducation 1.5yearsfulltime 12

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (ii) haveaminimumofoneyear postgraduatenursingexperience;and (iii) becurrentlyregisteredinAustralia; and (iv) becurrentlyemployedinapractice settingequivalenttothespecialisation orasacceptabletotheSchoolBoard. (c) AllapplicantsforadmissiontotheMasterof ClinicalPracticewithaspecialisationin PerioperativeNurseSurgeonsAssistant,in additiontoRules4.1(a)and(b),arealso requiredtoprovideevidenceofan accreditedperioperativenursingcertificate fromaninstitutionapprovedbySchool Boardandaminimumofthreeyearsfull timeexperienceintheperioperativearea,or haveaminimumoffivefulltimeyears experienceinaperioperativearea. (d) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature totheMasterofClinicalPracticewitha specialisationinComplementaryMedicine, DrugandAlcoholStudies,HealthyAgeing andAgedCare,orLifestyleMedicinemust provideevidenceofatleastoneyears experienceinanareaofactivityrelevantto theareaofspecialisationand/oras acceptabletotheSchoolBoard. (e) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature totheMasterofClinicalPracticewithout specialisation,canrefertoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwardsand/or Rule4.1(a)oftheSpecificAwardRules.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AdmissiontotheMasterAward:Asan alternatetoRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards,applicantsfor admissiontocandidatureintheMasterof ClinicalPracticemaybeselectedwhereone ormoreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheSCUGraduate DiplomaofClinicalPracticeinthe equivalentspecialisation;or (ii) havecompletedtheSCUGraduate CertificateinClinicalPracticeinthe equivalentspecialisation;or (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementinRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(iorii). (b) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature totheMasterofClinicalPracticewitha specialisationinBreastCancerNursing, CardiacNursing,CardiothoracicNursing, ClinicalManagement,EmergencyNursing, IntensiveCareNursing,MentalHealth Nursing,NeuroscienceNursing,or PerioperativeNursingarerequiredto: (i) holdaBachelorofNursingor RegisteredNurseequivalent qualification;and

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(d)

(e)

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ClinicalPracticewithaspecialisationa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) four(4)unitsofaspecialisationlisted inPartBoftheScheduleofUnits;and (iii) four(4)equivalentunitslistedinPartC oftheScheduleofUnits,includingthe unitCMM03260GraduateStudies ProjectI. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ClinicalPracticewithoutspecialisation,a candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) eight(8)equivalentunitsselectedfrom PartCoftheScheduleofUnits, includingtheunitCMM03260 GraduateStudiesProjectI. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofClinicalPracticewitha specialisationacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthan8unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and

(f)

(g)

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4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.In exceptionalcases,additionaladvanced standingforuptotwo(2)unitstowardsthe MasterofClinicalPracticemaybegranted bytheSchoolBoard,whichshallnotifythe AcademicBoardinallcases. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofClinicalPracticewhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomaofClinicalPracticemaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)prescribedunits. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofClinicalPracticewhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateCertificateofClinicalPracticemay begrantedadvancedstandingforuptofour (4)prescribedunits.

CMM03301 Assessment,Planningand TreatmentinDrugandAlcohol Use CMM03302 Age,Gender,IndigenousandDual DiagnosisIssuesinDrugand AlcoholUse CMM03303 Evaluation,Professionaland ReflectivePracticeinDrugand AlcoholStudies HealthyAgeingandAgedCare CMM03250 TheAgeingBody CMM03251 ApproachestoHealthyAgeing CMM03252 ResponsestoanAgeing Population CMM03253 TheSocialContextofAgeing LifestyleMedicine CMM03254 IntroductiontoLifestyleMedicine CMM03255 LifestyleMedicineand ProfessionalPractice CMM03256 MotivationandCompliancein LifestyleMedicine CMM03257 PsychologicalandEnvironmental InfluencesinLifestyleMedicine MentalHealthNursing CMM00001 OverviewofMentalHealth CMM00002 ModelsofMentalHealthand MentalIllness CMM00003 TherapiesinMentalHealthCare CMM00004 EvaluationofMentalHealth Services:Preventionto Rehabilitation NRS03153 MentalHealthNursingPractice PerioperativeNurseSurgeonsAssistant NRS00610 TheRoleofthePerioperative NurseSurgeonsAssistant NRS00611 PreoperativeAssessmentand Planning NRS00612 IntraoperativeAssistingand NursingCare NRS00613 PostoperativeNursingCareand ProfessionalIssues PerioperativeNursing NRS03291 PracticeandPhilosophyin PerioperativeNursing NRS03292 OperatingRoomNursing NRS03293 AnaestheticNursing NRS03294 PostAnaestheticCareUnitNursing NRS03295 PaediatricPain:Assessmentand Management NRS03296 AssessingandManagingAdult Pain NRS03297 InfectionControl

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA(CORE)
CMM00705 HealthandEpidemiology CMM03140 EvidenceBasedPractice CMM03160 CriticalReflectionforHealth Workers CMM03377 LeadershipandManagementin Health

PARTB(SPECIALISATION)
ClinicalManagement NRS03287 IntroductoryHealthCare Management NRS03288 HumanResourceManagementfor Nurses NRS03289 FinancialManagementforNurses NRS03290 QualityHealthCareinAction ComplementaryMedicine PHA03148 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine PHA03149 EvidencebasedComplementary MedicineI PHA03151 ComplementaryMedicineand ProfessionalPractice PHA03150 ComplementaryMedicine TherapeuticsI DrugandAlcoholStudies CMM03300 IssuesandPerspectivesinDrug andAlcoholStudies

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#

PARTC
CMM00001 OverviewofMentalHealth CMM00002 ModelsofMentalHealthand MentalIllness CMM00004 EvaluationofMentalHealth Services:Preventionto Rehabilitation CMM03211 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsI:TheoryandCore Strategies CMM03212 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsII:AdvancedStrategies andPlanning CMM03213 SocialMarketing CMM03214 Obesity,WeightControland MetabolicHealthManagement CMM03250 TheAgeingBody CMM03251 ApproachestoHealthyAgeing

IntroductiontoLifestyleMedicine GraduateStudiesProjectI# GraduateStudiesProjectII# IssuesandPerspectivesinDrug andAlcoholStudies Ethics,HumanRightsandHealth Law PopulationHealth:Challenging HealthInequities PrimaryHealthCare SelfManagementandLifestyle Medicine EssentialsofHerbalMedicine QualitativeResearchMethodsfor Health QuantitativeResearchMethods forHealth HealthandIndigenousPeoples IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine

Doubleweightedunit.

MASTEROFCOMMERCE(FINANCIALPLANNING)*
Abbreviatedtitle:MComm(FinPln)

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFFINANCIALPLANNING*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipFinPln

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINFINANCIALPLANNING*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertFinPln
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool GoldCoastandTweedHeads Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 12
* Not offered in 2012.

SpecificAwardRule
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofCommerce(Financial Planning)maybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied:

(i) HavecompletedtheGraduateDiploma ofFinancialPlanning;or (ii) Candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theHeadofSchooltobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofFinancialPlanning

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maybeselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinFinancialPlanning;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theHeadofSchooltobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinFinancial Planningmaybeadmittediftheycan demonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheHeadofSchool tobeequivalenttotherequirementsofRule 2.3(a).

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof Commerce(FinancialPlanning)acandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan twelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) AllunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) AllunitslistedinPartBofthe Schedule;and (iii) allunitslistedinPartCofthe Schedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofFinancialPlanningacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan eight(8)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) allunitslistedinPartBofthe Schedule. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinFinancialPlanningacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthanfour (4)unitscomprisingallunitslistedinPartA oftheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules.

Planning)whohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomaof FinancialPlanningmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofCommerce(Financial Planning)whohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein FinancialPlanningmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptofour(4)units. (d) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof knowledgeisequaltothatrequiredto successfullycompleteaunitlistedinthe Schedulemayapplyforpermissionto undertakeachallengeexaminationinthat unit.Advancedstandingwillbegrantedfora unitifaresultofsixty(60)percentor greaterisachievedinthechallenge examination.Advancedstandingforupto four(4)unitsmaybegrantedunderthis Rule.Achallengeexaminationforaunit cannotbeundertakenagainifthecandidate isunsuccessfulatthefirstattempt. (e) AdvancedStandingforuptoamaximumof four(4)unitsmaybegrantedfor undergraduatestudiescompleted.

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FIN10252 FIN10254 ECO00720 LAW00720 FinancialPlanning FinancialInstitutions,Instruments andMarkets EconomicsforManagement LegalStudies LawofFinanceandSecurities TaxationPractice InsurancePlanning PrinciplesofInvestmentand RetirementPlanning AdvancedInvestmentand RetirementPlanning InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolio Management FinancialPlanConstructionand Review FinancialPlanSkillsand Management

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LAW00730 ACC00717 FIN03204 FIN03203

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FIN03207 FIN00919 FIN03205 FIN03206

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofCommerce(Financial

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MASTEROFCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT(EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT)
Abbreviatedtitle:MCommDev(EmergMgt)

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipCommDev(EmergMgt)

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertCommDev(EmergMgt)
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences CoffsHarbour Online 1.3years 12 (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(b)(i).

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)maybeselected whereoneormoreofthefollowinghas beensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma ofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement);or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofCommunity Development(EmergencyManagement) maybeselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement);or

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof CommunityDevelopmentacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprising: (i) allunitssix(6)unitslistedinPartAof theScheduleofUnitsattachedto theseRules; (ii) anysix(6)units,fromPartBofthe Schedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)acandidateshall successfullycompleteeight(8)units comprising: (i) six(6)unitslistedinPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) anytwo(2)units,fromPartBofthe Schedule. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)acandidateshall successfullycompletefour(4)unitsselected

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fromthoselistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)hascompleted therequirementsoftheGraduateDiploma ofCommunityDevelopment(Emergency Management)ortheGraduateCertificatein CommunityDevelopment(Emergency Management)mayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomaortheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomaofCommunity Development(EmergencyManagement)has completedtherequirementsofthe GraduateCertificateinCommunity Development(EmergencyManagement) mayelecttobeawardedtheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheGraduateDiploma award.

(c) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidatesmay receiveadvancedstandingonthebasisof recognitionofpriorlearning(RPL)onan individualbasis,wheretheycan demonstrate(academicorprofessional standing)or(alevelofknowledge) consideredbytheSchoolBoardtobeequal tothatrequiredtosuccessfullycompletea unitlistedintheSchedule.

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BHS00360 BHS00361 BHS00362 BHS00364 BHS00365 BHS00366 PerspectivesofCommunity Development PoliticalandEconomicContextsof CommunitiesandDisasters CommunityEducationand CommunicationforEmergencies DisasterResilientCommunities LivinginaHazardousEnvironment SocialandCulturalContextsof CommunitiesandDisasters IssuesinDisasterManagement CommunitiesandDisaster Research IndependentStudyHuman ServicesI IndependentStudyHuman ServicesII IndependentStudyHuman ServicesIII IndependentStudyHuman ServicesIV

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BHS00363 BHS00367 IST00365 IST00366 IST00367 IST00368

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) FortheMasterofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement),theGraduate DiplomaofCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)ortheGraduate CertificateinCommunityDevelopment (EmergencyManagement)candidatesmay begrantedadvancedstandingfromthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules, onthebasisofprofessionalqualifications obtainedthroughstudyandformal assessmentprovidedthatinallcasesthe workcompletedisconsideredtobeequalin standardtoaunitorunitsinthisprogram.

RecommendedElectives
MNG03217 LeadingandManagingPeople MNG00785 ProjectManagement MNG03281 LogisticsManagement MNG01720 OrganisationalBehaviour OR AnyotherPostgraduateunit/sofferedbythe University

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MASTEROFCONVENTIONANDEVENTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MCon&EventMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAINCONVENTIONANDEVENTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipCon&EventMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINCONVENTIONANDEVENTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertCon&EventMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 12 (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinConventionand EventManagementmaybeselectedwhere theycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofConventionandEvent Managementmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inConventionandEventManagement; or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainConventionand EventManagementmaybeselectedwhere oneormoreofthefollowinghasbeen satisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinConventionandEvent Management;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i).

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ConventionandEventManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainConventionandEvent Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthaneight(8)units comprising; (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinConventionandEvent Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completefour(4)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofConventionandEvent

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Managementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateDiplomain ConventionandEventManagementorthe GraduateCertificateinConventionand EventManagementmayelecttobeawarded theGraduateDiplomaortheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomainConventionandEvent Managementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateCertificatein ConventionandEventManagementmay electtobeawardedtheGraduateCertificate followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theGraduateDiplomaaward.

ScheduleofUnits
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MNG00272 MNG00273 ACC00208 MNG00785 ISY00244 MNG00720 MNG03358 MNG03359 BusinessEventsManagement EventPlanningandManagement FinancialAnalysisforHotels, ConventionsandEvents ProjectManagement TechnologicalSystemsforHotels, ConventionsandEvents FoundationsofManagement EventDesignPrinciples HazardManagementforEvents TourismPlanningEnvironments ContemporaryHotelandTourism Issues InternationalTourismSystems LeadingandManagingPeople MarketingManagement LegalStudies

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MKT01760 MKT01762 MKT01906 MNG03217 MKT00720 LAW00720

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, providedthatadvancedstandingshallnotbe grantedforstudiescompletedtowards anotheraward. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofConventionandEvent Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomain ConventionandEventManagementmaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofConventionandEvent ManagementandGraduateDiplomain ConventionandEventManagementwho havecompletedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateCertificateinConventionand EventManagementmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units.

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MASTEROFEDUCATION
Abbreviatedtitle:MEd
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore InternalorDistanceEducation 2years 16

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationsforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall holdatleasttheequivalentofathreeyear degree.

(b) fourteen(14)unitsselectedfromPartBof theSchedule. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.2(b),theCourse Coordinatormayapprovethesubstitutionof uptotwo(2)postgraduatecourseworkunits fromelsewhereintheUniversitysofferings forthoseinPartBoftheSchedule.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofEducationwhohave completedalltherequirementsforafour yeardegreeinteachingmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptoeight(8)units. TCH03404 TCH03405 TCH03406 EDU00554 EDU00557 MNG00510 TCH03407 TCH03408 TCH03193 TCH03194 TCH03195 TCH03196 TheProfessionalLearningPortfolio EducatingGlobally SocialJusticeinEducation EducationalLeadership DevelopingSchoolCommunities MentoringforEarlyCareer Professionals LeadershipforStudentOutcomes EnhancingTeacherQuality FoundationsofAcademicPractice inHigherEducation AssessmentandLearninginHigher Education CurriculumDesignandReviewin HigherEducation TheScholarship ofAcademic Practice*

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof Educationacandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete theequivalentofsixteen(16)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedinPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and

ScheduleofUnits
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EDU00550 EDU03334 UnderstandingEducationalResearch EvaluatingEducationalPrograms

PARTB ResearchStrand
EDU01551 EDU01552 EDU00558 EDU00559 EDU00754 EDU03023 EDU03024 TCH03406 EDU00017 EDU03134 EDU03133 EDU03138 EDU03235 EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchin Education EnquiryII:QuantitativeResearch inEducation ProfessionalPracticeinEducationI ProfessionalPracticeinEducationII ResearchProject# ResearchProject(Part1of2) ResearchProject(Part2of2) SocialJusticeinEducation VocationalEducationandTraining Studies InclusiveEducation BehaviourManagement SchoolingintheMiddleYears TeachingtheGiftedandTalented

EducationalLeadershipStrand

HigherEducationStrand

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YouthStudiesStrand
CYS03341 CYS03345 CYS03346 CYS03348 CYS03349 EngagingwithChildrenandYoung People StrengtheningYoungPeoples SocialandEmotionalWellbeing SupportingYoungPeoplesHealth andSafety:PerspectivesonDrugs, AlcoholandSexualHealth YoungPeopleandPopularCulture IndigenousChildren:Realities, Rights,PolicyandPractice EducationalInformationTechnology fortheSchoolPractitioner IntegratingInformationTechnology intoClassroomPractice ManagementofInformation TechnologyintheSchool Environment

PolicyStudiesStrand
EDU00553 EDU00733 ThePolicyContextofSchool EducationinAustralia TheNatureandProcessof EducationalChange

TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOther LanguagesStrand
TCH03157 TCH03215 TCH03216 PedagogicalPracticesforTeachers ofEnglishtoSpeakersofOther Languages LinguisticConceptsforTESOL LanguageAcquisitionand Assessment CriticalLiteratureReviewI CriticalLiteratureReviewII

EducationalInformationTechnologyStrand
ISY00550 ISY00551 ISY00552

IndependentStudiesStrand
EDU00751 EDU03335
# *

Doubleweightedunit. Thisunitwillnotbeofferedforstudyuntil2013.

MASTEROFENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MEnvSc&Mgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1yearfulltime/2yearsparttime 12 (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheserules;and (ii) six(6)unitsfromPartBandPartC,of whichatleasttwo(2)unitsmustbe fromPartB. (b) CandidatesenrolledintheMasterof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement, whohavesuccessfullycompletedthe equivalentoffour(4)UnitsfromPartA and/orPartBoftheScheduleofUnitsmay electtobeawardedtheGraduateCertificate ofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theMastersDegree. (c) CandidatesenrolledintheMasterof EnvironmentalScienceandManagement, whohavesuccessfullycompletedthe equivalentofeight(8)UnitsfromPartA

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall havesatisfiedtherequirementsofRule2.3(a)of theUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwardsand submittedaPersonalCompetenciesStatement addressingcriteriaavailablefromtheSchoolof EnvironmentalScienceandManagementand assessedbythecoursecoordinator.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof EnvironmentalScienceandManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletethe equivalentoftwelve(12)unitscomprising:

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SCI03071 SCI03072 ENV03398 ENV03399 EnvironmentalResearchProjectI# EnvironmentalResearchProjectII# EnvironmentandDevelopment EnvironmentalGovernance SoilProcesses WaterandCatchmentManagement LandDegradationandRehabilitation WetlandEcosystems CoastalMarineEcosystems WildlifeConservation

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IST03301 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceI IST03302 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceII IST03303 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceIII IST03304 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceIV AnySouthernCrossUniversitypostgraduateunit*

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AGR03072 AGR03089 AGT03090 BIO03073 BIO03075 BIO03103

Doubleweightedunit * SubjecttoapprovalfromtheCourseCoordinator

MASTEROFFORESTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MForSc&Mgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore Internal/Online 2years 16 (b) AcandidatewhowhileenrolledforaMaster ofForestScienceandManagement: (i) hassuccessfullycompletedfour(4) unitscomprisingtwo(2)unitsfrom PartAandtwo(2)unitsfromPartBof theScheduleofunitsmayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateCertificateof ForestScienceandManagement followingwithdrawalfromcandidature fortheMasterDegree;or (ii) hassuccessfullycompletedeight(8) unitscomprisingfour(4)unitsfrom PartAandfour(4)unitsfromPartBof theschedulemayelecttobeawarded theGraduateDiplomaofForest ScienceandManagementfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe MasterDegree

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ForestScienceandManagementacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan sixteen(16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) atleastfive(5)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule (iii) remainingunitsfromPartCofthe Schedule.

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4.2 AdvancedStanding
CandidatesfortheMasterofForestScienceand Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsforarelevantfour(4)year undergraduateawardinforestryornatural resourcemanagementmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units.

ENV03399 BIO03103 GLY03113 ISY03087

ScheduleofUnits
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FOR03083 FOR03085 FOR03105 FOR03107 MNG03217 MeasuringTreesandForests NativeForestsSilviculture FireEcologyandManagement PlantationSilviculture LeadingandManagingPeople ExtensionandProfessional PracticeinNaturalResource Management ForestModellingandManagement ForestOperations PlantPhysiologyandEcology ForestHealth:PestandDisease Management WoodScienceandUtilisation AgroforestryandFarmForestry NaturalResourcesPolicy ProductDevelopmentand Marketing

EnvironmentalGovernance WildlifeConservation GeographicalInformationSystems RemoteSensingandSpatial Analysis IST03301 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceI IST03302 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceII IST03303 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceIII IST03304 PostgraduateIndependent StudyScienceIV AnySouthernCrossUniversitypostgraduateunit*
*SubjecttotheapprovaloftheCourseCoordinator. # Doubleweightedunit.

PARTB
FOR03019 FOR03082 FOR03084 FOR03106 FOR03081 FOR03108 FOR03110 FOR03111 FOR03198

PARTC
AccountingandFinancefor Managers FOR0316970 MinorThesis MNG00716 StrategicManagement MNG00720 FoundationsofManagement MNG00785 ProjectManagement MNG01720 OrganisationalBehaviour MNG03067 StrategicKnowledgeManagement MNG03217 LeadingandManagingPeople ACC03043 CorporateGovernance MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethods SCI03071 EnvironmentalResearchProjectI# SCI03072 EnvironmentalResearchProjectII# AGR03072 SoilProcesses AGT03090 LandDegradationand Rehabilitation AGR03089 WaterandCatchment Management ENV03398 EnvironmentandDevelopment ACC00724

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MASTEROFHUMANRESOURCESANDORGANISATIONALDEVELOPMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MHROD

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFHUMANRESOURCESAND ORGANISATIONALDEVELOPMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipHROD

GRADUATECERTIFICATEOFHUMANRESOURCESAND ORGANISATIONALDEVELOPMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertHROD
LevelofAward: Division: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree BusinessandLaw SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore DistanceEducation 1year 12 selectedwhereoneormoreofthefollowing hasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopment;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureinthe GraduateCertificateofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentmaybeselected wheretheycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)oftheUniversitys RulesRelatingtoAwards. (d) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopment,Graduate DiplomaofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentorGraduate CertificateofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentmustprovide evidenceofatleastoneyearsexperiencein afieldofemploymentacceptabletothe SchoolBoard.

SpecificAwardRules
ProgressionfromtheGraduateCertificatetothe GraduateDiplomaandMastersispermitted withintheacademicrules. SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentmaybe selectedwhereoneormoreofthefollowing hasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma ofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopment;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofHumanResources andOrganisationalDevelopmentmaybe

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4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof HumanResourcesandOrganisational Developmentacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantwelve(12)units comprising: (i) allsix(6)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) six(6)unitsfromPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan eight(8)unitscomprising: (i) six(6)unitsselectedfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and (ii) two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletethefollowing(4) unitsfromPartAoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules: MNG00704HumanResourceDevelopment; MNG00724HumanResourceManagement; MNG00786InternationalandComparative HumanResourceManagement;and MNG03217LeadingandManagingPeople. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmenthascompleted therequirementsoftheGraduateDiploma ofHumanResourcesandOrganisational DevelopmentortheGraduateCertificateof HumanResourcesandOrganisational Developmentmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomaortheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmenthascompleted therequirementsoftheGraduateCertificate inHumanResourcesandOrganisational Developmentmayelecttobeawardedthe

GraduateCertificatefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheGraduateDiploma award.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentwhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopment,theGraduate DiplomaofVocationalEducationand Training,theGraduateDiplomaof LeadershipandWorkplaceDevelopment,or anotherequivalentGraduateDiplomamay begrantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentorthe GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesand OrganisationalDevelopmentwhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateCertificateofHumanResources andOrganisationalDevelopment,the GraduateCertificateofVocationalEducation andTraining,theGraduateCertificatein LeadershipandWorkplaceDevelopment,or anotherequivalentGraduateCertificatemay begrantedadvancedstandingforuptofour (4)units. (d) AtthediscretionoftheDirectorofthe College,candidatesfortheMasterofHuman ResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment, theGraduateDiplomaofHumanResources andOrganisationalDevelopmentorthe GraduateCertificateofHumanResources andOrganisationalDevelopmentmaybe grantedadvancedstandingfromthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules, onthebasisofprofessionalqualifications obtainedthroughstudyandformal assessmentprovidedthatinallcasesthe workcompletedisconsideredtobeequalin standardtoaunitorunitsinthisprogram. (e) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof knowledgeisequaltothatrequiredto

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PARTB
ACC00724 AccountingandFinancefor Managers ACC03043 CorporateGovernance BUS00747 CriticalIssuesforManagement MNG00720 FoundationsofManagement MNG00725 IndustrialRelations MNG00785 ProjectManagement MNG00789 ActionResearchandEvaluation MNG00791 RecruitmentandPerformance Management MNG03011 BusinessResearchProjectI MNG03012 BusinessResearchProjectII MNG03013 BusinessResearchProjectIII MNG03047 QualitativeResearchMethods MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethods MNG03121 CoachingintheWorkplace MNG03155 OrganisationalConsultingand FacilitationI MNG03258 ManagingSustainable Organisations MNG03333 HumanResourcesProfessional PracticePlacement

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MNG00703 MNG00704 MNG00724 MNG00786 MNG01720 MNG03217 OrganisationalChangeand Development HumanResourceDevelopment HumanResourceManagement InternationalandComparative HumanResourceManagement OrganisationalBehaviour LeadingandManagingPeople

MASTEROFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:MIndigSt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFINDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipIndigSt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEININDIGENOUSSTUDIES
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertIndigSt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples Lismore DistanceEducation 2years 12

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwardsin conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below. (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) eight(8)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule; (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheGraduate DiplomaofIndigenousStudiesacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan eight(8)unitscomprising:

4.1 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheMasterof IndigenousStudiesacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprising:

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(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnits;and (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinIndigenousStudiesacandidate shallsuccessfullycompleteallunitsinPartA oftheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules: Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe MasterofIndigenousStudieshascompleted therequirementsfortheGraduateDiploma ofIndigenousStudiesmayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateDiplomafollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Mastersdegree. Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe MasterofIndigenousStudieshascompleted therequirementsfortheGraduate CertificateinIndigenousStudiesmayelectto beawardedtheGraduateCertificate followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theMastersdegree. Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe GraduateDiplomaofIndigenousStudieshas completedtherequirementsforthe GraduateCertificateinIndigenousStudies mayelecttobeawardedtheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheGraduateDiploma.

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PARTA
CMM03177 IndigenousCounsellorTraining CMM03178 TraumaandTraumaRecovery Experiential CMM03179 FamilyViolence/FamilyRecovery CMM03180 WorkingwithChildren

PARTB
CMM03181 DadirriIndigenousSpirituality CMM03182 LossandGriefGroupFacilitation CounsellorTraining CMM03183 RecreatingtheCircleofWellbeing CMM03184 ThePrunIndigenousGroup ConflictManagement CMM03185 MensandWomensHealing Recovery CMM03186 AddictionsViolenceSpirituality CMM03187 PositiveParenting CMM03188 ItsMyLife!Workingwith Adolescents CMM03189 IndigenousResearchTheoryand Practice*
*Doubleweightedunit

4.2 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe GraduateDiplomaofIndigenousStudies maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto eight(8)unitstowardstheMasterof IndigenousStudies. (b) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe GraduateCertificateinIndigenousStudies maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto four(4)unitstowardstheMasterof IndigenousStudiesorGraduateDiplomaof IndigenousStudies.

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MASTEROFINTERNATIONALBUSINESS
Abbreviatedtitle:MIB

GRADUATEDIPLOMAININTERNATIONALBUSINESS
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDiplntBus
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 12 (ii) six(6)unitsselectedfromPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheGraduate DiplomainInternationalBusinessa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthaneight(8)unitscomprising: (i) Aminimumoffour(4)unitsselected fromPartAoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules;and (ii) Uptofour(4)unitsselectedfromPart BoftheScheduleofUnitsattachedto theseRules. (c) Acandidatewho,whileenrolledasa candidatefortheMasterofInternational Businesshascompletedtherequirements fortheGraduateDiplomainInternational Businessmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomainInternationalBusiness followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theMastersdegree.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofInternationalBusinessmaybe selectedwhereoneormoreofthefollowing hasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inInternationalBusiness;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainInternational Businessmaybeselectedwheretheycan demonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheSchoolBoardto beequivalenttotherequirementsofeither Rule2.3(a)orRule4.1(b)(ii).

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) AtthediscretionoftheBoardofStudiesa candidatemaybegrantedadvanced standingfromtheScheduleonthebasisof professionalqualificationsobtainedthrough studyandformalassessment,providedthat inallcasestheworkcompletedisconsidered tobeequalinstandardtoaunitorunitsin theprogrammeofstudy. (c) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof InternationalBusinessacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprising: (i) Allsix(6)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules;and

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knowledgeisalreadyequaltothatrequired tosuccessfullycompleteaunitlistedinthe SchedulemayapplytotheBoardofStudies tobepermittedtoundertakeachallenge examinationinthatunit.Advancedstanding foruptothree(3)unitsmaybegranted underthisRule. Permissiontoundertakeachallenge examinationmaynotbegrantedwhere previoustertiarystudyhasbeenundertaken inthesubjectareaandsuchstudyforms partofacompletedawardfromatertiary institution.Advancedstandingwillbe grantedforaunitifamarkof60%or greaterisachievedinachallenge examination.Achallengeexaminationfora unitmaynotbeundertakenagainifthe candidateisunsuccessfulatthefirst attempt. (d) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofInternationalBusinesswho havecompletedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomainInternationalBusiness maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto eight(8)units.

CriticalIssuesforManagement OrganisationalBehaviour QualitativeResearchMethods QuantitativeResearchMethods BusinessResearchProjectI BusinessResearchProjectII BusinessResearchProjectIII CorporateGovernance RegionalEconomicandBusiness Trends* MNG03258 ManagingSustainable Organisations BUS00747 MNG01720 MNG03047 MNG03048 MNG03011 MNG03012 MNG03013 ACC03043 MNG00788
*OnlyavailableinMalaysia.

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MNG00723 MKT00724 MNG00786 FIN00723 MNG00716 MNG00785 InternationalBusiness InternationalMarketing InternationalandComparative HumanResourceManagement InternationalFinancefor Managers StrategicManagement ProjectManagement FoundationsofManagement LeadingandManagingPeople AccountingandFinancefor Managers EconomicsforManagement MarketingManagement StrategicKnowledgeManagement StrategicInformationSystems StrategiesinMarketing Communications EBusinessforManagers NewVentureCreation OperationsandQuality Management

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MNG00720 MNG03217 ACC00724 ECO00720 MKT00720 MNG03067 MNG03218 MKT00728 ISY00740 MNG03219 MNG00916

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MASTEROFINTERNATIONALSPORTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MIntSportMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAININTERNATIONALSPORTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDiplntSportMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEININTERNATIONALSPORTMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertlntSportMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore Online 1year 12 (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a); orRule4.1(b)(i);orRule4.1(b)(ii). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinInternational SportManagementmaybeselectedwhere theycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (d) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature mustprovideevidenceofatleastoneyears experienceinafieldofemployment acceptabletotheSchoolBoard. (e) Afteradmissiontocandidature,acandidate shallsubmitaprogrammeofstudyfor approvalbytheHeadofSchoolornominee.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofInternationalSport Managementmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inInternationalSportManagement;or (ii) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inBusinessAdministration;or (iii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a);or 4.1(a)(i);orRule4.1(a)(ii). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainInternationalSport Managementmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinInternationalSport Management;or (ii) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinBusinessAdministration; or

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof InternationalSportManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwelve(12)unitsfromtheattached ScheduleofUnits. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainInternationalSportManagement acandidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthaneight(8)unitsfromtheattached ScheduleofUnits.

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(c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinInternationalSport Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthanfour(4)unitsfrom theattachedScheduleofUnits. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofInternationalSportManagement hascompletedtherequirementsofthe GraduateDiplomainInternationalSport ManagementortheGraduateCertificatein InternationalSportManagementmayelect tobeawardedtheGraduateDiplomaorthe GraduateCertificatefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomainInternationalSport Managementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateCertificatein InternationalSportManagementmayelect tobeawardedtheGraduateCertificate followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theGraduateDiplomaaward.

ScheduleofUnits
SportMarketingintheGlobal Marketplace MNG03391 SportPromotionsintheGlobal Marketplace MNG03392 ManagingInternationalSport Events MNG03393 SportFacilityManagement MNG03394 SportGovernance MNG00783 ManagingInternationalSport Projects MNG00784 IndustryBasedProject MNG03395 SportsLaw MNG03396 InternationalSportBusiness MNG03397 SponsorshipintheGlobal Marketplace MNG00726 BusinessResearchMethods MNG00727 ResearchProject* MNG00728 ResearchProject** InconsultationwiththeCourseCoordinator,any unitlistedintheSCUMBAScheduleofUnits.
* Denotesdoubleweightedunit. ** Denotestripleweightedunit.

MNG03390

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4, providedthatadvancedstandingshallnotbe grantedforstudiescompletedtowards anotheraward. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofInternationalSport Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomain InternationalSportManagementmaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofInternationalSport ManagementortheGraduateDiplomain InternationalSportManagementwhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateCertificateinInternationalSport Managementmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptofour(4)units.

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MASTEROFINTERNATIONALTOURISMANDHOTELMANAGEMENT(ADVANCED)
Abbreviatedtitle:MIntTour&HotelMgt(Advanced)

MASTEROFINTERNATIONALTOURISMANDHOTELMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MIntTour&HotelMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAININTERNATIONALTOURISMANDHOTELMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipIntTour&HotelMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEININTERNATIONALTOURISMANDHOTEL MANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertIntTour&HotelMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 12months,16monthsor20months 15 therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainInternational TourismandHotelManagementmaybe selectedwhereoneormoreofthefollowing hasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinInternationalTourismand HotelManagement;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(c)(i). (d) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinInternational TourismandHotelManagementmaybe selectedwheretheycandemonstrate academicorprofessionalstanding consideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsofRule 2.3(a)oftheUniversitysRulesRelatingto Awards.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofInternationalTourismand HotelManagement(Advanced)maybe selectedwheretheycandemonstrate academicorprofessionalstanding consideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsof Rule2.3(a). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofInternationalTourismand HotelManagementmaybeselectedwhere oneormoreofthefollowinghasbeen satisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inInternationalTourismandHotel Management;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto

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4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Management(Advanced),acandidateshall successfullycompletetheequivalentof fifteen(15)unitsfromtheScheduleofUnits attached. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completeeither: (i) Theequivalentoftwelve(12)units fromPartAoftheScheduleofUnits attached; OR (ii) FourunitsfromPartAandallunitsin PartBoftheScheduleofUnits attached. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainInternationalTourismandHotel Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completeeight(8)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattached. (d) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinInternationalTourismand HotelManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletefour(4)unitsfrom PartAoftheScheduleofUnitsattached. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledasa candidatefortheMasterofInternational TourismandHotelManagement(Advanced) hascompletedtherequirementsforthe MasterofInternationalTourismandHotel Managementmayelecttobeawardedthe MasterofInternationalTourismandHotel Managementfollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheMasters(Advanced) degree. (f) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledasa candidateforeithertheMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Management(Advanced)ortheMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Managementhascompletedthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomain InternationalTourismandHotel Managementmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourism andHotelManagementfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Masters(Advanced)orMastersdegree.

(g) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledasa candidateforeithertheMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Management(Advanced)ortheMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel ManagementortheGraduateDiplomain InternationalTourismandHotel Managementhascompletedthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein InternationalTourismandHotel Managementmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourism andHotelManagementfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Masters(Advanced),MastersorGraduate Diplomadegree.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),acandidatefor theMasterofInternationalTourismand HotelManagement(Advanced)orMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel Managementwhohascompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomain InternationalTourismandHotel Managementmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),acandidatefor theMasterofInternationalTourismand HotelManagement(Advanced)orMasterof InternationalTourismandHotel ManagementorGraduateDiplomain InternationalTourismandHotel Managementwhohascompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein InternationalTourismandHotel Managementmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptofour(4)units. (d) Workexperiencewillnotbeacceptedasa basisforadvancedstanding.Candidateswho areoftheopinionthattheirlevelof knowledgeisalreadyequaltothatrequired tosuccessfullycompleteaunitlistedinthe SchedulemayapplytotheBoardofStudies tobepermittedtoundertakeachallenge examinationinthatunit.Advancedstanding willbegrantedforaunitifaresultof60%or greaterisachievedinachallenge examination.Achallengeexaminationfora

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MKT01760 MKT01762 MKT01906 MKT01907 MKT01909 MKT00904 MKT00905 ACC00208 TourismPlanningEnvironments ContemporaryHotelandTourism Issues InternationalTourismSystems TourismandHospitality Management ServiceManagementforTourism andHospitality StrategicMarketingforTourism andHospitalityIndustries StrategicMarketingof DestinationsandHotels FinancialAnalysisforHotels, ConventionsandEvents

PARTB
MNG03047 MNG03048 MNG03400 MNG03401

#Doubleweightedunit Tripleweightedunit

MASTEROFMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAINMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertMgt
LevelofAward: Division: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree BusinessandLaw SouthernCrossBusinessSchool TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 1year 12

SpecificAwardRules
ProgressionfromtheGraduateCertificateinto theGraduateDiplomainandMasterof ManagementispermittedwithintheRules. SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofManagementmaybeselected whereoneormoreofthefollowinghas beensatisfied:

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(i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inManagement;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomainManagementmay beselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinManagement;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureinthe GraduateCertificateinManagementmaybe selectedwheretheycandemonstrate academicorprofessionalstandingconsidered bytheSchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (d) Allapplicantsforadmissionmustprovide evidenceofatleastoneyearsexperiencein afieldofemploymentacceptabletothe CollegeBoard.

(d) Inexceptionalcircumstances,theCollege Boardmaypermitacandidatetoenrolina unitorunitsotherthanthosespecifiedin theSchedule. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofManagementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateDiplomain ManagementortheGraduateCertificatein Managementmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomaortheGraduate Certificatefollowingwithdrawalfrom candidaturefortheMastersaward. (f) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomainManagementhas completedtherequirementsoftheGraduate CertificateinManagementmayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateCertificatefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe GraduateDiplomaaward.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofManagementwhohave completedalltherequirementsforthe GraduateDiplomainManagementmaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesforthe MasterofManagementortheGraduate DiplomainManagementwhohavecompleted alltherequirementsfortheGraduate CertificateinManagementmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof Managementacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthantwelve(12)units fromtheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitsfromtheScheduleofUnitsattachedto theseRules. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanfour(4) unitsfromtheScheduleofUnitsattachedto theseRules.

ScheduleofUnits
MNG03218 MKT03220 MNG03217 MNG03219 ACC00724 ACC00716 FIN00723 FIN00919 ISY00740 ECO00720 LAW00720 LAW00730 StrategicInformationSystems MarketinginRetailandService Environments LeadingandManagingPeople NewVentureCreation AccountingandFinancefor Managers CorporateFinance InternationalFinanceforManagers InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolio Management EBusinessforManagers EconomicsforManagement LegalStudies LawofFinanceandSecurities

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*Doubleweightedunit

MNG00785 MNG00786

MASTEROFMARINESCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MMarSc&Mgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDiploma SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement Lismore,CoffsHarbour Internal/DistanceEducation 1yearfulltime/2yearsparttime 8

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
BIO03098 BIO03101 BIO03100 BIO03097 BIO03096 BIO03102 BIO03099 BIO03095 BIO03202 SCI03071 SCI03072 IST03301 IST03302 MarineSystemsScienceand Management SuccessfulSampling ScienceforManagement MarineCommunitiesasSentinels ofChange GlobalClimateandOceansSystems SustainableUseoftheMarine Environment PollutionoftheMarineEnvironment CoralReefsontheEdge MarineMammals:Biologyand Conservation EnvironmentalResearchProjectI* EnvironmentalResearchProjectII* PostGraduateIndependent StudiesScienceI PostGraduateIndependent StudiesScienceII

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall havesatisfiedtherequirementsofRule2.3(a)of theUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards.

4.2 RequirementforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterofMarine ScienceandManagementacandidateshall successfullycompleteanyeight(8)unitslistedin theScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Candidatesmaybegrantedadvancedstandingin accordancewithRule2.4oftheUniversitysRules RelatingtoAwards.

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MASTEROFOSTEOPATHICMEDICINE
Abbreviatedtitle:MOstMed
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal 2yearsfulltime 16

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
OST03321 OST03322 OST03323 OST03324 OST03325 OST03326 OST03327 OST03328 OST03329 OST03330 OST03331 OST03332 OsteopathicMedicineI OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchI# OsteopathicStudiesVII OsteopathicMedicineII OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchII# OsteopathicStudiesVIII OsteopathicMedicineIII OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchIII# OsteopathicStudiesIX OsteopathicMedicineIV OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchIV# OsteopathicStudiesX

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall: (a) havecompletedtheBachelorofClinical Science,majoringinOsteopathicStudies, HumanStructureandFunctionatSouthern CrossUniversity,or shallhavecompletedanawardatanother institutiondeemedbytheSchoolBoardto beequivalenttotheabove,and; (b) havedemonstratedinaninterview, commitmenttoandanunderstandingofthe profession.

#DenotesDoubleweightedunit

4.2 RequirementforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof OsteopathicMedicineacandidateshall successfullycompletetheequivalentofsixteen (16)unitscomprising: (a) allunitslistedintheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
Candidatesmaybegrantedadvancedstandingin accordancewithRule2.4oftheUniversitysRules RelatingtoAwards.

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MASTEROFPROFESSIONALACCOUNTING
Abbreviatedtitle:MPA

GRADUATEDIPLOMAINACCOUNTING
AbbreviatedtitleGradDipAcc

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINACCOUNTING
AbbreviatedtitleGradCertAcc
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 2years* 16

*maybecompletedinashorterperiodsubjecttoAcademicCalendarandunitstudyperiodavailability.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ProfessionalAccountingacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthansixteen (16)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) notlessthanfour(4)unitsfromPartB oftheSchedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainAccountingacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8) unitscomprising: (i) ACC00712BusinessAccounting, ACC00714ManagerialAccountingand ACC00718AccountingInformation SystemsfromPartAoftheScheduleof UnitsattachedtotheseRules;and (ii) Notlessthanfive(5)unitsfromPartA orPartBoftheSchedule. (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinAccountingacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthanfour(4) unitscomprising: (i) ACC00712BusinessAccountingfrom PartAoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules;and (ii) Notlessthanthree(3)unitsfromPart AorPartBoftheSchedule. (d) AcandidateintheMasterofProfessional Accountingwhohascompletedthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomain

4.1 QualificationsforAdmission
(a) InaccordancewithUniversityRule2.3 EligibilityforAdmissiontoaPostgraduate AwardCourse,applicantsmayapplyfor admissiontocandidatureintheMasterof ProfessionalAccounting,GraduateDiploma inAccountingorGraduateCertificatein Accounting. (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofProfessionalAccounting, GraduateDiplomainAccountingand GraduateCertificateinAccountingmaybe selectedwheretheycandemonstrate academicorprofessionalstanding consideredbytheSchoolBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsofRule 2.3(a)or4.1(a)(i). (c) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofProfessionalAccounting, GraduateDiplomainAccountingand GraduateCertificateinAccountingwho havingnotfulfilledtherequirementsfor admissiontoadegreeorqualificationof equivalentstandingmustprovideevidence ofatleastthreeyearsexperienceinafield ofemploymentacceptabletotheHeadof School.

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AccountingorGraduateCertificatein Accountingmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomainAccountingor GraduateCertificateinAccountingfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe Mastersdegree. (e) AcandidateintheGraduateDiplomain Accountingwhohascompletedthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein Accountingmayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateCertificateinAccountingfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe GraduateDiploma.

ScheduleofUnits
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ACC03032 ACC00712 ACC00713 ACC00714 ACC00715 ACC00716 ACC00717 ACC00718 ECO00720 LAW00701 LAW00720 MAT00722 IssuesinAccountingTheory BusinessAccounting CorporateReporting ManagerialAccounting AuditingandAssuranceServices CorporateFinance TaxationPractice AccountingInformationSystems EconomicsforManagement CorporationandSecuritiesLaw LegalStudies QuantitativeMethodsfor Commerce InternationalFinancefor Managers OrganisationalBehaviour StrategicInformationSystems MarketingManagement InternationalMarketing StrategicManagement FoundationsofManagement HumanResourceManagement ProjectManagement InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolio Management GlobalProcurement LogisticsManagement ContractManagementinaGlobal Context SupplyNetworkStrategy EBusinessforManagers

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofProfessionalAccountingwho havecompletedalltherequirementsfora bachelorsdegreefromthisoranother university,maybegrantedadvanced standingofuptoeight(8)units,subjectto CourseCoordinatorapproval. (c) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateCertificatein Accountingmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptofour(4)unitsineitherthe GraduateDiplomainAccountingorMaster ofProfessionalAccountingprograms. (d) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateDiplomain Accountingmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)unitsinthe MasterofProfessionalAccountingprogram.

PARTB
FIN00723 MNG01720 MNG03218 MKT00720 MKT00724 MNG00716 MNG00720 MNG00724 MNG00785 FIN00919 MNG03280 MNG03281 MNG03282 MNG03068 ISY00740

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MASTEROFPROFESSIONALMANAGEMENT*
Abbreviatedtitle:MPMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAINPROFESSIONALMANAGEMENT*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipProfMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINPROFESSIONALMANAGEMENT*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertProfMgt
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SouthernCrossBusinessSchool Lismore DistanceEducation 1year 12 (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinProfessional Managementmaybeselectedwherethey candemonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheSchoolBoardto beequivalenttotherequirementsofRule 2.3(a)oftheUniversitysRulesRelatingto Awards. (d) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofProfessionalManagement, GraduateDiplomainProfessional ManagementorGraduateCertificatein ProfessionalManagementmustprovide evidenceofatleastoneyearsexperiencein afieldofemploymentacceptabletothe SchoolBoard.
*Notofferedin2012.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofProfessionalManagement maybeselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma inProfessionalManagement;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofProfessional Managementmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinProfessional Management;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i).

4.2 RequirementsfortheAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof ProfessionalManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprisingunitsselectedfromthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomainProfessionalManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthaneight(8)unitsselectedfromthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinProfessionalManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot

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lessthanfour(4)unitsselectedfromthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtotheseRules. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofProfessionalManagementhas completedtherequirementsofthe GraduateDiplomainProfessional ManagementortheGraduateCertificatein ProfessionalManagementmayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateDiplomaorthe GraduateCertificatefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomaofProfessional Managementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateCertificatein ProfessionalManagementmayelecttobe awardedtheGraduateCertificatefollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureforthe GraduateDiplomaaward.

DeemingClause
AunitspecifiedbytheIndustryPartnerand agreedbytheUniversityasaunitequivalentfor thepurposesoftheseRules,shallbeconsidered tobeaunitintheMasterofProfessional Managementandsatisfactorycompletionofsuch aunitshallcountasapasstowardsthisaward.

4.4 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, providedthatadvancedstandingshallnotbe grantedforstudiescompletedtowards anotheraward.Inexceptionalcases, additionaladvancedstandingforuptotwo (2)unitstowardstheMasterofProfessional ManagementmaybegrantedbytheSchool Board,whichshallnotifytheAcademic Boardofallinstances. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofProfessionalManagement whohavecompletedalltherequirements fortheGraduateDiplomainProfessional Management,theGraduateDiplomaof VocationalEducationandTrainingorthe GraduateDiplomaofTrainingand Developmentmaybegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofProfessionalManagementor theGraduateDiplomainProfessional Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein ProfessionalManagement,theGraduate CertificateofVocationalEducationand TrainingortheGraduateCertificateof TrainingandDevelopmentmaybegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units. (d) Candidatesmayreceiveadvancedstanding onthebasisofrecognitionofpriorlearning (RPL)onanindividualbasis.Thetotal advancedstandingbasedonunitsandRPL otherthanthoseintheGraduateCertificate inProfessionalManagementorthe GraduateDiplomainProfessional Managementshallnotexceed75%ofthe course. (e) AunitspecifiedbytheIndustryPartnerand agreedbytheUniversityasaunitequivalent forthepurposesoftheseRules,shallbe consideredtobeaunitintheMasterof

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Acandidatemaybegrantedadvanced standingbytheSchoolBoardtowardsthe MasterofProfessionalManagementforup toeight(8)unitsonthebasisofunits completedatthisUniversityoratanother universityortertiaryinstitutionprovided thatthoseunitshavenotbeencounted towardsanotherequivalentqualificationand theyhaveareasonabledegreeof correspondencetounitsprescribedforthe courseworkprogramme. (b) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsoftheSouthernCross UniversityGraduateCertificatein ProfessionalManagementshallbegranted advancedstandingforuptofour(4)units. (c) Candidateswhohavecompletedthe requirementsoftheSouthernCross UniversityGraduateDiplomainProfessional Managementshallbegrantedadvanced standingforuptoeight(8)units. (d) Candidatesmayreceiveadvancedstanding onthebasisofrecognitionofpriorlearning (RPL)onanindividualbasis. (e) Thetotaladvancedstandingbasedonunits andRPLotherthanthoseintheGraduate CertificateinProfessionalManagementor theGraduateDiplomainProfessional Managementshallnotexceed75%ofthe course.

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*Forfurtherguidanceastotheunitsincludedinthe abovecoursepleaseconsultwiththeSouthernCross BusinessSchool.

ScheduleofUnits
Candidatesmayselectappropriateunitsfrom acrossthepostgraduateofferingswithinthe University.Unitselectionmustbeindicatedto

MASTEROFPUBLICHEALTH(ADVANCED)
Abbreviatedtitle:MPH(Adv)

MASTEROFPUBLICHEALTH
Abbreviatedtitle:MPubHlth
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences Lismore Internal/DistanceEducation 1.5yearsfulltime 12 completetheequivalentofsixteen(16)units comprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAofthe Schedule; (ii) four(4)unitsfromanamed specialisationinPartBoftheSchedule, plustwo(2)otherunitsfromPartB;or anysix(6)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule;and, (iii) allunitsfromPartCoftheSchedule attachedtotheseRules. (b) TobeeligiblefortheMasterofPublicHealth acandidateshallsuccessfullycomplete twelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) four(4)unitsfromanamed specialisationinPartBoftheSchedule, plustwo(2)otherunitsfromPartB;or anysix(6)unitsfromPartB. (c) TobeeligiblefortheGraduateDiplomain PublicHealthacandidateshallsuccessfully completenotlessthanfour(4)unitsfrom PartAoftheScheduleandfour(4)units fromPartBoftheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofPublicHealthorMasterof PublicHealth(Advanced)maybeselected wheretheycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a). (b) AnapplicantwhoisnotanAustraliancitizen andforwhomEnglishisnottheirfirst languagemustbeabletodemonstrateproof ofEnglishproficiencybyobtaininganoverall bandscoreofnotlessthan6.5inthe InternationalEnglishLanguageTesting System(includingaminimumofscoreof6.0 inthesubbands),orequivalentTOEFLor comparabletestasdeterminedbythe AcademicBoard.

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheMasterofPublicHealth (Advanced)acandidateshallsuccessfully

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(d) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinPublicHealthacandidateshall successfullycompleteatotaloffour(4)units comprisingtwo(2)unitsfromPartAofthe Scheduleandanytwo(2)unitsfromPartB oftheScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (e) Acandidate,whowhileenrolledinthe MasterofPublicHealth(Advanced)has satisfiedtherequirementsfortheMasterof PublicHealth,mayelecttobeawardedthe MasterofPublicHealthfollowing withdrawalfromcandidatureoftheMaster ofPublicHealth(Advanced)Award. (f) Acandidate,whowhileenrolledinthe MasterofPublicHealthorMasterofPublic Health(Advanced)hassatisfiedthe requirementsfortheGraduateDiplomaof PublicHealth,mayelecttobeawardedthe GraduateDiplomaofPublicHealthfollowing withdrawalfromcandidaturefromthe MasterofPublicHealthorMasterofPublic Health(Advanced)award. (g) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledinthe MasterofPublicHealthorMasterofPublic Health(Advanced)hassatisfiedthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein PublicHealth,mayelecttograduatewith thisawardfollowingwithdrawalfromthe MasterofPublicHealthorMasterofPublic Health(Advanced)award.

PARTB HealthPromotionandPublicHealth
CMM03211 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsI:TheoryandCore Strategies CMM03212 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsII:AdvancedStrategies andPlanning CMM03213 SocialMarketing CMM03375 PopulationHealth:Challenging HealthInequities CMM03376 PrimaryHealthCare MNG00755 StrategicIssuesinHealth Management MNG00724 HumanResourceManagement CMM03377 LeadershipandManagementin Health

Rural,RegionalandRemotePublicHealth
CMM03378 Rural,RegionalandRemotePublic Health CMM03375 PopulationHealth:Challenging HealthInequities CMM00001 OverviewofMentalHealth CMM00004 EvaluationofMentalHealth Services:Preventionto Rehabilitation

IndigenousHealthandWellbeing
IHE03386 IHE03383 IHE03385 IHE03384 IHE03387 IHE03388 HealthandIndigenousPeoples EngagementinIndigenous CommunitiesforImprovedPublic Health IndigenousWellbeing:AModelof PublicHealth IndigenousConflictManagement Skills MentalHealthandIndigenous Peoples SocialTraumaandRecovery

4.3 AdvancedStanding
CandidatesfortheMasterofPublicHealth (Advanced)whohavesuccessfullycompletedall therequirementsfortheMasterofPublicHealth, maybegrantedadvancedstandingforupto twelve(12)units.

LifestyleMedicine
CMM03213 SocialMarketing CMM03214 Obesity,WeightControland MetabolicHealthManagement CMM03256 MotivationandCompliancein LifestyleMedicine CMM03254 IntroductiontoLifestyleMedicine CMM03255 LifestyleMedicineand ProfessionalPractice CMM03379 SelfManagementandLifestyle Medicine CMM03257 PsychologicalandEnvironmental InfluencesinLifestyleMedicine

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
CMM00705 HealthandEpidemiology CMM03140 EvidenceBasedPractice CMM03371 PrinciplesandPracticeofPublic Health CMM03373 ProgramDevelopmentand Evaluation CMM03374 Ethics,HumanRightsandHealth Law MAT03372 BiostatisticsforHealth Professionals

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PublicHealthandComplementaryMedicine
Traditional,Complementaryand AlternativeMedicineinPublic Health PHA03148 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine PHA03149 EvidencebasedComplementary MedicineI PHA03151 ComplementaryMedicineand ProfessionalPractice PHA03150 ComplementaryMedicine TherapeuticsI CMM03211 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsI:TheoryandCore Strategies HLT03380

CMM03212 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsII:AdvancedStrategies andPlanning CMM03213 SocialMarketing

Research
QualitativeResearchMethodsfor Health HEA00502 QuantitativeResearchMethods forHealth CMM03260 GraduateStudiesProjectI* CMM03262 GraduateStudiesProjectII* HEA00501

PARTC

CMM03381 AdvancedPracticeI* CMM03382 AdvancedPracticeII*


*Denotesadoubleweightedunit

MASTEROFTECHNOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:MTMgt

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFTECHNOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipTechMgt

GRADUATECERTIFICATEINTECHNOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertTechMgt
LevelofAward: Division: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree BusinessandLaw SouthernCrossBusinessSchool TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 2yearsparttime 12 (ii) havecompletedtherequirementsof theGraduateCertificateorGraduate DiplomaofManagement;or (iii) havecompletedtherequirementsof theGraduateCertificateorGraduate DiplomaofBusinessAdministration;or (iv) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theCollegeBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)orRule 4.1(a)(iiv). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofTechnologyand

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 AdmissiontoCandidature
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofTechnologyandManagement maybeselectedwhereoneormoreofthe followinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtherequirementsof theGraduateCertificateorGraduate DiplomaofTechnologyand Management;or

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Managementmaybeselectedwhereoneor moreofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (iii) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateinTechnologyand Management;or (iv) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsidered bytheCollegeBoardtobe equivalenttotherequirementsof Rule2.3(a)orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateinTechnologyand Managementmaybeadmittediftheycan demonstrateacademicorprofessional standingconsideredbytheCollegeBoardto beequivalenttotherequirementsof Rule2.3(a). (d) Applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofTechnologyandManagement, GraduateDiplomaofTechnologyand ManagementorGraduateCertificatein TechnologyandManagementmustprovide evidenceofatleastoneyearsexperiencein afieldofemploymentacceptabletothe CollegeBoard,exceptthatapplicantswith excellentacademicrecordsmaybe exemptedfromthisrequirement.

(c) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate CertificateinTechnologyandManagementa candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthanfour(4)unitscomprising: (i) two(2)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) two(2)unitsfromPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (d) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe MasterofTechnologyandManagementhas completedtherequirementsofthe GraduateDiplomaofTechnologyand ManagementortheGraduateCertificatein TechnologyandManagementmayelectto beawardedtheGraduateDiplomaorthe GraduateCertificatefollowingwithdrawal fromcandidaturefortheMastersaward. (e) Acandidatewhowhileenrolledforthe GraduateDiplomaoftechnologyand Managementhascompletedthe requirementsoftheGraduateCertificatein TechnologyandManagementmayelectto beawardedtheGraduateCertificate followingwithdrawalfromcandidaturefor theGraduateDiplomaaward.

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) Candidatesmaybegrantedadvanced standinginaccordancewithRule2.4ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (b) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofTechnologyandManagement whohavecompletedalltherequirements fortheGraduateDiplomainBusiness Administration,GraduateDiplomain ProfessionalManagement,Graduate DiplomainManagement,orGraduate DiplomainInternationalBusinessmaybe grantedadvancedstandingforuptoeight (8)units. (c) NotwithstandingRule4.3(a),candidatesfor theMasterofTechnologyandManagement ortheGraduateDiplomaofTechnologyand Managementwhohavecompletedallthe requirementsfortheGraduateCertificatein BusinessAdministration,theGraduate CertificateinProfessionalManagement,the GraduateCertificateinManagement,orthe GraduateCertificateinInternational

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheMasterofTechnology andManagementacandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthantwelve (12)unitscomprising: (i) six(6)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) six(6)unitsfromPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules. (b) TobeeligiblefortheGraduateDiplomaof TechnologyandManagementacandidate shallsuccessfullycompletenotlessthan eight(8)unitscomprising: (i) four(4)unitsfromPartAofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules; (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe ScheduleofUnitsattachedtothese Rules.

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(d)

ScheduleofUnits
PARTA ManagementOptions
MNG03217 MNG03218 ACC00724 MKT00720 MNG00720 MNG00716 ECO00720 LAW00720 MNG00723 ACC00716 MNG00737 MNG03219 MNG03208 ACC03043 BUS00747 MNG03258 LeadingandManagingPeople StrategicInformationSystems AccountingandFinancefor Managers MarketingManagement FoundationsofManagement StrategicManagement EconomicsforManagement LegalStudies InternationalBusiness CorporateFinance Entrepreneurship NewVentureCreation IntellectualProperty: Managementand Commercialisation CorporateGovernance CriticalIssuesforManagement ManagingSustainable Organisations

(e)

(f)

(g)

PARTB Process,TechniqueandTechnologyOptions
OperationsandQuality Management MAT03069 QuantitativeAnalyticTechniques forManagement ACC00712 BusinessAccounting ACC00714 ManagerialAccounting MNG03067 StrategicKnowledgeManagement ISY00740 EBusinessforManagers MNG00785 ProjectManagement ISY00705 IssuesinInformationManagement ISY00704 DistributedInformationSystems MNG03068 SupplyNetworkStrategy MNG03280 GlobalProcurement MNG03281 LogisticsManagement MNG03282 ContractManagementinaGlobal Context MNG03227 AssetManagement MNG03228 RiskManagement MNG00916

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MASTEROFVOCATIONALEDUCATIONANDTRAINING
Abbreviatedtitle:MVET

GRADUATEDIPLOMAOFVOCATIONALEDUCATIONANDTRAINING)
Abbreviatedtitle:GradDipVET

GRADUATECERTIFICATEOFVOCATIONALEDUCATIONANDTRAINING)*
Abbreviatedtitle:GradCertVET
*

Notavailablein2012

LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits:

PostgraduateDegree SchoolofEducation Lismore DistanceEducation 1.5years 12 therequirementsofeitherRule2.3(a) orRule4.1(b)(i). (c) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateCertificateofVocational EducationandTrainingmaybeselected wheretheycandemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredbythe SchoolBoardtobeequivalenttothe requirementsofRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards. (d) Allapplicantsforadmissiontocandidature mustprovideevidenceofatleastoneyears experienceinafieldofemployment acceptabletotheSchoolBoard.

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
(a) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theMasterofVocationalEducationand Trainingmaybeselectedwhereoneormore ofthefollowinghasbeensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduateDiploma ofVocationalEducationandTraining; or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto therequirementsofRule2.3(a)or 4.1(a)(i). (b) AsanalternativetoRule2.3(a)ofthe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, applicantsforadmissiontocandidaturein theGraduateDiplomaofVocational EducationandTrainingmaybeselected whereoneormoreofthefollowinghas beensatisfied: (i) havecompletedtheGraduate CertificateofVocationalEducationand Training;or (ii) candemonstrateacademicor professionalstandingconsideredby theSchoolBoardtobeequivalentto

4.2 RequirementsforanAward
(a) TobeeligiblefortheawardofMasterof VocationalEducationandTraininga candidateshallsuccessfullycompletenot lessthantwelve(12)unitscomprising: (i) allunitslistedinPartAoftheSchedule ofUnitsattachedtotheseRules; (ii) four(4)unitsfromPartBofthe Schedule. (iii) notwithstandingRule4.2(a)(ii),the CourseCoordinatormayapprovethe substitutionofuptotwo(2) postgraduatecourseworkunits,from elsewhereintheUniversitysofferings, forthoseinPartBoftheSchedule. (b) TobeeligiblefortheawardofGraduate DiplomaofVocationalEducationand

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ScheduleofUnits
PARTA
EDU01029 MNG00085 EDU00085 EDU00019 TCH03413 EDU00017 EDU00018 AdultLearning InstructionalDesignand EducationalTechnology TrainingMethods Evaluation,Assessmentand Professionalism EducationProfessionalProject VocationalEducationandTraining Studies TeachingforDiversity UnderstandingEducational Research EvaluatingEducationalPrograms EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchin Education CriticalLiteratureReviewI ResearchProject# MentoringforEarlyCareer Professionals OrganisationalChangeand Development HumanResourceDevelopment OrganisationalConsultingand FacilitationI CoachingintheWorkplace

PARTB
EDU00550 EDU03334 EDU01551 EDU00751 EDU00754 MNG00510 MNG00703 MNG00704 MNG03155 MNG03121
#

4.3 AdvancedStanding
(a) CandidatesfortheMasterofVocational EducationandTrainingwhohavecompleted alltherequirementsfortheGraduate DiplomaofVocationalEducationand Trainingmaybegrantedadvancedstanding foruptoeight(8)units.

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POSTGRADUATEDIPLOMAOFPSYCHOLOGY
Abbreviatedtitle:PGDipPsych
LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: PostgraduateDegree SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences CoffsHarbour Internal 1year 8

SpecificAwardRules
SeetheUniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards,in conjunctionwiththeSpecificAwardRuleslisted below.

ScheduleofUnits
BHS400014 ResearchThesis(4units) BHS400056 ResearchMethodsandApplied Project BHS400078 EthicsandProfessionalIssues BHS4000910 HistoryandPhilosophyof Psychology BHS4001112 AdvancedSeminarsinPsychology

4.1 QualificationforAdmission
Applicantsforadmissiontocandidatureshall: (a) havecompletedaUniversitydegreewhich containsathreeyearsequenceofstudyin Psychologywhichhasbeenaccreditedby theAustralianPsychologicalSociety;and (b) achievedacreditlevelgradeoraboveinthe ten(10)bestpsychologyunits(inclusiveof allsecondandthirdlevelresearchmethod units (c) provideevidenceoftheabilitytoundertake aresearchprojectinanareainwhich supervisoryexpertisecanbeprovidedby staffintheSchoolofPsychology.

4.2 DurationoftheCourse
Normally,unlesstheHealthandHumanSciences SchoolBoardotherwisedetermines,acandidate shallcompletetheawardinnotmorethantwo (2)years.

4.3 RequirementsforanAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofPostgraduate DiplomaofPsychology,acandidateshall successfullycompletenotlessthaneight(8)units comprisingallunitslistedintheScheduleofUnits attachedtotheseRules.

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MastersbyThesisAwards

MASTEROFARTS
Abbreviatedtitle:MA
LevelofAward: PostgraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples,SchoolofArtsandSocial Sciences

MASTEROFBUSINESS
Abbreviatedtitle:MBus
LevelofAward: PostgraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SouthernCrossBusinessSchool,SchoolofTourismand HospitalityManagement

MASTEROFEDUCATION
Abbreviatedtitle:MEd
LevelofAward: PostgraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SchoolofEducation

MASTEROFLAWS
Abbreviatedtitle:LLM
LevelofAward: PostgraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SchoolofLawandJustice

MASTEROFSCIENCE
Abbreviatedtitle:MSc
LevelofAward: PostgraduateDegree AcademicOrganisationalUnit: SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement,SchoolofHealthand HumanSciences,SouthernCrossPlantScience

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SpecificAwardRules
7.1
(a)

AdmissiontoCandidature
Anapplicationforadmissionto candidatureisacceptedsubjecttothe availabilityoffacilitiesandsupervision. Anapplication,whichmaybesubmitted atanytime,shallbemadeonthe prescribedformandshallbelodgedwith theDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichisasubcommitteeoftheAcademic Board. Anapplicantshallseekadmissiontoa Mastersdegreebythesiscourseas: (i) afulltimecandidate;or (ii) aparttimecandidate. Acandidatemayconvertfromfulltimeto parttimecandidature,andviceversa, withtheapprovaloftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit,uponthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining. ToqualifyforadmissiontoaMasters degreebythesiscourse,applicantsmust: (i) possessaBachelorsdegreewith firstorsecondclassHonoursfrom SouthernCrossUniversity;or (ii) possessanequivalentqualification; or (iii) submitsuchotherevidenceof generalandprofessional qualificationsaswillsatisfythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee thattheapplicantpossessesthe educationalpreparationand capacitytopursuegraduatestudies; andsatisfysuchadditionalrequirements foradmissiontoaparticularprogram,if any,asmaybeprescribedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee. Allcandidates,exceptthosewhoare enrolledinacourseofferedinalanguage otherthanEnglish,areexpectedtobe proficientinEnglishcomprehensionand expression.Applicants,themediumof whosepreviouseducationwasnot English,mayberequiredtotakeaspecial testofEnglishlanguageproficiency

approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee.

7.2
(a)

Enrolment
TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallnotpermitanapplicanttoenrolasa candidateunlessithasreceived: (i) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissioneitherasafulltimeoras aparttimecandidate,acertificate fromtherelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,and therelevantHeadofSchool,stating thattheapplicantisfittoundertake acourseleadingtotheawardof Mastersdegreebythesisandthat theSchooliswillingtoundertakethe responsibilityofsupervisingthe workoftheapplicant;and (ii) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissionasacandidateatan externalsite,acertificatefromthe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTrainingstatingthatthe applicantisfittoundertakeacourse leadingtotheawardofMasters degreebythesisandthatsuitable arrangementsforsupervisionand accesstoappropriatefacilitieshave beennegotiatedandareacceptable totheSchool.
ReferencetoSchoolshallincludereferenceto anyotherappropriateacademicorganisational unitsuchas,forexample,College.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(b)

(f)

(c)

AMastersqualifyingstudentmayapply forenrolmentasaMastersbythesis candidate: (i) uponsuccessfulcompletionofa programapprovedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeata levelofperformanceprescribedby theCommittee;and (ii) shalllodgeanapplicationwiththe DivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationby theHigherDegreesResearch Committee. AMastersqualifyingstudentshallnotbe eligibleforenrolmentasaMastersby thesiscandidateifaperiodofmorethan oneyear,iffulltime,ortwoyears,ifpart

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(d)

(e)

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(g)

time,haselapsedfrominitialenrolment, exceptwiththeapprovaloftheDirector oftheResearchTrainingUnit. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shall,inthecaseofaMastersqualifying studentapplyingforenrolmentasa Mastersbythesiscandidate,either: (i) permitthestudenttoenrolasa candidate;or (ii) declinetheapplication. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallnotpermitanapplicanttoenrolasa candidateunlesstheapplicanthas: (i) qualifiedforadmissionintermsof Rule7.1(e);or (ii) beenenrolledasaMasters qualifyingstudentatSouthernCross University,andhassubsequently carriedoutsuchwork,passedsuch examinationsandreachedsuch standardsastheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallprescribe, andhasnotpreviouslybeendenied enrolmentasacandidateontwo occasions;and (iii) satisfiedtheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeregarding fitnesstobecomeacandidate;and (iv) receivedastatementfromthe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andtherelevant HeadofSchool,thattheSchoolis willingtoundertakethe responsibilityofsupervisingthe workoftheapplicant. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallapproveor,ifnecessary,varyany periodsofresidencyduringwhichthe candidateshallberequiredtopursue studyandresearchattheUniversity, prescribedbytheSchoolproposingthe candidatesenrolment. Acommencingcandidateisenrolledon completionofallofthefollowing: (i) acceptanceoftheofferofadmission; (ii) completionofrelevantforms; (iii) paymentofprescribedfees(unless theDirectorofStudentServiceshas

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Inthecaseofanapplicantenrolledasa candidate,wishingtoenrolforanother awardcourseattheUniversity,approval oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committee,upontherecommendationof therelevantDirector(s)ofResearchand ResearchTraining,isrequired. Acandidatemayberequiredbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommitteeto undertakeconcurrentlywiththesis preparationaformalcourseofstudies appropriatetothethesis.However,at leastseventy(70)percentofthecourse ofstudyfortheawardofaMasters degreebythesisshallcompriseanoriginal researchprojectandathesis.

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Allcandidatesshallnormallyhave appointedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeatleastone supervisor,whoshallactasPrincipal Supervisorandwhoshallbeamemberof theacademicstaffoftheUniversity*. Wheremorethanonesupervisoris appointed,oneofthesupervisorsshallbe nominatedasthePrincipalSupervisor, whoshallbeamemberoftheacademic staffoftheUniversity*. Allcandidatesshallberequiredto participateinsuchcolloquia,research seminarsandotherworkoftheUniversity asmaybeconsideredappropriatebytheir PrincipalSupervisor. Candidatesshall,astheirPrincipal Supervisormayfromtimetotimerequire, submitdraftsofthemajorsectionsofthe writtenthesisforreviewandshallsubmit totheirPrincipalSupervisorafinaldraft ofthewrittenthesisforadviceand commentbeforesubmissionfor examination. Inrespectofcandidateswhoundertakea majorportionoftheirresearchatsites externaltotheUniversity,theHigher DegreesResearchCommitteemay appointalocalCosupervisor. Ifapersonappointedassupervisoris unabletoperformthedutiesofthe appointment,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallappointa replacementsupervisoronthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining.

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TheChair,HigherDegreesResearch Committee,mayreferprogressreports submittedbycandidatestotheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeforreview. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayrecommendthatthecandidate undertakeremedialactionor,where progressreportshavedemonstrated unsatisfactoryprogress,mayrecommend terminationofthecandidature.Where progressreportshavenotbeensubmitted bytheduedates,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayconsider progresstobeunsatisfactoryandthusmay recommendterminationofcandidature.

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ConfirmationofCandidature
AllMastersbyThesiscandidateswillserve aconfirmationperiod,nolongerthansix (6)monthsfulltimeequivalent. Theprocessofassessmentofthe confirmationperiodwillbedeveloped withinageneralframeworkapprovedby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee, tobeusedintherespectiveSchool. ASupervisorCandidateAgreement, containingcriteriaforsatisfactory progress,shallbedevelopedbetweenthe candidateandthesupervisor,and reviewedasrequiredduringcandidature. Theassessmentofthesatisfactory completionoftheconfirmationperiod shallresultinoneoffiveoutcomes: (i) Satisfactory:Candidatetobeoffered fullcandidature(i.e.confirmationof candidature). (ii) Unsatisfactory:Candidatetorevise submissiontothesatisfactionofthe PrincipalSupervisorandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (iii) Unsatisfactory:Candidateto resubmittoconfirmationperiod assessmentprocess. (iv) Remedialaction:Wherea resubmissionresultsinafurther unsatisfactoryoutcome,acourseof remedialactionshallbeputinplace. Thismayrequireareviewofthe SupervisorCandidateAgreement. (v) Terminationofcandidature.

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Thesis
Oncompletionofstudiesduringcandidature, acandidateshallsubmitathesisthat complieswiththefollowingrequirements: (i) thegreaterproportionofthework describedmusthavebeen completedsubsequenttoinitial enrolmentasacandidate;and (ii) itmustshowevidenceof competenceinresearchand scholarship;and (iii) itmustbeinEnglishorinalanguage approvedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeandreacha satisfactorystandardof presentation;and (iv) itmusthaveasubstantialwritten componentbutmayalsocontaina significantamountofnonwritten material. Thethesisshallconsistofthecandidates ownaccountofthework,exceptthatin specialcasesworkdoneconjointlywith otherpersonsmaybeacceptedprovided theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee issatisfiedinrespectofthecandidates partinthejointwork. Onsubmittingathesisthecandidateshall adducesufficientevidenceofits authenticityandoriginality,andtothis endshallsubmitawrittenstatementat thefrontofthethesis: (i) indicatingwhichportionsareoriginal andwhicharenot;and (ii) givingthesourcesofinformationif thesearenotadequatelyindicated inthethesis;and (iii) indicatingwhether,andifsotowhat extent,anyofthematerialsubmitted, orworkonwhichitisbased,hasbeen usedinseekinganotherdegreeinthe Universityorelsewhere. Acandidateshallsubmitwith,but separatelyfrom,thethesisashort

(f)

abstractofthethesiscomprisingnot morethan400wordsandwrittenina formsuitableforpublication. Acandidatemaynotsubmitasthemain contentofthethesisanyworkormaterial whichhaspreviouslybeenacceptedfora degreeorothersimilarawardbutshallnot beprecludedfromincorporatingsuchwork ormaterialinthethesis,providedthatthe candidateindicates,generallyinthepreface andspecificallyinthenotes,theworkor materialwhichhasbeensoincorporated. Thecandidatemaysubmitassupporting documentsanyworkpublishedbythe candidate,butonlyifitbearsonthe subjectofthethesis.

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* Sub-rules (f) and (h) have changed since publication and are included below. See the Handbooks Addendum/Erratum for more information.

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Acandidateshall,throughthePrincipal SupervisorandrelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,givethe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unittwo(2)monthswrittennoticeof intentiontosubmitathesisandsuch noticeshallbeaccompaniedbythe appropriatefee,ifany. Three(3)copiesofthethesisinaformof temporarybindingprescribedbythe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unitshallbesubmittedbythecandidate, throughthePrincipalSupervisor,tothe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andthesecopiesmay beretainedbytheUniversity. Thesethreecopiesofthethesisshallbe submittedtotheDivisionofResearch, ResearchTrainingUnitbytherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingwithacertificatesignedbythe PrincipalSupervisorcertifyingthatthe candidateswork,includingthethesis,is inaformsuitableforexamination. Athesisshallbepreparedintheformat prescribedbytheDivisionofResearch, ResearchTrainingUnit. Three(3)copiesofthethesisforwhichthe candidateisadmittedtoaMastersdegree shallbedepositedwiththeDivisionof Research,ResearchTrainingUnitina

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shallmakearecommendationtothe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee. Therecommendationoftherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training,togetherwiththereportsofthe examinersandanywrittencomments receivedfromthePrincipalSupervisor andthecandidate,shallbeconsideredby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichshallhavebroaddiscretiontoseek additionalinputasappropriate,and whichshall: (i) recommendtotheAcademicBoard thatthecandidatebeadmittedto theawardofaMastersdegreeby thesis;or (ii) recommendtotheAcademicBoard thattheMastersbythesis candidaturebeterminated. Beforemakingarecommendationtothe AcademicBoard,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayrequire: (i) thecandidatetoaddressany mattersraisedintheexaminers reports, (ii) thecandidatetoaddressadditional issuesinthethesis, (iii) additionalinputtotheexamination process,forexample,thecandidate mayberequiredtoundertakea writtenoranoralexaminationofthe thesisundersuchreasonable conditionsasdeterminedbythe HigherDegreesResearch Committee;or (iv) reexaminationofthethesiswithin sixmonthsiffulltime,orwithinone yearifparttime. Candidatesrequiredtoundertake changestotheirthesisinresponseto examinersreportspriortoawardwillbe requiredtoundertakethesechanges withinamaximumofthreemonthsafter thedateofnotificationofthese;andthe Schoolandsupervisorarerequiredto reviewtheseandsubmitareporton changesmadeforfinalratificationbythe HigherDegreeResearchCommitteeno laterthansixmonthsaftertheoriginal notificationofthesetothestudent

(f)

(unlessalongerperiodisapprovedbythe HDRC). Acandidatewhosethesisfails reexamination,asconductedunder conditionsprescribedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee,shallhave candidatureterminatedbytheAcademic Boardandshallnotbeeligiblefor reenrolmentinaMastersbythesis courseinthesametopicarea.

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(a) ThemaximumperiodofMastersbythesis candidatureistwo(2)yearsfulltime,four (4)yearsparttime. Acandidateshallpresentathesisfor examinationaminimumoftwomonths priortotheirmaximumperiodof candidature,unlessspecialpermissionfor anextensionoftimehasbeengrantedby theDirectoroftheResearchTrainingUnit. Maximumtimeallowedtocompletea courseshallnotincludeperiodsof approvedleaveofabsence. TheDirectoroftheResearchTraining Unit,ontherecommendationofthe PrincipalSupervisorandrelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining,may permitanextensionorinterruptionof candidatureforaperiodorperiods totallingnomorethansix(6)months. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayonbehalfoftheAcademicBoard permitinterruptionbeyondsix(6) months,atitsdiscretionandonthe recommendationoftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit. UnlesstheDirectoroftheResearch TrainingUnit(RTU),ortheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,otherwise determines,acandidateshallmaintain continuousenrolmentuntilall requirementsforadmissiontothedegree havebeenmet. Acandidatemaycancelenrolmentatany timebygivingwrittennoticetothe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unit. Acandidatewhoexceedsthemaximum tenurewithoutanapprovedextension,

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7.13 QueryandAppeal
7.13.1 QueryofReviewofProgressReports (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe reviewofprogressreportsunder7.6(c) mayquerythereviewwiththerelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (b) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(a) abovemayquerythereviewinwriting withtheChairoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteewithinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationoftheoutcomeofthe reviewtothecandidate. (c) If,asaresultofsuchaquery,itisdeemed appropriatetovarythedecision,theChair oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeemaymakesuchvariation. 7.13.2 QueryofAssessmentofCompletionof ConfirmationPeriod (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe outcomeoftheassessmentofcompletion ofaconfirmationperiodunder7.7(d)may querytheassessmentwiththerelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (b) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(a) abovemayquerytheassessmentin writingwiththeChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteewithinten (10)workingdaysofthedateofsending offormalnotificationoftheoutcomeof theassessmenttothecandidate. (c) If,asaresultofsuchaquery,itisdeemed appropriatetovarytheassessment,the ChairoftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeemaymakesuchvariation. 7.13.3 QueryofDecisionNottoSubmitThesis (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwitha decisionnottosubmitathesisfor examinationmayquerythedecisionwith thePrincipalSupervisor. (b) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(a) abovemayquerythedecisionwiththe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining.

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Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(b) abovemayrequesttheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteetoforwardthethesis toexaminerseventhoughitisagainstthe adviceofthePrincipalSupervisor.The HigherDegreesResearchCommitteeis notobligedtoaccedetotherequest,but iftheCommitteedoesagree,the examinerswillbeadvisedthatthethesis didnothavethesupportofthePrincipal Supervisoraftertheyhaveprovidedtheir reports.Reasonsforwishingtosubmit withoutthePrincipalSupervisors approvalmustbeprovidedinwritingto theSecretaryoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee. 7.13.4 AppealAgainstAssessmentof CompletionofConfirmationPeriod (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeunderRule 7.13.2(b),mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeononeormoreofthe followinggrounds: improperactionintheconductofthe confirmationassessment; irregularityintheconductofthe assessment; negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthe assessment; discriminationagainstthecandidate whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; prejudiceorbiasonthepartofthe assessororanyotherpersoninvolved indeterminingtheoutcomeofthe assessment; theassessmentprocessasdetailedin theSupervisorCandidateAgreement orsimilardocumentorany subsequentamendmentnotbeing followed; whereadditionalevidenceforspecial considerationcanbeprovidedor whereproceduresforconsiderationof anapplicationforspecial considerationwerenotproperly followed

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(c)

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discriminationagainstthecandidate whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; prejudiceorbiasonthepartofany personinvolvedindeterminingthe outcomeoftheexamination submissionprocess; theexaminationsubmission requirementsasdetailedinthe SupervisorCandidateAgreementor similardocumentoranysubsequent amendmentnotbeingfollowed; whereadditionalevidenceforspecial considerationcanbeprovided,or whereproceduresforconsiderationof anapplicationforspecial considerationwerenotproperly followed. AnappealmadeunderthisRuleshallbe lodgedwiththeSecretary,Academic BoardAppealsCommittee,withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationofthedecisionofthe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee.A lateappealmaybereceivedatthe discretionoftheChairoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommitteewherethe candidateisabletosatisfytheChairthat theappealwaslodgedlatethroughno faultofthecandidate. TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthecandidateinwritingwithin ten(10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe appealbytheChair,informingthemthat: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousorvexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe candidatehasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe

AcademicBoardsAppeals Committee). OR (ii) theChaironbehalfoftheAppeals Committeeisproceedingwiththe appeal,andmaybeseekingfurther information. (d) Thecandidatemayrequestareviewof thedeterminationbytheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommitteenot toallowtheappealtoproceed.Thismust bedonewithinten(10)workingdaysof sendingofformalnotificationtothe candidateoftheChairsdetermination, andbemadetotheChairoftheAcademic Board,oriftheChairoftheAcademic BoardisalsotheChairoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommittee,totheVice Chancellor. (e) Iftheappealisupheldandthethesis forwardedforexamination,thenthe certificateshallbesignedbytheChairof theAcademicBoardAppealsCommittee, andneitherthePrincipalSupervisornor theDirectorofResearchandResearch TrainingnortheChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeshallbe requiredtosignit. 7.13.7 AppealAgainstAdditionalExamination RequirementsandFailureofAdmission totheDegree (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeunderRules7.10(c), (d)and(e)mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeononeormoreofthe followinggrounds: improperactionintheconductofthe examinationprocess; irregularityintheconductofthe examinationprocess; negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthe examinationprocess; discriminationagainstthecandidate whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation;

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7.14 AdmissiontoaMastersbyThesis Qualifier
(a) Anapplicationforadmissionisaccepted subjecttotheavailabilityoffacilitiesand supervision. Anapplication,whichmaybesubmitted atanytime,shallbemadeonthe prescribedformandshallbelodgedwith theDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichisasubcommitteeoftheAcademic Board. Anapplicantshallseekadmissiontoa MastersbythesisQualifieras: (i) afulltimestudent;or (ii) aparttimestudent. Astudentmayconvertfromfulltimeto parttime,andviceversa,withthe approvaloftheDirectoroftheResearch TrainingUnit,upontherecommendation oftherelevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining. ToqualifyforadmissiontoaMastersby thesisQualifier,applicantsmustsubmit suchevidenceofgeneralandprofessional qualificationsaswillsatisfytheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteethatthe applicantpossessestheeducational preparationandcapacitytopursue graduatestudies,andsatisfysuch additionalrequirementsforadmission,if any,asmaybeprescribedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee. Applicantswhodonotmeetthe requirementsunder7.14(e)butwhoare abletoprovideevidenceofresearch experienceatanappropriatelevelmay,at thediscretionoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,beadmittedto candidatureonsuchtermsandunder suchconditionsastheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemaydetermine. Allstudents,exceptthosewhoare enrolledinacourseofferedinalanguage otherthanEnglish,areexpectedtobe proficientinEnglishcomprehensionand expression.Applicants,themediumof whosepreviouseducationwasnot

English,orwhosefirstlanguageisnot English,mayberequiredtotakeaspecial testofEnglishlanguageproficiency approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee.

7.15 Enrolment
(a) TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee maypermittheapplicanttoenrolasa Mastersbythesisqualifyingstudentfor thepurposeofpreparingforcandidature foraMastersdegreebythesisprovidedit hasreceived: (i) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissioneitherasafulltimeorasa parttimestudent,acertificatefrom therelevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andtherelevant HeadofSchool,statingthatthe applicantisfittoundertakea programleadingtoqualificationfor entrytotheMastersdegreebythesis andthattheSchooliswillingto undertaketheresponsibilityof supervisingtheworkoftheapplicant, and (ii) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissionasastudentatanexternal site,acertificatefromtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingstatingthattheapplicantis fittoundertakeacourseleadingto qualificationforentrytotheMasters degreebythesisandthatsuitable arrangementsforsupervisionand accesstoappropriatefacilitieshave beennegotiatedandareacceptable totheSchool.
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7.16 ConcurrentStudies
InthecaseofanapplicantenrolledasaMasters bythesisqualifyingstudentwishingtoenrolfor anotherawardcourseattheUniversity,approval oftheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee,upon therecommendationoftherelevantDirector(s) ofResearchandResearchTraining,isrequired.

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TobeeligibletoapplyforadmissiontoaMasters degreebythesis,aqualifyingstudentshall completesuchworkasmaybeprescribedbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee,andtothe satisfactionofthatCommittee.

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(a) Allqualifyingstudentsshallnormallyhave appointedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeatleastone supervisor,whoshallactasPrincipal Supervisorandwhoshallbeamemberof theacademicstaffoftheUniversity*. Wheremorethanonesupervisoris appointed,oneofthesupervisorsshallbe nominatedasthePrincipalSupervisor, whoshallbeamemberoftheacademic staffoftheUniversity*. AllMastersbythesisqualifyingstudents shallberequiredtoparticipateinsuch colloquia,researchseminarsandother workoftheUniversityasmaybe consideredappropriatebytheirPrincipal Supervisor. Inrespectofstudentswhoundertakea majorportionoftheirresearchatsites externaltotheUniversity,theHigher DegreesResearchCommitteemay appointalocalCosupervisor. Ifapersonappointedassupervisoris unabletoperformthedutiesofthe appointment,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallappointa replacementsupervisoronthe

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recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining. Terminationmayberecommendedbythe ChairoftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeeunderconditionsinwhichthe Universityisunabletoprovideadequate supervision.

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7.19 ProgressReportsandthe SupervisorCandidateAgreement


(a) Studentsshall,throughtheirPrincipal SupervisorandrelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,submitin theprescribedformandattheprescribed timesprogressreportstotheChair, HigherDegreesResearchCommittee. ThePrincipalSupervisorandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingshallatthesametimeprovide commentstotheChair,HigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,ontheprogressof thestudentsbeingsupervised. ASupervisorCandidateAgreement, containingcriteriaforsatisfactory progress,shallbedevelopedbetweenthe studentandthesupervisor. TheChair,HigherDegreesResearch Committee,mayreferprogressreports submittedbystudentstotheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeforreview. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayrecommendthatthestudent undertakeremedialactionor,where progressreportshavedemonstrated unsatisfactoryprogress,mayrecommend terminationofthecandidature.Where progressreportshavenotbeensubmitted bytheduedates,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayconsider progresstobeunsatisfactoryandthusmay recommendterminationofcandidature.

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notincludeperiodsofapprovedleaveof absence. UnlesstheResearchTrainingDirector otherwisedetermines,astudentshall maintaincontinuousenrolmentuntilall requirementsforthequalifierhavebeen met. Astudentmaycancelenrolmentatany timebygivingwrittennoticetothe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unit. Aqualifyingstudentwhoexceedsthe maximumtenure,includinganyperiods forwhichanapplicationforinterruption hasbeenapproved,willbeconsideredto havefailedandwillhavetheir candidatureterminatedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee. Astudentwhoseenrolmentisterminated shallnotbeeligibletobereadmitteduntil thelapseofone(1)year. Astudentreadmittedshallhave determinedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethemaximum periodoftimeinwhichthestudentshall bepermittedtocompletethecourse.

7.21 Readmission
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7.22 QueryandAppeal
7.22.1 QueryofReviewofProgressReports (a) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe reviewofprogressreportsunder7.19(d) mayquerythereviewwiththerelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (b) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(a) abovemayquerythereviewinwriting withtheChairoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteewithinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationoftheoutcomeofthe reviewtothestudent. (c) If,asaresultofsuchaquery,itisdeemed appropriatetovarythedecision,theChair oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeemaymakesuchvariation. 7.22.2 AppealAgainstReviewofProgress Reports (a) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheChairoftheHigher

7.20 MaximumTenure,Interruption, Cancellation


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Astudentwhoseappealisunsuccessful shallhaveterminationofenrolment confirmed.ThedecisionoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommitteeshallbefinal. 7.22.4 AppealAgainstaDecisiontoRefuse ReadmissionAfterTermination Anapplicantrefusedreadmissionafter terminationofenrolmentmayappealagainst thatdecisiontotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeontheprescribedformwithinten (10)workingdaysofsendingofformal notificationbytheUniversity.
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LevelofAward: AcademicOrganisationalUnit: Campus: CourseMode: Duration: TotalUnits: ProfessionalDoctorate Various Lismore,TweedHeadsRiverside Internal/DistanceEducation 23years 24 completionofathesis,orequivalent researchproject. Theseunitsshallbecomprisedofthosein thescheduleofunitsattachedtothese rules. AprofessionalDoctorateshallbeinafield approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch CommitteeandlistedintheScheduleof ProfessionalDoctoratesattachedtothese rules.

SpecificAwardRules
8.1
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AdmissiontoCandidature
Anapplicationforadmissionto candidatureinaprofessionalDoctorate shallbemadeontheprescribedformand lodgedatanytimeforconsiderationby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee. Toqualifyforadmissiontocandidature, applicantsmust: (i) possessaBachelorsdegreewithfirst classHonoursorsecondclass Honours,firstdivision,from SouthernCrossUniversity;or (ii) possessaMastersdegreefrom SouthernCrossUniversity;or (iii) possessaqualificationwhichinthe opinionoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeisthe equivalentof(i)or(ii)above;or (iv) submitsuchotherevidenceof generalandprofessional qualificationsaswillsatisfythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee thattheapplicantpossessesthe educationalpreparationand capacitytopursuegraduatestudies; andsatisfysuchadditionalrequirements foradmissiontothecourse,ifany,asmay beprescribedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee. Anapplicantshallhaveprofessional experienceasconsideredacceptableby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee.

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Progression

Acandidateshallnotnormallybepermittedto proceedtotheProfessionalDoctorateThesisunit untilhavingsuccessfullycompletedany prescribedcourseworkunitswithatleasta Creditaverageanduntilhavingatleastacredit gradeintheProfessionalDoctorateResearch Proposalunit. Acandidatewhohassuccessfullycompletedthe QualitativeResearchMethodsunit(singleunit), theQuantitativeResearchMethodsunit(single unit)andProfessionalDoctorateResearch Proposal(doubleweightedunit)mayexitthe professionalDoctorateprogramwithaGraduate CertificateinResearchMethods.

8.4
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AttendanceandDuration
Acandidateshallattendsuchworkshops, seminars,tutorialsorcoursesas prescribedbytherelevantProfessional DoctorateCoordinator. fulltimecandidateshallcompletethe requirementsfortheprofessional Doctorateawardwithinaperiodofno morethanthree(3)years.Unlessthe ProgramDirectorinconsultationwiththe CollegeDirector/SchoolCoordinatorin specialcircumstancesotherwise determinesacandidateshallnotbe permittedtocompletetherequirements ofaprofessionalDoctorateawardinless thantwo(2)years.Allapproved

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8.2
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RequirementsfortheAward
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8.6
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SupervisionandProgressReports
Uponenrolmentintheresearchproposal unitforaprofessionalDoctorateaward, allcandidatesshallnormallyhave appointedatleastonesupervisor,under whosegeneralguidanceathesisshallbe completed.TheHigherDegreesResearch Committeeshallhaveresponsibilityfor theappointmentofsupervisorsandmay atanytimeapproveachangeof supervisor.Whereacandidatesrequest forachangeofsupervisorissupportedby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee, butnoothersuitablepersontoprovide supervisionisavailableoriswillingtobe appointed,theHigherDegreesResearch Committeemayterminatethe candidature. Acandidateshallpursuethethesis researchapprovedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeunderthe immediatedirectionofthesupervisor,or supervisors,appointedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee.Candidates shall,astheirsupervisormayfromtimeto

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AdvancedStanding
TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee maygrantadvancedstandingforunits successfullycompletedatthisUniversity, atanotherAustralianUniversity,orat othertypesoftertiaryeducation institutionsacceptabletotheAcademic Board,providedthattheAcademic OrganisationalUnitcandemonstrate equivalencetothenonthesisunitsinthe ScheduleofUnitsforaprofessional Doctorateaward.

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timerequire,submitdraftsofmajor sectionsofthewrittenthesisandshall submittotheirsupervisorafinaldraftof thewrittenthesisforadviceand commentsbeforesubmissionfor examination. Candidatesshall,throughtheirsupervisor, submitintheprescribedformandatthe prescribedtimesprogressreportstothe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee.

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8.7
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ThesisSubmission
Acandidateshall,throughthesupervisor, givetheHigherDegreesResearch Committeetwo(2)monthswritten noticeofintentiontosubmitathesisand suchnoticeshallbeaccompaniedbythe appropriatefee,ifany. Three(3)copiesofthethesisinaformof temporarybindingprescribedbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommitteeshall besubmittedbythecandidate,andthese copiesmayberetainedbytheUniversity. Athesisshallbeapproximately50,000 wordsalthoughthismayvaryaccording tothetopic. Three(3)copiesofthethesisshallbe submittedbythecandidatetotheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteebythe DirectorofProfessionalDoctoral programswithacertificatesignedbythe supervisorcertifyingthatthecandidates work,includingthethesis,isinaform suitableforexamination. IftheDirectorofProfessionalDoctoral programsdeclinestosubmitathesis,the supervisormayappealtotheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee. Ifthesupervisordeclinestocertifya thesisisinaformsuitablefor examinationandtheDirectorof ProfessionalDoctoralprogramsdeclines tosubmitthethesis,acandidatemay appealtotheHigherDegreesResearch Committee. Iftheappealisupheldandthethesis forwardedforexamination,thenthe certificateshallbesignedbytheChairof theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee, andneitherthesupervisornorthe DirectorofProfessionalDoctoral programsshallberequiredtosignit. (i)

(b)

(c)

(j)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(k)

Athesisshallbepreparedintheformat prescribedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee. Three(3)copiesofthethesisforwhich thecandidateisadmittedtoa professionalDoctorateawardshallbe depositedwiththeHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeinapermanentform ofbindingprescribedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee Additionally,oneunboundcopyshallbe depositedwiththeUniversityLibrary. Thecopyofthethesisdepositedwiththe UniversityLibrarywillbeavailablefor consultation,loan,orcopyingatthe discretionoftheUniversityLibrarian, unlesstheUniversityontheapplicationof thecandidatedeterminesthatitshallnot beavailableuntilaftertheexpiryofa period,whichperiodshallnotnormally exceedtwo(2)years.TheUniversity Librarianshallrequireeachuserand recipientofacopyofathesisto undertakeinwritingtorespectauthors rightsunderthelawrelatingtocopyright. Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, statethatthethesiscontainsrestrictedor confidentialinformationwhichthe candidatedoesnotdesiretobedisclosed freely,andwhichmaybereleasedto otherpersonsonlyontheauthorisation oftheChairoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,afterconsultation withthecandidateandtheDirectorof ProfessionalDoctoralprograms.Where thethesiscontainsmaterialwhichthe candidateconsidersshouldhave restricteddistribution,thesupervisor,the DirectorofProfessionalDoctoral programsandtheexaminersshallbe informedwhichpartsareclassified.If furtherprecautionsarerequired,for example,moresecuretransmissionthan registeredpost,costsshallbeborneby thecandidate. Whereacandidatestatesthatathesis containsconfidentialinformationwhich thecandidatedoesnotdesiretobe disclosedfreely,orwhichthecandidateis notatlibertytodisclosefreely,the candidatemay,totheextentthatitis possible,placethatinformationinan

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ThesisExamination
Oncompletionofstudiesduring candidature,acandidateshallsubmita thesiswhichshallbepreparedinaformat prescribedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeandreferredtotwo examinersappointedbyHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee.ThisCommittee shallincludeamemberoftheacademic organisationalunitforwhicha professionalDoctorateawardhasbeen approvedorisunderconsideration,three (3)membersoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,theDirectorof ProfessionalDoctoralprogramsandshall haveasanadditionalmemberthePro ViceChancellor(Research). Twoexaminersshallbeappointedbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee,at leastoneofwhomshallbeexternaltothe University.Asupervisorofthethesisshall notalsobeanexaminer. TherecommendationoftheDirectorof ProfessionalDoctoralprograms,together withthereportsoftheexaminersandany writtencommentsreceivedfromthe supervisorandcandidate,shallbe consideredbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,whichshallhave broaddiscretiontoseekadditionalinput asappropriate. Beforemakingarecommendationtothe AcademicBoard,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayrequire: (i) acandidatetoaddressanymatters raisedintheexaminersreports, (ii) acandidatetoaddressadditional issuesinthethesis, (iii) additionalinputtotheexamination process,forexample,thecandidate mayberequiredtoundertakea

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(f)

8.9
(a)

DiscontinuationofEnrolmentand AppealProcesses
Notwithstandingotherprovisionsinthese Rules,theHigherDegreesResearch CommitteeonbehalfoftheAcademic Board,maydiscontinuetheenrolmentof acandidateinlessthanthemaximum timeallowediftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeisdissatisfiedwith theprogressbeingmadebythe candidate. Acandidatewhoseenrolmentis discontinuedunderRule8.9(a)may appealontheprescribedformtothe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee againstthediscontinuationofenrolment. AnappealtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeagainstdiscontinuationof enrolmentmustreachtheUniversity withinten(10)workingdaysofthedate ofsendingofofficialnotification. Candidatureshallbereinstatedifthe appealissuccessful.Amaximumperiodof timetocompletetheprofessional Doctoratewillbedeterminedbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee.

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Acandidatewhoseappealisunsuccessful shallhavediscontinuationofenrolment confirmed. Acandidatewhoseenrolmentis discontinuedshallnotbeeligibletobe readmitteduntilthelapseofone(1)year. Acandidatereadmittedtothe professionalDoctorateshallhave determinedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethemaximum periodoftimeinwhichthecandidate shallbepermittedtocompletethe course. Anapplicantrefusedreadmissionaftera periodofdiscontinuationofenrolment mayappealontheprescribedformtothe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee againstthatdecision. Anappealagainstrefusaltobe readmittedmustreachtheUniversity withinten(10)workingdaysofthedate ofsendingofofficialnotification.

DoctorofEducation
Four(4)Postgraduateunitsrelevanttothe proposedresearchprojectandasapprovedby therelevantDoctorofEducationCoordinator togetherwith: EDU00550 UnderstandingEducational Research EDU01551 EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchin Education* EDU01552 EnquiryII:QuantitativeResearch inEducation* EDU03264 DoctorofEducationResearch Proposal(2unitequivalent) EDU89022 DoctorofEducationThesis (16unitequivalent)
*AfterconsultationwiththeEdDCoordinator, candidatesmustcompleteone(1)oftheabovetwo(2) units.

8.10 Readmission
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(b)

(c)

(d)

DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies
Four(4)Postgraduateunitsrelevanttothe proposedresearchprojectandasapprovedby therelevantDoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies Coordinatortogetherwith: EDU00550 UnderstandingEducational Research EDU01551 EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchin Education EDU01552 EnquiryII:QuantitativeResearch inEducation SOC03402 DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies ResearchProposal(2unit equivalent) SOC89022 DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies Thesis(16unitequivalent)
AfterconsultationwiththeDIPCoordinator, candidatesmustcompleteone(1)oftheabovetwo(2) units.

ScheduleofUnits
DoctorofBusinessAdministration
Four(4)Postgraduateunitsrelevanttothe proposedresearchprojectandasapprovedby theDoctorofBusinessAdministrationProgram Directortogetherwith: MNG03047 QualitativeResearchMethods MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethods MNG03264 DoctorofBusinessAdministration ResearchProposal(2unit equivalent) MNG89022 DoctorofBusinessAdministration Thesis(16unitequivalent)

ScheduleofProfessionalDoctorates
DBA DoctorofBusinessAdministration EdD DoctorofEducation DlndigPh DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies

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Abbreviatedtitle:PhD

RulesGoverningCandidature
9.1
(a)

AdmissiontoCandidature
AnapplicationforadmissiontoPhD candidatureisacceptedsubjecttothe availabilityoffacilitiesandsupervision. Anapplication,whichmaybesubmitted atanytime,shallbemadeonthe prescribedformandshallbelodgedwith theDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichisasubcommitteeoftheAcademic Board. AnapplicantshallseekadmissiontoaPhD courseas: (i) afulltimecandidate;or (ii) aparttimecandidate. Acandidatemayconvertfromfulltimeto parttimecandidature,andviceversa, withtheapprovaloftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit,uponthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining. Toqualifyforadmissiontocandidature, applicantsmust: (i) possessaBachelorsdegreewith firstclassHonoursorwithsecond classHonours,firstdivision,from SouthernCrossUniversity;or (ii) possessaMastersdegreewhereat leastonehalfoftheassessmentfor theawardofthatdegreewasbased uponathesisordissertationandthe degreewasawardedatalevel consideredbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteetobe appropriate;or (iii) possessaqualificationwhichinthe opinionoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeisthe equivalentof(i)or(ii)above;or (iv) submitsuchotherevidenceof generalandprofessional

(b)

(f)

(c)

(d)

(g)

(e)

qualificationsaswillsatisfythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee thattheapplicantpossessesthe educationalpreparationand capacitytopursuegraduatestudies; (v) andsatisfysuchadditional requirementsforadmissiontoaPhD course,ifany,asmaybeprescribed bytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee. Applicantsforcandidaturewhodonot meettherequirementsunder9.1(e)(i)but whoareabletoprovideevidenceof researchexperienceatanappropriate levelmay,atthediscretionoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee,be admittedtocandidatureonsuchterms andundersuchconditionsastheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteemay determine. Allcandidates,exceptthosewhoare enrolledinacourseofferedinalanguage otherthanEnglish,areexpectedtobe proficientinEnglishcomprehensionand expression.Applicants,whose undergraduatestudieswerenotin English,orwhosefirstlanguageisnot English,mayberequiredtotakeaspecial testofEnglishlanguageproficiency approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee.

9.2
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Enrolment
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ReferencetoSchoolshallincludereferenceto anyotherappropriateacademicorganisational unitsuchas,forexample,College.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

APhDqualifyingstudentmayapplyfor enrolmentasaPhDcandidate: (i) uponsuccessfulcompletionofa programapprovedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeata levelofperformanceprescribedby theCommittee;and (ii) shalllodgeanapplicationwiththe DivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationby theHigherDegreesResearch Committee. APhDqualifyingstudentshallnotbe eligibleforenrolmentasaPhDcandidate ifaperiodofmorethanone(1)year,if fulltime,ortwo(2)years,ifparttime, haselapsedfrominitialenrolment,except withtheapprovaloftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shall,inthecaseofaPhDqualifying studentapplyingforenrolmentasaPhD candidate,either: (i) permitthestudenttoenrolasaPhD candidate;or (ii) declinetheapplication. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallnotpermitanapplicanttoenrolasa PhDcandidateunlesstheapplicanthas: (i) qualifiedforadmissionintermsof Rule9.1(e);or (ii) beenenrolledasaPhDqualifying studentatSouthernCrossUniversity,

(f)

(g)

andhassubsequentlycarriedout suchwork,passedsuch examinationsandreachedsuch standardsastheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallprescribe, andhasnotpreviouslybeendenied enrolmentasaPhDcandidateon twooccasions;and (iii) satisfiedtheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeregarding fitnesstobecomeaPhDcandidate; and (iv) satisfiedtheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethatsufficient timecanbedevotedtoPhD research;and (v) receivedastatementfromthe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andtherelevant HeadofSchool,thattheSchoolis willingtoundertakethe responsibilityofsupervisingthe workoftheapplicant. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallapproveor,ifnecessary,varyany periodsofresidencyduringwhichthe candidateshallberequiredtopursue studyandresearchattheUniversity, prescribedbytheSchoolproposingthe candidatesenrolment. Acommencingcandidateisenrolledon completionofallofthefollowing: (i) acceptanceoftheofferofadmission; (ii) completionofrelevantforms; (iii) paymentofanyprescribedfees (unlesstheDirectorofStudent Serviceshasgrantedanextensionof timeforsuchpayment).

9.3
(a)

ConcurrentStudies
Inthecaseofanapplicantenrolledasa PhDcandidate,wishingtoenrolfor anotherawardcourseattheUniversity, approvaloftheHigherDegreesResearch Committee,upontherecommendationof therelevantDirector(s)ofResearchand ResearchTraining,isrequired. APhDcandidatemayberequiredbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommitteeto undertakeconcurrentlywiththesis

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9.4
(a)

RequirementsfortheAward
TobeeligiblefortheawardofaPhD,a candidateshall: (i) completetheprescribedprogram andmakeanoriginalandsignificant contributiontoknowledge;and (ii) submitandhaveacceptedathesis preparedunderthesupervisionof thePrincipalSupervisornominated bytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee;and (iii) completesuchotherworkasmaybe prescribedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee. Acandidateshallnotnormallybeeligible fortheawardofaPhDuntil: (i) inthecaseoffulltimecandidature, atleasttwo(2)yearshaveelapsed fromthetimeofenrolmentasa candidate;or (ii) inthecaseofparttimecandidature, atleastthree(3)yearshaveelapsed fromthetimeofenrolmentasa candidate, exceptthatacandidatewhoisspecially qualifiedintherelevantdisciplinemay withapprovaloftheAcademicBoardbe allowedtocompletethecourseinless thanthenormalminimumtime.

(d)

(e)

(b)

Candidatesshall,astheirPrincipal Supervisormayfromtimetotimerequire, submitdraftsofthemajorsectionsofthe writtenthesisforreviewandshallsubmit totheirPrincipalSupervisorafinaldraft ofthewrittenthesisforadviceand commentbeforesubmissionfor examination. Inrespectofcandidateswhoundertakea majorportionoftheirresearchatsites externaltotheUniversity,theHigher DegreesResearchCommitteemay appointalocalCosupervisor. Ifapersonappointedassupervisoris unabletoperformthedutiesofthe appointment,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallappointa replacementsupervisoronthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining.

9.6
(a)

ProgressReports
Candidatesshall,throughtheirPrincipal SupervisorandrelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,submitin theprescribedformandattheprescribed timesprogressreportstotheChair, HigherDegreesResearchCommittee. ThePrincipalSupervisorandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingshallatthesametimeprovide commentstotheChair,HigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,ontheprogressof thecandidatesbeingsupervised. TheChair,HigherDegreesResearch Committee,mayreferprogressreports submittedbycandidatestotheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeforreview. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayrecommendthatthecandidate undertakeremedialactionor,where progressreportshavedemonstrated unsatisfactoryprogress,mayrecommend terminationofthecandidature.Where progressreportshavenotbeensubmitted bytheduedates,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayconsider progresstobeunsatisfactoryandthus mayrecommendterminationof candidature.

(b)

9.5
(a)

WorkEnvironmentandSupervision
Allcandidatesshallnormallyhave appointedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeatleastone supervisor,whoshallactasPrincipal Supervisorandwhoshallbeamemberof theacademicstaffoftheUniversity*. Wheremorethanonesupervisoris appointed,oneofthesupervisorsshallbe nominatedasthePrincipalSupervisor, whoshallbeamemberoftheacademic staffoftheUniversity*. Allcandidatesshallberequiredto participateinsuchcolloquia,research seminarsandotherworkoftheUniversity asmaybeconsideredappropriatebytheir PrincipalSupervisor.

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9.7
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ConfirmationofCandidature
AllPhDcandidateswillservea confirmationperiod,nolongerthanone yearfulltimeequivalent. Theprocessofassessmentofthe confirmationperiodwillbedeveloped withinageneralframeworkapprovedby theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee, tobeusedintherespectiveSchool. ASupervisorCandidateAgreement containingcriteriaforsatisfactory progressshallbedevelopedbetweenthe candidateandthesupervisor,and reviewedasrequiredduringcandidature. Theassessmentofthecompletionofthe confirmationperiodshallresultinoneof fiveoutcomes: (i) Satisfactory:Candidatetobeoffered fullcandidature(i.e.confirmationof candidature). (ii) Unsatisfactory:Candidatetorevise submissiontothesatisfactionofthe PrincipalSupervisorandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (iii) Unsatisfactory:Candidateto resubmittoconfirmationperiod assessmentprocess. (iv) Remedialaction:Wherea resubmissionresultsinafurther unsatisfactoryoutcome,acourseof remedialactionshallbeputinplace. Thismayrequireareviewofthe SupervisorCandidateAgreement. (v) Terminationofcandidature. Terminationmayalsoberecommended bytheChairoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeunderconditionsin whichtheUniversityisunabletoprovide adequatesupervision.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(b)

(c)

(e)

(d)

9.8
(a)

Thesis
Oncompletionofstudiesduring candidature,acandidateshallsubmita thesisthatcomplieswiththefollowing requirements: (i) thegreaterproportionofthework describedmusthavebeen completedsubsequenttoinitial enrolmentasacandidate;and (e)

(ii) itmustshowevidenceof competenceinresearchand scholarship,andmustmakean originalandsignificantcontribution toknowledge;and (iii) itmustbeinEnglishorinalanguage approvedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeandreacha satisfactorystandardof presentation;and (iv) itmusthaveasubstantialwritten componentbutmayalsocontaina significantamountofnonwritten material. Thethesisshallconsistofthecandidates ownaccountofthework,exceptthatin specialcasesworkdoneconjointlywith otherpersonsmaybeacceptedprovided theHigherDegreesResearchCommittee issatisfiedinrespectofthecandidates partinthejointwork. Onsubmittingathesisacandidateshall adducesufficientevidenceofits authenticityandoriginality,andtothis endshallsubmitawrittenstatementat thefrontofthethesis: (i) indicatingwhichportionsareoriginal andwhicharenot;and (ii) givingthesourcesofinformationif thesearenotadequatelyindicated inthethesis;and (iii) indicatingwhether,andifsotowhat extent,anyofthematerial submitted,orworkonwhichitis based,hasbeenusedinseeking anotherdegreeintheUniversityor elsewhere. Acandidateshallsubmitwith,but separatelyfrom,thethesisashort abstractofthethesiscomprisingnot morethan400wordsandwrittenina formsuitableforpublication. Acandidatemaynotsubmitasthemain contentofthethesisanyworkormaterial whichhaspreviouslybeenacceptedfora degreeorothersimilarawardbutshall notbeprecludedfromincorporatingsuch workormaterialinthethesis,provided thatthecandidateindicates,generallyin theprefaceandspecificallyinthenotes,

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(f)

theworkormaterialwhichhasbeenso incorporated. Thecandidatemaysubmitassupporting documentsanyworkpublishedbythe candidate,butonlyifitbearsonthe subjectofthethesis.

9.9

* Sub-rules (f) and (h) have changed since publication and are included below. See the Handbooks Addendum/Erratum for more information.

ThesisSubmission*

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Acandidateshall,throughthePrincipal SupervisorandrelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,givethe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTrainingUnit two(2)monthswrittennoticeofintention tosubmitathesisandsuchnoticeshallbe accompaniedbytheappropriatefee,ifany. Four(4)copiesofthethesisinaformof temporarybindingprescribedbythe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unitshallbesubmittedbythecandidate, throughthePrincipalSupervisor,tothe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andthesecopiesmay beretainedbytheUniversity. These(4)copiesofthethesisshallbe submittedtotheDivisionofResearch, ResearchTrainingUnitbytherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingwithacertificatesignedbythe PrincipalSupervisorcertifyingthatthe candidateswork,includingthethesis,is inaformsuitableforexamination. Athesisshallbepreparedintheformat prescribedbytheDivisionofResearch, ResearchTrainingUnit. Three(3)copiesofthethesisforwhichthe candidateisadmittedtoaPhDdegreeshall bedepositedwiththeDivisionofResearch, ResearchTrainingUnitinapermanent formofbindingprescribedbytheResearch TrainingUnit.Additionally,oneunbound copyshallbedepositedwiththeDivisionof Research,ResearchTrainingUnit.One boundcopyandtheunboundcopyofthe thesiswillbedistributedbytheDivisionof Research,ResearchTrainingUnittothe UniversityLibrary. Adigitalcopyofthethesisshallalsobe depositedwiththeDivisionofResearchusing theprescribedform.Thisdigitalcopyshallbe:

(g)

(h)

(i)

(i) includedintheinstitutional repositoryforarchivalpurposes;and (ii) madeavailableonopenonlineaccess unlessapplicationtorestrictaccessis madeanddecidedinaccordancewith 9.9(h)below.Somethirdparty copyrightmaterialcontainedinthe thesismayneedtoberemovedto provideonlineaccess.Thiswillbe doneontheadviceoftheUniversity CopyrightOfficer. Thecopiesofthethesisdepositedwiththe UniversityLibrarywillbeavailablefor consultation,loan,orcopyingatthe discretionoftheUniversityLibrarian, unlesstheUniversityontheapplicationof thecandidatedeterminesthatitshallnot beavailableuntilaftertheexpiryofa period,whichperiodshallnotnormally exceedtwo(2)years.TheUniversity Librarianshallrequireeachuserand recipientofacopyofathesistoundertake inwritingtorespecttheauthorsrights underthelawrelatingtocopyright. Acandidatemay,whenlodgingathesis, statethatthethesiscontainsrestrictedor confidentialinformationwhichthe candidatedoesnotdesiretobedisclosed freely,orwhichthecandidateisnotat libertytodisclosefreely,andwhichmay bereleasedtootherpersonsonlyonthe authorisationoftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit,afterconsultation withthecandidateandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training.Wherethethesiscontains materialwhichthecandidateconsiders shouldhaverestricteddistribution,the PrincipalSupervisor,therelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTrainingand theexaminersshallbeinformedwhich partsareclassified.Iffurtherprecautions arerequired,forexample,moresecure transmissionthanregisteredpost,costs shallbebornebythecandidate. Whereacandidatestatesthatathesis containsconfidentialinformationwhich thecandidatedoesnotdesiretobe disclosedfreely,orwhichthecandidateis notatlibertytodisclosefreely,the candidatemay,totheextentthatitis

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(d)

9.10 ExaminationofThesis
(a) TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallappointatleastthree(3)examiners ofwhomatleasttwo(2)shallbeexternal totheUniversity.Asupervisorofathesis shallnotalsobeanexaminer.The examinersmayconsultwitheachother, buteachexaminershallmakeaseparate reportandrecommendationonthemerit ofthethesisandanyotherwork submittedforexamination.Anexaminer mayquestionthecandidate,throughthe DirectoroftheResearchTrainingUnit,in relationtoanyaspectoftheworkwhich, intheopinionoftheexaminer,requires clarification.Anyquestionsandanswers shallbesenttotheotherexaminers. Theexaminersreportsonathesisshall beforwardedtotherelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTrainingfor comment,whointurnshallforwardthem tothePrincipalSupervisorandthe candidateforcomment.Theexaminers reports,togetherwithanywritten commentsreceivedfromthePrincipal Supervisorandthecandidate,shallthen beconsideredbytherelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,who shallmakearecommendationtothe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee. Therecommendationoftherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training,togetherwiththereportsofthe examinersandanywrittencomments receivedfromthePrincipalSupervisor andcandidate,shallbeconsideredbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichshallhavebroaddiscretiontoseek additionalinputasappropriate,and whichshall:

(e)

(b)

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9.11 MaximumTenure,Extension, InterruptionandCancellation


(a) ThemaximumperiodofPhDcandidature isfour(4)yearsfulltime,eight(8)years parttime.Acandidateshallpresenta thesisforexaminationaminimumoftwo monthspriortotheirmaximumperiodof candidature,unlessspecialpermissionfor anextensionoftimehasbeengrantedby theDirectoroftheResearchTrainingUnit. Maximumtimeallowedtocompletea courseshallnotincludeperiodsof approvedleaveofabsence. TheDirectoroftheResearchTraining Unit,ontherecommendationofthe PrincipalSupervisorandrelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining,may permitanextensionorinterruptionof candidatureforaperiodorperiods totallingnomorethanone(1)year. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayonbehalfoftheAcademicBoard permitinterruptionbeyondoneyear,at itsdiscretionandontherecommendation oftheDirectoroftheResearchTraining Unit. UnlesstheDirectoroftheResearch TrainingUnit,ortheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,otherwise determines,acandidateshallmaintain continuousenrolmentuntilall requirementsforadmissiontothedegree havebeenmet. Acandidatemaycancelenrolmentatany timebygivingwrittennoticetothe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unit. Acandidatewhoexceedsthemaximum tenurewithoutanapprovedextension, willbedeemedtobe,andrecordedas havinglapsedcandidature.Anylapsed candidatecanapplytotheRTUfor readmissiontocandidaturetosubmit theirthesiswithinthefollowingtime periods: (i) Candidateswhowereenrolled fulltimeattimeoftheir candidatureslapse,upto6months fromnotificationoflapseof candidature (g)

(h)

(b)

(c)

(ii) Candidateswhowereenrolledpart timeattimeoftheircandidatures lapse,upto12monthsfrom notificationoflapseofcandidature Anylapsedcandidatewhodoesnotapply forreadmissiontosubmit,(orwhose readmissionapplicationisrejected)bythe endoftheirmaximumperiodoflapsed candidature,willbeconsideredtohave failedandwillhavetheircandidature terminated. Within8weeksofastudentbeing notifiedofSCUWithdrawntheprincipal supervisorwillprovidetheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnitwithawritten reportonthereasonsforthe candidaturesfailuretosubmitathesis withinthemaximumperiodof candidature.Uponreceiptofthisreport theDirectoroftheResearchTrainingUnit mayseekfurtherinformationfromthe supervisor,studentand/orother membersofthesupervisoryteam concerningtheunsuccessfulcandidature. Acandidatewhosecandidatureis terminatedshallnotbeeligibletobe readmitteduntilthelapseofone(1)year, unlessapprovedbytheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit. Acandidatereadmittedshallhave determinedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethemaximum periodoftimeinwhichthecandidate shallbepermittedtocompletethe course.

9.12 Readmission
(a)

(d)

(b)

(e)

(f)

9.13 QueryandAppeal
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TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthecandidateinwritingwithin ten(10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe appealbytheChair,informingthemthat: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousorvexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe candidatehasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe AcademicBoardsAppeals Committee). OR (ii) theChaironbehalfoftheAppeals Committeeisproceedingwiththe appeal,andmaybeseekingfurther information. (d) Thecandidatemayrequestareviewof thedeterminationbytheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommitteenot toallowtheappealtoproceed.Thismust bedonewithinten(10)workingdaysof sendingofnotificationtothecandidateof theChairsdetermination,andbemade totheChairoftheAcademicBoard,orif theChairoftheAcademicBoardisalso theChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committee,totheViceChancellor. 9.13.5 AppealAgainstReviewofProgressReports (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeunderRule 9.13.1(b)mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeononeormoreofthe followinggrounds: improperactionintheconductofthe reviewprocess; irregularityintheconductofthe review;

(b)

(c)

negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthereview; discriminationagainstthecandidate whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; prejudiceorbiasonthepartofany personinvolvedindeterminingthe outcomeofthereview; thereportingprocessasdetailedin theSupervisorCandidateAgreement orsimilardocumentorany subsequentamendmentnotbeing followed; whereadditionalevidenceforspecial considerationcanbeprovided,or whereproceduresforconsiderationof anapplicationforspecial considerationwerenotproperly followed. AnappealmadeunderthisRuleshallbe lodgedwiththeSecretary,Academic BoardAppealsCommittee,withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationofthedetermination oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committee.Alateappealmaybe receivedatthediscretionoftheChairof theAcademicBoardAppealsCommittee wherethecandidateisabletosatisfythe Chairthattheappealwaslodgedlate throughnofaultofthecandidate. TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthecandidateinwritingwithin ten(10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe appealbytheChair,informingthemthat: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousorvexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe candidatehasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe

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theChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committee,totheViceChancellor. (e) Iftheappealisupheldandthethesis forwardedforexamination,thenthe certificateshallbesignedbytheChairof theAcademicBoardAppealsCommittee, andneitherthePrincipalSupervisornor theDirectorofResearchandResearch TrainingnortheChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeshallbe requiredtosignit. 9.13.7 AppealAgainstAdditionalExamination RequirementsandFailureofAdmission totheDegree (a) Acandidatewhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeunderRules9.10(c), (d)or(e)mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeononeormoreofthe followinggrounds: improperactionintheconductofthe examinationprocess; irregularityintheconductofthe examinationprocess; negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthe examinationprocess; discriminationagainstthecandidate whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; prejudiceorbiasonthepartofany personinvolvedindeterminingthe outcomeoftheexaminationprocess; theexaminationrequirementsas detailedintheSupervisorCandidate Agreementorsimilardocumentorany subsequentamendmentnotbeing followed; whereadditionalevidenceforspecial considerationcanbeprovided,or whereproceduresforconsiderationof anapplicationforspecial considerationwerenotproperly followed. (b) AnappealmadeunderthisRuleshallbe lodgedwiththeSecretary,Academic BoardAppealsCommittee,withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationofthedecisionofthe

(c)

(d)

HigherDegreesResearchCommittee.A lateappealmaybereceivedatthe discretionoftheChairoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommitteewherethe candidateisabletosatisfytheChairthat theappealwaslodgedlatethroughno faultofthecandidate. TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthecandidateinwritingwithin ten(10)workingdaysofreceiptofthe appealbytheChair,informingthemthat: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousorvexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe candidatehasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe AcademicBoardsAppeals Committee). OR (ii) theChaironbehalfoftheAppeals Committeeisproceedingwiththe appeal,andmaybeseekingfurther information. Thecandidatemayrequestareviewof thedeterminationbytheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommitteenot toallowtheappealtoproceed.Thismust bedonewithinten(10)workingdaysof sendingofnotificationtothecandidateof theChairsdetermination,andbemade totheChairoftheAcademicBoard,orif theChairoftheAcademicBoardisalso theChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committee,totheViceChancellor.

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CourseInformation DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD) 9.13.8 AppealAgainstTerminationof EnrolmentduetoSpecialCircumstances ortoExceedingMaximumTenure (a) Acandidatewhoseenrolmentis terminatedunderRule9.7(e)orRule 9.11(e)mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeagainsttheterminationof enrolmentonthefollowinggrounds: Rule9.7(e)orRule9.11(e)was unreasonablyapplied; Therewereexceptionalcircumstances notlikelytocontinuewhich contributedtopooracademic performance. (b) AnappealtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeagainstterminationof enrolmentmustreachtheUniversity withinten(10)workingdaysofthedate ofsendingoftheofficialnotification. (c) Acandidatewhoseappealisunsuccessful shallhaveterminationofenrolment confirmed.ThedecisionoftheAcademic BoardAppealsCommitteeshallbefinal. 9.13.9 AppealAgainstaDecisiontoRefuse ReadmissionAfterTermination Anapplicantrefusedreadmissionafter terminationofenrolmentmayappealagainst thatdecisiontotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeontheprescribedformwithinten (10)workingdaysofsendingofofficial notificationbytheUniversity. (d) Astudentmayconvertfromfulltimeto parttime,andviceversa,withthe approvaloftheDirectoroftheResearch TrainingUnit,upontherecommendation oftherelevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining. ToqualifyforadmissiontoaPhD Qualifier,applicantsmustsubmitsuch evidenceofgeneralandprofessional qualificationsaswillsatisfytheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteethatthe applicantpossessestheeducational preparationandcapacitytopursue graduatestudies,andsatisfysuch additionalrequirementsforadmission,if any,asmaybeprescribedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee. Applicantswhodonotmeetthe requirementsunder9.14(e)butwhoare abletoprovideevidenceofresearch experienceatanappropriatelevelmay,at thediscretionoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,beadmittedto candidatureonsuchtermsandunder suchconditionsastheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemaydetermine. Allstudents,exceptthosewhoare enrolledinacourseofferedinalanguage otherthanEnglish,areexpectedtobe proficientinEnglishcomprehensionand expression.Applicants,themediumof whosepreviouseducationwasnot English,orwhosefirstlanguageisnot English,mayberequiredtotakeaspecial testofEnglishlanguageproficiency approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch Committee. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee maypermittheapplicanttoenrolasa PhDqualifyingstudentforthepurposeof preparingforcandidatureforaPhD providedithasreceived: (i) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissioneitherasafulltimeoras aparttimestudent,acertificate fromtherelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,and therelevantHeadofSchool,stating thattheapplicantisfittoundertake aprogramleadingtoqualification

(e)

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DoctorofPhilosophyQualifier
9.14 AdmissiontoaPhDQualifier
(a) Anapplicationforadmissionisaccepted subjecttotheavailabilityoffacilitiesand supervision. Anapplication,whichmaybesubmitted atanytime,shallbemadeonthe prescribedformandshallbelodgedwith theDivisionofResearch,Research TrainingUnitforconsiderationbythe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee, whichisasubcommitteeoftheAcademic Board. AnapplicantshallseekadmissiontoaPhD Qualifieras: (i) afulltimestudent;or (ii) aparttimestudent. (a)

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forentrytothePhDdegreeandthat theSchooliswillingtoundertakethe responsibilityofsupervisingthe workoftheapplicant;and (ii) inthecaseofanapplicantseeking admissionasastudentatanexternal site,acertificatefromtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingstatingthattheapplicantis fittoundertakeacourseleadingto qualificationforentrytothePhD degreeandthatsuitable arrangementsforsupervisionand accesstoappropriatefacilitieshave beennegotiatedandareacceptable totheSchool.
ReferencetoSchoolshallincludereferenceto anyotherappropriateacademicorganisational unitsuchas,forexample,College.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

APhDqualifyingstudentmayapplyfor enrolmentasaPhDcandidate,upon successfulcompletionofaprogram approvedbytheHigherDegreesResearch Committeeatalevelofperformance prescribedbytheCommittee,bylodging anapplicationwiththeDivisionof Research,ResearchTrainingUnitfor considerationbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee. APhDqualifyingstudentshallnotbe eligibleforenrolmentasaPhDcandidate ifaperiodofmorethanone(1)year,if fulltime,ortwo(2)years,ifparttime, haselapsedfrominitialenrolment,except withtheapprovaloftheDirectorofthe ResearchTrainingUnit. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shall,inthecaseofaPhDqualifying studentapplyingforenrolmentasaPhD candidate,either: (i) permitthestudenttoenrolasaPhD candidate;or (ii) declinetheapplication. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shallnotpermitanapplicanttoenrolasa PhDcandidateunlesstheapplicanthas: (i) qualifiedforadmissionintermsof Rule9.1(e);or (ii) beenenrolledasaPhDqualifying studentatSouthernCrossUniversity,

(f)

(g)

andhassubsequentlycarriedout suchwork,passedsuch examinationsandreachedsuch standardsastheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallprescribe, andhasnotpreviouslybeendenied enrolmentasaPhDcandidateon twooccasions;and (iii) satisfiedtheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeregarding fitnesstobecomeaPhDcandidate; and (iv) satisfiedtheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethatsufficient timecanbedevotedtoPhD research;and (v) receivedastatementfromthe relevantDirectorofResearchand ResearchTraining,andtherelevant HeadofSchool,thattheSchoolis willingtoundertakethe responsibilityofsupervisingthe workoftheapplicant. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee shalldetermineanyperiodsofresidency duringwhichthestudentshallbe requiredtopursuestudyandresearchat theUniversity. Acommencingstudentisenrolledon completionofallofthefollowing: (i) acceptanceoftheofferofadmission; (ii) completionofrelevantforms; (iii) paymentofanyprescribedfees (unlesstheDirectorofStudent Serviceshasgrantedanextensionof timeforsuchpayment).

9.16 ConcurrentStudies
InthecaseofanapplicantenrolledasaPhD qualifyingstudentwishingtoenrolforanother awardcourseattheUniversity,approvalofthe HigherDegreesResearchCommittee,uponthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector(s)of ResearchandResearchTraining,isrequired.

9.17 RequirementsforCompletion
TobeeligibletoapplyforadmissiontoaPhD,a qualifyingstudentshallcompletesuchworkas maybeprescribedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,andtothesatisfactionof thatCommittee.

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9.18 WorkEnvironmentandSupervision
(a) Allqualifyingstudentsshallnormallyhave appointedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeatleastone supervisor,whoshallactasPrincipal Supervisorandwhoshallbeamemberof theacademicstaffoftheUniversity*. Wheremorethanonesupervisoris appointed,oneofthesupervisorsshallbe nominatedasthePrincipalSupervisor, whoshallbeamemberoftheacademic staffoftheUniversity*. AllPhDqualifyingstudentsshallbe requiredtoparticipateinsuchcolloquia, researchseminarsandotherworkofthe Universityasmaybeconsidered appropriatebytheirPrincipalSupervisor. Inrespectofstudentswhoundertakea majorportionoftheirresearchatsites externaltotheUniversity,theHigher DegreesResearchCommitteemay appointalocalCosupervisor. Ifapersonappointedassupervisoris unabletoperformthedutiesofthe appointment,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteeshallappointa replacementsupervisoronthe recommendationoftherelevantDirector ofResearchandResearchTraining. Terminationmayberecommendedbythe ChairoftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeeunderconditionsinwhichthe Universityisunabletoprovideadequate supervision. (d)

(b)

(c)

progress,shallbedevelopedbetweenthe studentandthesupervisor. TheChair,HigherDegreesResearch Committee,mayreferprogressreports submittedbystudentstotheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeforreview. TheHigherDegreesResearchCommittee mayrecommendthatthestudent undertakeremedialactionor,where progressreportshavedemonstrated unsatisfactoryprogress,mayrecommend terminationofthecandidature.Where progressreportshavenotbeensubmitted bytheduedates,theHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteemayconsider progresstobeunsatisfactoryandthus mayrecommendterminationof candidature.

9.20 MaximumTenure,Interruptionand Cancellation


(a) ThemaximumperiodofPhDqualifying candidatureistwelve(12)months fulltime,two(2)yearsparttime,unless specialpermissionforaninterruptionhas beengrantedbytheResearchTraining Director.Maximumtimeallowedto completeacourseshallnotinclude periodsofapprovedleaveofabsence. UnlesstheResearchTrainingDirector otherwisedetermines,astudentshall maintaincontinuousenrolmentuntilall requirementsforthequalifierhavebeen met. Astudentmaycancelenrolmentatany timebygivingwrittennoticetothe DivisionofResearch,ResearchTraining Unit. Aqualifyingstudentwhoexceedsthe maximumtenure,includinganyperiods forwhichanapplicationforinterruption hasbeenapproved,willbeconsideredto havefailedandwillhavetheir candidatureterminatedbytheHigher DegreesResearchCommittee.

(d)

(b)

(e)

(c)

9.19 ProgressReportsandtheSupervisor CandidateAgreement


(a) Studentsshall,throughtheirPrincipal SupervisorandrelevantDirectorof ResearchandResearchTraining,submitin theprescribedformandattheprescribed timesprogressreportstotheChair, HigherDegreesResearchCommittee. ThePrincipalSupervisorandtherelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Trainingshallatthesametimeprovide commentstotheChair,HigherDegrees ResearchCommittee,ontheprogressof thestudentsbeingsupervised. ASupervisorCandidateAgreement containingcriteriaforsatisfactory (d)

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9.21 Readmission
(a) Astudentwhoseenrolmentisterminated shallnotbeeligibletobereadmitteduntil thelapseofone(1)year. Astudentreadmittedshallhave determinedbytheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteethemaximum periodoftimeinwhichthestudentshall bepermittedtocompletethecourse. (b)

(b)

9.22 QueryandAppeal
9.22.1 QueryofReviewofProgressReports (a) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe reviewofprogressreportsunder9.19(d) mayquerythereviewwiththerelevant DirectorofResearchandResearch Training. (b) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe resultofdiscussionsarisingfrom(a) abovemayquerythereviewinwriting withtheChairoftheHigherDegrees ResearchCommitteewithinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationoftheoutcomeofthe reviewtothestudent. (c) If,asaresultofsuchaquery,itisdeemed appropriatetovarythedecision,theChair oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committeemaymakesuchvariation. 9.22.2 AppealAgainstReviewofProgress Reports (a) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheChairoftheHigher DegreesResearchCommitteeunderRule 9.22.1(b)mayappealontheprescribed formtotheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeeononeormoreofthe followinggrounds: improperactionintheconductofthe reviewprocess; irregularityintheconductofthe review; negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthereview; discriminationagainstthestudent whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; prejudiceorbiasonthepartofany personinvolvedindeterminingthe outcomeofthereview;

(c)

(d)

thereportingprocessasdetailedin theStudentSupervisorAgreementor similardocumentoranysubsequent amendmentnotbeingfollowed; whereadditionalevidenceforspecial considerationcanbeprovided,or whereproceduresforconsiderationof anapplicationforspecial considerationwerenotproperly followed. AnappealmadeunderthisRuleshallbe lodgedwiththeSecretary,Academic BoardAppealsCommittee,withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationofthedetermination oftheHigherDegreesResearch Committee.Alateappealmaybe receivedatthediscretionoftheChairof theAcademicBoardAppealsCommittee wherethestudentisabletosatisfythe Chairthattheappealwaslodgedlate throughnofaultofthestudent. TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthestudentinwritingwithinten (10)workingdaysofreceiptoftheappeal bytheChair,informingthemthat: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousorvexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe studenthasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe AcademicBoardsAppeals Committee) OR (ii) theChaironbehalfoftheAppeals Committeeisproceedingwiththe appeal,andmaybeseekingfurther information. Thestudentmayrequestareviewofthe determinationbytheChairofthe

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*intheseRules,anacademicstaffmemberisdefined asbeingamemberoftheacademicstaffofthe Universityappointedtoafixedtermcontractofthree yearsormore.

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TerminologyGuide
Informationregardingunitdescriptionsiscorrectasat10thJanuary2012.Forthemostuptodateandaccurate information,studentsarereferredtotheUniversitysonlineScheduleofUnitsdetailingunitavailabilities,requisiteand enrolmentconditions.TheScheduleofUnitscanbefoundat:scu.edu.au/scheduleofunits. TheUniversityreservestherighttochangethecontentof,orwithdraw,anyunitwhichitoffers.Candidatesshouldalso notethatlimitationsonenrolmentmaybeimposedonsomeunits.

Theinformationprovidedintheunitdescriptions isinthefollowingcategories.

USINGTHESCHEDULEOFUNITS
InstructionsonhowtousetheScheduleofUnits areincludedattheabovewebaddress. AbbreviationsusedintheScheduleofUnitsare detailedintheopeningpagesoftheSchedule,as aretheSchoolCodesandtheabbreviationsused forPrerequisites,Corequisitesand Antirequisites. TheScheduleofUnitschangesasenrolmentsare modified,soforinstanceifaunitdidnotattract sufficientenrolments,andtheavailabilitywas removedfromtheScheduleofUnitsforthat studyperiodthenthatunitwouldnotbe includedinthereport. Anyenrolmentrestrictionsarealsonoted. AtthestartoftheUnitDescriptionsasmall diagramhasbeenincludedtofamiliarize studentswiththeScheduleofUnits. IfyourequireassistancetousetheScheduleof UnitspleasecallStudentServicesDirectorate 0266203444.Staffcanthenassistwithyour enquiry.

TheHeadoftheSchoolorDirectoroftheCollege offeringtheunitmaywaiveaprerequisitewhere itcanbesatisfactorilydemonstratedacandidate hasabackgroundofstudysufficienttoundertake theunitsuccessfully.Anycandidatewho considerssufficientgroundscanbepresentedfor awaiverofprerequisiteshouldpresentthecase totheHeadofSchool/DirectorofCollege concernedornominee.

COREQUISITE
Corequisitesmustbecompletedinconjunction withorpriortotheunitnamed.Anycandidate whofeelssufficientgroundscanbepresentedfor awaiverofacorequisiteshouldpresentthecase totheHeadofSchool/DirectorofCollege concernedornominee.

ANTIREQUISITE
Meansaspecifiedunitthatisdeemedtohave contentthatistoomuchincommonwith anotherunit,therebyprohibitingenrolmentin theotheruniteitherconcurrentlywiththe specifiedunit,orwherethespecifiedunithas beensuccessfullycompleted.

UNITNUMBERANDNAME
Anindividualcodehasbeenallocatedtoeach unitorsubject.Thiscodeisthekeyelementfor useinallacademicdocumentationandrecords.

ANNUALCOURSELOAD
MostunitsofferedbySouthernCrossUniversity areofequalvalue,afulltimestudyloadforone yearbeingeight(8)units.However,some variationstothispolicyexistintermsoffullyear units,unitstaughtincoursesofferedona trimesterbasis,andsomeunitsintheBachelorof Laws. Studentsrequiringtheexactweightingforany unitshouldcontacttheirSchoolOfficeorthe StudentServicesDirectorateforadvice.

PREREQUISITE
Thisindicatesunitswhichmustbecompletedor requirementswhichmustbesatisfiedbeforea candidatemayenrolintheunitnamed.

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AbnormalPsychology................................ BHS30002 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslandersand ContemporaryLegalIssues Postgraduate.................................... LAW03315 Undergraduate................................. LAW00055 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslandersandtheCriminal JusticeSystem...................................... LAW00056 AcademicStudyMethodology.................HUM00198 AccountingandFinanceforManagers.....ACC00724 AccountingforBusiness............................ACC10707 AccountingInformationSystems..............ACC00718 AccountingSeminarIII.........................ACC400012 AccountingThesis(Parts13)................ACC400046 ActOne:Screenwriting............................COM01402 ActionResearchandEvaluation.............. MNG00789 AddictionsViolenceSpirituality.....CMM03186 AddictionsViolenceandSpirituality...CMM10609 AdministrativeLaw................................... LAW00117 AdultLearning ...........................................EDU01029 AdvancedAdvocacy.................................. LAW00516 AdvancedAuditing....................................ACC00131 AdvancedEnvironmentalResearchMethods ................................................................IST03070 AdvancedExercisePhysiology...................BIO00204 AdvancedFieldwork..................................HLT10600 AdvancedFinancialReporting..................ACC00148 AdvancedInvestmentandRetirementPlanning ................................................................FIN03207 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction............MUS10551 AdvancedMusicianship...........................MUS10544 AdvancedNursingPracticePainManagement ..............................................................NRS00291 AdvancedPracticeIII .........................CMM033812 AdvancedRecordingStudioProduction..MUS10552 AdvancedResearchSeminarinTourism,Hospitality andEvents........................................... MNG40033 AdvancedSeminarsinPsychology....... BHS4001112 AdvancedSongwritingandArrangement MUS10547 AdvancedSportandExercisePsychology.. BHS10495 AdvancedStatistics..................................MAT00331 AdvancedStudiesinWesternArtandContemporary Music...................................................MUS10525 AdvancedTaxation...................................ACC00134 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage:Lymphatic TechniqueandPhysicalActivity............HLT10116 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage:Myofascial Techniques .............................................HLT10117 AdvancedVisceralAnatomy.......................SCI10474 AdvertisingandMediaStrategies............. MKT00153 AdvocacyandChange................................ SOY10108 AestheticsofFoodandWine....................HOS03423 Age,Gender,IndigenousandDualDiagnosisIssues inDrugandAlcoholUse.....................CMM03302 AgedServices.............................................CSL10554 ................CSL10553 AgeinginContemporarySociety AgroforestryandFarmForestry Postgraduate.....................................FOR03110 Undergraduate.................................FOR00108 AnaestheticNursing..................................NRS03293 AnimalLaw ...............................................LAW10487 ApplicationsDevelopment.........................CSC00235 AppliedBiomechanics................................BIO00324 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyI.........CEP03364 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyII........CEP03368 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyIII.......CEP03369 AppliedEthicsandSustainability..............SOC10236 AppliedMusicianship...............................MUS10505 AppliedPhysiologyforNurses..................NRS03270 ApproachestoHealthyAgeing ................CMM03251 AppropriateTechnologyII:Innovation,Research andEthicsinSociety.............................TCH10282 AquacultureManagement.........................BIO01209 ArtsIndustryStudies.................................CAR10503 ArtsProject................................................ SOY10114 ArtsResearchThesis(Stages13)........COM400068 AssessingandManagingAdultPain..........NRS03296 AssessmentandLearninginHigherEducation ..............................................................TCH03194 AssessmentandReporting.......................EDU01104 Assessment,PlanningandTreatmentinDrugand AlcoholUse.........................................CMM03301 AssetManagement.................................MNG03227 AudioVisualSynchronisation ...................MUS10550 Auditing .....................................................ACC00130 AuditingandAssuranceServices..............ACC00715 AustralianCulturalHistory..........................HIS10726 Australia,AsiaandtheWorld.................... CUL00210 AustralianLegalSystem...........................LAW10157 AustralianMilitaryandNationalSecurityLaw .............................................................LAW10489 AustralianVisualCultures.......................... ART00602 Auto/Biography .........................................ENG10164

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BehaviourChange.....................................BHS30006 BehaviourManagement............................EDU03133 BeingaResearcher:CareerDevelopmentand Planning................................................TCH03412 BestPracticeIndigenousCommunityEngagement ............................................................CMM03310 Biochemistry.............................................CHE00002 Biology........................................................BIO00201 BiomechanicsandKinesiology...................BIO00209 BiostatisticsforHealthProfessionals.......MAT03372 Borderlands.............................................HUM00273 BreastCancerNursing:InterventionsinBreast Cancer...................................................NRS03284 BreastCancerNursing:RoleoftheNurseinthe ManagementofBreastCancerCare.....NRS03285 BreastCancers...........................................NRS03283 BundjalungCulturalHeritage....................CUL00411 BusinessAccounting..................................ACC00712 BusinessAnalysisforTourismandHospitality Managers..............................................BUS00913 BusinessEventsManagement.................MNG00272 BusinessFinance.......................................ACC00152 BusinessInformationSystems ...................ACC00153 BusinessInternship...................................SOY00247 BusinessInternship(Parts1to2)..........SOY100978 BusinessLanguageandLearningSkills......BUS10699 BusinessLawandEthicsforTourismandHospitality .............................................................LAW00203 BusinessResearchMethods....................MNG00726 BusinessResearchProjectIIII............MNG030113 BusinesstoBusinessMarketing...............MKT00726 BusinessValueAnalysis..............................FIN10710

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Calculus....................................................MAT10719 CardiacNursing.........................................NRS03274 CardiothoracicNursing..............................NRS03275 CareeerDevelopmentStudies .................MNG03261 CaringforKuntri:IndigenousEnvironmental Management Postgraduate.....................................CUL03313 Undergraduate..................................SOY00419 CartoonNetWorks:OnlineAnimation..COM00456 CaseManagementandCarePlanning ........CSL10558 CaughtintheWeb:DesigningfortheDigitalSpace ............................................................COM10110 CellularandNeuropathophysiology...........BIO10454 Chemistry..................................................CHE00201

ChemistryforHealthSciences...................CHE10700 ChildrenandtheLaw.................................. CYS03344 ChildrensLiterature.................................ENG00351 ChildrensRights:PolicyintoPractice........ CYS03342 Client/ServerSystems.................................ISY00246 ClinicalAccountability:PrinciplesandPractice ..............................................................HEA03416 ClinicalDiagnosisIII.............................HLT002745 ClinicalHerbalMedicine............................HLT00267 ClinicalHomeopathy.................................HLT00263 ClinicalLeadersasClinicalInnovators.......HEA03414 ClinicalLegalExperience..........................LAW00122 ClinicalNursingI........................................NRS10451 ClinicalNursingII.......................................NRS10463 ClinicalNursingIII......................................NRS10465 ClinicalNursingIV......................................NRS10466 ClinicalNursingV.......................................NRS10468 ClinicalNursingVI......................................NRS10470 ClinicalNutrition.......................................NUT00217 ClinicalPracticuminNaturopathyIII...HLT105112 ClinicalProjectIII...............................NRS0022930 ClinicalStudiesIII.................................HLT101189 ClinicalTeachingandSupervision..............TCH03409 CoachingintheWorkplace ......................MNG03121 CoastalandMarineTourism...................MNG10724 CoastalBiogeochemistry...........................GLY00232 CoastalMarineEcosystems Postgraduate......................................BIO03075 Undergraduate...................................BIO00232 CoastlinesDiversity,DynamicsandRisks ..............................................................ENV10655 Colonialism:TheConstructedOtherinPower Issues.....................................................SOC10613 CommercialLaw.......................................LAW00523 CommunicationandCulture...................COM00333 CommunicationinCancerCare.................NRS03286 CommunicationinOrganisations............COM00207 CommunicationSkillsinOccupationalTherapy ..............................................................HLT10583 CommunitiesandDisasterResearch.........BHS00367 Communities,EducationandChange ........SOC10299 CommunityDevelopment.........................BHS00130 CommunityEducationandCommunicationfor Emergencies..........................................BHS00362 CommunityEngagement:ScholarshipandPractice ..............................................................TCH03410 CommunityHealthNursing.......................NRS10462 CommunityHistoryResearchProject.........HIS00235 CommunityProjectManagement.............SOY00204 CompanyLaw..........................................LAW00004

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ComparativeInternationalIndigenousLegalIssues ...............................................................CUL00415 ComparativeLaw...................................... LAW10527 CompetitionandConsumerLaw.............. LAW00126 ComplementaryMedicineandProfessionalPractice ..............................................................PHA03151 ComplementaryMedicineTherapeuticsI.PHA03150 ComplexAnalysisandGroupTheory.......MAT10722 ComputerAidedGraphicsandDesign.......DES10650 ComputerControl,AuditingandSecurity.ACC00222 ComputingProjectI:AnalysisandDesign...ISY10221 ComputingProjectII:Development andImplementation...............................ISY10222 ConceptsinCriticalCareNursingPractice NRS03273 ConstitutionalLaw.................................... LAW00112 ConstructionsofChildhood......................TCH10516 ConsultationandParticipation..................CSL00164 ConsumerBehaviour................................MKT00102 ContemporaryAustralianIndigenousIssues ...............................................................CUL00402 ContemporaryDebatesinVisualCulture ...ART00498 ContemporaryGamingOperations.......... MNG00501 ContemporaryHealthIssuesforYoungPeople ..............................................................EDU10694 ContemporaryHotelandTourismIssues ..MKT01762 ContemporaryIssuesinAccounting.........ACC00106 ContemporaryIssuesinAccountingTheory ..............................................................ACC03032 ContemporaryIssuesinMultimediaand InformationTechnology.........................ISY10212 ContemporaryIssuesinPsychology........... BHS11004 ContemporaryIssuesintheLabourMarket ............................................................. MNG03259 ContemporaryMusicStyles.....................MUS10509 ContemporaryMusicTheoryIII.........MUS006201 ContemporaryTourismIssues...................SOY00412 ContemporaryWorkplaceRelationsIssuesfor TourismandHospitality....................... MNG00219 ContextsofNursingPractice.....................NRS10452 ContractLaw............................................. LAW00503 ContractManagementinaGlobalContext ............................................................. MNG03282 Conventions,MeetingsandExhibitions Management........................................MKT01420 ConveyancersProfessionalPractice......... LAW00107 ConveyancingLaw.................................... LAW00057 CooperativeLearningSkillsintheClassroom ..............................................................EDU00298 CoralReefsontheEdge Postgraduate.....................................BIO03095 Undergraduate..................................BIO10127 CorporateFinance....................................ACC00716

CorporateGovernance.............................ACC03043 CorporateReporting.................................ACC00713 CorporationandSecuritiesLaw...............LAW00701 CorporationsLaw.....................................LAW00527 CounsellingChildrenandAdolescents.......CSL10298 CounsellingforAddictions.........................CSL10300 CounsellingTheoryandPractice................CSL00231 CounsellingwithintheAgeingCommunity CSL10301 CreativeArtsEducationI:Foundations.....EDU00415 CreativeArtsEducationII:CurriculumandPedagogy ..............................................................EDU00416 CreativeArtsResearchThesis(Stages13) ..........................................................CAR400035 Crime,GlobalisationandGovernance.....LAW10488 CriminalLawandProcedure....................LAW00507 CriminalProcess.......................................LAW00050 Criminology..............................................LAW00514 CriticalIssuesforManagement................BUS00747 CriticalLiteratureReviewI........................EDU00751 CriticalLiteratureReviewII.......................EDU03335 CriticalReflectionforHealthWorkers...CMM03160 CrossCulturalandIndigenousIssuesinPsychology ..............................................................BHS30005 CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing................CSL00416 CulturalHeritageScience...........................BIO10492 CulturalStudiesResearchProject............HUM00275 CultureandChangeImplementation......MNG10717 CurrentIssuesinHumanResourceManagement ............................................................MNG00321 CurriculumandProgramming...................EDU10132 CurriculumDesignandReviewinHigherEducation ..............................................................TCH03195 CurriculumSpecialisation: EnglishIII.....................................TCH101745 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentIAIIA ..................................................TCH103034 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentIII ..................................................TCH100078 MathematicsIII...........................EDU011456 MusicIII .......................................EDU011434 PDHPEI(Movement)........................EDU01021 PDHPEII(Lifestyle)............................EDU01022 ScienceIII....................................EDU012467 VisualArtsIII...............................EDU011534 Curriculum,AssessmentandNewMedia.EDU10713 Cyberlaw..................................................LAW00525

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DadirriIndigenousSpirituality............CMM03181 DadirriinRecreatingtheCircleofWellbeing ............................................................CMM10602

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DataCommunicationsandNetworks........CSC00240 DatabaseSystemsI....................................CSC00228 DaySurgeryandDayProcedures:Principlesand Practice.................................................NRS03299 DBAThesis(Parts116)....................MNG0305166 Design........................................................ART00630 DesignandTechnology: EssentialTechnologies......................DES10634 PrinciplesandProcesses...................DES10635 DesignManagementandCommunication DES10637 DesigningWorkforcesforHumanResource Management.......................................MNG10715 DevelopingSchoolCommunities...............EDU00557 DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan.............BHS30003 DevelopmentofHumanResources...........BHS00105 DevianceinSociety...................................SOC01123 DigitalArtandDesignIIII.....................ART100946 DigitalMarketing......................................MKT10727 DigitalMediaI:Images,TextandInterfaceDesign ................................................................ISY00324 DigitalMediaII:AudioVideoResourcesandLinear Scriptwriting............................................ISY00325 DigitalPhotographyI.................................ART10275 DisasterResilientCommunities.................BHS00364 DiscreteMathematics..............................MAT00213 DisputeResolutionandAboriginalCommunities Postgraduate....................................LAW03314 Undergraduate.................................LAW00215 DoctorofEducationThesis........................EDU89021 DrugandAlcoholEducation......................EDU10103 Drugs,CrimeandtheLaw........................LAW00061

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EarlyChildhoodPrinciplesandPractice....TCH10517 EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere..............GLY00201 EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere...........ENS00203 EBusinessforManagers.............................ISY00740 EcoCulturalStudies.................................HUM00274 EcologicalandEnvironmentalEconomicsfor SustainableDevelopment Postgraduate.....................................ECO03079 Undergraduate..................................ECO00202 EcologicalRestorationandMonitoring......BIO10184 Ecology.......................................................BIO00202 ECommerceMarketing...........................MKT03041 EconomicAnalysisforTourismandHospitality ..............................................................ECO00424 EconomicsforDecisionMaking.................ECO10250 EconomicsforManagement.....................ECO00720 EconomicsSeminarIII.........................ECO400012

EconomicsThesis(Parts1to3).............ECO400046 EcotechnologyforWaterManagement Postgraduate....................................ENO03200 Undergraduate.................................ENO10183 EducatingGlobally.....................................TCH03405 EducationandCareI:Preschoolers...........TCH10521 EducationandCareII:InfantsandToddlers ..............................................................TCH10522 EducationandtheLaw.............................LAW10292 EducationProfessionalProject..................TCH03413 Education,LeisureandPlayOccupations..HLT10595 EducationalInformationTechnologyfortheSchool Practitioner.............................................ISY00550 EducationalLeadership............................EDU00554 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice..............LAW00106 EffectiveCommunicationintheClassroom .............................................................EDU10711 ElectronicCommerceSystems....................ISY10058 EmergencyNursing...................................NRS03276 EmploymentandIndustrialRelationsLaw LAW00104 EngagementinIndigenousCommunitiesfor ImprovedPublicHealth.........................IHE03383 EngagingwithChildrenandYoungPeople. CYS03341 EnglishEducationI:Foundations ..............EDU00401 EnglishEducationII:CurriculumandPedagogy .............................................................EDU00402 EnglishEducationIII:Issues......................EDU10513 EnhancingTeacherQuality........................TCH03408 EnquiryandCritiqueinHealth................CMM10469 EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchinEducation .............................................................EDU01551 EnsembleDirectionandArranging...........MUS10546 EnsembleIIII.......................................MUS105413 EntertainmentLaw...................................LAW10166 Entrepreneurship....................................MNG00737 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation...........MNG00314 EntrepreneurshipinTourismandHospitality ............................................................MNG00427 EnvironmentandDevelopment................ENV03398 EnvironmentalChemistry..........................CHE00073 EnvironmentalEducation.........................EDU01286 EnvironmentalGovernance.......................ENV03399 EnvironmentalInformationAnalysis Postgraduate....................................MAT03088 Undergraduate.................................MAT00211 EnvironmentalInformationManagement. ISY00241 EnvironmentalLaw...................................LAW00118 EnvironmentalManagementforHotelsand Attractions...........................................MNG00912 EnvironmentalManagementfortheHotelIndustry ..............................................................SOY00137

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EnvironmentalMapping...........................SUR00201 EnvironmentalPlanning Postgraduate....................................ENV03117 Undergraduate.................................ENV00207 EnvironmentalPsychology......................... BHS30008 EnvironmentalResearchProjectIII.......SCI030712 Equity........................................................ LAW00115 EssentialsofHerbalMedicine....................HLT03221 EssentialsofNutritionalMedicine.............HLT03222 EthicsandProfessionalIssues................ BHS400078 EthicsinSociety........................................SOC10238 Ethics,HumanRightsandHealthLaw.....CMM03374 EvaluatingEducationalPrograms.............EDU03334 EvaluationinCommunityWelfare.............SOY00132 EvaluationofMentalHealthServices:Preventionto Rehabilitation.....................................CMM00004 EvaluationofOccupationalTherapyPrograms ...............................................................HLT10594 Evaluation,AssessmentandProfessionalism ..............................................................EDU00019 Evaluation,ProfessionalandReflectivePracticein DrugandAlcoholStudies ....................CMM03303 EventDesignPrinciples............................ MNG03358 EventPlanningandManagement............ MNG00273 EventsManagement................................ MNG00421 EvidenceandCivilProcedure.................... LAW00114 EvidencebasedComplementaryMedicineI ..............................................................PHA03149 EvidenceBasedComplementaryMedicineII ...............................................................HLT03223 EvidenceBasedPractice.........................CMM03140 EvidenceBasedTeaching.........................TCH03403 ExchangeElective CollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoplesIII ...................................................EXE002112 CommerceIII ................................EXE001812 ComplementaryMedicineIII.......EXE002012 EducationIII.................................EXE001512 HealthScienceIII.........................EXE005512 HumanMovementIII...................EXE005612 InformationTechnologyIII ...........EXE001912 LegalStudiesIII............................EXE006512 ManagementIII...........................EXE001712 MusicIII.......................................EXE004212 ScienceIII.....................................EXE004512 SociologyIII..................................EXE001612 TheArtsIII....................................EXE003512 TourismIII....................................EXE007512 TrainingandDevelopmentIII......EXE001656 VisualArtsIII................................EXE004256 ExerciseandCardiopulmonaryHealth.......CEP03362 ExerciseandMetabolicandPsychologicalHealth ...............................................................CEP03366

ExerciseandMusculoskeletalHealth.........CEP03363 ExerciseandNeurological,Neuromuscularand ImmunologicalHealth ............................CEP03367 ExerciseBiochemistryandDrugsinSport..BIO00326 ExercisePhysiology....................................BIO00203 ExercisePhysiologyforHealthyIndividualsBIO10497 ExercisePhysiologyforSpecificPopulations ...............................................................BIO10496 ExercisePsychology..................................HEA00332 ExerciseScienceThesis(Stages14)...HEA4000912 ExportManagement...............................MNG10721 ExtendedEducationProject......................EDU10172 ExtensionandProfessionalPracticeinNatural ResourceManagement Postgraduate.....................................FOR03019 Undergraduate.................................ENV10656

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FacilityandRiskManagementforHospitality Operations..........................................MNG01222 FamilyCommunityViolenceandRecovery ............................................................CMM10605 FamilyHealthNursing...............................NRS10456 FamilyLawPractice ..................................LAW00054 FamilyViolence/FamilyRecovery...........CMM03179 FieldEducationIII.................................CSL001134 FinanceandInvestmentforBusiness.........FIN10708 FinanceSeminarIII................................ FIN400012 FinanceThesis(Parts1to3)................... FIN400046 FinancialAccounting.................................ACC00151 FinancialAnalysisforHotels,Conventionsand Events...................................................ACC00208 FinancialDerivativesandRiskManagement ................................................................FIN10712 FinancialInformationforDecisionMakingACC10249 FinancialInstitutions,InstrumentsandMarkets ................................................................FIN10254 FinancialManagementforNurses............NRS03289 FinancialPlanConstructionandReview.FIN03205 FinancialPlanSkillsandManagement...FIN03206 FinancialPlanning.......................................FIN10252 FinancialReporting...................................ACC00145 FireEcologyandManagement Postgraduate.....................................FOR03105 Undergraduate.................................FOR00100 FisheriesBiology........................................BIO00105 FisheriesManagement..............................BIO00233 FoodandBeverageManagement...............SCI00419 FoodandBeverageOperations..................SCI00428 FoodandDrinkinContemporarySociety.SOC03418

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FoodandNutritioninHealth .....................NUT00214 FoodandtheEnvironmentStudyProject.ENV10705 FoodandWineTechnology...................... HOS03421 FoodandWineWriting...........................COM03422 FoodEcology.............................................ENV10702 FoodScience............................................... SCI10703 FoodTechnologyandSociety....................ENP10645 FoodTechnologyasanEnterprise............ENP10646 FoodserviceOperations............................HOS10199 ForestHealth:PestandDiseaseManagement Postgraduate.....................................FOR03081 Undergraduate.................................FOR00107 ForestModellingandManagement Postgraduate.....................................FOR03082 Undergraduate..................................FOR00109 ForestOperations Postgraduate.....................................FOR03084 Undergraduate..................................FOR00104 ForestryHonoursIIV...........................FOR400069 FoundationStudiesinMentalHealthNursing ..............................................................NRS10453 FoundationStudy:AcademicStudySkillsIII ..........................................................EDU101467 FoundationStudy:ComputerSkillsIII...ISY101489 FoundationStudy:IntroductiontoIndigenous Writing................................................COM10144 FoundationsandIssuesinEducation........EDU10629 FoundationsofAcademicPracticeinHigher Education..............................................TCH03193 FoundationsofFinance..............................FIN10709 FoundationsofManagement..................MNG00720 FoundationsofTorts................................LAW00053 FoundationsofVisitorInterpretation.....MNG10526 FramingModernity...................................ART00601 FromPagetoProduction:EssentialScreenSkills ............................................................COM10112 FromtheBardtoBart:MediaandPopularCulture ............................................................COM10499 FunctionalKinesiology ................................BIO10587 FundamentalsofGamingTechnologyManagement ..............................................................BUS00212 FundamentalsofManagementTheory...MNG10728

GlobalClimateandOceansSystems Postgraduate......................................BIO03096 Undergraduate...................................BIO10124 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues......................BIO10187 GlobalGamingImpacts.............................BUS00213 GlobalInequality.......................................SOC00115 GlobalMarketing......................................MKT00150 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic....................MUS10545 GlobalPoliticsofTourism........................MNG10695 GlobalProcurement................................MNG03280 GlobalPurchasingManagement.............MNG00756 GlobalSocialMovements..........................POL00013 GraduateStudiesProjectIII............... CMM032602 GraduatingSeminar..................................HMS00220 GraphicsPrinciplesandIndustryApplication ..............................................................DES10649 Grief,TraumaandCrisisCounselling..........CSL10242 GroupWork...............................................BHS10241

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HazardManagementforEvents..............MNG03359 HealingChildhoodTraumatisation............HEA10203 HealthandEpidemiology........................CMM00705 HealthandIndigenousAustralianPeoplesCUL00408 HealthandIndigenousPeoples..................IHE03386 HealthLaw................................................LAW00722 HealthPromotionandPrimaryHealthCare ..............................................................HLT10599 HealthPromotionStrategiesandMethodsI:Theory andCoreStrategies.............................CMM03211 HealthPromotionStrategiesandMethodsII: AdvancedStrategiesandPlanning......CMM03212 HealthPsychology.....................................BHS30007 HealthScienceNursingThesis.............NRS4000508 HealthScienceThesis(Stages14) ......HEA4000104 HealthSystemsLeadership.....................CMM03415 HealthyAgeingIII.................................CSL105556 HerbalMateriaMedica.............................HLT00303 HigherDegreeResearchSupervision........TCH03411 HistologyandEmbryology..........................SCI10473 HistoryandFoundationsofHerbalMedicine ..............................................................HLT00257 HistoryandPhilosophyofPsychology.BHS4000910 HistoryofDesignandTechnology.............DES10636 HistoryofInvasionofAboriginalNations..CUL00420 Holocaust,GenocideandtheLaw............LAW10206 HomeandCommunityOccupations ..........HLT10590 HomeopathicTheoryandPractice............HLT00256 HospitalityandTourismFinancialManagement ..............................................................ACC00207

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GamingManagement,PlanningandGovernance ..............................................................BUS00214 GastronomicTourism..............................MNG03419 GastronomyandCommunication...........COM03420 Gender,SexualityandCulture ...................SOC10400 GeographicalInformationSystems...........GLY03113

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HospitalityServicesManagement........... MNG00441 Hospitality:History,PoliticsandCulture. MNG10723 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism...............COM00482 HumanAnatomy........................................BIO01302 HumanFactors........................................... BHS30009 HumanGrowth,DevelopmentandAgeing BIO10494 HumanMovementScienceThesis(Stages14) ........................................................HEA4000508 HumanPhysiology.....................................BIO00307 HumanResourceandWorkplaceManagement ............................................................. MNG01413 HumanResourceDevelopment............... MNG00704 HumanResourceManagement............... MNG00724 HumanResourceManagementforNurses NRS03288 HumanResourceManagementSeminarIII ......................................................... MNG400134 HumanResourceManagementTheoryinPractice ............................................................. MNG10720 HumanResourceManagementThesis(Parts13) ......................................................... MNG400168 HumanResourcesProfessionalPracticePlacement ............................................................. MNG03333 HumanRights ............................................ LAW00522 HumanRightsandIndigenousPeoples Postgraduate.....................................CUL03311 Undergraduate..................................CUL00413 HumanServicesPracticeandEthics......SOY10106 HumanServicesOrganisationsPowerand Practice..................................................SOY10107 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentsEducationI: Foundations..........................................EDU10129 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy.....................EDU00412

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ImprovingPracticethroughProgramEvaluation ...............................................................CYS03347 IndependentLegalResearch ..................... LAW00524 IndependentStudy BusinessIIV...................................IST002514 CollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoplesIIV ....................................................IST002114 CommerceIIV...............................IST001814 ComplementaryMedicine.................HLT03224 ComplementaryMedicineIIV.......IST002014 EducationIIV.................................IST001514 HealthScienceIIV.........................IST005514 HumanMovementIIV...................IST005614 InformationTechnologyIIV..........IST001914 LegalStudiesIIV............................IST006514 ManagementIIV...........................IST001714

ScienceIIV.....................................IST004514 SociologyIIV..................................IST001614 TheArtsI.............................................IST00351 TourismIIV....................................IST007514 IndependentStudyinGastronomicTourism ............................................................MNG03424 IndigenousAustraliansinEducation Postgraduate.....................................EDU03312 Undergraduate.................................EDU01308 IndigenousChildren:Realities,Rights,Policyand Practice..................................................CYS03349 IndigenousCommonLaw ..IndigenousCommonLaw IndigenousConflictManagementSkills.....IHE03384 IndigenousCounsellorTraining Postgraduate...................................CMM03177 Undergraduate...............................CMM10603 IndigenousResearchTheoryandPractice Postgraduate...................................CMM03189 Undergraduate.................................SOC10205 IndigenousResearchThesis(Stages1to3) ..........................................................SOC400213 IndigenousWaysofCulturalExpression.... CUL00412 IndigenousWellbeing:AModelofPublicHealth ................................................................IHE03385 IndigenousWorldViews............................ CUL00401 IndustrialRelations Postgraduate...................................MNG00725 Undergraduate...............................MNG00116 IndustryBasedProject............................MNG00784 IndustryRelatedProjectIVI..............MNG013016 InfectionControl.......................................NRS03297 InformationCommunicationTechnologyInternship IIV......................................................ISY106214 InformationSystemsforTourismandHospitality Management......................................MNG00418 InformationSystemsSeminarIII...........ISY400012 InformationSystemsThesis(Parts13)..ISY400046 InformationTechnologyandtheLaw......LAW00125 InformationTechnologyResearchThesis (Stages13).......................................CSC400035 InformationTechnologyResearchTopic...CSC40002 InnovationandTechnology.....................MNG10036 Innovation,CreativityandEnterpriseinDesignand Technology............................................DES10638 InstructionalDesignandEducationalTechnology ............................................................MNG00085 InsurancePlanning......................................FIN03204 IntegratedLogisticsManagement..........MNG00757 IntegratedProject.......................................SCI00211 IntegratedTechnologyProject ...................DES10639 IntegratingInformationTechnologyintoClassroom Practice...................................................ISY00551

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IntellectualProperty.................................LAW00121 IntellectualProperty:Managementand Commercialisation..............................MNG03208 IntelligentDecisionSystems........................ISY10056 IntensiveCareNursing..............................NRS03277 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentIII................................CSC102145 InternStudyIIV ...................................MKT012214 InternationalandComparativeHumanResource Management.......................................MNG00786 InternationalBusiness.............................MNG00723 InternationalBusinessLaw .......................LAW00124 InternationalBusinessSeminarI.........MNG400212 InternationalBusinessThesis(Parts13) ........................................................MNG400246 InternationalCommunityDevelopment...POL00131 InternationalContractManagement........BUS00758 InternationalCriminalJustice...................LAW00526 InternationalEconomicsandTrade..........ECO00150 InternationalExchangeIVIII CommerceandManagement......EXE1015158 ContemporaryArts.......................EXE1032128 Education.....................................EXE1035158 EnvironmentalScienceandManagement .................................................EXE1039198 ExerciseScienceandSportsManagement .................................................EXE1041118 HumanitiesandCulturalStudies..EXE1033138 IndigenousStudies.........................EXE104018 LawandJustice............................EXE1038188 Media...........................................EXE1034148 MultimediaandInformationTechnology .................................................EXE1036168 Naturopathy.................................EXE1042128 Nursing.........................................EXE1043138 Psychology....................................EXE1037178 SocialSciences ................................EXE103018 TourismandHospitalityManagement .................................................EXE1031118 InternationalFinance.................................FIN00126 InternationalFinanceforManagers...........FIN00723 InternationalHumanResourceManagement ............................................................MNG00311 InternationalIndigenousIssues................CUL00410 InternationalLaw.....................................LAW00521 InternationalManagement.....................MNG00313 InternationalMarketing...........................MKT00724 InternationalSportBusiness...................MNG03396 InternationalTourismDestinations.........MNG10696 InternationalTourismSystems .................MKT01906 InternationalTradeandDevelopmentLaw .............................................................LAW10698 InternationalTransportandTourism......MNG10697

InternetMusicMarketing .........................MUS10506 InternetSociety.........................................SOC10027 Internship.................................................HMS00224 InternshipStudy........................................SOY00222 InterpersonalCommunication...................BHS00161 InterventionsinCounselling.......................CSL10014 Interviewing,NegotiationandEthics.......LAW00128 IntraoperativeAssistingandNursingCare NRS00612 IntroductiontoBusinessLaw...................LAW00150 IntroductiontoCommunityStudies..........SOC10296 IntroductiontoComplementaryMedicine Postgraduate..................................... PHA03148 Undergraduate..................................HLT10598 IntroductiontoCreativeWriting..............ENG00410 IntroductiontoCulturalStudies..............HUM00270 IntroductiontoEvidenceandAdvocacy...LAW10158 IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems ..............................................................GLY00223 IntroductiontoLandLaw.........................LAW00052 IntroductiontoLifestyleMedicine..........CMM03254 IntroductiontoMusicTechnology...........MUS00497 IntroductiontoOccupationalTherapyandHuman Occupations..........................................HLT10582 IntroductiontoPersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducation(PDHPE).................EDU10690 IntroductiontoPharmacology.................. PHA00315 IntroductiontoPolitics..............................POL10244 IntroductiontoPsychologyIII..............BHS110012 IntroductiontoSecondaryTeaching.........TCH10709 IntroductiontoSocialWelfare..................SOY10105 IntroductiontoSociology..........................SOC00118 IntroductiontoSustainableForestry.........FOR10176 IntroductiontoTeaching..........................EDU10128 IntroductiontoTechnologyTeaching........TCH10630 IntroductiontotheNaturalTherapies......HLT00252 IntroductiontoTourismandHospitality Management.......................................MNG00440 IntroductiontoVisualCulture...................ART00600 IntroductiontoVolunteering.....................CSL10557 IntroductiontoWrittenTexts..................ENG00400 IntroductoryHealthCareManagement....NRS03287 IntroductoryHomeopathy .........................HLT00255 InvestigatingIssuesinEarlyChildhood ......TCH10518 InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolioManagement ...............................................................FIN00919 IssuesandPerspectivesinDrugandAlcoholStudies ............................................................CMM03300 IssuesandThemesinContemporaryWriting .............................................................ENG00401 IssuesinDisasterManagement.................BHS00363 IssuesinEducation...................................EDU10715

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IssuesofProtection...................................CSL10297 ItsMyLife/WorkingwithAdolescents...CMM03188 ItsMyLife/WorkingwithYouth.............CMM10608

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JusticeinWorldPolitics.............................POL10024

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KnowledgeandCulture.............................ENG10083

LifespanDevelopmentandOccupationalTransitions ...............................................................HLT10589 LifestyleMedicineandProfessionalPractice ............................................................CMM03255 LinearAlegebra........................................MAT10720 LitigationPractice....................................LAW00058 LivinginaHazardousEnvironment...........BHS00365 LocalGovernment...................................... POL00010 LocalGovernmentandPlanningLaw.......LAW00119 LogisticsManagement............................MNG03281 ..........CMM10606 LossandGriefCounsellorTraining LossandGriefGroupFacilitationCounsellor Training...............................................CMM03182

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LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyI...........SCI11005 LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyII..........SCI11006 LandDegradationandRehabilitation Postgraduate....................................AGT03090 Undergraduate.................................AGT00217 Language,LiteracyandDiversity..............EDU10004 LawandGovernmentDecisionMaking.... LAW10068 LawofFinanceandSecurities................... LAW00730 LawofTorts.............................................. LAW10180 LawPlacement.......................................... LAW00123 Leadership................................................. BHS00156 LeadershipandAdvocacyinEarlyChildhood ..............................................................TCH10519 LeadershipandManagementinHealth..CMM03377 LeadershipforStudentOutcomes............TCH03407 LeadershipinPublicHealth....................CMM03197 LeadingandManagingPeople................. MNG03217 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies..........EDU10710 LearningandApplyingKnowledgeforIndividuals andGroups............................................HLT10586 LearningandMemory ................................ BHS20007 LearningTechnologies..............................EDU10003 Learning,CommunicatingandEducational Computing............................................EDU00220 LegalandConveyancingPractice.............. LAW00108 LegalProcess ............................................. LAW00111 LegalProject............................................. LAW00048 LegalResearchandWriting...................... LAW00051 LegalResearch:Context,PerspectiveandMethod .............................................................. LAW10181 LegalStudies............................................. LAW00720 Legislation,AdministrationandCommunication Postgraduate.................................... LAW03116 Undergraduate................................. LAW00241 LifeCycleNutritionandDietTherapy.......NUT00215

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MajorThesis(Management)...................MNG00710 MakingHistory............................................HIS10016 MakingRadio:ProductionEssentials.......COM00461 ManagementAccounting ..........................ACC00146 ManagementofInformationTechnologyinthe SchoolEnvironment ................................ISY00552 ManagementofSmallEnterprises..........MNG00743 ManagementSeminarIII ...................MNG400278 ManagementTechniques.......................MNG10729 ManagementThesis(Parts13).........MNG400302 ManagerialAccounting.............................ACC00714 ManagerialFinance.....................................FIN00721 ManagingChange...................................MNG00166 ManagingConflict......................................CSL00120 ManagingEmployeeRelationsinaGlobalContext ..............................................................BUS00914 ManagingInternationalSportEvents.....MNG03392 ManagingInternationalSportProjects...MNG00783 ManagingOrganisations.........................MNG10247 ManagingRoomsDivisionOperations....MNG00135 ManagingSustainableOrganisations......MNG03258 MarineAnimalProtectionLaw................LAW10727 MarineCommunitiesasSentinelsofChange Postgraduate......................................BIO03097 Undergraduate..................................BIO10123 MarineMammals:BiologyandConservation Postgraduate......................................BIO03202 Undergraduate..................................BIO10185 MarineSystemsScienceandManagement Postgraduate......................................BIO03098 Undergraduate..................................BIO10120 MarketingChannels.................................. MKT10722 MarketingCommunications ...................... MKT10723 MarketinginRetailandServiceEnvironments .............................................................. MKT03220

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MarketingManagement..........................MKT00720 MarketingPrinciples................................MKT00075 MarketingResearch.................................MKT00106 MarketingSeminarIII.........................MKT400012 MarketingThesis(Parts13)................MKT400046 MasterofInternationalSportManagement ResearchProject...........................MNG0312532 MasterofPublicHealthResearchProjectIVI ......................................................CMM0314146 MathematicalIdeas..................................MAT10718 MathematicsEducationI:CurriculumandPedagogy ..............................................................EDU00404 MathematicsEducationII:CurriculumandPedagogy ..............................................................EDU00405 MathematicsEducationIII:Issues.............EDU10294 MeasuringTreesandForests Postgraduate.....................................FOR03083 Undergraduate..................................FOR00102 MechanicsforMovement..........................BIO00207 MediatingAcrossCultures.......................LAW10171 MediationandDisputeResolution...........LAW00214 MediationPracticeandProcedure...........LAW00216 MedicalSurgicalNursingIV.......................NRS10460 MedicalSurgicalNursingI.........................NRS10455 MedicalSurgicalNursingIIIII...............NRS104578 MedicinalPlants:BotanyandApplicationsHLT00302 MensandWomensHealingRecovery.. CMM03185 MensHealingRecovery..........................CMM10611 MentalFunction(Cognition)Assessmentsand Interventions.........................................HLT10593 MentalFunction(Psychosocial)Assessmentsand Interventions.........................................HLT10597 MentalHealthandIndigenousPeoples.....IHE03387 MentalHealthandWellbeing.................MWF10681 MentalHealthNursingAssessmentandIntervention ..............................................................NRS10459 MentalHealthNursingClinicalProject ......NRS03159 MentalHealthNursingPractice................NRS03153 MentoringforEarlyCareerProfessionalsMNG00510 MetalDesignandProduction....................DES10652 MetalIndustryPracticeandManagementDES10654 MethodsandConceptsinPsychology.......BHS11003 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenI.......MWF10666 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenII......MWF10669 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenIII.....MWF10673 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenIV.....MWF10678 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenV......MWF10682 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenVI.....MWF10686 MidwiferyExperientialLearningI...........MWF10664 MidwiferyExperientialLearningII..........MWF10667 MidwiferyExperientialLearningIII.........MWF10670

MidwiferyExperientialLearningIV.........MWF10674 MidwiferyExperientialLearningV..........MWF10676 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVI.........MWF10679 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVII........MWF10683 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVIII.......MWF10687 MidwiferyPracticeIII ........................MWF10665,68 MinorThesis........................................FOR0316970 MobilityandPersonalCareOccupations..HLT10584 ModelsofMentalHealthandMentalIllness ............................................................CMM00002 Mooting....................................................LAW10288 MotivationandComplianceinLifestyleMedicine ............................................................CMM03256 MotorControl............................................BIO10493 MotorLearning.........................................HMS00328 MultimediaArtsIII...................................COM00457 MultivariateCalculusandDifferentialEquations .............................................................MAT10721 MusculoskeletalandReducedEnergyAssessments andInterventions..................................HLT10588 MusicandChildren...................................EDU01304 MusicCompositionTechniques ................MUS10549 MusicIndustryStudies.............................MUS00610 MusicPracticeIIV...............................MUS105014

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NativeForestSilviculture Postgraduate.....................................FOR03085 Undergraduate..................................FOR00103 NaturalResourcesPolicy Postgraduate.....................................FOR03111 Undergraduate..................................FOR00110 NaturopathicFoundations........................HLT00259 NaturopathyThesis...............................HLT400014 NegotiatedPracticum I:TechnicalReflection.....................CMM03161 II:PracticalReflection......................CMM03162 III:EmancipatoryReflection............ CMM03163 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign...........COM00455 Neuroscience..............................................SCI10475 NeuroscienceNursing...............................NRS03271 NeurosurgicalandNeuromedicalNursing .NRS03278 NewVentureCreation.............................MNG03219 NonStandardLives:WorkandtheFamilyin Australia................................................SOC10274 NursingandHealthPromotion................CMM10471 NursingThesis.....................................NRS4000104 NutritionforHealthandPhysicalActivity NUT00330 NutritionPhysiology...................................BIO10701

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NutritionalBiochemistryandHumanMetabolism ..............................................................NUT00216

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Obesity,WeightControlandMetabolicHealth Management......................................CMM03214 ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment............CSC10216 ObjectOrientedProgramDevelopment....CSC10210 OccupationalTherapyTheoryandPracticeHLT10592 OnlineJournalism....................................COM10111 OperatingRoomNursing..........................NRS03292 OperationsandQualityManagement..... MNG00916 OrganisationandTechnologyinResearchCMP03305 OrganisationalBehaviour........................ MNG01720 OrganisationalChangeandDevelopment ............................................................. MNG00703 OrganisationalCommunication............... MNG00132 OrganisationalConsultingandFacilitationI ............................................................. MNG03155 OrganisationalDesign.............................. MNG10730 OrganisationalStakeholderManagement ............................................................. MNG10716 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeandResearchI ...............................................................OST03322 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeandResearchII ...............................................................OST03325 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeandResearchIII ...............................................................OST03328 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeandResearchIV ...............................................................OST03331 OsteopathicMedicineI..............................OST03321 OsteopathicMedicineII.............................OST03324 OsteopathicMedicineIII............................OST03327 OsteopathicMedicineIV ............................OST03330 OsteopathicStudiesIVI........................HLT104816 OsteopathicStudiesVII..............................OST03323 OsteopathicStudiesVIII.............................OST03326 OsteopathicStudiesIX...............................OST03329 OsteopathicStudiesX................................OST03332 OutdoorEducationI..................................EDU01290 OverviewofMentalHealth .....................CMM00001

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PaediatricPain:AssessmentandManagement ..............................................................NRS03295 Peace,WarandInternationalPolitics........POL10023 PedagogyinPracticeI:BasicSkillsandStrategies ..............................................................TCH10134 PedagogyinPracticeII:QualityTeaching.TCH10135

PedagogyinPracticeIII:Differentiation...TCH10136 PedagogyinPracticeIV:ProfessionalPathways ..............................................................TCH10138 PerformanceIIV.................................MUS105314 PersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysical EducationI:Foundations......................EDU00417 PersonalDevelopment,HealthandPhysical EducationII:CurriculumandPedagogyEDU00418 PersonalSafetyandSexualHealthinAdolescence ..............................................................EDU10102 PersonalityandSocialPsychology............BHS20006 PerspectivesofCommunityDevelopment BHS00360 PerspectivesonAustralia........................... CUL00211 Pharmacognosy..........................................HLT00266 PhilosophyonScreen:FilmandTelevisionSOC10399 PhotographyII............................................ ART00456 PhysicalEducationStudies I:AthleticsandAquatics...................EDU10691 II:DanceandGymnastics..................EDU10692 PhysiologicalPathologyIII....................BIO001012 PhysiologicalPsychologyandSensoryProcesses ..............................................................BHS30004 PlantIdentificationandConservation.......BIO00213 PlantPhysiologyandEcology Postgraduate.....................................FOR03106 Undergraduate.................................FOR00101 PlantationSilviculture Postgraduate.....................................FOR03107 Undergraduate.................................FOR00105 PlayandPedagogiesintheEarlyYears.....TCH10515 PoliticalandEconomicContextsofCommunities andDisasters........................................BHS00361 PoliticalIdeologies..................................... POL00005 PollutionoftheMarineEnvironment Postgraduate......................................BIO03099 Undergraduate..................................BIO10126 PopulationHealth:ChallengingHealthInequities ............................................................CMM03375 PortfolioManagement ................................FIN10711 PositiveBehaviourSupport .......................TCH10005 PositiveParenting...................................CMM03187 PostAnaestheticCareUnitNursing..........NRS03294 PostgraduateIndependentStudyScienceIIV ............................................................IST033014 PostoperativeNursingCareandProfessionalIssues ..............................................................NRS00613 Power,ConflictandtheHumanResource ManagementActivist ..........................MNG10719 PracticeandPhilosophyinPerioperativeNursing ..............................................................NRS03291 PreliminaryLiteratureReview................MNG03049 PreoperativeAssessmentandPlanning....NRS00611

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PreparationforGraduatePractice............NRS10461 PrimaryHealthCare................................CMM03376 PrinciplesandPracticeofHumanResource Management.......................................MNG00320 PrinciplesandPracticeofPublicHealth..CMM03371 PrinciplesandPracticesofSportandExercise Science.................................................HMS00202 PrinciplesofAcuteCareNursing...............NRS03272 PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysicalActivityHEA00331 PrinciplesofCoastalResourceManagement ...............................................................BIO01230 PrinciplesofContractLaw........................LAW10159 PrinciplesofGastronomy......................... HOS03417 PrinciplesofInternationalBusiness........MNG00316 PrinciplesofInvestmentandRetirementPlanning ...............................................................FIN03203 PrinciplesofMultimediaBasedLearning....ISY10211 PrinciplesofPerioperativeManagement..NRS03298 PrinciplesofProgramming..........................ISY00245 PrivacyLawandthePrivateSector..........LAW10168 ProductDevelopmentandMarketing Postgraduate.....................................FOR03198 Undergraduate..................................FOR00112 ProfessionalConduct................................LAW00519 ProfessionalDevelopmentfortheWorkplace ............................................................MNG10476 ProfessionalDevelopmentinEducation...EDU10716 ProfessionalDoctorateResearchProposalEDU03264 ProfessionalLearningProject....................EDU01105 ProfessionalNaturopathicStudies............HLT00260 ProfessionalPlacement...........................COM00471 ProfessionalPracticeinClinicalExercisePhysiologyI ..............................................................CEP03361 ProfessionalPracticeinClinicalExercise PhysiologyII..........................................CEP03365 ProfessionalPracticeinEducationI..........EDU00558 ProfessionalPracticeinSportandExerciseIII .........................................................HMS002256 ProfessionalPreparation..........................HMS00223 ProfessionalScopeofMidwiferyPractice ............................................................MWF10685 ProgramDevelopmentandEvaluation...CMM03373 ProjectManagement Postgraduate...................................MNG00785 Undergraduate..................................SOY00159 ProjectManagementforConventionsandEvents ............................................................MNG10228 PromotingChildrensProtectionandParticipation ...............................................................CYS03343 PromotingtheHealthandWellbeingofYoung People...................................................EDU10693 PropertyLaw............................................LAW00116

Prose .........................................................ENG00403 ProtectedAreaManagement.....................BIO00244 PsychologicalandEnvironmentalInfluencesin LifestyleMedicine...............................CMM03257 PsychologicalAssessment.........................BHS20001 PsychologyandSociologyforHealthSciences ..............................................................BHS10581 PsychosocialContextsofHealth..............CMM10464 PublicHealthNutritionandPromotion.....HEA10704 PublicInterestAdvocacy..........................LAW10160

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QualitativeResearchMethods................MNG03047 QualitativeResearchMethodsforHealth.HEA00501 QualityHealthCareinAction....................NRS03290 QuantitativeAnalysisforBusiness...........MAT10248 QuantitativeAnalyticTechniquesforManagement .............................................................MAT03069 QuantitativeMethodsforCommerce......MAT00722 QuantitativeMethodsinPsychology.........BHS20008 QuantitativeMethodswithEconomics....MAT10706 QuantitativeResearchMethods ..............MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethodsforHealth ..............................................................HEA00502

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RaceandRacism........................................SOC00417 RecreatingtheCircleofWellbeing.........CMM03183 RecruitmentandPerformanceManagement ............................................................MNG00791 ReelTime:CinemainaSocialContext....COM10082 RegionalRuralRemoteFieldwork.............HLT10591 RelationshipsCounselling...........................CSL10243 RelaxationandTherapeuticMassage........HLT10115 ReligionsandtheState..............................SOC10430 RemoteSensingandSpatialAnalysis Postgraduate.......................................ISY03087 Undergraduate....................................ISY01224 ReproductivePhysiologyandMidwifery Therapeutics........................................MWF10672 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth...............MAT00330 ResearchandEvidenceBasedPractice...MWF10663 ResearchDissertation..........................EDU0076163 ResearchMethods Honours............................................MAT00792 Undergraduate.................................MAT00400 ResearchMethodsArts.........................CAR40001 ResearchMethodsContemporaryMusic ..............................................................CAR40002

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ResearchMethodsHumanities...........COM40005 ResearchMethodsMedia...................COM40004 ResearchMethodsVisualArts...............ART40004 ResearchMethodsandAppliedProject . BHS400056 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocialSciences .............................................................COM40015 ResearchMethodsinPsychology.............. BHS30001 ResearchProject Doubleweighted............................. MNG00727 MasterofEducationstudents......EDU007545 Tripleweighted................................ MNG00728 ResearchProjectComplementaryMedicineIII ...........................................................HLT032256 ResearchProjectinNaturalMedicine(Parts12) ..........................................................HLT00419,21 ResearchProposal................................... MNG03050 ResearchProposalfortheEdD.................EDU03173 ResearchThesisParts14 ...................... BHS400014 ResearchingWithandForChildren...........CYS03351 ResponsestoanAgeingPopulation........CMM03252 RestorativeJustice.................................... LAW00529 RetailMarketing.......................................MKT00110 RetailMarketingandManagement..........MKT00727 RiskManagement.................................... MNG03228 RoomsDivisionOperations...................... MNG00431 Rural,RegionalandRemotePublicHealth ............................................................CMM03378

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SalesandPromotionManagement..........MKT00152 SchoolingintheMiddleYears ...................EDU03138 ScienceandTechnologyEducationI:Foundations ..............................................................EDU00413 ScienceandTechnologyEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy.......................................EDU00414 ScienceforManagement Postgraduate.....................................BIO03100 Undergraduate..................................BIO10122 SecondaryTraumatisation........................HEA10204 SecurityAnalysisandPortfolioManagement ................................................................FIN00115 SelfManagementandLifestyleMedicine ............................................................CMM03379 SensoryMotorAssessmentsandInterventions ...............................................................HLT10585 ServiceManagementforTourismandHospitality ..............................................................MKT01909 ServicesMarketing...................................MKT10724 SexualOrientationandtheLaw................ LAW10491

SmallandFamilyEnterpriseEntrepreneurship ............................................................MNG00918 SocialandCulturalContextsofCommunitiesand Disasters...............................................BHS00366 SocialandEmotionalWellbeinginAdolescence ..............................................................EDU10498 SocialJusticeinEducation........................TCH03406 SocialMarketing..................MKT10726,CMM03213 SocialPlanning..........................................SOC00107 SocialPolicy..............................................SOC00112 SocialScienceThesis(6Unit)..............SOC4000911 SocialScienceThesis(8Unit)................SOC400014 SocialTraumaandRecovery......................IHE03388 SociologyofChildren,FamilyandCommunities ..............................................................EDU10130 SoilProcesses Postgraduate.....................................AGR03072 Undergraduate.................................AGR00214 Songwriting..............................................MUS00630 SoundTheoryandRecordingTechnique.MUS10508 Sounds,BeatsandtheHomeStudio........MUS10548 Space,PlaceandTravel............................HUM00272 SpecialInterestTourism........................... MKT00204 SponsorshipintheGlobalMarketplace..MNG03397 SportandtheLaw....................................HMS01202 SportBusiness.........................................MNG00306 SportBusiness(Surfing)..........................MNG10195 SportEconomicsandFinance.....................FIN00320 SportEvents(Surfing).............................MNG10193 SportFacilitiesandEvents......................MNG00305 SportFacilityManagement.....................MNG03393 SportGovernance...................................MNG03394 SportManagement(Surfing)..................MNG10191 SportManagementPrinciples .................MNG00301 SportMarketing........................................ MKT00320 SportMarketingintheGlobalMarketplace ............................................................MNG03390 SportOrganisationandLeadership .........MNG00303 MKT00205 SportPromotionandPublicRelations...... SportPromotionsintheGlobalMarketplace ............................................................MNG03391 SportTourismI ........................................... SOY00011 SportTourismII .......................................... SOY00012 SportTourismManagementThesis....MNG400014 SportsConditioningandTrainingMethods .............................................................HMS00203 SportsLaw ...............................................MNG03395 SportsPolicyandPlanning......................MNG00307 StaffDevelopmentandTraining...............EDU01264 StaffSelectionandPerformanceManagement ............................................................MNG00154

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StatisticalAnalysis....................................MAT10251 StockExchangeandFinanceLaw.............LAW01125 Storytelling................................................ ENG00355 StrategicArchitectureofOrganisations..MNG10718 StrategicHumanResourceManagementMNG03260 StrategicInformationSystems................MNG03218 StrategicIssuesinGamingManagement MNG00503 StrategicIssuesinHealthManagement..MNG00755 StrategicKnowledgeManagement.........MNG03067 StrategicManagement Postgraduate...................................MNG00716 Undergraduate................................MNG00114 StrategicManagementforTourismandHospitality Enterprises..........................................MNG00417 StrategicMarketing..................................MKT10725 StrategicMarketingofDestinationsandHotels .............................................................MKT00905 StrategiesandApproachesforCounsellingChildren andYoungPeople..................................CYS03350 StrategiesinMarketingCommunication..MKT00728 StrengtheningYoungPeoplesSocialandEmotional Wellbeing...............................................CYS03345 StudiesinWesternArtMusic...................MUS10524 StudioDrawingIIII...............................ART004068 StudioElectiveIIV................................ART006414 SubjectsandCitizens...............................HUM00271 SupervisionandTeamwork.....................MNG00167 SupplyNetworkStrategy.........................MNG03068 SupportingLearnerswithDisabilities........EDU10712 SupportingYoungPeoplesHealthandSafety: PerspectivesonDrugs,AlcoholandSexualHealth ...............................................................CYS03346 SurfingCulture..........................................SOY10196 SurfingTechnologyandSkillsIII.........ENM101978 SurveyDesign Postgraduate......................................BIO03101 Undergraduate...................................BIO10121 SustainableBusinessManagement.........MNG10253 SustainableTourism.................................HMS00423 SustainableUseoftheMarineEnvironment Postgraduate......................................BIO03102 Undergraduate...................................BIO10125 SystemicAnatomy......................................BIO10662 SystemsAnalysisandDesign.......................ISY00243 SystemsPathophysiology...........................BIO10467

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Taxation.....................................................ACC00132 TaxationPractice.......................................ACC00717

TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages (TESOL).................................................EDU00352 TeachingforDiversity...............................EDU00018 TeachingtheGifted..................................EDU00353 TeachingtheGiftedandTalented............EDU03235 TechnologicalSystemsforHotels,Conventionsand Events......................................................ISY00244 TechnologyPedagogyandCurriculumIII ..........................................................EDU106312 TellingTales:IntroductiontoDigitalStorytelling ............................................................COM10627 TextileScienceandInnovation..................DES10643 TextilesandDesign....................................DES10641 TextilesandSociety...................................DES10642 TheAgeingBody......................................CMM03250 TheAustralianHealthCareSystem.........CMM10580 TheBigPicture:GlobalMedia.................COM00446 TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumaticStress.HEA10201 TheCasino,ClubandHotelEnvironment..BUS00211 TheCruiseBusiness.................................MNG10291 TheFourthEstate:NewsJournalism.......COM00481 TheFutureofWork...................................SOC00101 TheHumanResourceManagementExpert Practitioner.........................................MNG10714 TheInclusiveClassroom...........................EDU10714 TheIndependentMusician.......................MUS10507 TheMentalHealthofAustralianIndigenousPeoples ..............................................................CUL00409 ThePhilosophyofLaw..............................LAW00520 ThePolicyandContextofSchoolEducationin Australia...............................................EDU00553 TheProfessionalLearningPortfolio..........TCH03404 ThePrunIndigenousGroupConflict Management Postgraduate...................................CMM03184 Undergraduate................................CMM10607 TheRebirthofFrankenstein:MediaandNew TechnologiesStudies...........................COM00447 TheRoleofthePerioperativeNurseSurgeons Assistant................................................NRS00610 TheScholarshipofTeachinginHigherEducation ..............................................................TCH03196 TheSocialContextofAgeing...................CMM03253 TheSociologicalandPoliticalBasisofHealthCare ..............................................................SOC00722 TheStoryofHealing/IndigenousHealing..HEA10202 ThemingandStagingforConventionsandEvents ............................................................MNG10226 TheoriesofTextandCulture....................ENG00406 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMediaStudies ............................................................COM00439 TherapiesinMentalHealthCare.............CMM00003

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TimberDesignandProduction..................DES10651 TimberIndustryPracticeandManagement ...............................................................DES10653 ToBeContinued:MediaProject..............COM10628 TourismandHospitalityIndustryProject......MKT01416 TourismandHospitalityInternationalExchangeIIV ...........................................................EXE002214 TourismandHospitalityInternationalExchangeVVIII ...........................................................EXE002258 TourismandHospitalityManagement ..........MKT01907 TourismandHospitalityMarketing...............MKT00127 TourismandHospitalityResearchandAnalysis ..................................................................MNG00415 TourismandHospitalitySalesandPromotion ...................................................................MKT00128 TourismandHospitalityThesis.................MNG400057 TourismandHotelInternationalInternshipIIV ..............................................................MNG102314 TourismandHotelInternship.......................MNG03237 TourismandHotelProfessionalDevelopment ..................................................................MNG03236 TourisminPacificAsia..............................MKT01425 TourismPlanningEnvironments...............MKT01760 TourismResearchProject........................ MNG03401 TourismResearchProposal..................... MNG03400 TourismTheoriesandPractices.................SOY00411 Traditional,ComplementaryandAlternative MedicineinPublicHealth......................HLT03380 TrainingMethods ......................................EDU00085 TransandIntergenerationalTrauma.......HEA10200 TransitiontoProfessionalPractice............HLT10601 TransitiontoTeaching..............................EDU10131 TraumaandRecoveryExperiential.....CMM03178 TraumaandTraumaRecovery................CMM10604 TrialsandWitnesses................................. LAW10490 TrueStories:FactualMedia.....................COM10081

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VeteransLawIII ................................LAW1006970 Victimology..............................................LAW00120 VisionsofLight:CraftingtheMagicofFilm .............................................................COM10113 VisualArtsStudioStudiesIVI............... ART006216 VocationalEducationandTraininginSchoolsand Industry .................................................EDU10633 VocationalEducationandTrainingStudies ..............................................................EDU00017 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgeinComputing ...............................................................SEC10647 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgeinFood..HOS10644 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgeinGraphicsand Multimedia............................................DES10648 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgeinTextiles .............................................................ENM10640

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WasteTechnology...................................... ENS00218 WaterandCatchmentManagement Postgraduate.....................................AGR03089 Undergraduate.................................AGR00215 WebDevelopmentI....................................ISY10209 WebDevelopmentII..................................CSC10217 WelfareLaw.............................................LAW00059 WetlandEcosystems Postgraduate......................................BIO03073 Undergraduate..................................BIO01204 WildlifeConservation Postgraduate......................................BIO03103 Undergraduate..................................BIO00212 WillsandEstates......................................LAW00062 WomensHealingRecovery....................CMM10612 WoodScienceandUtilisation Postgraduate.....................................FOR03108 Undergraduate.................................FOR00106 WorkandEmploymentOccupations.........HLT10596 Work:ItsOrganisationandRemunerationSOC10246 WorkinginOrganisations ..........................SOC10245 WorkingwithChildren............................CMM03180 WorkingwithChildrenPreventionandHealing ............................................................CMM10610 WorkingwithWomen.............................MWF10661 WorkingwithWomenandtheirBabiesBeyondBirth ............................................................MWF10684 WorkingwithWomeninComplicatedPregnancies andBirths............................................MWF10680

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UnderstandingChildrenandChildhood .....CYS03340 UnderstandingChildrenandYoungPeople ..............................................................EDU10514 UnderstandingEducationalResearch Postgraduate....................................EDU00550 Undergraduate.................................EDU01550 UnderstandingtheBusinessEnvironment ............................................................. MNG10713 USHistory:FromReconstructiontoGlobalization ................................................................HIS10725

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WorkingwithWomeninNormalLabourandBirth ............................................................MWF10675 WorkingwithWomeninNormalPostpartum ............................................................MWF10677 WorkingwithWomeninNormalPregnancy ............................................................MWF10671 WorkplaceLearning................................MNG00168 WritingforPerformance........................... ENG00407 WritingfromtheEdge............................... ENG10022 WritingGenre............................................ ENG00411

WritingPlace:Landscapes,Memory,History ...............................................................HIS10018 WritingProject.........................................ENG00408 WrittenCommunication..........................COM10295

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YoungPeopleandPopularCulture............. CYS03348

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UnitDescriptionsbyUnitCode
Forthemostcurrentavailabilities,locationsandcampusesforthefollowingunitspleasevisittheschedule ofunitsatscu.edu.au/scheduleofunits.SeebelowforanexampleofhowtoreadtheScheduleofUnits. SCHEDULE OF UNDERGRADUATE UNITS ON OFFER FOR 2011, SESSION 1 Availability BHS30002 v 1 Abnormal Psychology 2. CH ONL 1 BHS11002 - Introduction to Psychology II 1. Pre (1) Enrolment Inf ormation: Pre requisite does not apply to Grad.DipPsychology students LAW00056 v 3 Aborigines, Torres Strait Islanders and the Criminal Justice System 3. EXT 4. COM01402 v 4 Act One: Screenw riting L EXT 1 3 Spk(s) in : any SCU unit Pre (1) ACC00148 v 2 Advanced Financial Reporting ONL 1 ACC00145 - Financial Reporting Pre (1) MUS10544 v 1 Advanced Musicianship L Advanced Recording Studio Production MUS10552 v1 L 1 MUS10548 - Sounds, Beats and the Home Studio (Co-Req) Pre (1) CH BHS40011 v 1 Advanced Seminars in Psychology (Part 1 of 2) (6 Credit Points) Enrolment Inf ormation: If you are not eligible to enrol in these units you w ill automatically be w ithdraw n. Enrolment Inf ormation: To be eligible you must have completed Part A and Part B w ithin the Bachelor of Psychology according to the Aw ard rules as specif ied in the Student Handbook. BHS10495 v 1 Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology L 1 HEA00332 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Pre (1) MUS10525 v 1 Advanced Studies in Western Art and Contemporary Music L 1 MUS10524 - Studies in Western Art Music Pre (1) ACC00134 Ad dT ti 2 ONL

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ACC00106 ContemporaryIssuesinAccounting
Prerequisite/s:ACC00145FinancialReportingAND132 creditpoints(any11units).

Introducesstudentstothegeneralnatureof accountingtheoryanditsfunctioninrelationto problemsconfrontingtheprofession.The professionoperatesinthecontextofan accountingpracticeincludingaccountingrules, principles,standardsandprocessofevolving professionalchangesincompanyandcorporate affairs.

typeoftax,andtheroleoftheaccountantinthe administrationoftaxation. Whilethemajorthrustofthesubjectisdirected towardsanunderstandingofCommonwealth IncomeTax,particularlyasitappliestothe individualtaxpayer,italsocoversotherareasof taxation,viz:SalesTax,PayrollTax,Fringe BenefitsTax,Stampandsimilartaxes(e.g.BAD andFID),andLandTax.

ACC00134 AdvancedTaxation
Prerequisite/s:ACC00132Taxation.

ACC00130 Auditing
Prerequisite/s:ACC00145FinancialReportingAND120 creditpoints(any10units). Corequisite/s:LAW00004CompanyLawORLAW00527 CorporationsLaw.

Introducesstudentstotheconceptsandpractice ofauditing,thewaytheprofessionhas developedandthewaytheprofessionismeeting currentbusinessandsocialneeds.Inaddition, theuseofstatisticaltechniquesandEDPsystems inauditingwillbereviewed.

Concernedwiththeapplicationoftheprinciples ofincometaxlawtothedifferentclassesof taxpayers.Whilesomeattentionisgiventothe preparationofreturnsforeachclassoftaxpayer, themajoremphasisisplacedupontherationale underlyingtheapplicationandmodificationof thegeneralprinciplesoftaxationineachcase. Emphasisisalsoplacedupontheadministration oftaxationandtheoperationoftheinternational taxagreements.

ACC00145 FinancialReporting
Prerequisite/s:ACC00151FinancialAccountingAND36 creditpoints(any3units).

ACC00131 AdvancedAuditing
Prerequisite/s:ACC00130Auditing.

Exposesthestudenttocomplianceand substantiveaudittestingtechniques.Exposureto thesetechniquesinanEDPenvironmentis available.Thedocumentationofauditworkand theaccumulationofauditevidenceisdiscussed, particularlyinthecontextofcases.Studentswill beexposedtotheauditingofentitiesotherthan publiccompanies.

Coversaspectsofreportingentityaccounting withafocusonAustralianaccountingstandards forthepurposeofpreparinggeneralpurpose financialstatements.

ACC00146 ManagementAccounting
Prerequisite/s:ACC00151FinancialAccountingAND36 creditpoints(any3units).

ACC00132 Taxation
Prerequisite/s:132creditpoints(any11units)AND (LAW00101LegalStudiesIORLAW00130Introduction toLawandContractORLAW00111LegalProcessOR LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawOR LAW10157AustralianLegalSystemORACC00151 FinancialAccounting).

Introducesstudentstothevariouscosting models,theallocationofservicedepartments, andcapitalbudgetingthatfacilitateinternal decisionmakingandcontrol.Particularattention willbegiventotherecentdevelopmentsin alternativecostingsystemsandtheirrelevance withinamanagerialcontext.

Introducesthestudenttothenatureand incidenceofCommonwealthandStatetaxation laws,withemphasisbeinggiventothe understandingofthegeneralprinciplesofeach

ACC00148 AdvancedFinancialReporting
Prerequisite/s:ACC00145FinancialReporting.

CoverspreparationofCorporateFinancial Reportsatanadvancedlevelincluding

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contemporaryissuesinfinancialreportingand theimportanceofaccountingpolicies.

ACC00151 FinancialAccounting
Prerequisite/s:ACC10707AccountingforBusinessOR ACC10249FinancialInformationforDecisionMaking ORACC00150UsingFinancialInformation;AND36 creditpoints(any3units). Antirequisite/s:ACC00143AccountingPrinciplesand Practice.

ACC00207 HospitalityandTourismFinancial Management


Prerequisite/s:ACC00206FinancialAnalysisfor TourismandHospitalityorACC10249Financial InformationforDecisionMaking.

Servesasanintroductiontoaccountingasa disciplineandacareer,involvingastudyofthe formaltoolsusedtoefficientlyrecord,reportand interpretbusinesstransactionsunderamanual financialaccountingsystem,supportedby electronictoolssuchasspreadsheetand presentationsoftware.

Learnhowtousefinancialandoperating informationinplanning,control,evaluationand decisionmakinginhotels.Thefocusis managementaccountingandfinanceforhotels. Thetopicsincludemanagementcontrol,hotel financialstatements,financialanalysis,cash management,costmanagement,pricing, performancemeasurement,operations budgeting,capitalstructureandinvestment decisions.

ACC00152 BusinessFinance
Prerequisites:ACC10707AccountingforBusinessAND MAT10251StatisticalAnalysisANDFIN10708Finance andInvestmentforBusinessAND12creditpoints(any 1unit);ORACC10249FinancialInformationfor DecisionMakingANDMAT10248QuantitativeAnalysis forBusinessAND24creditpoints(any2units). Antirequisite:ACC00142AccountingandFinancial ManagementII.

ACC00208 FinancialAnalysisforHotels, ConventionsandEvents


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Examinesthewaysinwhichinvestorsand businessmanagersmakeinvestmentand financingdecisions,includinganintroductionto themeasurementandmanagementofrisk,the valuationoffinancialassets,capitalbudgeting andcapitalstructureissues.

Accountingconveysimportantfinancial informationthatisusedinthemanagement planning,controlanddecisionmakingprocesses integraltoachievingorganisationalobjectives.A commandofthislanguageofbusinessis essentialforthosewhowishtoparticipatein theseprocesses.Theunitprovidestheabilityto read,understand,interpretandusefinancial information,throughtheintroductionto businessactivitiesandfinancialmanagement issuesinserviceorganisationssuchashoteland airlines.

ACC00153 BusinessInformationSystems
Prerequisite/s:ACC00151FinancialAccountingAND36 creditpoints(any3units). Antirequisite/s:ACC00120AccountingInformation Systems.

ACC00222 ComputerControl,AuditingandSecurity
Prerequisite/s:ISY00243SystemsAnalysisandDesign orCSC00240DataCommunicationsandNetworks.

Designedtopreparethestudentforacareerin business,thisunitexaminesinformationsystems technologyandconceptsandprovidesan introductiontothedesignanddevelopment processofbusinessapplicationsoftware.

Introducesstudentstothevariouscontrolswhich canbeimplementedininformationsystemsto guardagainstbothintentionalandunintentional threats.Studentswillexaminetechniquesby whichcombinationsofcontrolscanbejointly implementedtoprovideeffective countermeasuresagainstthreats.Studentswill applyriskanalysistechniquestothe developmentofsecurityplansandsecurity strategies.

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ACC00712 BusinessAccounting
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:ACC00700BasicBusinessAccounting.

ACC00715 AuditingandAssuranceServices
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:ACC00713CorporateReportingand LAW00701CorporationsandSecuritiesLaw Antirequisite/s:ACC00704AuditingandAccounting Practice.

Introducesstudentsfirsttothebasicaccounting modelasitappliestoservicebusinessesowned byoneperson.Itthendevelopsthedoubleentry modelandappliesittospecificassetsand liabilitiesindetail,forbothmerchandisingand servicebusinesses.Theunitconcludesby extendingthebasicaccountingmodeltoprepare usefulinformationfordecisionmaking.

ACC00713 CorporateReporting
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:ACC00712BusinessAccounting. Antirequisite/s:ACC00701AccountingforGroup EntitiesandACC00703BusinessFinancialAccounting.

Coverstheconceptualconsiderationsofthe environment,philosophy,historyandthe developmentofauditingandassuranceservices, andthewaytheaccountingprofessionismeeting currentbusinessandsocialneeds.Inaddition, therolesofethics,samplingandcomputer informationsystemsinauditingandassurance serviceswillbereviewed.

ACC00716 CorporateFinance
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:FIN00706FinancialManagementin Business.

Considersthetechniquesinvolvedandthedata requiredtoaccountforandreportonthe transactionsandeventsofacorporateentityto thosepartiesthathaveavitalinterestinthe results,suchasshareholders,lenders,creditors, Governmentregulatoryagencies,andstock exchanges.

ACC00714 ManagerialAccounting
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:ACC00712BusinessAccounting Antirequisite/s:ACC00702IndustryInternal Accounting.

Examinesthewayinwhichinvestorsand businessmanagersmakeinvestmentand financingdecisionsincludinganintroductionto themeasurementandmanagementofrisk,the valuationoffinancialassets,capitalbudgeting andcapitalstructureissues.

ACC00717 TaxationPractice
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:ACC00707TaxationPresentand Future.

Introducesstudentstothevariousaccounting systemsthatfacilitateinternalmanagement planning,decisionmakingandcontrol.Specific attentionwillbegiventosuchtopicsasvarious costingsystemsandtheirrelevancetothe particularfirmandtheparticularindustry;the analysisandpresentationofdataforthesolving ofspecificproblemscreatedbysuchthingsas departments,branchesandthedevolutionof control;transferpricingandtheparticulartypeof industrialactivityundertaken.

Introducesthelawandpracticeoftaxationlevied inAustraliaandtheinterrelationshipbetween thesetaxes.Itsmajoremphasisisonincometax asthisiscurrentlythemostsignificantsourceof governmentrevenueandappliestoall individualsandcorporations.Othertaxesthat willbestudiedincludefringebenefitstax,land taxandthegoodsandservicestax(GST).By studyingthisunitstudentsshouldattainabasic workingknowledgeofthetaxesthatarelevied bytheCommonwealthandtheStates.Thisunit alsoexaminessomeoftheprinciplesbehinda goodtaxsystemandshouldenablestudentsto examinecriticallyanychangesthatoccurinour taxsystem.

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ACC00718 AccountingInformationSystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ACC10249 FinancialInformationforDecision Making


Antirequisites:ACC00150UsingFinancialInformation ANDACC10707AccountingforBusiness.

Designedtopreparethestudentforacareerin business,thisunitexaminesinformationsystems technologyandconceptsandprovidesan introductiontothedesignanddevelopment processofbusinessapplicationsoftwareande business.

ACC00724 AccountingandFinanceforManagers
Introducesstudentstofundamentalsof accountingandfinanceincludingfinancial statements,ratioanalysis,costterminologyand costvolumerelationships,costinformationfor decisionmaking,andbudgetsforplanningand control.Financecomponentsincludefinancial mathematics,riskandreturn,valuationof corporatesecurities,investmentappraisal, leveragingandcapitalstructure.

ACC03032 ContemporaryIssuesinAccounting Theory


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:ACC00713CorporateReporting Antirequisite/s:ACC00705IssuesinAccountingTheory.

Thisunitactsasanentrypointtoallstreamsof theBachelorofBusinessprogrambyconsidering thecontextofbusinessdecisionmaking. Recognisingeconomic,socialandenvironment issuesandtheglobalcontextofmodern organisations,thetypesofquantitativeand qualitativeinformationgeneratedbyand requiredbyorganisationstomakeinformed decisions.Theprocessofidentifying,measuring, recordingandcommunicatingeconomic informationisdemonstratedthroughoutthe unit.Theinformationderivedfromthisprocessis setalongsidenonfinancialconsiderations,both internaltotheorganisationandpertainingto societyatlarge,toformatotalpictureofthe informationrequirementsfacingdecisionmakers inbusiness.

ACC10707 AccountingforBusiness
Antirequisites:ACC00150UsingFinancialInformation ANDACC10249FinancialInformationforDecision Making. Assumedknowledge:BUS10699BusinessLanguage andLearningSkills. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Introducesstudentstothegeneralnatureof accountingtheoryanditsfunctioninrelationto problemsconfrontingtheprofession.The professionoperatesinthecontextofan accountingpracticeincludingaccountingrules, principlesandprocessofevolvingprofessional changesincompanyandcorporateaffairs.

ACC03043 CorporateGovernance
Theunitintroducesstudentstocorporate governanceoneofthemostimportant developmentsinbusiness.Theabusesand excessesofthetakeovereraandtheexponential growthoftheinstitutionalinvestorhave transformedtherolesofshareholders,managers, anddirectorsofpubliclyheldcompanies.This unitexplainshowmoderncorporategovernance hasevolved,thetrendsandchangestakingplace andthelikelyimpactofthosechanges.Students willbeassistedtodevelopskillsinapplying techniquesforeffectivecorporategovernance.

Providesstudentswithfundamentalaccounting knowledgeandskillsusedbybusinessmanagers forplanningandcontrol.Nonfinancial considerations,bothinternaltotheorganisation andpertainingtosocietyatlarge,arealso addressed.

ACC40001 AccountingSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIinthe AccountingDiscipline

ACC40002 AccountingSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIinthe AccountingDiscipline

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ACC40004 AccountingThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofVintheAccounting Disciplinesingleweightedunit.

AGR03072 SoilProcesses
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ACC40005 AccountingThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheAccounting Disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

ACC40006 AccountingThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheAccounting Disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

AGR00214 SoilProcesses
Themainsoilformingprocessesareexamined andtheroleofbothorganicmatterandclay mineralsinsoilprocessesandproperties explored.Fieldsoilassessmentandclassification skillsaredevelopedandmethodsforthe examinationofsoilinvertebratesintroduced.The mainconceptsandmethodsusedtoassesssoil physicalandchemicalpropertiesareintroduced, asistheuseofsoilmoisturecharacteristicsfor thepredictionofwatermovement.The behaviourofsoilnutrientsisexamined.

Examinesthemainsoilformingprocessesand theroleofbothorganicmatterandclayminerals insoilprocessesandpropertiesexplored.Field soilassessmentandclassificationskillsare developedandmethodsfortheexaminationof soilinvertebratesintroduced.Themainconcepts andmethodsusedtoassesssoilphysicaland chemicalpropertiesareintroducedasistheuse ofsoilmoisturecharacteristicsfortheprediction ofwatermovement.Thebehaviourofsoil nutrientsisexamined.Thisunitincludesa MastersTutorialcomponentinwhichstudents criticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthisfield.

AGR03089 WaterandCatchmentManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

AGR00215 WaterandCatchmentManagement
Prerequisite/s:CHE00201ChemistryORCHE10700 ChemistryforHealthSciencesANDENS00203Earth SystemsII:TheHydrosphereBIO00307Human Physiology.

Examinesthewaywaterresourcesareassessed andmanagedinAustraliaintermsofbothwater quantityandquality.Emphasisestheneedforan integratedapproachconsideringwaterasa sustainable,butscarceandvulnerableresource requiringaconsiderationofabroadrangeof managementissuesincludingintegrated catchmentmanagement,resourceallocationand capacitysharingstrategies,protectionofin streamenvironmentalvalues,multipleuseof storagesanddeliverysystemsandeconomics. Alsoconsidersthelinksbetweenpoorwater managementpractices,andinefficientuse,water qualityandlanddegradation,andbetween managementstrategy,pricingandwater conservationinitiatives.

Examinesthewaywaterresourcesareassessed andmanagedinAustraliaintermsofbothwater quantityandquality.Emphasisestheneedforan integratedapproachconsideringwaterasa sustainable,butscarceandvulnerableresource requiringaconsiderationofabroadrangeof managementissuesincludingintegrated catchmentmanagement,resourceallocationand capacitysharingstrategies,protectionofin streamenvironmentalvalues,multipleuseof storagesanddeliverysystemsandeconomics. Alsoconsidersthelinksbetweenpoorwater managementpractices,andinefficientuse,water qualityandlanddegradation,andbetween managementstrategy,pricingandwater conservationinitiatives.Thisunitincludesa MastersTutorialcomponentinwhichstudents criticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

AGT00217 LandDegradationandRehabilitation
Prerequisite/s:AGR00214SoilProcesses.

Examinesthemainprocessesthatoccurinthe degradationoflandandthemajorformsofland degradation.Theseformsincludesoilerosionby waterandwind,soilstructuraldegradation,soil acidification,waterrepellence,salinisation,and massmovement.Theprocessesthatleadtothe formationofeachformoflanddegradationare examinedasarethestrategiesandprinciplesof rehabilitationandpreventionofeachland

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degradationform.Landcapabilityclassification andacidsulphatesoilsarealsoexamined.

ART00456 PhotographyII
Prerequisite/s:ART10275DigitalPhotographyI Quotasmayapply,subjecttostudentdemand.

AGT03090 LandDegradationandRehabilitation
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Examinesthemainprocessesthatoccurinthe degradationofland.Themajorformsofland degradationareexamined.Theseincludesoil erosionbywaterandwind,soilstructural degradation,soilacidification,waterrepellence, salinisation,andmassmovement.Theprocesses thatleadtotheformationofeachformofland degradationareexaminedasarethestrategies andprinciplesofrehabilitationandpreventionof eachlanddegradationform.Landcapability classificationandacidsulphatesoilsarealso examined.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

BuildsonthecurriculumofDigitalPhotographyI, introducingadvancedcreativetechniquesand ideasforcamerawork,lightinganddarkroom. Studentsareencouragedtousetheseina contextoftheirownchoosingtocompletea finishedsetofworks.Alsolooksatthehistory andconceptsforavarietyofgenres.

ART00498 ContemporaryDebatesinVisualCulture
Prerequisite/s:ART00601FramingModernity.

ART00406 StudioDrawingI
Figuredrawing,landscapedrawingand thematicallybasedprojectworkformthebasis ofthisunit.Usingananalyticalapproach,media, content,andtheartisticoptionsofcontemporary drawingpracticeareexploredandstudentsare encouragedtodevelopindividualityand creativitywithinthiscontext.

Explorestheconsequencesofpostmodernityfor contemporaryvisualculturethrough investigationsintorepresentation,subjectivity andcritiquesoflanguage.Examinesanumberof emergingpracticesandnewalliancesinthe productionofvisualculture.

ART00600 IntroductiontoVisualCulture
Exploresarthistorical,criticalandaesthetic theoriesthatunderpinourunderstandingofthe visualfromthebeginningoftheeighteenth centurywiththeformationofthemodern subject.Itwilldothisthroughanexaminationof modesofvisualproductionandvisuallanguages, thestructuresofarthistoricalnarrativesand ideologiesunderpinninginstitutionalpractices.

ART00407 StudioDrawingII
Prerequisite/s:ART00406StudioDrawingI.

Figuredrawing,environmentalandthematically basedprojectworkformthebasisofthisunit throughanexpressiveapproachtomedia, content,andartisticoptionsofcontemporary drawingpractice.Studentsareencouragedto developindividualityandcreativityinthe expressivedrawingcontext.

ART00601 FramingModernity
Prerequisite/s:ART00600IntroductiontoVisual Culture.

ART00408 StudioDrawingIII
Prerequisite/s:ART00406StudioDrawingI.

Portraitureandprojectworkformthebasisof thisunit.Aconceptualapproachistakeninthe examinationofcontent,media,installationand theartisticoptionsofcontemporarydrawing practice.

Modernismisthestudyofradicalchangewithin theproduction,interpretationandcritical receptionofthevisualarts.Studentswillexplore boththereasonsfor,andtheramificationsof, thatchangeandintheprocesswillbecome familiarwithbroadertheoreticalissuesof modernismandcontemporaryrevisionist studiesofthatmovement.

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ART00602 AustralianVisualCultures
Prerequisite/s:ART00498ContemporaryDebatesin VisualCulture.

ART00624 VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:ART00623VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII.

Usingtheworkofcontemporaryartiststhisunit willmaptheshiftsandchangeswithinkeyareas ofAustralianartisticandcriticaldiscourse, highlightingsuchissuesasidentity,appropriation andpostcolonialism.Studentswillbe encouragedtoreflectuponAustralianvisual practices.

ART00621 VisualArtsStudioStudiesI:Foundation
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisites:AdmissiontotheBachelorofVisualArts ortheBachelorofVisualArts/BachelorofEducation (Secondary).

Media,materialinvestigationsandstudioskillsat amoreadvancedlevelarecontinuedwithan emphasisonindividualexpression.Studentsare encouragedtodevelopacriticalcapacityin regardtotheirownworkandtheworkofothers. Conceptevolutionandpresentationskillswillbe encouragedinreadinessforselfdirectedwork. Galleryandexhibitionskillswillbefurther addressed.OccupationalHealthandSafetyand studioproceduresatalevelrequiredby professionalartistsarecovered.

ART00625 VisualArtsStudioStudiesV
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite:ART00624VisualArtsStudioStudiesIV.

Introducesthebasicconceptualandresearch frameworksofvisualartsandpracticeand technicalaspectsofuseofmaterials,studio basedskills,routinesandequipment.

ART00622 VisualArtsStudioStudiesII
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite:ART00621VisualArtsStudioStudiesI: Foundation.

Encouragesthedemonstrationofsubstantial progresstowardsproducingacoherentand competentbodyofworkwhichshows professionalabilityandindividualityof expression.Portfoliosmanifestpersonalresearch interestsandattitudestocontemporarydebate. Aspectsofprofessionalpracticearediscussed.

Introducesbasicmaterialsandroutinesrelating toachosenstudioarea.Fundamentalskillsand mediamanipulation,equipmentusageand occupationalhealthandsafetyissuesare addressed.Underlyingconceptualconcernsand criticalthinkingareaddressed.

ART00626 VisualArtsStudioStudiesVI
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite:ART00625VisualArtsStudioStudiesV.

ART00623 VisualArtsStudioStudiesIII
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:ART00622VisualArtsStudioStudiesII.

Theexperienceofexhibitionproductionis extendedandstudentsarepreparedfor independentprofessionalactivitywithinthe visualarts.Aspectsofprofessionalpracticeare emphasised.

Mediainvestigationsand/orconstruction processesarecontinuedatamoreadvanced level.Studentswillcontinuetheir pictorial/constructioninvestigationsandresearch intoconcernsandinfluencesincontemporary art.

ART00630 Design
Introducesthebasicprinciplesoftwoandthree dimensionalDesignand,throughacombination ofpracticeandtheory,providesabackgroundto furtherstudywithinarangeofcontemporary visualfields.

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ART006414 StudioElectiveIIV
EnrolmentRestriction:Studentsenrollinginthisunit mustsubmitaprojectproposaltoUnitAssessor.

Providestheopportunityforfocusedpracticeina particularstudioarea(ceramics,painting, printmaking,orsculpture).Itisavailableto studentswithnostudioexperience(subjectto demand)ortostudentswithsomeexperience. Programmesofstudywillbedetermined accordingtotheskilllevel,aspirationsofeach student,andtheavailabilityofparticularstudio areas.

camera,lightingandsoftwarewhilecompletinga setofungradedmodules.Studentsmayalso chooseanadditionalthematicprojectinwhich personalartisticandtechnicalinterestsare explored.

ART40004 ResearchMethodsVisualArts
Providesanoverviewofvisualartresearch methodologiesanddevelopsskillsinrelationto spokenandwrittenpresentations.

BHS00105 DevelopmentofHumanResources
Considershumangrowthanddevelopmentwith anemphasisonadultdevelopment.Thesocial context,culturaldifferencesandequityissuesare considered.Theemphasisisontheroleofthe managerandorganisationworkingforcontinued personalandprofessionalgrowth.

ART10094 DigitalArtandDesignI
Prerequisite/s:ART00630Design.

Introducesstudentstodigitallyproducedimages andtotheassociatedhardwareandsoftware environments.Practicalskillsinimage acquisition,imagemanipulationandimage outputaredeveloped.Criticalevaluativeskills aredevelopedthroughtheproductionofa portfolioofworkandthroughtheanalysisof contemporaryvisualdesignpractice.

BHS00130 CommunityDevelopment
Antirequisite/s:BHS00130IntroductiontoCommunity Development.

ART10095 DigitalArtandDesignII
Prerequisite/s:ART10094DigitalArtandDesignI.

Developsthepracticalskillsandcritical understandingofdigitalimagingthroughthe productionofaportfolio.Exploresthedesign conceptsassociatedwithcontemporary publicationswithanemphasisontheuseof typography.

Communitydevelopmentinferssocialchange drivenbythecommunity.Thisunitintroduces keyconceptsandperspectivesrelatedto understandingcommunitydevelopmentand identifiesskillsandissueswheretheyare relevanttocommunitydevelopment.Thetwo majorareasofstudyaretheoreticalaccountsof communitydevelopment,andcommunity developmentskillsandissue.

ART10096 DigitalArtandDesignIII
Prerequisite/s:ART10095DigitalArtandDesignII.

BHS00156 Leadership
Prerequisite/s:48creditpoints(any4units).

ExtendsstudentsexperienceinDigitalArtand Designbyallowingscopeforanextendedproject andpreparesstudentsforprofessional involvement.

Criticallyanalysestheconceptofleadershipand reviewstheprominenttheories,modelsand contemporarythemesandissues.Studentswill examineleadershippracticesandstylesand applyarangeoftechniquesusedtoevaluate leadershipeffectiveness.

ART10275 DigitalPhotographyI
Quotasmayapply.

BHS00161 InterpersonalCommunication
Introducesstudentstocommunicationtheories, techniquesandprocesses.Studentswilldevelop anunderstandingoftheroleofculture,race, genderandpowerandtheinfluenceofthemedia

Introducesstudentstodigitalphotographic techniques,concepts,materials,andprocesses. Studentslearntounderstandandusethe

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ininterpersonalcommunication.Alsoprovidesan opportunityforstudentstoimprovesomeof theirfundamentalcommunicationskills.

broadoutlineofthenatureofdisasters, response,recovery,preparednessandmitigation fromaninternationalperspective.

BHS00360 PerspectivesofCommunity Development


OnlyavailabletoGraduateCertificate,Graduate DiplomaandMastersstudents.

BHS00364 DisasterResilientCommunities
OnlyavailabletoGraduateCertificate,Graduate DiplomaandMastersstudents.

Providesstudentswithanoverviewofthe contextualandtheoreticalelementsof communitydevelopment.Approachesto communitydevelopmentwillbecritically analysedusingthecontextualandtheoretical elementsandapplyingtheprocessofcommunity developmenttoavarietyofsettings.

Providesafoundationunderstandingand practicalapplicationofplanningfordisaster preparednessbycommunities.Examines internationalpracticeincommunitydisaster planningprocesses,thetheoryandpracticeof communitypreparedness,andhowtopreparean effectivedisasterplan.

BHS00361 PoliticalandEconomicContextsof CommunitiesandDisasters


Providesstudentswithanunderstandingofthe complexityofcommunities,andhowpolitics, economicsandcultureinfluencetheway communitiespreparefor,andrespondto, emergenciesanddisaster.Itenablesstudentsto focusonspecificcommunitiesandaspecific emergencyordisasterandconsidertheimpactof politics,economicsandcultureontheresponse toit.Itpreparesstudentsforfuturerelated roles/occupations.

BHS00365 LivinginaHazardousEnvironment
OnlyavailabletoGraduateDiplomaandMasters students.

Providesadetailedunderstandingofmostofthe knownnaturalandhumanmadehazardsthat canleadtodisastersandmajoremergencies. Thenexaminestheprinciplesandpracticeof mitigationforanumberoflocalandinternational hazards.

BHS00366 SocialandCulturalContextsof CommunitiesandDisasters


OnlyavailabletoGraduateDiplomaandMasters students.

BHS00362 CommunityEducationand CommunicationforEmergencies


OnlyavailabletoGraduateDiplomaandMasters students.

Providesadetailedanalysisofthesociological andpsychologicalaspectsofdisastersand disasterpreparednessinindividuals, communitiesandorganisations.

Providesstudentswithanoverviewoflearning theoriesandeducationalstrategiesastheyapply tocommunityeducation.Exploresthevarious educationalrolesastheyrelatetocommunity educationalneeds.

BHS00367 CommunitiesandDisasterResearch
Prerequisite/s:musthavecompletedany3coursework GraduateDiplomaunits. OnlyavailabletoGraduateDiplomaandMasters students.

BHS00363 IssuesinDisasterManagement
OnlyavailabletoGraduateCertificate,Graduate DiplomaandMastersstudents.

Anumberofmajorissuesincontemporary emergencymanagementarecoveredinthisunit thatisafoundationfortherestofthecourse whichhasamorespecificcommunity developmentorientation.Theunitprovidesa

Providesthestudentwitharangeofmethodsfor theevaluationofcurrentresearchandforthe conductofevaluationsofdisasterpreparedness programmes.Anumberofqualitativeand quantitativeapproachestoevaluationare examinedaswellascurrentexamplesof evaluationstudiesinemergencymanagement.

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BHS10241 GroupWork
Providesstudentswithconceptualandanalytical toolsforunderstandingthedynamicswithin groupsandprocessesinvolvedingroupactivities. Requiresstudentstoobserveandreflectontheir ownparticipationin,andfacilitationof,groups. Enhancesstudentsabilitiestoworkwithin groupsforpersonal,socialandorganisational developmentpurposes.

BHS11002 IntroductiontoPsychologyII
Introducesthreeareasconcernedwiththestudy ofthepersoninasocietalcontext:social psychology(especiallytheroleofattitudesand theirrelationshipwithbehaviour);thecentral featuresanddevelopmentofpersonality;andthe studyofpsychologicaldisordersandtheircauses (abnormalpsychology).

BHS10495 AdvancedSportandExercisePsychology
Prerequisite/s:HEA00332ExercisePsychology.

BHS11003 MethodsandConceptsinPsychology
IntroducesPsychologyasascientificand professionaldiscipline.Othertopicsinclude methodsofobservation,measurementand assessmentusedinPsychology,oralandwritten presentation,useofinformationresourcesand generationofaresearchquestiontobepursued insubsequentunits.

Sportandexercisepsychologyconcentrateson understandinghowhumansfunctioninthesport andexercisearena.Utilisingavarietyoflearning opportunitiesandexperiencesrangingfrom formalteachingtomoreactivitybasedand experientiallearning,studentswillapply knowledgeofthepsychologicalintervention techniquesusedtoenhanceperformance, learningandadherenceinsportandexercise. Applicationofthetechniquestobothindividual andgroupsituationsareconsideredaswellas interventionsforspecialpopulations,with emphasisonreallifeprojectsandapplications.

BHS11004 ContemporaryIssuesinPsychology
Extendsthestudentsunderstandingofthe relationshipbetweenpsychologicaltheoryand practicethroughacombinationofinvited professionalspeaker,sitevisitsandcollaborative hypertextdevelopment.Studentswillgain furtherunderstandingofethicalprinciples involvedinresearchpracticethroughstructured participationinresearchbeingconductedwithin theSchoolofPsychology.

BHS10581 PsychologyandSociologyforHealth Sciences


Introducesareasofpsychologyandsociology relevanttohealthandwellbeing.Providesthe theoreticalunderpinningrequiredtoachieve socialliteracyinthedomainsofhealthand wellbeingaswellasanintroductiontothe principlesandapplicationsofpsychologyasthey pertaintotheseareas.

BHS20001 PsychologicalAssessment
Prerequisite/s:BHS20008QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology.

BHS11001 IntroductiontoPsychologyI
Introducestheacquisitionofbehavioursand cognitiveabilitiesthroughthestudyoflearning, developmentandintelligence.Learninginvolves thestudyofelicitingstimuli,rewardand punishment.Developmentalpsychologyis concernedwithchangeinbehaviourand cognitionoverthelifespan.Thetwoareas convergeinthestudyofintelligence.

Developsknowledgeandskillsinmethodsof observation,measurementandpsychometric assessment,includingtheuseofformal psychologicaltests.Thisunithasacentralplace inthecurriculumbecauseoneofthedistinctive featuresofpsychologyisitssophisticationwith respecttomeasurement.

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BHS20006 PersonalityandSocialPsychology
Prerequisite/s:BHS11002IntroductiontoPsychologyII andBHS11001IntroductiontoPsychologyI. Antirequisite/s:BHS00229PersonalityandBHS00230 SocialPsychology.

LinearModel.StudentswilllearntousetheSPSS computerprogramfortheanalysisofcomplex datausingANOVA,MANOVA,regression,factor analysisandotherroutines.Thetreatmentof potentialthreatstointerpretation(missingdata, suppressorvariable,etc)willbestressed.

Examinescentralissuesinsocialpsychologyand thestudyofpersonalitysuchasattitude formationandtheinfluenceofattitudesupon behaviour,nonverbalbehaviour,socialcognition andaffect,andprosocialbehaviour,andthe conceptualisationandmeasurementof personalityinpsychology.

BHS30002 AbnormalPsychology
Prerequisite/s:BHS11002IntroductiontoPsychologyII.

BHS20007 LearningandMemory
Prerequisite/s:BHS11001IntroductiontoPsychologyI.

Coverslearningandmemoryinanintegrated fashion.Learningandmemoryareconcerned withunderstandingtheprocessesbywhich behaviourisacquiredthroughexperienceand expressedinlaterperformance.Topicswill includebasicprinciplesofbehaviourchange, learningandaddictivebehaviours,information processingaccountofmemory,theroleof implicitmemoryandlearning,andtheeffectsof agingonlearningandmemory.

Exploresthenatureofcausesofemotionandthe broadpsychologicaldisorders,includingmood disorders,anxietydisorders,schizophrenia, eatingdisorders,andsubstancerelated disorders.Theunitwillfocusonbasicissuesin thestudyofabnormalbehavioursuchas classificationanddiagnosis.Thecausesof disorderswillbeconsideredfroman environmentalandbiochemicalperspective.The unitwillalsoinvolveanintroductiontothe evidencebasedtreatmentofvarious psychologicaldisorders.

BHS30003 DevelopmentAcrosstheLifespan
Requiresaccesstocomputerandinternetforonline mode.

BHS20008 QuantitativeMethodsinPsychology
Introducesstudentstodescriptivestatisticsand hypothesistesting.Studentswillgainabasic understandingofinferentialstatisticsusing ztests,ttestsandchisquare.Studentswilllearn tousetheSPSScomputerprogramtoperform ttests,chisquaretests,correlationandsimple linearregression.Theunitwillfocusonthe normaldistribution,probabilityandabasic understandingofthemathematicalprocedures onwhichthetestsarebased.Somenumerical computationswillberequired.

Providesanoverviewofhumandevelopment fromconception,throughchildhood, adolescence,adulthood,andoldage.Introduces studentstothescientificstudyofphysical, cognitive,andsocialdevelopmentapplyingto humanlifespandevelopment.Biological,social andpsychologicalfactorswhichinfluencethe courseofhumandevelopmentareconsidered.

BHS30004 PhysiologicalPsychologyandSensory Processes


Prerequisite/s:BHS20008QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology.

BHS30001 ResearchMethodsinPsychology
Prerequisite/s:BHS20008QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology.

Equipsstudentswitharangeofadvanced methodologicalanddataanalysistechniques likelytobeutilisedinpsychologicalresearchat honourslevel.Introducesstudentstothe conceptualbasisandpracticaluseoftheGeneral

Providesathoroughunderstandingofgrossbrain anatomy,neuralfunctioning,andsensory processingfortheprofessionaloracademic psychologist.Thisbasicknowledgeis supplementedwithconsiderationoftheneural mechanismsofmemoryandlearning,leadingto basicpsychologicalprinciplesofrehabilitation andmanagementofbraininjury.

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BHS30005 CrossCulturalandIndigenousIssuesin Psychology


Prerequisite/s:BHS11002IntroductiontoPsychologyII.

Introducesstudentstotheimportanceofculture inunderstandinghumanbehaviour,cognitive processesandemotions.Theimplicationsof culturaldifferencesforthedevelopmentof theoriesinpsychologywillbeexamined.Other issueswillincludeimmigrationandworkingwith peopleofdifferentcultures.Asectionoftheunit willfocusonissuesrelatedtoindigenous Australianpeople,includingsuicide,aboriginal deathsincustody,thestolenchildrengeneration, landclaims,andreconciliation.

residentialdwellings,leisurespaces,the ecosystem,worksettings,publicspaces, spacecraftandproposedspacecolonies. Designedtoexploretheoreticalandpractical issuesinanemergingfieldoftheapplicationof psychologicalprinciples.

BHS30009 HumanFactors
Prerequisite/s:BHS20008QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology.

BHS30006 BehaviourChange
Prerequisite/s:BHS20007LearningandMemory.

Covershumanbehaviourinrelationtothe technologicalworld,includingequipment, machinery,computers,sensorydisplaysystems andothermechanicalandelectronicdevices.The unitexaminesthewaysinwhichperformanceis affectedbystress,circadianrhythms,diet, exercise,fatigueandtypesofinformation display.

Unitesseveralrelatedissuesconcerningthe practiceofpsychologyinclinical,health, organisationalandeducationalsettings.The unifyingthemeistheimportanceofpsychological theoryandtheempiricalliteraturetothe analysis,assessmentandmodificationof individualandgroups,basedonthescientist practitionerapproach.

BHS400014 ResearchThesisParts14
Requires4thYearCoordinatorwrittenapprovalfor enrolment.

BHS30007 HealthPsychology
Prerequisite/s:BHS20008QuantitativeMethodsin Psychology.

Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoobtain experienceinconductingempiricalresearch, undersupervision,inaspecialisedfieldof psychology.Theprojectwillleadtoareportin theformofajournalarticle,acriticalreviewof theresearchliteratureandastatisticalreport.

BHS400056 ResearchMethodsandAppliedProject
Requires4thYearCoordinatorwrittenapprovalfor enrolment.

Introducesstudentstothecontributionof psychologicalfactorstoillness,diseaseand injury.Conceptual,theoreticalandpolicyissues relatedtohealthanditsmanagementare examinedinrelationtoarangeofcommon healthproblems.Psychologicalapproachesto prevention,treatmentandmanagementof healthproblemswillbeoutlinedandthe effectivenessoftheseapproacheswillbe analysedbasedontheempiricalliterature.

Considersresearchissuesinappliedsettingsand providesstudentswithanopportunitytodevelop theirskillsinbringingtogetherknowledgeof theory,research,assessmentandmethodology toaddressanidentifiedrealworldproblem. Additionalstatisticalprocedureswillbe introducedincludingfactoranalysis,meta analysisandquasiexperimentation.

BHS30008 EnvironmentalPsychology
Prerequisite/s:BHS11001IntroductiontoPsychologyI andBHS11002IntroductiontoPsychologyII.

BHS400078 EthicsandProfessionalIssues
Requires4thYearCoordinatorwrittenapprovalfor enrolment.

Introducesstudentstopsychologicalissues concernedwiththerelationshipbetweenpeople andthenaturalandbuiltenvironment,including

Acquaintsstudentswithethicalissuesinvolvedin thepracticeofpsychologyinresearchand professionalcontexts.Materialcoveredincludes

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ethicsofresearchandpractice,professional issues(RegistrationBoard,APS,etc)andlegal matters.Involvesanexaminationof confidentiality,thenatureoftherelationship withclients,andsuicide.

systems.Placesafocusonunderstandingdisease processesfromthecellularlevelthroughtothe levelsoforganandsystememphasising microbiologicalandpharmacologicalprinciples, whichunderliemanytreatmentregimes.

BHS4000910 HistoryandPhilosophyofPsychology
Requires4thYearCoordinatorwrittenapprovalfor enrolment.

BIO00105 FisheriesBiology
Prerequisite/s:BIO00203CoastalMarineEcosystems.

Providescoverageofhistorical,conceptualand philosophicalissuesinPsychology.Studentswill studyissuesinthephilosophyofscience,suchas epistemology,humanconsciousness,intention, determinismandthemindbodyproblem. Attemptstodevelopgrandtheoriesin psychologywillbeexplored.Philosophicalissues willbeexploredinrelationtocurrentprojects.

BHS4001112 AdvancedSeminarsinPsychology
Requires4thYearCoordinatorwrittenapprovalfor enrolment.

Examinesthebiologyandecologyofmarineand freshwaterfishandinvertebratespecies importanttocommercialandrecreational fisheries,emphasisingtheAustralianscene. Introducesthetopicsoffisheriesmanagement andaquaculturemanagementbyfocusingonthe aspectsofthespeciesbiologywhicharerelevant totheirexploitationincludinganatomy, ecomorphology,feeding,reproduction,ageand growth,conservationbiologyandhabitat management.

BIO00201 Biology
Coversmaterialoncellstructure,physio chemicalcellularresponses,plantandanimal physiology,structureanddiversity,elementary genetics,populationconcepts,naturalselection andevolutionaswellasthenecessarypractical techniquesrequiredtodemonstratechemical andbiologicalprocessesinlivingorganisms.

Providesanopportunitytostudyaselectedarea indepthtodevelopconceptualandpractical skills.Studentswillbeabletochoosefromaset offieldsnominatedbypsychology,reflecting researchareaswhicharecurrentlybeingpursued withintheSchool.

BIO00101 PhysiologicalPathologyI
Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomyOR BIO10662SystemicAnatomy;ANDBIO00307Human Physiology.

BIO00202 Ecology
Examinestheprinciplesandconceptsofplant andanimalinteractionswiththeabioticand bioticenvironment.Considerationisgiventothe individual,population,communityand ecosystemlevelsoforganisation.Aspectsof humanecologyandhumanimpactonthe environmentareintroduced.Fieldandlaboratory studieswillincludequantitativeanalysisand qualitativeobservationsofnaturalsystemsand processes,experimentaldesignandcritical comparisonsofdifferentquantitativesampling andmeasurementtechniques.

Providesanoverviewofthepathophysiologyof variousdiseasestatesoftheimmune, integumentary,gastrointestinal,respiratoryand endocrinesystems.Placesafocuson understandingdiseaseprocessesfromthe cellularlevelthroughtothelevelsoforganand systememphasisingmicrobiologicaland pharmacologicalprinciples,whichunderliemany treatmentregimes.

BIO00102 PhysiologicalPathologyII
Prerequisite/s:BIO00101PhysiologicalPathologyI.

BIO00203 ExercisePhysiology
Prerequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

Providesanoverviewofthepathophysiologyof variousdiseasestatesofthecardiovascular, renal,reproductive,locomotorandnervous

Examinesthephysiologicalresponsesofthebody tovariousexercisestressesandtheadaptations

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whichoccurwithinthebodyasaresultof repeatedexposuretothesestresses.

BIO00204 AdvancedExercisePhysiology
Prerequisite/s:BIO00203ExercisePhysiology.

conservationprioritiesformanagement.Covers thevariousexsituandinsituconservation measurescurrentlyusedinNewSouthWalesand Australia,andthestudenthastodeveloptheir ownconservationstrategyforatargetarea followingcurrentguidelinesforconservation.

AnextensionofBIO00204ExercisePhysiology withamajoremphasisonmuscular,metabolic andthermoregulatorychangesduringexercise.

BIO00232 CoastalMarineEcosystems
Antirequisite/s:BIO01203MarineBiology.

BIO00207 MechanicsforMovement
Providesanintroductiontophysicallawsandthe applicationoftheselawstomechanicsofmotion.

BIO00209 BiomechanicsandKinesiology
Prerequisite/s:BIO01302HumanAnatomy.

Designedtoprovidedetailedstudyofthe muscular,skeletalandnervoussystemsin relationtotheirfunctioninhumanmovement andbodymechanics.Emphasisisonthe structureandfunctionofthehumanbody relatedtoageandabnormalityinsportand physicalactivity.

Coversthemajortypesofmarinehabitat,from estuaries,intertidalshores,coralreefstopolar anddeepseas,toshowtheirbasicstructureand theprocessesthatmaintainthemasrecognisable entities.Inaddition,thisunitbuildsonthebasic knowledgeacquiredintheBiologyandEcology unitsofthefirstyeartosurveythemajorgroups ofmarineanimalsandplantsandshowtheir rolesinthemaintenanceofmarinehabitats.

BIO00233 FisheriesManagement
Antirequisite/s:BIO00208FisheriesScienceand Management.

BIO00212 WildlifeConservation
Antirequisite/s:BIO00230PrinciplesofPlantand AnimalConservation.

Introducesthetheoryandpracticeofwildlife conservation.Thisincludeslearningthe techniquesusedtocollectbasicdataforwildlife managementandconservation.Emphasiseswill beplacedondevelopingtheskillsrequiredto communicatetheresultsofresearchprojects thatinvestigateconservationissues.

Examinesarangeofissuesrelatedtothe managementoffisheries(commercialandnon commercial).Itexplorestheroleofscientific, economicandsocioculturalinformationin managementdecisions,aswellasmanagement approachesandissuesrelatingtoresources rights,complianceandcomanagement. Extensiveusewillbemadeofcasehistory examplestoexaminethemethods,application andoutcomesofthevariousfisheryassessment, managementandregulationmethodsadoptedin Australiaandoverseas.

BIO00213 PlantIdentificationandConservation
Prerequisite/s:BIO00202EcologyAND36creditpoints (any3units)fromtheBachelorofEnvironmental ScienceORBachelorofForestScienceand ManagementORBachelorofMarineScienceand Management. Antirequisite/s:BIO00230PrinciplesofPlantand AnimalConservation.

BIO00244 ProtectedAreaManagement
Prerequisite/s:Completionof16unitsfromthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScience. Antirequisite/s:FOR00244ProtectedArea Management. Offeredinaconvergeddeliverymodewithonline lecturesanda7dayfieldtriponcampusresidentialat LismoreheldimmediatelyafterendofSemester.

Providesstudentswithabackgroundinthebasic skillsrequiredinplantconservation.Skills coveredrangefromplantandplantcommunity identification,tothedeterminationof

Examinesissuesrelatingtothemanagementof visitors,Indigenousandculturalheritageof terrestrialandmarineenvironments.Special emphasisisplacedonAustralianandlocal (NorthernNSW)casestudies,techniquesfor conservation,andpracticalfieldexperiencein

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developingmanagementplansforlocal terrestrialormarineprotectedareas.

BIO01209 AquacultureManagement
Examinesthedevelopmentofaquaculturein Australiaandoverseas,themainaquaculture techniquesandspecies,andthepotentialof aquacultureinAustralia.Examinesthemain componentsofaquacultureventures,suchas waterqualitycontrol,diseasecontrol,nutrition, economics,legislationandenvironmental impacts.Providespracticalexperienceinrearing offishandinvertebratespecies,andculturing techniquesforalgaeandbrineshrimp.Visitsare madetoaquaculturefarmsand/orresearch facilities.Particularemphasisisgiventothe maintenanceofwaterqualityandthe managementoftheenvironmentalimpactsof aquaculture.

BIO00307 HumanPhysiology
Theareastobestudiedincludebasiccellular functions,thefunctionsofthenervousand endocrinesystems,musclecontraction, circulation,respiration,renalsystemandbody fluidandelectrolyteshomeostasis,digestionand absorption,metabolism,reproduction,and defencemechanismsofthebody.

BIO00324 AppliedBiomechanics
Prerequisite/s:BIO00207MechanicsforMovement.

Thisunitintroducesthestudenttoqualitative andquantitativemethodsforanalysinghuman movement.Therewillbeastrongemphasison learningpracticalskillsfortheanalysisofhuman movementincludingethicalaspectsofresearch withhumans.Studentswillapplytheprinciplesof biomechanicsinananalysisandreportingof selectedhumanmovementsincludinggait.

BIO01230 PrinciplesofCoastalResource Management


Antirequisite/s:AGT00205CoastalResourcesandtheir ManagementandBIO10125SustainableUseofthe MarineEnvironment. Offeredina3weekintensivemode,withaoneweek compulsoryresidentialatLismoreduringthebreak betweensessions1and2.

BIO00326 ExerciseBiochemistryandDrugsinSport
Prerequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiology Antirequisite/s:BIO00323Biochemistryand Pharmacology.

Coversthebasicchemicalorganisationofthe body,bioenergetics,aspectsofbiosynthetic pathways,basicprinciplesofdrugaction,drug metabolismandpharmacokineticsandan overviewofthemajorclassesofdrugswitha particularemphasisondrugsthatareusedand abusedbyathletes.

Coversidentificationofcoastalresourcesand theiruses,methodsofhandlingthewiderange ofinformationrequiredforeffective managementandspecificAustraliancoastal resourcemanagementissues,usingcasestudies insewagetreatmentanddisposal,environmental impactassessmentandwetlandsmanagementto showhowcoastalresourcemanagementworks inpractice.

BIO01204 WetlandEcosystems
Prerequisite/s:BIO00202Ecology.

BIO01302 HumanAnatomy
Examinescellularandtissueorganisation,the integument,osteology,arthrology,myology,the nervous,endocrine,cardiovascular,lymphatic, respiratory,digestive,urinaryandreproductive systems,andthesensoryorgans.Students exploreanatomicalstructuresonhuman cadavericspecimens,modelsandcomputersto provideabasisforunderstandingthestructure andfunctionofthehumanbody.

Providesanunderstandingofthestructure, functioningandimportanceofaquatic ecosystemsincoastal,estuarineandfreshwater environmentsandemphasisestheneedfortheir carefulmanagement.Theimportanceofwateras themediumforabioticandbioticcomponents needstoberecognisedinordertounderstand theeffectsofhumaninfluenceonaquatic ecosystems.

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BIO03073 WetlandEcosystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

BIO03096 GlobalClimateandOceansSystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesanunderstandingofthestructure, functioningandimportanceofaquatic ecosystemsincoastal,estuarineandfreshwater environmentsandemphasisestheneedfortheir carefulmanagement.Theimportanceofwateras themediumforabioticandbioticcomponents needstoberecognisedinordertounderstand theeffectsofhumaninfluenceonaquatic ecosystems.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthisfield.

BIO03075 CoastalMarineEcosystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Coversthemajortypesofmarinehabitat,from estuariesintertidalshores,coralreefstopolar anddeepseas,toshowtheirbasicstructureand theprocessesthatmaintainthemasrecognisable entities.Inaddition,surveysthemajorgroupsof marineanimalsandplants,andshowstheirroles inthemaintenanceofmarinehabitats.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

Discussestheocean/atmosphereinteractions andtheirshortandlongtermeffectsonclimate andexaminesmoderntechnologiessuchas remotesensingusedforocean/atmosphere research,andmodellingtechniquesusedfor climatechangeprediction.Modelsofocean systemsatdifferentscaleswillbeexamined, fromthewholeoceanbasinstoregionaland smallscalemodels,thepredictionsmadeby existingmodels,andthedegreeofconfidencewe haveinthem.Studentswillconsidertheeffects thatlargescalephysicalprocesseshaveon biologicalsystemsandthemanagement implicationsofclimatechangeatvariousscales. ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponent inwhichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvanced issuesinthefield.

BIO03097 MarineCommunitiesasSentinelsof Change


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

BIO03095 CoralReefsontheEdge
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Offeredonlyina3weekintensivemode,witha compulsory7dayresidentialteachingperiodonthe GreatBarrierReef,heldoutsidethenormalexternal residentialweeks.

Examinestherangeofnaturalmarine communities,theirecologicalstructureand function,linksbetweencommunities,andtheir responsestonaturalandhumaninduced disturbances.Studentswillbeactivelyinvolved withquantitativefieldecologystudiesofvarious subtropicalmarinecommunities.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesin marinecommunitiesandtheeffectsofhuman impactsuponthem.

Providesauniqueapproachtothestudyofcoral reefsbyintegratingessentialscientificecological trainingwithanalysisofimportantmanagement issues,andassessmentofthecurrentglobalreef statusandrecentinitiativesdesignedtomanage majorthreatstocoralreefecosystems worldwide.Studentswillbeactivelyinvolved withfieldstudiesofaspectsofquantitativecoral reefecologyonacoralreef.Thisunitincludesa MastersTutorialcomponentinwhichstudents criticallyanalyseadvancedissuesincoralreef ecologyandmanagement.

BIO03098 MarineSystemsScienceand Management


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Examinesprocessesandissuesandintegrate principlesofnaturalscience,engineering, legislationandeconomicsastheyrelatetothe globalmarineenvironment.Studywillcoverthe complexcouplingandfeedbackmechanisms linkingthegeosphere,hydrosphere,atmosphere andthebiosphere,andwillprovideintegrated regionalcasestudiesdisplayingtheecological andeconomicimplicationsofenvironmental

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policydecisions.ThisunitincludesaMasters Tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

BIO03102 SustainableUseoftheMarine Environment


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:BIO03094PrinciplesofCoastal ResourceManagement.

BIO03099 PollutionoftheMarineEnvironment
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Presentsamultidisciplinaryapproachtodefining themajortypesofchemical,physical,biological andgeneticpollutantsthatimpactuponmarine environments,andthepathways,fatesand effectsofthesepollutantsonmarineecosystems andhumanhealth.Examinedifferentapproaches tothedesignofmonitoringprogramsfor detectingpollutants,andtechniquesfor controllingpollutantsandregeneratingpollution impactedecosystems,andgainskillsinsampling techniquesandanalysisofpollutantsamples. ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponent inwhichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvanced issuesinthefield.

BIO03100 ScienceforManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Developsnewandinnovativewaysofbridging thegapbetweenscienceandmanagement. Integratessocial,economicandpolitical approacheswithphysicalenvironmentaland biologicaldatainanattempttoprovidewaysof achievingbettermanagementoutcomes.This unitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponentin whichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissues intheoverlappingdisciplineareasofscienceand environmentalmanagement.

Examineshowoceanresourcescanbeused sustainably.Thepracticalapplicationof environmentalplanningandmanagement instrumentssuchasenvironmentalimpact assessment,stateoftheenvironmentreporting cost/benefitanalysis,ecologicalriskassessment andthreatabatementplansareexplained. Principlesoffisheriesmanagementarecritically examined.Threatstomarinebiodiversity (particularlywildlifesuchaswhales,turtlesand seabirds)areconsidered,andconservation strategiessuchasmarineprotectedareasand speciesrecoveryplansarediscussed.The practicalapplicationoftheaboveareconsidered intheassessmentoftheneighbouringmultiple useSolitaryIslandsMarinePark.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

BIO03103 WildlifeConservation
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

BIO03101 SurveyDesign
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesthetheoryandpracticeofwildlife conservation.Thisincludeslearningthe techniquesusedtocollectbasicdataforwildlife managementandconservation.Emphasises developingtheskillsrequiredtocommunicate theresultsofresearchprojectsthatinvestigate conservationissues.ThisunitincludesaMasters Tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

Providesanunderstandingofthenatureof scientificinvestigationinfieldstudiesinthe marineenvironmentandmethodsofdata collectionandanalysis,andpracticalskillsin collectingandanalysingfielddataandin interpretationofdataforapplicationto managementproblemsinthemarine environment.ThisunitincludesaMasters Tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

BIO03202 MarineMammals:Biologyand Conservation


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Offeredinanintensiveteachingmodewithaoneweek compulsoryoncampusresidentialatLismoreheld duringthebreakbetweensessions1and2.

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemarine mammalfaunaparticularlywhalesanddolphins offeasternAustralia,andexaminestheirbiology andecology,andkeythreats,conservationand managementofhumaninteractionswithmarine

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mammalsinAustraliaandworldwide.Itinvolves fieldandlaboratorystudies,examinescase studiesofhumaninteractionswithmarine mammalsinavarietyofsituations,including studiesinthelocalregion,andexamineswaysto improvemanagementandconservationof marinemammals.ThisunitincludesaMasters tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefieldofmarine mammalbiologyandconservation.

BIO10122 ScienceforManagement
Prerequisite/s:Completionof16unitsfromthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScienceortheBachelorof MarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks.

BIO10120 MarineSystemsScienceand Management


Prerequisite/s:192creditpoints(16units). OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residential.

Developsnewandinnovativewaysofbridging thegapbetweenscienceandmanagement.It integratessocial,economicandpolitical approacheswithphysicalenvironmentaland biologicaldatainanattempttoprovidewaysof achievingbettermanagementoutcomes.

Examinesprocessesandissuesandintegrates principlesofnaturalscience,engineering, legislationandeconomicsastheyrelatetothe globalmarineenvironment.Coversthecomplex couplingandfeedbackmechanismslinkingthe geosphere,hydrosphere,atmosphereandthe biosphere.Providesintegratedregionalcase studiesdisplayingtheecologicalandeconomic implicationsofenvironmentalpolicydecisions. Theunitisproblemfocusedratherthandiscipline focused.

BIO10123 MarineCommunitiesasSentinelsof Change


Prerequisite/s:Completionof16unitsfromthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScienceortheBachelorof MarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks.

BIO10121 SurveyDesign
Prerequisite/s:MAT00211EnvironmentalInformation AnalysisANDcompletionof192creditpoints(16units) fromtheBachelorofEnvironmentalScienceorthe BachelorofMarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks.

Examinestherangeofnaturalmarine communities,theirecologicalstructureand function,linksbetweencommunities,andtheir responsestonaturalandhumaninduced disturbances.Studentswillbeactivelyinvolved withquantitativefieldecologystudiesofvarious subtropicalmarinecommunities.

BIO10124 GlobalClimateandOceansSystems
Prerequisite/s:Completionof16units(192credit points)fromtheBachelorofEnvironmentalScienceor theBachelorofMarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks.

Providesanunderstandingofthenatureof scientificinvestigationinfieldstudiesinthe marineenvironmentandmethodsofdata collectionandanalysis.Practicalskillsin collectingandanalysingfielddataandin interpretationofdataforapplicationto managementproblemsinthemarine environmentarealsodeveloped.

Discussestheocean/atmosphereinteractions andtheirshortandlongtermeffectsonclimate. Examinesmoderntechnologiessuchasremote sensingusedforocean/atmosphereresearch, andmodellingtechniquesusedforclimate changeprediction.Examinesthebiogeochemical cyclesofcarbon,sulphurandnitrogeninthe coupledoceanatmospheresystemandhowthey haveacriticaleffectonclimate.Palaeoclimates

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arealsoexaminedtoillustratethatclimatehas alwaysbeenchanging.Theeffectofclimate changeonmarineecologyisbrieflyexaminedto illustratehoworganismsadapt.Themanagement implicationsofclimatechangeareexamined,as wellastheuseofnoveladaptationssuchas carbontradingandtheuseofremotesensingof theoceanforuseinagriculture.

BIO10125 SustainableUseoftheMarine Environment


Prerequisite/s:Completionof16units(192credit points)fromtheBachelorofEnvironmentalScienceor theBachelorofMarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks. Antirequisite/s:BIO01230PrinciplesofCoastal ResourceManagement.

andgeneticpollutantsthatimpactuponmarine environments,andthepathways,fatesand effectsofthesepollutantsonmarineecosystems andhumanhealth.Differentapproachestothe designofmonitoringprogramsfordetecting pollutants,andtechniquesforcontrolling pollutantsandregeneratingpollutionimpacted ecosystemswillbeexamined.Studentswillalso gainskillsinsamplingtechniquesandanalysisof pollutantsamples.

BIO10127 CoralReefsontheEdge
Prerequisite/s:BIO10120MarineSystemsScienceand ManagementANDcompletionof16units(192credit points)ANDadmissiontoeithertheBachelorof EnvironmentalScienceORtheBachelorofMarine ScienceandManagement. Offeredonlyina3weekintensivemode,witha compulsory7dayresidentialteachingperiodonthe GreatBarrierReef,heldoutsidethenormalexternal residentialweeks.

Examineshowwecanuseoceanresources sustainably.Itintegratestheinformation deliveredinprecedingunitstoidentifythemajor issuesaffectingthemarineenvironment.It explorestheunderlyingprinciplesofecological sustainabledevelopment,integratedcatchment management,andlargemarineecosystem management.Thepracticalapplicationof environmentalplanningandmanagement instrumentssuchasenvironmentalimpact assessment,stateoftheenvironmentreporting cost/benefitanalysis,ecologicalriskassessment andthreatabatementplansareexplained. Principlesoffisheriesmanagementarecritically examined.Threatstomarinebiodiversity (particularlywildlifesuchaswhales,turtlesand seabirds)areconsidered,andconservation strategiessuchasmarineprotectedareasand speciesrecoveryplansarediscussed.

Providesauniqueapproachtothestudyofcoral reefsbyintegratingessentialscientificecological trainingwithanalysisofimportantmanagement issues,andassessmentofthecurrentglobalreef statusandrecentinitiativesdesignedtomanage majorthreatstocoralreefecosystems worldwide.Studentswillbeactivelyinvolved withfieldstudiesofaspectsofquantitativecoral reefecologyonacoralreef.

BIO10184 EcologicalRestorationandMonitoring
Thechallengeforoursocietyistomaintain, enhance,andrestoreourmanydegraded ecosystems.Thisunitgivesstudentsa backgroundinthebasicskillsrequiredin ecologicalrestorationandadaptivemonitoringin tropicalandsubtropicalenvironments.Thetopics coveredinthisunitwillequipstudentswiththe skillsnecessarytodesignandsupporteffective andsuccessfulrestorationprojects,both professionallyandinthecommunity.Skills coveredrangefromtheassessmentofsite potentialandthedeterminationofpossible actions,tothepracticeandprinciplesofadaptive environmentalmanagementandmonitoringin thecontextofthecommunityinwhichthe restorationistakingplace.

BIO10126 PollutionoftheMarineEnvironment
Prerequisite/s:Completionof16unitsfromthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScienceortheBachelorof MarineScienceandManagement. OfferedonlyattheNationalMarineScienceCentreina 3weekintensivemode,withacompulsoryoneweek residentialheldoutsidethenormalexternalresidential weeks.

Providesamultidisciplinaryapproachtodefining themajortypesofchemical,physical,biological

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BIO10185 MarineMammals:Biologyand Conservation


Prerequisite/s:Completionof16unitsfromthe BachelorofEnvironmentalScienceortheBachelorof MarineScienceandManagement. Offeredinanintensiveteachingmodewithaoneweek compulsoryoncampusresidentialatLismoreheld duringthebreakbetweensessions1and2.

BIO10467 SystemsPathophysiology
Antirequisite/s:BIO00302BiomedicalScienceII. Prerequisite/s:(BIO10061AppliedHumanBioscienceI ANDBIO10062AppliedHumanBioscienceII)OR (BIO10662SystemicAnatomyANDBIO00307Human Physiology).

Introducesstudentstothemarinemammal faunaparticularlywhalesanddolphinsoff easternAustraliaandexaminestheirbiologyand ecologyandkeythreats,conservationand managementofhumaninteractionswithmarine mammalsinAustraliaandworldwide.Itinvolves fieldandlaboratorystudies,examinescase studiesofhumaninteractionswithmarine mammalsinavarietyofsituations,including studiesinthelocalregion,andexamineswaysto improvemanagementandconservationof marinemammals.

Focusesonpathophysiologyatthelevelofthe organs.Avarietyofdisordersofseveralbody systemsincludingtherespiratory,cardiovascular, renal,endocrine,digestiveandreproductive systemswillbediscussed,withanemphasison thecausalrelationshipsbetweenaetiology, pathophysiologyandclinicalmanifestationsand thepharmacologicaltherapyusedtomanage thesedisorders.Theassumedpriorknowledge requiredforthisunitincludestheobjectivesfor BIO10061AppliedHumanBioscienceIand BIO10062AppliedHumanBioscienceIIand BIO10454CellularandNeuropathophysiology.

BIO10187 GlobalEnvironmentalIssues
Introducesmajorglobalandregional environmentalissuesassociatedwiththeimpacts ofhumanlanduse.Workinginthecontextof increasinghumanpopulations,climatechange andthepoliticalresponsestoevidencefor increasingglobalenvironmentalchange,theunit examinesissuesofsoils,water,airandbiological degradation,placingAustralianregionalissues intoaglobalcontext.

BIO10492 CulturalHeritageScience
Antirequisite/sHIS00201Culturalheritage Conservation,SOC10186IndigenousEnvironmental Management.

BIO10454 CellularandNeuropathophysiology
Antirequisite/s:BIO00301:BiomedicalScienceIAND BIO00303BiomedicalScienceIII. Prerequisite/s:(BIO10061AppliedHumanBioscienceI ANDBIO10062AppliedHumanBioscienceII)OR (BIO10662SystemicAnatomyANDBIO00307Human Physiology).

Culturalheritageconservationembracesthe areasofculturalhistory,appliedscience, technologyandmanagementrequiredtoassess, manageandconservebothprehistoricand historicalhumanheritagematerial(artefacts, sites,landscapesandknowledge).Theunitis boththeoreticallyandpracticallybased,and introducestheprinciplesandmethodsof heritagemanagement,conservationand education.Itconcentratesontheoretical underpinnings,legislationandpublic administrationandmanagementofheritage, archaeologicalandhistoricalinvestigation, conservationandmanagement,andheritage education.

Focusesonthebodyscellularlevelresponsesto diseaseandtothediseaseprocessesthat originatefromcellularmalfunction.Inaddition aspectsofthepharmacologicalprinciplesofdrug actionwillbeconsidered.Theassumedprior knowledgerequiredforthisunitincludesthe objectivesforBIO10061AppliedHuman BioscienceIandBIO10062AppliedHuman BioscienceII.

BIO10493 MotorControl
Prerequisite/sBIO01302HumanAnatomyand BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

Providesstudentswiththeknowledgebasisfor theunderstandingofneuralprocessesinvolved inthecontrolofmovementandofissues involvedincerebralorganisationofgoaldirected

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movement.Italsoprovidesbackgroundto neurologicalandmovementdisorders.

BIO10494 HumanGrowth,Developmentand Ageing


Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomyAND BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

practiceandinterventioninactivitiesofdaily livingandtheworkplace.Includedinthese applicationsarethebiomechanicsoflifting techniquesandmanualhandlingaswellas kinesiologyofthetrunkandupperlimb.

BIO10662 SystemicAnatomy
Examinescellularandtissueorganisation,the integument,osteology,arthrology,myology,the nervous,endocrine,cardiovascular,lymphatic, respiratory,digestive,urinary,andreproductive systemsandthesensoryorgans.Students exploreanatomicalstructuresonmodelsand computerstoprovideabasisforunderstanding thestructureandfunctionofthehumanbody.

Providesanunderstandingofhowage,gender anddevelopmentalstagesinfluencean individualsexercisecapacityandmotivationto participateinregularphysicalactivityandhow physicalactivitymayinfluencegrowthand development.Adaptationstospecifictraining programsacrossthelifespanwillalsobecovered.

BIO10496 ExercisePhysiologyforSpecific Populations


Prerequisites:BIO00204AdvancedExercisePhysiology.

BIO10701 NutritionPhysiology
Prerequisites:(BIO00102PhysiologicalPathologyIIOR BIO00204AdvancedExercisePhysiology)AND NUT00216NutritionalBiochemistryandHuman Metabolism.

Thisunitexaminestheprinciplesandobjectives ofaneffectiveexerciseassessmentprogram. Programdesignisstudiedindetailinrelationto differentpopulations.Aspectsofconsultation, interviewandtestingtechniques,health educationandcounsellingwillbestudiedwithan emphasisondevelopingpracticalskills.

BIO10497 ExercisePhysiologyforHealthy Individuals


Prerequisites:BIO00204AdvancedExercisePhysiology.

Buildsontheknowledgegainedinhuman physiology,physiologicalpathologyaswellasin thenutritionunitstogainadeeper understandingofhumanphysiologyasitrelates tonutrientrequirements,intake,assimilation andutilisationinhealthanddisease.

BUS00211 TheCasino,ClubandHotelEnvironment
Introducesstudentstogaminginthecasino,club andhotelenvironmentthrougharangeof activitiesutilisingateacher/studentinteraction strategy.Studentswillchallengetheirconceptof gambling,explorethereasonswhypeople gamble,investigatehowtoplaypopulargames andlearnhowgamingmanagementcanleadtoa lucrativeandrewardingcareer.

Thisunitprovidesthestudentwiththe opportunitytoapplytheprinciplesand objectivesofaneffectiveexerciseassessment program.Programdesignisstudiedindetailin relationtodifferentpopulations.Aspectsof consultation,interviewandtestingtechniques, healtheducationandcounsellingwillbestudied withanemphasisondevelopingpracticalskills.

BIO10587 FunctionalKinesiology
Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomy,BIO00307 HumanPhysiology,HLT10582Introductionto OccupationalTherapyandHumanOccupations. Corequisite:HLT10588MusculoskeletalandReduced EnergyAssessmentsandInterventions.

BUS00212 FundamentalsofGamingTechnology Management


Explorestheexcitingnewcasinosofthe Asia/Pacificregionandfocusesontheskills neededtobecomeaninternationalgaming manager.Thecorecomponentsoftechnology, surveillanceandcashcontrolaredeliveredina studentfocussedmannerthatpromotesan

Focusesonconceptsofbiomechanicsand kinesiologyappliedtosituationsthathave specificimplicationsforoccupationaltherapy

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understandingofthefundamentalissuesin gamingmanagement.

BUS00213 GlobalGamingImpacts
Examinesthepositiveandnegativeimpactsthat gamblingcanhaveonsocietythroughthe turbulenthistoryofcasinogamblinginAmerica. Studentswillactivelylearntheimpactsof gamblingexpansionacrossnumerous jurisdictionsandcriticallyanalysetheseimpacts fromdifferentculturalperspectives.

BUS00913 BusinessAnalysisforTourismand HospitalityManagers


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thecollection,analysisandinterpretationofdata areessentialforplanning,strategydevelopment andproblemsolvinginthetourismand hospitalityindustry.Thisunitintroducesstudents tobusinessanalysisandplanningandtheywill learntoevaluateabusinessissueusingthese vitalresearchmethodologies.

BUS00214 GamingManagement,Planningand Governance


Analysestheoriesofmanagementandapplies thesetothedynamicbusinessofgamingvenue operations.Astudentfocussedapproachis adoptedthatpromotesanunderstandingof strategicmanagementprinciples,thevalueof planningandtheimportanceofaccountability andgovernanceissuesinthegamingindustry.

BUS00914 ManagingEmployeeRelationsina GlobalContext


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

BUS00747 CriticalIssuesforManagement
Setsthecontemporarysceneinwhichthe professionofmanagementexists.Theunitpays particularattentiontoenvironmental sustainabilityandaimstoprovidethemanagers oftomorrowwithadequateforesightand backgroundknowledgeontopicalissuessuchas emissionstrading,carbonoffsets,alternative energy,corporatesocialresponsibility,and scienceandtechnologypolicy.Theunitwill challengestudiestothinkaboutissuesthat pertaintothemselves,theorganisationsinwhich theywillwork,andtheplanet.

Developsunderstandingofthecomplexityof organisationsandthemanagementofthemulti culturalworkforce.Adoptsastudent/teacher interactionstrategyaimedatstudents developinganinternationalperspective. Studentswilldevelopanappreciationof managingemployeerelations,crosscultural issuesandworkplacediversity,and organisationalchangewithinthenationaland globalcontext.

BUS10699 BusinessLanguageandLearningSkills
Antirequisite/s:192creditpoints(16units). Requiresaccesstoacomputerandreliableinternet connection.

BUS00758 InternationalContractManagement
Internationalcontractmanagementinvestigates thecomplexitiesintroducedwhencommercial agreementsareofaninternationalnature.Deals withtheintricaciesofadministeringinternational contracts,aswellasthelegalimplications associatedwithinternationalcontracting. Appraisesthepitfallsofinternationalcontract managementandoutlinesthekeyrequirements forsuccessfulcontractmanagement.

Thisunitsupportsstudentsintheirdevelopment ofthelearningskills,terminology,and foundationalbusinessconceptsthatunderpin businessstudiesinanAustralianuniversity context.Usingbusinessscenariosstudentswill engageinactivelearningtaskstoacquirekey academicandbusinessskillsfromwhichtheywill produceapersonalisedtoolkitofglossaries, templates,andstrategiesforsuccessintheir studiesandbusinesscareers.

CAR10503 ArtsIndustryStudies
Prerequisite/s:192creditpoints(any16units).

Developsknowledgeofprojectdevelopment, careerbuilding,andsmallbusinessmanagement practicesandentrepreneurshippertinentto artists,musicprofessionals,writersandmedia

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practitionersworkingwithinthecreative industries.

focusoninitialcommunication,consultation,and evidencebasedpractice.

CAR40001 ResearchMethodsArts
Surveysthehistory,philosophiesand methodologiesofresearch.Studentswillbe expectedtodevelopanunderstandingofArts researchapproachesandperspectivesinthe broadcontextofcontemporaryresearch practices.

CEP03362 ExerciseandCardiopulmonaryHealth
Thisunitdevelopstheappropriateskillsand knowledgetofacilitateexercisetherapywithin cardiovascularandpulmonaryconditions.

CEP03363 ExerciseandMusculoskeletalHealth
Thisunitdevelopstheappropriateskillsand knowledgetofacilitateexercisetherapywithin musculoskeletalconditions.

CAR40002 ResearchMethodsContemporary Music


Providesanoverviewofresearchmethodologies relevanttothestudentschosenareaof specialisation,anddevelopsskillsinrelationto spokenandwrittenpresentations.

CEP03364 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyI
Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoapply theirskillsandknowledgewithinthecontextofa rangeofoperationalClinicalExercisePhysiology facilities.

CAR400035 CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stages1of3)


Providesanintroductiontocontemporary popularmusicresearchthroughtheplanningofa substantialresearchproject,conductedunder thesupervisionofacademicstaffwithrelevant expertise.

CEP03365 ProfessionalPracticeinClinicalExercise PhysiologyII


Prerequisites:CEP03361ProfessionalPracticein ClinicalExercisePhysiologyI.

CAR40004 CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage2of3)


Providesanintroductiontocontemporary popularmusicorvisualartsresearchthroughthe completionofadraftofasubstantialpartofa researchproject.

Thisunitfurtherdevelopstheskillsofpracticeof anAccreditedExercisePhysiologistwitha particularfocusonongoingclientcareand practicemanagementskills.

CEP03366 ExerciseandMetabolicand PsychologicalHealth


Theunitdevelopstheappropriateskillsand knowledgetofacilitateexercisetherapywithin metabolicandpsychologicalconditions.

CAR40005 CreativeArtsResearchThesis (Stage3of3)


Providesanintroductiontocontemporary popularmusicorvisualartsresearchthroughthe completionofasubstantialresearchproject.

CEP03367 ExerciseandNeurological, NeuromuscularandImmunological Health


Theunitdevelopstheappropriateskillsand knowledgetofacilitateexercisetherapywithin neurological,neuromuscularandimmunological conditions.

CEP03361 ProfessionalPracticeinClinicalExercise PhysiologyI


Thisunitdevelopstheskillsofpracticeofan AccreditedExercisePhysiologistwithaparticular

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CEP03368 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyII
Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoapply theirskillsandknowledgewithinthecontextofa rangeofoperationalClinicalExercisePhysiology facilities.

CEP03369 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyIII
Prerequisites:CEP03361ProfessionalPracticein ClinicalExercisePhysiologyI,CEP03365Professional PracticeinClinicalExercisePhysiologyII,CEP03364 AppliedClinicalExercisePhysiologyI,CEP03368Applied ClinicalExercisePhysiologyII,CEP03362Exerciseand CardiopulmonaryHealth,CEP03363Exerciseand MusculoskeletalHealth,CEP03366Exerciseand metabolicandpsychologicalhealth,ANDCEP03367 ExerciseandNeurological,Neuromuscularand ImmunologicalHealth. Quadrupleweightedunit.

environmentalmanagementandfor distinguishingbetweennaturalconditionsand humanimpacts.Introducesmanyofour environmentalproblemsthatarechemically based,butwhosesolutioninvolvesknowledgeof geochemistry,biology,andengineering. Demonstrateshowknowledgeofnatural processesandproductscanbeappliedin engineeringprojectstominimisehumanimpact andremediatepreviouslyimpactedsites.

CHE00201 Chemistry
Providesanintroductiontobasicchemical conceptsininorganicandorganicchemistry.It includesatomicandmoleculartheory,bonding, theperiodictable,andchemicalreactions importantinunderstandingthenatureof geologicalmaterials,chemicalprocessesin biologicalsystems,waterchemistry,and pollution.Laboratoryclassescomplementlecture content,andprovideexperienceinbasic techniques.

Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoapply theirskillsandknowledgewithinthecontextofa rangeofoperationalClinicalExercisePhysiology facilities.

CHE00002 Biochemistry
Prerequisites:(CHE00102BiologicalChemistryI (FoundationsofChemistry)ANDCHE00103Biological ChemistryII(NaturalProductsChemistry))OR CHE10700ChemistryforHealthSciences;AND BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

CHE10700 ChemistryforHealthSciences
Accesstoacomputerisrequiredinthisunit.

Providesanoverviewofgeneralbiochemistryto enablestudentstounderstandtheoverallroleof chemicalreactionsinbiologicalsystemsand biochemicalaspectsofhumandisease.Covers basicchemicalorganisationofthebody, bioenergetics,selectedmetabolicpathways,and methodsofseparationandcharacterisationof moleculesofbiologicalinterest.

Studentsareintroducedtothebasicconceptsof generalandorganicchemistrywithaspecial focusonthestudyofchemicalproperties, interactionsandconceptsthatarerelevantto naturalproductsandhumanhealth.Itincludes studyofchemicalbonding,theperiodictable, gasesandsolutions,acidsandbases,chemical equilibrium,andorganicfunctionalgroups. Laboratoryclassesprovidestudentswith experienceinrelevantbasictechniquesand methods.

CHE00073 EnvironmentalChemistry
Prerequisite/s:CHE00201Chemistry.

CMM00001 OverviewofMentalHealth
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesthemajorphysical,chemicaland biologicalprocessesthatcontrolthe concentrationanddispersionofchemical elementsinnaturalandimpactedenvironments. Knowledgeoftheseprocesses,thefactorsthat controlthem,andtheinteractionsbetween sediment/soil/rock,water,biotaandthe atmosphereisessentialforscientificallysound

Enableshealthcarepractitionerstoexploreand criticallyanalysethesocial,political,ethical,legal andeconomiccontextofmentalhealthcarein Australia,preandpostBurdekin.Inparticular, thestudentwillanalysethewaysinwhichmental illnessandmentalhealthhavehistoricallybeen conceptualisedandhowthishasinfluencedthe wayinwhichmentalhealthcareiscurrently organisedandadministeredwithinAustralian

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healthcaresettings.Studentswillreflectonand evaluatetheirownpracticeinrelationto contemporarymentalhealthcare.

CMM00705 HealthandEpidemiology
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

CMM00002 ModelsofMentalHealthandMental Illness


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Itistheresponsibilityofeverymentalhealth worker,particularlyattheseniorlevel,tobeable toevaluatetheirownpracticeandtheservicein whichtheypractice.Providesthestudentwith theopportunitytoanalyseandevaluatethe majormentalhealthapproachesandservicesin contemporarymentalhealthcare.Indoingsothe studentwilldevelopasophisticated understandingofthebroadandspecific implicationsofcurrentlyusingthesemodelsof mentalhealthcaredelivery,anddevelop futuristicmodelsforbestpractice.

Thisunitwillequipstudentswiththebasicskills andconceptsofepidemiologythatcanbe appliedintheclinicalpracticeofmedicine, nursing,alliedhealthorpublichealth.Itwillalso preparestudentstocriticallyreadthescientific literature.

CMM03140 EvidenceBasedPractice
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesstudentstoanevidencebased approachtoclinicalandpublichealthpractice. Studentsaretaughthowtoframearelevant clinicalorpublichealthquestion,searchand appraisetheavailableevidence,andusethisto developappropriateresponsesindaytoday practiceandpolicysetting.

CMM00003 TherapiesinMentalHealthCare
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Involvesacriticalanalysisofavarietyof therapiesusedintreatingthementallyillandthe worriedwell,includingthestudyofdifferential diagnosisandassessment.Willalsofocuson determiningstrategiesformaintainingmental healthgainsandoutcomesandthedefinitionof therapist.Effectsofvarioustherapiesonthe clientandthepractitioner,andonthecost, administrationandorganisationofmentalhealth careareanalysed.Studentswillcriticallyevaluate thetherapeuticrelationship,includingissues suchassexuality,codependency,comorbidity, ageismandculture.

CMM0314146 MasterofPublicHealthResearch ProjectIVI


TheMPHthesisconsistsofanapprovedprogram ofsupervisedresearchstudyagreedtobythe MPHcoordinatorandanapprovedsupervisor. Thereisnoformalsyllabusfortheresearch componentoftheMPH,howevercandidatesare expectedtoproceedinaccordancewithan approvedresearchplanandpreliminary literaturereviewundertheguidanceofthe coursecoordinator.

CMM03160 CriticalReflectionforHealthWorkers
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

CMM00004 EvaluationofMentalHealthServices: PreventiontoRehabilitation


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thelearnerwillundertakeananalysisand evaluationofavarietyofmentalhealthservices andinterventions.Thisanalysiswillbebasedon anevaluationoftheinterventionprocesses, outcomes,costs,managementandplanningof thesemodalities.

Thisunitaimstointroducehealthworkerstothe processofcriticalreflectioninordertofacilitate clinicalpracticeandtoimprovejobsatisfaction.It introducesexperiencedhealthworkerstothe reflectivepracticeliteratureingeneralandin health,andtothetypesofknowledgethatcan begeneratedinclinicalpractice.Practical strategiesareofferedforpreparingtoreflectand technical,practicalandemancipatoryreflection aredescribedandappliedtopracticeproblems. Strategiesarealsosuggestedforsharingand maintainingreflectivepractice.

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CMM03161 NegotiatedPracticumI:Technical Reflection


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:CMM03160CriticalReflectionfor HealthWorkers.

CMM03177 IndigenousCounsellorTraining
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thisunitaimstofacilitateexperiencedhealth workerstoundertakeapracticumexperiencein ordertobegintoexploretheprocessofcritical reflectioninthecontextofissuesrelatedto workplacepoliciesandprocedures.Technical reflection,basedonthescientificmethodand rational,deductivethinkingwillallowyouto generateandvalidateempiricalknowledge throughrigorousmeans,sothatyoucanbe assuredthatworkproceduresarebasedin scientificreasoning.

Introducesandhelpsdevelopattributeswhich reflectintegratedIndigenousandnonIndigenous theoryandcounsellingpractice.Ithelpsestablish protocolsandthepracticeofculturalsafetywith practicalexercisesincounsellingpreparationand practice.Theuseofsandplay,storymaps, narrative,andemotionalreleaseasspecifictools frombothIndigenousandnonIndigenous counsellortrainingareexperienced.Offeredin externalmodewithacompulsoryblock residentialattendancerequiredatanominated site.

CMM03162 NegotiatedPracticumII:Practical Reflection


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:CMM03161NegotiatedPracticumI: Technicalreflection.

CMM03178 TraumaandRecoveryExperiential
Ahandsonpracticalunitwhichintroducesthe theoryoftransandintergenerationaltrauma throughgroupexercisesandactivities,supported byinformeddiscussions.Thismethodencourages participantstogaininsightthrough understandingtheirownpainstoriesandthose withinthelearninggroup,tohelpidentifythe longtermconsequencesoftraumaacross generations,andtraumarecoverytheoryand skills,includinggenograms,familyhistory reconstruction,thehealingpowerofart,music, theatreandnarrativeascorecomponentsin traumarecoverywork.Offeredinexternalmode withcompulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

Thisunitbuildsonpreviousunitsofstudyand allowsexperiencedhealthworkerstoundertake furtherpracticumexperienceinordertodevelop theprocessofcriticalreflectioninthecontextof interpersonalrelationshipsintheworkplace.

CMM03163 NegotiatedPracticumIII:Emancipatory Reflection


Notavailabletoundergraduates Prerequisite/s:CMM03162NegotiatedPracticumII: PracticalReflection

CMM03179 FamilyViolence/FamilyRecovery
Providesstudentswiththeskillstobecome familyviolencecommunityeducatorsand workers.Theunitwhichisablendofthe theoreticalandexperiential,enablesstudentsto increasetheirawarenessoffamilyviolence, developskillsforindividualandcommunity problemsolvingstrategies,fromafirmcultural foundationappropriatetorecoveryfromthe traumaofviolencewithinfamiliesand communities.Thecompletedunitincludesa communityprojectrelativetolocalcommunity needs.Offeredinexternalmodewitha compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

Thisunitbuildsonpreviousunitsofstudyby allowingexperiencedhealthworkersto undertakeapracticumexperienceinorderto refinetheprocessofcriticalreflectioninthe contextofworkplacepowerandpolitics. Emancipatoryreflectionleadstotransformative actionwhichseekstofreehealthcareworkers fromtakenforgrantedassumptionsand oppressiveforceswhichlimitthemandtheir practice.

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CMM03180 WorkingwithChildren
Developsandappliestheexperiencesofcultural safetyinworkingwithIndigenouschildrenwho havebeenemotionallydamaged.Exploresthe practiceofemotionalhealingthroughsensory andtactiletherapeuticworkinnaturediscovery, narrative,art,music,dance,movement,play therapies,storytellingandperformanceusing sandplayinworkingwithchildren.Thetheoryis balancedwithapplicationofpracticalskills. Offeredinexternalmodewithacompulsory blockresidentialattendancerequiredata nominatedsite.

CMM03183 RecreatingtheCircleofWellbeing
Prerequisite/s:CMM03178TraumaandTrauma RecoveryExperiential. Corequisite/s:CMM03184ThePrunIndigenous GroupConflictManagement.

CMM03181 DadirriIndigenousSpirituality
Providesthetheoryandpracticetoenable participantstodefineandimplementcultural sensitivityandsafetyasanessentialprotocolin allcrossculturalcounsellingandhealing.An Indigenousprocessofdeeplisteningasthepre requisitetoallcounselling/healingisintroduced. Offeredinexternalmodewithcompulsoryblock residentialattendancerequiredatanominated sitefor5days.

Inalearningcirclewithinthecontextofcultural narrative,experientiallearningandreflective discussionandpractice,participantsexperience deeperunderstandingoftheinterconnection betweenspirituality,environment,relationships, emotions,physicalbody,sexuality,stressandlife purposeforwellbeing.Offeredinexternalmode withcompulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

CMM03184 ThePrunIndigenousGroupConflict Management


Prerequisite/s:CMM03178TraumaandTrauma RecoveryExperiential. Corequisite/s:CMM03183RecreatingtheCircleof Wellbeing.

CMM03182 LossandGriefGroupFacilitation CounsellorTraining


Prerequisite/s:CMM03177IndigenousCounsellor Training. Corequisite/s:CMM03181DadirriIndigenous Spirituality.

Useslearningcircles,withtheculturalnarrative approachesofstorymapsandreflective discussion,toprovideparticipantswithboththe theoryandpracticeofworkingingroupsto grieveandhealthemultiplelossesexperienced byIndigenousfamiliesandcommunities.Offered inexternalmodewithacompulsoryblock residentialattendancerequiredatanominated site.

Providespracticalexperiencesofworking throughconflictfromtheperspectiveof Indigenousconflictmanagementtraditionsand westerndisputeresolutionpractice. Contextualizesthediversityofapproachesto managingconflict;experienceandbeableto recogniseeldership,leadershipinconflict managementprocesses;andidentifyand explicatethreeformalIndigenousprocessesof managinglargegroup(communal)conflict; identifyandanalysethecomplexityofdiverse pointsofviewasconflictedgroupsworktowards consensus.Offeredinexternalmodewith compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

CMM03185 MensandWomensHealingRecovery
Prerequisite/s:CMM03179FamilyViolence/Family Recovery. Corequisite/s:CMM03186AddictionsViolence Spirituality.

Wheremenandwomenwillexploreclassicaland contemporaryrolesofmenandwomeninthe familyandinsocietygenerally,developconcepts ofhealthysexuality,masculinityand/or femininity,andcelebratethecontributiontothe humanspecieswithinouruniversalecosystem.

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Offeredinexternalmodewithcompulsoryblock residentialattendancerequiredatanominated site.

CMM03186 AddictionsViolenceSpirituality
Prerequisite/s:CMM03179FamilyViolence/Family Recovery. Corequisite/s:CMM03185MensandWomens HealingRecovery.

generations,topromoteleadershippotentialin youngIndigenouspeople.Offeredinexternal modewitha5daycompulsoryblockresidential attendancerequiredatanominatedsite.

CMM03189 IndigenousResearchTheoryandPractice
Doubleweightedunit.

Makestheoftenunacknowledgedlinksin:the relationshipbetweenaddictionsandthelong shadowofslavery,colonisations,andotherforms ofoppressionsanddomination;addictionasa universalhumandilemma;thehistoryof addictionstheoryandtreatment;thebirthofthe 20thcenturyRecoveryMovement;the inadequacyofthediseaseparadigminaddiction treatment;problemsfacingthefield;andthe WellnessParadigmatranspersonalspiritual modelofhealingworkinaddictionmediation. Offeredinexternalmodewitha5day compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

IntroducesstudentstoIndigenousresearch theoryandpractice;andtoethics,intellectual propertyconsiderationsandvariousresearch methodsappropriatetospecificfieldsofstudy. Encouragedtodevelopacriticalappreciationof legal,ethicalandprofessionalpracticeissuesin research.Oncompletionoftheunitstudentswill beabletoconstructaresearchproposaland prepareethicsdocumentation.

CMM03197 LeadershipinPublicHealth
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

CMM03187 PositiveParenting
Prerequisite/s:CMM03180WorkingwithChildren. Corequisite/s:CMM03188ItsMyLife/Workingwith Adolescents.

Introducesstudenttoprinciplesandpracticesof leadershipinthecontextofhealthservices deliverysystems,particularlypopulationhealth promotionanddiseasepreventionprograms carriedoutbygovernmentagencies.

Demonstratesprinciplesofculturalsafetywhile workingwithIndigenousparents,allowsparents (orpotentialparents)tohelpeachotherin parentingandseestrengthsandweaknessesin theirownparentingpractice,while acknowledgingthestressinparentingand developsskillstostaycalmandmanagestressin ordertobetterrespondtotheparentingneeds ofchildren.Offeredinexternalmodewitha compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

CMM03211 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsI:TheoryandCoreStrategies


Introducesstudentstothepracticeofhealth promotionforbothpublichealthandclinical purposes.Whilethebasicsofbehaviourtheory relevanttohealthpromotionareconsidered, studentsareexpectedtodeveloppracticalskills instrategyselectionandapplythesefromthe outset.Studentsbegintheprocessoflearning skillsinapplyingcorestrategiesfocusingonone ononeandgroupwork,tothebroaderpublic healthfieldofsocialmarketing.

CMM03188 ItsMyLife/WorkingwithAdolescents
Helpsestablishprotocolsforworkingfromwithin aculturallysafepracticewithyoungindigenous peopleincrisisandatriskofselfharmand establishesacommunitydevelopmentapproach tosuicideprevention,interventionandpost vention,andprovidesconceptsandskillstobuild ontheculturalstrengthsandabilitiesacross

CMM03212 HealthPromotionStrategiesand MethodsII:AdvancedStrategiesand Planning


Continuesthestudentsprogressionintostrategy useforappliedhealthpromotion,using populationbasedstrategiesandplanning. Approachesforworkingincommunitiesand dealingwithenvironmentalissuesarecoveredas

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wellasappliedmodelsofplanningandthe progressionthroughthese.Attheendofthis strategiesandmethodsunit,studentscanbegin toapplybothhighriskandpopulation approachestopreventionandhealthpromotion.

andhealthpromotionforolderpeoplewillbe explored.Issuesrelatedtotheuseof complementarymedicinesinthisagegroupwill beexamined.

CMM03213 SocialMarketing
Prerequisite/s:CMM03211HealthPromotion StrategiesandMethodsI:TheoryandCoreStrategies.

CMM03252 ResponsestoanAgeingPopulation
Thisunitfocusesonthehealthcareneedsofan ageingpopulation.Itexploreshowneedsimpact ondemandandsupplyofhealthcareandthe valueofevidenceininformingprioritysetting andplanningforservices.Inaddition,itexamines thekeyprinciplesthatunderpinlocal,national andinternationalresponsestopopulation ageing.

Expandsonthesummaryversionofsocial marketingcoveredinHealthPromotion StrategiesandMethodsI.Itallowsthestudentto developskillsinmarketingthatareappropriate totheadvancementofthesocialgood.It includesknowledgeofformativeresearch,media useandselection,targetsegmentationand programdevelopmenttodevelopsocial marketingasanumbrellaforotherhealth promotionprograms.

CMM03253 TheSocialContextofAgeing
Thisunitexaminestheimplicationsofpopulation ageinginrelationtothesocialnetworks,social supportanddistributionofsocialresourcesin laterlife.Ithighlightstheimportantcontribution olderpeoplemaketothecommunityand identifiessomeoftheriskfactorsthatpredispose themtosocialdisadvantageandisolation.

CMM03214 Obesity,WeightControlandMetabolic HealthManagement


Prerequisite/s:CMM03211HealthPromotion StrategiesandMethodsI:TheoryandCoreStrategies.

Providesstudentswithstateoftheart knowledgeaboutthedevelopmentofoverweight andobesity,itsrelationshiptometabolic disorders(particularlytypetwodiabetes),and evidencebasedwaysofdealingwiththis.The unitfollowsNationalClinicalGuidelinesfor WeightControlandObesityManagementaswell aswaysofdealingwiththeNationalguidelinesat apublichealthlevel.

CMM03254 IntroductiontoLifestyleMedicine
Theunitintroducesstudentstothefieldof lifestylemedicine.Studentsacquiretheoretical, researchandmanagementskillswithwhichto treatlifestylebaseddiseases.

CMM03250 TheAgeingBody
Thisunitdescribesthephysiologicalchanges associatedwithageingandexaminestheextent andimplicationsofhealthproblemsinthisage group.Theroleofscreeningandassessment toolsforthedetectionofhealthproblemsinthe olderpersonwillbedescribed.

CMM03255 LifestyleMedicineandProfessional Practice


Prerequisite/s:CMM03254IntroductiontoLifestyle MedicineANDCMM03256MotivationandCompliance inLifestyleMedicine.

CMM03251 ApproachestoHealthyAgeing
Theunitexploresthedeterminantsofhealthy ageingandfocusesontherelationshipbetween ageingandnutrition,physicalactivity,and sexuality.Theimportanceofhealthassessment

BuildsontheunitsIntroductiontoLifestyle Medicine,MotivationandComplianceinLifestyle MedicineandPsychologicalandEnvironmental InfluencesinLifestyleMedicineandthekeyskills ofevidencebasedresearchandreflective practicetoincorporatetheapproachesof lifestylemedicinewithinstudents'professional practice.

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CMM03256 MotivationandComplianceinLifestyle Medicine


Prerequisite/s:CMM03254IntroductiontoLifestyle Medicine.

CMM03300 IssuesandPerspectivesinDrugand AlcoholStudies


Providesacomprehensiveintroductiontothe issuesofdrugandalcoholusewithinthecontext oftheAustralianFederalGovernmentHarm Minimisationpolicy.Thisunitfacilitatestheskills requiredtoexaminehistoricalfactors,evaluate theoriesandcurrentIssuesofdruguseand exploretheharmminimisationapproachtodrug andalcoholuseinAustralia

Thisunitdevelopsastudentsskillsin understandingandmanaginglifestylebased healthproblems.Inparticular,itdevelopsan understandingofhowtomotivateanindividual tochangetowardshealthierlifestyleoriented behaviours.Theunitconsidersboththe theoreticalandpracticalcomponentsof motivationaswellasdiscussingtheadvantages anddisadvantagesofmotivationalstylesused inherentlybydifferentclinicians.

CMM03301 Assessment,PlanningandTreatmentin DrugandAlcoholUse


Prerequisite/s:CMM03300IssuesandPerspectivesin DrugandAlcoholStudies.

CMM03257 PsychologicalandEnvironmental InfluencesinLifestyleMedicine


Prerequisite/s:CMM03254IntroductiontoLifestyle MedicineANDCMM03256MotivationandCompliance inLifestyleMedicine.

Explorestheepidemiologyoflifestylebased psychologicalhealthproblemsand environmentallyactivateddiseasethrough criticalexaminationoftheliteratureandthe sharingofstudentsprofessionalexperiences.

Providesanintroductiontotheassessmentof drugandalcoholuseandfacilitatestheskills requiredtoassessdrugandalcoholusefora specificpopulation.Withdrawalfrom psychoactivesubstancesisexploredinthisunit. Planningandtreatmentoptionsfordrugand alcoholclientsarealsodiscussedandevaluated.

CMM03260 GraduateStudiesProjectI
Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity todeveloparesearchplantoinvestigateaself selectedareaofinterestandrelevancetotheir professionalpractice,withaviewtobroadening anddeepeningtheirunderstandingofliterature analysisandresearchdesign.

CMM03302 Age,Gender,IndigenousandDual DiagnosisIssuesinDrugandAlcoholUse


Prerequisite/s:CMM03300IssuesandPerspectivesin DrugandAlcoholStudies.

Providesanintroductiontospecificpopulations atparticularriskinrelationtodrugandalcohol issues.Studentswilldevelopaharm minimisationprojectforaspecificpopulation.

CMM03262 GraduateStudiesProjectII
Prerequisite/s:CMM03260MasterofClinicalScience Project.

CMM03303 Evaluation,ProfessionalandReflective PracticeinDrugandAlcoholStudies


Prerequisite/s:CMM03300IssuesandPerspectivesin DrugandAlcoholStudies.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithanopportunity toobtainexperienceinconductingresearch, undersupervision,andtoproduceareportthat presentstheresearchdesign,findingsand implicationsoftheinvestigation.

Offersconceptsandprocessesforintegrating experiencewithreflectionandtheorywith practiceinthedrugandalcoholarea.Evaluation ofdrugandalcoholservices,includingresearch, isafocusofthisunit.

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CMM03310 BestPracticeIndigenousCommunity Engagement


Studentsmusthaveaccesstoanonlinecomputer throughoutthesessionforassessmentand communicationpurposesforthisunit.

Casestudiesofpublichealthprogramswillbe criticallyevaluatedthroughoutthisunit.

CMM03374 Ethics,HumanRightsandHealthLaw
Examinestheinterfacebetweenethics,human rightsandpublichealthlaw.Theunitwillbegin withanexplorationofmoraltheoryandcompare appliedethicsfromvariousmoralperspectivesin differentcultures.Thehistoryofhumanrights willbeexploredandinforminternational perspectives.Notionsofpublichealth,theroleof governmentandhealthcareprofessionals, commonandstatutelaw,healthrightsashuman rights,andthepublicinterestwilltheninform thetensionsandissueswhicharisefromthe needtoprotectthepublicandalsopreserve humanrights.Thetheoreticaldiscussionswill thenbeappliedtospecificpublichealth/primary healthcareconcernsandthelaw.Finally, emergingconcernsandtrendsinpublic health/primaryhealthcare,law,ethicsand humanrightswilldiscussthetensionsbetween achievingthepublicgoodononehandand preservingindividualinterestontheother.

Thisunithadbeendesignedtobringtogetherthe bestintheoryandpracticeastheyrelateto engagingwithIndigenousCommunitiesto achievesuccessfuloutcomesasdefinedbyand experiencedbythemembersofthose communities.Outcomesaredefinedand exploredbeyondsimplemeasuresofshortterm successorachievementwithinanarrowfocus. Theoutcomeslookedatarebasedaroundlong termandsustainableprocessthatcanbe measuredacrossarangeofinterconnectedareas suchasindividualandcommunitywellbeing, economicdevelopmentandstability,resource securityandsocioculturalsustainability.Theunit willintroducestudentstoexamplesofbest practicecommunityengagementfromwithinand outsideofAustraliawhilstallowingstudentsto criticallyanalysethenatureanddynamicsof communityengagementinlocations,professions ordisciplineareastheythemselvesareinvolved inorwishtobeinvolvedin.Themostcriticalaim oftheunitistoprovideanunderstandingofhow tofirstdefineandthenputintoactionbest practicecommunityengagementatbothan individualandorganisationallevel.

CMM03375 PopulationHealth:ChallengingHealth Inequities


Examineswhytheexperienceofhealthis profoundlyunequal,andconsiderthechallenges facingpopulationhealthanditspartnersas attemptsaremadetoreduceinequitiesinhealth. Theunitwillprovideaplatformuponwhich studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofhow healthinequitiesdevelopandthemultifaceted natureofhealthequitypractice.Studentswill criticallyexaminestrategiesandinterventions andanalysetheimpactthatthesehaveonhealth disparitiesandtheywillalsoreviewcurrent nationalandglobalinitiativesaimedatreducing inequitiesinhealth.

CMM03371 PrinciplesandPracticeofPublicHealth
Providesstudentswithanunderstandingofkey principlesthatinformthepracticeofpublic healthandanoverviewoffactorsthatinfluenced thedevelopmentofpublichealth.Studentswill criticallyanalysethesocial,ecologicaland politicaldeterminantsrelatedtotheburdenof illnessacrossdifferentpopulationsandthe implicationsforpublichealthpractice.

CMM03373 ProgramDevelopmentandEvaluation
Enhancesstudentstheoreticalandpractical understandingofprogramdevelopment, planning,monitoring,implementationand evaluation.Studentswillbegiventhe opportunitytoplanandevaluateaprogram.

CMM03376 PrimaryHealthCare
Providesstudentswithanunderstandingof comprehensiveprimaryhealthcare(PHC)and thephilosophyofPHCwhichunderpinspublic health.Primaryhealthcareasaneffectivemodel fortheimprovementofthehealthacrossa

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spectrumofpopulationswillbeexamined.Case studiesofPHCwillbecritiqued.

CMM03415 HealthSystemsLeadership
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

CMM03377 LeadershipandManagementinHealth
Offersthecontextual,organisationaland personalinsightsneededforhealthcare professionalstoleadandmanageinthehealth caresystem,inadditiontothespecificdiscipline orprofessionalskillsandknowledgeoftheirown healthvocation.Studentswilllearnhowto understandandacceptindividualdifferences, developteamsandcopewiththepowerand politicsoforganisations.Thecontemporary complexitiesanddilemmasofhealthcare provisioninaconstrainedoperatingenvironment willbeaddressed.

Exploresthecomplexinteractionsbetween populationbasedcharacteristicsthatimpacton health,qualityoflife(includingsocialand politicalstability,employment,environmental degradation,climatechange)andhealthcare systems(suchasfundedhealthprograms,policy andinfrastructure).Thiswillinvolveexploration ofarangeofinputsandoutputs(suchasquality oflifeanddisabilityadjustedlifeexpectancy)to andfromthesesystems.

CMM10464 PsychosocialContextsofHealth
Antirequisite/s:HEA00291HealthCarePracticesI.

CMM03378 Rural,RegionalandRemotePublic Health


Examinespatternsofmorbidityandmortalityin regional,ruralandremoteareas,exploresand analysesthedeterminantsofhealthandillnessin suchsettings.Studentswillbeintroducedto issuesrelatedtoserviceprovisionandutilization inruralandremotelocations,andanalysehow regionalhealthandotherserviceprovidersapply StateandFederalhealthpolicyinlocalsettings.

Introducesstudentstothedominant metanarrativesofhealthandillness,enabling themtodevelopaholisticunderstandingof healthandprovidesthemwithfoundation conceptswhichwillbeexploredingreaterdepth laterintheirstudies.Thereisnoassumedprior knowledgerequiredforstudentstoundertake thisunit.

CMM10469 EnquiryandCritiqueinHealth
Antirequisite/s:HEA00292HealthCarePracticesII.

CMM03379 SelfManagementandLifestyleMedicine
Prerequisite/s:CMM03254IntroductiontoLifestyle Medicine.

BuildsonanumberofunitswithintheLifestyle Medicinespecialisationandprovidesthekey skillsfromevidencebasedresearchand reflectivepracticeforassistingthemotivationof clients/patientsandtheirhealthliteracyinorder toselfmanagetheirownchronicdiseases.

Providesstudentswithanoverviewofresearch basedandcritiquebasedenquiry(ANMC6.1,6.2, 7.2,7.3)methodsincontemporaryhealthcare practices.Thereisnoassumedpriorknowledge requiredforstudentstoundertakethisunit.

CMM10471 NursingandHealthPromotion
Antirequisite/s:HEA00293HealthCarePracticesIII. Prerequisite/s:NRS10462CommunityHealthNursing.

CMM033812 AdvancedPracticeIII
Buildsonthestudentsdisciplineknowledgeto facilitatetheapplicationofpublichealth principlesandknowledgetothepracticeof publichealth.Alternatively,dependentonthe studentschoiceoftask,enablethestudentto researchandwriteacomprehensivereporton currentsignificantpublichealthissues.

Providesstudentswithskillsinthedevelopment, implementationandevaluationofhealth promotionstrategiesforindividuals,groupsand communities(ANMC3.1).Itaddressesthe conceptsunderpinninghealthpromotion, critiquesthevariousapproachesandallows studentstodevelopahealthpromotionproposal withinthecontextofnursingpractice.The assumedpriorknowledgeforthisunitincludesall theunitobjectivesforallfirstandsecondyear BNursunits.

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CMM10580 TheAustralianHealthCareSystem
Requirescomputerandinternetaccess.

Providesstudentswithanoverviewofthe Australianhealthcaresystemandthefactors whichinfluencethewayitfunctions.Thereisno presumedknowledgerequiredforstudentsto undertakethisunit.

CMM10602 DadirriinRecreatingtheCircleof Wellbeing


Prerequisite/s:AdmissionintoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

throughgroupexercisesandactivities,supported byinformeddiscussions.Thismethodencourages participantstogaininsightthrough understandingtheirownpainstoriesandthose withinthelearninggroup,tohelpidentifythe longtermconsequencesoftraumaacross generations,andtraumarecoverytheoryand skills,includinggenograms,familyhistory reconstruction,thehealingpowerofart,music, theatreandnarrativeascorecomponentsin traumarecoverywork.AfocusonIndigenous communitieswillbeacorecomponentofthe study.Thisunitisofferedasa5dayunitblock programwithattendancerequiredata nominatedsite.

Inalearningcirclewithinthecontextofcultural narratives,experientiallearningandreflective discussionandpractice,participantsexperience deeperunderstandingoftheinterconnection betweenspirituality,environment,relationships, emotions,physicalbody,sexuality,stressandlife purposeforwellbeing.Providesthetheoryand practicetoenableparticipantstodefineand implementculturalsensitivityandsafetyasan essentialprotocolinallcrossculturalcounselling andhealing.AnIndigenousprocessofdeep listeningastheprerequisitetoall counselling/healingisintroduced.Thisunitis offeredinexternalmodewithcompulsoryblock residentialattendancerequiredatanominated sitefor5days.

CMM10605 FamilyCommunityViolenceand Recovery


Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

CMM10603 IndigenousCounsellorTraining
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

Providesstudentswithskillstobecomefamily violencecommunityeducatorsandworkers.The unitisablendofbasictheoryandexperiential workwhichenablesstudentstoincreasetheir understandingfamilyviolencewithinIndigenous communitiesandfamilies,todevelopskillsto designindividualandcommunityproblemsolving strategies,fromafirmculturalfoundation appropriatetorecoveryfromthetraumaof violencewithinfamiliesandcommunities.This unitisofferedasa5dayunitblockprogramwith attendancerequiredatanominatedsite.

CMM10606 LossandGriefCounsellorTraining
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

Introducesandhelpsdevelopattributeswhich reflectintegratedIndigenousandnonIndigenous theoryandcounsellingpractice.Ithelpsestablish protocolsandthepracticeofculturalsafetywith practicalexercisesincounsellingpreparationand practice.Theuseofsandplay,storymaps, narrative,andemotionalreleaseasspecifictools frombothIndigenousandnonIndigenous counsellortrainingareexperienced.

CMM10604 TraumaandTraumaRecovery
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

Theunitusestheculturalnarrativeapproachesof storymapsandreflectivediscussioninlearning circlestoprovideparticipantswithboththe theoryandpracticeofworkingingroupsand withindividualsandfamiliestogrieveandheal themultiplelossesexperiencedbyIndigenous communities.Thisunitisofferedinexternal blockmodewith5dayscompulsoryattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

Ahandsonpracticalunitthatintroducesthe theoryoftransandintergenerationaltrauma

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CMM10607 ThePrunIndigenousGroupConflict Management


Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity RecoveryORAdmissiontoBachelorofTraumaand Healing.

treatment;problemsfacingthefield;andthe WellnessParadigmatranspersonalspiritual modelofhealingworkinaddictionmediation. Thisunitisofferedinexternalmodewith compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsitefor5days.

Providespracticalexperiencesofworking throughconflictfromtheperspectiveof Indigenousconflictmanagementtraditionsand westerndisputeresolutionpractice.Theywill contextualizethediversityofapproachesto managingconflict;willexperienceandbeableto recogniseeldership,leadershipinconflict managementprocesses;andidentifyand explicatethreeformalIndigenousprocessesof managinglargegroup(communal)conflict; identifyandanalysethecomplexityofdiverse pointsofviewasconflictedgroupsworktowards consensus.Thisunitisofferedinexternalmode withcompulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

CMM10610 WorkingwithChildrenPrevention andHealing


Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

CMM10608 ItsMyLife/WorkingwithYouth
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

Developsandappliestheexperiencesofcultural safetyinworkingwithIndigenouschildrenwho havebeenemotionallydamaged.Theunit exploresthepracticeofemotionalhealing throughsensoryandtactiletherapeuticworkin naturediscovery,narrative,art,music,dance, movement,playtherapies,storytellingand performanceusingsandplayinworkingwith children.Thetheoryisbalancedwithapplication ofpracticalskills.Thisunitisofferedinexternal modewithacompulsoryblockresidential attendancerequiredatanominatedsite.

Demonstratesprinciplesofculturalsafetywhile workingwithIndigenousparents,allowsparents (orpotentialparents)tohelpeachotherin parentingandseestrengthsandweaknessesin theirownparentingpractice,while acknowledgingthestressinparentingand developsskillstostaycalmandmanagestressin ordertobetterrespondtotheparentingneeds ofchildren.Thisunitisofferedinexternalmode withacompulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsite.

CMM10611 MensHealingRecovery
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

CMM10609 AddictionsViolenceandSpirituality
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity RecoveryORAdmissiontoBachelorofTraumaand Healing.

Thisisaunitwheremenwillexploreclassicaland contemporaryrolesofmenandwomeninthe familyandinsocietygenerally,developconcepts ofhealthysexuality,masculinity/andor femininity,andcelebrateourcontributiontothe humanspecieswithinouruniversalecosystem. Thisunitisofferedinexternalmodewith compulsoryblockresidentialattendance requiredatanominatedsitefor5days.

CMM10612 WomensHealingRecovery
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoDiplomainCommunity Recovery.

Thisunitmakestheoftenunacknowledgedlinks in:therelationshipbetweenaddictionsandthe longshadowofslavery,colonisation,andother formsofoppressionanddomination;addiction asauniversalhumandilemma;thehistoryof addictionstheoryandtreatment;thebirthofthe 20thcenturyRecoveryMovement;the inadequacyofthediseaseparadigminaddiction

Thisisaunitwheremenandwomenwillexplore classicalandcontemporaryrolesofmenand womeninthefamilyandinsocietygenerally, developconceptsofhealthysexuality, masculinity/andorfemininity,andcelebrateour contributiontothehumanspecieswithinour universalecosystem.Thisunitisofferedin externalmodewithcompulsoryblockresidential

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attendancerequiredatanominatedsite.This unitisofferedinexternalmodewithcompulsory blockresidentialattendancerequiredata nominatedsitefor5days.

COM00439 TheoryinPractice:IssuesinMedia Studies


Introducesstudentstoarangeoftheoretical perspectivesandissuesrelevanttothe production,distributionandreceptionofmedia inAustraliaandelsewhere.Acriticalapproachto thestudyofmediaispromoted.Arangeofmedia (print,film,television,radio,internet,etc.)are contextualisedwithinabroadcultural,political andhistoricalframework.Thiswillencompassan analysisofmediapracticesandtheuseofmedia ineverydaylife.Specialconsiderationisgivento howweengagewithmediaandwhatimpactit hasonourperceptionsofourselvesandthe worldaroundus.

CMP03305 OrganisationandTechnologyin Research


Developsstudentsunderstandingofthe principlesandpracticesofefficientorganisation andtherangeoftechnologicaltoolsavailableto themtoenhancetheirresearchpractice.Theunit isintendedforhigherdegreestudentsand researcherswhoareworkingontheirown researchprojects.Studentswillbeencouragedto applytheprinciplesandtoolsasfaraspossibleto theirownwork.

COM00207 CommunicationinOrganisations
Antirequisite/s:EDU10235Learningand Communication.

COM00446 TheBigPicture:GlobalMedia
Mediaindustries,productionprocessesandways ofcommunicatingallinteractinternationally.This unitshowshowmediasystemsinAustralia operateinaglobalcontext.Studentsstudyglobal eventsandconfrontations,newsandforeign correspondents,sportsandpressfreedomin variousmediaandregionsoftheworld.

Thisunitisdesignedtostimulateimprovementin studentscommunicationcompetenciesin businessandacademia.Providesan understandingoftheroleandimportanceof interpersonalcommunicationwithin organisations.Studentsareintroducedtoarange ofcommunicationtheoriesandconcepts applicableinabusinessandacademicsetting. Skillsrequiredtoimproveinterpersonal communicationcompetenceareillustratedand putintopractice.

COM00447 TheRebirthofFrankenstein:Mediaand NewTechnologiesStudies


Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(any6units).

COM00333 CommunicationandCulture
Prerequisite/s:HUM00270IntroductiontoCultural Studies.

Introducestheskillsandknowledgeneededfor thestudyofcommunicationasanongoing processofculturalproduction.Theelementsand processesthatunderpincommunication practicesarestudiedfromboththeoreticaland practicalperspectives.Theunitchallengesand extendspersonalunderstandingofcontemporary culturalconditionsandtheirsignificanceinthe culturalwebsofcommunicationpractices.

Introducesstudentstothecentralroleofnew mediatechnologiesintheemergingglobalised, convergentmediaenvironment,andexploreskey newmediaphenomenaincludingusergenerated contentservices,crossmediaproductionand gameplay.Itemphasisesthechanging relationshipsbetweennewandestablished mediaforms,aswellasthepolitical,economic andculturalsignificanceofthese transformations.

COM00455 NetWorks:OnlineMediaDesign
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(6units).

Introducesstudentstoacriticalunderstandingof thetheoryandpracticesofusingdigital communicationtechniquesandprocessesto producewebbasedconvergentmedia productions.StudentsacquireskillsinWebsite

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design,constructionandpublishingwithafocus ondevelopingstandardscompliantonlinemedia content.

COM00456 CartoonNetWorks:OnlineAnimation
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(6units).

workplaceandcoursesupervisionthereby gaininganunderstandingofhowtheirskillsand knowledgecanbeappliedinprofessional environments.

COM00481 TheFourthEstate:NewsJournalism
Prerequisite/s:any6units.

Developsstudentsknowledgeofthetheoryand practiceofdigitalmultimediacommunication andproduction.Studentsapplypreviously learnedskillsindigitalmediabyintegratingtext, stillimages,audio,videoandanimation,tothe planninganddevelopmentofabasiconline animatedproduction.

COM00457 MultimediaArtsIII
Prerequisite/s:COM00456CartoonNetWorks:Online Animation.

Introducesstudentstojournalism.Studentswill beintroducedtobasicaspectsofnewswriting, researchandinterviewingwhichmaybeapplied acrossprint,radio,televisionandemerging digitalmediasuchastheInternet.Theywillalso gainacriticalappreciationoflegal,ethicaland professionalpracticeissuesincontemporary journalism.

COM00482 HotTopics:FeatureJournalism
Prerequisite:COM00481TheFourthEstate:News Journalism.

Extendsstudentscriticalunderstandingofthe theoryandpracticeofinteractivemultimedia communication,productionanddistribution. Studentsdeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsin interactivemultimediaproductionandexplore thepossibilitiesofhumancomputerinteraction. Studentsdesignandcreateaninteractive multimediaproduct.

COM00461 MakingRadio:ProductionEssentials
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(any6units).

Completesstudentsintroductiontojournalism asacontemporaryculturalandmediapractice. Studentswillconsolidatetheirskillsinnews gatheringandwriting,andbeintroducedto featurewritingtechniques.Studentswillalso learnfurtherresearchandinterviewingskills,as wellasgainingacriticalunderstandingofkey professional,legalandethicsissuesrelevantto journalism.

Studentsareintroducedtoessentialsofradio productionskillsintheareasofinterviewing, editing,programproduction,announcingand technicaloperationsoftheradiostudio.Radio conceptsandpracticesupporttheacquisitionof effectiveradiocommunication,industry awareness,andsonicelementsinmedia. Note:Studentsmusthaveaccesstoradio productiontoolsandsoftware,andbroadband internetthroughoutthesessionforstudy,for assessmentandcommunicationpurposesinthis unit.

COM01402 ActOne:Screenwriting
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(6units).

Studentsareintroducedtothetheoryand practiceofscriptwritingwithintroductiontothe conceptsofcharacter,plot,dialogue,andscript presentation.Bybeingexposedtoandanalysing examplesofscripts,thestudentwillbeableto selectappropriateformandcontentasappliedto radio,film,video,television,andmultimedia.

COM00471 ProfessionalPlacement
Prerequisite/s:192creditpoints(any16units).

COM03420 GastronomyandCommunication
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

Studentsgainprofessionalexperienceinpublicor commercialorganisationstoenablethemtouse theirknowledgeandskillsacquiredintheMedia Communicationscourse.Studentsundergoboth

Strengthensstudentsunderstandingofhow foodinasymbolicsenseisusedto communicateideas,values,pointsofview, tastes,andopinions.Itisdesignedtoencourage studentstoexpressideas,opinionsand

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evaluationsrelatingtofoodanddrink,with particularemphasisonwritinginaprofessional context.Foodanddrinkasameansof communicationwillbeexploredthrough literature,art,filmandtelevision.

sourcing,layout,processing,storageandnetwork distribution.Theythenapplythesetothe conceptualisation,constructionanddeliveryof mediapresentation.

COM03422 FoodandWineWriting
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

COM10111 OnlineJournalism
Prerequisite/s:COM00481TheFourthEstate:News Journalism.

Facilitatesdevelopmentofstudentsknowledge andpracticeofvariousgenresoffoodandwine writingandpromotesawarenessofthe professionalcontextofthiswriting.Arangeof writingtechniquesandformswillbecritically examinedwithviewtoenhancingstudentsown practice.Emphasiswillalsobeplacedonthe practiceofwritingforpublication.

Developsjournalismskillsandknowledgeforuse inconvergent,internetworkedmedia environmentssuchastheWorldWideWeb. Studentswillcriticallyexaminetheimpactofnew mediacommunicationsonjournalism,including theincreaseincontentreversioningandthe incorporationofusergeneratedcontent.They willacquireonlinewritingandmultimedia productionskillsinwebpublication.

COM10081 TrueStories:FactualMedia
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(any6units).

COM10112 FromPagetoProduction:Essential ScreenSkills


Prerequisite/s:COM10627TellingTales:Introduction toDigitalStorytellingOR72creditpoints(any6units).

Examinesawiderangeofcontemporary journalismtheoriesandpracticesinAustraliaand internationally.Theculturalconstructionofnews anditsrelationshiptoestablishedandemerging mediaentertainmentgenresiscritically discussed.

COM10082 ReelTime:CinemainaSocialContext
Addressesfilmasamajorcommunication mediumintermsofitsform,historyandits social,cultural,economicandpoliticalcontexts. Byexaminingtheproductionandreceptionof filmtextsintheirculturalcontextsstudentsare givenanunderstandingoftheplaceoffilmin everydaylifeitspassion,politicsand pleasures.

Introducesstudentstothetheoryandpracticeof digitalfilmproduction:research,scripting, budgeting,directing,producing,camera operating,lighting,soundrecordingandediting. Studentswilldesignandshoota30second commercial.

COM10113 VisionsofLight:CraftingtheMagicof Film


Prerequisite/s:COM10112FromPagetoProduction: EssentialScreenSkills.

COM10110 CaughtintheWeb:Designingforthe DigitalSpace


Introducesstudentstocommunicationsissuesin deliveringcreative,professionalmedia presentations,anddevelopsanunderstandingof thedesktopcomputerpublishingtoolsand practicesneededtopresentconceptsin educationalandworkplacesettings.Students acquirebasicskillsandknowledgeinthe principlesofcomputerisedimagesandtext

Concentratesonthefurtherdevelopmentof knowledgeandskills,bothpracticaland theoretical,inthepreproduction,production, andpostproductionofdigitalfilm.Theseskills andknowledgeinclude,research,scripting, producing,budgeting,directingperformance, directingforimpact,cameraoperating,lighting: colour,lightandshade;continuity,sounddesign, shapingtheedit,exhibition.Studentswillcreate andfilma68minuteproduction.

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COM10144 FoundationStudy:Introductionto IndigenousWriting


OnlyavailabletoFoundationProgramstudents.

COM10627 TellingTales:IntroductiontoDigital Storytelling


OfferedatLismorecampusorinexternalmodewitha compulsoryblockshortresidentialattendancerequired atanominatedsite.

IntroducesstudentstoIndigenousAustralian writingfromacrossarangeofforms:novels, plays,screenplays,poetry,shortstoriesand manymore.Introduceselementsofwritingand developsskillsinreading,summarising, comprehendingandpreliminaryanalysisoftexts. Exploresdifferentperspectivesandpolitical issuesembeddedinIndigenousAustralian writing.

COM10295 WrittenCommunication
Antirequisite/s:EDU10235Learningand Communication;EDU00220LearningCommunicating andEducationalComputingORCOM00334Learning TechnologiesandtheAcademy.Requiresregularaccess totheinternet.

Introducesstudentstotheskillsandconcepts essentialtotheproductionofarangeof contemporarymediaforms.Studentsproduce shortworksindividuallyandcollaborativelyin print,audio,videoandonlinemedia.Theunit emphasisesimportantstorytellingprinciples,and theproductionprocessesthataresharedbyall creativedigitalforms.

COM10628 ToBeContinued:MediaProject
Prerequisite/s:72creditpoints(any6units).

Introducesstudentstoactivepracticesofreading andwriting,differentformsofwritingandcritical readingstrategiesthatwillenablethemto analyseandcritiquemeaningsinthewritten word.Readingandwritingskillsareintroduced withaparticularemphasisoncriticalthinkingand essaywritingasformsofacademicpractice

Studentsundertakeamajormediaproject, individuallyorinateam,andacriticalevaluation oftheoutcome.Theproductionwillbe publishableinanactualmediacontext,whether asaprint,online,radiooraudiovisualproduct. Studentswillworkwithanappropriate supervisorinconjunctionwiththeUnitAssessor. Studentswillberequiredtoachieveprogress goalstowardscompletionoftheprojectbythe endofsemester.

COM10499 FromtheBardtoBart:Mediaand PopularCulture


Thisunitusesarangeofpopularcultureforms suchasTV,Studentswillstudymediaandgenre aswellasadvertising,musicvideo,Disneyand Pixaranimation,kinderculture,andpopular mainstreamliterature,andfilm,aswellas interpretationsofShakespeareliveperformance, inordertoexaminehowidentitiesandideologies areconstructedanddisseminatedinsociety today.Itwillalsoexplorethecultofcelebrity,the roleofgenreandthepowerpopularculturehas tobothupholdandchallengethestatusquo.

COM40004 ResearchMethodsMedia
Providesanoverviewofresearchmethodologies relevanttomediatheoryandpractice.Develops skillsinrelationtospokenandwritten presentations,anddevelopmentofproject proposals.

COM40005 ResearchMethodsHumanities
Providesanoverviewofresearchmethodologies relevanttothestudentschosenareaof specialisation,anddevelopsskillsinrelationto spokenandwrittenpresentations.

COM40006 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage1of3)
Designedasstagedthesisunitsforthe HumanitiesandMediaHonoursPrograms. Studentshavetheopportunitytocompletea

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thesisonlywheretheyhavepriorresearch methodsexperience.

CSC00235 ApplicationsDevelopment
IntroducesstudentstothedevelopmentofGUI applicationsinGUIoperatingenvironments. Studentswilluseobjectorientedandevent driventechniquestodesignandcodeprograms withgraphicaluserinterfaces.Applications developmentwillcoverscreendesign,simple applicationdesigntools,codingsimple applications,userdocumentationandsystem documentation.

COM40007 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage2of3)
Designedasstagedthesisunitsforthe HumanitiesandMediaHonoursPrograms. Studentshavetheopportunitytocompletea thesisonlywheretheyhavepriorresearch methodsexperience.

COM40008 ArtsResearchThesis(Stage3of3)
Designedasstagedthesisunitsforthe HumanitiesandMediaHonoursPrograms. Studentshavetheopportunitytocompletea thesisonlywheretheyhavepriorresearch methodsexperience.

CSC00240 DataCommunicationsandNetworks
Theabundanceofnetworkedsystemssupporting theneedsofindustryandmeetingtheobjectives ofbusinessinformationsystemsmeans computingstudentsmusthaveanunderstanding ofthehardwareandsoftwaretechnologywhich drivesdataexchangebothwithinandbetween suchsystems.Theproliferationandrapid evolutionofcommunicationstechnologiesmeans studentsmustbecapableofdesigningsystems whichtakeadvantageoftechnologiescapableof bestmeetingthediverseneedsofusersof informationtechnologies.Thisunitwillgive studentstheskillstoanalysetheneedsand specifynetworkrequirements.

COM40015 ResearchMethodsforArtsandSocial Sciences


Surveysthehistory,philosophiesand methodologiesofresearchparticularlyasthey pertaintoArtsandSocialSciences.Developsan understandingofresearchapproachesand perspectivesinthebroadcontextof contemporaryresearchpractices.Provides techniquesandapproachesrelevanttoa disciplinaryspecificHonoursresearchproject. Studentsdevelopandproduceafinalresearch proposal.

CSC10210 ObjectOrientedProgramDevelopment
Prerequisite/s:ISY00245PrinciplesofProgramming Antirequisite/s:CSC00239ObjectOriented programming.

CSC00228 DatabaseSystemsI
Prerequisite/s:ISY00243SystemsAnalysisandDesign.

Thisunitwillprovidethestudentwithanoverall understandingofdatabaseconceptsandtheory. Studentswilllearnhowtodesignandbuilda database,fromdataanalysistomappinga specificdatabasemodel.Therelationalmodelis emphasizedandintroducedusingstructured queriedlanguage(SQL)forcreatingand manipulatingdatabases(MSAccessandsome MySQL).Assignmentworkincludestheanalysis, design,andimplementationofadatabase. Studentsshouldhavesomepriorexperiencewith SystemsAnalysisandDesign.

Theobjectorientedparadigmispresentedfrom firstprinciplesfrombothadesignanda programmingviewpoint.TheUnifiedModelling Language(UML)isusedtomodelobjectoriented (OO)designsandthesedesignsareimplemented usingaprofessionalobjectoriented programminglanguage.

CSC10214 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentI


Prerequisite/s:ISY10209WebDevelopmentI. Antirequisite/s:ISY00322InteractiveMultimedia DevelopmentII.

Withtheincreaseddemandforquality multimediaproductsforinternetdelivery,this

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unitextendstheskillsofstudentstoincorporate standardsoftwaredesignanddevelopment techniquesforthecreationofinteractive multimediaapplications.Studentswillcreate multimediaproductsthroughproblembased approachestoteachingandlearning.

applicationsinmultiplelanguages.Thisunit assumesknowledgeofHTMLdesignand implementation.

CSC40002 InformationTechnologyResearchTopic
Providesadvancedcourseworkrelatedtothe researchundertakeninunitsCSC40003, CSC40004andCSC40005.

CSC10215 InteractiveMultimediaApplication DevelopmentII


Prerequisite/s:CSC10214InteractiveMultimedia ApplicationDevelopmentI. Antirequisite/s:ISY00323InteractiveMultimedia DevelopmentIII.

CSC40003 InformationTechnologyResearchThesis (Stage1of3)


ThisisadoubleweightedunitandStage1ofthe researchthesisundertakenintheBachelorof InformationTechnologyHonourscourse.The thesisconsistsofanapprovedprogramof supervisedresearchstudyagreedwiththeHead oftheSouthernCrossBusinessSchool.

Appropriatedesignandutilisationofinteractivity isafundamentalcomponentofsuccessful multimediaapplications.Thisunitprovides studentswiththeknowledgeandskillstoanalyse differenttypesofinteractivityinmultimedia applicationsandtoapplyrapidprototyping methodstodevelopahighlyinteractive multimediaapplicationsuitableforinternet delivery.

CSC40004 InformationTechnologyResearchThesis (Stage2of3)


ThisisadoubleweightedunitandStage2ofthe researchthesisundertakenintheBachelorof InformationTechnologyHonourscourse.The thesisconsistsofanapprovedprogramof supervisedresearchstudyagreedwiththeHead oftheSouthernCrossBusinessSchool.

CSC10216 ObjectOrientedGUIDevelopment
Prerequisite/s:ISY00246Client/ServerSystems.

Thisisanadvancedunitthatintroduceselements ofHCI(humancomputerinteraction)andbuilds upontheprinciplesofobjectorienteddesignand theobjectorientedprogrammingskillsstudied earlierinthecourse.Designpatterns,modelling languages,interactivetechniquesandformal methodsareusedtodevelopandevaluate graphicaluserinterfaces.Theunitwillteach programmersthenecessaryskillsrequiredto developefficientandeasytousegraphicaluser interfacesattheapplicationprograminterface level.

CSC40005 InformationTechnologyResearchThesis (Stage3of3)


ThisisadoubleweightedunitandStage3ofthe researchthesisundertakenintheBachelorof InformationTechnologyHonourscourse.The thesisconsistsofanapprovedprogramof supervisedresearchstudyagreedwiththeHead oftheSouthernCrossBusinessSchool.

CSC10217 WebDevelopmentII
Prerequisite/s:ISY10209WebDevelopmentIand ISY00245PrinciplesofprogrammingorCSC00235 ApplicationsDevelopment.

CSL00113 FieldEducationI
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:SOY10105IntroductiontoSocial WelfareandBHS10241GroupWorkplus168credit points(14units).

Introducesstudentstoprogrammingand scriptinglanguagesusedontheInternetto rapidlydevelopapplications,customiseand automateexistingInternetobjects,anddevelop systemsoftwareforInternetserverapplications. Studentswilldesignandconstructserverside

Studentsarerequiredtospend150hoursina welfareorganisationalsettingunderthe supervisionofanexperiencedfieldeducatorwho assiststhestudenttointegratetheorywith

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practicebycreatingasuitablelearning environment.

CSL00416 CulturalandSpiritualWellbeing
Introducesstudentstoconceptsofspiritualityas anintegratinglifeforceinaholisticparadigm.A crossculturalperspectiveofspiritualpractices, beliefsandexpressionsisexplored,inparticular, theroleofothersinresourcingandfacilitating SpiritualCare.Studentsareexpectedtoanalyse theirownconceptsofspiritualwellbeingand developapracticalmanagementplanfordelivery ofSpiritualCaretoaspecificgroup.

CSL00114 FieldEducationII
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:CSL00113FieldEducationI.

Studentsarerequiredtospend250hoursina welfareorganisationalsettingunderthe supervisionofanexperiencedfieldeducatorwho assiststhestudenttointegratetheorywith practicebycreatingasuitablelearning environment.

CSL00120 ManagingConflict
Prerequisite/s:BHS00161Interpersonal Communication.

CSL10014 InterventionsinCounselling
Prerequisite/s:CSL00231CounsellingTheoryand Practice. Antirequisite/s:CSL00233ApplicationsofCounselling.

Introducesstudentstothetheoryandpracticeof conflictandconflictresolutionincluding techniquesandprocessesformanagingconflict situations.Providesanopportunityforstudents todevelopinsightintotheinterconnection betweenconflict,culture,powerandgender,and tocriticallyanalysecontemporaryconflictsand possibleconflictmanagementstrategiestodeal withthem.

Examinesmajortheoreticalapproachesfor counsellinginterventions.Studentswillbe expectedapplydifferenttheoriesofcounselling tovarioussettings.Appropriateintervention processesforeachtheoreticalapproachwillbe discussedandevaluated,alongwithissuesof terminationofcounselling.

CSL10242 Grief,TraumaandCrisisCounselling
Prerequisite/s:CSL00231CounsellingTheoryand Practice.

CSL00164 ConsultationandParticipation
Prerequisite/s:BHS00161InterpersonalCommunication.

Introducesstrategiesforidentifyinggroupsand individualslikelytobeaffectedbygovernance andorganisationaldecisions.Criticallyapplies theoriesonparticipationandconsultationin decisionmakingacrossarangeofcontexts. Examineswaysbywhichconsultationand participationcanfacilitatepositiveoutcomesfor stakeholders.Appliesthisknowledgeto organisationalandcommunitysettings.

Exploresissuesofgrief,traumaandcrises,such asdeath,illness,familybreakdown,violence, abuse,disasters,andlifechanges.Examines theoryandskills,attitudesandresponsestogrief, traumaandcrises.Appliesinterventionmodels togrief,traumaandcrises.

CSL10243 RelationshipsCounselling
Prerequisite/s:CSL10014InterventionsinCounselling.

CSL00231 CounsellingTheoryandPractice
Thisunitprovidesanoverviewoftheroleofthe counsellorwithinanAustraliancontext,and showshowresearch,personalselfawareness andskilldevelopmentcontributetothe developmentofthetherapeuticrelationshipin counselling.

Providesanoverviewofthetheoretical frameworksinrelationshipcounselling,family conferencingandgroupfacilitation.Includesan explorationofcounsellingandgroupissues relatedtoandrelevantforindigenoussettings and/oramulticulturalsociety.Requires developmentanddemonstrationofintermediate counselling,facilitationandmediation,witha focusoncontemporaryapproachessuchas strengthbasedandnarrativecounselling.Builds ontheskillsandtheorylearnedinthe

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prerequisiteunits.Thereisacompulsory2day residentialschoolforthisunit.

CSL10297 IssuesofProtection
Prerequisite/s:CSL00231CounsellingTheoryand Practice.

contemporarysociety.Thisinvolvesreflective thinkingabouttheseissuesandpracticalskills formationforinterpersonalcommunicationand counsellingtheelderly,theircarersandthe family.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithacritical understandingofpolicyandpracticewithinthe contextofprotection.Issuesofchildabuseand domesticviolenceareanalysedinrelationto governmentandotherinstitutionalinitiativesin Australia.Theimportanceofmulticulturaland Indigenousissueswithinthiscontextis emphasised.Theroleofthereflective practitionerisframedagainstlegalandethical considerations

CSL10553 AgeinginContemporarySociety
Thisunitcoversthesocial,economic,andcultural aspectsofageing.Majortopicsinclude demographyofageing,socialgerontology, economicimplicationsofpopulationageing,and diversityintheolderagegroup.Itidentifiesand discussesthechallengesthatimpactthe provisionofsocialservicesdesignedtomeetthe healthandwelfareneedsofaheterogeneous ageingsociety.

CSL10298 CounsellingChildrenandAdolescents
Prerequisite/s:CSL10014InterventionsinCounselling plus15units.

CSL10554 AgedServices
Thisunitdescribesthehealthandwelfare servicescurrentlyavailabletocommunityliving olderAustralians.Itexploressomeoftheissues thatimpactolderpeoplesaccesstoappropriate healthandwelfareservices.Policyresponsesto populationageingwillbestudiedfroman international,nationalandlocalperspective.

Providesstudentswiththeoriesandconceptions ofchildhoodandadolescence.Introduces appropriatecounsellingstrategies.Studentswill developandreflectontheirownskill developmentincounsellingchildrenand adolescents.Prioritisestheethicalandlegal implicationsofworkingwithchildrenand adolescents.

CSL10555 HealthyAgeingI
Thisunitexploressomeofthedeterminantsof healthyageing.Majortopicsincludeageingand thebody,ageadjustednutritional recommendations,andthebenefitsassociated withaphysicallyactivelifestyle

CSL10300 CounsellingforAddictions
Prerequisite/s:CSL10014InterventionsinCounselling plus15units.

Thisunitprovidesknowledgeandskillstoenable studentstocriticallyconsiderthephysiological, psychologicalandsociologicalaspectsof addictivebehaviours.Studentswillreflecton theirownvaluesandbeliefsrelatingtoaddiction andwilldemonstrateeffectiveskillsin counselling.

CSL10556 HealthyAgeingII
Thisunitaimstoexploresomeofthefactorsthat impactthepsychologicalwellbeingoftheolder person,suchassocialnetworks,leisureactivities, andspirituality.Theroleofcomplementary therapiesandhealthpromotioninhealthyageing willalsobeexamined.Finally,thebenefitsof communityandconsumerengagementinpolicy makingincludingprinciplesofparticipation, consultationandempowermentwillbestudied.

CSL10301 CounsellingwithintheAgeing Community


Prerequisite/s:Any15units(180creditpoints)AND EITHERCSL10014InterventionsinCounsellingOR CSL10239AssessmentinCounselling.

Thisunitprovidesanoverviewofthetheories, issuesandperceptionsofageingandagedcarein

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CSL10557 IntroductiontoVolunteering
Thisunitprovidesanintroductiontotheroles andresponsibilitiesofvolunteersintheprovision ofcommunityservices.Majortopicsincludethe relationshipbetweensocialcapitaland volunteering,legislationandvolunteering, volunteerrights,agedservicesandvolunteers. Studentslearnhowtoselect,coordinateand supportvolunteersfromculturallyand linguisticallydiversebackgrounds.

CUL00211 PerspectivesonAustralia
StudentsareintroducedtoAustraliaasconcept andexperience.Keyideasandaspectsofthe Australianexperiencearestudiedthrough Australianculturalstudies,Indigenousstudies, literature,media,history,sociology,political science,visualarts,musicandenvironmental studies.Particularattentionispaidtothe significanceofidentity,placeandculturein Australiaandtothenatureofhistoricaland contemporaryAustraliansocialvalues.

CSL10558 CaseManagementandCarePlanning
Thisunitexploresapproachestoandmodelsof casemanagementandcareplanningforpeople livingwithinthecommunity.Itaimstoequip studentswiththeknowledgeandprofessional practiceskillsetsnecessarytoeffectivelyassess individualandcomplexneed,identify appropriatesupportoptionsandimplement, reviewandmonitorcareplanningactivities.At thecompletionofthisunitstudentswillbeable toapplytheirknowledgeandskillsincase managementandcareplanningacrossarangeof settings,communities,clientgroupsandwork environments.

CUL00401 IndigenousWorldViews
Theunitaimstointroducestudentstothe diversityandcomplexityofIndigenousAustralian worldviews,pastandpresent.Theunitfocuses onawiderangeofIndigenousperspectives, culturalvaluesandpracticestopositIndigenous worldviewsaslegitimatebodiesofknowledge, relevantascontemporaryoptionstoexisting dominantparadigms,bothwithinAustraliaand internationally.

CSL10559 LegalIssuesinHealthandAgeing
Thisunitfocusesontherightsofolderpeopleto leadvaluedandindependentlivesandto participateinsocialandculturallife.Itexamines howsocialconceptsofjustice,equality, independence,dignityandrespectcanbeapplied inpracticetoenrichthelivesofolderpeople. Disregardforthesevaluesandbasichuman rightscanresultindiscrimination, marginalisationandabuseoftheolderperson.

CUL00402 ContemporaryAustralianIndigenous Issues


Theunitaimstodevelopcriticalawarenessofthe issuespertainingtoselfdeterminationanda rangeofcontemporarysocial,legalandpolitical issuesforIndigenousAustralianpeoples.Theunit seekstocriticallyevaluatetheattitudes,values, opinionsandbeliefswhichunderpin representationsofcontemporaryIndigenous Australianissues.

CUL00210 Australia,AsiaandtheWorld
Australia,AsiaandtheWorldintroducesstudents toastudyofthehistorical,cultural,socialand politicalimplicationsofAustraliainaglobally interconnectedworld.Throughanemphasison contextualandculturalliteracy,studentsorient themselvesascitizensoftheworld.

CUL00408 HealthandIndigenousAustralian Peoples


ExaminestheconflictsbetweenIndigenous healingpracticesandthemainstreamhealth industry.TheconceptsofIndigenouswellbeing, spiritualintegrityandcommunitycohesionare explored,andtheimpactofinvasiononthe healthstatusofIndigenouspeoplesisanalysed fromhistoricandcontemporarypointsofview. Aimstoprovidestudentswithunderstandingand awarenessofthesocioeconomicissuesand culturalsensitivitiesrequiredfordeliveryof

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effectiveandappropriatecarebyhealthworkers andalliedpersonnel.

CUL00412 IndigenousWaysofCulturalExpression
Theunitaimstoexplainthevariousrolesof IndigenousAustralianculturalexpressionsthat havemaintainedIndigenousculturesinpreand postinvasionAustraliansocieties.Theunitseeks toinvestigatetheinteractionbetween IndigenousandnonIndigenousexpressionsand tochallengedominantprocessesofIndigenous exploitation.

CUL00409 TheMentalHealthofAustralian IndigenousPeoples


ExploresaspectsofIndigenousmentaland spiritualcareinrelationtoterms,definitionsand diagnosesusedintheareaofAustraliasmental healthservices.Personal,social,andpolitical issuesimpactingonthepsychologicalwellbeing ofIndigenouspeoplewillbeexaminedwith specialemphasisonappropriatehealthworker responsestorecognisedmentalillnesses, trauma,substanceandphysicalabusepatterns withinIndigenousfamilies,communitiesand mainstreamsociety.

CUL00413 HumanRightsandIndigenousPeoples
ProtectionofhumanrightsunderbothAustralian lawandtheinternationallegalsystemis introducedtostudentsfromtheviewpointof Indigenouspeoples.Generalhumanrightsand specificIndigenoushumanrightsandtheir interrelationshiparecriticallyanalysed.Validity oftheactionsofAustraliangovernmentsunder bothinternationallawandAustralianhuman rightslawareassessedinanumberofhuman rightsareasparticulartoIndigenousAustralians. Practicalandtheoreticalunderstandingsofhow humanrightslawcanbeutilisedonbehalfof IndigenousAustraliansareaddressed.

CUL00410 InternationalIndigenousIssues
Introducesstudentstoissuesanddefinitionsof Indigenousidentity.Similaritiesbetween Indigenousculturesinpreinvasionand postinvasionsettingsareexploredfromtheir respectiveworldview.Inparticularthedrivefor Indigenousselfdeterminationasameansof redressingsocioeconomicdisadvantageis explored.Waysofestablishinglinksofsolidarity withotherIndigenouspeoplesinordertobenefit IndigenousandnonIndigenousAustraliansare alsointroduced.

CUL00414 IndigenousCommonLaw
ExaminesIndigenousAustraliaslegalsystems andprocessesindetail.Looksatspecificareas suchasFamily,SpiritualandCriminallawand examinestheconflictbetweenIndigenousand AngloAustralianlaw.Lookscloselyatthe emergingAustraliancaselawinboththeCriminal andCivilfieldsandconsidersthepossibilityofthe coexistenceofthetwolegalsystemsasa solutiontothelegaloppressionofAustralias Indigenouspeoples.

CUL00411 BundjalungCulturalHeritage
FocusesonthewaysthatBundjalungpeople maintainandpromotetheircultures.Sitesof significancewillbevisited,bushfoodsand medicinesidentified,artefactsandtechnologies examined,songlinesandtraderoutesexploredto allowstudentstogainabetterunderstanding andappreciationoflifeinhistoricaland contemporaryIndigenoussocieties.Involvement ofBundjalungpeopleintheareasofhealth,law, educationandenvironmentwillbeexamined. UndertheguidanceoftheBundjalungCouncilof Elders,approvedacademicsand,attimes, membersoftheCouncilwilldeliverlecturesin thisunit.

CUL00415 ComparativeInternationalIndigenous LegalIssues


Providesanunderstandingoftheimpactof colonisationontheworld'sIndigenouspeople withspecialreferencetothoseinCanada,USA, NewZealandandPapuaNewGuinea.Atall pointsrelevantcomparisonswillbedrawnwith theIndigenousAustraliansituation.Examinesthe impactofthevariousnationallegalsystemson

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thesocial,culturalandeconomicfabricof Indigenouspeoples.

CYS03340 UnderstandingChildrenandChildhood
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

CUL00420 HistoryofInvasionofAboriginalNations
Studentswilllearnaboutthehistoryandimpact ofEuropeaninvasion,dispossession, colonisation,racism,governmentcontroland culturaloppressionofIndigenouspeoples. Studentswillalsoexplorethepoliticalresistance ofAboriginalpeoplestothatconstructionof history.

CUL03311 HumanRightsandIndigenousPeoples
ProtectionofhumanrightsunderbothAustralian lawandtheinternationallegalsystemis introducedtostudentsfromtheviewpointof Indigenouspeoples.Generalhumanrightsand specificIndigenoushumanrightsandtheir interrelationshiparecriticallyanalysed.Validity oftheactionsofAustraliangovernmentsunder bothinternationallawandAustralianhuman rightslawareassessedinanumberofhuman rightsareasparticulartoIndigenousAustralians. Practicalandtheoreticalunderstandingsofhow humanrightslawcanbeutilisedonbehalfof IndigenousAustraliansareaddressed.

Providesanunderstandingofchildhoodinits historicalcontextandexplorestheoretical perspectivesinfluencingconceptualisationsof childrenandchildhood,includingthewaythese havechangedovertimeandcontinuetovary betweendifferentsocialandculturalgroups. Discusseswaysinwhichtheseconceptions influencepolicy,practiceanddecisionmakingby parents,professionals,governmentandthe publicareexploredviacasestudiesdrawnfrom contextsincludingeducation,family,social welfare,law,health,commerce,mediaand popularculture

CYS03341 EngagingwithChildrenandYoung People


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

CUL03313 CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement


CaringforKuntrifocusesoncontemporaryissues surroundingIndigenouspeoples'rightsand responsibilitiestocareforandmanagewhatis commonlyreferredtoastheenvironment.Will haveanopportunitytoexaminethehistorical processesthathaveledtothecurrentsocial, politicalandlegalissuessurroundingtheserights andresponsibilities.Governmentpolicyand processasitrelatestotheenvironmentand Indigenousculturalheritagewillbecritically analysed.AdiverserangeofIndigenousvoices willbepresentedasameansofhighlightingthe currentprioritiesanddirectionsthatIndigenous peoplearetakinginregardstoCaringforKuntri. Willbeencouragedtoreflectontheroleofsocial justiceandhumanrightsadvocacyasaneffective andimportantprocesswithinenvironmental managementsystems.

Focusesonthetheoreticaldimensionsofchild andyouthparticipationandequipsstudentswith arangeofmethodsandpracticalskillsfor listeningto,consultingandcommunicatingwith childrenandyoungpeopleinprofessionaland researchcontexts.Ethicalconsiderationswillbe highlighted,aswellassensitivitytothe significanceofchildrensage,gender,culture, disabilityandlinguisticbackgrounds.

CYS03342 ChildrensRights:PolicyintoPractice
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Addressesthehistoryandtheoryofchildrens rightsinboththeinternationalanddomestic sociolegalcontextsandthecomplex relationshipsbetweentheprotection,provision andparticipationrightsincludedwithintheUN ConventionontheRightsoftheChildandother relevanthumanrightsinstrumentsandnational laws.Evidencebasedpolicyandpracticeissues willbediscussedthroughcasestudies,witha focusontheplaceofchildadvocacyinpromoting childrenandyoungpeopleswellbeing,rights andinterestswithintheirfamiliesand communities.

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CYS03343 PromotingChildrensProtection andParticipation


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

CYS03346 SupportingYoungPeoplesHealthand Safety:PerspectivesonDrugs,Alcohol andSexualHealth


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesonhowchildrenswellbeingandrights arepromotedandprotectedwithinfamilies. Particularchallengesfacingfamilies,includingthe Statesresponsetothese,areexplored.Thechild protectionissuesfacingAustralianchildren, youngpeopleandtheirfamiliesareparticularly emphasised,togetherwiththerelevantsocio legalissues.Astrengthsbasedapproachto workinginthisfieldisadopted,andresilience andriskassessmentmodelswillbecritically evaluated.

CYS03344 ChildrenandtheLaw
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Exploresthecomplexnatureofyoungpeoples healthandwellbeingandtherolethatvarious organisationsandprofessionalsplayinworking topromoteyoungpeopleshealth.Aparticular focusisplacedonthecurrenthealthpriority areasofsexualhealth,relationships,drugsand alcoholandthecomplexnatureofyoung people'sbehaviourandactionsthatrelateto eacharea.Studentswillcritiquecurrentpublic healthpolicyandinitiativesandreflectonways theycanbettersupportchildrenandyoung peopleshealthwithintheirownprofessional context.

FocusesonhowtheAustralianlegalsystemand theUNConventionontheRightsoftheChild enhancethewellbeingandrightsofchildrenand youngpeople.Exploreshistoricaltrendsinfamily lawandthecurrentroleoffamilyjustice professionals,FamilyRelationshipCentres,and theCourtsinparentingdisputesoverthecareof children.Arangeofeducation,health,welfare, andyouthjusticeissuesarealsoconsidered, togetherwiththeeffectivenessofrecentchild inclusiveinitiatives.Primarilyaimedatanon legalaudience,theunitstheoreticalframework andsociolegalnaturewillalsoenrichlawyers existinglegalknowledgeandexperience.

CYS03347 ImprovingPracticethroughProgram Evaluation


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

CYS03345 StrengtheningYoungPeoplesSocialand EmotionalWellbeing


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Providesanunderstandingoftheory,issuesand contemporarypracticeofprogramevaluation acrossarangeoforganisationalsectorsand communitycontexts.Thepurposeandvalueof evaluationareconsideredandthelinksbetween programevaluation,actionandchangeexplored. Participantswilldevelopanunderstandingofthe issuestobeconsidered,andpracticalskills requiredwhennegotiating,designing,conducting andreportingevaluations.Contemporary evaluationmodelsandpracticesarecritically evaluated.

CYS03348 YoungPeopleandPopularCulture
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesonstudents'knowledgeand understandingaboutissuesrelatedtosocialand emotionalwellbeing,reflectingapersons capacitytofunctionwellinsocietyandleada fulfillingandproductivelife.Theconceptsof resilienceandmentalhealthareexaminedand strategiestofacilitateconnectednessand belonging,positiveandhighexpectations,and opportunitiesformeaningfulparticipationare discussed.Aparticularfocusisplacedon children'sexperiencesofchange,lossandgrief.

Considersmediaandpopularcultureandthe relationshipyoungpeoplehavetothesedynamic andshiftingforms.Studentswillanalyse fairytales,advertising,musicvideo,Disneyand Pixaranimation,kinderculture,andpopular youthliteratureandfilm,inordertoexamine howyoungpeoplesidentitiesandideologiesare constructedanddisseminatedinsocietytoday, andthepotentialimpactofpopularcultureon theirsocialandemotionalwellbeing.Theunit considershowtheseunderstandingsmight

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influenceprofessionalpracticesoastobetter engageandsupportchildrenandyoungpeople.

CYS03349 IndigenousChildren:Realities,Rights, PolicyandPractice


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

DES10634 DesignandTechnology:Essential Technologies


Antirequisites/s:ENM10266ProductTechnologyand DesignI. RequiresaccesstoInternet,headsetwithmicrophone, accesstovariousequipmenteitherinhomeorvia schoolfacilities.

Providesparticipantswithanunderstandingof thesocial,historical,politicalandcultural contextsofworkingwithIndigenouschildren, youngpeople,theirfamiliesandcommunities. Issuesofidentities,rightsandcontemporary policyframeworksareexamined,includingthose concerningprovision,protectionand participation.Anemphasisisplacedonpractical aspectsofestablishingpositiveandrespectful relationshipsinservicedeliverytoenhancethe wellbeingofIndigenouschildren.

Focusesonthedevelopmentofknowledgeand understandingoftheTechnology(Mandatory) Stage4/5courseandthematerials,toolsand techniquesrelatedtoarangeoftechnologies includedintheTechnology(Mandatory)syllabus. Skillsintheselectionofmaterials,safeuseof toolsandequipmentandappropriatetechniques willbedevelopedthroughpracticalapplicationin aworkshopenvironment.RelatedOH&Sissues willbeaddressed.

CYS03350 StrategiesandApproachesfor CounsellingChildrenandYoungPeople


RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

DES10635 DesignandTechnology:Principlesand Processes


RequiresaccesstoInternet.

Providesstudentswithanintroductory knowledgeofcounsellingstrategiesand approachesthatcanbeappliedtoworkingwith childrenandyoungpeople.Emphasisisplacedon buildingthetherapeuticrelationshipand counsellingwithinstrengthsbasedandnarrative approaches.Studentsareencouragedtoreflect ontheirroleinworkingwithchildrenandyoung peopleinrelationtotheirdevelopingcounselling skills.

CYS03351 ResearchingWithandForChildren
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesonthedevelopmentand interdisciplinarynatureofdesignandtechnology andtheassociatedindustries.Aholisticapproach todesignandtechnologyistakenthrougha studyoftechnacy,ecologicalsustainabilityand appropriatetechnology.Thefactorsaffecting designandtheworkofdesignersacrossarange ofsettingsincludingAboriginalandTorresStrait IslandersandotherIndigenouspeoplesare examinedanddescribed.Thefoundational conceptsofdesignaredefinedandtheuseof designprocessesintroduced.

Providesanindepthandcriticalunderstanding oftheissuesandprocessesinvolvedin conductingresearchwithandforchildrenand youngpeople.Focusesonethicalissuesandthe efficacyofarangeofdatacollectionandanalysis methodsincludingthosepromotingactive participationofchildrenandyoungpeople. Studentswilldeveloparesearchproposalfora smallscalestudyfocusedonchildrenandyoung people.

DES10636 HistoryofDesignandTechnology
RequiresaccesstoInternet,headsetwithmicrophone.

Focusesonthedesignthemesevidentfrom Renaissancetothe2000stogetherwiththe historicaldevelopmentoftechnologyincluding thatwhichoccurredinAboriginal,TorresStrait IslandsandotherIndigenouscommunities.The interrelationshipbetweendesignthemes, technologicaldevelopmentsandgeneralhistory ofWesternsocietyforagivenerawillbestudied andtheimpactofbothtechnologyanddesignon theindividual,societyandtheenvironment analysed.Theimplicationsofnewandemerging

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technologiesandtheglobalisationofthe industrieswillalsobeexamined.

DES10639 IntegratedTechnologyProject
Prerequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation. Corequisite/s:EDU10633VocationalEducationand TraininginSchoolsandIndustry. Requiresresourcestosupportproductionof culminatingproject,accesstovariousequipmenteither inhomeorviaschoolfacilitiesasarrangedbystudent. Musthavecompletedminimum40hoursinschoolwith teachermentorbytheendofthisunit.

DES10637 DesignManagementand Communication


Prerequisite:DES10634DesignandTechnology: EssentialTechnologies. Antirequisite:ENO10283BuiltEnvironment TechnologyandDesignI. RequiresaccesstocomputerwithInternet,CADand graphicsapplications,headsetwithmicrophone.

Focusesonmanagementandcommunication processesandrelatedconcepts,astheyapplyto bothdesignandtechnologyincommercialand industrialsettings.Skillsinthevisualisationof designsolutionswillbedevelopedthroughthe useofgraphs,charts,sketchesandtechnical drawing.Thediversityofavailablegraphicand CADsoftwarepackageswillbeexplored. Studentswilldevelopskillsandtechniquesinthe useofbothgraphicandCADsoftwareand developunderstandingoftheapplicationof thesetosupportdesignprojects.

DES10638 Innovation,CreativityandEnterprisein DesignandTechnology


RequiresaccesstoInternet.

Requiresstudentstointegrateanddemonstrate theknowledge,skills,andcreativitydeveloped anddocumentedthroughouttheirdegree. Studentsdesign,planandmanufactureatleast onemajortechnologydesignprojectreflectiveof theirchosenmajorteachingareas, demonstratingadvancedknowledgeandskills, OHSandriskmanagement,togetherwithan understandingofthewaysinwhich documentationneedstobedevelopedto demonstratethedesign,manufactureand evaluationprocessesformajordesignprojects. Studentswillprepareforamockemployment interviewandmakeapresentationoftheir culminatingprojectandprofessionalportfolio, compiledacrosstheirdegree,demonstrating theirprofessionalgrowthandreadinesstoenter theteachingprofession.

Focusesonaninvestigationofcontemporary theoriesrelatedtodesignandtechnologyand thedevelopmentofanunderstandingof innovation,creativityandproblemsolving techniquesusedinthedesignindustry. Marketing,manufacturingandproduction practicesareexplored.Studentsapplyadesign processinthedevelopment,anddocumentation ofacreativeand/orinnovativeand environmentallysustainabledesignsolutionto meetaneedoropportunity.

DES10641 TextilesandDesign
Prerequisite/s:ENM10640VocationalSkillsand KnowledgeinTextiles. RequiresaccesstocomputerwithOfficeandCAD applicationsandInternetaccess,sewingmachine, smallamountsoffabrics,dyes,threads,fusible webbingandmachineembroiderythread,machine embroideryneedle.

Focusesonfunctionalandaestheticaspectsof designandtheelementsandprinciplesofdesign appliedtoavarietyoftextilematerials,methods, techniquesandenduses.Theworkof contemporarydesignersisinvestigatedandskills indesigncommunicationmethodsusedinthe areaoftextileswillbedeveloped.Theprinciples ofdyeing,printing,appliquandembroiderywill beinvestigatedthroughexperimentation. Studentswilldesign,manufactureanddocument atextileitemfeaturingsurfacedecoration.

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DES10642 TextilesandSociety
RequiresaccesstocomputerwithOfficeapplication andInternetaccess,headsetwithmicrophone.

DES10649 GraphicsPrinciplesandIndustry Application


Prerequisites:DES10634DesignandTechnology: EssentialTechnologies. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesontheculturalandhistorical perspectivesoftextilesandtheinfluenceofthese oncurrentfashiontrendsandcontemporary designers.Thedevelopmentofthetextile industryacrossthe19th,20thand21stcenturiesis exploredandthepast,presentandfuturesocial, economicandenvironmentalimpactsofthe industryanalysed.Amoredetailedstudyofthe development,compositionandeconomic,social, environmentalandglobalsignificanceofthe AustralianTextile,Clothing,FootwearandAllied Industryisundertaken.Currentissuesaffecting theAustralianindustrywillbedebated.

DES10643 TextileScienceandInnovation
RequiresaccesstocomputerwithOfficeapplication andInternetaccess,headsetwithmicrophone.

Thisunitexploresthesocial,cultural,economic andenvironmentalsignificanceofgraphical communicationsthroughouthistoryandacross cultures.Theroleofgraphicsinabroadrangeof contemporaryandemergingindustries,andthe legal,ethicalandenvironmentalconsiderations influencingthese,arealsoexamined.Thisunit extendsstudentsunderstandingof,andskillsin, graphicsprocesses,withaparticularfocusonthe diversityofprinciples,processes,toolsand techniquesassociatedwith2Dand3Dgraphic designandcommunication.Practicalskillsfocus onnoncomputerbasedgraphictechniques.

DES10650 ComputerAidedGraphicsandDesign
Prerequisite/s:DES10634DesignandTechnology: EssentialTechnologies. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesonknowledgeandunderstandingofthe propertiesandperformanceoftextiles.The structure,manufacturingprocessesand propertiesoffibres,yarnsandfabricswillbe studiedandtheindustrialprocessesusedto colourandfinishtextilesexplored.Knowledge gainedandexperimentationwillbeusedto analysetheenduseapplicationsoftextiles. Innovationsandemergingtextiletechnologies andtheiradvantagesanddisadvantagesforthe societyandtheenvironmentwillberesearched.

Thisunitfocusesontheuseofcomputer technologyinthegraphicsindustry.Aparticular focusisonstudentsdevelopingmoreadvanced knowledgeof,andskillsandtechniquesfor, computeraideddesignusingbothCADandother graphicsapplications.Studentswillapplydesign principlesandprocessestomeetadesignbrief.

DES10648 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgein GraphicsandMultimedia


Recognisesstudentslearningthroughthe completionofavocationalqualification equivalenttoeithertheCertificateIIIinDesign FundamentalsoraCertificateIIIinMultimediaor equivalentrequirementsfromtheCertificateIV inInformationTechnology(Multimedia), includingthecompletionofessential competenciesasoutlinedbytheSchoolof Education

DES10651 TimberDesignandProduction
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Providesstudentswithanintroductiontothe knowledgeandskillsrequiredtodesignand produceusingtimberindustry.Thestructure, properties,characteristics,preparation, processingandselectionoftimberandtimber productswillbeexamined.Studentswilldevelop skillsandknowledgerelatedtojoinery, constructionandfinishing,andindustryspecific workplacecommunicationskills,leadingtothe design,preparation,manufactureand presentationoftimberproducts.

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DES10652 MetalDesignandProduction
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Providesstudentswithanintroductiontothe knowledgeandskillsrequiredtodesignand produceusingmetaltechnology.Themechanical andphysicalpropertiesofferrousandnon ferrousmetalsinvariousstructuralandnon structuralformswillbeexamined,togetherwith mining,refiningandproductionprocesses. Studentswilldevelopskillsandknowledge relatedtomarkingout,cutting,machining, fabricating,joining,modifyingproperties, colouringandfinishing,andindustryspecific workplacecommunicationskills,leadingtothe design,preparation,manufactureand presentationofmetalproducts.

production/manufactureofmetalproductsis considered,withanemphasisonnewand emergingtechnologies.Theunitextends studentsskillsandmethodsforavarietyof metalsinmarkingout,cutting,machining, fabricating,joining,modifyingproperties, colouringandfinishingandtheirunderstanding oftheuseandmaintenanceoftoolsand machinery.Studentsdevelophighlevelproject management(includingOH&S)and communicationskillsandapplythesetothe productionanddocumentationofacomplex, highqualitymetalproduct.

ECO00150 InternationalEconomicsandTrade
Prerequisite/s:ECO10250EconomicsforDecision MakingorECO00101MacroeconomicsandECO00102 AppliedMicroeconomics. Antirequisite/s:ECO00103InternationalEconomics andECO00312InternationalTrade.

DES10653 TimberIndustryPracticeand Management


Prerequisites:DES10651TimberDesignandProduction. RequiresaccesstotheInternet. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Enhancesstudentsunderstandingofhistorical, social,cultural,economic,personaland environmentalissuesrelatedtothetimber industry.Thedesignand production/manufactureoftimberproductsis considered,withanemphasisonnewand emergingtechnologies.Theunitextends studentsskillsandmethodsforjoinery, constructionandfinishingoftimberproductsand theirunderstandingoftheuseandmaintenance oftoolsandmachinery.Studentsdevelophigh levelprojectmanagement(includingOH&S)and communicationskillsandapplythesetothe productionanddocumentationofacomplex, highqualitytimberproduct.Internetaccess required.

Coversboththeoreticalandpracticalaspectsof trade,thedevelopmentoftheinternational economy,interindustrytradeandtradepolicy. AnassessmentofAustralianmultilateralrelations withintheAsiaPacificregion,includingpolitical andeconomicalliancesandtheirimpacton trade,willbeundertaken.

ECO00202 EcologicalandEnvironmentalEconomics forSustainableDevelopment


Antirequisite/s:ECO00201NaturalResourceEconomics.

DES10654 MetalIndustryPracticeand Management


Prerequisites:DES10652MetalDesignandProduction. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Theeconomicfeaturesofdifferenttypesof naturalresourcesareexaminedinthisunit.The contributionthateconomicscanmaketothe considerationofenvironmentalquestionsis considered,alongwiththeuseofeconomic instrumentsasawayofmanagingand preventingenvironmentaldegradation.The techniqueofbenefitcostanalysisanditsusein naturalresourcebasedprojectsandother activitiesisexplained,asarecertainother valuationmethodssuchascontingentvaluation andthetravelcostmethod.

Enhancesstudentsunderstandingofhistorical, social,cultural,economic,personaland environmentalissuesrelatedtothemetal industry.Thedesignand

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ECO00424 EconomicAnalysisforTourismand Hospitality


Antirequisite/s:ECO10250EconomicsforDecision Making.

ECO10250 EconomicsforDecisionMaking
Antirequisite/s:ECO00102AppliedMicroeconomics andECO00101Macroeconomics. Assumedknowledge:MAT10706QuantitativeMethods withEconomics.

Providesanoverviewoftheeconomicbasisand consequencesoftouristbehaviour.Emphasisis placedontheeconomicimplicationsoftourism forlocalcommunitiesandtheinternationaltravel andtourismindustry.Theroleofgovernmentin tourismdevelopmentandmanagementisalso addressed.

ECO00720 EconomicsforManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thisunitintroducesstudentstoan understandingofpriceformationandmarket structures,thetoolsofeconomicanalysis,the behaviouroftheconsumer,governmentandthe firmandtheexternalandinternalforces influencingthatbehaviour,especiallyinthe currentAustralianeconomicenvironment.

ECO40001 EconomicsSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIinthe Economicsdiscipline.

Thisunitwillconcentrateonthoseaspectsof theoreticalandappliedmicroeconomicsand macroeconomicsofmostrelevancetomanagers. Themainthemeswillbethemarketsystemand whatitcanaccomplish;thelimitationsand failuresofthemarket;theoperationof imperfectlycompetitivefirmsandindustries; factorsinthemacroeconomicenvironment whichimpactonfirmsandonmacroeconomic objectives;governmentpolicyoptionsfor macroeconomicmanagement;balanceof paymentsandexchangeratesissuesassociated withinternationaltradeandvariouskindsof governmentinvolvementintheeconomyatboth themicroeconomicandmacroeconomiclevel.

ECO40002 EconomicsSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIinthe Economicsdiscipline.

ECO40004 EconomicsThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofVintheEconomics disciplinesingleweightedunit.

ECO40005 EconomicsThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheEconomics disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

ECO03079 EcologicalandEnvironmentalEconomics forSustainableDevelopment


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ECO40006 EconomicsThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheEconomics disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

Examinestheeconomicfeaturesofdifferent typesofnaturalresources.Thecontributionthat economicscanmaketotheconsiderationof environmentalquestionsisconsidered,along withtheuseofeconomicinstrumentsasawayof managingandpreventingenvironmental degradation.Thetechniqueofbenefitcost analysisanditsuseinnaturalresourcebased projectsandotheractivitiesisexplained,asare certainothervaluationmethodssuchas contingentvaluationandthetravelcostmethod. ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponent inwhichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvanced issuesinthefield.

EDU00017 VocationalEducationandTraining Studies


Providesparticipantswiththeopportunityto considerthecurrentcontextofvocational educationandtraining.Coverssociopolitical, policyandeconomicissueswhichimpactupon theprovisionofvocationaleducationand traininginAustralia.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

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EDU00018 TeachingforDiversity
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

EDU00298 CooperativeLearningSkillsinthe Classroom


StudentsotherthanEducationrequireBEdCourse Coordinatorwrittenapproval.

Identifiesissuesinteachinginamulticultural setting.Assistsparticipantstoidentifytheneeds ofadiverserangeofvocationaleducationand trainingclients,andtoaddresstheseneeds throughinclusivedesignanddeliverystrategies. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00019 Evaluation,Assessmentand Professionalism


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesstudentswithopportunitytoexamine variousevaluationmodelsfocusingontheir epistemologicalfoundationsaswellashowthey operateinpractice.TheActionResearchModel willbeexaminedasamodelofevaluation, practitionerresearch,andselfassessment. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Givesstudentsopportunitiesto:investigate, analyseandevaluatetheteachingstrategyof CooperativeLearningintheclassroom environmentandwillcompareandcontrastthe theoriessurroundingWholeBrainThinking. StudentswilldevelopaThinkingPlatformbased onthecombiningofthetwostrategiestoprovide achallengingandproductiveclassroomlearning environment.Theunitwillanalysecooperative assessmentstrategiesandtheircognitiveand affectivestudentoutcomes.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU00352 TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOther Languages(TESOL)


Prerequisite/s:EDU10513EnglishEducationIII:Issues

EDU00085 TrainingMethods
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Contraststhevarioustheoriesofinstructionwith theirpracticalapplications.Themaintheories includethoseofsubjectcentredinstruction, objectivescentredinstruction,experience centredinstructionandinstruction.Trainerswill developskillsintheareasofpublicpresentation, organisingforlearning,mediausetoassist presentation,managinglearningandteaching stylesandtechniques.

Thisunitisanintroductiontothestudyof teachingandlearningEnglishasasecond languageandthecriticalrolethatcultureplaysin thelearningprocess.Theunithasbeendesigned toinformprospectiveprimaryclassroom teachersabouttheparticularneedsofnon Englishspeakingbackgroundchildrenlearning Englishastheirsecondlanguageordialectina schoolcontext.Theunitisprimarilyaimedatthe practicalapplicationoflanguagelearningtheory.

EDU00353 TeachingtheGifted
AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

EDU00220 Learning,Communicatingand EducationalComputing


Helpsstudentstodevelopeffectivelearningand communicationskillsindifferentworksettings. Examinesandpromotestheuseofcomputersas toolsforlearningandcommunication,and studentsareencouragedtounderstandand accessvariouselectronicnetworks.Studentswill requireaccesstothecomputernetworkthrough acomputerlaboratoryormodem.Requires accesstotheInternet.

Focusesontheteacherstaskofmeetingthe needsofallchildren,andparticularlytheneeds ofablelearners.Studentswillbecomeawareof themethodsbywhichablechildrenareidentified andwillgainexperienceinplanningand implementingenrichmentprograms.

EDU00401 EnglishEducationI:Foundations
Providesanunderstandingofthenatureof Englishasalanguageofcommunication.It considerstheoriesoftheacquisitionoflanguage, andthentheconsequentialprinciplesand practicesofteachingandlearning.Thiswillbein

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thecontextofachildrenslearningfromearly childhoodtoprimaryschoolyears.

EDU00402 EnglishEducationII:Curriculumand Pedagogy


Prerequisite/s:EDU00401EnglishEducationI: Foundations;ANDAdmissiontoBachelorofEducation (Primary)ORAdmissiontoBachelorofEducation(Early Childhood).

Providesatheoreticalandresearchbased understandingofthedevelopmentofchildrens readingskillsintheearlychildhoodandprimary classroom.Studentswilldevelopthepractical skillsnecessaryfortheroleoftheteacheras assessor,plannerandfacilitatorofthe developmentofliteracyskills.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

byarangeofbothnationalandinternational curriculumdocuments,especiallytheNSWHISE K6Syllabus.Studentsareexpectedtodevelop skillsindesigningauthenticanddevelopmentally responsivelearningexperienceswhichempower childrentounderstand,evaluateandcontribute tosociety.Studentsengagewithboththe contentandprocessofteachingAustralianand worldhistory,geography,participatory citizenship,valuesandethics.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU00413 ScienceandTechnologyEducationI: Foundations


AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

EDU00404 MathematicsEducationI:Curriculum andPedagogy


Focusesmainlyonmathematicsinearly childhoodandtheearlyprimaryyears,including earlynumberlearninganddevelopment,and earlyalgebra.Alsoincludescontentand pedagogyrelatedtonumberpatternsandideas fromnumbertheory.

Focusesoninterpretationsandimplicationsof scienceandtechnologyandprocessesoflearning andteachinginscienceincluding:scientific investigation;thedesign,makeandappraise process;learningtheories(especially constructivism).Considerstheassessmentof children'sprogress,useofICTandlanguagein assistinglearning.Conceptsandclassroom implementationareexemplifiedthrough studyingmaterialsandtheirproperties,human body,physicalphenomenaandthemade environment.

EDU00405 MathematicsEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy


Prerequisite:EDU00404MathematicsEducationI: CurriculumandPedagogy.

EDU00414 ScienceandTechnologyEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy


Prerequisite:EDU00413CurriculumStudies:Science andTechnologyI.

Focusesonthelearningandteachingofarange oftopicsinK6mathematicsincludinggeometry, measurementanddatahandling;fractions, decimals,ratio,percentageandchance.Also, givesanoverviewoftheNSWMathematicsK6 Syllabusandrelateddocumentsandexamines thenatureandroleofmathematics.Requires accesstotheInternet.

EDU00412 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironments EducationII:CurriculumandPedagogy


Prerequisite:EDU10129HumanSocietyandits EnvironmentsEducationI:Foundations. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Exploresindepthpersonalandsociocultural constructivismanditsimplicationsforscience andtechnologyteachingandlearning. Pedagogicalissues(e.g.genderandculture inclusiveperspectivesandstrategies,creativity) arediscussed.Discussestheimplementationof syllabusandearlychildhoodguidelines.Focuses ontheconceptsexemplifyingearthandits surroundings,livingthings,andchangesin materials.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00415 CreativeArtsEducationI:Foundations
AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

ExaminesthekeycurriculumareaofHSIE/SOSE atthepreandprimaryschoollevels,asframed

Developsstudentsunderstandingsof,and commitmentto,theimportanceofcreativearts intheeducationofchildrenfrom08years.

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Assistsstudentstodevelopknowledge,skills, understandingsandteachingresourcessothat theycanconfidentlyandcompetentlyplanand teach/facilitatecreativeartslearning experiences.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00416 CreativeArtsEducationII:Curriculum andPedagogy


Prerequisite/s:EDU00415CurriculumStudies:Creative andPerformingArtsI. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

programminginPersonalDevelopment,Health andPhysicalEducation,andseekstodevelop personalandteaching/planningskillsinavariety ofcultural,leisure,play,andtraditionalgames andphysicalactivities.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

EDU00550 UnderstandingEducationalResearch
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

BuildsonEDU00415CreativeArtsEducationI: Foundationstofurtherdevelop:anincreased understandingof,knowledgein,appreciationof andaccomplishmentinart,music,dramaand dance;and,theskillsandunderstandingstoplan, implementandevaluatelearningexperiencesin thecreativeartswithchildrenfrom712years. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00417 PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationI:Foundations


RequiresaccesstotheInternet. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Engagesstudentsinreflectiveenquirythrough structuredlecturercommentary.Students exploreandanalysethenatureofeducational research,itspurposes,processesandoutcomes, fromvariousperspectives,e.g.positivistic, interpretiveandcritical.Criteriaforassessing qualityresearchwillbeaddressed,including ethicalconsiderations.Actionresearchstylesare interpretedwithinthecontextoftheoverall educationalresearchlandscape.Critical interpretationofeducationalresearchisafocus; theteacherasresearcherisalsocarefully examined.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Providestudentswithabroadandcritical foundationalunderstandingandskillsrelatingto thestudyofPersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducation(PDHPE)forchildren012 years,withafocusontheearlychildhoodyears (08).DetailsthenatureandroleofPDHPEasa disciplineforsupportingthedevelopmentofthe healthandwellbeingofchildren.Studentswill developconfidenceincurriculumstructureand pedagogicalskills,includingrelatedtomovement skillsandmotordevelopmentandlearning.

EDU00553 ThePolicyandContextofSchool EducationinAustralia


Introducesstudentstothepolicycontextof educationinAustralia.Adoptsastudentfocussed strategyaimedatdevelopingconceptionsabout thechangingnatureofeducationpolicyinpost industrialsociety,havingregardtoissuesrelated totheglobaleconomy,economicproductivity, socialtransformationandtheattainmentof socialjustice.Studentsareexpectedtodevelop aninformedperspectiveonarangeof contemporaryeducationalpolicyissues impactingontheeducationsystem.Studentswill needtobeabletoaccessMySCUandusethe Internettosearchforinformationandreports. UnitrequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00418 PersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationII:Curriculumand Pedagogy


Prerequisite:EDU00417PersonalDevelopment,Health andPhysicalEducationI:Foundations.

EDU00554 EducationalLeadership
AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Examinestheessentialinformationunderpinning thecurriculumcontentrelatedtoInterpersonal Relationships,HumanSexualityandHealth Choices,andexplorestheapplicationofcurrent curriculumandlearningtheorytotheseareas.It alsoexaminestheissuesofsafetyand

Providesstudentswithanunderstandingofthe importanceofleadershipwithintheSchool environment.Theconceptofleadershipis exploredwithinthecontextofresearchand literatureandstudentsareencouragedtoapply

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anddevelopeducationalleadershipskillswithin theirworkplace.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00754 ResearchProject
AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.Written approvalfromMEdCoordinatorrequired. Doubleweightedunit.

EDU00557 DevelopingSchoolCommunities
AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Introducesrecentevidencethatparental involvementhaspositiveeffectsonoverall learningoutcomesforchildren.Analyseshow thisimpactisdependentontheextentand qualityofinteractionbetweentheschool, parentsandcommunity.Describeshowthe increasedemphasisonpartnershipand collaborationispartofthebroaderissueof democratisingschoolsinpursuitofachieving greatestequityinoutcomes.Presentsthe potentialbenefitsofsuchpartnershipand collaboration,thepolicycontextandconstraints uponparticipationandthechallengesfacing teachersandparentswithsucha conceptualisationofschools.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

Involvesaninvestigationofanareaof educationalortraininganddevelopment significancebothtothestudentandthefieldof educationortraininganddevelopmentasa whole.The2unitResearchProjectwillresultin theproductionof10,000to20,000wordreport. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU0076163 ResearchDissertation
Tripleweightedunit.

EDU00558 ProfessionalPracticeinEducationI
Prerequisite/s:EDU00550UnderstandingEducational Research. AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

ThetopicfortheDissertationisdefinedbythe studentinconjunctionwiththeHead,Schoolof SocialSciencesordelegateandtheprincipal supervisor.Thedissertationistobecompletedin aminimumoftwo(2)sessions.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

EDU01021 CurriculumSpecialisation:Personal Development,Health,Physical EducationI(Movement)


Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. SchoolofEducationstudentsonly.

Providesstudentswiththeopportunityto enhancetheirprofessionalpraxisbybeing reflexiveanddevelopingskillsofcritical reflectionthroughcollaborativeactionresearch. Designedforstudentswhowishtofocusupona particularprojectwithintheirworkplaceinthe contextoftheprinciplesofreflectivepractice. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU00751 CriticalLiteratureReviewI
WrittenapprovalfromthePostgraduatecoordinator required.StudentsotherthanEducationrequireMEd Coordinatorwrittenapproval.

Anessentialrequirementofthisunitwillbea criticalreviewoftheliteratureinanagreedarea leadingtotheidentificationofresearch possibilities.Otherrequirementsarenegotiable. Aunitoutlinemustbeapprovedthroughthe MEdCommittee.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

IntroducesstudentstoPersonalDevelopment, HealthandPhysicalEducationteachingin secondaryeducation.Providesstudentswiththe methodologicalbasisforteachingPersonal Development,HealthandPhysicalEducationina secondaryschool.Providesstudentswiththe foundationofknowledgeandskillsrequiredtobe abletodelivereffectivelytheYears710and Stage6NSWPersonalDevelopment,Healthand PhysicalEducationsyllabus.Arangeof pedagogicalmodelsforteaching,learningand assessment(includingtheNSWQualityTeaching Framework)areutilised.

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EDU01022 CurriculumSpecialisation:Personal Development,Health,Physical EducationII(Lifestyle)


Prerequisite/s:EDU01021CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment,Health,PhysicalEducationI (Movement). Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

educationalproblemorissueoftheirown choosingandtopresentthefindingsinaformat suitableforprofessionaldissemination.Requires accesstotheInternet.

EDU01143 CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicI
Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Equipsstudentswiththenecessaryskillsand experiencestodesignandimplement appropriateteachingprogramsandstrategiesin thecurriculumareaofPDHPE.Itexamines currentteachingissuesandpracticesandaimsto providestudentswiththeknowledgeandskillsto teachtheNSWStage6PDHPE;Sport,Lifestyle andRecreation;andCommunityandFamily Studiessyllabi.TheunitalsoappliestheSport EducationinPhysicalEducation(SEPEP) curriculummodelandexaminesitspractical applicationtotheschoolsetting.

EDU01029 AdultLearning
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesstudentswiththemethodologicalbasis forteachingmusicinsecondaryschools.It providesstudentswithafoundationof knowledgeandskillsrequiredtoteachthe nonelectiveandelectiveStages4and5Music Syllabi.Studentsareencouragedtorelateand extendtheirknowledgeandexperiencesofthe conceptsofmusicthroughtheaspectsofaural, composition,musicologyandperformance appropriateforthesecondaryschoolcontext.A rangeofpedagogicalframeworksforteaching andlearning,andassessment(includingtheNSW QualityTeachingFramework)areexplored.

Examinesboththevariousprocessesthat individualsgothroughastheyattempttochange orenrichtheirknowledge,values,skillsor strategiesandtheresultingknowledge,values, skills,strategiesandbehaviours.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

EDU01144 CurriculumSpecialisation:MusicII
Prerequisite/s:EDU01143CurriculumSpecialisation: MusicI. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

EDU01104 AssessmentandReporting
AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Examinestheconcepts,issues,concernsand techniquesassociatedwithassessment, evaluationandreportingofschoolachievement. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU01105 ProfessionalLearningProject
Prerequisite/s:TCH10136PedagogyinPracticeIII: DifferentiationOREDU01022CurriculumSpecialisation: PersonalDevelopment,Health,PhysicalEducationII (Lifestyle)OR252creditpoints(any21units). AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Extendstheskillsandthebeginningteachers methodologicalbasisforteachingMusicwitha particularemphasisonthesenior(Stage6) curriculum(Music1,Music2andMusic Extension)Aimstoprovidestudentteacherswith avarietyofteachingandlearningstrategiesfor useintheseniormusicclassroom.Studentsare encouragedtorelateandextendtheirknowledge andexperiencesoftheconceptsofmusic throughtheaspectsofauralcomposition, musicologyandperformanceappropriateforthe secondaryschoolcontext.

EDU01145 CurriculumSpecialisation:MathematicsI
Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Encouragesstudentstovaluecareerlong professionallearningandprovidesan opportunityforstudentstoinvestigatea classroom,schoolorcommunitybased

Usingtherecommendationsofrecentnational enquiriesintomathematicseducation,considers specificstrategiesforbestmathematicsteaching, practice,includinglessonplanning,assessment

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anduseoftechnologiesintheframeworkofthe NSWMathematicsSyllabus710.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

includingtheNSWQualityTeachingFramework, areutilised.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU01146 CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsII


Prerequisite/s:EDU01145CurriculumSpecialisation: MathematicsI. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

EDU01246 CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceI
Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Introducesthemathematicssyllabiforthe preliminaryandHSCCourses,andfocuseson teachingstrategieswithspecialemphasison assessment.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU01153 CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI


Corequisite:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. SchoolofEducationstudentsonly.

IntroducesstudentstoScienceteachingin secondaryeducation.Studentslearnabout syllabusrequirements,thedevelopmentofaunit ofwork,thedevelopmentofdetailedlesson plansandtheselectionofappropriate assessmentstrategies.Thereisalsoan opportunitytoreflectcriticallyoncontemporary perspectivesandissuesintheteachingofScience insecondaryschools.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

EDU01247 CurriculumSpecialisation:ScienceII
Prerequisite/s:EDU01246CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceI. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

Introducesstudentstovisualartsteachingin secondaryeducation.Studentslearnabout syllabusrequirements,thedevelopmentofaunit ofwork,thedevelopmentofdetailedlesson plansandtheselectionofappropriate assessmentstrategies.Thereisalsoan opportunitytoreflectcriticallyonarangeof contemporarypedagogicalperspectives (includingtheNSWQualityTeachingFramework), andissuesintheteachingofvisualartsinNSW secondaryschools.Thefocusinthisunitisonthe Years710classroom.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

BuildsuponEDU01246CurriculumSpecialisation: ScienceI.Studentslearnaboutsyllabus requirements,thedevelopmentofaunitofwork, thedevelopmentofdetailedlessonplansandthe selectionofappropriateassessmentstrategies. Thereisalsoanopportunitytoreflectcriticallyon contemporaryperspectivesandissuesinthe teachingofscienceinsecondaryschools.The focusinthisunitisontheyears1112classroom. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU01154 CurriculumSpecialisation:VisualArtsII
Corequisite:EDU10715IssuesinEducation. SchoolofEducationstudentsonly.

EDU01264 StaffDevelopmentandTraining
Antirequisite/s:MNG00122HumanResource ManagementII.

BuildsuponEDU01153CurriculumSpecialisation: VisualArtsI.StudentslearnaboutStage6 syllabusrequirements,thedevelopmentof programs,unitsofworkandlessonplans. Studentsalsolearntodevelopappropriate assessment,andliteracyandnumeracystrategies forteachingandlearninginStage6VisualArts. Thereisalsoanopportunitytoreflectcriticallyon contemporaryperspectivesandissuesinthe teachingofVisualArtsinNSWseniorsecondary schools.Arangeofpedagogicalperspectives,

Developsstudentsabilitytocriticallyexamine thefunctionofstaffdevelopmentandtrainingin anAustralianorganisationalsettingandto explorethetheoryandpracticeofdesigning, implementingandevaluatingstaffdevelopment andtrainingprogramsinthiscontext.Students mayelecttobeassessedthroughpracticalas wellastheoreticalassignments.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

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EDU01286 EnvironmentalEducation
FocusesoninterpretationsofEducationfor Sustainability(EfS)andEnvironmentalEducation (EE)andpedagogyforformal,communityand industryeducation.Includesanemphasisonhow studentsandadultslearnforsustainability, includinghowtodeterminetheeffectivenessof variousapproaches.Overviewstopicssuchas environmentalcentres,thecontributionof spiritualityandindigenouspeoplestowards environmentalvaluesandaction.Offers suggestionsforeducatorsandschools/ communities/businessesplanningforEE/EfSand providestheopportunitytoimplementthese ideas.

EDU01308 IndigenousAustraliansinEducation
PresentsadiversityofIndigenousvoiceswithin thewiderdiscourseoneducationinAustralia. Pastandcurrentcolonialeducationpracticesin Australiaarecriticallyanalysed,especiallyin termsoftheirrelationshiptoIndigenouspeoples andIndigenouseducationmodelsandpractices. Focusesincludethehistoryofcolonialeducation inAustralia,theimpactofcolonisationon Indigenousteachingandlearningprocesses, governmentalresponsetoIndigenous educationalneedsandtheprocessofbest practiceeducationpolicymaking.Studentswill developcriticalanalysisandadvocacyskillsthat willenablethemtoengagethediscoursearound educationdeliveryandpracticewithinAustralia andbeyond.

EDU01290 OutdoorEducationI
Introducesstudentstooutdooreducationand adventuremanagementasapersonal developmentactivity.Theunitispresentedin twoparts,theoreticalandpractical.Thetheory componentwillbedeliveredduringUniversity basedtutorialsandinthefield,whilethe practicalcomponentwillbedeliveredduringfield trips. Thefocusoftheunitistwofold:toinvestigate howoutdooreducationactivitiesandsettings canenablethedevelopmentofpersonalskills andpersonaldevelopment;and,toenablethe studentstoparticipateinarangeofoutdoor pursuitsandtodeveloppersonalbothhardand softoutdooreducationandmanagementskills, specificallyrelatedtoschoolsettingsandschool outdooreducationprograms.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU01550 UnderstandingEducationalResearch
Prerequisite/s:240creditpoints(20units)inany EducationUnit. StudentstosubmitaUnitApprovalRequestviaMy Enrolment.StudentsrequireBEdCourseCoordinator writtenapproval.

EDU01304 MusicandChildren
Enrichesandbroadenstudentspersonalskills, knowledge,creativeexperiencesandpedagogical understandingsofmusicandmusicalactivitiesto preparethemtoworkwithchildren.Through theirparticipationinarangeofmusicalactivities appropriateforusewithchildren(creating, singing,moving,learning/developingguitarskills andtunedpercussion)studentswillfurther developtheirpedagogicalunderstandings.No particularskillsorexpertiseinmusicneeded. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Engagesstudentsinreflectiveenquirythrough structuredlecturercommentary.Students exploreandanalysethenatureofeducational research,itspurposes,processesandoutcomes, fromvariousperspectives,e.g.positivistic, interpretiveandcritical.Criteriaforassessing qualityresearchwillbeaddressed,including ethicalconsiderations.Actionresearchstylesare interpretedwithinthecontextoftheoverall educationalresearchlandscape.Critical interpretationofeducationalresearchisafocus; theteacherasresearcherisalsocarefully examined.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU01551 EnquiryI:QualitativeResearchin Education


Prerequisite/s:EDU00550UnderstandingEducational Research. Availabletopostgraduateeducationstudentsonly.

Providesstudentswithadetailedoverviewofthe rangeofdifferentqualitativeapproachesand withanindepthunderstandingonhowto conductaqualitativestudyineducation. Techniquessuchasindepthinterviewing,

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participantobservationanddocumentanalysis arecovered,togetherwithafocusondata analysisandreportwriting.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU03133 BehaviourManagement
Introducesanecologicalanddatabasedmodel ofmanagementtoguideteachersinthe promotionofapositivelearningclimatein schools.Theunitseekstodevelopmasteryofthe leadershipbehaviours,curriculumadjustments, researchskillsandgeneralbehavioursofa teacherthatwillpromotepositivebehaviourby individualsandgroupsoflearners.

oftheliteratureinacriticalmannerthatwill identifythecentralproblemsinthefieldofstudy andsummarisethemajorcontributionsofthe areaofstudyasthebasisfordevelopingthe morecomprehensiveliteraturereviewrequired fortheirthesis.Thefinalresearchproposalwill identifyaresearchproblemandthemajor researchconceptsinvolved;andoutlinethebasic theoryunderlyingtheproblem.Theresearch proposalshouldalsojustifytheapproach recommendedtoinvestigatetheresearch problemorissue.

EDU03312 IndigenousAustraliansinEducation
PresentsadiversityofIndigenousvoiceswithin thewiderdiscourseoneducationinAustralia. Pastandcurrentcolonialeducationpracticesin Australiaarecriticallyanalysed,especiallyin termsoftheirrelationshiptoIndigenouspeoples andIndigenouseducationmodelsandpractices. Focusesincludethehistoryofcolonialeducation inAustralia,theIMPACTofcolonisationon Indigenousteachingandlearningprocesses, governmentalresponsetoIndigenous educationalneedsandtheprocessofbest practiceeducationpolicymaking.Studentswill developcriticalanalysisandadvocacyskillsthat willenablethemtoengagethediscoursearound educationdeliveryandpracticewithinAustralia andbeyond.

EDU03138 SchoolingintheMiddleYears
AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Introducesstudentstotheconceptofmiddle schooling.Providesopportunitiesforexploring theuniquecharacteristicsandneedsofyoung adolescents.Looksatpedagogicaland organisationalimplicationsofmiddleschool reform.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU03173 ResearchProposalfortheEDD
RequiresEdDcandidatestopresentaresearch proposalfortheinvestigationtobeundertaken duringcompletionoftheEdDThesisunits. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU03235 TeachingtheGiftedandTalented
Focusesontheneedsofparticularlyable learners.Studentswillevaluatethecurrent methodsbywhichablechildrenareidentified andwillgaintheskillstoplanandimplement appropriateenrichmentprograms.Itusesa studentfocusedstrategyaimedatchanging studentsconceptionsthroughstudents reconstructingtheirconceptions.

EDU03334 EvaluatingEducationalPrograms
Providesanunderstandingoftheory,issuesand contemporarypracticeofprogramevaluation acrossarangeoforganisationalandcommunity contexts.Thepurposeandvalueofevaluation areconsideredandthelinksbetweenprogram evaluation,illumination,emancipation,action andchangeareexplored.Studentswilldevelop practicalskillsfordesigningandconducting evaluationsofeducationalprogramsorpartsof programs.Contemporaryevaluationmodelsand practicesarecriticallyexamined.

EDU03264 ProfessionalDoctorateResearch Proposal


Introducesprofessionaldoctoratecandidatesto thebasicsofwritinganeffectiveliteraturereview andrigorousresearchproposal.Students undertakealiteraturesearch;prepareareview

EDU03335 CriticalLiteratureReviewII
Prerequisite:EDU00751CriticalLiteratureReviewI.

ProvidespostgraduatestudentsinEducationwith anopportunitytoundertakeacriticalreviewof

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theliteratureinanareaapprovedbytheMEd coursecoordinator.

EDU10128 IntroductiontoTeaching
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoBachelorofEducation (Primary)ORtheBachelorofEducation(Early Childhood).

EDU10003 LearningTechnologies
Antirequisite/s:ISY00550EducationalInformation TechnologyforSchoolPractitioners.

Developsstudentscapabilitiesintheuseof informationtechnologiestosupportlearningin earlychildhood,primaryandsecondarysettings. Afocusisplacedonpedagogicalknowledge, strategiesandcriticalevaluationandselectionof resourcesthatsupportintegrationacrossthe curriculum.

Introducesstudentstokeyissuesassociatedwith beingaprofessionalineducationinthe21st century.Emphasisisplacedonmetacognitive approachestolearningasakeytoeffective teaching.Skillsinreflectivepracticeare incorporatedtoenablestudentstomonitortheir developmentaseducatorsandtocriticallyreflect ontheircareerchoiceinearlychildhoodand/or primaryschools.

EDU10004 Language,LiteracyandDiversity
Providesanunderstandingofthesignificant impactofliteracyexpectationsuponlearningin secondaryschoolcontexts.Thenotionsof difference,NESB,Indigenous,andspecialneeds literacylearnersareexamined.Studentsconsider theseperspectiveswhentheyareexposedtothe currenttheoriesoflanguagelearningand approachestoteachingandassessingliteracy acrossallKeyLearningAreas.

EDU10129 HumanSocietyanditsEnvironments EducationI:Foundations


Antirequisite:EDU00400AustralianandAsianStudies

EDU10102 PersonalSafetyandSexualHealthin Adolescence


Providesstudentswithskillsinthedevelopment, implementationandevaluationofteaching strategiesinadolescentmentalhealth.Students willexaminetheconceptsunderpinning adolescentmentalhealthandcritiquethevarious approachesrespondingtocriticalissuesin adolescentmentalhealth.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

Introducesstudentstoaglobalperspectiveof teachingandlearningwithPreandPrimary SchoolchildrenintheKeyLearningAreaof HumanSocietyanditsEnvironment.Thethemes ofchange,interdependence,diversity,social justice,participatorycitizenship,peacebuilding, povertyandwealth,andsustainabilityare encountered.Studentsareexpectedtodevelop skillsincriticalthinking,valuesanalysis,using inquiryprocessesandinformationtechnologies; andemploytheseskillstocontextualisecurrent regional,nationalandglobalissueswithinlocal settings.Providesbackgroundknowledgeinthe disciplinesofhistoryandgeographyforstudents enteringtheteachingprofession,especiallyinthe areasofdemocracy,andAustraliandemocratic history.

EDU10103 DrugandAlcoholEducation
Exploresandanalysesthenatureofdrugand alcoholinterventionanditsplaceinschool curriculum.Itinvestigateshowdrugandalcohol usemaybeasignificantaspectofleisure activitiesformanyyoungpeopleandtherefore increasestheirriskofharmfromoveruseand abuseofdrugsandalcohol.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU10130 SociologyofChildren,Familyand Communities


Prerequisite/s:180creditpoints(15units)inany educationunit. AvailabletoEducationStudentsonly.Studentsmust visitcommunityorganisationsinthisunit.

Explorescontemporaryinfluencesonchildhood andeducationthroughasociologicallens,having particularregardtoissuesconcerninggender, ethnicity,Aboriginality,socialclass,family influencesandtechnology.Studentsare expectedtodevelopinformedperspectivesona rangeofcontemporaryissuesthatimpacton

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childreninschoolsandearlychildhoodsettings, andarerequiredtoinvestigateandreportonone issueindepth.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

oralpresentationskills.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

EDU10131 TransitiontoTeaching
Prerequisite:TCH10136PedagogyinPracticeIII: Differentiation. Corequisites:TCH10138PedagogyinPracticeIV: ProfessionalPathwaysANDEDU10132Curriculumand Programming.

EDU10147 FoundationStudy:AcademicStudy SkillsII


Prerequisite/s:EDU10146FoundationStudy:Academic StudySkillsI. AvailabletoFoundationProgramstudentsonly.

Assistsstudentstomakethetransitionintothe professionalworldofteachingbyrequiringthem tocriticallyreflectonhistoricalandfuture contextsofeducationandtheirownidentityasa teachingprofessional.Alsoenhancesstudents abilitytocommunicateeffectivelyabouttheir personalprofessionalidentity.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

Furtherdevelopacademicstudyskillstoensure preparednessforfirstyearundergraduatestudy. Studentslearnmoreadvancedskillsincritical thinking,analysisandtheskillsofdevelopingan argument.Introducesarangeofcommon assessmenttypesincludingexaminations,reports andjournalwriting.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

EDU10132 CurriculumandProgramming
Prerequisite/s:TCH10136PedagogyinPracticeIII: Differentiation. Corequisite/s:TCH10138PedagogyinPracticeIV: ProfessionalPathwaysANDEDU10131Transitionto Teaching. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly. Mustbestudiedconcurrently.

EDU10172 ExtendedEducationProject
Prerequisite/s:TCH10136PedagogyinPracticeIII Differentiation;OR252creditpoints(any21units). Doubleweightedunit. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Introducesaspectsof,andinfluenceson, curriculumdevelopment,includinghistorical, interpretational,implementational,socialand political.Familiarisesstudentswithprinciplesand techniquesforundertakingsituationalanalyses ofschoolcommunity,schoolandindividual classroomfeaturesthataffectthesuccessof teaching/learningprograms.Introducesstudents tomethodsofshorttermandlongterm programmingandevaluation.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

Encouragesstudentstovaluecareerlong professionallearningandprovidesan opportunityforstudentstoinvestigateinsome depthaclassroom,schoolorcommunitybased educationalproblemorissueoftheirown choosingandtopresentthefindingsinaformal dissertationstylepresentation.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

EDU10294 MathematicsEducationIII:Issues
Prerequisite/s:EDU00405MathematicsEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

EDU10146 FoundationStudy:AcademicStudy SkillsI


OnlyavailabletoFoundationProgramstudents.

Focusesoncurrentissuesintheteachingand assessmentofmathematicsandnumeracyinthe MathematicsK6Syllabus.Aparticularemphasis isonplanningfornumeracyteachingtomeet classroomdiversity.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

Studentswilllearnthebasicskillsnecessarytobe successfulattertiarystudy,timemanagement andeffectivestudyhabits,researching informationfromthelibrary,weband communitysources,basicessaywritingskillsand

EDU10498 SocialandEmotionalWellbeingin Adolescence


Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoextend theirknowledgeandskillsconcerningmental wellbeing,sexualhealthandrisktaking

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behavioursasitappliestoadolescencein particular.Inaddition,itprovidesopportunityfor development,implementationandevaluationof teachingstrategiesinadolescentmentalhealth, andforthedevelopmentofanunderstandingof awholeofschoolapproachtotheseissues. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

EDU10631 TechnologyPedagogyandCurriculumI
Prerequisite/s:Any15units(180creditpoints). Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies(mustbestudiedconcurrently). Antirequisites:TCH10271CurriculumSpecialisation: TechnologyStudiesI. RequiresaccesstoInternet.

EDU10513 EnglishEducationIII:Issues
Prerequisite/s:EDU00402EnglishEducationII: CurriculumandPedagogy.

Addressescurrentissuesintheteachingof LiteracyandEnglish.Thediversityof literacylearners,differentiationofthe curriculum,andthestructureoftheLiteracy Session,willallbeaddressed.Requiresaccessto theInternet.

EDU10514 UnderstandingChildrenandYoung People


Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding ofhowdifferenttheoreticalpositionsinform understandingsofthedevelopmentandlearning ofchildrenandyoungpeople.Theprimaryaimof thisunitistodevelopcriticalreflectionskillsasa keyattributeofaprofessionaleducator.Requires accesstotheInternet.

Developsunderstandingoftheroleandvalueof theBoardofStudiesTechnologyandApplied studieseducationcurriculumandtherationale andcontentoftheTechnology(Mandatory)and Years710Technologyelectivesubjectsyllabi. Emphasisisplacedonprogramming projectbasedunitsofworkwhichencourage creativityandinnovationanddesigningfair, reliableandvalidassessmenttasks.Strategiesfor themanagementoffacilities,resources, equipmentandOH&Sissuesaredeveloped. StrategiesforaccessandequityintheTAS classroomandreflectivepracticearealso developed.

EDU10632 TechnologyPedagogyandCurriculumII
Prerequisites:EDU10631TechnologyPedagogyand CurriculumI. Antirequisite/s:CurriculumSpecialisation:Technology StudiesII. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation. RequiresaccesstoInternet.

EDU10629 FoundationsandIssuesinEducation
Providesstudentswithafoundational understandingofthetheoriesandphilosophies underpinningcontemporaryeducationalpractice. Examineswhatitmeanstobeachildfocused teachingprofessionalandconsiders contemporaryissuesandprioritiesinsupporting learning.Astrongfocusisplacedonmanaging thecontemporaryclassroomtosupportpositive studentbehaviour.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

Assistsstudentstoprogramunitsofworkand planassessmentstrategiesforTASStage6 subjects.StudentswillreviewtheBoardof StudiesassessmentrequirementsfortheHigher SchoolCertificateanddeveloppedagogical approachesandstrategiesrelevanttoTAS. Assistsstudentstomanagetheproductionof HSCMajorProjects.Studentsareintroducedto theprinciplesandpracticeofwritingstudent reportsandevaluatingtheirteachingpractice.

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EDU10633 VocationalEducationandTrainingin SchoolsandIndustry


Prerequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation. Corequisite/s:DES10639IntegratedTechnology Project. Musthavecompletedminimum40hoursvolunteering inaHighSchoolTASDepartmentbytheendofthis unit.

EDU10692 PhysicalEducationStudiesII:Danceand Gymnastics


Prerequisites:EDU10691PhysicalEducationStudiesI: AthleticsandAquatics. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Aimstoprovideparticipantswithanoverviewof currentvocationaleducationandtraining(VET) structuresandpolicyandthewayinwhichthis shapesteachingpractice.Itcoversaspectsofthe NationalTrainingFrameworkandkeyissuessuch ascompetencybasedtrainingandassessment, trainingpackages,theAustralianQualityTraining Framework,flexibledeliveryandaparticular focusisplacedontheroleofVETinschools.It alsocoversroles,competenciesandexpectations requiredoftechnologyteacherstodeliveryVET inschools.Studentscompleteprescribed engagementwithindustry,inordertogain currentindustryengagementandtolinklearning intheworkplacewithlearningintheschool environment.

Providesstudentswithknowledge, understandingandskillsintheteachingofdance andgymnastics.Studentswillexamine contemporarycooperativelearningand assessmentapproachesandtheprinciplesof peerandselfassessment,andwillapplyand evaluatethesewithinthecontextsoftheirown danceandgymnasticslearning.Requiresaccess totheInternet.

EDU10693 PromotingtheHealthandWellbeingof YoungPeople


RequiresaccesstoInternet.

EDU10690 IntroductiontoPersonalDevelopment, HealthandPhysicalEducation(PDHPE)


AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Focusesonthecomplexnatureofyoungpeoples healthstatusandwellbeingandtherolethat schoolsplayinworkingtopromoteyoung peopleshealth.Theunitexploresfactorsthat shapethehealthofyoungpeopleaswellasthe variousmeaningsthatareattributedtohealth. Theunitinvestigatescurrentpublichealthand curriculumpolicycontextsandexplorestheir applicationtoschoolprogramdevelopment.

Introducesstudentstotheprofessionandfieldof PDHPE.Emphasisisplacedupondeveloping studentsunderstandingsoftheircourseof study,thenatureofthefieldandwhatbeinga PDHPEprofessionalmeansforthem.Explores youngpeoplesengagementswithphysical activityandhealthrelatedpracticesandconsider theseinlightofcurriculumandpedagogical innovations.

EDU10694 ContemporaryHealthIssuesforYoung People


Prerequisite:EDU10693PromotingtheHealthand WellbeingofYoungPeople. RequiresaccesstoInternet.

EDU10691 PhysicalEducationStudiesI:Athletics andAquatics


AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

Focusesonexploringthehealthpriorityareasof sexualhealthandrelationships,drugsand alcohol,safetyandnutritionastheyrelateto youngpeople.Examineskeypolicyresponsesas theypertaintoschooling,withaparticularfocus oncurriculumimperativesandclassroom teaching.

Exploresthecontinuumoflearningfromteacher directedtoselfdirectedapproaches,inrelation toteachingaquaticsandathletics.Studentswill alsoberequiredtothinkcriticallyaboutthevalue andlimitationsofbothoftheseapproachesto learning.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

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EDU10710 Learners,TeachersandPedagogies
Antirequisite/s:EDU00221TeachingandLearning. Corequisite/s:AnyCurriculumSpecialisationIunit. Mustbepreparedtotravelatleast90minutestoand fromaschoolforaprofessionalexperienceplacement. OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.

EDU10713 Curriculum,AssessmentandNewMedia
Prerequisite:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.

Introducesfoundationconceptsoflearning, teachingandcurriculum,varioustheoriesof,and modelsfor,learning,howstudents achievementsimpactonlearning,andhow social,ethnic,culturalandreligiousbackgrounds mayaffectlearning.Pedagogicalapproaches, policydocumentsandorganisationalpracticesin asecondaryschoolareconsidered.ThisUnit requiresaccesstobroadbandInternet.

Providesastudentfocusedstrategyaimedat developingcurriculumandassessmentdesign skillsthatpositivelyimpactonlearningandon teaching.Principlesandpracticesforusing (school)studentassessmentresultstoreflecton teachingandtoinformplanningareemphasised. Theunitenablesstudentstoconsideremerging pedagogies,thedesignoflearningspaces,new mediaandvirtuallearning.

EDU10711 EffectiveCommunicationinthe Classroom


OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.

EDU10714 TheInclusiveClassroom
OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.

Developsanunderstandingofcommunication andlanguagerequirementsforteaching;the explicitnatureoflanguageandliteracy,and thinkingandquestioning,aswellasinformation andcommunicationtechnologies.The importanceofeffectivecommunicationtomeet needsofdiverseanddifferentlearners,using appropriatepedagogicalskillsandtools, challengingunderlyingassumptionsand addressingequityofaccess.Requiresaccessto broadbandinternet.

Introducesstudentstothediverseanddifferent needsofadolescentsaslearnersandtheimpact ofcultural,linguisticandbehaviouralfactorsthat affectperformance.Studentswillconsider strategies,policiesandlegislationthatinform positivelearningenvironmentsforAboriginal students,studentsfromnonEnglishspeaking backgroundsandstudentswithchallenging behaviours.Requiresbroadbandinternet.

EDU10715 IssuesinEducation
Prerequisites:EDU10710LearnersTeachersand PedagogiesANDanyCurriculumSpecialisationIunit. Corequisites:AnyCurriculumSpecialisationIANDII unit. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

EDU10712 SupportingLearnerswithDisabilities
Prerequisite:96creditpoints(any8units). Antirequisite:EDU01095SupportingLearnerswith DiverseAbilities. OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.

Introducesstudentstoinclusiveeducationand applicationofinclusivepedagogy,withafocuson thecomplexinteractionofinstructional, behavioural,curricular,communityandsociety influencesthatrequireallteachingprofessionals tohaveanunderstandingofinclusiveeducation philosophies,techniquesandskills.TheUnit requiresaccesstotheInternet.

Introducessignificantissuesineducationforthe purposesofenablingstudentstocontributeto discussionof:nationalandinternational perspectivesandpolicies;professional knowledge,professionalpracticeandengaging withparentsandthecommunity;andstudent motivation,andsocial,emotionalandacademic learning.

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EDU10716 ProfessionalDevelopmentinEducation
Prerequisites:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies;ANDEDU10715IssuesinEducationOR TCH10001ProfessionalExperienceII. Mustbepreparedtotravelatleast90minutestoand fromaschoolforaprofessionalexperienceplacement. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

ENG00400 IntroductiontoWrittenTexts
Introducesstudentstocontemporaryliteraryand culturaltheorieswhichwillengagetheminthe centralquestionsabouttheplaceofwritingin culture.Thegenresofpoetry,drama,fictionand nonfiction,aswellaspopulargenres,arestudied inrelationtotheirculturalsignificancesandtheir participationinculturalformation.

Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytobuild onknowledgeandskillsdevelopedin ProfessionalExperiencesIandIIthrougha furtherclassroomteachingexperienceaswellas professionaldevelopmentorvolunteerworkin thewidereducationcommunity.Studentsextend theirunderstandingofhowschoolsandteachers workwithintheircommunities,andwhatit meanstobeaneffectiveandcompetentteacher. Requiresaccesstobroadbandinternet.

ENG00401 IssuesandThemesinContemporary Writing


Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

EDU89021 DoctorofEducationThesis
Prerequisite/s:EDU03171ReviewofContemporary IssuesinEducation.

RequiresEdDcandidatestocompletean approvedprogramofsupervisedresearchand publication,resultingintheproductionofthe equivalentofthree(3)peerrefereedresearch articlesonacommonthemethathavebeen acceptedforpublicationinjournalsapprovedby theEdDCommittee.Thesearticlesshallcomprise aportfolioofarticlestobeincluded,together withlinkingchapters,intheEdDthesis.

Studentsareintroducedtoanumberof contemporarywrittentexts.Majorissuesand themesareidentifiedandanumberofcritical methodsareexploited.Particularattentionis paidtothoseissuesandthemeswhichcanbe seenashavingspecialrelevancetopostcolonial societies.ThereisanemphasisonAustralian writing.

ENG00403 Prose
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears. Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

ENG00351 ChildrensLiterature
Prerequisite/s:EDU00401EnglishEducationI: Foundations.

Introducesstudentstoarangeofdifferent writingstrategiesandtechniquesforcreative prosethroughpracticalworkandarangeof readings.Studentsalsodevelopdraftingandself editingskills.

Providesanunderstandingofcontemporary approachestothestudyofchildrensliterature, includingthetoolsofvisualliteracyandcritical literacy.Theseinsightsareappliedtocurrent Australianchildrensliteratureanditseffective useintheclassroom.

ENG00406 TheoriesofTextandCulture
Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

ENG00355 Storytelling
Emphasisestheimportanceofstorytellingasa methodoftransmittingculture.Enablesstudents toenjoy,prepareandtellstoriestochildren.

Studentsareguidedthroughthemajor contemporarytheoreticaldebatesaboutthe relationshipbetweenwrittentextsandthe productionofculturalandsocialmeanings. Studentswilldoadetailedstudyofthetheories ofPostmodernism,Postcolonialismand Feminism.Requiresaccesstoacomputer network.

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ENG00407 WritingforPerformance
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears. Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

ENG10022 WritingfromtheEdge
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears. Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

Designedtogivestudentsapracticaland experientialintroductiontoabroadrangeof performancewritingpractices,dramaturgy techniquesandtheoriesofperformance. Studentswillbegivenanopportunitytodevelop theirwritingbasedonapracticalexperienceof methods,approachesandstylesrelatingto writingforliveperformance.

Introducesstudentstothetheoriesandpractices involvedinarangeofinnovativeand experimentalwritingtechniquesusedina numberofgenres/forms.Studentswillbe encouragedtoexperimentwithandmake practicaluseoftheaestheticconventionsand textualstrategiesreadaboutanddiscussedinthe courseintheirownwriting.

ENG00408 WritingProject
Prerequisite/s:5writingunits.

ENG10164 Auto/Biography
Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten TextsandENG00410IntroductiontoCreativeWriting.

Studentsundertakeamajorprojectofwriting andwillengageincriticalpracticeswhichare alerttotherelationshipbetweenwritingand culturalproduction.Theresultwillbeacreative writingprojectwithanexegesis,writtenduring thesemester.

ENG00410 IntroductiontoCreativeWriting
Introducesstudentstothemainskillsareasof creativewritingpractice.Studentswillexplorea rangeofnarrativestructuresandtechniques throughwritingandreadingcreativeandcritical work.Studentswillalsogainexperienceinthe practiceofselfeditingandredraftingusing workshoptechniques.

Introducesstudentstothestudyandpracticeof auto/biography.Willexplorearangeoftextsof thegenresandthosecontemporarytheoriesof thesubjectwhicharesopertinenttothewriting andreadingofauto/biography.Studentswill havetheopportunitytowritean auto/biographicalpiece.

ENG10083 KnowledgeandCulture
Doubleweightedunit. Antirequisite/s:HUM00793ResearchCore.

ENG00411 WritingGenre
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears. Prerequisite/s:ENG00400IntroductiontoWritten Texts. Corequisite/s:ENG00401IssuesandThemesin ContemporaryWriting.

Developsstudentscapabilitiesintheareasof academicenquiryandwriting,coveringabroad rangeofcontemporarytheoreticalliteraturein ordertoprovideasoundfoundationfor research.Studentscanfocusuponmaterial relevanttotheirareaofspecialisation.

ENM10197 SurfingTechnologyandSkills
OnlyavailabletostudentsundertakingtheSurfing StudiesSpecialisation.

Introducesstudentstoarangeofpopularand literarygenresandencouragesthemtostudy thesegenresinbothpracticalandcriticalways. Studentswillworkcreativelyandcriticallywith theaestheticconventions,textualstrategies, ideologiesandhistoriesofarangeofgenres.

Introducesstudentstothedevelopmentand enhancementofthepracticalsurfinganddesign skillsofstudents.Itspurposeistwofold.First,it enablesstudentstodeveloparangeofpractical surfingskills,techniques,tacticsanda comprehensiveunderstandingofsurfingrules andethicsastheyapplyincompetition.Second, itintroducesthestudenttoawidespectrumof availablecommercialmaterialswithinthe

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contextofmodernindustrialsurfboarddesign andmanufacture.

ENM10640 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgein Textiles


Recognisesstudentslearningthroughthe completionofavocationalqualification equivalenttotheCertificateIIIinAppliedFashion DesignandTechnology,includingthecompletion ofessentialcompetenciesasoutlinedbythe SchoolofEducation.

introducesstudentstoengineeringmodelling techniques(usingExcelspreadsheets)anddraws onpracticallocalexamplesofthe ecoengineeringcraft.

ENP10645 FoodTechnologyandSociety
RequiresaccesstocomputerwithOfficeapplication andInternetaccess,headsetwithmicrophone.

ENO03200 EcotechnologyforWaterManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thisunitexploresecologicalengineering solutionsrelevanttothewatercycle,toaddress thequestion:Howcanwecreatehuman settlementswhichmimictheclosedcycle structureofecosystemsusingnatural technologies(withminimumenergyand chemicalrequirements)?Themovementand fateofwater,carbonandnutrientpollutantsare examined,particularlyatthehouseholdand smallsettlement(ecovillage)level,with referencealsotolargesettlements.Theunit introducesstudentstoengineeringmodelling techniques(usingExcelspreadsheets)anddraws onpracticallocalexamplesofthe ecoengineeringcraft.Thisunitincludesa MastersTutorialcomponentinwhichstudents criticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

Focusesonthesocial,culturalandeconomic significanceoffoodinIndigenousanddeveloped societies.TheuseofAustraliannativefoodswill beresearchedandthefactorsinfluencingthe availabilityandselectionoffoodanalysed. Dietaryissuesforoptimumhealthwillbe exploredandadetailedstudyofcontemporary foodissuesandtrendsinAustraliansocietyand globallywillbeundertaken.

ENP10646 FoodTechnologyasanEnterprise
RequiresaccesstocomputerwithOfficeapplication andtheInternet,smallquantitiesofcommonfood ingredients,domestickitchen.

FocusesontheAustralianfoodindustryandthe policiesandlegislationassociatedwithit.The industrialmanufactureoffoodandfoodproduct developmentareinvestigatedandthevarious aspectsofthemarketplaceanalysed.The environmentalandsocialimplicationsoffood manufacturingtechnologiesandemerging technologyinfoodproductionandpackagingare analysedandtheuseofappropriatetechnology withintheindustryanalysed.

ENO10183 EcotechnologyforWaterManagement
Prerequisite/s:ENS00203EarthSystemsII:The Hydrosphere,ISY00241EnvironmentalInformation Management.

ENS00203 EarthSystemsII:TheHydrosphere
Takesastepbysteplookatthemovementof waterthroughtheglobalhydrologicalcycle. Providesatreatmentoftechniquesusedforthe measurementandanalysisofsurfaceandsub surfacewaterandlooksattheeffectthiswater hasonstreamandcatchmentdevelopment.Uses realdatagatheredbythestudentsandcase examplesfromAustraliaandoverseastoprovide apracticalbasisfortheunderstandingof techniquesandprinciplesstudiedduringthe course.

Thisunitexploresecologicalengineering solutionsrelevanttothewatercycle,thatassist increatingwaterandwastewaterinfrastructure forhumansettlements,question:Howcanwe createhumansettlementswhichmimicthe closedcyclestructureofecosystemsusing naturaltechnologies(withminimumenergyand chemicalrequirements)?Themovementand fateofwater,carbonandnutrientpollutantsare examined,particularlyatthehouseholdand smallsettlement(ecovillage)level,with referencealsotolargesettlements.Theunit

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ENS00218 WasteTechnology
Examinestheproblemsofwastedisposalwith emphasisonclassificationofwastetypesand theirimpactsontheenvironment.Includes practicalandappliedexaminationofdisposal methods,siteselectionandrehabilitation,hazard evaluation,riskanalysis,monitoringstrategies, wastereductionandwasterecycling.Thehuman aspectsofwastemanagementarealsoincluded.

inthisunitincludinglimitstogrowth,finite naturalresources,benefitsharing,trans boundarywatermanagement,naturalresource propertyrightsandtheglobalcommons,poverty alleviationandlinksbetweendevelopmentand globalatmosphericsecurity.

ENV03399 EnvironmentalGovernance
Thisunithelpsstudentstounderstandthat environmentalmanagementisasubsetof environmentalgovernancebyexposingthemto broaderissuesthatcanimpacttheoutcomesof variousmanagementapproaches.Studentswill becomeawareofhowlegalandinstitutional structuresandprocesses,forexample,operateat differenthumanscales,andhowtheyhavedirect effectsonthelevelofenvironmental conservationordegradation.Thisunitwill provideusefulinsightsintothechallengesand limitationsofenvironmentalmanagementinthe realworld,andhowcrucialitisthatthismustbe strengthenedatalllevels.

ENV00207 EnvironmentalPlanning
Offeredonlyinathreeweekintensivemode,witha compulsoryoneweekoncampusresidentialatLismore heldduringthebreakbetweenSession1and2.Itis highlyrecommendedonlyoneintensiveunitbetaken duringthebreak.

Coversboththeoreticalandpracticalaspectsof landuseplanning,throughtheintroductionand applicationofplanningconcepts,issuesand approaches.Thefocusoftheunitisonplanning atthelocalandregionallevelsinordertoprovide anappreciationofplanningprocessesindifferent contexts.

ENV03117 EnvironmentalPlanning
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ENV10655 CoastlinesDiversity,Dynamicsand Risks


Prerequisite/s:GLY00201EarthSystemsI:The Lithosphere. Antirequisite/s:GLY00206CoastalGeomorphology.

Examinesboththeoreticalandpracticalaspects oflanduseplanning,throughtheintroduction andapplicationofplanningconcepts,issuesand approaches.Focusisonplanningatthelocaland regionallevelsinordertoprovidean appreciationofplanningprocessesindifferent contexts.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

Describescoastallandformsandtheprocesses thatformedthemandcontinuetochangethem. Theroleofperiodichighenergyeventsandthe useofdataonpasttrendsandpresentconditions topredictfuturechangesandtheeffectsof humaninterventionareemphasised.Theuseof knowledgeofcoastallandformsandprocessesin landuseplanningwillbedemonstrated.

ENV03398 EnvironmentandDevelopment
Thisunitpresentsstudentswithaknowledge baseonwhichtheycandevelopan understandingoftheinterrelationsbetweenthe useofenvironmentalresourcesandthelevelof humandevelopment.Thematerialinthisunit willconsiderenvironmentalmanagementissues throughaglobalperspective,whilerecognising theroleofAustraliaaspartofboththeglobal earthsystem,andasapartneringlobal governance.Arangeofissueswillbeconsidered

ENV10656 ExtensionandProfessionalPracticein NaturalResourceManagement


Communicationoftechnicalinformationon forestryandtheforestindustriestolandholders. Provisionofextensionandadvisoryservicesby governmentagencies,businessenterprisesand consultants.Introductiontorelevantsociological researchmethods.

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ENV10702 FoodEcology
Providesasociologicalperspectiveofhowfood hasshapedhumancivilisationandhowithas influencedourlivesfromthehuntergatherersto presentday.Itlooksatthecontemporaryfood landscapeandexaminestherelationship betweenfoodproductionandconsumptionand thebiological/ecological,economical/political, andsocial/culturalenvironments.Arangeof issuesrelatedtothecurrentfoodsystemandthe futureoffoodareexplored.

EXE002112 ExchangeElectiveCollegeof IndigenousAustralianPeoplesIII EXE002214 TourismandHospitalityInternational ExchangeIIV EXE002258 TourismandHospitalityInternational ExchangeVVIII EXE003512 ExchangeElectiveTheArtsIII EXE004212 ExchangeElectiveMusicIII EXE004256 ExchangeElectiveVisualArtsIII EXE004512 ExchangeElectiveScienceIII EXE005512 ExchangeElectiveHealthScienceIII EXE005612 ExchangeElectiveHuman MovementIII EXE006512 ExchangeElectiveLegalStudiesIII EXE007512 ExchangeElectiveTourismIII EXE1015158 InternationalExchangeIVIII
CommerceandManagement

ENV10705 FoodandtheEnvironmentStudyProject
Prerequisite/s:EitherMWF10663Researchand EvidenceBasedPracticeORMAT00330Researchand AnalysisinHealth;ANDENV10702FoodEcologyAND NUT00216NutritionalBiochemistryandHuman Metabolism.

Providesstudentswiththeopportunityto investigateanareaofinterestthatspansthe nutritionalandenvironmentalsciences.This allowsanindependentapplicationofthe knowledgeandskillsobtainedwithinthetwo disciplinestoacontemporaryissue.

EXE001512 ExchangeElectiveEducationIII EXE001612 ExchangeElectiveSociologyIII EXE001656 ExchangeElectiveTrainingand DevelopmentIII EXE001712 ExchangeElectiveManagementIII EXE001812 ExchangeElectiveCommerceIII EXE001912 ExchangeElectiveInformation TechnologyIII EXE002012 ExchangeElectiveComplementary MedicineIII

EXE103018 InternationalExchangeIVIII
SocialSciences

EXE1031118 InternationalExchangeIVIII
TourismandHospitalityManagement

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EXE1032128 InternationalExchangeIVIII
ContemporaryArts

Provisionexistsinsomecoursesforstudentsto undertakeunitsaspartfofaninternationalstudent exchange.Theseunitscanonlybeundertakenwiththe approvaloftheHeadofSchool.

EXE1033138 InternationalExchangeIVIII
HumanitiesandCulturalStudies

FIN00115 SecurityAnalysisandPortfolio Management


Prerequisite/s:ACC00152BusinessFinanceor ACC00142AccountingandFinancialManagementII.

EXE1034148 InternationalExchangeIVIII
Media

EXE1035158 InternationalExchangeIVIII
Education

EXE1036168 InternationalExchangeIVIII
MultimediaandInformationTechnology

Providescoverageofcontemporaryfinance theoryandrelatesthattheorytothe developmentofappropriateinvestment strategiesfordifferentclassesofinvestors (individual,corporateandinstitutional).This materialisputintoperspectivebytreatmentof topicsrelatingtotheinvestmentenvironment, suchastheregulationofsecuritiesmarkets, sourcesofmarketinformationandthenatureof investmentrisk.

EXE1037178 InternationalExchangeIVIII
Psychology

FIN00126 InternationalFinance
Prerequisite/s:ECO10250EconomicsforDecision MakingANDFIN10708FinanceandInvestmentfor BusinessAND24creditpoints(any2units);OR ACC00152BusinessFinance.

EXE1038188 InternationalExchangeIVIII
LawandJustice.

EXE1039198 InternationalExchangeIVIII
EnvironmentalScienceandManagement.

EXE104018 InternationalExchangeIVIII
IndigenousStudies.

Dealswiththeoperationofinternational financialmarkets,andcoversvariousaspectsof theoperationsandactivitiesofthetransnational businessenterprise,themanagementof internationalfinancialrisks,theimplicationsof therapiddevelopmentofcentresofoffshore bankingandfinance,andtheirimpactsonthe wayAustralianfirmsfinancetheiroperations.

FIN00320 SportEconomicsandFinance
Demonstrateshowtheprinciplesoffinancial managementcanbeusedtomanageprofitability inasportandrecreationorganisation.Emphasis willbeplacedonfinancialplanning,management andevaluatingtheperformanceofasports business.

EXE1041118 InternationalExchangeIVIII
ExerciseScienceandSportsManagement.

EXE1042128 InternationalExchangeIVIII
Naturopathy.

EXE1043138 InternationalExchangeIVIII
Nursing

FIN00721 ManagerialFinance
Notavailabletoundergraduates

ItisrecommendedthatstudentstakeACC00724 beforetakingthisunitasitextendsthematerial introducedandprovidesafoundationofmore advancedunitsinfinanceandfinancial

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economics.Considersinmoredetailthe investment,financinganddividenddecisionsof organisation,andfocusesontherolethatthese decisionsplayincreatingvaluewithin organisations.Aimstoprovideanunderstanding oftheconceptualbasisforthesedecisionsand providesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentof practicaldecisionmakingframeworksthat incorporatethisconceptualbase.

FIN03204 InsurancePlanning
Prerequisite/s:FIN10252FinancialPlanning.

FIN00723 InternationalFinanceforManagers
Dealswiththeoperationofinternational currency,debt,equityandderivativesecurity marketsandtheroleofrelatedinstitutions. TopicsincludeEurodollarloans,accessingthe Americancorporatebondmarket,appraisingthe investmentperformanceofinternationalmutual funds,operationsandactivitiesofthe multinationalbusinessenterprise,appraising internationalfinancialimpactsondomesticfirms andthemanagementofinternationalfinancial risk.

Examinestheroleofinsuranceinprotecting individualsandbusinessesagainstrisk. Encompassingandapplyingprinciplesof insurancetheory,itfocusesontypesofrisk, evaluationofrisk,andtypesofinsurance productsandstrategiesavailabletomanagerisk.

FIN03205 FinancialPlanConstructionand Review


Prerequisite/s:FIN03203PrinciplesofInvestmentand RetirementPlanning.

Drawsontheoreticalandtechnicalperspectives offinancialplandevelopmentandclientreviews. Theunitutilisescasestudiesandactualproducts.

FIN03206 FinancialPlanSkillsandManagement
Prerequisite/s:FIN03203PrinciplesofInvestmentand RetirementPlanning.

FIN00919 InvestmentAnalysisandPortfolio Management


Antirequisite/s:FIN00915FinancialInstitutions Management.

Utilisescontemporaryfinancetheorytoappraise thedevelopmentofappropriateinvestmentand portfoliomanagementstrategiesfordifferent classesofinvestors(individuals,corporateand institutional).Thesecoredecisionareasareput intoperspectivebythetreatmentoftopics relatingtotheinvestmentenvironment,the regulationofsecuritiesmarkets,sourcesof marketinformationandthenatureofinvestment risk.

Applicationoftheoreticalandtechnical understandingtopracticalclientplanner situations.Developmentofinterpersonaland managementskillsinbusinesscommunication andmanagementwillprovidethefoundation requiredtoattainthehigheststandardsin financialplanningpractice.

FIN03207 AdvancedInvestmentandRetirement Planning


Prerequisite/s:FIN03203PrinciplesofInvestmentand RetirementPlanning.

FIN03203 PrinciplesofInvestmentandRetirement Planning


Prerequisite:FIN10252FinancialPlanning.

FollowsonfromtheunitPrinciplesofInvestment andRetirementPlanningandprovidesadetailed examinationoftheretirementplanningprocess withparticularemphasisonadvanced investment,taxationandsuperannuation strategies.

Providesanoverviewofinvestmentand retirementplanning,focusingoninvestment vehiclesandstrategies(superannuationandnon superannuation)aswellasthecurrentlegislative andpolicyenvironment.

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FIN10252 FinancialPlanning
Prerequisites:FIN10254FinancialInstitutions, InstrumentsandMarketsANDFIN10709Foundations ofFinance;ORACC10249FinancialInformationfor DecisionMaking.

FIN10709 FoundationsofFinance
Prerequisite/s:MAT10251StatisticalAnalysisAND FIN10708FinanceandInvestmentforBusinessAND24 creditpoints(any2units).

Thisunitprovidesanoverviewoffinancial planning;investments;retirement;andcashflow planning;taxation;legalstructures;risk assessment;andinsurancefocusingoncritical aspectsofthefinancialplannerclient relationship.

FIN10254 FinancialInstitutions,Instrumentsand Markets


Prerequisite/s:ECO10250EconomicsforDecision MakingANDFIN10708FinanceandInvestmentfor BusinessAND24creditpoints(any2units);OR ACC00152BusinessFinance. Antirequisite/s:ECO00104MonetaryEconomics.

Providescoverageoffinancetheoryandhowit relatestomodernfinancialmarkets.Thematerial isputintoperspectivebytreatmentoftopics relatingtotheinvestmentenvironment,suchas thenatureofinvestmentriskandreturn,market efficiency,thebehaviouralfinances,regulationof securitiesmarkets,marketfailureandother contemporaryissues.

FIN10710 BusinessValueAnalysis
Prerequisite/s:ACC00152BusinessFinanceAND132 creditpoints(any11units).

Providesananalysisofequity,debt,foreign exchangeandderivativesmarketsand differentiatethesecuritiestradedineachmarket fromadomesticandinternationalperspective. Riskmanagementstrategiesaredeveloped utilisingarangeofderivativesecurities.

Providesanintroductiontoassetpricing.Itdeals withthepracticalapplicationoffinancial statementanalysistovaluebothlistedand unlistedbusinessentities.Topicsinclude: financialreportingsystems,statementsand reportingquality,thetopdownfundamental analysisoffinancialsecuritiesandcompanies, andotherbusinessvaluationconsiderations.

FIN10708 FinanceandInvestmentforBusiness
Corequisite/s:ACC10707AccountingforBusiness. Assumedknowledge:BUS10699BusinessLanguage andLearningSkillsANDMAT10706Quantitative MethodswithEconomics;ORYear12BusinessStudies AND2unitMathematics RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

FIN10711 PortfolioManagement
Prerequisite/s:ACC00152BusinessFinanceAND FIN10254Financial,Institutions,Instrumentsand MarketsANDFIN10709FoundationsofFinanceAND 108creditpoints(any9units). Corequisite/s:FIN10710BusinessValueAnalysis.

Introducescoreconcepts,principlesandtoolsof financeandbusinessfinancialmanagement, includinganoverviewofthefinancial environment,financingalternatives,riskand return,timevalueofmoney,investmentdecision makingandworkingcapitalmanagement.This basicknowledgeoffinancewillhelpstudentsin boththeirpersonalandbusinesslives.

Providescoverageofcontemporaryportfolio theoryandrelatesthattheorytothe developmentofappropriateinvestment strategiesfordifferentclassesofinvestors (individual,corporateandinstitutional).Topics suchasassetallocationandportfolio construction,riskawarenessandminimisation, securityportfoliomanagement,managed investments,andportfolioperformance evaluationareemphasised.

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FIN10712 FinancialDerivativesandRisk Management


Prerequisites:FIN10254FinancialInstitutions, InstrumentsandMarketsANDFIN10709Foundations ofFinanceAND120creditpoints(any10units).

FOR00101 PlantPhysiologyandEcology
Prerequisite/s:BIO00230PrinciplesofPlantand AnimalConservationorBIO00213PlantIdentification andConservation.

Providesanintroductiontofinancialderivatives. Itdealswiththeinvestmentdecisionmaking process,derivativemarketsandsecurities, pricing,riskmanagementandtradingstrategies, aswellastheapplicationofderivativesin modernfinancialmarkets.Topicsinclude forwardsandfutures,options,warrants,swaps, exotics,derivativevaluationmodels,andhedging andtradingtechniques.

Describesthefunctionofforesttrees,standsand communities,buildingontheconcepts introducedinBIO00230PrinciplesofPlantand AnimalConservationandBIO00213Plant IdentificationandConservation.Itispresentedin fourparts:basicecophysiologicalparametersand growth,theroleofwater,theroleofnutrients andtheuseofintegrativemodelsin understandingplantandcommunityfunctionand hencenature.

FIN40001 FinanceSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIintheFinance discipline.

FOR00102 MeasuringTreesandForests
Concernsthemeasurementoftreesandforests. Itincludestechniquesofindividualtreeand standmeasurementandinventoryofforest resources.Particularattentionispaidtothe measurementofthetreestemandthe estimationofwoodvolumesavailablefromit. Techniquesofbroadscaleforestinventoryto describefullytheresourcesofaforestare considered.

FIN40002 FinanceSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIintheFinance discipline

FIN40004 FinanceThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofVintheFinance disciplinesingleweightedunit.

FOR00103 NativeForestSilviculture
Introducesstudentstothetheoryandpracticeof silviculture,byreviewingtheunderlying physiologicalandecologicalprinciplesand explaininghowtheseareappliedincontrolling thecomposition,growthandregenerationof nativeforests.

FIN40005 FinanceThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheFinance disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

FIN40006 FinanceThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheFinance disciplinedoubleweightedunit.

FOR00104 ForestOperations
Impartsknowledgeofthepossibilitiesand techniquesusedinestablishing,managingand harvestingofforestsandexaminestheir environmentalimplications.Exploresthe interrelationshipbetweenfieldoperations, silvicultureandthevaluechainofforest products.

FOR00100 FireEcologyandManagement
Examinesprinciplesofcombustionandfire behaviour,basedonanunderstandingof meteorologicalevents;roleoffireinecosystem function;techniquesoffirecontrolincluding hazardreductionandotherprescribedburning techniques;reviewofsuppressionstrategies.

FOR00105 PlantationSilviculture
Introducesthepoliciesandtechnologiesthat driveplantationinvestmentandmanagement

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today.Exposesstudentstothetheorybehind thosetechnologiesandthesilviculturalproblems involvedinestablishingandmaintaining plantationsofbothnativeandexoticspecies.

gainskillsinthepracticalaspectsofboth plantationandnaturalforestmanagement.

FOR00106 WoodScienceandUtilisation
Prerequisite/s:FOR00104ForestOperations.

FOR00110 NaturalResourcesPolicy
Discussestheevolutionofnaturalresources policyingeneralandforestpolicyinAustraliain particular,inthecontextofchangingcommunity attitudesandvalues.Recognitionofthe multifunctionroleofforestsprovidesthe rationaleforbalancingtheirprotectionand preservationvaluesduringpolicyimplementation inordertoachieveecologicallysustainableforest management.

Aimstorelatewoodanatomy,ultrastructureand woodchemistrytothevariousendusesofwood andtointroducemanufacturingprocessesand relatedtechnologyusedtoproducewood products.Relationshipsbetweenwood propertiesandtreegrowtharealsoexamined, alongwithmethodsofimprovingwoodquality thatmaybeappliedinplantationforestry.

FOR00107 ForestHealth:PestandDisease Management


Demonstrateshowtheabilitytoidentifyand controlforestpestsanddiseasescanbeusedto maintainhealthystandsofforesttrees.Itshows hownutritionaldisordersintreescanbe diagnosed,andcorrected.

FOR00112 ProductDevelopmentandMarketing
Prerequisite/s:FOR00106WoodScienceUtilisation andConservationTechnology. Offeredinathreeweekintensivemode,witha oneweekcompulsoryresidentialatLismoreduringthe breakbetweenSessions1and2.

FOR00108 AgroforestryandFarmForestry
Prerequisite/s:FOR00105PlantationSilviculture.

Providesanunderstandingoftheroleoftreesin agriculturalecosystemsandtheirplaceinthe rurallandscape.Itwillalsoillustratethedual significanceofintegratedtreecroppingfor environmentalconservationandfordiversifying andsupplementingfarmincome.Studentswill becomeaware,thatwhenevaluating agroforestryproposalsforarangeofspecies, soilsandclimates,ecologicalandbiological considerationsmustbeincluded,inconjunction withfinancialandorganisationalaspects includingtaxlaw,planningrestrictionsand marketing.

Developmentofnewforestproductsasameans ofindustryadjustmenttothedecreasing availabilityandchangingqualityoftraditional products,basedonknowledgeofwood propertiesandmarketanalysistodetermineuser requirements.Attentionisdirectedtowardsthe wholerangeofendproductsfromhighvalue, appearancegradetimbertolowerquality, uniformmaterialsuitableforpulpingorwood composites.

FOR03019 ExtensionandProfessionalPracticein NaturalResourceManagement


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR00109 ForestModellingandManagement
Prerequisite/s:MAT00211EnvironmentalInformation Analysis.

Coverscommunicationoftechnicalinformation onforestryandtheforestindustriesto landholders.Provisionofextensionandadvisory servicesbygovernmentagencies,business enterprisesandconsultants.Introductionto relevantsociologicalresearchmethods.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

Developstheskillsneededtoestimatethe sustainableharvestandusesimulationmodelling inadecisionsupportframework.Studentswill

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FOR03081 ForestHealth:PestandDisease Management


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR03084 ForestOperations
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Coverstheidentificationandcontrolofpestsand diseases.Factorsconducivetothespreadof insectsanddiseasesatoutbreaklevelsare examinedandmethodologiesfortheircontrol presentedanddiscusses,includingthepotential forintegratedpestmanagement.Techniques usedinthediagnosisandcorrectionof nutritionaldisordersarepresentedand illustrated.Theproblemswithweedsinnatural forestsandplantationsarediscussedandvarious controltechniques,includingtheuseof chemicalsaredemonstrated.Thisunitincludesa MastersTutorialcomponentinwhichstudents criticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

Impartsknowledgeofthepossibilitiesand techniquesusedinestablishing,managingand harvestingofforestsandexaminestheir environmentalandeconomicimplications. Explorestheinterrelationshipbetweenfield operations,silvicultureandthevaluechainof forestproducts.ThisunitincludesaMasters Tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

FOR03085 NativeForestSilviculture
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR03082 ForestModellingandManagement
Antirequisites:FOR00109ForestModellingand ManagementANDFOR00109ForestModellingand Management. Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesstudentswiththebackground knowledgetoidentifytheissuesofinterestto stakeholdersinforestlandusenegotiations. Developstheskillsneededtoestimatethe sustainableharvestandusesimulationmodelling inadecisionsupportframework.Studentswill gainskillsinthepracticalaspectsofboth plantationandnaturalforestmanagement.This unitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponentin whichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissues inthefield.

Examinesthetheoryandpracticeofnativeforest silviculture.Thefocusisondryeucalypt,wet eucalyptandrainfallforesttypes.Regeneration techniquesandsilviculturalsystemsappropriate toevenandunevenagedstandsarediscussed. Thehistoryofsilviculturalpracticesaswellas currentmanagementregimesandpossibilities forfuturenativeforestsilvicultureareexplored throughlectures,readings,fieldtripswithState Forestsworkersandfarmers,andfieldexercises. ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponent inwhichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvanced issuesinthefield.

FOR03105 FireEcologyandManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR03083 MeasuringTreesandForests
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Concernsthemeasurementoftreesandforests. Itincludestechniquesofindividualtreeand standmeasurementandinventoryofforest resources.Particularattentionispaidtothe measurementofthetreestemandthe estimationofwoodvolumesavailablefromit. Techniquesofbroadscaleforestinventoryto describefullytheresourcesofaforestare considered.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

Examinesprinciplesofcombustionandfire behaviourbasedonanunderstandingof meteorologicalevents;theroleoffirein ecosystemfunction;techniquesoffirecontrol includinghazardreductionandotherprescribed burningtechniques;reviewofsuppression strategies.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

FOR03106 PlantPhysiologyandEcology
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Describesthefunctionofforesttrees,standsand communities,presentedinfourparts:basic ecophysiologicalparametersandgrowth,therole ofwater,theroleofnutrientsandtheuseof

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integrativemodelsinunderstandingplantand communityfunctionandhencenature.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

FOR03111 NaturalResourcesPolicy
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR03107 PlantationSilviculture
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesthepoliciesandtechnologiesthat driveplantationinvestmentandmanagement today.Exposesstudentstothetheorybehind thosetechnologiesandthesilviculturalproblems involvedinestablishingandmaintaining plantationsofbothnativeandexoticspecies. ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorialcomponent inwhichstudentscriticallyanalyseadvanced issuesinthefield.

Discussestheevolutionofnaturalresources policyingeneralandforestpolicyinAustralia,in particular,inthecontextofchangingcommunity attitudesandvalues.Recognitionofthemulti functionroleofforestsprovidestherationalefor balancingtheirproductionandpreservation valuesduringpolicyimplementationinorderto achieveecologicallysustainableforest managementThisunitincludesaMasters Tutorialcomponentinwhichstudentscritically analyseadvancedissuesinthefield.

FOR0316970 MinorThesis
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

FOR03108 WoodScienceandUtilisation
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Relateswoodanatomy,ultrastructureandwood chemistrytothevariousendusesofwoodandto itssusceptibilitytoinsectattackandfungal decay.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

Involvesidentificationofasuitableresource managementissueorresearchtopic,the planninganddesignofresearchmethods,the gatheringofrelevantinformationanddata,and thepreparationofaprofessionalreport.

FOR03198 ProductDevelopmentandMarketing
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Offeredinathreeweekintensivemode,witha oneweekcompulsoryresidentialatLismoreduringthe breakbetweenSessions1and2.

FOR03110 AgroforestryandFarmForestry
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesanunderstandingoftheroleoftreesin agriculturalecosystemsandtheirplaceinthe rurallandscape,andillustratesthedual significanceofintegratedtreecroppingfor environmentalconservationandfordiversifying andsupplementingfarmincome.Studentswill becomeawarethatwhenevaluatingagroforestry proposalsforarangeofspecies,soilsand climates,ecologicalandbiologicalconsiderations mustbeincluded,inconjunctionwithfinancial andorganisationalaspectsincludingtaxlaw, planningrestrictionsandmarketing.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

Developmentofnewforestproductsasameans ofindustryadjustmenttothedecreasing availabilityandchangingqualityoftraditional products,basedonknowledgeofwood propertiesandmarketanalysistodetermineuser requirements.Attentionisdirectedtowardsthe wholerangeofendproductsfromhighvalue, appearancegradetimbertolowerquality, uniformmaterialsuitableforpulpingorwood composites.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

FOR10176 IntroductiontoSustainableForestry
Developanoverviewoftheworldsforests,their species,extentandcondition;theabilityto identifylocaltreesandotherforestspecies; understandtheprinciplesoftreeandforest growthandtheimplicationsformanagement; appreciatetherangeandvalueofgoodsand

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servicesprovidedbyforestsandtheirroleinthe localandnationaleconomy;havetheabilityto makebasicmeasurementsofland,treesand forests;andwillunderstandtheelementsof informationsystemsforsustainableforestry.

GLY00232 CoastalBiogeochemistry
Antirequisite/s:GLY00221CoastalEngineeringand Oceanography.

FOR400069 ForestryHonoursIIV
Honoursdegreesprovideanintroductionto researchworkandpostgraduatestudiesthrough fulltimesupervisedresearchandprojectwork. Honoursstudentsselecttheirprojecttopicin consultationwithparticularstaffwithexpertise inanareaappropriatetotheproposedtopic areas.

GLY00201 EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphere
Investigatestectonicprocessesleadingtothe formationofthedistinctiveenvironmentsofthe earthssurfaceandtherocksandmineralsfound inthoseenvironments.Theroleofgeologyin understandingandmanagingenvironmental changesandnaturalhazardsisemphasised,and thegeologyofthelocalareaisstudiedusing geologicalmapsandfieldwork.

Focusesonthebiogeochemicalprocessesthat operateincoastalecosystemsandthe proceduresforplanningandconducting environmentalsamplingandmonitoring programsformeasuringbiogeochemical processes.Alsofamiliarisesstudentswith modernwetchemicalandinstrumentalanalytical techniquesthatarepartofenvironmental samplingandmonitoringprograms.Realdata gatheredbythestudentsandcaseexamples frombothAustraliaandoverseasareusedto provideapracticalbasisforunderstandingthe principlesandtechniquesstudiedduringtheunit.

GLY03113 GeographicalInformationSystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

GLY00223 IntroductiontoGeographicInformation Systems


Prerequisite/s:ISY00241EnvironmentalInformation ManagementandSUR00201EnvironmentalMapping. Antirequisite/s:GLY00219RemoteSensingand GeographicInformationSystems.

Providestheconceptualbackgroundand empiricalexperiencewithGeographical InformationSystemstechniques.Thiswillbe achievedthroughexposuretofundamental spatialconceptsandissuesrelatedtospatialdata andGeographicalInformationSystems,andby usingseveralGISsoftwarepackages.Theunit coversanoverviewtoGIS,spatialdata,GIS concepts,GIScomponents,andtheirapplications inappliedenvironmentalsciencesandrelated fields.ThisunitincludesaMastersTutorial componentinwhichstudentscriticallyanalyse advancedissuesinthefield.

Givesbothconceptualbackgroundandempirical experiencewithGeographicalInformation Systemstechniques.Achievedthrough(a)the introductionoffundamentalspatialconceptsand issuesrelatedtospatialdataandGeographical InformationSystems,and(b)usingseveralGIS softwarepackages.Studentswillhave handsontraininginGISsoftwareusinglocal andregionalspatialdatasets.Coversan introductiontoGIS,spatialdata,GISconcepts, GIScomponents,andanoverviewoftheir applicationsinappliedsciencesandrelated fields.

HEA00331 PrinciplesofBehaviourinPhysical Activity


Withinthephysicalactivityarena,thisunit providesanunderstandingofbehaviouraltheory asappliedtoindividuals,groupsandspecial populations.Thefundamentalsofhuman behaviourwillprovideatheoreticalbackground onwhichtointerpretanunderstandingofthe psychologicalfactorsthatunderlieandsustain participationinperformancebasedactivitiesand exerciseandhealthrelateddomains.

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HEA00332 ExercisePsychology
Prerequisite/s:HEA00331PrinciplesofBehaviourin PhysicalActivity.

approaches,intrapersonalandinterpersonal capabilitiestoevaluateinnovativepractices withintheircontinuallychangingworkplace.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithanintroduction toSportPsychologyasatheoreticalandapplied discipline.Amajorfocusisthedevelopmentof practicalskillsandinterventionsthatcanbe appliedinsportandexercisesettingsto positivelyinfluencethebehaviour,performance, andlevelofparticipationofindividual participantsorgroups.Avarietyofmethodswill beusedtoengagestudentswithabroad knowledgeandunderstandingofthe complexitiesanddynamicsthatexistintherealm ofsportandexercise.

HEA03416 ClinicalAccountability:Principlesand Practice


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

HEA00501 QualitativeResearchMethodsforHealth
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Explorestheroleofclinicalaccountabilityinthe healthcarecontextandtheconceptsof professionalaccountabilitywithinorganisations. Studentsareprovidedwithopportunitiesto developcriticalperspectivesthrough reconstructingtheirworldviewofservice improvementandeffectiveclinicaloutcomes. Thefundamentalconceptsofclinicalgovernance areintroduced.

HEA10200 TransandIntergenerationalTrauma
Introducesanddevelopscriticalanalysisofthe themes:Worldpopulationsviolencetrauma andhealth.Studentswillconsiderhuman societies,violenceinwars,colonisationsand naturaldisasters;theanthropologyofviolencein relationshiptotrauma;thetraumainviolence andtransgenerationalaspectsoftrauma.

Thisunitprovidesanoverviewofcurrenttheory andissuesinqualitativeresearchpractice.The differencesbetweenquantitativeandqualitative researchmethodologiesareexaminedfrom withinhistorical,philosophicalandapplied contexts.Itwillenablethestudenttoexperience qualitativeresearchfromaresearchersaswell asaparticipantsperspectiveandimpartskills necessarytoconductaqualitativeresearch project.

HEA10201 TheBiologicalEffectsofTraumaticStress
Blendsboththetheoreticalandconceptual foundationsoftraumaticstresssyndromesat fourinterrelatedlevels:biological,psychological, sociointerpersonalandcultural.Thedeliveryof thisunitwillincludelecturesandgroupactivities toensurethattherelationshipbetweenhealthy creativeadaptationandtraumarecovery educationalapproachescanbeunderstood.

HEA00502 QuantitativeResearchMethods forHealth


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Theaimsoftheunitaretoenablethestudentto criticallyappraisearangeofquantitative researchmethodologiesandapproaches,andto appropriatelyusequantitativeresearchmethods.

HEA03414 ClinicalLeadersasClinicalInnovators
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Participantsmustbeworkingwithinhealthorsocial caresettingsconcurrentlywithtakingthisunit.

HEA10202 TheStoryofHealing/IndigenousHealing
Healinglegaciesarecontainedinthestoriesof healingfromwestern,eastern,classicaland contemporaryIndigenoushealingpractices, givingmeaningtotherootofthewordhealfrom theAngloSaxonhaelan,meaningtobe,orto becomewhole.Tobewholemeansto understandthevitalenergiesbetweenphysical, emotional,mentalandspiritual/metaphysical wellbeing,embeddinghealingprocessesinthe functionsofthewordeducaretobringforth,

Enablesparticipantstocriticallyreflect,examine andevaluatetheirleadershipknowledgeand capabilitieswithinclinical,managerialand/or teachinginahighereducationcontext. Participantsuseafusionofevidencedbased

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todrawoutfromtoshowtheway,torearupthe children.Theunitgivespowertothestoriesthat progresshealingeducation.

HEA4000104 HealthScienceThesis(Stages14)
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoBachelorofHealth Science(Honours).

HEA10203 HealingChildhoodTraumatisation
Apracticalunitintegratedwithrecenttheoriesof humandevelopmentwhichintroducesthetheory ofchildhoodtraumathroughgroupexercisesand activities,supportedbyinformeddiscussions. Helpsidentifythelongtermconsequencesof childhoodtraumaandpersonaldevelopment, andtraumarecoverytheoryandskillsthrough thehealingpowerofart,music,storyandplay, andrenegotiationofthetraumaticevent(s)as corecomponentsintraumarecoverywork.

HEA4000508 HumanMovementScienceThesis (Stages14) HEA4000912 ExerciseScienceThesis(Stages14) HIS00235 CommunityHistoryResearchProject


Studentsundertakeapieceoforiginalresearch aspartofagreaterunderstandingofthe professionalhistoricalworkinpartnershipwitha communitypartner.Theresearchisclosely supervisedandisexpectedtoresultinbotha pieceofpublicscholarshipandanaccountofthe historiographicalissuesraisedduringits completion.

HEA10204 SecondaryTraumatisation
Ahandsonpracticalunitforthespecificsetof issuesandneedsofHumanServiceProvidersto addresstheprocesses,issuesandmanagement ofsecondary/vicarioustraumatisation. Participantscanbenefitfromclarification, validationandsupportthroughagroup experientiallyeducativestructureIndividual awarenesswillbeattainedthroughgroup exercisesandactivities,supportedbyinformed discussionsaimedatintegratingrecenttheories of,andskillsfor,alleviatingsecondarytrauma.

HIS10016 MakingHistory
Introducesstudentstoresearchmethodsand stylesofhistorymaking.Debateswithin,and challengestothedisciplinewillbeexplored.A teacher/studentinteractionstrategywillbe employedwhichintendsthatstudentsacquire theconceptsofthedisciplineandhavethe opportunitytomakehistoryforthemselves. Accesstoacomputerandnetworkwillbe essentialforexternalstudentstomeetthe requirementsoftheunit.

HEA10704 PublicHealthNutritionandPromotion
Prerequisite/s:NUT00215LifeCycleNutritionandDiet TherapyANDCMM10464PsychosocialContextsof Health.

Integratesandbuildsontheknowledgegainedin thePsychosocialContextsofHealthand underpinningnutritionunitstointroduce studentstopublichealthnutritionandnutrition promotion,specialisedfieldswithinthebroader publichealthdomain.Thesyllabusaimstomirror thestepsinvolvedinthedevelopmentofnew publichealthnutritioninitiatives,startingwith thevariousmethodsofdietaryhabitsand communitynutritionalstatusassessment,right throughtotheinceptionandimplementationof policyandprogramstoredressanynutritional risksidentified.

HIS10018 WritingPlace:Landscapes,Memory, History


Examinestheconnectionbetweenpeopleand place,communityandidentityintermsofhowa senseofplaceisimaginedandinterpretedover time.Differentwaysofreadinglandscapesin visualandliteraryhistoricaldocumentslinking timeandplacewillbeintroduced.Studentswill beencouragedtoreflectontheirpracticeas historiansandtheircraftaswriterstodevelop theirownwritingskillsintheprocessofmaking history.

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HIS10725 USHistory:FromReconstructionto Globalization


Beginningwithreconstructionin1865,thisunit takesacriticalapproachtothesubjectof Americanhistorythroughtheexaminationof majorchangesinpolitics,economyandsociety. Studentsquestion,connect,sourceandargueto considerarangeofperspectivesonthehistoryof modernAmerica.Thisclassinvolvesweekly discussionsthatrelyonacombinationof secondaryhistoricalanalysesandprimary sources.

longestablishedillnessandmultipleconditions. Laboratorybasedpracticumsessionswill continuetoexplorethenotionthatlikecures like.Studyofhomeopathicmateriamedicawill continuethroughouttheunit.

HLT00257 HistoryandFoundationsofHerbal Medicine


Acomprehensiveintroductiontoherbal medicine,thestudyofplantsashealingagents. Basedonstudyofthewesternherbaltraditionas itoriginatedinancientGreece.Coversthe historicalandphilosophicalframeworkof westernherbalmedicine,itslanguageand modernapplication.

HIS10726 AustralianCulturalHistory
Antirequisite/s:HIS00233ContemporaryAustralia.

Studentsstudyawiderangeofinterpretationsof thehistoryofcultureinAustraliaandwilluse primarysourcestoexploresomeofthedebates thatarisefromthestudyofhistory.Particular attentionispaidtothoseareasthatareseenas crucialtoshapingcontemporaryAustraliafrom WorldWarItothepresent.

HLT00259 NaturopathicFoundations
Providesacomprehensiveintroductiontobasic naturopathicprinciplesandplacesthepracticeof naturopathyintoitssocial,culturalandhistorical context.Coversabroadrangeoftopicsincluding theassumptionsofthebiomedicalandholistic paradigms,thesocialcontextofdiseaseand healthcaredelivery,andnaturopathic approachestohealthcare.

HLT00252 IntroductiontotheNaturalTherapies
Thisunitprovidesanintroductionfornursesand otherhealthcarepractitionerstonaturaland complementarytherapies.Theunitprovidesa criticaloverviewofthemedicinal,energetic, bodyworkandselfhealingtherapies,aswellas contemporaryissuesforthenursingandhealth careprofessions.

HLT00260 ProfessionalNaturopathicStudies
Corequisite/s:HLT00278NaturopathicClinicIor HLT10511ClinicalPracticuminNaturopathyI.

HLT00255 IntroductoryHomeopathy
Introducesstudentstotheorigins,theoryand practiceofhomeopathy.Studentswilllearn methodsandapproachesforanalysingsimple acutecasehistoriesandselectinghomeopathic remedies.Studyofthemateriamedicawill commence,basedonacutecases.

Integratesthevariouscomponentsof naturopathicclinicalpracticetoallowfinalyear studentstheabilitytosynthesisethempriorto graduationandindependentclinicalpractice. Preparesstudentsforsettinguptheirown business.Includesconsiderationoflegal,ethical andprofessionalissues.

HLT00263 ClinicalHomeopathy
Prerequisite/s:HLT00255IntroductoryHomeopathy.

HLT00256 HomeopathicTheoryandPractice
Prerequisite/s:HLT00255IntroductoryHomeopathy.

Involvesintensivestudyofthetheoryofchronic diseaseandofcasetaking,prescription, casemanagementofcomplexcasesinvolving

Furtherconsolidatesunderstandingofthe principlesandpracticeofhomeopathyandstudy ofthemateriamedica.Willassistthestudentto furtherintegratehomeopathicprincipleswith naturopathicpractice.

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HLT00266 Pharmacognosy
Prerequisite/s:HLT00303HerbalMateriaMedica, CHE00002BiochemistryANDBIO00102Physiological PathologyII.

HLT00302 MedicinalPlants:Botanyand Applications


Prerequisite/s:HLT00257HistoryandFoundationsof HerbalMedicine. Antirequisite/s:HLT00258MedicinalPlants:Botany andApplications.

Providesstudentswithknowledgeof pharmacologicallyactiveconstituentsand medicinalplantpharmacology.Coversmajor groupsofactiveconstituents, pharmacodynamics,pharmacokinetics,and safetyissuesincludingherbdruginteractions. Includesthestudyofthetherapeuticapplications ofanumberofmedicinalplants.

HLT00267 ClinicalHerbalMedicine
Prerequisite/s:HLT00266Pharmacognosy.

Providesknowledgeandpracticalskillsinbotany, plantidentificationandplantbiologyofmedicinal plantsrelevanttonaturopathy.Additionally,the unitprovidesstudentswithbasicskillsinthe manufactureanddispensingofherbal preparationsandincludesthestudyofthe therapeuticapplicationsofaselectnumberof medicinalplants.Theissuesofintellectual propertyrightsandmedicinalplantconservation arediscussed.

Furtherconsolidatesunderstandingofthe principlesandpracticeofherbalmedicine.Study ofthemateriamedicawillcontinue,withspecific referencetoclinicalapplicationofherbs.Major issuesincontemporaryherbalpracticewillbe addressed,andthephilosophicalunderpinningof contemporarypracticewillbeexercised. Studentswilllearntointegrateherbalremedies intonaturopathicpractice.

HLT00303 HerbalMateriaMedica
Prerequisite/s:HLT00302MedicinalPlants:Botanyand Applications.

HLT00274 ClinicalDiagnosisI
Prerequisite/s:BIO00102PhysiologicalPathologyII.

ClinicalDiagnosisIisacomprehensive introductiontoclinicaldiagnosisandanessential componentofalliedhealthpractice.Theunit providesskillsincriticalthinking,understanding ofthecommonmanifestationsofdiseaseanda systematicapproachtoreachingaclinical diagnosisbaseduponareasonedjudgementof thepresentation.Materialispresentedina problembasedlearningformat.

Thisunitprovidesknowledgeoftheherbal materiamedicathestudyofactionsand indicationsofindividualmedicinalplants,and skillsinthesimpleconstructionofherbal prescriptions.Thisiscoreknowledgeforthe practiceofherbalmedicineandatthe completionofthisunitstudentswillhaveabasic understandingofmostoftheherbsusedby practisingherbalistsinAustralia.

HLT00419 ResearchProjectinNaturalMedicine (Part1of2)


Prerequisite/s:ResearchMethodsinNaturalMedicine (QualifiedPractitionersonly)orNRS00227Applied HealthResearchand192creditpoints.

HLT00275 ClinicalDiagnosisII
Prerequisite/s:HLT00274ClinicalDiagnosisI.

ClinicalDiagnosisIIBuildsontheunitClinical DiagnosisIandcontinuestheproblembased learningapproachtodiagnosisbyanalysisof problemsbasedonbodysystems.Theprimary aimofthisunitistodevelopcriticalanalytical skillsasthecorecomponentofclinicalreasoning.

Thistwosessionunitprovidesstudentswithan opportunitytoundertakeanindepthstudyofa particulartopicoftheirchoiceintheareaof naturalandcomplementarymedicineandto carryoutaminorresearchprojectrelevanttothe topic.

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HLT00421 ResearchProjectinNaturalMedicine (Part2of2)


Prerequisite/s:HLT00419ResearchProjectinNatural Medicine(Part1of2).

soundnutritionprinciplesintoprofessional healthcare.

Thistwosessionunitprovidesstudentswithan opportunitytoundertakeanindepthstudyofa particulartopicoftheirchoiceintheareaof naturalandcomplementarymedicineandto carryoutaminorresearchprojectrelevanttothe topic.

HLT03223 EvidenceBasedComplementary MedicineII


Prerequisite/s:PHA03149Evidencebased ComplementaryMedicineI.

HLT03221 EssentialsofHerbalMedicine
Thisunitextendsstudentsknowledgeand understandingofthebasisofherbalmedicine practice.Itwillexplorethescientificandthe traditionalbasisforclinicalherbalmedicine practiceandcompareculturallydifferentforms ofherbalpracticeincommonusage.Students willreviewtheuseofplantsasasourceof physiologicallyactivecompoundsandasabasis forpharmaceuticalandherbaldrugs.Theywillbe encouragedtocriticallyassessissuesincluding thesourcingofqualityofrawmaterials, commonlyusedextractionmethods,and methodsofidentifyingandstandardisingherbal medicinesthatmayimpactonsafetyand efficacy. Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofthe applicationofherbalmedicinestoanumberof clinicalpresentations.Studentswillexplorethe traditionalandthescientificrationalforsome applicationsofherbalmedicines.

EvidenceBasedComplementaryMedicineIIwill focusontheprocessofcriticalevaluationinthe fieldofcomplementarymedicine.Studentswill developanindepthknowledgeofhowtousethe systematicreviewprocesstocriticallyassessan areaofcomplementarymedicine.Theunitwill exploretheprocessofevaluatingclinicaltrial methodologyandcriticallyassessingsystematic reviewsofcomplementarymedicinesthathave alreadybeendeveloped.Studentswillbecome familiarwiththeCochraneDatabaseof SystematicReviewsandtheprotocolsusedto developarigorousreviewprocess.

HLT03224 IndependentStudyComplementary Medicine


Prerequisite/s:PHA03148Introductionto ComplementaryMedicineANDPHA03149 EvidencebasedComplementaryMedicineI.

Providespractitionerswithanopportunityto undertakeanindepthstudyofaparticulartopic oftheirchoiceintheareaofnaturaland complementarymedicine.

HLT03222 EssentialsofNutritionalMedicine
Thisunitwillprovideacomprehensive introductiontotheessentialroleof evidencebasednutrition(healthyeating,macro andmicronutrients,bioactivesubstancesand phytochemicals)intheoptimisationofhealth andpreventionofdisease.Studentswillbecome familiarwithnutritionalconstituentsrequiredfor healthyhumanmetabolism.Theywillcritically evaluatetheroleofnutritionalsupplementation inclinicalpracticeandevaluatebioavailability, efficacyandsafetyissuesofcommonlyused nutritionalsupplements.Theunitwillalso demonstratehowtomosteffectivelyintegrate

HLT03225 ResearchProjectComplementary MedicineI


Prerequisite/s:Eight(8)unitsofapprovedstudyfrom GraduateCertificate,GraduateDiplomaof EvidencebasedComplementaryMedicine.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithanopportunity toundertakeanindepthstudyofaparticular topicoftheirchoiceintheareaofnaturaland complementarymedicineandtocarryouta minorresearchprojectrelevanttothetopic.

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HLT03226 ResearchProjectComplementary MedicineII


Prerequisite/s:HLT03225ResearchProject ComplementaryMedicineI.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithanopportunity toundertakeanindepthstudyofaparticular topicoftheirchoiceintheareaofnaturaland complementarymedicineandtocarryouta minorresearchprojectrelevanttothetopic.

treatmentofmorecomplexcases.Arangeof advancedtechniquesaretaught,including lymphaticandsystemstreatmentfor naturopaths.Thetheoreticalandpractical applicationsofsportsandperformance managementintactiletherapiesaretaught,with supervisedclinicalpracticumsupportingthe learning.

HLT03380 Traditional,Complementaryand AlternativeMedicineinPublicHealth


Examinesthesocial,cultural,politicaland economiccontextswhichaffecttheutilizationof traditional,complementaryandalternative medicine(TCAM)globally.Issuestobecovered includetheintegrationofTCAMwithin healthcaresystems,equityofaccesstoTCAM anditscosteffectiveness.Implicationsofits adoptionforbiodiversityandintellectual property,andthechallengestodevelop appropriateresearchmethodologieswillalsobe discussed.

HLT10117 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: MyofascialTechniques


Prerequisite/s:HLT10115RelaxationandTherapeutic Massage.

Developsskillsinthemanagementand treatmentofpatientswithpainbymyofascial techniquesandelectrotherapeutics.Enhances theskillsofbodymindtechniques,postural educationandexerciseprescriptiontoenable treatmentofmorecomplexcases,demonstrated inClinicalPracticum.Facilitatesthedevelopment ofresearchskillsintactiletherapies.

HLT10118 ClinicalStudiesI
Prerequisite/s:BIO00102PhysiologicalPathologyII andeitherHLT10115RelaxationandTherapeutic MassageIORHLT10484OsteopathicStudiesIV. Corequisite/s:HLT00274ClinicalDiagnosisI. Antirequisite/s:HLT00277ClinicalPreparationII.

HLT10115 RelaxationandTherapeuticMassage
Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomyOR BIO10662SystemicAnatomy;ANDBIO00307Human Physiology.

Providesacomprehensiveintroductiontothe history,principles,physiologicalbasisand practiceofwesterntactiletherapy. Musculoskeletalanatomyiscontinually reviewedthroughoutthesession.Theunitwill includeexperientiallearningofwesternmassage techniques,withtheemphasisonstudents achievingcompetenceinassessingapatientand deliveringafullbodyrelaxationandspecific therapeuticmassage.

Providesacomprehensiveintroductiontoclinical skillsrequiredintheholisticassessmentofthe individual.Emphasisisoncuerecognitionof physicalsignsofunwellnessanddisease. Practicalmethodsforclinicalmanagementof commonproblemswillbestudied,supportedby bothinternalandexternalsupervisedclinical placements.

HLT10119 ClinicalStudiesII
Prerequisite/s:HLT10118ClinicalStudiesI,BIO00102 PhysiologicalPathologyII. Corequisite/s:HLT00275ClinicalDiagnosisII. Antirequisite/s:HLT00277ClinicalPreparationII.

HLT10116 AdvancedTherapeuticMassage: LymphaticTechniqueandPhysical Activity


Prerequisite:HLT10115RelaxationandTherapeutic Massage.

Enhancesthetactiletherapiesskillsofthe studentstoanadvancedlevelenablingthe

Thisunitfurtherdevelopstheclinicalskills requiredintheholisticassessmentofthe individual.Emphasisisoncuerecognitionof physicalsignsofunwellnessanddisease. Practicalmethodsforthemanagementof commonproblemsencounteredinclinical

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practicewillalsobestudied,andsupervised clinicalplacementswillsupportstudentlearning.

ofethicalandpatientcentredissuesinto problemsolvinginclinicalsetting.

HLT10481 OsteopathicStudiesI
Corequisite/s:BIO1302HumanAnatomy.

HLT10486 OsteopathicStudiesVI
Prerequisite/s:HLT10485OsteopathicStudiesV.

Thisunitgivesacriticalandreflective introductiontothehistoryandprinciplesof osteopathicmedicine,theosteopathicconceptof diagnosisandtreatment,andcommencesthe palpatoryknowledgeofsomatictissuesbythe studyofsurfaceanatomy.

Thisunitconsolidatesthemoreadvanced studentskillsofosteopathicdiagnosisand treatment,appliesthemintherealclinical setting,andfurtherdevelopscriticalappraisal andproblemsolvingabilitiesintheearlyclinical andpreresearchphaseofthetraining.

HLT10482 OsteopathicStudiesII
Prerequisite/s:HLT10481OsteopathicStudiesI. Corequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

HLT10511 ClinicalPracticuminNaturopathyI
Prerequisite/s:HLT10119ClinicalStudiesIIand HLT00275ClinicalDiagnosisIIandHLT00255 IntroductoryHomeopathyandHLT00303Herbal MateriaMedicaandNUT00217ClinicalNutrition. Corequisite/s:HLT00260ProfessionalNaturopathic Studies. Antirequisite/s:HLT00278NaturopathicClinicI.

Thisunitcontinuesthedevelopmentofpalpatory andpatienthandlingabilities,extendsthe studentsdiagnosticandtechniqueskills,and developsanappliedunderstandingof osteopathicprinciples.

HLT10483 OsteopathicStudiesIII
Prerequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiologyAND BIO01302HumanAnatomyANDBIO00207Mechanics forMovementANDHLT10482OsteopathicStudiesII. Corequisite/s:SCI10475Neuroscience.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithsupervised clinicalexperienceinintegratednaturopathic practicecombiningphytotherapy,nutrition, homeopathyandtactiletherapieswithina studentclinic.Withinthissupervised environment,thestudentclinicianwillbe responsibleforcaseplanningandmanagement.

Thisunitfurtheradvancesthestudent understandingofosteopathicdiagnosisand treatment,andintroducestheconceptof integrationofunderlyingprinciplesinto osteopathichealthcare.

HLT10512 ClinicalPracticuminNaturopathyII
Prerequisite/s:HLT10511ClinicalPracticumin NaturopathyI,HLT00260ProfessionalNaturopathic Studies. Antirequisite/s:HLT0027NaturopathicClinicII.

HLT10484 OsteopathicStudiesIV
Prerequisite/s:SCI10475NeuroscienceandHLT10483 OsteopathicStudiesIII.

Thisunitfurtheradvancesthestudents osteopathicdiagnosisandtechniqueabilities, andpreparesstudentsfortheclinicaltrainingin personalandprofessionalskilldevelopment.

Thisunitaimstobuildonpreviousexperience andtoprovidestudentswithcontinued supervisedclinicalexperienceinintegrated naturopathicpracticecombiningphytotherapy, nutrition,homeopathyandtactiletherapies withinastudentclinic

HLT10485 OsteopathicStudiesV
Prerequisite/s:HLT10484OsteopathicStudiesIV.

HLT10582 IntroductiontoOccupationalTherapy andHumanOccupations


OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Thisunitdeepenstheskillsofosteopathic diagnosisandtreatmenttoaclinicalpractice level,andappliesthetheoreticalunderstanding

Introducesstudentstotheprofessionof occupationaltherapy,including:anoverviewof theevolutionoftheprofession,underpinning

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valuesandbeliefs,philosophicalbases,modelsof practice,scopeofcurrentoccupationaltherapy practiceandinterventionprocess.Humansas occupationalbeingsandtheimportanceof occupationtohealtharealsointroduced. Fieldworkfocusedondevelopingprofessional behaviourswilloccur.

HLT10585 SensoryMotorAssessmentsand Interventions


Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations. Corequisite/s:BIO10493MotorControl. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HLT10583 CommunicationSkillsinOccupational Therapy


Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Introducesinterandintrapersonal communicationskillsforclinicalandacademic contexts.Thisincludesdevelopmentofverbal andnonverbalcommunicationskillssuitablefor clinicalcontexts,andacademiccommunication skills(verbalandwritten).Arangeof communicationtheoriesarepresentedandbasic counsellingskillsintroduced.Crosscultural communicationandtheneedsofclientswith specificcommunicationlimitationswillbe examined.Collaborationwithotherprofessionals includinginterpreters,transculturalworkersand communityrepresentativeswillbehighlighted.

Examinesoccupationalperformancelimitations asaresultofneurodevelopmental,and neurologicalimpairmentsimpactingonsensory motorperformance.Theoryandpracticeof occupationaltherapyassessmentand interventionforoccupationalperformance limitationsassociatedwithsensorymotor impairmentsacrossthelifespanarepresented.

HLT10586 LearningandApplyingKnowledgefor IndividualsandGroups


Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HLT10584 MobilityandPersonalCareOccupations
Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Principlesoflearningandsystematicinstruction thatunderpinoccupationaltherapyassessment andinterventioninallareasofpracticeare presented.Thisincludesunderstandinghow peoplelearn(individuallyandingroups); understandingbehaviouralchangeandhowthis canbeinfluenced;anddevelopingskillsin assessingtasks,andteaching/instructional strategiesusedbyoccupationaltherapists(for individualsandgroups).

Examinestheimpactofoccupational performancelimitationsonmobilityandpersonal care(eating,dressing,bathing,toileting, grooming,etc.)duetophysical,cognitiveand psychosocialdysfunctionandenvironmental constraints.Providestheopportunitytodevelop skillsinmethodsusedtoassess,maintain, restoreandenhancemobilityandpersonalcare.

HLT10588 MusculoskeletalandReducedEnergy AssessmentsandInterventions


Prerequisite/s:BIO01302HumanAnatomyand BIO00307HumanPhysiologyandHLT10582 IntroductiontoOccupationalTherapyandHuman Occupations. Corequisite/s:BIO10587FunctionalKinesiology. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Examinesoccupationalperformancelimitations asaresultofmusculoskeletalandsystemic impairmentsimpactingonbiomechanical performanceandenergylevels.Studentswill learnthetheoryandpracticeofoccupational therapyassessmentandinterventionfor

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occupationalperformancelimitationsassociated withmusculoskeletalimpairmentsandthose resultinginreducedenergyarepresented.

HLT10589 LifespanDevelopmentandOccupational Transitions


Prerequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiologyAND EITHERBIO01302HumanAnatomyORBIO1066 SystemicAnatomy. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

supervisionofoneormoreoccupationaltherapy clinicians.Studentsundertakelearning experiencestodevelopprofessionalbehaviours andcompetencies,andintegrateandapply theoryandskillslearnedinpreviousunits. Reflectivepracticeandthedevelopmentof clinicalreasoningarekeycomponentsofthis unit.

HLT10592 OccupationalTherapyTheoryand Practice


Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Introduceslifespandevelopmentconceptsand occupationalroledevelopment;alsothe developmentof,andtransitionsthrough occupationalrolesininfancy,childhood, adolescence,adulthood,andintheelderly.The rangeofpersonal,socialanddevelopmental issuesoccurringatthesestageswillbeexamined astheyinfluencetheacquisitionofoccupational rolesandviceversa.Developmentofskillsand abilitiesnecessaryforperformanceof occupationsduringthelifespanwillbeexamined fromvarioustheoreticalperspectives.

Expandsstudentsunderstandingofoccupational therapytheoryandprocessthroughthe explorationofclinicalreasoningand decisionmakingprocesses.Enablestudentsto objectivelycompareandcontrastapproachesto practiceusingoccupationaltherapymodels, theoriesandframesofreferencetoguideclinical reasoning.

HLT10590 HomeandCommunityOccupations
Prerequisite/s:HLT10582IntroductiontoOccupational TherapyandHumanOccupations;andHLT10583 CommunicationSkillsinOccupationalTherapy. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HLT10593 MentalFunction(Cognition) AssessmentsandInterventions


Prerequisite/s:BIO10493MotorControl. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Extendsmobilityandpersonalcareoccupations tohomeandcommunityenvironments.Students willexploretheconceptsofwhatarehomeand communityfromdifferentcultural perspectives,andtheeffectsofphysical, cognitiveandpsychosocialdysfunctionand environmentalconstraintsonoccupational performancewithinthehomeandcommunity. Occupationaltherapyassessmentofthe accessibilityofhomeandpublicenvironments, andthedevelopmentofculturallyappropriate interventions,includingtheuseofappropriate assistivedevices/technology,willbeexamined.

Examinesoccupationalperformancelimitations asaresultofimpairmentsimpactingoncognitive mentalfunctions.Theoryandpracticeof occupationaltherapyassessmentand interventionforoccupationalperformance limitationsassociatedwithcognitiveand perceptualimpairmentsarepresented.Includes assessmentsforcognitive/perceptual impairments(childrenandadults);acquiredbrain injury;intellectual/developmentaldisability; dementias;interventionapproaches(theoryand practice).

HLT10591 RegionalRuralRemoteFieldwork
Prerequisite/s:HLT10589HomeandCommunity Occupations.

Providesa6week(240hr)FieldworkPlacement inaregional,ruralorremotesettingunderthe

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HLT10594 EvaluationofOccupationalTherapy Programs


Prerequisite/s:MAT00330ResearchandAnalysisin Health;andHLT10590HomeandCommunity Occupations. Corequisite/s:HLT10591RegionalRuralRemote Fieldwork. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HLT10597 MentalFunction(Psychosocial) AssessmentsandInterventions


Prerequisite/s:HLT10583CommunicationSkillsin OccupationalTherapyANDHLT10586Learningand ApplyingKnowledgeforIndividualsandGroupsAND admissiontoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Equipsparticipantswiththetoolstoidentify, prioritizeandaddressfundamentalquestions theyhaveabouttheirclinicalpractice.Provides theopportunitytodevelopcompetenciesin generatingpracticebasedevidenceinorderto betteraddresstheoccupationalperformance needsofavarietyofpopulationgroups,guide policyandclinicaldecisionmakingandprovide compellingevidencetoavarietyofstakeholders.

Examinesoccupationalperformancelimitations asaresultofconditionsimpactingon psychosocialmentalfunctions.Theoryand practiceofoccupationaltherapyassessmentand interventionforoccupationalperformance limitationsassociatedwithmentalhealthand psychosocialimpairmentsarepresented.

HLT10598 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine


RequiresaccesstoacomputerwithInternet connection.

HLT10595 Education,LeisureandPlayOccupations
Prerequisite/s:HLT10589LifespanDevelopmentand OccupationalTransitions. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Examinestheimpactofoccupational performancelimitationsoneducation,leisure andplayinchildrenandadolescentsdueto physical,cognitiveandpsychosocialdysfunction andenvironmentalconstraints.Providesthe opportunitytodevelopskillsinmethodsusedto assess,maintain,restoreandenhanceeducation, leisureandplayroles.

Introducesstudentstocomplementarymedicine, itscommunityusage,itsroleinhealthcareand society,anditsregulation.Includesanoverview ofthemajorcomplementarymedicine modalities.Adoptsastudentfocusedstrategy aimedatallowingstudentstocriticallyexplore thetopicwhileprovidingthemwithbasic knowledgeofthediscipline.

HLT10599 HealthPromotionandPrimaryHealth Care


Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:HLT10591RegionalRuralRemote Fieldwork;andCMM10580TheAustralianHealthCare System;andBHS10581PsychologyandSociologyfor HealthSciences;andHLT10586LearningandApplying KnowledgeforIndividualsandGroups. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HLT10596 WorkandEmploymentOccupations
Prerequisite/s:BIO10587FunctionalKinesiology, HLT10589LifespanDevelopmentandOccupational Transitions. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

Examinestheimpactofoccupational performancelimitationsonproductivityand employmentduetophysical,cognitiveand psychosocialdysfunctionandenvironmental constraints.Providestheopportunitytodevelop skillsinmethodsusedtoassess,maintain, restoreandenhanceproductivityroles.

Introducesstudentstothetheoryandpracticeof healthpromotionandprimaryhealthcarefor community/populationhealth,providingthe foundationforplanning,implementingand evaluatinghealth,socialandenvironmental changeprogramstopreventillnessandpromote health.TheFieldworkcomponentofthisdouble weightedunitenablesstudentstoworkwitha communityagencytoaddressacommunity/

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populationhealthbasedissueidentifiedin collaborationwiththeagency.

HLT10600 AdvancedFieldwork
Tripleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:HLT10591RegionalRuralRemote Fieldwork. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HMS00203 SportsConditioningandTraining Methods


Focusesonthepracticalapplicationoftraining methodsforsport.Inparticular,emphasisis placedondesigning,organisingandpresenting yearlytrainingprogrammesforavarietyof sports.

Providesa10week(400hr)AdvancedFieldwork Placementunderthesupervisionofoneormore occupationaltherapyclinicians.Students undertake,withsupervision,learningexperiences toconsolidateandfurtherdevelopprofessional behavioursandcompetencies,andintegrateand applytheoryandskillsatanadvancedlevel. Clinicalreasoningandreflectivepracticeare demonstratedatmoreadvancedandcomplex levelsthaninpreviousplacements.

HMS00220 GraduatingSeminar
Prerequisite/s:HMS00301ResearchDesigninSport Science.

Involvesthestudentconductingandpresenting theresultsofalimitedresearchprojectinhis/her majorareaofstudywithintheBachelorof HumanMovementScienceprogramme.

HLT10601 TransitiontoProfessionalPractice
Prerequisite/s:Successfulcompletionofatleast336 credit. OnlyavailabletoBachelorofOccupationalTherapy students.

HMS00223 ProfessionalPreparation
Equipsstudentswithasoundunderstandingof theemploymentmarketplaceandtheneedsof employersinthesport,fitnessandrecreation industry.Identifiescommunicationstrategiesand providesprofessionalexperienceswhichwill assiststudentsinsecuringandretaininga positionintheindustry.

Exploresissuesofleadership,managementand professionaldevelopmenttofacilitatethe transitionfromstudenttocompetentbeginning practitioner.Theunitincludesissuesidentifiedby students,andstudentswillpresenttotheir peers,colleaguesandinvitedguestsina conferenceformat.

HMS00224 Internship
Prerequisite/s:HMS00223ProfessionalPreparation.

HLT400014 NaturopathyThesis
Prerequisite/s:BachelorofNaturopathywithHonours studentsonly.

Studentswillactivelyseekandundertakea 4weekinternshipwithcommunityand/or privateenterpriseorganisations,inorderto obtainpracticalonthejobexperiencewhile providingabeneficialandworthwhile opportunityforthathostorganisation.

HMS00202 PrinciplesandPracticesofSportand ExerciseScience


Dealswiththebasicprinciplesrelatedto communicationandpersonalinterrelationships. Introducescoachingandskillacquisition principles.

HMS002256 ProfessionalPracticeinSportand ExerciseIII


Prerequisite/s:HMS00223ProfessionalPreparation.

Studentswillactivelyseekandundertakean 8weekinternshipwithcommunityand/or privateenterpriseorganisationsinorderto obtainpracticalonthejobexperiencewhile providingabeneficialandworthwhile opportunityforthathostorganisation.

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HMS00328 MotorLearning
Prerequisite/s:BIO10493MotorControl.

HOS03421 FoodandWineTechnology
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

Thisunitisdesignedtointroducestudentstothe majorconceptsrelatedtothetheoryand applicationofmotorlearningandtodevelop theirabilitytostructureandpresenteffective learningsituationsinhumanmovement.

HMS00423 SustainableTourism
Manytourismandleisureactivitiesarewidely promotedassocially,economicallyand environmentallydesirable.Thechallengefor managersistoensurethatsuchactivitiesare carriedoutinasustainableway,withminimal social,culturalandenvironmentalimpacts.The unitgivesstudentsanunderstandingofthe conceptofsustainabledevelopment,andhowit appliestotheplanningandmanagementof tourism.

Introducesstudentstothesubjectoffoodand winetechnology.Theunitdevelopsstudents understandingofthehistoricaldevelopmentand contemporaryroleofscienceandtechnology, governmentsandconsumerpreferencesin relationtofoodproduction,quality,preservation anddistribution.Thetensionsbetween sustainablefoodsystemsandeconomicrealities areexplored.

HOS03423 AestheticsofFoodandWine
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

HMS01202 SportandtheLaw
Thisunitinvestigatesthebasiclegalconcepts involvedinsport.Theunitaddressesthelegal rightsandresponsibilitiesofsporting organisationsandallthoseinvolvedinsport, whethertheyareactinginapaidorvoluntary capacity.

Introducesstudentstotheconceptofaesthetics inrelationtotheeducationofthesenses, encompassinghistorical,culturaland gastronomiccontextsandhowspecifictastesare culturallyconstructed.Theunitfamiliarises studentstoallaspectsofaestheticexperienceas itpertainstofoodanddrink.Theunitfostersan appreciationof,andtheabilitytocritically examine,thehistoricalandculturalimportance ofaestheticexperiences.

HOS03417 PrinciplesofGastronomy
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

HOS10199 FoodserviceOperations
Thisunitaimstoofferstudentsanexperiencein planning,organising,managingandthedelivery ofathemedmealfunction.Studentswilldevelop theseskillstocompleteamealfunctionproject withintheframeworkofasetmanagement process.Pertinenttheorieslearnedinotherunits aredrawnupontoprovidetheoretical underpinningfortheprocess.

Introducesstudentstothephilosophicaland methodologicalprinciplesrelatedtogastronomy asanacademicdiscipline.Theunitdemonstrates thephilosophicalprinciplesofgastronomyinthe historicalcontextandusesarangeofapproaches tounderstandcomplexissuesrelatedtofoodand drinkculture.Theprimaryaimistodevelopthe criticalandanalyticalskillsrequiredto understandarangeofissuesconcerningfood anddrinkculture(s)inhistoricaland contemporarycontexts.

HOS10644 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgeinFood
Providesavehicleforrecognisingstudents learningthroughthecompletionofspecified competenciesfromappropriateTAFE(or equivalent)CertificateIIandCertificateIII HospitalitycoursesasoutlinedbytheSchoolof Education.

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HUM00198 AcademicStudyMethodology
Internalstudentsrequirewrittenpermissiontostudy externally.

Alocalisedexplorationofplacesandspaceswill beundertaken.

Introducesstudentstoarangeofnecessary academicskillsfortertiarystudy.Themainfocus isonlibraryskills,essaywriting,tutorial presentation,andreportwriting.Acomponentof theunitaddressescomputerskills(forinternal studentsonly).Intheassessmenttaskemphasis isplacedonIndigenouscontent.

HUM00273 Borderlands
Surveyingawiderangeofpopularand theoreticaltextsstudentswillexploretheshifting terrainofidentityandculture,framedbycultural exchangesbothwithinandoutsidethebordersof thenation.Theseexchangeshavebeenvariously hostile,welcomed,policed,suppressed, acknowledgedandsubverted.Therelation betweenculturaltheoryandculturalpracticein borderlandswillbeaddressedinanexperiential projectprovidingtheopportunityforstudentsto considerthepresentandtheirownpresencein zonesoftheinbetween.

HUM00270 IntroductiontoCulturalStudies
Introducesstudentstocontemporarycultural studies.Studentsexaminethevalueof knowledgeanditsrelationshiptoculturaland everydaycontexts.Throughspecific engagementswithsocial,politicalandcultural understandingsofidentity,theunitfocuseson power,placeandethics.Studentsareequipped withthenecessarytoolstocriticallyengagein thecomplexworldofthetwentyfirstcentury.

HUM00274 EcoCulturalStudies
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears.

HUM00271 SubjectsandCitizens
Drawingonrecentdevelopmentsincultural theory,andcontemporarysociocultural conditions,studentsareintroducedtoavariety ofdiscoursesandinstitutionsinwhichcultural andcivilsubjectsareformedandgovernedand contested.Theintermeshinglayersofthelocal, nationalandglobalwillbeconsideredasaseries ofnegotiationswithinthecontextofparticular machineriesofpower.Specificinstitutional settingswillbeusedtoexaminethepolitical conflictsatstake,inconcretecontextsandfor particulargroupsofpeople.

Drawsoncontemporaryculturaltheorieswhich willengagestudentsinthedevelopmentofan interactivetheoryofnatureandculture,cutting acrossanumberofthetraditionaldisciplinesof knowledge:science,socialsciencesandthe humanities.Detailedreadingsofregionalcultural practiceswillbecontextualisedwithinthewider frameworkofnationalandinternational scholarshipandconcerns.

HUM00275 CulturalStudiesResearchProject
Prerequisite/s:HUM00270IntroductiontoCultural StudiesANDthreeunitsfromtheBachelorofArts CulturalStudiesMajor:(HUM002725,SOC10400, COM00439,COM10082,CUL00211). Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears.

HUM00272 Space,PlaceandTravel
Thisunitisofferedonceeverytwoyears.

Introducesstudentstoarangeoftheoriesabout socialspaceanditsrelationshiptogenderand sexuality.Thiswillencompassinterpretations whichconstructspaceasnarrative,spaceas powergeometry,andspaceasflowasa seriesofmovementsandtransactionsovertime andplace.Thewaysinwhichsocialspacesare memorialisedandterritorialisedwillbeexplored.

Providesstudentswithanopportunitytopursue indepthatopicofparticularinteresttothem arisingfromtheoreticalorpracticalissuesraised inearlierunitsoftheCulturalStudiesMajor. Culturalstudymethodswillbeusedtocarryout asubstantialresearchproject.Researchprojects willbecloselysupervisedandcanbeundertaken independentlyorasagroupactivity.

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IHE03383 EngagementinIndigenousCommunities forImprovedPublicHealth


Anintroductiontoanddiscussionofthe knowledge,attitudes,andskillsthatenable maximallyeffectivepublichealthpracticesin Indigenouscommunitiesisprovided.Students willacquirethebuildingblocksofcultural competenceandbeencouragedtoapplythemin theirownworkplaces.

IHE03387 MentalHealthandIndigenousPeoples
Focusesonalternativeconceptionsofsocialand emotionalwellbeinganddiscussesfactors contributingtothedisproportionatelyhigh numberofIndigenouspeoplewithpoormental health.Strategiesandpracticesformanaging peoplewithpoormentalhealthandfortheearly recognitionofsymptomsarediscussedand criticallyevaluated.Discussionsfocusingon spiritualityandIndigenousbeliefsystemswill assiststudentstodevelopculturallycompetent practicesforusewithIndigenouspeoples.

IHE03384 IndigenousConflictManagementSkills
Providestheoreticalandsimulatedexperiences ofworkingthroughconflict,usingIndigenousand nonIndigenousconflictmanagementand disputeresolutionpractices.Contextualisesthe diversityofapproachestomanagingconflictand theabilitytorecogniseeldershipandleadership inconflictmanagementprocesses.

IHE03388 SocialTraumaandRecovery
Introducesthetheoriesoftransandinter generationaltraumathroughdirectinstruction, onlinegroupactivities,anddiscussiongroups. Participantswillbeencouragedtoconsiderhow traumahistoriesaffectpeopleseverydaylives andtodeveloptraumarecoverystrategiesand skills.

IHE03385 IndigenousWellbeing:AModelofPublic Health


Introducesstudentstothevalueofusinglearning circleswithinthecontextofculturalnarratives, experientiallearning,andreflectivediscussion andpracticeforhealingandwellbeing.Thecircle oflearningallowsanexplorationofthe interactionsbetweenspirituality,environment, relationships,emotions,physicalbody,sexuality, stress,andlifepurpose,inthecontextoffamily andcommunityconnectivity.Theunithelps studentscontextualisetheconnectionsbetween thewellbeingofpeopleandthewellbeingof country.

IST001514 IndependentStudyEducationIIV IST001614 IndependentStudySociologyIIV IST001714 IndependentStudyManagementIIV IST001814 IndependentStudyCommerceIIV


StudentsmaycompleteIndependentStudyUnits. Specificproposalsneedbeformulatedin consultationwithasupervisorandsubmittedto HeadofSchoolforapproval.

IHE03386 HealthandIndigenousPeoples
RaisesunderstandingofIndigenoushealthissues, includingtheimpactoflifestyledisease, restrictedaccesstoservices,andhealthliteracy. Awarenessofbestpracticeindigenous healthcarestrategieswillbeelevatedthrough discussion,criticalanalysis,andserviceplanning exercises.Thevalueofparticipatoryaction researchinIndigenoushealthcaresettingswill alsobediscussed.

IST001914 IndependentStudyInformation TechnologyIIV IST002014 IndependentStudyComplementary MedicineIIV

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IST002114 IndependentStudyCollegeof IndigenousAustralianPeoplesIIV IST002514 IndependentStudyBusinessIIV


StudentsundertakingIndependentStudyUnits (ISUs)needtoformulateaspecificproposalin consultationwithaSupervisorandsubmitto Head,SouthernCrossBusinessSchoolfor approval.

researchmethodssuitablefortheirfurther researchneedsandintentions.

IST033014 PostgraduateIndependentStudy ScienceIIV


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Doubleweightedunits.

IST00351 IndependentStudyTheArtsI
Admissiontothisunitrequirespriorapprovalby theCourseCoordinatorandHeadofSchool

AllowsMastersbycourseworkstudentsthe opportunitytoimprovetheirskillsinachosen fieldofstudy.Studentscan,forexample, completealiteraturereview,improvetheir researchskillsorundertakeapilotstudy.They willworkcloselywithasupervisorandtogether developlearningobjectivesandassessment.

IST004514 IndependentStudyScienceIIV IST005514 IndependentStudyHealthScienceIIV IST005614 IndependentStudyHuman MovementIIV IST006514 IndependentStudyLegalStudiesIIV IST007514 IndependentStudyTourismIIV
Provisionexistsinsomecoursesforstudentsto undertakeunitsintheIndependentStudymode (seeGlossary).Specificproposalsneedtobe formulatedinconsultationwithasupervisorand submittedinunitoutlineformat.Theseunitscan onlybeundertakenwiththeapprovalofthe HeadofSchool.

ISY00241 EnvironmentalInformation Management


Introducescomputing,basicstatisticsand scientificwritingskillsrequiredforenvironmental management.Useofspreadsheets,word processors,librarydatabases,Endnote, presentationsoftwareandtheInternetis included.Differentvariabletypes,howto summariseandgraphicallyrepresentdataand basicdescriptivestatisticsareintroduced. Emphasisisplacedonmanagingandpresenting environmentalinformationandhelpingstudents becomeindependentintheirfuturecomputing activities.

ISY00243 SystemsAnalysisandDesign
Studiesthetechniques,toolsandmethodsof systemsanalysisinabusinessenvironment.Aims toassiststudentstodevelopanalyticalskillsin informationrequirementsanalysis,problem identification,feasibilityassessment,data modelling,dataflowanalysis,specificationsand sociotechnicalissuesofthesystems developmentlifecycle

IST03070 AdvancedEnvironmentalResearch Methods


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesadetailedstudyofresearchmethods appropriatetostudentsenvironmentalresearch needs.Underthesupervisionofindividual academicstaffmemberswithexpertiseinthe relevantresearchareas,studentswillundertake anegotiateddesignedstudycourseinthe

ISY00244 TechnologicalSystemsforHotels, ConventionsandEvents


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesstudentstotheuseoftechnologyand productionsystemsinhotels,conventionand eventsorganisations.Providesabasic

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understandingofthevaluesandusesof computerbasedinformationsystemsfor businessoperations,managementdecision makingandstrategicsuccessoftheorganisation. Emphasisisonworkplacebasedassessment.The unitallowsandencouragesstudentstoenhance theircomputerliteracy.

ISY00325 DigitalMediaII:AudioVideoResources andLinearScriptwriting


Convergenceofdigitalaudioanddigitalvideohas resultedinaproliferationoftheseresources.This unitprovidesstudentswiththeskillstodevelopa rangeofdigitalaudioanddigitalvideoresources suitableforawiderangeofsituationalcontexts withininteractivemultimediaapplications.

ISY00245 PrinciplesofProgramming
Introducesthebasicprinciplesofprogramming usingablockstructuredproceduralprogramming languageinacommandlineenvironment. Studentswillgainathoroughtheoreticaland practicalunderstandingoftheprogramming process,includingtheabilitytowriteanddebug structuredprograms,stepwiserefinecode,use topdowndevelopment,developappropriate algorithmsandwritemodularisedcodeusing blocksandfunctions.Emphasisintheunitisatall timesonasoundunderstandingoftheprinciples involved,withparticularattentionbeingpaidto workedexamplestodemonstratethese principlesinaclearandstraightforwardfashion.

ISY00550 EducationalInformationTechnologyfor theSchoolPractitioner


Antirequisite/s:EDU10003LearningTechnologies. AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Developsstudentscomputerskillswhilecritically evaluatingtheapplicationofinformation technologyineducationalenvironments. Studentswillalsoapplytheseskillsinthe creationofpedagogicallysoundtechnology basedteachingmaterials.

ISY00246 Client/ServerSystems
Prerequisite/s:CSC10210ObjectOrientedProgram DevelopmentorCSC00239ObjectOriented programming.

ISY00551 IntegratingInformationTechnologyinto ClassroomPractice


AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Introducesclient/serversystemsbothfroma theoreticalandapracticalprogrammingpointof view.Studentswillgainatheoretical understandingofimportantclient/server standardsandwilllearnhowtouseanetwork orientedprogramminglanguagetoimplement systemsusingpopularstandards.

Providesanunderstandingofthetheoryand applicationofComputerAssistedLearninginthe classroomsettingandexaminestheeffectof learningandteachingapproacheson technologicalskilldevelopment.Issues associatedwiththemanagementandintegration ofinformationtechnologyintheclassroomwill alsobeaddressed.

ISY00324 DigitalMediaI:Images,Textand InterfaceDesign


Thedesignandintegrationofgraphics,textand interfaceelementsarefundamentalto multimediaapplications.Screendesign,interface design,intelligibilityandusabilityarecore featureswhichimpactuponboththerationale fordevelopingdigitalmediaresourcesandthe matchingofthoseresourcestoendusers.This unitintroducesstudentstotheessential elementsofdigitalgraphics,textandinterface designinapractical,problembasedformat.

ISY00552 ManagementofInformationTechnology intheSchoolEnvironment


AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

Developsanunderstandingofpolicyand managementissuessurroundingtheadoptionof informationtechnologyintheschool environment,includingstaffdevelopment, resourceallocationandmanagementand administrativeapplications.

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ISY00740 EBusinessforManagers
Focusesonmanagerialissuesrelatedto ecommerce:benefitsandopportunitiesas supportedandenabledbymoderninformation technologyapplications;security,legaland ethicalissues;theroleofgovernment.Theunit usesatextbutalsoreliesheavilyonwebbased materials;studentsthereforemusthaveaccess totheInternet.

ISY10056 IntelligentDecisionSystems
Prerequisite/s:ISY00243SystemsAnalysisandDesigns andISY00245PrinciplesofProgramming. Antirequisite/s:CSC00236ArtificialIntelligence.

ISY01224 RemoteSensingandSpatialAnalysis
Prerequisite/s:GLY00223IntroductiontoGeographic InformationSystems. Antirequisite/s:GLY00219RemoteSensingand GeographicInformationSystems.

Introducesstudentstointelligentdecision systemsusedinorganisations.Wewillprimarily focusonexpertsystems(ES)anddecision supportsystems(DSS).Topicsincludedecisions anddecisionmaking,decisionsupportsystems andexpertsystems,developmentapproaches, artificialneuralnetworks,andsomecuttingedge intelligenttechnologies.

ISY10058 ElectronicCommerceSystems
Prerequisite/s:ISY10209WebDevelopmentI.

Concentratesontheprinciples,sensor characteristics,extractionofinformationfrom satellitedataandapplicationsofremotesensing withsomerelevancetoGIS.Studentswillhave handsontrainingincomputerprocessingof digitaldatafromsatellitesensorsandcontinueto workonGISprinciplesandapplicationslearntin theGLY00223unit.TheGIScomponentcovers DigitalElevationModels,predictivemodelling andGIS/remotesensingintegration.The emphasiswillbegiventouseofthesenew spatialinformationtechnologiesinaddressing resourcemanagementissues.

Thisunitexaminestheprinciplesandpracticesof ecommercetoenablestudentstogain theoreticalunderstandingofelementalissuesof ecommercesystemsandpracticalabilityto launchandmaintainecommerce.Studentswill haveopportunitiestoevaluateexistingWebsites toenhancetheirunderstandinganddevelop prototypesofecommerceWebsitestogain handsonexperience.

ISY10148 FoundationStudy:ComputerSkillsI
OnlyavailabletoFoundationStudiesstudents.

ISY03087 RemoteSensingandSpatialAnalysis
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ExaminesremotesensingandGISastoolsused byearthscientiststostudythespatial associations,spatialextentofearthsurface featuresandprovidenecessaryinformationto decisionmakerstomanageearthresources. Studentswillprimarilyconcentrateonthe principles,sensorcharacteristics,extractionof informationfromsatellitedataandapplications ofremotesensingwithsomerelevancetoGIS andwillexperiencehandsontrainingin computerprocessingofdigitaldatafromsatellite sensors.TheGIScomponentcoversDigital ElevationModels,predictivemodellingand GIS/remotesensingintegration.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

Focusesonteachingcomputerskills,essentialto beingreadyforuniversity.Topicsincludetouch typing,usingtheinternetandlibraryfor research,email,wordprocessing,designinga PowerPointpresentationandMySCU.

ISY10149 FoundationStudy:ComputerSkillsII
OnlyavailabletoFoundationStudiesstudents. Prerequisite/s:ISY10148FoundationStudy:Computer SkillsI.

BuildsonISY10148ComputerSkillsI,offering studentstheopportunitytofurtherdeveloptheir skills,particularlyonlineandwebbasedskills. Studentswilllearnmoreadvancedword processingandPowerPointskills,scanningand spreadsheets.

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ISY10209 WebDevelopmentI
Antirequisite/s:ISY00321InteractiveMultimedia DevelopmentI.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswithanintroduction totheessentialelementsofwebsite developmentfromdesigntoimplementation. Studentswillbeintroducedtotheuseandreuse ofmediaresourcesandprogramcode,applying commonstructuresandintegratingmultimedia elements(text,graphics,audio,animation).Web standardsandcurrentdevelopmentswillbe appliedtowebpagedevelopment.Accessibility, copyright,privacy,ethicalandculturalissues relatedtowebsitedevelopmentwillbe reviewedandimplemented.

willhaveopportunitiestodemonstrateandapply theirskillsofprojectmanagement,software analysisanddesign,documentation, communicationandmaintenanceofrelationship withotherstakeholders.Studentsarealso expectedtoorganisemeetings,keeprecordsof theiractivitiesandreviewtheirproject.

ISY10222 ComputingProjectII:Development andImplementation


Prerequisite/s:ISY00221ComputingProjectI:Analysis andDesign.

ISY10211 PrinciplesofMultimediaBasedLearning
Providesanoverviewofthemajorconceptsand issuesassociatedwiththedesignandapplication ofcomputerbasedtechnologytosupport teaching,trainingandlearning.Presentsan outlineofmajortheoriesoflearningandhow theycanbeutilisedinthecontextofcomputer basedtraining,educationalmultimedia,and elearning.

Thisunitcontinuestheprojectsundertakenin ISY10221.Itrequiresstudentstocontroland finalisetheirprojectandperformsoftware prototyping,coding,testingandinstallation. Studentswillhaveopportunitiestodemonstrate andapplytheirskillsofprojectmanagement, softwarevalidation,programming,testing, documentation,communicationand maintenanceofrelationshipwithother stakeholders.Studentsarealsoexpectedto organisemeetings,keeprecordsoftheir activities,reviewtheirproject,delivertheir softwaretotheclientsandprepareuser manuals.

ISY10212 ContemporaryIssuesinMultimediaand InformationTechnology


Antirequisite/s:ISY00311MultimediaIssues.

ISY106214 InformationCommunicationTechnology InternshipIIV


Prerequisite/s:Minimumofseven(7)ICTspecific BachelorofInformationTechnologyunitsandthe approvaloftheBITcoursecoordinator.ICTspecific unitsareunitsthatareprefixedwithISY(Information Systems)orCSC(ComputerScience)thisalsoincludes theunitACC00222. Corequisite/s:ICTInternshipIisaprerequisiteofICT InternshipII.ICTInternshipIIisaprerequisiteofICT InternshipIII.ICTInternshipIIIisaprerequisiteofICT InternshipIV

CreatingMultimediaapplicationsandutilising InformationTechnologyneedsconsiderationof social,ethicalandlegalfactors.Thisunitfocuses onissuesassociatedwithhumanimpact,ethics, regulation,privacy,thelaw,equity,accessand cultural&indigenousissueswhichinfluenceand affecttheMultimediaandInformation Technologyindustries.

ISY10221 ComputingProjectI:AnalysisandDesign
Prerequisites:5units(60creditpoints)ANDCSC00228 DatabaseSystemsIANDISY00243SystemsAnalysis andDesignANDEITHERISY00245Principlesof ProgrammingORCSC00235ApplicationsDevelopment. Antirequisite:ISY00231ComputingProject.

Thisunitrequiresstudentstoundertakeplanning andcontrolforsoftwareprojectsandperform softwareanalysisanddesignforclients.Students

Theseunitsprovidepracticalworkplace experiencewithintheInformation CommunicationTechnology(ICT)industry. Studentscanundertakeaplacementinany appropriateICTindustryinAustraliaoroverseas. Theunitsprovideanopportunityforstudentsto applytheconceptsandprinciplesoftheir informationtechnologymajortoaworkplace settingwithintheICTindustry,andforstudents tobetterappreciatethenatureofemploymentin theICTindustry.

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ISY40001 InformationSystemsSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIintheInformation Systemsdiscipline.

unitformsabridgebetweenthetheoryandthe practiceoflaw.

LAW00050 CriminalProcess
Inthepracticeandstudyoflaw,criminallaw conceptsareafoundationtoanunderstandingof thewayourlegalsystemoperates.Thisunit providesthestudentwithanintroductiontothe principlesofcriminallaw,andincludesa discussionoftheapplicationoftheseprinciplesin respectofmajorcrimes.Emphasiswillalsobe placedondomesticviolence,summaryoffences andoffencesinvolvingmotorvehicles.

ISY40002 InformationSystemsSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIintheInformation Systemsdiscipline.

ISY40004 InformationSystemsThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofVintheInformation Systemsdisciplinesingleweightedunit

ISY40005 InformationSystemsThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheInformation Systemsdisciplinedoubleweightedunit

LAW00051 LegalResearchandWriting
Theunitintroducesstudentstoalawlibrary,and developstheskillsnecessarytolocateuseand applylawreports,statutes,andsecondarylegal sources,usingbothcomputerassistedlegal researchandhardcopymethods.Itwillalso examinetheprinciplesofgoodlegalwriting, includinganunderstandingoftheuseand preparationoflegalresearchmaterial,and provideanintroductiontodraftingusingplain legallanguagetopreparelegaldocuments.

ISY40006 InformationSystemsThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheInformation Systemsdisciplinedoubleweightedunit

LAW00004 CompanyLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00131BusinessLawORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10159Principles ofContractLaw. StudentsenrolledinaBachelorofLawsdegreemaynot enrolinthisunit.

LAW00052 IntroductiontoLandLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting AND(LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractOR LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawOR LAW10157AustralianLegalSystem).

Willcoverthoseaspectsofpartnershipand companylawthatarerequiredtoequipstudents fortheirfuturecareerswithparticularreference tosuchtopicsasthedevelopmentofcompany andpartnershiplaw,typesofcompanies,rights ofmembers,responsibilitiesanddutiesof companyofficers,auditandaccounts,takeovers, andcorporateinsolvency.

DiscussesthetheoreticalaspectsoftheReal PropertyActandoldsystemlaw.Givesthe backgroundtothelegislationandcommonlawof thevariousinterestsinproperty(includingthe typesofownershipandtheirimplications), mortgages,andgenerallygivesaframeworkon whichConveyancingLawthenbuilds.

LAW00048 LegalProject
Prerequisite/s:LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting andeleven(11)otherLawunitsforBachelorofLegal andJusticeStudentsor(3)lawunitsforGraduate DiplomainLawstudents. Antirequisite/s:LAW00046ProjectA,LAW00047 ProjectB.

LAW00053 FoundationsofTorts
Prerequisite/s:LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting; ANDLAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractOR LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawOR LAW10157AustralianLegalSystem.

Studentswillundertakeanextensivestudyofa projectrelevanttoanareaoflegalpractice.This

Thisunitisconcernedwiththeenforcementof privaterightscreatedbycivillaw.Theunit concentratesonthefundamentalprinciplesof thelawoftortsandaimstoprovidestudents

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withthevocationalskillsrequiredbyparalegals toworkinthisareaofthelaw.Accesstothe Internetisessentialforstudyinthisunit.

LAW00057 ConveyancingLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00052IntroductiontoLandLawor LAW00116PropertyLaw. Requirescompulsoryattendanceataoneday workshop.

LAW00054 FamilyLawPractice
Prerequisite/s:LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting AND(LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractOR LAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150Introduction toBusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegal System).

Examinestherelationshipofthefamily(boththe traditionalfamilyandthefamilyinitsextended form)totheexistinglegalsystem.Willdiscuss thelegalrightsandobligationsofalltheparties involvedinthefamily.Includedinthisstudyare theFamilyLawAct,andtheDeFacto RelationshipsAct.

AftercompletingIntroductiontoLandLaw studentsarenowintroducedtothepractical implicationsoftheconveyancingtransaction. Studentswillcoverallareasinvolvedinthe preparationandcompletionofaconveyanceof realpropertyandanoldsystemtitletogether withthepreparationofleasesandmortgages andtheexecutionandregistrationthereof.

LAW00058 LitigationPractice
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem.

LAW00055 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslandersand ContemporaryLegalIssues


Looksbrieflyatthehistoryoftheapplicationof EnglishlawtoAboriginalandTorresStrait Islandersocietiesoverthelast200years.Then looksathowthislegalsystemcanbeusedby AboriginalandIslanderpeopleinthepushfor selfdetermination.Studentsaremadeawareof thelegislationaffectingAboriginalandIslander peopletodayandhowitcanbeused.Students alsogainanunderstandingofinternational humanrightsissues.

Providesthestudentwithanunderstandingof thelitigationprocessinNewSouthWales,with theemphasisontheinstitutionandcarriageof proceedingsinthemostimportantjurisdictions. Emphasiswillbeplacedonpreparationand draftingofstatementsofclaim,defences,andall theothertechnicaldocumentationrequiredto commenceand/ordefendamatterinthevarious courts.

LAW00059 WelfareLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystemORAnyeight(8) units.

LAW00056 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslandersand theCriminalJusticeSystem


LooksatthehistoryoftheAustraliancriminal justicesysteminrelationtoAboriginaland IslanderpeoplefocusingontheNationalReport ontheRoyalCommissionintoAboriginalDeaths inCustody.Coversprocessesinthecriminal justicesystemandintroducesconceptsindispute resolutionaswellastheuseofcustomarylaw whendealingwithoffenders.

Introducesstudentstolegalconceptsand resourceswithinthewelfaresystemandwill developtheirabilitytomakeappropriate referrals.Welfarelawisanareathathasgrown withtheincreasingsophisticationofthewelfare state.Anunderstandingofthecomplexitiesof thisemergingareaoflawisessentialforthose workingwithinthisfield.

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LAW00061 Drugs,CrimeandtheLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00050CriminalProcessOR LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedureOR96credit points(any8units).

newgraduate.Coversthemajorareasof employmentlawandindustrialrelationslaw. LooksatthelawinrelationtotheFederal jurisdictionsandlegalissuesinvolvingboththe employerandemployeearediscussed.

Studentswillconsiderthedruglawsandtheir applicationinthelegalsystem,withemphasison legal,illegalandprescriptiondrugs.Studentswill firstlookatthehistoryofdruglawsinAustralia andcomparethesetodevelopments internationally.Studentswillthenstudythe currentlawsintermsoftheprincipaloffencesof possession,cultivation/manufacture, selfadministration,importation,prescription offencesandsupply.Thisprovidestheplatform foranalysisofthewaythelawiscurrently operating,andtheoptionsforchangeinthe future.Relevanttothosestudyinglaw,sports science,healthscienceandwelfaredisciplines.

LAW00106 EEOandOH&SLawandPractice
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystemOR96creditpoints(any8units).

LAW00062 WillsandEstates
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessOR LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawOR LAW10157AustralianLegalSystem.

Thefirstpartofthisunittracesthedevelopment ofequalemploymentopportunityand affirmativeactionlegislationandthereactions theretobyemployersandunions.Itfamiliarises thestudentwiththelegalobligationsof employersthroughthepresentationofcase studiesinthefield.Thesecondpartofthisunit exposesthestudenttotheimportanceof physiological,physicalandsociopsychological factorsintheworkplaceandtheirimportancein creatingasafeworkingenvironment.Itdiscusses theStatelegislativeprovisionsandthelegal obligationstheselawsimposeontheemployer andemployee.

Concernedwiththelawrelatingtowillsandthe administrationofdeceasedestates.Inadditionto conveyancing,thelawinrelationtowillsandthe administrationofestatesisoneofthemajor areasofpracticeforlawyersinNSW.Thenature andcharacteristicsofwillsandthestatutory formalitiesgoverningtheirexecutionwillbe considered.Theproceduresrequiredtoobtaina grantofrepresentation(probateorlettersof administration)followingapersonsdeathwill alsobeexamined.Willalsoconsiderthelawin relationtointestatesuccessionandtestators familymaintenance.

LAW00107 ConveyancersProfessionalPractice
Prerequisite/s:LAW00057ConveyancingLawplus LAW00108LegalandConveyancingPractice.

Studentswillbeexposedtolegislativeprovisions containedinPart3oftheConveyancersLicensing Act1992.Professionalethicsandbehaviourwill beaddressed.Adetailedstudyoftrustaccounts andappropriaterecordkeepingpracticesare included.

LAW00108 LegalandConveyancingPractice
Conveyancingandlegalpracticeisnotlimitedto providinglegalservicestoclients.Tosurvivein todayshighlycompetitiveandcomplexbusiness environment,alllawfirms,fromthemegafirmto thesolepractitioner,mustdemonstrate highlevelpracticemanagementskillsanda thoroughknowledgeoftheaccounting,legaland statutoryrequirementswhichaffectdaytoday businessoperations.Anacknowledgmentofthe specialsituationofadutytoclientandtocourtis alsocovered.

LAW00104 EmploymentandIndustrialRelations Law


Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ORLAW00503ContractLawORLAW10159Principles ofContractLaw.

Aknowledgeofemploymentlaw,industriallaw andindustrialrelationsisveryimportantforlegal advisers.Theabilitytoidentifyandresolve problemsinthisareaoflawwillgreatlyassistthe

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LAW00111 LegalProcess
Prerequisite/s:EnrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegree orHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

Providesanintroductiontolawthatplaceslawin context.Lawwillbescrutinisedasaconstruction ofaparticularsocietyataparticularmomentin history.Developsasoundknowledgeand understandingoftheoriginsofAustralianlaw frombothajurisprudentialandhistorical viewpoint,andofthestructureofourlegal institutionsanddivisionsoflegalpersonnel. Developsskillsoflegalreasoning,theabilityto interpretcasesandstatutes,andclearand conciseoralandwrittenlegalcommunication.

theapplicationoftherulesofcivilprocedurein thedeterminationofcivildisputes.Critically examinestheeffectivenessofthelawof evidenceandtherulesofcivilprocedurein achievingtheirobjectiveofensuringfairnessin thehearinganddeterminationofciviland criminaldisputes.

LAW00115 Equity
Prerequisite/s:LAW00503ContractLawand LAW00116PropertyLaw(orasacorequisite)and enrolmentinBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

LAW00112 ConstitutionalLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcessand enrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

Providesasoundknowledgeoftheprincipal doctrinesandremediesofequityandthelawof trusts;andoftheinterrelationshipbetween equityandothersubstantivelawsubjects, particularlythelawsofproperty,contractsand succession.

LAW00116 PropertyLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00503ContractLawand enrolmentinBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

TheAustralianlegalsystemisfederalinnature, dividingpowerbetweentheCommonwealthand theStates.Suchadivisionmeansthat ConstitutionalLawimpingesonmanyareasof practice.ThepoweroftheStatemaybechecked byConstitutionalLaw.Inaddition,Constitutional Lawisrelevanttoissuesofcivilliberties.The emergingconceptsofthepeopleandimplied humanrightswillbeexploredindepth.In addition,theNewSouthWalesconstitutionwill beexamined.

LAW00114 EvidenceandCivilProcedure
Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcessand enrolmentintheBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally

Providesstudentswithaworkingknowledgeof thebasicconceptsanddifferentlegal classificationsofproperty;theconceptsof ownershipandpossessionofproperty;the natureandtypesofproprietaryinterests; systemsoftitletorealproperty;andparticular interestsinrealpropertyincludingcoownership, futureinterests,perpetuitiesandaccumulations, easements,covenants,mortgages,leasesand licences.

LAW00117 AdministrativeLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcessand enrolmentinBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

Introducesthegeneralprinciplesgoverningthe lawofevidenceandtotherulesofprocedure adoptedbythecivilcourts.Develops understandingofthelawatworkinthe communitybystudyingandobservingthe applicationofthelawofevidenceinthe determinationofcivilandcriminaldisputesand

Asoneoflawsmajorgrowthareas,thestudyof administrativelawisfundamentaltoalawyers understandingoftheAustralianlegalsystem. Administrativelawisconcernedwiththe

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mechanismsbywhichthepowerexercisedby governmentsandpublicofficialscanbereviewed andcontrolled.Administrativelawhascometo beregardedasanimportantmeansofcontrolling bureaucraticexcessandofensuringsoundand consistentpublicbureaucraticdecisionmaking.

victimsinthecriminaljusticesystem,victim impactstatements,therightofcrimevictimsto compensationandrestitution,thespecialneeds ofvariouscategoriesofcrimevictims,restorative justiceandwhetherothertypesofvictimsshould beincludedinthestudyofvictimology.

LAW00118 EnvironmentalLaw
Prerequisite/s:84creditpoints(any7units);AND LAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00130Introductionto LawandContractORLAW10157AustralianLegal System.

LAW00121 IntellectualProperty
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystem.

Environmentallawimpactsonmanyareasof practice.Itencompasseslawsofplanningand pollutioncontrol,aswellaslawsdealingwith landandnatureconservation.Associetys awarenessofenvironmentalissuesincreases,the areaofenvironmentallawisrapidlyexpanding, anditisanimportantareaforstudentsto understand.Thetheoreticalframeworkof environmentallawprovidesimportantinsights intogovernmentpracticeandpolicywithrespect totheenvironment.

LAW00119 LocalGovernmentandPlanningLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystem.

Introducesthefundamentallegalprinciples concernedintheprotectionofintellectual property,astheyareexpoundedintherelevant statutesandleadingcases.Examinescopyright, patents,trademarksandindustrialdesigns,with theaimoffosteringathoroughunderstandingof thevarioussystemswhichunderpinthe protectionofintellectualproperty.Cultivatesan appreciationofthecomplex,challengingand oftencontroversialissues,suchastheethical dilemmasposedbythepatentingofnewlife forms,raisedbytheprotectionofintellectual property.Encouragesanunderstandingofthe increasinglyimportantroleplayedby internationalconventionsandagreements,inthe protectionofintellectualpropertyinmarkets overseas.

Localgovernmenthassignificantpowersoverthe environment,andadditionaldelegatedauthority undertheLocalGovernmentAct1993.Examines thecrucialroleoflocalgovernmentinrelationto environmentaldecisionmaking,anditspowers andfunctionsgenerally.Providesa comprehensivegraspofplanninglawswithin NewSouthWales,andprovidesacritical perspectiveontheselaws.

LAW00122 ClinicalLegalExperience
Prerequisite/s:12BachelorofLawunitsandenrolment inaBachelorofLawsdegree.

LAW00120 Victimology
Prerequisite/s:LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedure ORLAW00050CriminalProcessoranyeight(8)units.

Introducesstudentstothedisciplineof victimology.Thesocial,psychological,financial andlegalconsequencesofcriminalvictimization willbeexamined,andthepast,presentand suggestedfuturerightsofcrimevictimswillbe discussed.Contemporaryissueswillbeexplored, suchasthequestionoftheappropriateroleof

Thisunitexposesstudentstoexperiencesin practicewithinalegalofficeenvironment,and involveshandsonparticipationinthehandlingof clientmatters.Studentswillundertakea placementwithinalocallegalofficeduringthe session,andwillbesupportedbydiscussionsand activitiesinclasses.Attendanceatclassesis compulsoryinthisunit.TheSchoolwillassist studentstoarrangetheirplacement.Students shouldcontacttheunitassessorpriortoenrolling todiscussplacementoptions.Thiswillassistthe unitassessortomakearrangementsfor placementsinatimelymannerforallstudents. Studentsmayarrangetheirownplacementbut musthavetheirplacementapprovedbytheunit assessorand/ortheHeadofSchool.Students maynotcommencetheplacementuntilthis

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approvalisgranted,andinsurancearrangements arefinalisedbytheHeadofSchoolwhowillmake thefinaldecisionontheplacementandwillnot berequiredtogivereasonsforthatdecision.

LAW00123 LawPlacement
Prerequisite/s:12BachelorofLawunitsandenrolment inaBachelorofLawsdegree.

forcedtoconsiderandtorespondtothe problemsthrownupbytheuseandabuseof computertechnology.Thisunitprovidesan awarenessofthepresentresponsesinorderto giveaccurateadvicetothecomputerindustry anditsusersandoftheusestowhich informationtechnologyasmanagementsystems canbeputinourcourts,legaloffices,andlegal informationretrievalsystems.

TheSchoolplacesconsiderableemphasisonthe gainingofinsightsandpracticalskillsthroughthe completionofasignificantperiodoftime workingwithinthelegalenvironment.Law PlacementisaunitthataimstohelpSouthern CrossUniversitylawgraduateswhohave completedthisunittoapplyforexemptionfrom someofthepracticalexperiencerequirements foradmissiontopracticeasalegalpractitioner.

LAW00126 CompetitionandConsumerLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ORLAW00503ContractLawORLAW10159Principles ofContractLaw.

LAW00124 InternationalBusinessLaw
Prerequisite/s:ECO00312InternationalTradeOR LAW00131BusinessLawORLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLawORLAW00503ContractLawOR LAW10159PrinciplesofContractLaw.

Willconsiderindetailthelawsrelatingto marketingandconsumerprotectionwith particularreferencetoPartsIVandVofthe TradePracticesAct,theSaleofGoodsActandthe FairTradingActs.Consumercredittransactions willalsobeexamined.

LAW00128 Interviewing,NegotiationandEthics
Introducesstudentstothetheory,procedures andskillsunderpinningworkinanenvironment inwhichtheprinciplesandskillsofinterviewing, negotiationandadvocacyareapplied.Discusses theethicalconsiderationsrelatedtothe interviewprocess.Providesstudentswiththe oralandanalyticalskillsrequiredininterviewing andnegotiation.Explorestheethicalissues relatedtotheinterviewandnegotiation processes.

Introducesthefundamentallegalprinciples concernedintheconductof,astheyare expoundedininternationalagreements,private internationallaw,Australiandomesticlegislation andineachinstance,relevantcases.Cultivates anappreciationofthecomplexissuesraisedby theregulationofinternationalbusinesssuchas theimpactoftechnologyoncommercial transactions,thepressingdriveforeconomic rationalism,investmentintodevelopingcountries andthedemandforenvironmentalprotection. Encouragesanappreciationoftheissues,suchas theadequacyoflocallawsandenforcement proceduresfacedbyAustraliancompanieswhen doingbusinessinthisregion.

LAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLaw
Antirequisite/s:LAW00101LegalStudiesI,LAW00130 IntroductiontoLawandContract,LAW10159Principles ofContractLaw. Assumedknowledge:BUS10699BusinessLanguage andLearningSkillsANDCOM00207Communicationin Organisations.

LAW00125 InformationTechnologyandtheLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystem.

Computertechnologyhasbecomeapervasive technologyinoursociety,extendingintomany facetsofoureverydaylives.Astheregulatory systeminoursocietywhichaimstoprotectrights andresolvedisputes,thelegalsystemisbeing

Designedforthosestudentscontemplatinga careerinbusiness,eitherwithintheaccounting professionorwithinthebusinessenvironment itself.Studentsreceiveanunderstandingofthe Australiansystemofgovernmentwithparticular focusonthelegalsystemand,then,various topicsareexaminedwhichareofrelevanceto thoseworkingwithintheAustralianbusiness

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community.Particularattentionisgiventothe lawofcontract.Particularattentionisgivento thelawofcontractandthenewAustralian ConsumerLaw.

LAW00203 BusinessLawandEthicsforTourismand Hospitality


IntroducesstudentstotheAustralianlegal systemandkeyelementsofbusinesslaw specificallyrelevanttotourismandhospitality. Anothersegmentintroducesstudentstosome theoreticalprinciplesofbusinessethics.Thisunit encouragesstudentstorecognisethepotential legaland/orethicalimplicationsofissues encounteredbymanagersoftourismbusinesses usingateacherfocusedstrategytodevelop studentsproblemsolvingandanalyticalskills.

themediatorandtotheparties.Itwillexamine thetechniquestohelpresolvedisputes, specificallyinterpersonaldisputes,commercial andmultipartydisputes.Studentswillbe requiredtodisplayapracticalapplicationof variousmediationskillsrequiredtorespondto specificdisputesassignedtothem.

LAW00241 Legislation,Administrationand Communication


Providesanunderstandingofthethreetiered governmentsysteminAustralia,andthevarying responsibilitiesofeachlevel.Relatestoan understandingofthevariouslegislativeand administrativecontrolswhichstemfrom governmentsandtheirsubsidiaryagencies. Stressestheimportanceofeffective communicationskillsfortechnicallyoriented resourcemanagersandprovidespractical experienceinarangeofsettings.

LAW00214 MediationandDisputeResolution
Thisunitrequirescompulsoryattendanceataworkshop. Prerequisites:Anyeight(8)units.

Willexaminethetheoryandapplicationsof conflictresolutionandalternativedispute resolution.Studentswillberequiredto demonstrateathoroughunderstandingofthe majortheoriesandapproachestomediation, conflict,negotiation,resolutionand reconciliation.

LAW00503 ContractLaw
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcessand enrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

LAW00215 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities


Antirequisite/s:LAW00215DisputeResolutionand AboriginalCommunities.

Willprovidestudentswithanintroductionto disputeresolutionmethodsusedbyAboriginal andnonAboriginalcommunities.Theprocesses ofnegotiationandmediationwillbeexamined. Studentswillconsidertheappropriatenessand effectivenessofsuchmethodsofdispute resolutionasrelevanttoAboriginalcommunities.

LAW00216 MediationPracticeandProcedure
Prerequisite/s:LAW00214MediationandDispute Resolution.

Acontractisasetofpromisesleadingtolegally bindingobligations.Thisunitexaminesthe principlesofcontractlawandhowtheyregulate theprivateobligationsenteredintobetween individualsand/orindividuallegalentities,and thetheoreticalinfluencesthathaveshapedthe developmentofcommonlawcontractprinciples. Theprinciplesareanalysedfromarangeof criticalperspectives,namelyeconomictheory, criticallegalstudies,feministtheory,andsocial relationstheory.Thetopicscoveredlookatthe legalprinciplesrelatedtotheformationofa contract,themeaninggiventothetermsofthe contract,performanceofacontractsobligations, theenforceabilityofacontract,andthestatutory remediesandequitabledoctrinesthathave developedtomoderatetheeffectofthe commonlaw.Contractlawisafoundationunit withintheLLB,andisdoubleweighted.

Thisunitwillexaminethepracticalapplicationof mediationskills.Theunitwillexamineindepth therelationshipsinmediation,astheyrelateto

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LAW00507 CriminalLawandProcedure
Doubleweightedunit. Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcess(orasaCo req)andenrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegreeor HeadofSchoolwrittenapproval. Corequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcess. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally

LAW00519 ProfessionalConduct
Prerequisites:LAW00111LegalProcessAND LAW00520ThePhilosophyofLawAND132credit points(any11units). Externalenrolmentinthisunitrequirescompulsory attendanceintheExternalLLBWorkshopassociated withthisunit. Availableexternallyonlytostudentsadmittedtoan externalLLBcourse.

Providesthestudentwithanunderstandingof theprinciplesofcriminallaw,togetherwitha detailedknowledgeoftheapplicationofthese principlesinrespectofmajorcrimesand defences.Studentswillalsobeintroducedto Australianaspectsofcriminalprocedure includingissuesconcerningpolicepowersof arrest,search,seizureandinterrogation,bail applications,trials,committalproceedings,and sentencing,appeals,theroleofcrimevictims, andantiterrorismlegislation.

Willprovidethestudentwithanunderstanding oftheprinciplesoflegalethicstogetherwitha detailedknowledgeoftheapplicationofthese principlesinrespectofthelegalprofession. Emphasiswillbeplacedonthemostsignificant ethicalconsiderationsencounteredby practitionerssuchasentryandregulationofthe profession,deliveryoflegalservices,dutiesto clients,dutiestolawyersanddutiestothe courts.

LAW00514 Criminology
Prerequisite/s:LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedure ORLAW00050CriminalProcessORany8units(96 creditpoints).

LAW00520 ThePhilosophyofLaw
Prerequisite/s:PHI00200HistoryofIdeasOR LAW00111LegalProcessORPHI00201Waysof Knowing.

Providesthestudentwithanunderstandingof themajorinternationalstrandsofcriminology togetherwithadetailedknowledgeofthe applicationoftheseprinciplesinanAustralian context.Emphasiswillbeplacedonmodern Australiancriminologyconcentratingontherole oflegalpersonnelinthecriminaljusticesystem.

LAW00516 AdvancedAdvocacy
Prerequisite/s:LAW00114EvidenceandCivil ProcedureandenrolmentinBachelorofLawsdegree.

Thisunitidentifiesandevaluatessomeofthe theoreticalframeworksthatinformlegal knowledgeandlegalpractice.Itintroduces studentstoanumberofphilosophical perspectiveshavingimplicationsforlaw,legal institutionsandlegalpractices.Centraltothis unitisthepremisethatthearticulationofthe assumptions,conceptualbasesandvalues underlyinglawenablesustobetterappreciate theethicalandsociopoliticalconsequencesof ourpracticeaslawyers.

Specificallyaimedatthosestudentswhowillin theirpracticeanticipateinvolvementin appearingincourtsasanadvocate.Whilstsome solicitorsmaynotappearincourt,nevertheless theskillsofpersuasionbywrittenandoral argumentincourtareusefulinmanyotherlegal contexts.Willbetaughtwithanemphasisonthe acquisitionandpracticeofcourtroomskillsupto DistrictCourtlevel.

LAW00521 InternationalLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystem.

Isanintroductorycourseinpublicinternational law.Designedtointroducestudentstothebasic conceptsofthelawwhichregulaterelations betweennations.Willexaminethenature, origins,structure,functions,sourcesandsubjects ofinternationallaw.Isaffectedbyitspolitical andsocialcontext.Whereappropriate,emphasis willbeplaceduponexaminingAustralianforeign

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policyanduponinternationallegalquestionsthat particularlyaffectAustralia.

thenallowsstudentstoapplytheirresearchskills toanareaoflawoftheirchoosing.

LAW00522 HumanRights
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLawORLAW10157Australian LegalSystem;ANDany7units.

LAW00525 Cyberlaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00101LegalStudiesIOR LAW00130IntroductiontoLawandContractOR LAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLawORLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem.

Examinestheprinciplesofhumanrightsfrom international,Australian,comparativeand theoreticalperspectives.Willdiscussthe internationalhumanrightsregime,themethod bywhichhumanrightsareprotectedinAustralia andothercountries(suchastheUnitedStates and/ortheUnitedKingdomandSouthAfrica)and thequestionofwhetherAustraliashouldhaveits ownConstitutionalorlegislativeBillofRights. Willanalysethecommontheoreticalcritiquesof humanrightsandwillstudysomeselected humanrightsissues.

Theglobalinformationinfrastructurecontinues tohaveadramaticimpactonoursocial, economicandpoliticalinstitutions.Thiscourse considersthelegalandpolicyissuesposedby computertechnology,theInternetandnetwork economics.

LAW00526 InternationalCriminalJustice
Prerequisite/s:Any8units.

LAW00523 CommercialLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw ORLAW00503ContractLawORLAW10159Principles ofContractLaw. Antirequisite/s:LAW00131BusinessLaw.

Addressesthefundamentalprinciplesgoverning commerciallaw.Focusesonthecommonlaw andstatutoryprinciplesrelatingtocommercial transactions,includingthesaleofgoods,e commerce,creditlaw,cheques,agencyand insurance.Alsodiscussesotherrelatedareas, includingthelawoftrusts,bankruptcy, intellectualpropertyandbailment.

Examinestherulesofinternationalindividual criminalresponsibilityinthecontextofthemost heinouscrimesofthemodernera.Theseinclude themaininternationalcrimescommittedduring theNaziregime,theApartheiderainSouth Africa,theKhmerRougeregimeinCambodia,the warsinformerYugoslaviaduringthe1990s,and thepracticesofthemilitaryrulersinBurma.The extent,consistency,adequacyandvarietyofthe internationalcommunitysresponse,inrespect toboththeperpetratorsandthevictimsofthese crimes,willbecriticallyanalysed.Theissues concerningthecreationofapermanent InternationalCriminalCourtwillalsobeexplored.

LAW00527 CorporationsLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00503ContractLawand enrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolapprovaltoenrol externally.

LAW00524 IndependentLegalResearch
Prerequisite/s:LAW10181LegalResearchContext, PerspectiveandMethodandLAW00051LegalResearch andWritingand10BachelorofLawsunitsand enrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegree. Antirequisite/s:LAW00517LegalResearch.

Itisfundamentaltoboththestudyandpractice oflawthatgraduatescancarryoutlegal research.Thisunitwillfurtherdeveloplegal researchskillsthathavebeenintroducedatan earlierstageinthedegree.Examinesadvanced legalresearchtechniquesandmethodologyand

IsacoreunitintheBachelorofLawscurriculum andarequirementunderthePriestleyuniform admissionrules.Willdevelopthestudents understandingoftheroleofpartnershipsand companiesincommerciallegalpractice.Will familiarizestudentswithrelevantlegislationand caselawandcriticallyexaminetheroleplayedby corporationslawinmodernsociety,particularly asitimpactsupondirectors,otherofficers, members,andcreditors.Corporationslawreform willbeanoverridingissue.

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LAW00529 RestorativeJustice
Prerequisite/s:LAW00050CriminalProcessOR LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedureOR96credit points(any8units).

Examinesthephilosophyandprinciplesof restorativejusticeasanalternativeapproachto orthodoxcriminaljusticeprocesses.Willdiscuss thetheoryandpracticeofrestorativejusticeat variousstate,nationalandinternationallevels. Willanalysetheappropriatenessofrestorative justicefromtheperspectivesofparticipants includingvictims,offenders,state representativesandminoritygroupssuchas IndigenouspeopleandpeoplefromnonEnglish speakingbackgrounds.Willexaminethe applicationofrestorativejusticeacrosstheentire spectrumofthecriminaljusticesystem,from presentenceconferencingtoinmate misconduct.

andlegalprocesses.Followingthisintroduction, studentswillexaminethemajorlegalconcepts whichimpactuponhealthmanagerssuchas Consent,Negligence,DeathandDyingand PatientsRights.RelevantHealthActswillalsobe examinedindetail.

LAW00730 LawofFinanceandSecurities
Designedtodevelopadetailedknowledgeofthe waysinwhichtheregulationoffinancialmarkets canbeanalysedsoastoevaluatetheeffectof current(andproposed)regulationsofthe AustralianSecuritiesMarket.Adetailedanalysis oftheregulationofthebankingindustryand securingfinancefromalegalperspectivewillbe covered.Thecourseisdesignedtoprovide examplesofthepracticalapplicationoffinance andbankinglawstomanagersandsenior financialadvisers.

LAW00701 CorporationandSecuritiesLaw
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

LAW01125 StockExchangeandFinanceLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW00131BusinessLawOR LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLawOR LAW00503ContractLawORLAW10159Principlesof ContractLaw.

Involvesthestudyofcorporationslawwith respecttoformation,operation,administration, corporategovernance,fundraising,takeovers andinsolvency.Alsostudiescurrentissuesin relationtoproposedamendmentstothe CorporationsAct.

LAW00720 LegalStudies
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Designedtodevelopanunderstandinginthe studentofthewaysinwhichtheregulationof financialmarketscanbeanalysedinorderto evaluatetheeffectofcurrent(andproposed) regulationoftheAustralianSecuritiesMarkets. Willincludeadetailedanalysisoftheregulation ofthebankingindustryandseveralmethodsof securingfinancefromalegalperspective.

Legalissuesassociatedwithbusinessactivities; thelegalsysteminAustralia;thehistorical backgroundtoAustraliaslegalsystem;the developmentofcaseandstatutelaw;contract lawandvariousstatutoryinfluencesthathave takenplaceincontractlaw;legislationwith implicationsforcontractlaw(TradePracticesAct, FairTradingAct,ContractsReviewActand variousstateconsumerlaws);Anexaminationof legalprinciplesinrelationtoagency,partnership, andcorporations.

LAW03116 Legislation,Administrationand Communication


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

LAW00722 HealthLaw
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Commenceswithanintroductiontothe Australianlegalsystem,itsorigins,basicconcepts

Providesanunderstandingofthethreetiered governmentsysteminAustralia,andthevarying responsibilitiesofeachlevel.Itrelatestoan understandingofthevariouslegislativeand administrativecontrolswhichstemfromthe governmentsandtheirsubsidiaryagencies.The unitstressestheimportanceofeffective communicationskillsfortechnicallyoriented resourcemanagersandprovidespractical experienceinarangeofsettings.Thisunit includesaMastersTutorialcomponentinwhich

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studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesinthe field.

asaCoreq)orLAW10157AustralianLegalSystem(or asaCoreq).

LAW03314 DisputeResolutionandAboriginal Communities


Antirequisite/s:LAW00215DisputeResolutionand AboriginalCommunities. Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Willprovidestudentswithanintroductionto disputeresolutionmethodsusedbyAboriginal andnonAboriginalcommunities.Theprocesses ofnegotiationandmediationwillbeexamined. Studentswillconsidertheappropriatenessand effectivenessofsuchmethodsofdispute resolutionasrelevanttoAboriginalcommunities.

Introducesstudentstothebasicprinciplesof eligibilityforpension,Commonwealthliabilityto paypensionandassessmentofpensionfor veterans,includingmedicalconceptsand terminologyrelevanttoveteransclaims. Providesstudentswiththeabilitytoassist veteransandtheirdependantsinmakingclaims forpensionandpreparingapplicationsand writtensubmissionsforreviewofpension decisions.

LAW10070 VeteransLawII
Prerequisite/s:LAW10069VeteransLawI.

LAW03315 Aborigines,TorresStraitIslandersand ContemporaryLegalIssues


Looksbrieflyatthehistoryoftheapplicationof EnglishlawtoAboriginalandTorresStrait Islandersocietiesoverthelast200years.Then looksathowthislegalsystemcanbeusedby AboriginalandIslanderpeopleinthepushfor selfdetermination.Studentsaremadeawareof thelegislationaffectingAboriginalandIslander peopletodayandhowitcanbeused.Students alsogainanunderstandingofinternational humanrightsissues.

Examinesthemorecomplexissuesinvolvedin veteranslaw,particularlyconcerningthe invalidityservicepensionandincomeandassets testandmilitarycompensationinAustralia,and givesstudentsanappreciationofanumberof currentissuesinveteranslawbyanalysingthe conflictinglegalargumentsinvolvedinthose issues.

LAW10157 AustralianLegalSystem
Introducesstudentstotheconceptoflawand thenatureandstructureoftheAustralianlegal systemanditsinstitutions,includingparliaments, courtsandotherdecisionmakingbodies. DiscussesthebasicconceptsoftheAustralian legalsystemincludingfederalism,parliamentary sovereignty,separationofpowers,ruleoflaw, statutoryinterpretation,thedoctrineof precedentandproceduralfairness.Explores interestingquestionsaboutwhetherAustralia shouldhaveaBillofRights,issuesrelatedto IndigenousAustralianpeopleandwhetherthe legalsystemprovidesequalitybeforethelawfor allAustralians.

LAW10068 LawandGovernmentDecisionMaking
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00051LegalResearchandWritingOR LAW10157AustralianLegalSystem. StudentsenrolledinaBachelorofLawsdegreemaynot enrolinthisunit.

Providesanintroductiontothebasicprinciplesof governmentdecisionmakingandtotheroleof tribunals,courtsandtheOmbudsmaninenabling peopletochallengefederalgovernment decisionsthataffectthem,includingthe mechanismsbywhichthepowerexercisedby governmentsandpublicofficialsmaybe reviewedandregulated.

LAW10158 IntroductiontoEvidenceandAdvocacy
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractorLAW10157AustralianLegalSystemor LAW00150IntroductiontoBusinessLaw.

LAW10069 VeteransLawI
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractorLAW00051LegalResearchandWriting(or

Thisunitprovidesparalegalstudentswithabasic understandingofevidenceandadvocacyinthe contextofcivilprocedureinlocalcourtsand smalltribunals.Itdealswith(a)howacivilcaseis

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structured(pretrialprocedure),(b)howitis provedinalocalcourtorsmalltribunal (evidence),(c)howitispresentedinsucha forum(advocacy),and(d)howajudgementis enforced(postjudgementprocedure).Thecivil casefocusedonisoneinvolvingaclaimfordebt inalocalcourtorsmalltribunal.Studentswill needaccesstotheInternet.

LAW10168 PrivacyLawandthePrivateSector
Prerequisite/s:LAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractORLAW00111LegalProcessORLAW00150 IntroductiontoBusinessLaw.

LAW10159 PrinciplesofContractLaw
Prerequisite/s:LAW10157AustralianLegalSystemand LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting. Antirequisite/s:LAW00102LegalStudiesIIor LAW00131BusinessLaworLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLaworLAW00130IntroductiontoLawand ContractorLAW00101LegalStudiesI.

ExaminesAustraliasprivatesectorinformation privacylawregimeinthecontextofcurrentand emergingglobalimperativesandinternational trendsinpersonaldataprotection.Catalystsfor increasingconcernsaboutprivacyanddata protection(technological,organisationaland economic)areidentifiedandexplainedandthe Australianregulatorysystemcomparedwith otherinternationalresponseswiththeassistance ofexpertguestpresenters.

Providesthebasisforasoundunderstandingof thebasicprinciplesgoverningtheformation, interpretationandperformanceofcontractual rightsandobligationsandtheremediesavailable topartiesincontractualdisputes,underboth commonlawandstatute.

LAW10171 MediatingAcrossCultures
Prerequisite/s:Anyeight(8)units.

LAW10160 PublicInterestAdvocacy
Prerequisite/s:Anyeight(8)units.

Providesstudentswithabroadbased introductiontotheskillsandtechniques necessarytobringaboutusefulsocialchangeina highlycorporatisedandtechnocraticsociety.

LAW10166 EntertainmentLaw
Prerequisites:LAW00503ContractLaworLAW10159 PrinciplesofContractLaworLAW00150Introductionto BusinessLaw.

Introducesstudentstotheconceptofcultural differenceandhowthisimpactsonfairand equitableoutcomesinthealternativedispute resolutionsystem.Discussestheconceptsof cultureasbeingthewayoflifeofaparticular groupofpeopleandthereforeencapsulates differenceinsexualpreference,age,socio economicstatus,aswellasraceandethnicity. Exploresthesedifferentculturalgroupsandthe impactthattheirdifferencehasonfairnessand justiceinalternativedisputeresolutionand practicalstrategiesforovercomingdisadvantage withinthesystem.

LAW10180 LawofTorts
Prerequisite/s:LAW00111LegalProcessand enrolmentinaBachelorofLawsdegreeorHeadof Schoolwrittenapproval. Antirequisite/s:LAW00502Torts. InternalstudentsneedHeadofSchoolwrittenapproval toenrolexternally.

Focusingonentertainmentlaw,thissubjectis designedforlawyersandnonlawyerswhowork intheentertainmentenvironment.Theunithas anemphasisonmusicandfilmandthelegal consequencesforthosewhoregularlygiveadvice intheentertainmentindustry.Entertainmentlaw has,inadditiontocommonlawandequitable principles,importantstatutoryinfluenceswhich formanintegralpartofthesyllabus.

Thelawoftortsisconcernedwithcompensation forwrongfulinterferencewiththerightsof another.Thisunitisdirectedtoproviding studentswithabasicunderstandingofthe principlesuponwhichliabilitytopay compensationisbasedthroughdetailedstudyof anumberoftortactionsincludingnegligence, trespass,andnuisance.Inthetortactions selectedforstudy,exampleswillbefoundofthe variousformsofconductandstatesofmind

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whichcangiverisetoliability,andthedifferent consequenceswhichmaybecompensated, rangingfromtangiblephysicalinjurytopersonor propertytointangibleorfinancialloss unaccompaniedbyanyphysicalinjury.Theunit alsoaimstoexaminecriticallytheeffectiveness ofthelawoftortsinachievingitsprincipal objectivesofdeterrence,resourceallocation, compensationandlossdistribution,particularly intheareaofcompensationforpersonalinjury.

LAW10288 Mooting
Prerequisite/s:LAW00053FoundationsofTorts orLAW10180LawofTorts,PLUSLAW10159Principles ofContractLaworLAW00503ContractLaw.

LAW10181 LegalResearch:Context,Perspectiveand Method


Prerequisite/s:LAW00520ThePhilosophyofLawand LAW00051LegalResearchandWriting.

Providesthestudentwithskillsinlegalresearch andadvocacynecessarytocompeteinmooting competitions.Studentswillberequiredto participateintheSouthernCrossInterHigh SchoolMootingCompetition,theSchoolofLaw andJusticeMootingCompetitionand,ifselected, theALSAorequivalentmootingcompetition.

LAW10292 EducationandtheLaw
Prerequisite/s:Anyeight(8)unitsattertiarylevel.

Legalresearchskillsareanintegralpartoflegal educationandlegalpractice.Thisunitisdesigned tointroduceresearchersstudyingorworkingin thefieldoflawtotherangeoftheoreticaland epistemologicalframeworkswhichmayinform differenttypesoflegalresearchandtothe methodsandmethodologieswhichmaybe employedinthelegalresearchprocess.Itaimsto providestudentswiththepracticalskills necessarytoenablethemtocarryoutand producewelldesignedandarticulatedresearch projects.Studentswillalsobeintroducedtoa rangeofethicalissueswhichmayariseduringthe conductofresearch.

EducationLawisemergingasamajorareaof practiceforlawyers,andknowledgeofits intricaciesisalsoveryimportantforteachersand schoolanduniversityadministrators.Thisunit analysesselectedlegalissuesrelatingtoschools anduniversities,theirstudentsandtheirstaff; includingmanagementissues,studentissues relatingtotheobligationoftheschooltoeducate inasafeenvironment,discriminationand inclusiveness,employmentissuesandacademic freedom.

LAW10487 AnimalLaw
Prerequisite/s:EnrolmentinalawdegreeORanyeight (8)unitsattertiarylevel.

LAW10206 Holocaust,GenocideandtheLaw
Prerequisite/s:Anyeightlawunitsattertiarylevel.

ExaminestheHolocaustinitscontextby analysing:(1)thelegalsystemofNaziGermany; (2)thelegalresponsestothehorrorsofthe Holocaust,includingtheestablishmentof internationalandnationaltribunalstotrythe majorGermanwarcriminals,andtheenactment oflawsatthenationallevelinvariouscountries withtheaimtopreventtheresurgenceof fascism;(3)contemporaryissuessuchas Holocaustdenial,theHolocaustandtheInternet, andHolocaustrestitution;and(4)thecurrent legallegacyoftheHolocaustexemplifiedinthe ongoingtrialsoftheInternationalCriminal TribunalsfortheFormerYugoslavia(ICTY)and Rwanda(ICTR),theInternationalCriminalCourt (ICC),andthetrialofSaddamHussein.

Animallawisoneofthefastestgrowingareasof lawinAustralia.Lawhasasignificantrolein influencingthewaysinwhichhumansrelateto, andinteractwith,nonhumananimals.Thisunit considersthelegalandphilosophical assumptionsrelatingtohumananimal interactions,thehistoryandpresentstatusof animalsasproperty,andthelegalregulatory frameworksgoverningavarietyofhumananimal interactionsinAustralia.Ashumansincreasingly acceptthattheprotectionofanimalsfrom crueltyandotherformsofexploitationis important,anunderstandingoftheapplicationof legalframeworksrelatingtoanimalsiscrucial. Predicatedontheviewthatcurrentprotections relatingtoanimalsareinadequate,thereisa strongemphasisonlawreformandactivismand uponpracticalwaysinwhichconcernedanimal

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advocatesmayadvancetheinterestsof,and legalprotectionsprovidedto,animals.

LAW10488 Crime,GlobalisationandGovernance
Prerequisite/s:LAW00507CriminalLawandProcedure ORanycriminallawunitatbachelor(LLB)level.

advocateisanactor.Studentswillalsoevaluate thepsychologicalimpactofatrialonwitnesses andjuries.

LAW10491 SexualOrientationandtheLaw
Prerequisite/s:Anyeight(8)lawunits.

Crime,GlobalisationandGovernanceapplies comparativelegalanalysistocontemporary concernsforglobalgovernanceandinternational relations.Considerationsofinternationalcriminal law,criminaljusticeandglobalisationare integratedtoanalyseaselectionofcasestudies whereingovernanceischallengedandcrime controlprioritiesareprominent.Studentswill understandtheintersectionbetweencrimeand control,riskandsecurityinthepresentepochof globalisation.

LAW10489 AustralianMilitaryandNationalSecurity Law


Prerequisite/s:LAW00507CriminalLawand LAW00117AdministrativeLaworanyeight(8)law units.

InthedefenceofAustralia,theADFcoexistsand cooperateswithotherbodiessuchasthepolice andintelligenceagencies.However,fortheADF personnel,theyliveandworkunderadual systemoflaws.Ontheonehandtheyadhereto thelawsofarmedconflictduringoperations, whilstontheothertheycomplywiththeirown codeofmilitarylaw.Inpeacetime,theADFalso continuetofunctionundermilitarylawaswell ascarrythesamesocialobligationsasother citizenspursuanttocivilianlaw.Thisunitwill examinethesesystemsoflawsandtheir applicabilitytoallrelevantstakeholdersinthe defenceofAustralia.

Thisunitwillcentresexualityanddiscussitina thematic,ratherthandoctrinalmanner.Wewill considerthemultitudeofwaysinwhichlawin Australia,andelsewhere,constructsand regulatesindividualsandfamiliesbyreferenceto theirsexuality.Indoingsowewilltraverseand retraversevariouslegaldoctrinalareas,suchas criminallaw,internationallaw,familylaw, antidiscriminationlawandsoon,butourfocus isnotonthelegalrulesassuch.Ratherwewillbe examiningideasofsexualityandgenderthat generate,reproduceand/orchangesuchrules. Lawinthiscoursewillbeexaminedasan ideologicalanddiscursivesystemratherthanasa rulebasedsystem.Amajorthemethroughthe unitisthetensionbetweenassimilationand resistance,specifically,theextenttowhich lesbians,gaymenandothersexualoutsiderscan transformlaw,orareinturn,pressedinto conformingtoitthroughtheirefforts.

LAW10527 ComparativeLaw
Prerequisite/s:Anyeightunitsatthetertiarylevelof whichatleastonemustbeanintroductorylawunit. Studentsareexpectedtohaveaccesstotheinternet.

LAW10490 TrialsandWitnesses
Prerequisite/s:Anyeight(8)lawunits(knowledgeof criminallawand/orevidencelawwouldbean advantage).

Examinesoneormorelegalsystemsthatare differenttotheAustralianlegalsystem.Will provideaninsightintothesimilaritiesand differencesbetweentheseotherlegalsystems andtheAustralianlegalsysteminordertoenable studentstocompareandcontrastthestrengths andweaknessesoftheseotherlegalsystems withtheAustralianlegalsystem.

TrialsandWitnessesexaminesmanywellknown politicalandcriminaltrials,bothfroman historicalandpsychologicalperspective. Considerationofthetechnicalaspectsofthetrial suchasrulesofevidenceandskillsofadvocacy arecoveredandtheadversarialnatureofacourt trialisexploredtodeterminetowhatextentan

LAW10698 InternationalTradeandDevelopment Law


Prerequisite/s:LAW00503ContractLaw,enrolmentin theBachelorofLaws(LLB).

Addressestheevolutionofthelegalregimesin internationaltradeanddevelopment.Examines thebasiclegalstructureofWorldTrade Organization(WTO),includingtheGeneral

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AgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT)andother agreements,andwillconsiderthedevelopment ofregionaltradeagreements,includingthe EuropeanUnion(EU)andtheNorthAmerican FreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA),andtheUSA Australianfreetradeagreement.Studentswill considerdisputesettlementmechanismsunder theseregimes.Thecoursewillalsoexaminethe legalstructuresoftheWorldBankandthe InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF).Studentswill considerfinancialmarket,policyandlegal changesthathavealteredthemandateand effectivenessoftheseinstitutionsinrecent decades.

involvingcomputingandcomputerapplications. Topicsincludecomputerarithmetic,settheory, logic,Booleanalgebra,matricesandgraph theory.

MAT00330 ResearchandAnalysisinHealth
Thisunitwillprovidestudentswithan understandingofresearchmethodsanddesign sothattheycanbeappliedtothestudyofthe scienceandmanagementofsportandexercise. Studentswillanalyserelevantstatisticaldataand gainanunderstandingoftheresearchprocess andethicalissues.Computingskillsand appropriatesoftwarepackageswillbeintroduced thataidwithreportpresentationandanalysis.

LAW10727 MarineAnimalProtectionLaw
Prerequisite/s:Any8units.

Thiscoursecoverslegalprotectionsofmarine wildlifeandbiodiversityunderinternational, AustralianandU.S.law.Therewillbeafocuson attemptstopreventwhaling,particularlyinthe SouthernOcean.Anotheraspectofthecourse willbeananalysisofthelimitstoprotection imposedbyinternationaltradelaw,andthe coursewillalsoconsiderlegalandpolicy responsestohumancreatedenvironmental threatstomarineanimallife.Finally,theclass willexploredevelopmentissuesandtheroleof multilateralinstitutionsandtradeagreementsin boththeexploitationandprotectionofmarine wildlife.

MAT00331 AdvancedStatistics
Prerequisite/s:MAT00330Statistics. AvailabletoHonoursstudentsinES&SM.Headof Departmentwrittenapprovalrequired.

Willprovidestudentswithanunderstandingof advancedstatisticalmethodsandprocedures. Therewillbeastrongemphasisonanalysing experimentalparadigmsandassociatedstatistical techniquesusedincontemporaryresearchinthe fieldofHumanMovementScience.Studentswill alsogainadetailedunderstandingoftheuseof computersystempackagesdesignedtoperform thestatisticalanalyses.

MAT00211 EnvironmentalInformationAnalysis
Prerequisite/s:ISY00241EnvironmentalInformation Management.

MAT00400 ResearchMethods
Prerequisite/s:MAT10248QuantitativeAnalysisfor Business. Antirequisite/s:MKT00106MarketingResearch.

Introducesstatisticalmethodsrequiredfor environmentalmanagement,thedifferenttypes ofvariables,howtosummariseandgraphically representdata,descriptivestatisticsandtestsof significance(chisquare,ttest,correlationand regressionandanalysisofvariance).Emphasisis placedonchoosingasuitabletypeofdataand usinganappropriatestatisticalmethodinan environmentalmanagementsetting.

MAT00213 DiscreteMathematics
Introducesthestudenttoselectedtopicsin discretemathematicsessentialtostudies

Thepurposeofthisunitistointroducestudents tothemethodologies,toolsandtechniquesof researchinbusiness.Boththequalitativeand quantitativeaspectsofresearchmethodswillbe addressed.Topicsconsideredincludephilosophy ofresearch,typesofresearch,problem identification,hypothesesformulation,research design,datacollectionandsampling,survey questionnaires,observations,validityand reliability,measurementtechniques,data analysis,statisticalcomputationtools,and interpretationofresearchfindings.

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MAT00722 QuantitativeMethodsforCommerce
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:MAT00720QuantitativeAnalysisfor Management.

MAT03088 EnvironmentalInformationAnalysis
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesstudentstofinancialmathematicsand statisticsrelevanttoaccountingandbusiness. Themathematicalcomponentincludessimple andcompoundinterest,annuities,loan repaymentmethodsandinvestmentanalysis. Thestatisticalcomponentincludesaspectsof descriptivestatistics,probabilityand distributions,statisticalinference,chisquare tests,analysisofvariance,regressionand correlation,andselectednonparametrictests.

MAT00792 ResearchMethods
AvailabletoHonoursstudents. Notavailabletoundergraduatestudents.Maybeused asaqualifyingunitforMastersstudentswithapproval fromtheSouthernCrossBusinessSchool.

Introducesstudentstostatisticalmethods requiredforenvironmentalmanagement. Studentsareintroducedtothedifferenttypesof variables,howtosummariseandgraphically representdata,descriptivestatistics,testsof significance(chisquare,ttest,correlationand regressionandanalysisofvariance).Anemphasis isplacedonchoosingasuitabletypeofdataand usinganappropriatestatisticalmethodinan environmentalmanagementsetting.Thisunit includesaMasterstutorialcomponentinwhich studentscriticallyanalyseadvancedissuesof quantitativeanalysisofenvironmentaldata.

MAT03372 BiostatisticsforHealthProfessionals
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thepurposeofthisunitistointroducestudents tothemethodologies,toolsandtechniquesof researchinbusiness.Boththequalitativeand quantitativeaspectsofresearchmethodswillbe addressed.Topicsconsideredincludephilosophy ofresearch,typesofresearch,problem identification,hypothesesformulation,research design,datacollectionandsampling,survey questionnaires,observations,validityand reliability,measurementtechniques,data analysis,statisticalcomputationtools,and interpretationofresearchfindings.

Providesstudentswithanunderstandingofbasic statisticalmethodssothattheycanbeappliedto theHealthSciences.Studentswillgain experienceinthebasicstatisticalanalysisand alsointheinterpretationofmedicalpapers.Use ofMicrosoftExcelspreadsheetsoftwarewillbe introducedtoassistwithdatapresentationand interpretation.

MAT10248 QuantitativeAnalysisforBusiness
Antirequisite/s:MAT00051BusinessMathematics.

MAT03069 QuantitativeAnalyticTechniquesfor Management


Antirequisite/s:MAT00720QuantitativeAnalysisfor Management.

Givesanintroductiontostatisticsandoperations researchasappliedtobusiness.Thestatistical componentincludestheroleof,usesand limitationsofstatistics,measuresofcentral tendencyanddispersion,regression,correlation, probabilityanddistributions,sampling distributions,estimationandconfidence intervals,andtestinghypotheses.Theoperations componentincludesdecisiontheory,Markov Processes,linearprogramming,transportation andassignmentmodelsandqueuingtheory.

QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessgivesan introductiontomathematicsandstatisticsas appliedtobusiness.Themathematical componentincludes;functions,graphsand differentiationinbusinessandeconomics, financialmathematics.Thestatisticalcomponent includes;descriptivestatistics,regressionand correlation,probabilityandprobability distributions.

MAT10251 StatisticalAnalysis
Antirequisite/s:MAT00115StatisticsIandMAT00116 StatisticsII. Assumedknowledge:MAT10706QuantitativeMethods withEconomics.

Thisunitintroducesstudentstostatistical conceptsandmethods.Theunitbeginswith coverageofdescriptivestatisticsprobabilityand

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severalusefulprobabilitydistributions.Itthen introducesanddevelopstheideasofstatistical inference,includingestimationandhypothesis testsinvolvingmeansandproportions, chisquaretests,regressionandcorrelationand selectednonparametrictests.Theunitconcludes withanintroductiontodecisiontheory. Throughouttheunit,aspreadsheetpackagesuch asExcelwillbeusedinstatisticalcalculations.

vectors,vectorandinnerproductspaces,linear transformations.

MAT10721 MultivariateCalculusandDifferential Equations


Prerequisite/s:MAT10719CalculusandMAT10720 LinearAlegebra, RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MAT10706 QuantitativeMethodswithEconomics
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Introducesstudentstoanddevelopstheirskillsin thequantitativetools,conceptsandskills requiredinabusinessdegree.Theunit emphasisestheapplicationoftheseconceptsand skillstoeconomicsandabusinessenvironment, includingtheuseofaspreadsheetpackageto solveproblemsfromeconomicsandbusiness.

Theunitextendstheconceptsdevelopedin Calculustofunctionsofseveralvariablesand differentialequations.Topicsincludedifferential equations,partialdifferentiation,optimisation, vectorcalculus.Applicationsandmodellingwill beconsidered.

MAT10722 ComplexAnalysisandGroupTheory
Prerequisite/s:MAT10719Calculus. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MAT10718 MathematicalIdeas
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Mathematicalideasexpandsastudents knowledgeofcurrentmathematicalknowledge aswellthehistoricaldevelopmentofselected mathematicalideas.Topicsincludesetand numbertheory,realandcomplexnumber systems,geometry,mathematicalsystems, systemsoflinearequations,countingtechniques.

Theunitextendstheconceptsdevelopedin Calculustofunctionsofacomplexvariable. Grouptheoryisalsointroduced.Topicsfrom complexanalysisincludederivatives, CauchyRiemannequations,integration,power seriesmethods,residuesandpoles.Topicsfrom grouptheoryincludedefinitionofagroupand examplesofgroups,Lagrangestheorem.

MKT00075 MarketingPrinciples
Antirequisite/s:MKT00127TourismandHospitality Marketing. Assumedknowledge:COM00207Communicationsin OrganisationsANDBUS10699BusinessLanguageand LearningSkills.

MAT10719 Calculus
Prerequisite/s:MAT10718MathematicalIdeas. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Calculusconsolidatesandexpandsastudents knowledgeofthecalculusofasinglevariable. Topicsincludefunctionsandlimits,techniquesof differentiation,methodsofintegrationand infiniteseries.Applicationstoawiderangeof fieldswillbeconsidered.

MAT10720 LinearAlegebra
Prerequisite/s:MAT10718MathematicalIdeas. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Introducesstudentstotheworldofmodern marketingcreatinganddeliveringvaluein bothprofitandnonprofitorganisations. Examinesstrategicmarketingplanningand analysiswithinadynamicenvironment,buying behaviour,targetmarketselectionandmarketing mixstrategies.Emphasisespracticalandethical perspectives.Equipsstudentstobuilda marketingplanforasustainableoffering.

LinearAlgebraintroducesstudentstothetheory, techniquesandapplicationsoflinearalgebra. Topicsincludematricesanddeterminants,

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MKT00102 ConsumerBehaviour
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciplesOR MKT00127TourismandHospitalityMarketing;AND 36creditpoints(any3units).

MKT00128 TourismandHospitalitySalesand Promotion


Thisisaskillsbasedmarketingunitthatcovers theareasofdestinationmarketing,media releases,brochuredevelopment,internet marketing,productdevelopment,pricing, packaging,advertising,andtheoverall managementandcontrolofthemarketing functionintourismandhospitalityorganisations.

Providesstudentswithknowledgeofthevarious processesandfacetsofconsumermotivationand behaviour;theinfluencesofsocietyandculture; theprocessofconsumerdecisionmaking;an awarenessofthecriticalimplicationsofthese processestothemarketingtask;andanabilityto translateandapplyconsumertheorytolocal situationsanddiagnosethemarketing repercussionsandresponses.

MKT00150 GlobalMarketing
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciplesAND 132creditpoints(any11units). Antirequisite/s:MKT00107ExportMarketing.

MKT00106 MarketingResearch
Prerequisite/s:MKT00102ConsumerBehaviourAND 120creditpoints(any10units);AND MAT10248QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessOR MAT10251StatisticalAnalysis. Antirequisite/s:MAT00400ResearchMethods.

Aimstocoverallaspectsofthemarketing researchprocessasanaidtoimproveddecision makingwithintheorganisation.Topicscovered includetherequirementsofscientificmethod, sourcesofdata,datacollectionmethodsand techniques,analysisandpresentationofdataand results;withcarefulconsiderationofthe limitationsofdifferentmethodsandtechniques. Emphasisisonpracticalapplicationtoreallife situations.

Exposesstudentstothepotential,practiceand pitfallsinherentinmarketingoverseas.Discusses theinternationalmarketingenvironment, identificationofexportmarketsandproduct planning,pricing,promotionanddistributionfor foreignmarkets.

MKT00152 SalesandPromotionManagement
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciples. Antirequisite/s:MKT00103PromotionandAdvertising andMKT00105SalesManagement.

MKT00110 RetailMarketing
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciples.

Providesacomprehensivebackgroundtothe principlesandpracticeofsalesandpromotions managementinthemarketplace,covering planninganddevelopmentofthesalesforce, elementsinthepromotionsmix,andpreparation ofintegratedplans.

Introducesandexplainstheretailfunctionand roleinthemarketingsystem.Explainsthevarious elementsofretailmanagementanddiscusses currentandfuturetrendsbothinAustraliaand overseas.

MKT00153 AdvertisingandMediaStrategies
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciples. Antirequisite/s:COM00104MediaStrategies.

MKT00127 TourismandHospitalityMarketing
Antirequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciples.

Providesanintroductiontotheroleofmarketing inthehospitalityandtourismindustries. Examinesconsumerbehaviour,strategic planning,creatingamarketingplan,market segmentationanduseofthemarketingmix.

Introducesbasicprinciplespertainingtostrategic decisionsintheuseofadvertisingandmedia. Considersstructureandchangeswithinthe advertisingindustry.Theunitincludessome practicalworkinadvertisingagencybriefing, radioandtelevisioncommercialcreationand executionthereof.

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MKT00204 SpecialInterestTourism
Introducesstudentstothephenomenonof SpecialInterestTourismanditsrelationshipto moretraditionalformsoftourismandleisure. Examinesvariousspecialinterestmarket segments,thegrowthanddiversityofthese segments,andtheirimpactonindividuals, communities,thetourismindustryandpolicy makers.

MKT00205 SportPromotionandPublicRelations
Thisunitfocusesondevelopingpracticalskills thatwillhelpthestudenttoestablishand maintainmutuallinesofcommunication, understanding,acceptanceandcooperation betweenasporting/fitnessorganisationandits manypublics.

thenselectalternativeinternationalmarkets; highlightingtheopportunitiesandthreatsposed bydifferencesinenvironmentalfactorsand culture.Thesecondpartaddressesthe determinationofinternationalmarketing strategy:examiningdecisionsonproduct, branding,communicationsandpricing.Key themesthroughouttheunitaretheimpactof culturaldifferencesandtheglobalisationof marketsdebate.Itisrecommendedstudents completetheMKT00720MarketingManagement unitbeforeundertakingthisunit.

MKT00726 BusinesstoBusinessMarketing
Focusesonmarketingstrategyanddecision makinginthebusinesstobusinessmarketing environmentwhereavastrangeof products/servicesaretargetedatbusinessusers byotherbusinessorganisations.Casestudiesand reallifeexamplesreflectthepracticalorientation oftheunit.Itisrecommendedthatstudents completeMKT00720MarketingManagement beforeundertakingthisunit.

MKT00320 SportMarketing
Thisunitintroducesstudentstothebasic conceptsandfunctionsofmarketingwith particularemphasisonthemarketingmixinthe sportingenvironment.Theunitalsodevelops sportssponsorshipasaviablemarketingtool.

MKT00727 RetailMarketingandManagement
Focusesondecisionmakinginadynamicretail environment.Explorestrendsinretailingglobally, acknowledgingtheimportanceofretailingto employmentandtotodayseconomy,andthen addressesmarketingandmanagementdecisions retailersfacedailyincluding:locationandstore environment,merchandisemanagement,pricing, promotion,serviceandhumanresource management.

MKT00720 MarketingManagement
Introducesstudentstotheconceptofmarketing asaphilosophyofdoingbusinesssuccessfully andhencehasrelevancetoallorganisations. Looksatallaspectsofmarketingmanagement: customerfocus,relationshipmarketing, monitoringtheenvironment,buyerbehaviour, marketingresearch,marketingplanning, segmenting,targetingandpositioning,the marketingmix,newproductdevelopmentand competitivestrategy.Conceptsareappliedto productsandservicesandglobalissuesare introduced.

MKT00728 StrategiesinMarketingCommunication
Antirequisite/s:MKT00725PromotionManagement.

MKT00724 InternationalMarketing
Thisunitembracesthechallengesof internationalmarketingandisdividedintotwo parts.Thefirstpartcoversresearching internationalmarkets:thechallengesof undertakinginternationalresearchandthe gatheringofmarketingresearchtoevaluateand

Developsstudentsunderstandingofmarketing communicationstrategiesfromaconsumer behaviourperspective.Studentswillbe introducedtoamarketingcommunications planningframeworkandundertakepractical applications.Astrongemphasisontheuseof tacticalandpracticalapplicationsofmarketing communicationstoolsandstrategiesisalso incorporatedinthisunit.Itisrecommendedthat studentscompleteMKT00720Marketing Managementbeforeundertakingthisunit.

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MKT00905 StrategicMarketingofDestinationsand Hotels


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MKT01420 Conventions,MeetingsandExhibitions Management


Providesstudentswithanoverviewofthe convention,meetingandexhibitionindustry.It examinesthephysicalrequirements,marketing, managementandoperationofconventionand exhibitionfacilities.Emphasisisalsoplacedon theplanningandorganisationofconventionsand meetings.

Studentsinthisunitwillfocusonmarketingasa managerialfunctionparticularlytheroleof marketingintelligencetounderpinthe promotionofserviceorientedproductsinthe tourismindustry.Thisunitusesrealworldcase studiesfromairlines,hotelsandnationaltourism officestobuildthestudentsexpertisein strategicmarketingwithinthetourismindustry.

MKT012214 InternStudyIIV
Prerequisite/s:Studentsmustbeenrolledinanaward oftheSchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement andtohavepermissionoftheInternshipCoordinator. Studentsmusthavecompletedatleastnineteen(19) unitspriortoenrolling.

MKT01425 TourisminPacificAsia
Providesstudentsanoverviewoftourismactivity anddevelopmentinthisexcitinganddynamic areaofthePacificAsiaregion.Studentsare providedwiththeopportunitytocritically examinesignificantcurrentissues,suchasthe impactthattourismmayhaveonthequalityof thelivesoflocalsintouristregions.Studentswill alsoexplorefutureimplicationsoftourism development.

Providepracticalworkplaceexperiencewithin thetourismandhospitalityindustry.Students canundertakeaplacementinanyappropriate industrysector(e.g.hotels,resorts,clubs, casinos,governmenttourismbodies,restaurants, cateringandfoodserviceoperations,private consultancies,airlines,eventandconference management,marketing/promotionsandspecial interesttourismoperations)inAustraliaor overseas.Theseunitsprovideanopportunityfor studentstoapplyconceptsandprinciplesof businessmanagementtoaworkplacesettingin thetourism/hospitalityindustryandtheyenable studentstobetterappreciatethenatureofthe employmentintheindustry.

MKT01760 TourismPlanningEnvironments
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MKT01416 TourismandHospitalityIndustryProject
Prerequisite/s:MNG00415TourismandHospitality ResearchandAnalysis.

Itisvitallyimportantformanagersinthe internationaltravelandtourismindustryto developknowledgeandunderstandingofthe environmentsoftourism.Tourism environmentscanencompassthesocial, political,cultural,economic,technologicaland biophysical.Studentsofthisunitwilllearnabout theinteractionsbetweenelementsoftourism andtheseenvironmentsandtheimplications theseinteractionshaveinrealworldsituations.

MKT01762 ContemporaryHotelandTourismIssues
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Collection,analysisandinterpretationofdataare essentialformanagersintourismandhospitality organisations.Throughapracticalresearch project,thisunitprovidesanintroductionto researchplanninganddesign,datacollection, interpretationandanalysis,andreportingthe researchoutcomes.

Providesinsightintoglobalissueswhich challengehotelandtourismdevelopmentinthe 21stcentury.Adoptsastudentfocusedstrategy aimedatstudentsdevelopinganunderstanding ofthecontemporarytrendsbyfocusingon areas/issuesoftourismsupplyanddemand(net). Topicsincludetourismandthemedia;risk;hotel investment,accommodationandtravel developments,sporttourismandadventure

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travel,backpackersandseniortouristsand trendsintourismmarkets.

distribution,brandbuilding,customerservice andcompetitivemonitoring.

MKT01906 InternationalTourismSystems
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MKT03220 MarketinginRetailandService Environments


Antirequisite/s:MKT00727RetailMarketingand ManagementorMKT00730ServicesMarketingand Management.

Thisunitprovidesanadvancedlevelintroduction tothecharacteristics,dynamicsandcomplexity ofinternationaltourismsystems.Animportant aimofthisunitistodevelopstudentscritical thinkingandanalyticalskillstoexamineand synthesiseconceptsandtheoriesofseminal tourismsystemstheories.

MKT01907 TourismandHospitalityManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesmanagementstudiesfromthe perspectiveoftheindividualasamanagerwithin hospitalityandtourismsettings.Inparticular, studentslearnkeymanagementcompetencies andwilldiscussanddebatetheseina collaborativeonlineenvironmentwhilstlooking toapplytheseskillsindifferenttourismand hospitalitycontexts.

Introducesstudentstomarketingintheservices andretailenvironment.Studentswilllearnthe uniquemarketingchallengesfacedbyservice providersandretailers.Theywillbeexposedtoa rangeofmarketingstrategiesusedtoattract, satisfyandretaincustomersintheretailand servicesenvironment.Itisstrongly recommendedthatstudentscomplete MKT00720MarketingManagementpriorto studyingthisunit.

MKT10722MarketingChannels
Prerequisite/s:MKT00075MarketingPrinciplesAND 36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MKT01909 ServiceManagementforTourismand Hospitality


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thisunitusescasestudiesfromrealworld situationstoexaminequalitytourismand hospitalityservicemanagement.Theunit examines;thethreeoperationalmanagement conceptscommonthroughouttourismrelated organisations;provisionofservicesinthetourism andhospitalityindustriesratherthantransferof goods;andmanagingservicequalityintourism andhospitalityorganisations.

Examineschannelrelationshipmanagementthat canbeappliedtoconsumer,businessand internationalmarkets.Strategicapproachesto channelmanagementinthecontextof technologicalchangesandarangeofchoices availabletobusinessoperatorsareexamined. Theneedtomanagecomplexchannelsand relationshipsthatarefundamentaltocost effectiveperformancearealsoconsidered.The roleoflogistics,supplychainsandlegal considerationsinundertakingmultichannel strategiesareevaluated.

MKT10723 MarketingCommunications
Prerequisites:MKT00075MarketingPrinciplesAND36 creditpoints(any3units). Antirequisite:COM00104MediaStrategies. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MKT03041 ECommerceMarketing
Addressesissuesinelectronicmarketing, customersupport,supplychainmanagementand integrationofmarketingutilisingawebbased environment.Studentswillassesstheusesand appropriatenessoftheInternetforcurrent marketingactivities.Theywilldevelopa marketingplanintegratingelectronic technologieswithmarketingcommunications,

Exploresstrategiesusedinmarketing communicationswithanemphasisonbranding. Topicscoverthenatureoftodaysmodern marketingcommunicationtools,includingsocial mediaandexaminetheirpractical implementationforcommunicationstrategy decisions.Legalimplicationsofcommunication andpromotionstrategiesareconsideredand

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studentswillberequiredtodeveloppersonal communicationstyles.Individualandgroup presentationsformanessentialpartof assessmentandlearningactivities.

MKT10726 SocialMarketing
Prerequisites:MKT00102ConsumerBehaviourAND 132creditpoints(any11units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MKT10724 ServicesMarketing
Prerequisites:MKT00075MarketingPrinciplesAND36 creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Examinesmarketingpracticesinaservice environment.Producingover70%ofAustralias GDP,serviceindustriesarenowrecognisedasthe primarysourceofeconomic,employmentand exportgrowthinmanypostindustrialised nations.Theunitexploresthetheoreticaland practical(strategicandoperational)marketing optionsconsideredforthedistinctiveaspectsof serviceproducts,consumersandmarkets, includingtheroleandbehaviourofcustomers andthedeterminantsofcustomer satisfaction/dissatisfaction.Theextensionofthe marketingmixforservicesisconsideredand managementofcustomerrelationshipsand servicerecovery.Approachestothe implementationofprofitableservicestrategies, includingimprovingservicequalityand organisingforserviceleadership,arealso identified.

Introducesstudentstotherapidlydeveloping areaofsocialmarketingthatisbeingadoptedby nonprofitandpublicorganisationsthroughout theworld.Studentswillexaminetheapplication ofmarketingconceptstosocialcausesand campaigns.Thesocietalmarketingconceptis usedasaframeworktoexamineissuesrelating tosociety,theenvironmentandthenegative effectofeconomicactivity.Studentswillapply theirknowledgeofmarketingtosocialissuesto developappropriatecommunicationand strategicplanstoeffectbehaviouralchangeto societysadvantage.

MKT10727 DigitalMarketing
Prerequisites:MKT00102ConsumerBehaviourAND 132creditpoints(any11units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MKT10725 StrategicMarketing
Prerequisites:MKT00102ConsumerBehaviourAND 132creditpoints(any11units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Developsstrategicdecisionmakingskillswith particularreferencetomarketing.Thiscapstone unitexaminesstrategicplanningthatenables managementtodeterminebusinessdirection andmarketingplanningwhichenablesthe companytoproceedinasystematicwayto identifyandturnspecificopportunitiesintoa profitablebusiness.Theunitdevelopsthe conceptualideaofintegratingmarketing planningintothestrategicplanningprocess. Issuesinstrategicmarketingplanningwillbe exploredindepthandatarelativelyadvanced level.Thestudentisexpectedtofullyunderstand theconceptualandtheoreticalbasisofstrategy anddemonstratecompetenceinutilisingthat understandinginanappliedcontext.

Introducesstudentstothedynamicworldof digitalmarketingbyprovidinganunderstanding oftheroleoftechnologyanddigitalmediainthe developmentandpresentationofmarketing strategiesandcommunications.Theunitbuilds ontheprinciplesofmarketingandconsumer behaviourtoexploretheapplicationofthese theorieswithinthedigitalmarketing environment.Studentswillexamineandapply thetheoriesoftargeting,segmentingand positioningtodigitalmarketingenvironments anddemonstratehowtoincorporatethe marketingmixprinciplestodigitalmarketing communicationsandmediums.Theunitalso coverstheimpactofsocialmediaandemerging digitalmarketingtechnologies.

MKT40001 MarketingSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIintheMarketing discipline.

MKT40002 MarketingSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIinthe Marketingdiscipline

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MKT40004 MarketingThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofVintheMarketing disciplinesingleweightedunit

MNG00116 IndustrialRelations
Prerequisite/s:SOC10245WorkinginOrganisations andeitherMNG00320PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagementorMNG01413HumanResource andWorkplaceManagement.

MKT40005 MarketingThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheMarketing disciplinedoubleweightedunit

MKT40006 MarketingThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheMarketing disciplinedoubleweightedunit

Describesthemainparticipantsintheindustrial relationssceneinAustraliaandconsidersthe dynamicnatureoftheemploymentrelationship. Itexaminesconflictanditsresolutionwithinthe contextofcurrentindustrialdisputesinAustralia andhighlightsrecentdevelopmentsinworkplace industrialrelationsinAustralia.

MNG00085 InstructionalDesignandEducational Technology


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00132 OrganisationalCommunication
Prerequisite/s:BHS00161Interpersonal Communication.

Examinesthemultiplicityofskillsthatcanoften berequiredintheproductionofeducational resourcematerialsthatbothmotivateand facilitatelearning.Thestepsandprocesses involvedindesigningbothsimpleandcomplex materialsareexamined.Thepotentialroleof newcomputercontrollededucational technologies(e.g.HyperCard,CDROM)is considered.

Introducesstudentstotheoriesandstrategies relatedtoorganisationalcommunication.These conceptsareusedtocriticallyreflectonformal andinformalformsofcommunicationindiverse organisations.

MNG00135 ManagingRoomsDivisionOperations
Thisunitexaminesroomsdivisionoperations andmanagement.Topicscoveredinclude managingreceptionandreservationservices, challengesandissuesinhousekeeping,financial transactions,nightauditprocesses,handling complaints,andtrendsintheareaofrooms divisionmanagement.

MNG00114 StrategicManagement
Prerequisite/s:144Creditpoint(12units).

Thiscapstoneunitintegratesandapplies knowledgegainedinpreviousunitsforthe purposeofevaluatingcomplexbusiness problemsandformulatingpoliciesandstrategies fortheirsolution.Aconceptualframeworkfor theformulation,implementationandevaluation ofbusinessstrategiesisdevelopedcoveringboth theAustralianandglobalperspectives.Extensive useismadeoflocalandinternationalcase situations.

MNG00154 StaffSelectionandPerformance Management


Prerequisite/s:SOC10245WorkinginOrganisations andeitherMNG00320PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagementorMNG01413HumanResource andWorkplaceManagement.

Introducesstudentstothetheoryandprocesses ofstaffrecruitmentandperformanceappraisal, andprovidesstudentswitharangeofskills requiredforhumanresourcepractitioners workinginthesefields.

MNG00166 ManagingChange
Examinesthenatureandconsequencesof organisationalchangewithanemphasison

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explainingthestrategicroleofleadership,human resourcesmanagementandhumanresource developmentinthechangeprocess.Critically analysesthetheoreticalperspectivesofthe changeprocessandevaluatestheunderlying assumptionsandimplicationsforpracticeof contemporarychangemanagementtools.

thefunctionalareasofmanagement,marketing, humanresourcesandfinanceandtheir interrelationshipwiththeMICEindustryatboth thestrategicandoperationallevel.Strategiesfor evaluationMICEactivitiesareaddressedtogether withtheimplicationsforfutureresearch.

MNG00167 SupervisionandTeamwork
Examinesvariousmodelsofsupervisionandthe supervisoryrelationship.Considerssupervisionin relationtomanagementandleadership.Also focusesontheroleofsupervisorvisvis superiorsandsubordinatesandexploresissuesof interpersonalrelationships,conflict management,leadershipandteamperformance.

MNG00273 EventPlanningandManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00168 WorkplaceLearning
Exploresthepopularideaofthelearning organisation.Goodleadershipneedstobe combinedwithinnovativeapproachestolearning suchassystemsthinking,actionlearningand capabilitytoseehoweffectivetheyarein creatingamoreeffectivelearningexperiencein organisations.Examineswhetherthelearning organisationcanexistinpracticeandprovidea sustainablesourceofcompetitiveadvantage.

Studentsofthisunitwillgainanunderstandingof thenatureandsignificanceofeventsand celebrationsfromaninternational,national, regionalandlocalperspective.Thisunit highlightstheimportanceofeventplanningand managementandexaminestheimpactsthat theseeventshaveontourismandhost communities.Studentswilllearnthestrategies necessarytohostaviableeventandlearnhow importanttheeventsindustryistotheattraction sectorofthetourismindustry.

MNG00301 SportManagementPrinciples
Introducesthefundamentalprinciplesand practicesofmanagementandadministration includingplanning,organising,leadershipand controlinthecontextofsportandfitness organisations.Alsodevelopsanawarenessofthe rolesandbroadrangeofskillsrequiredof managersinsuchorganisations.

MNG00219 ContemporaryWorkplaceRelations IssuesforTourismandHospitality


Prerequisite:MNG01413HumanResourceand WorkplaceManagement.

MNG00303 SportOrganisationandLeadership
Focusesonpersonnelissuesinsport specificallyonunderstandingandmanaging individuals,groupsandteamsinorganisational settings.

Everyorganisationinveststimeonworkplace relationsmatters.Theoriesandpracticesabout contemporaryworkplacerelationsissuesare studiedastheyapplytothetourism,hospitality andleisureindustries.Relevantcasestudiesfrom Australiaandinternationallywillbeusedasa basisonwhichstudentswillbuildtheir knowledgebase.

MNG00305 SportFacilitiesandEvents
Prerequisites:MKT00320SportMarketingOR MKT00205SportPromotionandPublicRelations.

MNG00272 BusinessEventsManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Introducesanddevelopsperspectivesofthe Meetings,Incentives,Conventionsand Exhibitions(MICE)industrybothnationallyand internationally.Studentsexamineandevaluate

Isapractical,professionalworkshopinthe processofinterpreting,organisinganddelivering recreationprogrammesandservices. Concentratesonprogrammeplanning,leadership andevaluation.

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MNG00306 SportBusiness
Developsanunderstandingofthe entrepreneurialfunctioninthesport/fitness industry,techniquesforlocatingnewventures andundertakingfeasibilitystudies,andprovides studentswiththeopportunitytodevelopand presentabusinessplanrelatedtoa sporting/fitnessenterprise.

communication,strategyandoperationswillbe examinedinthelightofinternationaldemands. Studentswillbeacquaintedwiththe environmentalchallengeswhichimpacton internationalmanagersandwilldealwiththe problemsofethicalconsideration.

MNG00314 EntrepreneurshipandInnovation
Prerequisite:144creditpoints(any12units).

MNG00307 SportsPolicyandPlanning
Equipsstudentswiththeskillstopreparesports policystatements,implementsportdevelopment plansandundertakesportprojectswithinthe sportmanagementenvironment.

MNG00311 InternationalHumanResource Management


Prerequisite/s:SOC10245WorkinginOrganisations andeitherMNG00320PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagementorMNG01413HumanResource andWorkplaceManagement.

Introducesstudentstotheconceptsof entrepreneurship,thenewventurecreation process,andtheentrepreneurialenvironment. Toprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthe entrepreneursandtheirentrepreneurial behaviour,severalentrepreneurshiptheoriesand theirapplicationswillalsobeexaminedand discussed.

MNG00316 PrinciplesofInternationalBusiness
Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units).

Concentratesonthegrowingfieldof internationalHRM,forexample,trainingfor overseaspostings,internationalrecruitmentand selection,internationalmanagement development,compensationandinternational labourrelations.Coverscrosscultural managementinthebroadestsense.Covers comparativeHRMtoprovidestudentswitha perspectiveofothersystems,forexample,in selectedEuropeanandAsianPacificcountries. Managingdiversityisstudiedwithspecial emphasisonprojectingmulticulturalvaluesand competenciesintocorporateadvantagesinthe areaofinternationalbusinessandtrade.An evaluationofbusinessethicsissuesfortheIHRM roleisincluded.

Recognisestheimportanceofbusiness organisationswithcrossborderoperations. Designedtogivestudentsanoverviewof multinationalbusinessorganisationsingeneralas wellasanunderstandingofcountryspecific crossculturalfactorsimpactingonmultinational businessorganisationsinAsia.Concentrationon Asianculturesbecauseoftheirstrategic importancetoAustralianbusinesses.

MNG00320 PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement


Antirequisite/s:MNG00121HumanResource ManagementI.

MNG00313 InternationalManagement
Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units).

Coversthemajorelementsofthemanagerial processwhichtranscendcountryborders.Will examinethereasonswhyorganisationselectto becometransnationalandlookatthedifferences betweeninternationaltradeandmultinational operations.Topicsoforganisation,

Considersthecentralaspectsof,andproblems relatingto,themanagementofpeoplewithin contemporaryworkorganisationsfromthe variousperspectivesoflinemanagers,HR specialistsandemployees.Exploresthenatureof thekeyfunctions,tasksandactivitiesthatmake upthefieldofpracticeknownasHuman ResourceManagement,namelyHumanResource planning,jobanalysisanddesign,recruitment andselection,training,performance management,staffremuneration,termination, andcompliancewithemploymentlaws.

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MNG00321 CurrentIssuesinHumanResource Management


Investigatestheoriginsandnatureofhuman resourcemanagementtheoryanditsapplication toarangeofcurrentworkplaceissuesand problems.Humanresourcepracticesof organisationsareanalysedinthecontextofthe majorchallengesconfrontingorganisationswhich impactupontheiremployeesandemployment practices,forexample,globalisation,increasing competition,acceleratingratesoforganisational change,downsizing,casualisationofthe workforce,informationtechnology,andthe decentralisationofindustrialrelationspractice.

valueandusesofcomputerbasedinformation systemsforbusinessoperations,management decisionmakingandstrategicsuccessofthe organisation.Allowsstudentstoenhancetheir computerliteracyanddevelopskillsformanaging informationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT) inaccommodationbusinesses.

MNG00421 EventsManagement
Providesstudentswithaninternational,national, regionalandlocalperspectiveoftheevent industryanditsrelationshiptothetourism sector.Theunitwillcriticallyanalysethenature andcharacteristicsofevents,theirpositiveand negativeimpactsontheeconomic, environmental,socioculturalandpolitical environmentsandassociatedimplications pertainingtothesustainableplanningand managementofeventsintheglobalandlocal marketplace.

MNG00415 TourismandHospitalityResearchand Analysis


Antirequisite/s:MNG01213TourismResearch methods.

Understandingoftheresearchprocessis importanttotourismbusinesses.Abilityto choosetheappropriatecollection,interpretation andpresentationmethodsarethefocusofthis projectbasedunit.Studentsaregivenan introductiontoresearchwheretheycandevelop skillintheplanning,preparationanddesignofa tourismresearchproject.

MNG00427 EntrepreneurshipinTourismand Hospitality


Explorestheentrepreneurialprocessesinthe contextoftourismandhospitalityindustries. Usinganentrepreneurialidea,studentswillapply problemsolvinganddecisionmakingforstrategic andgeneralmanagementofentrepreneurial ventures.

MNG00417 StrategicManagementforTourismand HospitalityEnterprises


Prerequisite/s:MNG00440IntroductiontoTourism andHospitalityManagementorMNG00301Sport ManagementPrinciples. Antirequisite/s:MNG00114StrategicManagement.

MNG00431 RoomsDivisionOperations
AvailabletoHotelSchoolstudentsonly. Antirequisite/s:MNG00431RoomsDivisionOperation.

Everyorganisation(largeorsmall,intheprivate orpublicsectors)containsissuesofstrategy. Theoriesaboutstrategiesandstrategic managementarestudiedalongsideillustrative andanalyticalcasesfromtourismandhospitality industries,internationallyandinAustralia.

MNG00418 InformationSystemsforTourism andHospitalityManagement


Providesanintroductiontoinformationsystems managementinthetourismandhospitality industries.Providesabasicunderstandingofthe

Providesanunderstandingofbasicoperations andfunctionsoftheroomsdivisiondepartment withinahotelorresort.Thereisanincreasing needforemployeeswithintheaccommodation sectortounderstandthemanagementprinciples andissuesconcerningroomsdivision.Examines andevaluatestheimpactofsize,ownershipand targetmarketontheorganisation,andon managementstrategiesintheroomsdivision. Administrative,operationalandrevenue managementcontrolsofroomsdivision managementareexaminedateachstageofthe guestcycle.

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MNG00440 IntroductiontoTourismandHospitality Management


Antirequisite/s:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations ORMNG00111FundamentalsofManagement.

MNG00503 StrategicIssuesinGamingManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:MNG00501ContemporaryGaming Operations.

Examinesmanaginginorganisations,particularly tourismandhospitalityorganisations,through theapplicationofmanagementconceptsand competencies,particularlytourismand hospitalityorganisations.Theunitisdesigned aroundaconceptualmodelandincludescase studyanalysisandreallifecircumstancesto developskillinevaluatingforintended managementoutcomes.Studentsrequireaccess toacomputerandtheInternetasthisunithas onlineresourcesandoptionalvirtualclassrooms.

Thisunitaimstoenhancethecriticalthinkingand problemsolvingskillsofstrategicdecisionmakers ingamblingenterprises.Itaimstoensurethatthey arebetterequippedtoimprovetheir organisationsmarketposition,competitiveness, corporatecitizenshipandsocialperformance.

MNG00510 MentoringforEarlyCareerProfessionals
AvailabletoMasterofEducationstudentsonly.

MNG00441 HospitalityServicesManagement
Thisunitintroducesstudentstotheconceptof hospitalityservicesmanagementwherethe customeristhecentreoftheorganisation.It developsanunderstandingofthelinksbetween marketing,operationsandhumanresource functionstofacilitateeffectivestrategiesand servicemanagementtechniquesfor hospitalityrelatedenterprises.Inparticular,this unittakesastudentcentredapproachandaims todevelopstudentsteamworkskills.To completetheassessmentrequirementsforthis unit,studentswillneedaccesstoacomputerand internet.

Introducesstudentstotheconcept,practiseand implementationofeffectivementoringand mentoringprogramsinorganisations.Oncethe theoreticalbaseformentoringhasbeenanalysed andcritiquedforapplicationtotheirown workplace,studentswillpractiseandreflect uponthedevelopmentoftheirownmentoring skills.Thedifferencesbetweenmentoringand otherformsofinteractionwillbeexaminedas willdifferenttypesofmentoringprograms.

MNG00703 OrganisationalChangeand Development


Organisationalchangeisexaminedinthelightof internalandexternalpressuresonorganisations. Modelsoforganisationalchangeareexplored withinaframeworkofdiagnosisoftheneedfor change,changeinterventionsandevaluation.The peopleelementsoforganisationalchangeare examinedinrelationtopersonalresponsesto transitions,organisationalpower,politicsand leadership,motivation,resistance, communication,ethicsandhumanlearning.

MNG00501 ContemporaryGamingOperations
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Thisunitaimstoprovideanappropriate foundationincontemporarygamblingoperations byexaminingthedevelopment,currentstatus, environmentalinfluencesandoperationalissues associatedwithmanagingcasinos,gaming machines,racing,wagering,onlinegambling, lotteries,keno,charitableandminorgambling.

MNG00704 HumanResourceDevelopment
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Aimstoprovidethestudentwithanoverviewof HumanResourceDevelopmentanditsrelationto HumanResourceManagement.Focusesonthe systemsapproachtoworkplacelearningand offerscriticalandinternationalperspectiveson HRD.

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MNG00710 MajorThesis(Management)
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00724 HumanResourceManagement
Discussesissuesrelatingtotheacquisitionand maintenanceofresourcesinthecurrent organisationalcontextofrapidchange.Topics consideredincludejobanalysisanddesign, humanresourceplanning,healthandsafety, selectionandrecruitmentincludingequal employmentopportunityconsiderations,career planning,performanceappraisal,remuneration, traininganddevelopmentandglobal internationalHRMissues.

Thethesisconsistsofanapprovedprogrammeof supervisedresearchstudyagreedwiththeHead oftheSchoolofManagementandMarketing.

MNG00716 StrategicManagement
Antirequisite/s:MNG00755StrategicIssuesinHealth Management.

Addressestheobjectivesofglobalstrategic management;thestrategicmanagementprocess includinganalysis;decisionmakingand implementation;emergingstrategicbusiness issues.Itisrecommendedthatstudentstakethis unitinthelatterstagesoftheirprogram. Studentsareencouragedtocompletetheunit MNG00720FoundationsofManagementand three(3)otherMBAunitspriortoundertaking thisunit.

MNG00725 IndustrialRelations
Thechangingnatureofindustrialrelationsin Australiaisthefocusofthisunit.Thetransition fromacentralised,tribunalregulated,award basedsystemtoaworkplace,decentralised, focusstressingenterpriseagreementsand individualcontractswillbeexaminedandthe impactofthesechangesontheenvironmentand partiestoindustrialrelationsatthenationallevel willbeconsidered.

MNG00720 FoundationsofManagement
Examinestheprinciplesandcurrentpracticesof managementinorganisationsintheAsiaPacific regionandbroaderglobalcontexts.Considers thechangingenvironmentsoforganisations, issuesofsocialresponsibility,thekey managementfunctions,communicationand interpersonalskills,leadership,themanagement ofchangeandinternationalmanagement.Asits nameimplies,thisisafoundationunitandshould becompletedasearlyinyourcourseaspossible.

MNG00726 BusinessResearchMethods
Antirequisite/s:MNG03047QualitativeResearch MethodsorMNG03048QuantitativeResearch Methods.

MNG00723 InternationalBusiness
Examinesthe(additional)challengesconfronting theinternationalbusinessmanager.Firstly exploresthevibrantanddynamicinternational businessenvironmentandtheopportunitiesand threatsposedspecificallybydifferencesbetween countries;notablyinpoliticaleconomyand culture.Thenturnstothedevelopmentof internationalbusinessstrategy,addressing strategicmanagement,entrystrategies, organisationaldesignandthefunctionalareasof marketing,financeandhumanresource management.

Researchcandidatesusetheopportunityof undertakingresearchinsomeareaof management.Theresearchrequirementwillvary dependinguponwhethertheresearchprojectis one,twoorthreeunitsinvalue;forstudents withoutaresearchbackgroundthefirstofthese willbearesearchmethodscourseworkunit whichcomposesaliteraturereview,survey development(ifpertinent)andculminatesina blueprint/proposalfortheresearchtobe undertaken.TheMBAResearchProjects Coordinatorwillassistcandidatesintopic clarificationandassesstheoutputofthisfirst unit.Asupervisorthenwillbeappointedto advisethecandidateondevelopingaresearch programandpreparingandpresentingthe researchreport.

MNG00727 ResearchProject
Doubleweightedunit.

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MNG00728 ResearchProject
Tripleweightedunit

MNG00756 GlobalPurchasingManagement
Strategicpurchasingmanagementiscentralto theinternationalcompetitivenessofthemodern tradingcorporation.Thisunitprovidesstudents withinsightsintoglobalpurchasingstrategies andoverviewstechniquesforappraising internationalsupplysourcingofrequired products.Specificattentionisplacedonspecific risksandriskmanagementapproaches associatedwithglobalpurchasing.

MNG00737 Entrepreneurship
Introducesstudentstotheconceptsof entrepreneurshipandentrepreneurialbehaviour. Aimstodefineentrepreneurship,identify characteristicsofentrepreneurs,debatethe traininganddevelopmentofentrepreneurs,and illustratetheapplicationofentrepreneurshipto publicandprivatesectoroperations.Several entrepreneurshiptheoriesandtheirapplications willalsobeexamined.

MNG00757 IntegratedLogisticsManagement
Logisticsmanagementinvestigatestheefficiency withwhichthefirmusesitsresources, particularlywithregardtotransportation systems,materialshandlingandstorageand distributionofthefirmsinputsandproducts. Logisticsmanagementplaysacriticalrolein ensuringinternationalcompetitivenessof contemporarycorporations.

MNG00743 ManagementofSmallEnterprises
Developingadefinitionofsmallenterprisein Australia;contributionofsmallenterprisestothe Australianeconomy;financialmanagementof smallenterprises;informationforsmall enterprisemanagement;applyingmanagement systemstosmallenterprisesuccess;theimpact ofthelawonsmallenterprisemanagement; marketingandpersonnelmanagementappliedto thesmallenterpriseunit;advisoryservices availabletoassistsmallenterprisemanagement inAustralia.

MNG00783 ManagingInternationalSportProjects
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00755 StrategicIssuesinHealthManagement
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Antirequisite/s:MNG00716StrategicManagement.

FocusesonthesystemsapproachtoProject Managementanditsapplicationstoindustry basedprojectsundertakenbytheparticipant. PresentsthefundamentalsofProject Managementandrelatestheseconceptstothe managementofsport/fitnessorganisations.

Thisunitexamineshealthservicesmanagement fromthestrategicmanagementandplanning perspectives.Factorsfromtheexternal environmentsuchasthelocusofpowerand control,economic,ethicalandsocialinfluences willbecriticallyappliedtocontemporaryhealth servicesmanagementissues.Criticalexamination offactorsfromtheinternalenvironmentwhich impactonhealthservicesmanagementwill includeorganisationalculture,professional workforcemix,planningandmanagementwithin multidisciplinaryorganisations.Selectedhealth issueswillbeusedtoexemplifytheprinciplesof strategicmanagement.

MNG00784 IndustryBasedProject
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Usuallyundertakenasthefinalunit,students mayselecttocomplete(a)aprojectthatwill facilitatetheparticipantinapplyingthe fundamentalsofProjectManagementtothe workplace.Studentswillberequiredtodevelopa projectplanforacasestudyoftheirownchoice; or(b)aresearchproject;or(c)anindependent studyunit.

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MNG00785 ProjectManagement
Antirequisite/s:MNG00783ManagingInternational SportProjects. Notavailabletoundergraduates.

skills,performanceappraisalsandgeneralHuman ResourceManagementactivities.

Developsstudentsunderstandingofthe principlesofprojectmanagementfroma managerialperspectiveinanorganisational setting.Studentswillbeintroducedtothe variousphasesandprocessesassociatedwitha projectlifecycle,andshouldunderstandthe knowledgeareasassociatedwithanyprojectand explorepracticalapplicationsoftheknowledge acquiredthroughthisunit.

MNG00912 EnvironmentalManagementforHotels andAttractions


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00786 InternationalandComparativeHuman ResourceManagement


Enablesthestudenttoeffectivelyconductthe managementofdiversehumanresources, particularlyintheinternationalemployment relationscontext.Fostersanunderstandingof InternationalHRMaswellasHRMpracticesin othercountries.

Providespracticalguidanceforthehoteland hospitalityindustryonimprovingenvironmental performancetocontributetosuccessfulbusiness operations.Topicsincludeasystematic framework,encouragingastrategicapproachto theenvironmentasabusinessissueanda proactiveapproachtoenvironmental management.Examinesenvironmentalreview process,staffcommitment,resourceacquisition andallocation,leadershipandteambuilding,the selectionofpriorityareas,developingplans, measurementtargetsetting,implementationand reviewoftheprocess.

MNG00916 OperationsandQualityManagement
Providesadetailedintroductiontoboth OperationsManagementandQuality Management.Looksattechniquesforforecasting demandforaproductorservice,approachesto thesitingofaserviceormanufacturingfacility, howtosetupthesiteaccordingtovarious criteria,themanagementofproductstock, humanresourceplanningintheintermediate term,schedulingmaterialinputsandlastly projectmanagement.Focusesonwhatqualityis andhowitismeasured.Arangeofqualitytools areintroducedandtheimportanceofstatistical thinkingtothemanagementofqualityiscovered instudyingstatisticalprocesscontrol.Quality systemsareinvestigatedandtherecognitionof qualityexplored.

MNG00789 ActionResearchandEvaluation
Doubleweightedunit.

Engagesstudentsinthinkingaboutwaysinwhich researchcanberigorous,flexibleand participativethroughtheuseofcriticalreflection withinaniterativeactionandresearch procedure.ActionResearchisaresearch methodologywhichpursuesbothaction outcomes(change)andresearchoutcomes.This unitisavailableonlyonline,enrollingstudents musthaveaccesstoacomputer,modemandan emailaccount.Itisrecommendedthatstudents havecompletedatleasteightunitsfromthe Mastersprogrambeforeundertakingthisunit.

MNG00791 RecruitmentandPerformance Management


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG00918 SmallandFamilyEnterprise Entrepreneurship


Promotionanddevelopmentofsmall enterprises;policyissuesgovernmentand nongovernment;creatinganentrepreneurial environment;therelationshipbetweensmall enterprisedevelopmentandeconomic development;theinformalsectorandsmall enterprisedevelopments;trainingpotential ownersandmanagers;providingmanagement

Coverstherangeofskillsneededtoadvertise, select,inductandappraisestaffwithinan organisation.Itcoverssuchaspectsasjob descriptionsandadvertisements,interviewing

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servicesforsmallenterpriseowners;various extensionservicesforsmallenterprises; technologyinsmallenterprisedevelopment.

MNG01222 FacilityandRiskManagementfor HospitalityOperations


Examinesorganisationsprocedurestomanage facilitiesandriskinhospitalityindustries.This knowledgeisneededtoprotectguestsfrom safetyhazardsandorganisationsfromlossof profits.Theunitevaluateshowtangibleaspects ofhospitalityproductsaredeterminedfeasiblein differentcontexts.Itestimatestheneedto introducestrategicfacilitymanagement measuresforthebenefitofoperational efficiency.Examinesriskmanagementprocesses andtheirpotentialtoprotectphysical,non physical,financialandhumanassets.

jobdesign;administrativehierarchy;job satisfactionandworkeradjustment;stressand otherfactorsrelatedtotheenvironmentofwork; valuesassociatedwithworkbehaviour.

MNG03011 BusinessResearchProjectI MNG03012 BusinessResearchProjectII


Corequisite/s:MNG03011ResearchProposal (Part1of2).

MNG03013 BusinessResearchProjectIII MNG03047 QualitativeResearchMethods


Examinestherequirementstosuccessfully undertakecomplexqualitativeresearchatan advancedlevelinanysettingusingavarietyof approachesincludingcasestudies,participatory actionresearch,groundedtheory,and ethnography.Thisunitwouldbeofparticular interesttostudentsintendingtoundertake Doctoralstudiesfollowingthecompletionof theirMasterscourse.

MNG013016 IndustryRelatedProjectIVI
Introducesstudentstobroadapproachesto socialandbusinessresearch.Generalquestions aboutthenatureandtypesofresearchand ethicalconsiderationsareraised.Techniquesin identifyinganappropriateresearchtopicwithin industryareexaminedandstudentsrelatethese topicstothepreparationandpresentationofa researchreport.

MNG03048 QuantitativeResearchMethods
Thisunitaimstocovermajoraspectsofstatistical analysisasanaidtoconductingthesisresearch leadingtoaDoctorofBusinessAdministration degree.Topicscoveredincludedatacollection methodsandtechniques,multivariatedata analysiswithconsiderationofthelimitationsof differentmethodsandtechniques.

MNG01413 HumanResourceandWorkplace Management


HighlightstheimportanceofstrategicHRMto tourismandhospitality.Theinteractionbetween linemanagersandhumanresourcespecialistsis alsoexamined.Studentsgainanappreciationof thevalueofpeopleandhumancapitalto organisationswhilecriticallyengagingwith contemporaryresearchliteraturetoidentify futureindustryHRtrends.Usesastudentfocused strategydevelopingcasestudyanalysisandcritical thinking.

MNG03049 PreliminaryLiteratureReview MNG03050 ResearchProposal


TheseunitsintroduceDBAcandidatestothe writingofaneffectivebusinessresearch proposal.Studentswillpreparearesearch proposalthattranslatesabusinessprobleminto researchterms.Theproposalshouldidentifya researchproblemandthemajorresearch conceptsinvolved;outlinethebasictheory underlyingtheproblem;andconceptualisethe problemintermsofhypotheses,where

MNG01720 OrganisationalBehaviour
Thisunitintroducesstudentstoworkandworker behaviour;behaviouratwork;groupand organisationalbehaviour;linksbetween behaviourandorganisationalstructure;tasksand

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appropriate.Theproposalshouldalsojustifythe approachrecommendedtoinvestigatethe researchproblem.TheunitsuseStudyGuide notesandreadings.

MNG03121 CoachingintheWorkplace
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03051MNG03066 DBAThesis(Parts1to16)
TheDBAthesisconsistsofanapprovedprogram ofsupervisedresearchstudyagreedtobythe DBACoordinator,approvedsupervisorandthe DBACommittee.Thethesisshallfurnish acceptableevidenceofbothscholarshipand independentthoughtpresentedinaformat requiredbyDBACommitteespecifications.There isnoformalsyllabusforthethesiscomponent, howevercandidatesareexpectedtoproceedin accordancewithanapprovedresearchplan.

Explorescoachingintheworkplaceasanew approachtohelpingpeoplechangetheirskills andbehaviour.Involvestheapplicationof psychotherapeuticconceptsinsystematicand plannedways.Exploresthetheoreticaland researchbasesforcoachingatworkand examinestheessentialskillsrequiredfor effectivecoaching.Alsoaimstodevelopskillsin coachingintheworkplace.

MNG031256 MasterofInternationalSport ManagementResearchProject


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03067 StrategicKnowledgeManagement
Inanincreasinglyglobalknowledgeeconomy,the disciplineofknowledgemanagementhas emergedasacentralfocusforprogressive organisationstodevelopeffectivecorporate strategiesinthecompetitiveglobalmarketplace. Strategicknowledgemanagementinvolvesthe developmentofanintegratedframeworkand businessmodel,througheffectiveleveragingon businessbestpractices,andthetransformation oforganisationalknowledgeassetsinto marketplacesuccesses.

MNG031279 MasterofInternationalSport ManagementResearchProject


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03130 MasterofInternationalSport ManagementResearchProject


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03068 SupplyNetworkStrategy
Thesupplynetworkrepresentstheintegrated chainoforganisationsthatarelinkedthrough differentactivitiesandprocesses,andwith differententities,bothupstreamand downstream,thatdelivervalueintheformof productsandservicesfortheendconsumer.In anincreasinglycompetitiveglobalbusiness environment,theeffectivemanagementof supplynetworkiscrucialfororganisationsto delivervalueintheirproductsandservicesatthe lowestevaluatedcostandatpromptresponseto thesatisfactionofallcustomers.

MNG03131 MasterofInternationalSport ManagementResearchProject


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03132 MasterofInternationalSport ManagementResearchProject


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03155 OrganisationalConsultingand FacilitationI


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

Providesparticipantswitharangeofskillsbased oncontemporarytheoryandresearchininternal andexternalorganisationalandcommunity consulting.Addressestheparticularneedsof peopleinvolvedinorganisationalorcommunity changeanddevelopment.

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MNG03208 IntellectualProperty:Managementand Commercialisation


Developsstudentsunderstandingofthe principlesandpracticeofIntellectualProperty managementandcommercialisationinan organisationalsetting.Theunitisintendedfor higherdegreestudentsandresearcherswhoare workinginprojectswhichmayleadtoa commercialoutcome,and/orpeopleworkingin technicallyorientedorganisationsorbusinesses. Studentswillbetakenthroughthestepsinvolved inmanagingandcommercialisingapieceof IntellectualPropertyoftheirchoice,from establishingthenoveltyofasmartideathrough towritingabusinessplanforits commercialisation.StudentwillneedInternet accessandareencouragedtoworkwithmaterial fromtheirownrelevantfields.

MNG03219 NewVentureCreation
Antirequisite/s:MNG00918SmallandFamily EnterpriseEntrepreneurship.

MNG03217 LeadingandManagingPeople
Antirequisite/s:MNG00715LeadershipintheDiverse Organisation.

Discussesthecharacteristics,relationshipsand competenciesthatinfluencesuccessful entrepreneurs,beforeofferingapractical approachforstudentstoworkthroughtheentire entrepreneurialprocessfromideagenerationto newventurecreationwiththeirowncase.This processincludesidentifyingopportunityconcepts andmarketpotentialforthenewventure, developingappropriatestrategiesforplanning andmanaginggrowthandidentifyingand accessingcriticalresourcesfortheproposednew venture.Italsolooksatoptionsforpotential harvestingoftheventure.Thisentireprocess actsasathoroughscreenofinternalandexternal factorsrelatingtoapotentialnewventureprior tothedevelopmentofaformalbusinessplan.

MNG03227 AssetManagement
Providesgraduatestudentswithastrategic perspectiveofassetmanagement.Studentsare introducedtothemanagementofasset portfoliosforcompetitiveadvantageandfor improvingefficiencyandeffectivenessof businessprocessesandmanagerialdecision making.Studentsareguidedthroughinvestment analysis,wholeoflifecostingandmanagement oftheirassetbase,byplanning,developing, implementingandusingstrategicasset managementprinciplesfromamanagerial perspectivetakingintoaccountservicedelivery, social,ethical,financialandglobalfactors.

Thisunitprovidesanadvancedanalysisof leadershipandteamworkwithinthecontextof themodernorganisation.Theunitwillassist studentstobecomeselfawareoftheirown leadershipstyleanditsimpactonindividuals, workteamsandorganisations.Anexaminationof someessentialissuesforleadersinorganisations thatenhanceeffectiveleadershipisalso undertaken.

MNG03218 StrategicInformationSystems
Antirequisite/s:ISY00720ManagementInformation Systems.

Providesastrategicapproachtotheuseof informationsystemsinorganisations.Students areintroducedtotheuseofinformationsystems asameansofachievingcompetitiveadvantage andforimprovingefficiencyandeffectivenessin businessprocessesandmanagerial decisionmaking.Studentslearntomanage informationasoneofthekeyresourcesofan organisationbyplanning,developing, implementingandevaluatinginformation systemsfromamanagerialperspective,taking intoaccountsocial,ethical,culturalandglobal factors.

MNG03228 RiskManagement
Providesgraduatestudentswithastrategic perspectiveofriskmanagement.Studentsare introducedtothemanagementoftheir organisationsrisksasanintegratedaspectof managementactivities.Studentswillbeawareof thevariousriskmodelsavailableandknowwhen theycanbeapplied,forbothprojectsand generalfunctionsandactivities.Studentswillbe advocatesforgoodriskmanagementdecision making;andbeabletomanageriskeffectively.

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MNG03236 TourismandHotelProfessional Development


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03260 StrategicHumanResourceManagement
Examinesvariousmodelsofstrategy.Considers relationshipbetweenorganisationalstrategyand managementofhumanresources.Alsofocuses onthedevelopmentofspecifichumanresource managementpracticesthatcomplement organisationalstrategyandquantitative evaluationofstrategyimplementation.

Preparesstudentsforworkintourismandhotels. Partonecoverspracticaljobsearchskills,rsum writingandinterviewskills.Inparttwostudents evaluatetheroleofpersonality,values,ethics andotherkeyaspectsoforganisational behaviourinthecontemporaryworkplace.

MNG03237 TourismandHotelInternship
Prerequisite/s:MNG03236TourismandHotel ProfessionalDevelopmentplusaminimumofsix(6) courseworkunitsfromtheScheduleofUnits. Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03261 CareeerDevelopmentStudies
Thisunitintroducesstudentstothefieldof careerdevelopmentwhichisrichinhistory, researchandtheory.Itisafieldofstudywhich hasbecomeincreasinglyimportantinassisting governmentstoachievesocial,economicand labourmarketpoliciesandobjectives.Theunit providesstudentswitharangeofskillsrequired bycareerpractitionersworkinginavarietyof careerservicedeliveryfieldsandintroduces studentstothenewlydevelopedProfessional StandardsforCareerDevelopmentPractitioners (2006).

Providesaminimum300hoursofpractical workplaceexperienceover10weekswithinthe tourismandhotelsectors.Theplacement typicallyinvolvesproductiveoperationalwork. Assistanceisprovidedtostudentsinidentifying andapplyingforappropriatepositions. Throughout,studentsareencouragedtoreflect ontheapplicationofbusinessmanagement principlestoworkplacesettings.

MNG03258 ManagingSustainableOrganisations
Theunitappliestheconceptofsustainabilityto contemporarybusinessorganisationsby examiningarangeofinnovativeenvironmental andsocialmanagementtools.

MNG03280 GlobalProcurement
Asmostorganizationsnowpurchasegoodsand servicesinmarketsthatareaffectedbyglobal conditions,thisunitisdesignedtoprepare studentstoevaluatethecomplexityand consequencesofprocurementdecisionsontheir ownorganisationsandthewidercommunityin whichtheyoperate,andtomakedecisions thereon.Theunitintroducesstudentsto strategiesforprocurement,regulatoryandlegal considerationsaswellasenvironmentaland corporatesocialresponsibilityissues.Theunit emphasisesmanagementofspecificrisksarising fromprocurementinaglobalsettingaswellas theimportanceofbuildingrelationships.

MNG03259 ContemporaryIssuesintheLabour Market


Thisunitprovidesstudentwithanunderstanding ofthechangingbehaviourofthelabourmarket withinAustraliascurrenteconomicenvironment. Itexaminesanumberofcontemporaryissues (i.e.theageingworkforce,generational differences,workplacerelationissues,workforce participationrates,skillshortages,skillmigration, theroleofvocationaleducationandtraining (VET)anddisadvantagedgroups),andrequires studenttoanalysetheseinrelationtotheirown practiceandorganizationcontext.

MNG03281 LogisticsManagement
Logisticsmanagementinvestigatestheefficiency withwhichanentity,suchasafirm,usesits resources,particularlywithregardto transportationsystems,materialshandlingand storageanddistributionofinputsandproducts. Logisticsmanagementplaysacriticalrolein ensuringinternationalcompetitivenessof

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contemporarycorporationsandeffective operationofnotforprofitorganisations includinggovernmentsandNGOs.

MNG03359 HazardManagementforEvents
Thisunitinvestigateshowbusinessesplanand implementpoliciesandprocedurestoprotect staffandaudiencesfromavarietyofhazardsand tooperationallymanageemergencies.Theunit studiessystemsforOH&Scomplianceatevent facilitiesandvenues.

MNG03282 ContractManagementinaGlobal Context


Internationalcontractmanagementinvestigates theparticularcomplexitiesintroducedwhen commercialagreementsarenegotiatedandsetin aglobalcontext.Theunitdealswiththe intricaciesofadministeringinternational contracts,aswellasthelegalimplications associatedwithinternationalcontracting. Studentsareintroducedtopitfallsof internationalcontractmanagementandthekey requirementsforsuccessfulcontract management.

MNG03390 SportMarketingintheGlobal Marketplace


Theunitisdesignedtoguidesportmanagersin theirroleasmarketingmanagersthroughthe utilisationofsportmarketingconceptsand practices.Theunitfocusesondevelopingand implementingasportingorganisations marketingplansandtheoverallprocessof communicatingwithitsaudience.

MNG03333 HumanResourcesProfessionalPractice Placement


Prerequisite/s:Fourunits,fromthefollowing: MNG00724HumanResourceManagement, MNG00704HumanResourceDevelopment,MNG00703 OrganisationalChangeandDevelopment,MNG01720 OrganisationalBehaviour,MNG03217Leadingand ManagingPeople,MNG00786Internationaland ComparativeHumanResourceManagement.

MNG03391 SportPromotionsintheGlobal Marketplace


Theunitisdesignedtoguidesportmanagersin theirroleasmarketingmanagersthroughthe utilisationofsportmarketingconceptsand practices.Theunitfocusesondevelopingand implementingasportingorganisations marketingplansandtheoverallprocessof communicatingwithitsaudience.

Providespracticalandprofessionalworkplace experiencewithinthefieldofhumanresources. Placementinappropriateindustrysectorsmay involveproductiveworkatoperationallevel, reflectivepractice,undertakingaresearch projectforanorganisationorotherappropriate activityapprovedbytheCourseDirector. Providesopportunitytoapplyhumanresource managementprinciples,competenciesandethics toworkplacesettings.

MNG03392 ManagingInternationalSportEvents
Thisunitprovidesstudentswithatheoretical frameworkappropriatetomanaging internationalsportevents.Studentswillexplore thekeyaspectsinvolvedintheplanning,design andmanagementofconductingsuccessful hallmarkevents.

MNG03358 EventDesignPrinciples
Thisunitexploresthetechnicalandcreative processesofprogrammingandproductiondesign usedineventmanagement.Inparticularit investigateseffectivemeansofevaluating optionsandmakingplanningselectionsto successfullymanagearangeofdiverseeventsin avarietyofcontexts.

MNG03393 SportFacilityManagement
Thisunitexaminestheplanning,designand managementofsportingfacilitiesinthepublic andprivatesectors.Itwillfocusonthosefacilities developedfortheinternationalsporting environmentandtheconductofhallmarkevents.

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MNG03394 SportGovernance
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

ManagementandunitsMNG03049Preliminary LiteratureReviewandMNG03050ResearchProposal. Tripleweightedunit.

Discussesthevarioustechniquesandprocedures forpolicyplanningandtheiruseinsettingthe directionforthesport/fitnessorganisation.Policy willbediscussedasitrelatestoindividualsand groupswithintheorganisation.Emphasiswill alsobeplacedonthevariousHRMfunctions requiredforsuccessfulstaffcommunicationand interpersonalrelations.

Thisprojectbasedunitcomprisesanimportant componentoftheprograminwhichparticipants applyknowledgeandskillsacquiredduringthe precedingunitstoaparticulartourismor hospitalitysituation.Theresearchproject providesstudentswiththeopportunityto evaluateatourismorhospitalityissueusing appropriateresearchmethodology.

MNG03395 SportsLaw
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

MNG03401 TourismResearchProject
Prerequisite/s:MNG03400TourismResearchProposal. Tripleweightedunit.

Concentratesonrelatingthetheoryandpractical applicationofselectedlegalareastothedayto dayrunningofasport/fitnessorganisation.These areashavebeenselectedfortheirrelevanceto currentandfuturemanagersadministrative interestsandneeds.Theparticipantwill investigatetheapplicationofthelawandits principlesandpractices,basiclegalconceptsand riskmanagementastheyrelatetosportand fitnessorganisations.Themajorfocuswillbeon therecognitionofpotentiallegalproblemsand thestepsneededtominimiselegalrisk.

Thisprojectbasedunitcomprisesanimportant componentoftheprograminwhichparticipants applyknowledgeandskillsacquiredduringthe precedingunitstoaparticulartourismor hospitalitysituation.Theresearchproject providesstudentswiththeopportunityto evaluateatourismorhospitalityissueusing appropriateresearchmethodology.

MNG03419 GastronomicTourism
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

MNG03396 InternationalSportBusiness
Thisunitprovidesacomprehensiveanalysisof highprofileinternationalsportbusinesscases.It examineskeyissuesintheconductof internationalsportbusiness.

Explorestheintersectionbetweenfood, gastronomyandtourism,drawingonlocal, regionalandglobalexamples.Theroleofboth theproducerandtheconsumerinthe gastronomictourismindustryisalsodiscussed.

MNG03397 SponsorshipintheGlobalMarketplace
Thisunitfocusesondevelopingand implementinganorganisationssponsorship marketingplans,fundraisingcampaignsandthe overallprocessofcommunicatingwithits audience.Theunitisdesignedtoguidemanagers intheirroleasfundraisersthroughtheutilisation ofsportsponsorshipandfundraisingconcepts. Thisunitprovidesacomprehensiveanalysisof highprofileinternationalsportbusinesscases.

MNG03424 IndependentStudyinGastronomic Tourism


Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

Providesstudentswithanopportunitytoconduct theirownresearchprojectonatopicofinterest tothem.Studentswriteamajorpieceofworkin theformofacasestudy,literaturereviewor essayundertheguidanceoftheunitassessor.

MNG03400 TourismResearchProposal
Prerequisite/s:Successfulcompletionofatleastfour unitsintheMasterofInternationalTourismandHotel

MNG10036 InnovationandTechnology
Thisunitdevelopsstudentsunderstandingofthe principlesofinnovationandtechnologyfroma

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managerialperspectiveinasmallbusiness setting.Itintroducesstudentstotheneedfor beinganinnovatorinarapidlychanging economy,helpsthemtobeaninnovatorand showsthemvariouswaysinwhichabusinesscan innovateandhowinnovativeproductsorservices canbemarketed.

MNG10226 ThemingandStagingforConventions andEvents


Thisunitaimstoprovidestudentswiththeability toanalyticallyapplytheprocessesofproduction operationsi.e.programmingandtheming,and logisticsandstagingusedinConvention, ExhibitionandEventmanagement.These technicalandcreativeprocessesencompassthe decisionswhichinfluencehowhumanand technicalresourcesareemployedtoachievethe desiredoutcomeofaneventandareof fundamentalimportancetoEventManagement andPlanning.Theunitinvestigateseffective meansofevaluatingoptionsandmakingthe selectionsrequiredtosuccessfullymanagea rangeofdiverseeventsinavarietyofcontexts.

MNG10191 SportManagement(Surfing)
OnlyavailabletostudentsundertakingtheSurfing Specialisation.

IntroducesstudentstothestructureofAustralian sportandrelatesthegeneralprinciplesandskills ofsportmanagementtothesurfingindustry.The unitintroducesstudentstothesportmanagers rolesofplanning,organising,leadingand evaluatingandhowtheserolescanbe undertakenwitheffectivenesswithinsurfing organisations.

MNG10193 SportEvents(Surfing)
OnlyavailabletostudentsundertakingtheSurfing Specialisation.

MNG10228 ProjectManagementforConventions andEvents


Enablesstudentstoapplyeventprojectplanning andmanagementtechniquesspecificallyto conventionsandevents.Inparticular,students willworkwithprojectmanagementsoftwareand identifyitsapplicabilitytoaspectsoftheevent planningandmanagementprocessesincluding: undertakingfeasibilitystudies,schedulingand resourceallocation,creatingaworkbreakdown structureandGanttchart,costestimation techniquesandeventevaluationstrategies.

Introducesstudentstothenatureand significanceofeventsplanningandmanagement fromaninternational,national,regionalandlocal perspective.Itutilisesthedevelopmentand enhancementofimaginativeandinnovative managementprinciplestoprovidethenecessary knowledgeandskillsforstudentswhowishto becomesurfingeventmanagers.

MNG10195 SportBusiness(Surfing)
OnlyavailabletostudentsundertakingtheSurfing Specialisation.

MNG102314 TourismandHotelInternational InternshipIIV


Corequisite/s:Thesefour(4)units,MNG102314,must bestudiedconcurrently.

Developsthestudentsunderstandingofsport businessinthesurfingindustryandexploresthe techniquesforeffectivesmallbusiness establishmentandmanagement.Itdevelopsan understandingoftheentrepreneurialfunctionin thesurfingsector,techniquesforlocatingnew ventures,undertakingfeasibilitystudiesand businessplans.

Providespracticalworkplaceexperiencewithin tourismandhotelsectors.Placementin appropriateindustrysectorsmayinvolve productiveworkatoperationallevel,undertaking aresearchprojectforanorganisationor,in specialcases,specifictrainingcourses.Provides opportunitytoapplybusinessmanagement principlestoworkplacesettingsintourismor hotelsectors.

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MNG10247 ManagingOrganisations
Antirequisite/s:MNG00111Fundamentalsof Management. Assumedknowledge:COM00207Communicationin OrganisationsANDBUS10699BusinessLanguageand LearningSkills.

interviewskills,insightsintoorganisational behaviourandpracticalapproachestodealing withcommonworkplaceissues.Akey componentofthisunitisthedevelopmentofa personalisedProfessionalDevelopmentPlan.

Thisunitprovidesanunderstandingand applicationofthetheoryofthemanagementof organisationsinboththepublicandprivate sectorswithparticularemphasisontheimpactof theglobalenvironment.Theunderlyingunit rationaleisthattheeffectivemanagerintodays globalenvironmentwillrequirecompetencyin theareasoftheglobaloperatingenvironment, (withparticularemphasisontheimpactof culture),thetraditionalmanagementfunctions andinthemanagementofindividuals.Utilisinga pedagogyoflectures,tutorialandonline discussionandexercisesandpracticebased assignmentstheunitwillprovideafirm introductorybasefromwhichthestudentwill builduponduringthetenureofhisorherdegree.

MNG10526 FoundationsofVisitorInterpretation
VisitorInterpretationistheprofessionalpractice ofcommunicatingwithvisitorsinrecreational andtourismsettingssuchasprotectednatural areas,museums,zoos,artgalleriesandother naturalandculturalheritagesettings.Theunit providesanoverviewofinterpretation;an understandingofthekeytheoriesof communicationandrepresentationthat underpinit;surveyofinterpretivemethodssuch assignage,brochures,tourguiding;andan examinationofitssocial,cultural,politicaland managerialimplications.Studentswillhavean opportunitytodesignandcritiquespecific interpretiveapproaches.

MNG10253 SustainableBusinessManagement
Prerequisite:144creditpoints(any12units).

MNG10695 GlobalPoliticsofTourism
Thisunitintroducesstudentstotourismpolicy, planninganddevelopmentinthecontextof globalpolitics.Thisunitadoptsastudentcentred learningstrategyinwhichstudentsgain advancedinsightsintotourismasabyproductof globalcapitalism.Studentswillbroadenand deepentheirunderstandingsoftourism,global politics,andthepoliticaleconomyoftourism.

Theunitappliestheconceptofsustainabilityto contemporarybusinessorganisationsby examiningarangeofinnovativeenvironmental andsocialmanagementtools.

MNG10291 TheCruiseBusiness
Providesstudentswithaninsightintothe internationalcruisesectorandcurrentpractices intermsofoperationsandmanagementofcruise shipoperations.Studentshavetheopportunity toanalyseissuesassociatedwiththe internationalcruisesectorthroughreallifecase studies.Anoncompulsoryfieldtripwillbe scheduled.Studentswillneedacomputerand internetaccesstocompletethisunit.

MNG10696 InternationalTourismDestinations
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG10476 ProfessionalDevelopmentforthe Workplace


Antirequisite/s:HMS00223ProfessionalPreparation.

Aprofessionaldevelopmentunitenhancingskills necessaryforgainingemployment.Includesgoal setting,jobsearchskills,resumewriting,

Developsstudentsunderstandingofthe planning,developmentandmanagementaspects oftourismdestinationsindifferentpartsofthe world.Examinesthecoretheoreticalmodels relatedtodestinationdevelopmentandtourist typologies,aswellasmanagerialissuesrelatedto destinationmanagementorganisations(DMOs) andappliesthemtodifferenttypesof destinations,includingcrisispreparationand recovery.Thisissupportedbytheuseofseveral casestudiesappliedindifferentcontexts(urban, rural,mountain,islandandcoastaldestinations) andscales(national,regionalandlocal).

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MNG10697 InternationalTransportandTourism
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG10715 DesigningWorkforcesforHuman ResourceManagement


Prerequisite/s:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Developsstudentsknowledgeofthevarious tourismtransportationformsandsystems, includingairlines,airports,cruisetourism,rental cars,railtourismetc.Discussesthetechnological, economic,environmental,managerial, operationalandregulatoryissuesrelatedto transportusedbytourists.Improvesstudents teamworkandpersonalcommunicationskills throughindividualandgroupassessment activities.Thisunitrequiresaccesstothe Internet.

MNG10713 UnderstandingtheBusiness Environment


Prerequisite/s:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thisunitdevelopsanunderstandingofstrategic managementplanning,implementationand humanresourcedevelopment.Studentslearn methodsofapplyingHRmetricsandworkforce analytics.MNG10715DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResourceManagementtakesagreater strategicandmacroapproach,examiningtimely agendassuchasresilienceandorganisational sustainabilityrelatedtoplanning.

MNG10716 OrganisationalStakeholder Management


Prerequisite/s:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thisunitdevelopsanunderstandingoffactors affectinglaboursupplyanddemandinalocaland globalcontext.Morespecifically,thefactors affectingthecurrentlabourmarketsconditions suchasglobalisation,anagingpopulation,skill shortagesandthechangingnatureofworkare discussed.

Thisunitaimstodevelopanunderstandingofthe buildingblocksofeffectivestakeholder management.Anunderstandingofstakeholder managementisimperativefordeveloping effectiverelationshipswithsuppliers, shareholders,clientsandotherstakeholders.

MNG10714 TheHumanResourceManagement ExpertPractitioner


Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG10717 CultureandChangeImplementation
Prerequisite/s:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thisunitaimstodevelopanunderstandingofthe employmentlifecyclesuchasbrandingimage andattractionandendingwithemployment transitionsandtermination.Thisunitbuildson initialthemesidentifiedintheunitMNG10713 UnderstandingtheBusinessEnvironmentin relationtotheemploymentrelationship.

Thisunitaimstodevelopanunderstandingof concepts,theoryandworldviewofculture.Thisis achievedbyfocusingspecificallyondeveloping studentsunderstandingofgroup,interpersonal, national,andinternationalculture.Thisunitalso examinestheroleofcultureduring organisationalchange.

MNG10718 StrategicArchitectureofOrganisations
Prerequisite/s:MNG10713UnderstandingtheBusiness EnvironmentANDMNG10714TheHumanResource ManagementExpertPractitionerAND120creditpoints (any10units). Corequisite/s:MNG10715DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResourceManagementANDMNG10716

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OrganisationalStakeholderManagementAND MNG10717CultureandChangeImplementation. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG10721 ExportManagement
Prerequisite/s:MNG00316PrinciplesofInternational BusinessAND132creditpoints(any11units). Corequisite/s:MKT00150GlobalMarketingAND MNG00313InternationalManagement. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thisunitdevelopsacriticalunderstandingofthe theoriesofstrategicmanagement,aswellas theirapplicationwithindifferentcontexts. Therefore,criticalissuesofstrategicleadership areexaminedincludingorganisationalleadership theories;suchas,ethicspolicy,corporatesocial responsibilityandgovernance.Alternative conceptionsofstrategicHRMarealsocovered.

MNG10719 Power,ConflictandtheHumanResource ManagementActivist


Prerequisites:MNG10713UnderstandingtheBusiness EnvironmentANDMNG10714TheHumanResource ManagementExpertPractitionerANDMNG10716 OrganisationalStakeholderManagementAND MNG10717CultureandChangeImplementationAND 96creditpoints(any8units). Corequisite:MNG10715DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResourceManagement. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Identifiestheimportance,opportunitiesand challengesofexportmarketingandfactors causingitsgrowth.Thesubjectalsocoversthe natureandpracticeofexportmanagement includingexportstrategyandplanningwherethe studentwillberequiredtodevelopan export/importplanforacompanyinvolvedin exportingorimporting.

MNG10723 Hospitality:History,PoliticsandCulture
Introducesstudentstocontemporary developments,trendsandissuesinthewider, internationalhospitalityindustry.Develops studentsunderstandingofthestructureand characteristicsoftheindustryandpolitical, culturalandhistoricalfactorsthatshapetheway internationalhospitalityorganisationsare managed.Usesastudentfocusedstrategy developingskillsincasestudyanalysis.

Thisunitusesaimstodevelopanunderstanding oforganisationalbehaviourconceptsand theoriesattheindividual,groupand organisationallevelthataffectorganisational outcomesandtheroleofHRinsupporting positiveoutcomes.

MNG10720 HumanResourceManagementTheoryin Practice


Prerequisites:MNG10713UnderstandingtheBusiness EnvironmentANDMNG10714TheHumanResource ManagementExpertPractitionerAND120creditpoints (any10units). Corequisites:MNG10715DesigningWorkforcesfor HumanResourceManagementANDMNG10716 OrganisationalStakeholderManagementAND MNG10717CultureandChangeImplementation. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG10724 CoastalandMarineTourism
RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thisunitusesworkintegratedlearning(WIL)to applyHRtheoryinpractice.Studentsare encouragedtoidentifyaHRissuewithinan organisationanduseevidencebasedHRtheory toaddresstheproblem.Thiscourseencourages thedevelopmentofcriticalityandresearchskills andwellasprovidingacontexttoapplyevidence basedHRtheoryinpractice.

CoastalandMarineTourismbuildsunderstanding ofthegrowthandvarietyoftourismoperations andmanagementintheselocations.Theunit involvesteacherstudentinteractionaimedat developingstudentsconceptionsandworldview oftheissuesrelatedtotourismdevelopmentin coastalandmarinelocations.Usinganinductive approachbasedoncasestudyexaminationof varioustypesoftourismincoastalandmarine locationssuchasdivetourism,coastal destinationmanagementandmarinewildlife tourism,issueswhichimpactexperiences, operationandmanagementwillbeexplored.The challengesofsustainablemanagementarealso examinedfromarangeofstakeholder perspectives.

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MNG10728 FundamentalsofManagementTheory
Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND36creditpoints(any3units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG400014 SportTourismManagementThesis
Honoursdegreesprovideanintroductionto researchworkandpostgraduatestudiesthrough supervisedresearchandthecompletionofa thesis.Honoursstudentsselecttheirproject topicinconsultationwithaparticularstaffwith expertiseinanareaappropriatetotheproposed topicarea.

Thisunitintroducesthefundamentalstreamsof managementtheoryinAustraliaandplacesthem inaglobalandhistoricalcontext.Thefunctionof managingandtheroleofmanagersare distinguishedandexaminedinacapitalistmarket context.Theexistenceandextentofalternative conceptionsofmanagingandmanagersare introduced,togetherwiththeimplicationsfor managersandmanagementofother organisationalcontexts.Thecontributionsof severalseminalmanagementscholarsto contemporarymanagementtheoryare examined,underpinningthenotionthat managementtheorytendstofollowanevolving fashiononwhichvariousfadsarefrequently superimposed.Thenatureofsoundresearchand theorybuildinginmanagementisexplored.

MNG400057 TourismandHospitalityThesis
TheHonoursdegreeprovidesanintroductionto independentresearchthroughthecompletionof asupervisedthesis.Honoursstudentsselecttheir thesistopicinconsultationwithanacademic staffmember(s)withexpertiseinanarea appropriatetotheproposedresearch.

MNG40013 HumanResourceManagementSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartsIofIIintheHuman ResourceManagementdiscipline.

MNG10729 ManagementTechniques
Prerequisite:48creditpoints(any4units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Thecontinuoussearchforperformance improvementsinmanagementandorganization ispartoftheholygrailformanymanagers.This unitwillcanvasspublicandprivatesectors aspectsofimplementingchangingtechniques underdifferingconditions.

MNG40014 HumanResourceManagement SeminarII


Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIintheHuman ResourceManagementdiscipline.

MNG10730 OrganisationalDesign
Prerequisite:48creditpoints(any4units). RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

MNG40016 HumanResourceManagementThesis (Part1of3)


Research(thesis)PartIofVintheHuman ResourceManagementdiscipline singleweightedunit.

Withthisunit,candidateswillbeabletoassess theimpactofICT,environmentalandstrategic choicesuponorganizationaldesignoptionsfor management.Focusisgiventotheman/machine interfacesandthearrayofdesignoptionsopen tomanagementoutsideoforganizational isomorphism.Planningtheory;project management;matrixdesign; uncertainty/complexity;andprofessional innovationincomplexorganizationswillbe canvassed.

MNG40017 HumanResourceManagementThesis (Part2of3)


Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheHuman ResourceManagementdiscipline doubleweightedunit.

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MNG40018 HumanResourceManagementThesis (Part3of3)


Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheHuman ResourceManagementdiscipline doubleweightedunit.

MNG40031 ManagementThesis(Part2of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIofIIIintheManagement discipline.

MNG40021 InternationalBusinessSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIinthe InternationalBusinessdiscipline.

MNG40032 ManagementThesis(Part3of3)
Research(thesis)PartIIIofIIIintheManagement discipline.

MNG40022 InternationalBusinessSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIinthe InternationalBusinessdiscipline.

MNG40033 AdvancedResearchSeminarinTourism, HospitalityandEvents


StudentsshouldbeadmittedtotheBachelorof BusinessinTourismandHospitalityManagementwith Honourscourseorequivalentcoursewithapprovalby theHeadofSchool.

MNG40024 InternationalBusinessThesis (Part1of3)


Research(thesis)PartIofVintheInternational Businessdisciplinesingleweightedunit.

MNG40025 InternationalBusinessThesis (Part2of3)


Research(thesis)PartIIofVintheInternational Businessdisciplinedoubleweightedunit.

Extendsstudentsknowledgeofthekeyresearch approachesandmethodsusedinthefieldsof tourism,hospitalityandeventmanagement. Developsskillsinrelationtoplanningand implementinganindependenthonoursthesisin thestudentsscholarlyareaofinterest,underthe supervisionofhisorheracademicsupervisor(s). Studentsalsolearntojustifyanddefendtheir researchproposaltoanacademicaudience,viaa formalseminar.

MNG40026 InternationalBusinessThesis (Part3of3)


Research(thesis)PartIIIofVintheInternational Businessdisciplinedoubleweightedunit.

MUS00497 IntroductiontoMusicTechnology
Providesanintroductiontotheoperationof musicequipmentincludingsoundreinforcement, recordingsystemsandmusiccomputer applications.

MNG40027 ManagementSeminarI
Seminar(coursework)PartIofIIinthe Managementdiscipline.

MUS00610 MusicIndustryStudies
Examinesthestructureandoperationsofthe contemporaryAustralianmusicindustrywithin theinternationalcontext,andincludesanalysisof standardmusicindustrycontracts.

MNG40028 ManagementSeminarII
Seminar(coursework)PartIIofIIinthe Managementdiscipline.

MUS00620 ContemporaryMusicTheoryI
Providesanoverviewofbasicconceptsofmusic theoryandnotation,anddemonstratesthe applicationoftheseconceptsinrelationtoa widerangeofcontemporarymusicstyles.Also developsstudentsauralskills.

MNG40030 ManagementThesis(Part1of3)
Research(thesis)PartIofIIIintheManagement discipline.

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MUS00621 ContemporaryMusicTheoryII
Prerequisite/s:MUS00620ContemporaryMusic TheoryI.

MUS10505 AppliedMusicianship
Developsfundamentalskillsintheaural perceptionofmusic,throughlistening,sight reading,performing,andtranscribing.These skillsaredevelopedthroughthestudyofform, rhythm,melody,harmonyandtimbreinpatterns andcontextscommontocontemporarymusic.

Providesanextensiontothetheoryconcepts presentedinContemporaryMusicTheoryI,and focusesinparticularonharmonicrelationships.

MUS00630 Songwriting
Examinesformalcompositionaltechniques,as wellasbothstructuredandintuitivecognitive processesinrelationtocontemporary songwriting.

MUS10506 InternetMusicMarketing
Developsstudentsskillsinusingdigital technologyforthecreationofmusicalproducts andtheironlinedistributionandpromotion. Developanunderstandingofonlinemusical cultures.

MUS10501 MusicPracticeI
Developsstudentsskillsincontemporarymusic performanceincludinginstrumentalorvocal technique,performancepracticeof contemporarymusicstyles,andoccupational healthandsafetyinperformance.

MUS10507 TheIndependentMusician
Prerequisite/s:MUS00610MusicIndustryStudies.

MUS10502 MusicPracticeII
Prerequisite/s:MUS10501MusicPracticeI.

Apracticalexaminationofthebusinessandlegal implicationsofbeinganindependentmusicianin theAustralianmusicindustry,andhowtowork towardasustainablecareerasanindependent artist.

Developsstudentsskillsincontemporarymusic performanceincludinginstrumentalorvocal technique,performancepracticeof contemporarymusicstyles,andoccupational healthandsafetyinperformance.

MUS10508 SoundTheoryandRecordingTechnique
Prerequisite:MUS00497IntroductiontoMusic Technology.

MUS10503 MusicPracticeIII
Prerequisite/s:MUS10502MusicPracticeII.

Buildsonstudentscontemporarymusic performanceskillsdevelopedinMusicPracticeII onaparticularinstrumentorvoice;orprovides theopportunityforstudentstogainbasicstillsin adifferentinstrumentorinvoice(ifvoicewas notpreviouslyelected).

Developsaknowledgebaseofsoundtheory buildingupontheorypreviouslycoveredinthe unitIntroductiontoMusicTechnologyand additionally,introducesthestudenttothe recordingstudioenvironmentfocusingon recordingtechniquesandpracticesinboththe digitalworkstationandliveconcertperformance environment.

MUS10509 ContemporaryMusicStyles
Prerequisite/s:MUS00620ContemporaryMusic TheoryI.

MUS10504 MusicPracticeIV
Prerequisite/s:MUS10503MusicPracticeIII.

Buildsonstudentscontemporarymusic performanceskillsdevelopedinMusicPracticeIII onaparticularinstrumentorvoice.

Providesstudentswithanoverviewofthe developmentofpopularmusic,fromtherootsof rocknrollthroughtocontemporarystyles. Exploresinterrelationshipsbetweenmusical styles,technologyandthemusicindustry,and developsstudentsabilitytoidentifyimportant featuresofdifferentmusicalgenres.

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MUS10524 StudiesinWesternArtMusic
Prerequisite:MUS00621ContemporaryMusic TheoryII. Corequisite:MUS10546EnsembleDirectionand Arranging.

MUS10533 PerformanceIII
Prerequisite/s:MUS10532PerformanceII. Corequisite/s:MUS10543EnsembleIII.

Providestheopportunityforstudentstogain foundationknowledgeandskillsinWesternArt Music,specificallysocioculturalandhistorical contexts.Thisunitalsoprovidesstudentswith practicalmusicskillsrelevanttoWesternArt Musicgenres,throughperformance,composition andanalysisofrepertoire.

Refinesstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andexposesthemtoavarietyof contemporarymusicgenres(e.g.jazz,world music,rock,Latin,hiphopandfusion).

MUS10534 PerformanceIV
Prerequisite/s:MUS10533PerformanceIII.

MUS10525 AdvancedStudiesinWesternArtand ContemporaryMusic


Prerequisite/s:MUS10524StudiesinWesternArt Music.

Refinesstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andfacilitatestheirtransitions intoprofessionalmusicperformancevocations.

Buildsuponthefoundationknowledgeandskills gainedinStudiesinWesternArtMusic.Provides theopportunityforstudentstogainbroadand criticalknowledgeandunderstandingofWestern ArtMusic;specificallysocioculturaland historicalcontexts.Thisunitalsoprovides studentswithmoreadvancedpracticalmusicand pedagogicalskillsrelevanttoWesternArtMusic genres,throughperformance,composition, analysisofrepertoireandmusicinstruction.

MUS10541 EnsembleI
Prerequisite/s:MUS10502MusicPracticeII. Corequisite/s:MUS10531PerformanceI.

Developsstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andexposesthemtoavarietyof contemporarymusicgenres(e.g.country,pop, rock,rhythmandblues,funk,reggae);through ensembleperformanceandtranscriptionof repertoire.

MUS10531 PerformanceI
Prerequisite/s:MUS10502MusicPracticeII. Corequisite/s:MUS10541EnsembleI.

MUS10542 EnsembleII
Prerequisite:MUS10541EnsembleI. Corequisite:MUS10532PerformanceII.

Developsstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andexposesthemtoavarietyof contemporarymusicgenres(e.g.country,pop, rock,rhythmandblues,funk,reggae).

MUS10532 PerformanceII
Prerequisite/s:MUS10531PerformanceI. Corequisite/s:MUS10542EnsembleII.

Refinesstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andexposesthemtoavarietyof improvisationbasedgenres(e.g.blues,jazzand Latin);throughensembleperformanceand transcriptionofrepertoire.

MUS10543 EnsembleIII
Prerequisite:MUS10542EnsembleII. Corequisite:MUS10533PerformanceIII.

Developsstudentsdirectionsascontemporary musicianswithintheirchosenstudio specialisations,andexposesthemtoavarietyof improvisationbasedgenres(e.g.blues,jazzand Latin).

Developsstudentsexpertiseaspreprofessional contemporarymusicianswithintheirchosen studiospecialisations,andexposesthemtoa varietyofcontemporarymusicgenres(e.g.jazz, worldmusic,rock,Latin,hiphopandfusion)

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throughensembleperformanceandtranscription ofrepertoire.

MUS10548 Sounds,BeatsandtheHomeStudio
Corequisite:MUS00497IntroductiontoMusic Technology.

MUS10544 AdvancedMusicianship
Prerequisite:MUS10505AppliedMusicianship.

Developsadvancedskillsintheauralperception ofmusic,throughlistening,sightreading, performing,andtranscribing.Theseskillsare developedthroughadvancedstudyofform, rhythm,melody,harmonyandtimbreinpatterns andcontextscommontocontemporarymusic; andtheirapplicationtocontemporarymusic performancepractices.

Developsfacilitywithelectronicmusic productionsystemsandintroducesconceptsof groovecreationandelectronicorchestration.

MUS10549 MusicCompositionTechniques
Prerequisite/s:MUS00620ContemporaryMusic TheoryI.

MUS10545 GlobalPerspectivesinMusic
Providesstudentswitharangeofhistorical, crossculturalandindigenousperspectives relatingtothedevelopmentofworldmusic. Examinestheroleofmusicwithindifferent societies,andexplorescrossculturalmusical comparisons.

Introducesarangeofmusiccomposition techniquessuitableforuseinrecordproduction andscreenmusic.

MUS10550 AudioVisualSynchronisation
Corequisite/s:MUS10548Sounds,BeatsandtheHome StudioANDMUS10552AdvancedRecordingStudio Production.

MUS10546 EnsembleDirectionandArranging
Prerequisite/s:MUS00621ContemporaryMusic TheoryII. Corequisite/s:MUS10524StudiesinWesternArt Music.

Exploresthehistory,theory,cultureand technologyofsynchronisingscreensoundto vision.

MUS10551 AdvancedLiveSoundProduction
Prerequisite/s:MUS00497IntroductiontoMusic Technology.

Developsstudentsvocationalexpertisein ensembledirectionandarrangingappropriateto vocationsassecondaryschoolmusicteachers. ExposesthemtoavarietyofWesternArtand contemporarymusicgenresthroughensemble direction,performanceandarrangingof repertoire.

Developsstudentsunderstandingandtechnical skillsintheoperationofmusictechnology specificallyrelatedtothelivesoundmixing environmentandfurtherenablesthestudentto competentlyinterfacewithassociatedmedia suchasradio,videoandrecordingstudios.

MUS10547 AdvancedSongwritingandArrangement
Prerequisite:MUS00630Songwriting.

MUS10552 AdvancedRecordingStudioProduction
Corequisite:MUS10508SoundTheoryandRecording Technique.

Developstechniques,approachesandcognitive processesinsongwriting/arrangingand compositioningeneral.Createsawarenessof advancedmusiccompositionalconceptsand theirapplication.

Developsadvancedaudioproductionskillsinthe techniquesemployedinthecreationoftheaudio CD.Recording,documenting,mixingand masteringtechniquesareexploredintheCDDA andDVDcreationandduplicationprocesses embracingboththedigitalandanalogue recordingdomains.Additionally,surroundsound isexploredspecificallyrelatedtonewand emergingtechnologyformatsandindustry practices.

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MWF10661 WorkingwithWomen
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoBachelorofMidwifery.

MWF10667 MidwiferyExperientialLearningII
Prerequisite/s:MWF10661WorkingWithWomen, BIO10662SystemicAnatomy,MWF10663Researchand EvidenceBasedPractice,ANDMWF10668Midwifery ExperientialLearningI. Corequisite/s:MidwiferyPracticeIANDBIO00307 HumanPhysiology.

Explorationofthehistoricalandcontemporary rolesofthemidwifeandthedynamicsand contextsofwomancentredcareandevidence basedmidwiferypractice.

MWF10663 ResearchandEvidenceBasedPractice
Developmentofafoundationknowledgeand understandingofformsofknowledge,research andevaluationprocesses,researchapproaches anddesigns,researchmethodologiesand methods,datamanagementandanalysis, effectivedisseminationoffindings,and applicationofevidencetohealthcarepractice.

Applicationofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, skillsandattitudestopracticeinproviding effectivesupportivehealthcareforwomen.

MWF10668 MidwiferyPracticeII
Prerequisite/s:MWF10667MidwiferyExperiential LearningII.

MWF10664 MidwiferyExperientialLearningI
Corequisite/s:MWF10665MidwiferyPracticeI.

Developmentofthemidwiferyknowledge, attitudesandskillsrequiredtoprovideeffective evidencebasedsurgicalhealthcareforwomen.

Contextsofbeingwithwomenasamidwifeand thescopeofmidwiferypractice.

MWF10669 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenII
Effectivecompletionandreviewoffirstten midwiferycontinuitywithwomenexperiences.

MWF10665 MidwiferyPracticeI
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoBachelorofMidwifery. Corequisite/s:MWF10664MidwiferyExperiential LearningI.

MWF10670 MidwiferyExperientialLearningIII
Prerequisite/s:MWF10677WorkingwithWomenin NormalPostpartum. Corequisite/s:PHA00315IntroductoryPharmacology.

Developmentofthemidwiferyknowledge, attitudesandskillsrequiredtoprovideeffective supportivehealthcareforwomen.

Acquisitionofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, skillsandattitudestoprovideevidencebased surgicalhealthcareforwomen.

MWF10666 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenI
Introductiontocontinuityofmidwiferycare experiencesandthedevelopmentofa professionalpartnershipwithwomenacross pregnancy,labour,birthandpostpartum.

MWF10671 WorkingwithWomeninNormal Pregnancy


Midwiferyknowledge,attitudesandskills requiredtoprovideeffectiveevidencebasedand womancentredantenatalcareinpartnership withwomen.

MWF10672 ReproductivePhysiologyandMidwifery Therapeutics


Detailedknowledgeandunderstandingof reproductivephysiology,diagnosticsand pharmacologicaltherapeuticsinmidwifery practice.

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MWF10673 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenIII
Consolidationofmidwiferycontinuity experiencesanddevelopmentofprofessional partnershipswithsecondgroupoftenwomen acrosspregnancy,labour,birthandpostpartum.

MWF10679 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVI
Prerequisite/s:PHA00315IntroductoryPharmacology ANDMWF10680WorkingwithWomeninComplicated PregnanciesandBirthsANDMWF10670Midwifery ExperientialLearningIII.

MWF10674 MidwiferyExperientialLearningIV
Prerequisite/s:MWF10675WorkingwithWomenin NormalLabourandBirthANDMWF10664Midwifery ExperientialLearningI.

Acquisitionofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, skillsandattitudesinworkingwithwomenafter thebirthoftheirbabyusinganevidencedbased, womancentredapproach.

Acquisitionofmidwiferyknowledge,skillsand attitudesinprovidingeffectiveantenatalcare withwomenusingaprimaryhealthcare approach.

MWF10680 WorkingwithWomeninComplicated PregnanciesandBirths


Developmentofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, attitudesandskillsinprovidingsupportwith womenexperiencingcomplicationsduring pregnancyand/orlabourandbirthusingan evidencedbased,womancentredapproach.

MWF10675 WorkingwithWomeninNormalLabour andBirth


Midwiferyknowledge,attitudesandskillsin providingeffectivesupportwithwomenfor normalbirthusinganevidencedbased,woman centredapproach.

MWF10681 MentalHealthandWellbeing
Contextsofmentalhealthandwellbeingin healthcarepractice.

MWF10676 MidwiferyExperientialLearningV
Prerequisite/s:MWF10674MidwiferyExperiential LearningIVANDMWF10677WorkingwithWomenin NormalPostpartum.

MWF10682 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenV
Prerequisite/s:MWF10678MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenIV.

Achievementofevidencebased,womancentred midwiferyknowledge,skillsandattitudesin workingwithwomenfornormalbirth.

Establishmentoffinalgroupoftenmidwifery continuityexperiencesandpartnershipswith women.

MWF10677 WorkingwithWomeninNormal Postpartum


Developmentofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, attitudesandskillsinprovidingsupportwith womenafterthebirthoftheirbabyusingan evidencedbased,womancentredapproach.

MWF10683 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVII
Prerequisite/s:MWF10679MidwiferyExperiential LearningVIANDMWF10684WorkingwithWomenand theirBabiesBeyondBirth.

MWF10678 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenIV
Completionandevaluationofsecondgroupof tenmidwiferycontinuitywithwomen experiences.

Acquisitionofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, skillsandattitudesinprovidinghealthcare supportwithwomenexperiencingcomplications duringpregnancyand/orlabourandbirthusing anevidencedbased,womancentredapproach.

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MWF10684 WorkingwithWomenandtheirBabies BeyondBirth


Prerequisite/s:PHA00315IntroductoryPharmacology ANDBIO10662SystemicAnatomyAND BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

expandtheircurrentlevelofknowledgeand clinicalexpertiseineitheranursingspecialityor anareaofclinicalinterest.

NRS00230 ClinicalProjectII
Thisisthesecondoftwounitswhichprovide studentswithanopportunitytoprogressively expandtheircurrentlevelofknowledgeand clinicalexpertiseineitheranursingspecialityor anareaofclinicalinterest.

Developmentofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, attitudesandskillsinprovidingsupportwith womenfortheirbabiesexperiencinghealthcare needsusinganevidencedbased,womancentred primaryhealthapproach.

MWF10685 ProfessionalScopeofMidwiferyPractice
Prerequisite/s:MWF10684WorkingwithWomenand theirBabiesBeyondBirthANDMWF10663Research andEvidenceBasedPracticeANDMWF10681Mental HealthandWellbeingANDCMM10580TheAustralian HealthCareSystem. Corequisite/s:HLT10589LifespanDevelopmentand OccupationalTransitionsANDHLT10598Introduction toComplementaryMedicine.

NRS00291 AdvancedNursingPracticePain Management


Nursesspendmoretimewithpatientsinpain thandoanyotherhealthcareworkers.Thisunit addressesthegrowingneedtounderstandpain, itsperceptionbythesufferer,itsexpressionand themethodsofrelief.

Consolidationandrefinementofmidwifery knowledge,attitudesandskillsdevelopedacross themidwiferycoursetoprepareforassumingthe roleofaconfident,competentwomancentred, evidencebasedmidwifeinprofessionalpractice.

NRS00610 TheRoleofthePerioperativeNurse SurgeonsAssistant


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:PerioperativeNursingCertificate, GraduateDiplomaorGraduateCertificateof PerioperativeNursingplusthree(3)yearsexperienceas aPerioperativeNurseorfive(5)yearsexperienceasa PerioperativeNurse.

MWF10686 MidwiferyContinuitywithWomenVI
Prerequisite/s:MWF10682MidwiferyContinuitywith WomenV.

Completionoffinalmidwiferycontinuity partnershipswithwomeninpreparationfor commencementofprofessionalmidwifery practice.

MWF10687 MidwiferyExperientialLearningVIII
Prerequisite/s:MWF10683MidwiferyExperiential LearningVIIANDMWF10685ProfessionalScopeof MidwiferyPractice.

Thecoreunitinastreamoffourspecialistunits. Introducestheexperiencedperioperativenurse totheadvancedroleofthePerioperativeNurse asSurgeonsAssistant(PNSA)andthescopeof practice.Studentswillalsoreviewtheirskillsand understandingofcoreprinciplesunderpinning standardsofpracticeinasepsis,occupational healthandsafety,medicolegaland epidemiologicalissuesrelatedtoperioperative nursing.

Acquisitionofeffectivemidwiferyknowledge, skillsandattitudesinworkingwithwomenand theirbabiesinneonatal,infantandcommunity healthcaresettings.

NRS00611 PreoperativeAssessmentandPlanning
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:NRS00610TheRoleofthePerioperative NurseSurgeonsAssistant.

NRS00229 ClinicalProjectI
Thisisthefirstoftwounitswhichprovides studentswithanopportunitytoprogressively

SecondunitinthePNSAstream.Exploresthe preoperativeplanningandassessmentphaseand enablesstudentstoexpandtheirknowledgeand skillsintheimportantareasofneedsanalysis, historytaking,physicalandpsychosocial

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assessmentandplanningforgeneralsurgical procedures.Studentsworkwithaclinicalmentor topractiseskillsinalifelikesettingandgain feedbackonperformance.Studentsarealso giventheopportunitytoapplyprinciplesof generalsurgerytoaselectedareaofsurgical specialty.

mentalhealthnursestoestablishintegratedand individualapproachestocontemporarymental healthnursingpracticeandwellnesspromotion.

NRS03159 MentalHealthNursingClinicalProject
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:NRS03153MentalHealthNursing Practice.

NRS00612 IntraoperativeAssistingand NursingCare


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:NRS00611PreoperativeAssessment andPlanning.

ThirdunitinthePNSAstream.Exploresthe intraoperativeassistingphaseandenables studentstoexpandtheirknowledgeandskillsin theareasofpositioning,skinpreparation, draping,retraction,provisionofhaemostasis, tissuehandling,provisionofspecificinstruments, equipmentandsupplies,suturingandwound closurewiththeaddedsupportofasurgeon mentorinaworksetting.Studentsarealsogiven theopportunitytoapplytheseprinciplestoa selectedareaofsurgicalspecialty.

Thisunitaimstotaketheconceptsfromthe MentalHealthNursingPracticeunitandfurther applythemtoadvancedmentalhealthnursing practice.Studentswillberequiredtomake arrangementsforsupervisedclinicalpractice duringtheperiodoftheirstudyinthisunit,and willcriticallyreflectonthissupervisedpractice.

NRS03270 AppliedPhysiologyforNurses
Thissubjectexploresphysiologyandthebodys adaptationtoillness.Physiologyisdiscussedin detailandthestudentthroughvignettesand activitieshastheopportunitytoapplythese principlestothecareofcriticallyillpatients. Fundamentaltotheinterpretationofclinical assessmentfindingsandmakingastuteandskilful clinicaldecisionsisasoundunderstandingof patientsdiseaseswhenconsideringboththeir normalandalteredphysiology.Studentsare requiredtoexploretheseissuesandapplythese principlestotheirclinicalenvironmentand submitacasestudywheretheyapplythese principlestoapatientintheircare.

NRS00613 PostoperativeNursingCareand ProfessionalIssues


Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:NRS00612IntraoperativeAssistingand NursingCare.

FourthandfinalunitinthePNSAstream. Exploresthepostoperativephaseandenables studentstoexpandtheirknowledgeandskillsin thisareawiththeaddedsupportofanurse mentorinaworksetting.Studentsarealsogiven theopportunitytoapplytheseprinciplestoa selectedareaofsurgicalspecialty.

NRS03271 NeuroscienceNursing
Thissubjectisdesignedtoprovidestudentswith anintroductiontothephysiologicalprinciples underpinningneurosciencenursingregardlessof thespecificdiseaseordisorder.Physiology, neurophysiologyandneurologicalclinical assessmentarediscussedindetailandstudents throughvignettesandactivitieshavethe opportunitytoapplytheseprinciplestothecare ofcriticallyillneurosciencepatients.Students thenreviewnormalandabnormalintracranial dynamicsincludingraisedintracranialpressure. Finally,thecontinuumofcaremeansstudents dealwithpatientrehabilitationanddischarge planning.Theassessmentofthissubjectrequires studentstoapplytheprincipleofneuroscience

NRS03153 MentalHealthNursingPractice
Notavailabletoundergraduates. Prerequisite/s:CMM00001OverviewofMentalHealth.

Theunitexplorestheroleofthementalhealth nurseandnursinginthe21stcenturyandthe influencesthatmentalhealthreformhashadon thatrolewithreferencetotheAustralianand NewZealandCollegeofMentalHealthNurses StandardsofPractice.Recognitionofthe collaborativeprocesswithconsumerswillallow

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nursingtoaclinicalcasestudywherestudents demonstratetheirskillsinassessmentand analysetheirfindingsgiventheunderlying physiologyandpathophysiology.

NRS03274 CardiacNursing
Thissubjectisdesignedtobuildonthe knowledgeandskillsdevelopedinApplied PhysiologyfornursesandPrinciplesofacutecare nursingandfurtheradvancethestudents knowledgeandskillsinthespecialtyofcardiac nursing.Thissubjectspecificallyexploresissues inrelationtocardiaccriticalcarenursingsuchas heartfailure,hypertension,diabetesandheart disease,advancedcardiacpharmacology,valvular heartdisease,advancedmonitoring,diagnostic cardiology,interventionalcardiologyandsurgical managementofheartdisease.Studentswill furtherdeveloptheirassessment,analysis, problemsolvingandclinicaldecisionmaking skillsinordertocompetentlycareforcriticallyill patientswithcardiacdisease.

NRS03272 PrinciplesofAcuteCareNursing
Thissubjectbuildsonthephysiologicalprinciples exploredinAppliedPhysiology.Itisdesignedto advancethecriticalcarenursesabilitytoassess andmanagecriticallyilladults.Criticalcare nursingpracticeisdiverseyet,thereare fundamentalprinciplesrequiredifthenurseisto competentlycareforcriticallyillpatients.These principlesincludeelectrocardiography, myocardialischaemiaandinfarction,respiratory assessmentandmanagement,shockandfluid resuscitation,neurologicalassessmentand intracranialdynamicsandassessmentand managementofacutegastrointestinalproblems. Thesubjectcontentisdemonstratesthe interrelatednessofbodysystemsinacuteillness. Thefocusonassessmentandmanagementis mirroredintheassessmentbecausestudentsare expectedtodemonstrateanunderstandingof assessmentfindingsandtobeabletoanalyse patientmanagementstrategies.

NRS03275 CardiothoracicNursing
Thissubjectisdesignedtobuildonthe knowledgeandskillsdevelopedinApplied PhysiologyfornursesandPrinciplesofacutecare nursingandfurtheradvancethestudents knowledgeandskillsinthespecialtyof cardiothoracicnursing.Thissubjectspecifically exploresissuesinrelationtocardiothoracic criticalcarenursingsuchassurgicalmanagement ofheartdisease,preoperativeeducationand diagnosticprocedures,intraoperativeandpost operativecardiacmanagement,mechanical ventilation,advancedconceptsinhaemodynamic monitoring,complicationsandthoracicsurgery. Studentswillfurtherdeveloptheirassessment, analysis,problemsolvingandclinicaldecision makingskillsinordertocompetentlycarefor criticallyillpatientswhohavecardiothoracic surgery.

NRS03273 ConceptsinCriticalCareNursingPractice
Thissubjectisdesignedtofurthertheir knowledgeandskillsincriticalcarenursingby exploringthefundamentalprinciplesofcritical carenursingsuchasventilation,advanced cardiacandhaemodynamicmonitoring, advancedlifesupport,painmanagement, immunologicalissuesincriticalcare,specificlegal issuesandissuesinrelationtothecriticallyill adult.TheDEmaterialsupportedbyfacetoface tutorialsisdesignedtodevelopthestudents abilitiesinproblemsolvingandclinical decisionmakingbasedoncurrentevidenceand literature.Studentsarerequiredtoexplore professionalandclinicalissuesandapplythese principlestotheirclinicalenvironment.Within thissubjectstudentsidentifyandreflectupon theirownclinicalandtheoreticallearningneeds bydoingclinicalskillsdevelopmentagreement and,eitheralearningcontractoraclinical portfolio.

NRS03276 EmergencyNursing
Thissubjectisdesignedtobuildonthe knowledgeandskillsdevelopedintheother threesubjectsandfurtheradvancethestudents knowledgeandskillsinthespecialtyof emergencynursing.Thissubjectspecifically exploresissuesinrelationtoemergencynursing suchastriage,traumamanagement,medicaland surgicalpresentations,mentalhealth emergencies,stabilisationandtransferand

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disastermanagement.Studentswillfurther developtheirassessment,analysis,problem solvingandclinicaldecisionmakingskillsinorder tocompetentlycareforcriticallyillpatientsin theemergencyenvironment.

NRS03283 BreastCancers
Exploresboththetheoryandpracticerelatedto caringforpatientswithbreastcancer.Itis relevantforspecialistbreastcarenurses,cancer nursesandgeneralistregisterednurseswhowish toaddtotheirknowledgeandskillstokeeppace withchangingandexpandingpracticerolesin hospitalandcommunitysettings.Cancernurses ingeneral,andspecialistbreastcarenursesin particular,arechallengedtoremaininformed aboutcurrenttheoreticalandtreatment advancesastheyprovideclientcentredcareand assistpatientstomakewellinformeddecisions abouttreatmentchoices.

NRS03277 IntensiveCareNursing
Thissubjectisdesignedtobuildonthe knowledgeandskillsdevelopedintheother threesubjectsandfurtheradvancethestudents knowledgeandskillsinthespecialtyofintensive carenursing.Thissubjectspecificallyexplores issuesinrelationtointensivecarenursingsuchas multiorgandysfunctionsyndrome,infection controlissues,advancedconceptsin haemodynamicmonitoring,mechanical ventilation,advancedcardiacmanagement, managementofmajortrauma,continuousrenal replacementtherapiesandtransferofthe criticallyill.Studentswillfurtherdeveloptheir assessment,analysis,problemsolvingandclinical decisionmakingskillsinordertocompetently careforcriticallyillpatientsintheintensivecare environment.

NRS03284 BreastCancerNursing:Interventionsin BreastCancer


Exploresboththeoryandpracticerelatedto interventionsinbreastcancernursingandto meettheuniqueneedsofbreastcancernurses. Developstheevidencebaseforpractice regardingtheoreticalandtreatmentadvances,in ordertoprovideclientcentredcareandin assistingpatientstomakewellinformed decisionsabouttreatmentoptionsorchoices.

NRS03278 NeurosurgicalandNeuromedical Nursing


Thissubjectisdesignedtoexploreissuesspecific tonursingpracticeinneuromedicaland neurosurgicalsettingsandbuildonthe knowledgeandskillsdevelopedintheother threesubjects.Topicsexploredinneurosurgical nursingincludeintracranialtumours,operative approaches,preandpostoperativemanagement alongwithmanagementofcomplications. Neuromedicalnursingissuesincludeepilepsy, seizuresandneuromedicalconditionsofboththe peripheralandcentralnervoussystems.Strokeis exploredwithemphasisonbothischaemicstroke andsubarachnoidhaemorrhage.Finally,the nursingmanagementofpatientswithconditions ofthespinalcordiscovered.Thisisthefinal subjectintheneurosciencestreamandstudents doanadvancedclinicalassessmentandcase studytoadvancetheirunderstandingof neurologicalissuesincriticalcare.

NRS03285 BreastCancerNursing:RoleoftheNurse intheManagementofBreastCancer Care


Examinestheprofessionalroleofbreastcare nurses.Theprofessionalroleofthebreastcare nursewithinamultidisciplineframeworkis exploredalongwithvariouslegalissuesrelating totheroleAswellthecontinuumofpatientcare isalsoexaminedincludingadvanced symptomologyandmanagement,withregard bonemetastasis,mucositis,alteredbodyimage andfatigueareaddressedwithemphasisofthe impactofpainexperiencedforpatientsboth physicallyandpsychologically.

NRS03286 CommunicationinCancerCare
Developscommunicationskillsforworkingwith patientswhohavecanceraswellastheirfamilies and/orsignificantotherpeopleandtheteams thatcareforthem.Studentsexploreemotional

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responseswhencaringforpatientswithcancer andprovidesopportunityfordeveloping reflectivepractice.

NRS03291 PracticeandPhilosophyinPerioperative Nursing


Examinescoreknowledgerequiredby perioperativenursesincludinghazards,OHS, disastermanagement,organprocurement,care ofthedeceased,andpatientswithspecialneeds. Studentsfurtherexplorecontemporaryand professionalissuesrelatedtoperioperative nursingthroughreflectivepracticeandan examinationofrelevantliteratureandevidence basedpractice.

NRS03287 IntroductoryHealthCareManagement
Introducesthetheoriesofleadershipand managementandtherelationshipbetweenthe two.Cultureandchangearealsoexaminedin relationtoleadershipandmanagement.Students areencouragedtocontextualisetheprinciplesof practicethatevolve.Thesocialandpolitical contextisexaminedthroughananalysisof organisationalstructureandculture.

NRS03288 HumanResourceManagementfor Nurses


Exploreshumanresourcemanagement:Integral toyourroleasanursemanagerareissuesin relationtorecruitmentandretentionandthe importanceoftraininganddevelopmentand flexibleworkpractices.Industrialrelations, occupationalhealthandsafetyandconflictand grievanceareexaminedaspartofhuman resourcemanagementpractices.

NRS03292 OperatingRoomNursing
Examineissuesinpatientcareincludingthe designoftheoperatingroom,thepreparationof patientsforsurgery,asepticprinciples(including sterilisationandthepreparation,careand handlingofsurgicalinstruments),managing technologyspecifictotheoperatingtheatre environment,thecareandhandlingofspecimens andwoundclosure.Throughtheacquisitionof theoreticalknowledgeandskilldevelopmentthe studentwillbebetterabletoachievethose competenciesrequiredtopracticeasan instrumentandcirculatingnursewithinthe frameworkoftheAustralianCollegeofOperating RoomNursesCompetencyStandards.

NRS03289 FinancialManagementforNurses
Providestudentswiththeopportunitiesfor learningaboutprinciplesofeconomicevaluation, healthcarefinancingandfinancialpracticein ordertodevelopandmanageafinancialplanfor aclinicalareatakingintoaccountthe organisationalbudgetandoverallstrategicplan.

NRS03293 AnaestheticNursing
Exploresspecificinformationaboutanaesthesia, andexaminespreparationfortheadministration ofanaesthesiaincludingadiscussionof anaestheticequipmentandmonitoringofthe patientduringanaesthesia.Techniquesof anaestheticadministrationarediscussedindepth andincludegeneralandregionalanaesthesia. Pharmacologyisexploredandcoversmuscle relaxants,reversalagents,analgesiaandlocal anaesthetics.

NRS03290 QualityHealthCareinAction
Studentswillbecomefamiliarwiththevarietyof methods,toolsandpracticesthatcanbeusedin qualitymanagementatlocalandorganisational levels.Therationaleforthisapproachistofocus onimprovingstudentsabilitytoinitiateand managecreativeandappropriate interdisciplinary,contextspecific, qualityinactionprocesses.

NRS03294 PostAnaestheticCareUnitNursing
Corequisite/s:NRS03293AnaestheticNursing.

Preparesstudentstoassessandmanagepatients intheinitialrecoveryperiodfollowingsurgeryor ananaestheticprocedure.

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NRS03295 PaediatricPain:Assessmentand Management


Enablestheperioperativenursetodevelopa deeperunderstandingofassessmentand managementofpaediatricpatientsexperiencing pain

NRS10451 ClinicalNursingI
Prerequisite/s(canbecompletedascorequisites): NRS10462CommunityHealthNursingorNRS00332 NursingPracticeII,andBIO10061AppliedHuman BioscienceI,andNRS10452ContextsofNursing PracticeorNRS00331NursingPracticeIandNRS00321 ClinicalNursingStudiesI. Antirequisite/s:NRS00322ClinicalNursingStudiesII.

NRS03296 AssessingandManagingAdultPain
Examinesthephysiologicalbasisofpainandthe assessmentandmanagementofadultpatients experiencingacute,chronicandcancerpain.It exploresphysiologicalconceptsandcurrentpain theoriesregardingthebasisofpainandthe complexsocial,cultural,psychological,spiritual andeconomicaspectsofpain.Painassessment toolsareevaluatedandbothpharmacological andnonpharmacologicalmanagementare explored.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstratefoundation knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsandthe nursingprocess.Inadditionknowledgeandskills willbedemonstratedincommunication,record keeping,andnumeracy.Studentswillberequired toincorporateadegreeoftechnicalabilitywhen demonstratenoncomplexskills.Thereisno assumedpriorknowledgerequiredforstudents toundertakethisunit.

NRS03297 InfectionControl
Examinetheissuesrelatedtolegislation,quality management,prevention,transmissionand managementofinfections.Theyarealso introducedtosomeofthespecificissues encounteredwhenplanningstrategiesto minimisepotentialtransmissionbetween patients,staffandallpersonnelinvolvedinthe healthcaresystem.

NRS10452 ContextsofNursingPractice
Antirequisite/s:NRS00321ClinicalNursingStudiesI andNRS00331NursingPracticeI.

NRS03298 PrinciplesofPerioperativeManagement
Examinesplanning,managementroles, organisingequipment,staffingrecruitmentand retention,visionleadershipandcommunication, businessplanning,keyperformanceindicators andchangemanagement.

Introducesstudentstothecontextsofthe disciplineofnursing.Itisateacher/student focusedinteractionthatintendsthatthestudent acquirecriticalthinkingskills,ethical,legal, communicationandinterpersonalknowledgeand skillsinordertofunctionsafelyandeffectivelyin nursingandhealthcaresettings.Accesstoa computerandnetworkisrequiredinorderto meettherequirementsoftheunit.Thereisno assumedpriorknowledgerequiredforstudents toundertakethisunit.

NRS10453 FoundationStudiesinMentalHealth Nursing


Antirequisite/s:NRS00333NursingPracticeIII.

NRS03299 DaySurgeryandDayProcedures: PrinciplesandPractice


Developthenursesskillandknowledgeinday surgerythesubjectexaminespreadmissionand assessmentperioperativecase,patient managementanddischarge

Introducesstudentstotheroleofthenursein thecareofclientswithacuteandlongterm mentalhealthproblemsandthecareoftheir significantothers.Theunitconsistsofthree modulescoveringpreventiontorecovery,with theapplicationofpharmacotherapeuticsto mentalhealthproblems,inanumberofhealth caresettings.Theassumedpriorknowledge requiredforthisunitincludestheobjectivesfor ContextsofNursingPractice.

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NRS10455 MedicalSurgicalNursingI
Thisisoneoffourunitsthatdevelopa knowledgebaseleadingtowardsevidencebased practice,theuseofthenursingprocessand reflectionofthecareofthepatient/clientinthe perioperative,painmanagement,infection control,skinandwoundcare,andorthopaedic domains.Theassumedpriorknowledgerequired forthisunitincludestheobjectivesforallfirst yearBNursunits.

NRS10459 MentalHealthNursingAssessmentand Intervention


Antirequisite/s:NRS00321NursingPracticeIIIand BIO00303BiomedicalScienceIII. Prerequisite:NRS10453FoundationStudiesinMental HealthNursing.

NRS10456 FamilyHealthNursing
Introducesstudentstotheroleofthenursein thecareofmaternityclients,paediatricclients, andthefamilymembersofclientswhocomein contactwiththehealthcaresystem.Theunit consistsofthreemodulesfocusedoneachofthe clientgroups,andemphasisesthedevelopment ofproblemsolvingskillsinrelationtothe personalneedsoftheseclientssothattheir healthispromoted.Theassumedprior knowledgerequiredforthisunitincludesthe objectivesforallfirstyearBachelorofNursing units.

ThisunitbuildsontheunitFoundationStudiesin MentalHealthNursingandencouragesstudents tospecialiseinmentalhealthnursingasafocus fornursinginterventionandprofessionalrole andcareerdevelopment.Theunitisfocusedon skilldevelopmentandtheapplicationoftheory toclinicalpracticeusingcasescenarios (diagnosticsets),roleplaysandotherpurposeful activities.Studentswillbeaskedtoapply knowledgelearnedinlecturestosimulated situationsintutorials.Theassumedprior knowledgeforthisunitincludesalltheunit objectivesforallfirstandsecondyearBNurs units.

NRS10460 MedicalSurgicalNursingIV
Thisisoneoffourunitsthatdevelopsand integratesknowledgetowardsevidencebased practice,thenursingprocessandreflective practiceskillsinthecareofthepatient/clientin thepracticedomainsofhaematology,lymphatic, neurology,sensorineural,acutetraumaandend oflifedecisions.Theassumedpriorknowledge forthisunitincludesalltheunitobjectivesforall firstandsecondyearBNursunits.

NRS10457 MedicalSurgicalNursingII
Thisisoneoffourunitsthatdevelopknowledge, thenursingprocessandreflectiontowards evidencebasedpracticeinthecareofthe patient/clientinthecardiovascular,respiratory, renalandfluidandelectrolytemanagement domains.Theassumedpriorknowledgerequired forthisunitincludestheobjectivesforallthe firstyearBachelorofNursingunits.

NRS10461 PreparationforGraduatePractice
Prerequisites:CMM10469EnquiryandCritiquein Health,NRS10458MedicalSurgicalNursingIII, NRS10468ClinicalNursingV,NRS10459MentalHealth AssessmentandIntervention.

NRS10458 MedicalSurgicalNursingIII
Thisisoneoffourunitsthatdevelopsand integratesknowledgetowardsevidencebased practice,thenursingprocessandreflective practiceinthecareofthepatient/clientinthe reproductive,gastrointestinal,metabolicand endocrinedomains.Theassumedprior knowledgeforthisunitincludesalltheunit objectivesforallfirstandsecondyearBNurs units.

Synthesisesknowledge,clinicalskillsandnursing competenciesinrelationtocomplexpatient managementscenariosinoneoftheMedical Surgical,MentalHealth,AgedCare,Community Health,MaternalandChild,Paediatric, IndigenousHealthorDisabilitycontexts.The assumedpriorknowledgerequiredforstudents toundertakethisunitincludesBNursunitsupto andincludingClinicalNursingV.

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NRS10462 CommunityHealthNursing
Antirequisite/s:NRS00332NursingPracticeII.

incorporateproblemsolvinganddeliver moderatelycomplexcare.

IntroducesstudentstotheAustralianhealthcare systemandprovidesanintroductionto communityhealth.Primaryhealthcareand modelsofhealthwhichunderpincommunity healthareexplainedandthestudentlearnshow toapplythisknowledgeacrossthelifespanin communitysettingsforindividuals,groupsand populations.Thereisaparticularfocusonthe applicationofthisknowledgetoolderpeopleand peoplewithadisability.Thereisnoassumed priorknowledgerequiredforstudentsto undertakethisunit.

NRS10466 ClinicalNursingIV
Prerequisite/s:NRS10465ClinicalNursingIII. Corequisite/s:BIO10467SystemsPathophysiology; NRS10457MedicalSurgicalNursingII;CULOO408 HealthandIndigenousAustralianPeoples. Antirequisite/s:NRS00326ClinicalNursingStudiesVI.

NRS10463 ClinicalNursingII
Prerequisite/s:NRS10451ClinicalNursingIor NRS00322ClinicalNursingStudiesII. Corequisite/s:BIO10062AppliedHumanBioscienceII, andCMM10464PsychosocialContextsofHealthor HEA00291HealthCarePracticesI,andNRS10453 FoundationStudiesinMentalHealthNursingor NRS00333NursingPracticeIII. Antirequisite/s:NRS00324ClinicalNursingStudiesIV.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstrateintermediatelevel knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsinthe followingpracticedomains:cardiovascular, respiratory,renal,andfluidandelectrolyte management.Inaddition,knowledgeandskills willbedemonstratedinnumeracy.Studentswill berequiredtoincorporateproblemsolvingand delivermoderatelycomplexcare.

NRS10468 ClinicalNursingV
Prerequisite:BIO10467SystemsPathophysiologyAND NRS10466ClinicalNursingIV. Corequisite/s:NRS10458MedicalSurgicalNursingIII, NRS10459MentalHealthNursingAssessmentand Intervention.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstratefoundation knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsinthe followingpracticedomains:skinintegrity, eliminationandhealthassessment.Inaddition knowledgeandskillswillbedemonstratedin medicationadministrationandnumeracy. Studentswillberequiredtoincorporateadegree oftechnicalabilitywhendemonstratingnon complexskills.

NRS10465 ClinicalNursingIII
Prerequisite/s:NRS10463ClinicalNursingII. Corequisite/s:BIO10454Cellularand Neuropathophysiology,NRS10455MedicalSurgical NursingI,NRS10456FamilyHealthNursing.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstrateintegrated knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsinthe followingpracticedomains:reproductive, gastrointestinal,metabolic,endocrineandear, noseandthroat(ENT).Inaddition,knowledge andskillswillbedemonstratedinmedication administrationrelatedtocomplexcare.Students willberequiredtoapplyhigherlevelreflective skillsanddelivercaretopatientswithcomplex conditions.

NRS10470 ClinicalNursingVI
Prerequisite:NRS10466ClinicalNursingIV. Corequisite/s:NRS10460MedicalSurgicalNursingIV, CMM10471NursingandHealthPromotion. Antirequisite:NRS00325ClinicalNursingStudiesV.

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstrateintermediatelevel knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsinthe followingpracticedomains:perioperativecare, orthopaediccare,andpainmanagement.In addition,knowledgeandskillswillbe demonstratedinintravenouscare,and numeracy.Studentswillberequiredto

Thisunitprovidesstudentswiththeopportunity toacquireanddemonstrateintegrated knowledgeunderpinningnursingskillsinthe followingpracticedomains:haematology, lymphatic,neurological,sensorineural,andacute trauma.Inaddition,knowledgeandskillswillbe

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demonstratedinnumeracyconceptsfromtheBN toavarietyofsituationsrequiringmedication administrationincludingemergencyandcomplex care.Studentswillberequiredtoapplyhigher levelreflectiveskillsanddelivercaretopatients withcomplexconditions.

NUT00216 NutritionalBiochemistryandHuman Metabolism


Prerequisite/s:NUT00214FoodandNutritioninHealth andCHE00002Biochemistry. Corequisite/s:NUT00215LifeCycleNutritionandDiet Therapy.

NRS4000104 NursingThesis
Prerequisite/s:AdmissiontoBachelorof Nursing(Hons).

NRS4000508 HealthScienceNursingThesis
Prerequisite/sAdmissiontoBachelorofHealthScience (Nursing)withHonours.

NUT00214 FoodandNutritioninHealth
Providesanoverviewoftheevolutionand contemporaryuseoffood,foodandnutritional science,appliednutrition,andtheaetiologyand preventionofnutritionrelatedproblems,togive abroadunderstandingoftheroleoffoodand nutritiononhealthandwellbeing.Theroleof foodandnutritionwithinanaturopathicand sociologicalframeworkwillalsobeexplored.

Providesstudentswithknowledgeofthe biochemicalrolesofgeneralclassesofnutrients, emphasizingthesignificanceofessentialamino acids,essentialfattyacids,vitaminsandminerals inhumanmetabolism.Anintroductiontothe clinicalapplicationofmicronutrientswillalsobe incorporated.Coversthecriticalassessmentof scientificinformationandincorporatesan introductiontobiostatistics.

NUT00217 ClinicalNutrition
Prerequisite/s:NUT00216NutritionalBiochemistryand HumanMetabolismANDNUT00215LifeCycleNutrition andDietTherapyANDBIO00102Physiological PathologyII.

NUT00215 LifeCycleNutritionandDietTherapy
Prerequisite/s:NUT00214FoodandNutritioninHealth ANDNUT00216NutritionalBiochemistryandHuman Metabolism(coreq)andCHE00002Biochemistry.

Providesadditionalknowledgeandcriticalskills intheuseofnutritiontherapyforspecific conditions.Studentswillalsogainskillsin nutritioneducationandinpromotingdesirable nutritionbehavioursintheirclients.Integrates andbuildsonpreviouslearninginnutritionand preparesstudentsforclinicalpractice.

Providestheknowledgeandskillsrequiredinthe preparationofdietaryplansthrougha comprehensiveandcriticalanalysisof comparativediettherapy.Inadditionthisunit willincludeanintroductiontotheprinciplesof thenutritioncareprocess,determinationof alterednutrientrequirementsofindividualsat variousstagesofthelifecycleandindisease states.Theuseofstandarddietsandother nutritioneducationtoolswillalsobediscussed.

NUT00330 NutritionforHealthandPhysicalActivity
Antirequisite/s:NUT00333SportandExercise Nutrition.

Providesthestudentwiththeknowledge, attitudesandskillsrelatedtoachievingbetter healththroughpropernutrition.Additionally,it developsanunderstandingofsocialandcultural influencesondietaryhabitsandthedietary needsofphysicallyactivepersons.

OST03321 OsteopathicMedicineI
Providesstudentswithprimarycaremedical diagnosticskills,particularlyindiagnosticimaging andtheorthopaedic,rheumatologicaland neurologicalsystems,andintegratesthe osteopathicprinciplesintopractice.

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OST03322 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchI


Thisunitdevelopstheskillsofthecommencing osteopathicclinicianthroughpatientcontact, anddevelopsteamworkandcriticalanalyticskills inateambasedresearchproject.

OST03327 OsteopathicMedicineIII
Prerequisites:OST03324OsteopathicMedicineII.

OST03323 OsteopathicStudiesVII
Thisunitestablishestheintegrationofthe osteopathicprinciplesintothediagnosticand managementprocessesbytheteachingof advancedskillsandtechniquesforallregionsof thebody,particularlyinorthopaedic, rheumatologicalandneurologicalcases.

Providesstudentswithprimarycaremedical diagnosticskillsparticularlyintheimmunological, cardiacandrespiratorysystems,introducesthe principlesofPublicHealthandclinical epidemiology,andintegratestheosteopathic principlesintopractice.

OST03328 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchIII


Prerequisites:OST03325OsteopathicClinicalPractice andResearchII.

OST03324 OsteopathicMedicineII
Prerequisites:OST03321OsteopathicMedicineI.

Thisunitprovidestudentswithadeepening understandingofthediagnostictheoryand methodsinprimarycaremedicine,with particularconcentrationonthemodulesofAged Care,RehabilitationStudiesandexerciseas therapy,PsychologyandCounselling,andPain Management.

Thisunitfurtherdevelopstheskillsofthe commencingosteopathicclinicianbyincreasing patientcontactandresponsibility,anddeepens teamworkandcriticalanalyticskillsinateam basedresearchprojectasdataanalysisand writeupprogresses.

OST03329 OsteopathicStudiesIX
Prerequisites:OST03326OsteopathicStudiesVIII.

OST03325 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchII


Prerequisites:OST03322OsteopathicClinicalPractice andResearchI.

Thisunitfurtherenhancestheskillbasein osteopathicdiagnosisandtechniquetowards masteryandintegrationofmodelsatthelevel requiredofentrytoindependentpractice, particularlyinimmunological,cardiac,respiratory andpaediatriccases.

Thisunitfurtherdevelopstheskillsofthe commencingosteopathicclinicianbyincreasing patientcontact,anddeepensteamworkand criticalanalyticskillsinateambasedresearch projectasdatacollectionprogresses.

OST03330 OsteopathicMedicineIV
Prerequisites:OST03327OsteopathicMedicineIII.

OST03326 OsteopathicStudiesVIII
Prerequisites:OST03323OsteopathicStudiesVII.

Providesstudentswithprimarycaremedical diagnosticskills,particularlyinthe gastrointestinal,genitourinarysystemsandinthe obstetricsdomain,andintegratesthe osteopathicprinciplesintopractice.Studentswill beprovidedwiththebusinessskillsnecessaryfor communitypractice.

Thisunitfurtherintegratestheosteopathic principlesintothediagnosticandmanagement processesbytheteachingofadvancedskillsand techniquesforallregionsofthebody, particularlyinagedcare,rehabilitationand chronicpaincases.

OST03331 OsteopathicClinicalPracticeand ResearchIV


Prerequisites:OST03328OsteopathicClinicalPractice andResearchIII.

Thisunitfurtherdevelopstheskillsoftheentry levelosteopathicclinicianbyincreasingpatient

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contactinreadinessforgraduation,anddeepens teamworkandcriticalanalyticskillsinateam basedresearchprojectasthefinalreportis developedtocompletion.

PHA03149 EvidencebasedComplementary MedicineI


Corequisite/s:PHA03148Introductionto ComplementaryMedicine. Postgraduateunit.

OST03332 OsteopathicStudiesX
Prerequisites:OST03329OsteopathicStudiesIX.

Thisunitfurtherenhancestheskillbasein osteopathicdiagnosisandtechniquetowards masteryatthelevelrequiredofentryto independentpractice,particularlyin gastrointestinal,genitourinaryandobstetrics cases.

PHA00315 IntroductiontoPharmacology
Prerequisite/s:BIO00307HumanPhysiology.

Thefocusisontheprinciplesofdrugaction, receptortheory,pharmacodynamicsand pharmacokinetics.Takesasystemsapproachin discussingpharmacotherapeuticagents,focusing ondrugsincurrentclinicaluseinAustralia,as wellasnewtherapeuticagents.Willalso introducethestudenttotoxicology,againwith referencetoagentsusedinAustralia.

Describestheprocessofevidencebased medicineasitappliestocomplementary medicinegivinganoverviewofresearchmethods andtheirapplicationtocomplementary medicine.Strengthsandweaknessesofthese commonresearchmethodswillbereviewed. Studentswillexaminetheinterpretationofthe levelsofevidenceasaresearchhierarchyandthe researchmethodsassociatedwitheachleveland exploretheprocessofmakingsafety determinationsinrelationtocomplementary medicines.

PHA03150 ComplementaryMedicineTherapeuticsI
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

PHA03148 IntroductiontoComplementary Medicine


Postgraduateunit.

Studentswillextendpharmacistsknowledgeof thehistoryandphilosophyofkeycomplementary medicinedisciplinesincludingthebeliefsand practicesthatunderpinthem.Itwillexamine predictorsofcomplementarymedicineusage, thepracticeofcomplementarymedicinesin Australia,pharmacistsexperienceof complementarymedicinesandconsumer profiles.Studentswillextendtheirknowledgeof howtoaccessandevaluatecomplementary medicine.

Thisunitprovidesahandsonapproachto makingclinicaldecisionsaboutusingherbaland othercomplementarymedicines.Theactual complementarymedicinesdiscussedinthisunit willfocusonproductsthatarereadilyavailablein Australia.Theunitwilltakeanevidencebased approachtotheuseofcomplementary medicines.Insomeofthetherapeuticareas covered,thereisnotalwaysasufficientbodyof evidencetojustifyaparticularapproachto treatment.Inthesesituations,theaimoftheunit willbetoeffectivelycombineexistingevidence withsoundclinicaljudgementinorderto facilitateclinicaldecisionmaking.Inallclinical areas,assessmentwillfocusnotmerelyon provisionofcorrectinformation,butonthe processofextrapolatingexistinginformationinto appropriateclinicalrecommendations.

PHA03151 ComplementaryMedicineand ProfessionalPractice


Prerequisite/s:PHA03148Introductionto ComplementaryMedicine. Postgraduateunit.

Areherbalmedicinessafeinchildren?How frequentlytoherbdruginteractionsoccur?Does itmatterwhenaproductcontainsfruit,leafor

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rootextracts?Howdoyoucombine complementarymedicinehistoryintopatient recordsandcounselpatientsappropriately?This unitisdesignedtogiveyoutheskillstodealwith complementarymedicinesinaprofessional healthenvironment.Thisunithasastrong emphasisonsafetyissues,butalsoincludes understandingthecomplexityofplantproducts andtechniquesforimprovingpatientcounselling forcomplementarymedicinesuse.

POL00131 InternationalCommunityDevelopment
Examinesthecontextofinternationalcommunity developmentthroughanexplorationofkey issues,policiesandplayers.Theevolutionofthe natureofgivingisexploredandhow colonisationimpactedontheprocess.Case studiesareexploredindevelopingsocieties focusingonissuesworldwide.

POL00005 PoliticalIdeologies
Examinestherangeofpoliticalideologieswithin Westernpoliticalthought.Inparticular,it exploresthedynamicofthepoliticalspectrum fromtheRighttotheCentreandtotheLeft. CriticallyevaluatesFascism,Nazism, Conservatism,Liberalism,DemocraticSocialism, CommunismandAnarchism.Alsoexploresthe impactofideologicalshiftstowardgreen, feministandantiracisttheories.

POL10023 Peace,WarandInternationalPolitics
Overviewsglobalandnationalresponsesto peaceandwarininternationalpolitics.Taking Australiaasacasestudy,examinesrelationships withneighbouringcountriesintermsof responsestorights,regionalconflict,tradeand security.Explorestheglobalpoliticalcontext surroundingissuesofpeace,warand internationalrelationsrelatingtoaid,justice, nationalandcivilconflict,defence, peacekeepingandpluralistidentities.

POL00010 LocalGovernment
Prerequisite/s:POL0006AustralianGovernmentand PoliticalInstitutionsorPOL10244Introductionto Politics.

POL10024 JusticeinWorldPolitics
Examinesideasonjustice,andtheirpolitical implications,atcommunity,nationaland internationallevel.Theoriesandapproacheson rights,justice,tolerance,libertyandequality, identityandoppression,citizenship,pluralism anddemocraticdialoguearecriticallyconsidered inmodernlifeContextfacilitatesaphilosophical evaluationofdifferingpoliticalapproachesto justice.

FocusesonAustralianlocalgovernment, includingitsinternationalcontext,historyand currentposition.Exploresthechallenges currentlyfacinglocalgovernmentwithcutbacks ingovernmentexpenditure,localgovernment reform,intergovernmentalrelationshipsand communityexpectations.Providesan opportunityforstudentstounderstandthe complexityoflocalgovernmentinAustraliaand toexplorethewaysinwhichlocalgovernments andlocalcommunitiescanaddressthe challengesconfrontingthem.

POL10244 IntroductiontoPolitics
Providesstudentswithasoundunderstandingof theinstitutionsandprocessesofgovernmentand politicsinAustralia.Emphasisescriticalthinking throughtheopportunitytodevelopandpresent coherentandpersuasiveargumentsbothorally andinwritingonimportantpoliticalquestions. Developstechnologicalskillsthroughonline participationanddebate.

POL00013 GlobalSocialMovements
Exploresnotionsofpowerandethics,which underpinpoliticalactionandsocialmovements, providinganopportunitytoexaminethe dynamicsthatcreatesocialchange. Contemporarysocialmovementsareexamined sothatstudentscanevaluatetheirsignificance andassessthevalueofsocialmovementstotheir ownlives.

SCI00211 IntegratedProject
Doubleweightedunit. BIO00201BiologyANDCHE00201ChemistryAND GLY00201EarthSystemsI:TheLithosphereAND

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SUR00201EnvironmentalMappingANDBIO00202 EcologyANDENS00203EarthSystemsII:The HydrosphereANDISY00241EnvironmentalInformation ManagementANDBIO10187GlobalEnvironmental IssuesANDMAT00211EnvironmentalInformation AnalysisAND60creditpoints(any5units). OnlyavailabletoBachelorofEnvironmentalScience andBachelorofMarineScienceandManagement students.

andevaluatescurrenttrendsandpracticesthat areemerging.

SCI03071 EnvironmentalResearchProjectI
Doubleweightedpostgraduateunit.

Studentsidentifyasuitableenvironmental management/education/tourismissueor researchtopic.Theyusetheskillstheyhave gainedthroughouttheirdegreetodesigna methodologysuitedtotheissueandgather relevantinformation.Studentsprepareaproject proposal,presentaseminarandareport.The Integratedprojectpreparesstudentsforthe transitionintoprofessionallife.TheIntegrated Projectcarriesaweightingequivalenttotwo units.

Involvesidentificationofasuitable environmentalscienceormanagementissueor researchtopic,theplanninganddesignof researchmethods,thegatheringofrelevant informationanddata,andthepreparationofa professionalseminar.TheEnvironmental ResearchProjectIcarriesaweightingequivalent totwounits.Studentswantingtohave50% researchcomponentmustcompletethisunit priortoEnvironmentalResearchProjectII.

SCI03072 EnvironmentalResearchProjectII
Doubleweightedpostgraduateunit.

SCI00419 FoodandBeverageManagement
Providesstudentswithanunderstandingof strategic,operationalandmanagerialissues facingfoodandbeverageoperators.Theunit equipsstudentswithfoundationskillsand knowledgerequiredtosuccessfullymanagea foodandbeverageenterpriseinaconvention, event,industrialcateringandcaforrestaurant setting.Emergingtrendsanddevelopmentsin thefoodandbeverageindustryarealso examined.

Involvesidentificationofasuitable environmentalscienceormanagementissueor researchtopic,theplanninganddesignof researchmethods,thegatheringofrelevant informationanddata,andthepreparationofa professionalseminar.TheEnvironmental ResearchProjectIIcarriesaweightingequivalent totwounits.Studentswantingtohave50% researchcomponentmustcomplete EnvironmentalResearchProjectIpriortothis unit.

SCI00428 FoodandBeverageOperations
AvailableonlytostudentsenrolledatTheHotelSchool Sydney. Antirequisite/s:SCI00428FoodandBeverageService andDeliverySystems.

SCI10473 HistologyandEmbryology
Prerequisite/s:BIO1302HumanAnatomyOR BIO10662SystemicAnatomy.

Introducesstudentstothedynamicand challengingareaoffoodandbeverage operations.Initiallyitanalysesthehistoricaland culturalissuesthathavedevelopedand influencedsocialandculturalnorms.Students developanunderstandingofthekeyoperational activities,legalresponsibilitiesandtechnical knowledgenecessaryforthesuccessful managementofafoodandbeverageoutlet.This isfollowedwithanexaminationofthemain issuesfacingfoodandbeverageoperatorstoday

Providesstudentswiththeessentialfactsof humandevelopment,ausefulbasisforthe understandingofdefinitivehumananatomy.The unitdevelopstheunderstandingofnormal embryologicaldevelopmentandmalformations, andtheknowledgeoftheetiologyofcongenital defectsistaughtwithreferencetotheclinical relevancetothestudent.Thestudyofhistology istaughtasaneffectivebuildingblockfor understandingthecellularbasisofphysiology andpathology,whiledemonstratingtheintimate relationofstructureandfunction.

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SCI10474 AdvancedVisceralAnatomy
Prerequisites:SCI10473HistologyandEmbryology ANDBIO01302HumanAnatomyANDBIO00307 HumanPhysiology.

Thisunitdevelopsanadvancedunderstandingof thoracic,abdominalandpelvicvisceralanatomy, withreferencetofunctionalneurovascular featuresandconnectivetissuerelations.

developmentofskillsinacollaborative environment,inwhichstudentsdevelopabrief instrumenttoinvestigatetherelationship betweenapsychologicalconstructandsome relevantbehaviour.Studentsworkingingroups willcollect,analyseandinterpretdatautilizing thisinstrumentandgiveanoralpresentationof theirresults.

SCI10475 Neuroscience
Prerequisites:BIO01302HumanAnatomyOR BIO10662SystemicAnatomy;ANDBIO00307Human Physiology.

SCI11006 LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyII
Prerequisite/s:BHS11001IntroductiontoPsychologyI andSCI11005LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyI. Corequisite/s:BHS11002IntroductiontoPsychologyII.

Tointegratethestructureandfunctionofthe humannervoussystemscentral,peripheral andautomatic,andtodevelopandapplyan understandingofneuralmechanismsinsensation andthecontrolofpostureandmovement.To understandtheneuralbasisofcognition, perception,emotionandbehaviour.Prepares studentsforclinicalunits.

SCI10703 FoodScience
Prerequisite/s:CHE10700ChemistryforHealth Sciences;ORCHE00102BiologicalChemistryI (FoundationsofChemistry)ANDCHE00103Biological ChemistryII(NaturalProductsChemistry).

Thisunitprovidesapracticalintroductiontothe useoftechniquesemployedinsocialpsychology andpersonalityresearch.Focuseson developmentofskillsinacollaborative environment,inwhichstudentsdevelopabrief instrumenttoinvestigatetherelationship betweenapsychologicalconstructandsome otherbehaviour.Studentsworkingingroupswill collect,analyseandinterpretdatautilizingthis instrumentandwriteascientificreportoftheir results.

SEC10647 VocationalSkillsandKnowledgein Computing


Recognisesstudentslearningthroughthe completionofavocationalqualification equivalenttotheCertificateIIIinInformation Technology(Applications),includingthe completionofessentialcompetenciesasoutlined bytheSchoolofEducation.

Examinesthechemical,biochemical,physicaland technologicalaspectsrelatedtothepreparation, storageandprocessingofthemajorfood commodities.Aspectsoffoodproduction,such asfoodqualityevaluation,foodsafetyand qualitycontrol,foodpreservationprinciples,food packaging,andfoodregulationandlegislation willalsobeexplored.

SOC00101 TheFutureofWork
Providesinsightsintotheidentifiedfuturetrends inthenatureofwork.Leisure,technologyand changedrelationshipsarediscussedinthe contextofpoliticalandeconomicstructures.

SCI11005 LaboratoryPrograminPsychologyI
Corequisite:BHS11001IntroductiontoPsychologyI.

Providesapracticalintroductiontotheuseof techniquesemployedinbiologicalpsychology, QuantitativeMethods,LearningTheoryand IntelligenceTesting.Studentswillparticipatefor thefirsttimeinthecompletecycleofthe experimentalprocess:fromhypothesis formulationtoexperimentdesignand participation,andfinallytothesubmissionofa writtenreportdescribingtheprocess.Focuseson

SOC00107 SocialPlanning
Considerstheplanningprocessesnecessaryto allocatescarceresourcesinanequitableand feasiblewaywithinasociety.Issuesofsocial justiceandequityarediscussedwithinthe contextofspecificcommunitiesandacrossthe threelevelsofgovernment.Sociodemographic

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dataareanalysedandinterpretedand communityconsultationprocessesare emphasised

SOC00722 TheSociologicalandPoliticalBasisof HealthCare


Notavailabletoundergraduates.

SOC00112 SocialPolicy
Introducesthefundamentalissueofsocialpolicy inwelfarepractice.Issuesofinequalityandsocial policymaking,implementationandanalysisare covered.Studentsareguidedtocriticallyanalyse onespecificsocialpolicyinitshistorical,political andsocialwelfarecontext.

SOC00115 GlobalInequality
Prerequisite/s:SOC00118IntroductiontoSociologyor SOY00220UnderstandingSocialScience.

Analysestheimpactofsocialfactorsonhealth andstudiestheimpactofdominantmodelsof thebodyandillnessandtheeffectofthese imagesonthestructureofhealthcaredelivery. Thestructureofthehealthcaresystemis examinedbothfromtheperspectiveof governmentresponsibilityforhealthandthe impactofmorerecentpolicytrendsuponhealth caredelivery.

SOC01123 DevianceinSociety
Prerequisite/s:SOC00118IntroductiontoSociology.

Invitesstudentstoexplorethenotionsof globalisationandsocialinequalitybyusinga varietyofsociologicaltheories,andtoquestion thestructuresthatmaintainthoseinequalities. Specificinequalitiessuchasthedistributionof wealthandproblemssurroundingage,gender andreligionareexamined,asarepolicies designedtoproducesocialchange.

SOC00118 IntroductiontoSociology
Providesanoverviewofconceptsandtraditions insociology,aswellasusingcriticalthinkingto exploresocialissues.Itmovesfromtheearly workofclassicalsociologiststocontemporary theorists.Theunitfocusesonenduringtopicsof socialconcerninAustralia,forexamplework, family,health,sportandinformationtechnology

Exploresthenotionofdevianceusingdifferent sociologicalperspectives.Studentswillexamine thewaysbywhichmorallycondemned behaviourscometobedefinedasdeviant,and exploretheprocessbywhichpeople,who performactionsperceivedasdeviant,acquirea certainidentityandrespondtotheirlabelin variousways.Inparticular,studentsare encouragedtoanalyseanumberofexamplesof constructedmeaningbydrawingontheaccounts whichvariouspeoplehaveusedtoexplaintheir actions.

SOC03418 FoodandDrinkinContemporarySociety
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstocomputerandInternet.

SOC00417 RaceandRacism
Theconceptsandissuesofraceandracismare examinedboththeoreticallyandpracticallyinthe Australiancontext.Racism,fromthetimeof Europeaninvasion,isexaminedinrelationto Aboriginalpeoples,andrelatedpolicies.This subjectisstronglyfocusedonstudent selfdirectedlearningandeachstudentsown discourse.Thebestwaytosummarisethe learningjourneyisinthecontextofexperiential learning.Thisapproachensuresthatstudentsare abletofullymanifesttheirviews,overtorcovert, positiveornegative,regardingthissubjectina positivegenreofselfdirectedlearning.

Encouragesstudentstoapplybasicgastronomic principlesinacontemporarycontext.Theunit focusesonmodernisationandchangeleading intothetwentyfirstcenturyandlooksathow changestothewaypeopleeatanddrinkhas beeneffected.Studentswillbeencouragedto reflectonandanalysetheirownexperiencesand observationsfromahistoricalperspective.

SOC10027 InternetSociety
Prerequisite/s:SOC00118IntroductiontoSociology.

Invitesstudentstoexaminetheuseofcomputers andtheInternet.Itexploreswhatthesenew developmentsmeanforsocialorganisationand interpersonalrelationshipsaswellasposing

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questionsaboutthephenomenonofvirtual worlds.Theunitfocusesontheeffectsof computersandInternettechnologiesinfourkey areas,identityandcommunity,governmentand commerce.Studentswillneedregularaccessto internetfacilitiestocompletesomepartsofthis unit.

SOC10245 WorkinginOrganisations
Prerequisites:MNG10247ManagingOrganisations AND132creditpoints(any11units).

SOC10205 IndigenousResearchTheoryandPractice
IntroducesstudentstoIndigenousresearch theoryandpractice.Studentsareintroducedto ethics,intellectualpropertyconsiderationsand variousresearchmethodsappropriatetospecific fieldsofstudy.Studentsareencouragedto developacriticalappreciationoflegal,ethical andprofessionalpracticeissuesinresearch.On completionoftheunitstudentswillbeableto constructaresearchproposalandprepareethics documentation.

Examinesthecharacteristicsandcomplexitiesof modernworkbasedorganisationsandthe tensions,conflictsandcontradictionsthatare embeddedinthem.Exploresthe interdependenceoforganisationsandtheir social,economicandpoliticalenvironments, especiallyintermsofwhatthismightmeanfor theperformanceofwork.Considers organisationalstructures,processesandwork arrangement,withspecialemphasisonthe conceptofpoweranditsapplicationwithin organisationstoresolvethechallengesthatare endemictoworkinginorganisations.

SOC10236 AppliedEthicsandSustainability
Antirequisite/s:MNG00246EnvironmentalandEthical IssuesforBusiness. Assumedknowledge:COM00207Communicationin OrganisationsANDBUS10699BusinessLanguageand LearningSkills.

SOC10246 Work:ItsOrganisationand Remuneration


Prerequisite/s:SOC10245WorkinginOrganisations ANDMNG00320PrinciplesandPracticeofHuman ResourceManagement.

Theinfluenceofcultureandsocietyonthe creationofknowledge,truthandmorality providethefoundationtoexploreabroadrange ofethicaltheories.Thesetheoriesareappliedto diversecontemporaryissuesincludinghuman rightsandcorporategovernance.Theunit explorestheethicalrootsoftheecologicalcrisis andexaminesthecontributionofthe sustainabilityconcepttothesearchfora solution.

Investigatesthesignificanceandcomplexityof howworkis,andoughttobe,organised;howits valuecanbedetermined;andthewaysinwhich staffshouldberemuneratedforitsperformance. Drawsheavilyupontheoriesandconceptsofjob design,jobevaluation,motivation,and remunerationssystemsandpractices.Locates thesewithinmoregeneraltheoriesof organisationinsofarasthewillingandeffective participationofemployeesiscontingentonthe existenceofappropriaterewardsandthe interfacebetweenindividualandorganisational needsandpriorities.

SOC10238 EthicsinSociety
Introducesstudentstothephilosophicaland moraltheoriesthatinfluencecontemporary societalethicalissues.Identifiesandexplores personalvaluesandbeliefsthatrelatetoethics andresolvingethicaldilemmas.Encourages studentstoengageindiscussingethicalsocietal issues,inordertodevelopethicalthinkingand living.

SOC10274 NonStandardLives:Workandthe FamilyinAustralia


Prerequisite/s:SOC00118IntroductiontoSociology. Antirequisite/s:SOC00117SociologyofWorkor SOC01122SociologyoftheFamily.

Examinestheconnectionsbetweenworkandits variousguisesandthecontemporaryfamilyin thecontextoflatemodernity.Itprofilesthe familyandthelabourmarket,provides underpinningtheoreticalapproachesand examineswork/familyissuesandrelationships,

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andtheirimplicationsfromasociological perspective.

SOC10296 IntroductiontoCommunityStudies
Thisunitintroducesstudentstoconceptsof communityfromhistoricalandsociological perspectives.Studentswillengagewith theoreticalperspectivesandcasestudiesin communityandwillevaluatethevariouswaysin whichcommunitiesarecharacterisedbyboth socialcohesionandsocialinequality.

betweenreligiousandpoliticalworldviews underlyingcontemporarysocialissuessuchas terrorism,abortionandhomosexuality.Students willexplorethehistory,mainsocialteachingsand beliefsofJudaism,ChristianityorIslamasabasis forexaminingcontemporaryreligious fundamentalisms.

SOC10613 Colonialism:TheConstructedOtherin PowerIssues


Introducesstudentstothehistoryandcultural consequencesofcolonisationaspractisedbythe majorEuropeanpowersfrom1492tothe present.Colonisationinnationaland internationalcontextsisalsoexplored.The impactofeconomicandculturalfactorson indigenoussocietiesisalsoexamined.

SOC10299 Communities,EducationandChange
Thisunitbuildsuponknowledgegainedfrom introductoryunitsinthecommunityStudies stream/major.Itexploresandclarifiesthe CommunityEducationsector,bothinAustralia andglobally.Itassistsstudentstounderstand practicesandissuesassociatedwitheducating communitiesforchange.

SOC400014 SocialScienceThesis(8Unit) SOC4000911 SocialScienceThesis(6Unit)


DesignedasstagedthesisunitsfortheSocial SciencesHonoursprogram.Studentshavethe opportunitytocompleteathesisonlywherethey havepriorresearchmethodsexperience.

SOC10399 PhilosophyonScreen:Filmand Television


Introducesstudentstokeyideasanddiscussions inphilosophythroughapplyingculturalanalysis inthestudyoffilmandtelevision.Studentswill identifyandcriticallyengagewithphilosophical debatesincontemporarycontextsandthe media.AccesstoacomputernetworkandDVD playerwillbenecessarytocompletethe requirementsoftheunit.

SOC40021 IndigenousResearchThesis (Stage1of3)


Corequisite/s:SOC10205IndigenousResearchTheory andPractice.

SOC10400 Gender,SexualityandCulture
Studentswillfinditbeneficialtohavesuccessfully completedHUM00270IntroductiontoCulturalStudies.

Designedasastagedthesisunitforthe IndigenousStudiesHonoursPrograms.Students havetheopportunitytocompleteathesisonly wheretheyhavepriorIndigenousresearch methodsexperience.

Introducesstudentstotherelationshipbetween gender,sexualityandculture.Itadoptsacultural studiesapproachtounderstandingthedebates andissuessurroundinggenderandsexuality throughafocusonidentity,sociolegalcontexts, media,place,cultureandpower.

SOC40022 IndigenousResearchThesis (Stage2of3)


Prerequisite/s:SOC10205IndigenousResearch TheoryandPractice.

SOC10430 ReligionsandtheState
Introducesstudentstokeytheoretical approachestothesociologicalstudyofreligion. Particularlytheunitfocusesontherelationships

Designedasastagedthesisunitforthe IndigenousStudiesHonoursPrograms.Students havetheopportunitytocompleteathesisonly wheretheyhavepriorIndigenousresearch methodsexperience.

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SOC40023 IndigenousResearchThesis (Stage3of3)


Prerequisite/s:SOC10205IndigenousResearch TheoryandPractice.

individuals,families,groupsorcommunities.This unithasbeendesignedtodemystifythenotion ofresearchandtoequipyouwithsomebasic evaluationskills.

Designedasastagedthesisunitforthe IndigenousStudiesHonoursPrograms.Students havetheopportunitytocompleteathesisonly wheretheyhavepriorIndigenousresearch methodsexperience.

SOY00137 EnvironmentalManagementforthe HotelIndustry


AvailableonlytostudentsenrolledinTheHotelSchool Sydney.

SOY00011 SportTourismI
Providesstudentswithatheoreticalandpractical overviewofsporttourismwithglobaland Australianexamples.Adoptsateacher/student interactionduringwhichstudentsacquirean understandingofthetheoryandpractice.Unit looksatthehistoricaldevelopmentofsport tourism,providesconceptualframeworksand sporttourismmodelsandintroducesbusiness practicesthatoutlinethesymbioticrelationship betweensportandtourism,finallyintroduces contemporaryissues.

Topicscoveredinthisunitincludeasystematic frameworkthatencouragesastrategicapproach totheenvironmentasabusinessissue.Theunit encouragesaproactiveapproachto environmentalmanagementwhileexaminingthe environmentalreviewprocess,staff commitment,resourceacquisitionandallocation, leadershipandteambuilding,theselectionof priorityareas,developingplans,measurement targetsetting,implementationandreviewofthe process.

SOY00159 ProjectManagement
Considerstheprocessesofdeveloping, implementingandevaluatingaspecificproject. Needsanalysis,budgeting,scheduling,resource allocation,tenderingproceduresandlegal considerations,andtheusesofcomputer softwarearediscussed.

SOY00012 SportTourismII
Prerequisite/s:SOY00011SportTourismI.

Usesastudent/teacherinteractionstrategy aimedatstudentsdevelopingtheirworldviewof sporttourism.Moretheoriesandconstructs aboutsporttourismarestudied,leadingintoa numberofsignificantissuessuchas:economic, socialandculturalimpactsuponcommunities andenvironmentalimpacts;sporttourismand urbanandregionaldevelopment;government policy;theorganisationofsporttourismevents andfuturemanagementissues.

SOY00204 CommunityProjectManagement
Considersthetheoreticalperspectivesand politicalenvironmentofcommunityproject managementandtheprocessesofdeveloping andimplementingaspecificproject.Government structures,parliamentaryprocesses,current communitystructures,alternativestructuresand managingtheprojectarecoreaspectsofthe unit.

SOY00132 EvaluationinCommunityWelfare
Prerequisite/s:SOY10105IntroductiontoSocial WelfareandBHS00130CommunityDevelopment.

Evaluationisausualrequirementforthefunding ofcurrentornewsocialwelfareprograms.Witha demandforgreateraccountabilityinthesocial andcommunityservicessector,itisexpected thatmostsocialwelfareandcommunity developmentpractitionerscanandshouldbe abletoinitiate,conduct,andevaluateresearch, irrespectiveofwhethertheyareworkingwith

SOY00222 InternshipStudy
Prerequisite/s:Completionof192creditpoints(16 units)andadmissiontotheBachelorofEnvironmental ScienceortheBachelorofMarineScienceand Management.

Providesexperienceinworkplacesrelatedto theircourse.Includespreparationofapplications, employmentinterviews,andaminimumofan

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eightweekworkplacementwhichisformally assessed.Placementsinworkexperiencewillbe bycompetitiveapplication.

SOY00419 CaringforKuntri:Indigenous EnvironmentalManagement


CaringforKuntrifocusesoncontemporaryissues surroundingIndigenouspeoplesrightsand responsibilitiestocareforandmanagewhatis commonlyreferredtoastheenvironment.Will haveanopportunitytoexaminethehistorical processesthathaveledtothecurrentsocial, politicalandlegalissuessurroundingtheserights andresponsibilities.Governmentpolicyand processasitrelatestotheenvironmentand Indigenousculturalheritagewillbecritically analysed.AdiverserangeofIndigenousvoices willbepresentedasameansofhighlightingthe currentprioritiesanddirectionsthatIndigenous peoplearetakinginregardstoCaringforKuntri. Willbeencouragedtoreflectontheroleofsocial justiceandhumanrightsadvocacyasaneffective andimportantprocesswithinenvironmental managementsystems.

SOY00247 BusinessInternship
Prerequisite/s:96creditpoints(6units). Antirequisite/s:SOY10097BusinessInternship(Part1 of2)andSOY10098BusinessInternship(Part2of2). Doubleweightedunit.

Providespracticalworkplaceexperiencewithin business,commerceorindustry.Studentscan undertakeaplacementinanyappropriate industrysector(e.g.corporate{consumer, services,industrial},professional,government, etc.)inAustraliaoroverseas.Studentsare providedwithanopportunitytoapplyconcepts andprinciplesofbusinessandmanagementtoa workplacesettinginindustryandtobetter appreciatethenatureofemploymentinthe industry.Studentsareresponsibleforfinding theirownpositionsforinternship.

SOY00411 TourismTheoriesandPractices
Antirequisite/s:MNG10225IntroductiontoConvention andEventTourism.

SOY10097 BusinessInternship(Part1of2)
Prerequisite/s:96creditpoints(6units). Antirequisite/s:SOY00247BusinessInternship.

Theunitprovidesanintroductiontotourism.The unitaimstodevelopstudentsknowledgeof foundationtourismtheories,inparticularwhole tourismsystems,andtounderstandthe applicationofthesetheoriestopracticalcontexts intourismandhospitalityindustries.Important academicskillsrelatedtocriticalthinking, informationliteracyandessaywritingare embeddedinthecurriculum.

SOY10098 BusinessInternship(Part2of2)
Prerequisite/s:SOY10097BusinessInternship (Part1of2). Antirequisite/s:SOY00247BusinessInternship.

SOY10105 IntroductiontoSocialWelfare
Antirequisite/s:SOC00111ContextsofSocialWelfare.

SOY00412 ContemporaryTourismIssues
Providesstudentswithopportunitiestocritically engagewithandexploreanumberofkey contemporaryissuesconfrontingtourismand hospitalityindustries.Theunitassistsstudents understandthebasisofissuesandcontroversies, theiroftencontestednatureandethical implications,aswellasthevariousscalesat whichissuescanoperate.

Thisunittakesastudentcentredapproachin introducingstudentstokeyconcepts,theories, ideasandperspectivesinthefieldofAustralian socialwelfare,andexploresthemainsourcesof criticalknowledge,skillsandattributesthatare essentialtosocialwelfarepracticeinrelationto variousclientpopulations.

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SOY10106 HumanServicesPracticeandEthics
Prerequisite/s:SOY10105IntroductiontoSocial Welfare. Antirequisite/s:CSL00208InterventionforChange.

SOY10114 ArtsProject
Prerequisite/s:240creditpoints(20units).

Providesstudentswithathoroughunderstanding ofthekeyskillsandpracticeissueswithinan organisationalcontext.Conceptsofpower,ethics andvalues,areanalysed.Personalvaluesand beliefsareconsideredwithinthisframework, allowingstudentstoundertakeeffectivehuman servicepractices.

Providesstudentswithanopportunitytopursue indepthatopicofparticularinteresttothem arisingfromtheoreticalorpracticalissuesraised inearlierunitsoftheMajorbeingundertaken withintheirBachelordegree.Asupervisor chosenfromtheirfieldofstudywillreview progresstowardsamajorproject.Projectscanbe undertakenindependentlyorasagroupactivity.

SOY10107 HumanServicesOrganisationsPower andPractice


Prerequisite/s:SOY10105IntroductiontoSocial Welfare. Antirequisite/s:SOY00213HumanServices Management.

SOY10196 SurfingCulture
OnlyavailabletostudentsundertakingtheSurfing Studiesspecialisation.

Introducesstudentstohumanservice organisations.Variousperspectivesareengaged toexplorewhathumanserviceorganisationsare andhowtheyfunctioninAustraliansociety. Organisationaltheoriesareusedtoanalysehow toreadandinfluencehumanservice organisations.Questionsofpowerareaddressed especiallyinrelationtotheinteractionbetween workersandclientsandworkersandthe organisation.Howhumanservicepractitioners canpursueasocialjusticeagendaisexploredand studentsareencouragedtothinkthroughhuman servicepracticesinthislight.

Providesfoundationforanunderstandingofthe socioculturaldomainthatunderliesthesportof surfing.Indoingso,itservesasanintroduction tothehistorical,philosophicalandsociological basisofsurfingandconsequentlyexamines surfingfromavarietyofculturalcontexts.This willenablestudentstopracticetheprofessional managementofsurfingwithinadiversityof groups.

SUR00201 EnvironmentalMapping
Prerequisite/s:Any3unitsANDadmissionintoeither theBachelorofEnvironmentalScienceORtheBachelor ofMarineScienceandManagementORtheBachelorof ForestScienceandManagement.

SOY10108 AdvocacyandChange
Prerequisite/s:SOY10105IntroductiontoSocial Welfare.

Introducesstudentstokeyaspectsofchangeand theoriesofpower,resistanceandagency. Variousrealmsofchangeareexploredincluding self,clientandcauseadvocacy.Studentsare engagedinthedevelopmentofbasicchange relatedpracticeskillssuchasnegotiationandthe constructionofapersuasiveargument.To concludetheunit,studentsareencouragedto engagewithcontemporaryissuesthatare impactingonpractitionerseffortstoachieve changeandreflectontheirownexperiences.

Introducesmappingtechniquesforprovidingthe datauponwhichinformeddecisionsinresource managementandotherenvironmental investigationsarebased.Arangeoftechniques areaddressedandtheseentailcollectionand collationofinformationfrombothoriginal(field surveys,aerialphotographsandremotelysensed data)andsecondary(archivalmaterial, particularlyintheformofmaps)sources.Youare introducedtoprinciplesandskillsrequiredfor thecollectionofresourcedata.

TCH03193 FoundationsofAcademicPracticein HigherEducation


Enablesparticipantstoexamineandevaluate theirownteachinginahighereducationcontext. Participantsusereflectiveprocessesandcollegial peerreviewtodocumenttheirapproachesto

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teachingandinfluencesonstudentlearning. Studyinthisunitsituatesteachingwithinthe broaderexperienceofacademicpracticeand commencesthedevelopmentofaprofessional portfolio.

TCH03194 AssessmentandLearninginHigher Education


Prerequisite/s:TCH03193FoundationsofAcademic PracticeinHigherEducation.

changeschoolpracticeinordertoenhance studentachievement.Thecontributionof studentsworktoschoolaccountabilityand improvementprocessesandtotheaccreditation processwiththeNSWInstituteofTeachersis considered.

TCH03404 TheProfessionalLearningPortfolio
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Enablescurrentuniversityteacherstodevelop effectiveassessmentpracticesthatare underpinnedbyacriticalengagementwith contemporaryassessmentliterature.Participants completeaselfdirectedprojectrelatingtotheir ownhighereducationassessmentcontext.

TCH03195 CurriculumDesignandReviewinHigher Education


Prerequisite/s:TCH03193FoundationsofAcademic PracticeinHigherEducation.

Enablescurrentteachersinhighereducation settingstodeveloptheeffectivepracticeof curriculumdesignandreviewthatisunderpinned byacriticalengagementwithcontemporary literature.Participantscompleteaselfdirected projectrelatingtocurriculumdesignorreviewin theirowndisciplinarycontext.

Investigatesthedevelopmentoftheprofessional learningportfolioagainstparticularprofessional standardsofperformance.ItusestheNSWIT ProfessionalLeadershipstandards,butanother relevantsetofstandardsfromanother educationalsectormaybesubstituted.Theunit isprojectbasedandestablishesthecontribution ofworkplaceexperiencesandachievementsto professionalgrowth.Studentswilllearnto identifyappropriateevidenceofprofessional performancewithinthecontextoflifelong learning,criticalselfreflectionandhowtoset goalsforimprovingtheirownprofessional performance.

TCH03405 EducatingGlobally
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

TCH03196 TheScholarshipofAcademicPractice
Prerequisites:Three(3)postgraduateunits.

Drawstogetherthescholarlyactivityofthree prerequisiteunitsinordertoadvancea scholarshipofacademicpractice.Participants identifyemergingissuesandprioritiesfortheir ownprofessionalpracticeandtopursueafocus ofenquiryasrelevanttotheirprofessional context.Professionalenquiryistransformedinto ascholarlyworkforwiderdissemination.

Focusesonexploringeducationinaglobal context.Theimpactofglobalisationdiscourses areanalysedinrelationtovariouscountriesand variouseducationalsettings.Keypolitical,social andeconomicshiftswillbeexaminedinrelation totheireffectsoneducation.Questionsrelated totheconstructionoftheglobalcitizen, cosmopolitanismandsocialjusticeareexamined.

TCH03406 SocialJusticeinEducation
Notavailabletoundergraduates.

TCH03403 EvidenceBasedTeaching
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Establishesarationaleforevidencebased teachingandexaminesthecontributionofdata toschoolimprovementprocesses.Itengages studentsinaframeworkwhichusesevidenceto

Thisunitsfocusissocialjusticeineducationand exploresthekeytheoretical,politicaland identityrelatedissuesthetermsocialjustice encompasses.Theunitintroducesstudentsto contemporarytheorisingonsocialjusticeaswell astopolicyinterventionsbothatthenational andinternationallevel.Additionallystudentswill explorespecificdiversityissuesandthewayin whichtheyintersectwiththenotionofsocial

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TCH03407 LeadershipforStudentOutcomes
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Introducesstudentstocontemporarythemes andissuesinschoolleadership.Itengages studentsinaworkplaceprojectplannedto developtheirleadershipskillsandtoimprove learningoutcomesintheclassroom.The contributionoftheprojecttoschool improvementprocessesandtoapersonalcareer pathplanningisconsidered.

onengagedscholarship.Engagedscholarship contributesmutualbenefittothebroader communitywhilemeetingstaffandstudent needsinhighereducation.Goodpractice principleswillbeidentifiedthroughcasestudies andliterature,andstudentswilldevelopan engagementplantoguidetheapplicationofthe scholarshipofengagementintheirowncontext.

TCH03411 HigherDegreeResearchSupervision
Developsandextendsparticipantsrepertoireof supervisionskillsandunderstandingsthrough engagementwithcurrentliterature,institutional practicesandprofessionalnetworks.Participants havetheopportunitytoengageincriticalself reflection,criticalanalysisandthescholarshipof higherdegreeresearchsupervision.Thiscritical andpracticalengagementisappliedtotheirown supervisorypracticesandscenarios.

TCH03408 EnhancingTeacherQuality
Notavailabletoundergraduates. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Addressesmeansofenhancingthequalityof teachingthroughbuildingprofessional relationshipsamongteacherstoprovidea frameworkformutualcritique,feedbackand support.Itexploresthecontributionof supervisorypracticesandthenotionofthe professionallearningcommunitytoenhanced teacherquality.Practicalstructures,strategies andprocessestotranslatetheseconceptsinto schoolpracticeareexaminedthrough assessmenttasksthatareprojectbasedand locatedwithinthecurrentworksettingfor students.

TCH03412 BeingaResearcher:CareerDevelopment andPlanning


Providesearlyandmidcareerresearcherswith anopportunitytoplantheirresearchcareer withincontemporaryhighereducation.Theunit explorestheinternationaldebatesonqualityof researchundertakeninhighereducation. Participantsdeveloptheresearchcomponentof theirprofessionalportfolioanddevelopanaction plan.

TCH03409 ClinicalTeachingandSupervision
Exploresarangeofapproachestoclinical teachingandsupervision,reflectivepracticeand planningforclinicaleducation.Participants engagewithrelevantprofessionalstandards,the cultureswithintheirprofessionsandtheinter relationshipwithotherhealthdisciplines.Various techniquesofassessmentandproviding constructivefeedbackforclinicallearningare evaluated.

TCH03413 EducationProfessionalProject
Prerequisite/s:EDU00017VocationalEducationand TrainingStudiesANDEDU01029AdultLearning. Doubleweightedunit.

TCH03410 CommunityEngagement:Scholarship andPractice


Introducesanunderstandingofcommunity engagementinhighereducationwithemphasis

Exploreselementsofprofessionalismincluding reflectingonpractice,peersupervisionand mentoringbyanexperiencedtraining professional.Buildsonlearningincoursework unitsandculminatesinthedevelopment, deliveryandevaluationofatrainingeventunder thedirectionofuniversitystaffandwiththe possibleassistanceofapprovedindustry professionals.

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TCH10005 PositiveBehaviourSupport
OnlyavailabletostudentsadmittedtoBachelorof Education(Primary)andBachelorofEducation(Early Childhood).

includingtheNSWQualityTeachingFramework, areutilised.

Introducesaholistic,datadrivenmodelof behaviouralmanagementdesignedtoguide teachersinpromotingapositiveandconstructive learningclimateinschoolsandothereducational settings.Theunitdescribestheconcepts, processes,academicskills,andfunctionalskills requiredtoteachappropriatesocialbehaviours andpromotepositivegroupandindividual behaviourinstudents.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

TCH10134 PedagogyinPracticeI:BasicSkillsand Strategies


Prerequisite/s:3units(36creditpoints)AND EDU10128IntroductiontoTeaching. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.Mustbeprepared totravelatleast90minutestoandfromanearly childhoodsettingorschoolforprofessionalexperience placement.

TCH10007 CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentI


AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly. Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies.

Introducesstudentstoteachinginthekey learningareaofHumanSocietyandits Environment(HSIE)insecondaryeducation. Studentslearnaboutsyllabusrequirements,the developmentofaunitofwork,thedevelopment ofdetailedlessonplansandtheselectionof appropriateassessmentstrategies.Thereisalso anopportunitytoreflectcriticallyonarangeof contemporarypedagogicalframeworks, perspectivesandissuesintheteachingofHSIEin NSWsecondaryschools.Thefocusinthisunitis ontheYears710classroom.

Providesthefoundationfordeveloping competenceinstudentsteachingskillsand strategiesby:(i)thestudyofcontemporary researchandthinkingaboutteachingand effectiveclassroompracticeand(ii)the satisfactorycompletionofinschoolexperiences includingregularweeklyschoolvisitsanda 3weekblockpracticum.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.Requiresstudentstobepreparedto travelatleast90minstoandfromaschoolfor professionalexperienceplacement.

TCH10135 PedagogyinPracticeII:QualityTeaching
Prerequisite/s:96creditpoints(any8units)AND TCH10134PedagogyinPracticel:BasicSkillsand Strategies. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.Mustbeprepared totravelatleast90minutestoandfromanearly childhoodsettingorschoolforprofessionalexperience placement.

TCH10008 CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentII


Prerequisite/s:TCH10007CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentI. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

BuildsuponTCH10007CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanditsEnvironment(HSIE)I.It aimstoextendthestudentsmethodological basisforteachingHSIEsubjectareasintothe seniorsecondaryschool.Studentslearnabout syllabusrequirementsintwoormoreoftheNSW Stage6syllabi,todevelopunitsofwork,and appropriateliteracy,numeracy,andassessment strategies.Arangeofpedagogicalframeworks forteaching,learningandassessmentstrategies,

Developsandextendsthefoundationsof teachingandteachingpracticeasexperiencedin Year1through:(i)thestudyofcontemporary researchandpracticeaboutteachingbasedon theprinciplesofauthenticandproductive pedagogyand(ii)thesatisfactorycompletionof inschoolexperiencesincludingfive(5) observationandplanningdaysandathree(3) weekblockpracticum.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.Requiresstudentstobepreparedto travelatleast90minstoandfromaschoolfor professionalexperienceplacement.

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TCH10136 PedagogyinPracticeIII:Differentiation
Prerequisite/s:216creditpoints(any14units)AND TCH10135PedagogyinPracticeII:QualityTeaching. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.Mustbeprepared totravelatleast90minutestoandfromaschoolfor professionalexperienceplacement

TCH10175 CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishII
Prerequisite/s:TCH10174CurriculumSpecialisation: EnglishI. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

Heightensanawarenessofdiverselearning environments.Thisunitaimstoidentify possibilitiesandchallengeswhilstencouragingan appreciationofthevalueofdifference.Witha strongemphasisoneducationaltechnologythis unitintroducesstudentstoarangeofstrategies toengagethelearnerandenhancestudent outcomes.Theunitincludesobservationand planningdaysinpreparationforablock practicumperiod.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.Requiresstudentstobepreparedto travelatleast90minutestoandfromaschool forprofessionalexperienceplacement.

BuildsonTCH10174CurriculumSpecialisation: EnglishI.Studentslearnaboutsyllabus requirements,thedevelopmentofaunitofwork, thedevelopmentofdetailedlessonplansandthe selectionofappropriateassessmentstrategies. Thereisalsoanopportunitytoreflectcriticallyon contemporaryperspectivesandissuesinthe teachingofEnglishinsecondaryschools.The focusinthisunitisontheYears1112classroom.

TCH10282 AppropriateTechnologyII:Innovation, ResearchandEthicsinSociety


OnlyavailabletoBachelorofEducationTechnology students. Prerequisite/s:TCH10281AppropriateTechnologyI TechnacyinIndigenousCommunitiesandDeveloping Communities. Antirequisite/s:EDU10040TechnacyforInnovation: IntroductoryResearchandForesightingMethods, EDU10042Researchmethods,EDU10043Technacyin IndigenousCommunitiesandDevelopmentprocesses.

TCH10138 PedagogyinPracticeIV:Professional Pathways


Prerequisite/s:22units(264creditpoints)AND TCH10136PedagogyinPracticeII. Corequisite/s:EDU10132Curriculumand ProgrammingandEDU10131TransitiontoTeaching.

Providesanopportunitytochooseapathway intotheprofessionofteachingby:(i)thestudyof contemporaryresearchandpracticeinthe contextofteachingselectedand(ii)the satisfactorycompletionofthepracticum includingplanningandobservationdaysanda blockperiod.

TCH10174 CurriculumSpecialisation:EnglishI
Corequisite/s:EDU10710Learners,Teachersand Pedagogies. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

IntroducesstudentstoEnglishteachingin secondaryeducation.Studentslearnabout syllabusrequirements,thedevelopmentofaunit ofwork,thedevelopmentofdetailedlesson plansandtheselectionofappropriate assessmentstrategies.Thereisalsoan opportunitytoreflectcriticallyoncontemporary perspectivesandissuesintheteachingofEnglish insecondaryschools.Thefocusinthisunitison theYears710classroom

Investigatesprofessionalandenvironmental ethics,bioethicsandecophilosophyinacritique ofthecultureofthetechnologicalsociety,witha particularfocusontechnologyprofessionsin engineering,builtenvironment,international development,foodandtextilestechnologyand relatedindustries.Historicexamplesof technologicalfailure,andtheirimpacts,are studied.Theunitseekstodevelopadvancedskills intechnologicalcritiqueandinnovationthrough indepthreportingonrealworldprojectsusing requiredreporttexttypesincontexts commensuratewiththeNSWStage6Syllabus: EngineeringStudies,FoodTechnology,Textiles andDesign,InformationProcessesand Technology,andDesignandTechnology.

TCH10303 CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentIA


Corequisite/s:TCH10007CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentI.

Focusesonplanning,implementingand evaluatingstrategiesregardingtheStages4,5

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and6HumanSocietyanditsEnvironment(HSIE) syllabi.Anexaminationofteachingskillsand developmentofvaluesandperspectives,which areintrinsictoHSIE,willoccuralongwithafocus ontheprofessionalrequirementsoftheteachers.

TCH10517 EarlyChildhoodPrinciplesandPractice
Prerequisite:TCH10515PlayandPedagogiesinthe EarlyYears. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

TCH10304 CurriculumSpecialisation:Human SocietyanditsEnvironmentIIA


Prerequisite/s:TCH10303CurriculumSpecialisation: HumanSocietyanditsEnvironmentIA. Corequisite/s:EDU10715IssuesinEducation.

Focusesonplanning,implementingand evaluatingstrategiesregardingtheStages4,5 and6HumanSocietyanditsEnvironment(HSIE) syllabi.Anexaminationofteachingskillsand developmentofvaluesandperspectives,which areintrinsictoHSIE,willoccuralongwithafocus ontheprofessionalrequirementsoftheteachers.

Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding ofthekeyaspectsofanearlychildhood educatorspractice.Involvesobservationand documentationofchildrenslearning,the importanceofrelationshipswithchildren, parentsandthecommunityandhowtobuild theserelationships,variousplanningforlearning models,constructingflexiblelearning environmentsanddevelopingaguidance approachtodevelopingprosocialbehavioursin children.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

TCH10518 InvestigatingIssuesinEarlyChildhood
Prerequisite/s:TCH10516ConstructionsofChildhood ANDEDU10130SociologyofChildren,Familyand Communities. AvailabletoBachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) studentsonly.

TCH10515 PlayandPedagogiesintheEarlyYears
AvailableforBachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) studentsonly.

Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding oftherangeofpedagogiesandapproachesto curriculumutilisedinearlychildhoodeducation andchildcare.Studentsanalysekeyissues pertainingtotheroleofplayinlearning;the relationshipsbetweenphilosophy,theoryand pedagogytolearningenvironmentsforyoung children,anddevelopapersonalresponseona rangeofissues.RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

TCH10516 ConstructionsofChildhood
Prerequisite:TCH10515PlayandPedagogiesinthe EarlyYears. AvailabletoBachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) studentsonly.

Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding ofthekeyissues,debatesandchallengesinearly childhoodeducationandcare.Studentsdevelop skillstoinvestigateandcriticallyexamineissues fromarangeofperspectives,andreflectontheir positionontheseissuesinthecontextoftheir personalapproach/philosophyoflearning, developmentandteachinginearlychildhood. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.Availableto Educationstudentsonly.

TCH10519 LeadershipandAdvocacyinEarly Childhood


Prerequisite/s:Any8units(96creditpoints)AND AdmissiontoBachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood).

Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding ofhistoricalandsocialconstructionsofchildhood byexaminingarangeofimages,texts(written andspoken),andsongs.Studentswillexamine personalconstructionsofchildhood,howthey wereconstructedaschildren,andhow constructionsofchildhoodpositionearly childhoodprofessionals,parentsandcurriculum. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.

Focusesonstudentsacquiringanunderstanding oftheresponsibilitiesandchallengesofbeinga professionalinearlychildhood,modelsof leadershipandmanagementofearlychildhood servicesandtotheskillsrequiredtoparticipate successfullyandeffectivelyasaleaderand manager.RequiresaccesstotheInternet. AvailabletoEducationstudentsonly.

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TCH10521 EducationandCareI:Preschoolers
Prerequisite/s:EDU10128IntroductiontoTeaching AND84creditpoints(7units). AvailabletoBachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) studentsonly.

adolescentsandskillsinreflectivepracticeare incorporatedtoenablestudentstomonitortheir developmentaseducatorsandtocriticallyreflect ontheircareerchoice.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

Focusesonstudentsunderstanding developmentalpatterns,interestsandabilitiesof preschoolchildren(twotofiveyears),the contextsofeducationandcareforpreschoolers, andtheimplementationofcareroutinesand planningcyclesforthelearning,development andcareofpreschoolers,inthecontextoftheir families.Studentswillundertakeprofessional experienceinearlychildhoodsettingscatering forchildrentwotofiveyearsandtheirfamilies. RequiresaccesstotheInternet.Availableto Educationstudentsonly.

TCH10709 IntroductiontoSecondaryTeaching
OnlyavailabletoEducationstudents.Requirementto attendvisitingdaysinlocalplacementorschoolfurther afield.

TCH10522 EducationandCareII:Infantsand Toddlers


Prerequisite/s:TCH10521EducationandCareI: PreschoolersANDany12units(144creditpoints).

Focusesonthekeyissuesassociatedwithbeinga professionalinthesecondaryeducationsector. Emphasisisplacedonunderstandingthe knowledge,skills,valuesandattitudesthatwill berequiredofstudentsthroughouttheirdegree programaswellasintheirfuturecareersin secondaryschoolsettings.Requiresaccessto broadbandInternet.AvailabletoEducation studentsonly.

Focusesonstudentsunderstanding developmentalpatterns,interestsandabilitiesof childrenagedbirthtotwoyears,thecontextsof educationandcareforinfantsandtoddlers,and theimplementationofcareroutinesand planningcyclesforthelearning,development andcareofinfantsandtoddlers,inthecontextof theirfamilies.Studentswillundertake professionalexperienceinearlychildhood settingscateringforchildrenbirthtotwoyears andtheirfamilies.Requiresaccesstothe Internet.

TCH10630 IntroductiontoTechnologyTeaching
AvailabletoBachelorofTechnologyEducation studentsonly.

Focusesonthekeyissuesassociatedwithbeinga professionalintechnologyeducationin21st century.Emphasisisplacedonunderstandingthe placeoftheTASkeylearningareaintheK12 curriculum,theconceptsofauthenticand problembasedlearningandtheroleand responsibilitiesofatechnologyteacherina secondaryschoolsettingandthebroader professionalcommunity.Knowledge,skills, attitudesandvaluesforteachingandcaringfor

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RulesRelatingtoAwards
TheseRulesaremadepursuanttoClauses44and45oftheBylaws*oftheUniversity. Theyareorganisedasfollows: Rule1 Rule2 Rule3 Rule4 Rule5 Rule6 Rule7 Rule8 Rule9 Rule10 DefinitionsandPreliminaryProvisions CourseworkAwards:GeneralProvisions CourseworkAwards:StudentAssessmentandExaminations CourseworkAwards:SpecificAwardRules HonoursAwards(whereHonoursistakenasaseparateyear) HonoursAwards:IndividualAwardRules MastersbyThesisAwards DoctorofBusinessAdministration(DBA)award DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)award Awards:GeneralProvisions

Rules4(undergraduateawards),6,7,8and9arenotdetailedinthissectionoftheStudentHandbook,butcanbefound undertherelevantawardlevelentriesintheCourseInformationSection. *Bylawsarelocatedatscu.edu.au/governance/council.

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IntheseRules,unlessthecontextotherwise indicatesorrequires,thefollowingdefinitions shallapply: (a) AcademicBoardmeansthebodyofthat nameappointedbytheCouncilofthe University; (b) academicstandingThereare3 categoriesofstanding: (i) GPA3.0ORABOVE:Thestudentwill commencetheirstudiesinthis category,andoncetheyhave obtainedfinalgradesinunitswill thenobtainaGPAforthatstudy period. (ii) SEEKHELP:ThestudenthasaGPA greaterthanorequalto2.50and below3.00intheirunitsforthat studyperiod. (iii) MUSTGETHELP:Thestudenthasa GPAbelow2.50intheirunitsforthat studyperiod.

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Anapplicantwhohasbeenexcludedfrom studyonacademicgroundsatanother tertiaryinstitutionmayapplyfor admissionpriortoexpirationofaperiod ofexclusion,butadmissionmaynotbe permitteduntilexpirationoftheperiodof exclusion. Anapplicantwhohaspreviously abandonedtheircourseinaccordance withRule2.9andwishestocomplete afteraperiodofabandonmentmayapply foradmissiontotheabandonedattempt ofthecourseprovidedthecoursecanbe completedwithin1studyperiod. EnglishLanguageProficiency:All applicantsnotbornandnotschooledin AustraliaorNewZealandmustmeetthe UniversitysEnglishlanguagerequirement foradmissionirrespectiveofthestudy locationorstudymode.Somecourses maysetahigherminimumrequirement undertheirspecificcourserules.Tomeet theminimumEnglishlanguage requirementanapplicantmustsatisfyone ofthefollowingcriteria: (i) havecompletedseniorsecondary studytotheequivalentofthe Australianyear12orhave completedatleastoneyearoffull timestudy(orequivalentparttime study)atAQFcertificateIII equivalentorhigherwhere: (1) thecountrywherethosestudies wereundertakenislistedin ScheduleAattachedtothisrule; and (2) thelanguageofinstructionwas English. (ii) havecompletedacomparable Englishlanguageproficiencytestto therequiredscorelistedin ScheduleBattachedtothisrule. ThisRulemaybewaivedbytherelevant HeadofSchool,whomustreportsuch actiontoAcademicBoardthroughtheir School/CollegeBoard.

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Anapplicantforadmissiontoanundergraduate awardcoursemustsatisfyoneormoreofthe requirementsinRule2.2(ag). Additionalrequirementsmaybeprescribedin theSpecificAwardRules. (a) CurrentYear12applicants: (i) Anapplicantwhohascompletedthe NSWHigherSchoolCertificatemay beconsideredforadmissiononthe basisofanAustralianTertiary AdmissionRank(ATAR)orLimited ATAR,orequivalent.

(ii) Anapplicantwhohascompletedthe QueenslandCertificateofEducation (QCE)maybeconsideredfor admissiononthebasisofanOverall Position,orequivalent.Anapplicant mayalsobeconsideredonthebasis ofresultsinspecificsubjectsandthe QueenslandCoreSkillsTest. (iii) Anapplicantwhohascompleted anotherqualificationmaybe consideredforadmission,provided thatthequalificationandlevelof attainmentareequivalenttothe NSWHigherSchoolCertificate.

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(iv) AnapplicantcompletingYear12who isresidentintheUniversitysfeeder regioniseligibletoreceivebonus points,asdeterminedbythe AcademicBoard,whichareaddedto theapplicantsAustralianTertiary AdmissionRankorOverallPosition. (v) AnapplicantcompletingYear12ata highschoolorTAFEcollegeinthe Universitysfeederregionmaybe admittedundertheStarEntry Scheme.Applicantswillbeassessed onthebasisofareportpreparedby theirPrincipalandmustsatisfyany specificUniversityentrycriteria. (vi) Anapplicantforadmissiontoan undergraduatedoubledegreeaward mustsatisfytheadmission requirementsforeachofthesingle awardsthatcomprisetheirdouble degree. (vii) Anapplicantwhohascompletedan approvedAQFCertificateIII qualificationaspartoftheiryear12 programmaybeadmittedonthe basisoftheirCertificateIIIstudies. (viii) Anapplicantwhohassuccessfully completedSCUHeadStartoran equivalentprogramapprovedbythe AcademicBoard,maybeconsidered foradmission. AllotherApplicants: SubjecttoRule2.1(g)anapplicantwho satisfiesoneormoreofthefollowing requirementsforadmission,maybe consideredforadmissiononthebasisofa rankdeterminedbyeithertherelevant TertiaryAdmissionsCentreorthe University: AssessableQualifications (i) completionoftheNSWHigher SchoolCertificate,orequivalent; (ii) successfulcompletionofa CertificateIII,CertificateIV,Diploma, AdvancedDiploma,AssociateDegree orDegreelevelcourseofferedbyan Australiantertiaryinstitution,the OpenUniversitiesAustralia,aTAFE collegeoraprivateprovider,and whichsatisfiestheguidelines

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determinedbytheAustralian QualificationsFramework; (iii) professionalqualifications,including healthcarequalifications, commissionedofficerqualifications, apprenticeships,traineeshipsand qualifyingexaminationsof professionalassociations; AlternativeEntry (iv) successfulcompletionofatleastsix (6)monthsfulltimeequivalent study,inadegree,diploma, associatediploma,advanced certificateorcertificatelevelIV courseofferedbyanAustralian tertiaryinstitution,theOpen UniversitiesAustralia,aTAFEcollege oraprivateprovider,andwhich satisfiestheguidelinesdetermined bytheAustralianQualifications Framework; (v) successfulcompletionofatertiary preparationcourseatanAustralian universityorTAFEcollegeofatleast 6monthsfulltimeequivalentstudy; (vi) completionofthemultiplechoice SpecialTertiaryAdmissionsTest (STAT), (vii) workorfieldexperienceofatleast oneyearfulltime,orequivalent, (viii) submissionofaPersonal CompetenciesStatementaddressing specificselectioncriteria; (ix) interview,auditionorotherformof individualassessmentandshow evidenceofacceptableaptitude, motivationandcommitmentto undertakethecourse. Applicantsunder18yearsofage: Anapplicantwhoisunder18yearsofage asat1Marchintheyearofintended coursecommencement,andwhodoes notsatisfyatleastoneofthe requirementsinRule2.2(a)(iiii)maybe consideredforadmissioniftheapplicants qualificationsandlevelofattainmentare acceptabletotherelevantHeadof School. Educationaldisadvantage:

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SubjecttoRule2.1(g),anapplicantforadmission toapostgraduatecourseworkawardcourse must: (a) havefulfilledalltherequirementsfora degree(orqualificationofequivalent standing)atthisUniversityoratanother universityortertiaryinstitutionapproved bytheAcademicBoard;or (b) havesatisfiedsuchadditional,or alternative,admissionrequirementsas areprescribedinSpecificAwardRules.

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Enrolment
Astudentisresponsibleforensuringthey arecorrectlyenrolledatalltimesandthat theirenrolmentiskeptuptodate.All provisionsintheRulesconcerning enrolmentshallapplybothtothefirst enrolmentandtoallsubsequent reenrolments. Ifacommencingstudentfailstoenrolfor thestudyperiodbythedatespecifiedin theofferofadmission,theofferof

2.4

AdvancedStanding

ThisRuleissubjecttoSpecificAwardRules. (a) Astudentisrequiredtosubmitall applicationsforAdvancedStandingprior tothecommencementoftheirlaststudy period.Failuretosubmitapplications withinatimelymannerislikelytocause: problemsfulfillingunitrequisites;and

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admissionmaylapseandbewithdrawn. Commencingstudentsmustenrolas specifiedintheiroffer,includingthe specificcourse,attendancemodeand campus. Acommencingstudentisenrolledon completionofallofthefollowing: (i) acceptanceoftheofferofadmission; (ii) completionofenrolmentinunits; (iii) paymentofprescribedfees(unless theDirectorofStudentServiceshas grantedanextensionoftimefor suchpayment); (iv) submissionofacorrectlycompleted RequestforCommonwealth AssistanceForm; Aninternationalapplicantwhoisliableto paytheOverseasStudentHealthCharge, asrequiredbytheCommonwealth Governmentforissueandcontinuationof studententrypermits,andwhofailsto paythechargetotheUniversitybya specifieddate,orfailstoprovideevidence thatthechargehasbeenpaidforhealth insuranceforthestudent,shallnotbe acceptedasanenrolledstudentuntilthe chargehasbeenpaid. Reenrollingstudentsarerequiredto reenrolbythepublishedclosingdate. Enrolmentmaybeundertakenafterthe closingdateatthediscretionofthe DirectorofStudentServices. Enrolledstudentsareobligedtoprovide personalinformation,includingtheirfull name,forrecordkeepingpurposesand forstatisticalpurposesasrequiredbythe CommonwealthGovernment.The Universitytakesseriouslyitsobligations relatingtoanindividualsrighttoprivacy ofpersonalinformationandhas developedpoliciesandguidelinesinthis area. Astudentshallremainenrolleduntil having: (i) completedthecoursework requirements,togetherwithany additionalunitsapprovedbythe HeadofSchool;or (ii) takenleaveofabsencefora specifiedperiod;or

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withdrawn;or failedtoreenrol;or beenexcluded;or hadenrolmentterminatedasa resultofstudentconduct proceedings. Anenrolledstudentshallundertakethe studyunitsapprovedbytherelevant HeadofSchool,asamendedbyany approvedvariation. Inexceptionalcircumstances,theHeadof Schoolmayapproveaunitsubstitution andpermitacandidatetoenrolinaunit orunitsotherthanthosespecifiedinthe ScheduleofUnitsforaspecificaward course. Astudentmaynotbeenrolledinunitsin morethanone(1)awardcourseexcept withtheapprovaloftherelevantMember ofExecutive. Acandidatecannotcountaunitina majortowardsmorethanonespecialist orUniversitywidemajor.Wherethisrule wouldpreventacandidatefrom completingamajor,aHeadofSchoolmay substituteanotherunitforaunitwhich appearsinmorethanonemajor.A substitutionmaybemademorethan once. Astudentshallnotenrolforthe equivalentofmorethanfourstudyunits inanyonestudyperiod,exceptwiththe approvaloftherelevantHeadofSchool. Inrespectofanyunit,therelevantSchool Boardmayprescribethatanotherunitis, orotherunitsare,prerequisite, corequisiteorantirequisite.Astudent shallnot,exceptwiththeapprovalofthe relevantHeadofSchool,bepermittedto enrolinaunitifthespecified prerequisite,corequisiteand antirequisiterequirementsforthatunit arenotsatisfied. Uponenrolment,astudentshallbe entitledtoreceiveastudentidentification card,whichshouldbecarriedwhileon Universitypremisesandatsuchother locationsasareprescribedinthe requirementsforparticularcourses.A studentmayberequiredtoshowthis

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VariationofEnrolment
Astudentwhohasenrolledforastudy periodmayvarytheirenrolmentby addingorwithdrawingfromindividual units.Studentsmayonlyaddorwithdraw fromunitsinthemannerprescribedby theDirectorofStudentServices.Students arerequiredtomanagetheirstudyplan asprescribedbyUniversityRules,Policies andGuidelines. AddingUnits (i) Astudentmayenrolinadditional unitsinastudyperiodwithout penaltyorspecialapprovalsubject tothefollowing: (1) Thestudentneedstobeaware thattheymayreceivestudy materialslaterthanusualor misslecturesandtutorials.The UnitAssessorneedmakeno allowancesregardingdeadlines forsubmissiontoassessment itemsbecauseofthis. (2) thestudentvariestheir enrolmentaccordingtothe deadlinesaspublishedbythe DirectorofStudentServices (normallythefinaldayofweek2 ofthespecifiedstudyperiod) (3) thestudentcomplieswithall requisiteconditions,enrolment restrictionsandspecial approvalsaslistedinthe

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(2) Thestudentsclaimfor retrospectiveenrolmentis accompaniedbywritten authorisationfromtherelevant HeadofSchool.WheretheHead ofSchoolresponsibleforthe studentsadmittedcourseand theHeadofSchoolresponsible fortheproposedretrospective unitenrolmentaredifferent,the studentmustobtainwritten authorisationfromboth. WithdrawingFromUnits Astudentmaywithdrawfromaunituntil thelastdayofthatstudyperiod,subject tothefollowingprovisions: (i) Astudentwhowithdrawsfroma unitbeforetherelevantcensusdate shallhavetheirenrolmentinthat unitdeletedfromtheiracademic record. (ii) Astudentwhowithdrawsfroma unitafterthecensusdatebutbefore twothirds(2/3)ofthespecifiedstudy periodhaselapsedshallhavea withdrawnnotationforthatunit recordedontheiracademicrecord. (iii) Astudentwhowithdrawsfroma unitaftertheexpirationof twothirds(2/3)ofthespecifiedstudy periodshallhaveagradeof WithdrawnFailforthatunit recordedontheiracademicrecord. (iv) Ifspecialcircumstancesrequirea studenttowithdrawfromaunitafter theexpirationoftwothirds(2/3)of thespecifiedstudyperiod,the studentmayapplyinwritingtothe HeadofSchoolresponsibleforthe unittowithdrawwithoutfailure fromtheunit.Theapplicationmust bemadetotheHeadofSchoolwithin 12calendarmonthsofthelastdayof thestudyperiodtowhichthe enrolmentrelates.Approvalmaybe givenbytheHeadofSchoolfora notationofwithdrawntobe recordedagainstthatunitonthe studentsacademicrecord.A Withdrawnwithoutfailure authorisationfromtheHeadof

Schooldoesnotreducethestudents financialliabilityfortheunit. (v) TherelevantProViceChancellor mayapproveawithdrawalwithout failureolderthan12monthsifit canbedemonstratedthatspecial circumstancesappliedtopreventthe studentfromapplyingfor withdrawalwithoutfailure.Theonus isonthestudenttodemonstrate specialcircumstances.Special circumstancesapplyonlyifthey werebeyondthestudentscontrol; impactedonthestudentsabilityto applyforwithdrawalwithout failurewithinthespecifiedtime frame;weresuchthatitwas impracticableforthestudentto applyforwithdrawalwithout failurewithinthespecifiedtime frame. CommonwealthSupportedStudentswill incurthefullfinancialliabilityfortheunit ifthevariationrequesttowithdrawfrom theunitissubmittedafterthecensus dateforthestudyperiodhaspassed. CommonwealthSupportedStudentswill havetheirStudentLearningEntitlement reducedfortheunitifthevariation requesttowithdrawfromtheunitis submittedafterthecensusdateforthe studyperiodhaspassed.FeePaying studentswillincurthefinancialliability applicableundertheUniversitytuition refundrulescurrentatthetimethe variationrequesttowithdrawfromthe unitissubmitted. Wherespecialcircumstancesbeyondthe studentscontrolhaveforcedastudentto withdrawfromaunitaftertheunitcensus date,thestudentmayapplytothe DirectorofStudentServicesfora remission/refundofthefinancialliability applicableassociatedwiththeunit subjecttothefollowingprovisions: (vi) Remission/refundclaimsolderthan 12monthswillnotbeconsidered. (vii) Remission/refundclaimsmustbe madeinthemannerprescribedby theDirectorofStudentServices.

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WithdrawalfromaCourse
Astudentwhodoesnotwishtocontinue tobeenrolledinacoursemaywithdraw fromthecourse. Astudentwho,havingwithdrawnfroma course,subsequentlywishestobe readmittedtothecourseshallcomply withtherequirementsforadmissionas prescribedinRule2.1.

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FailuretoReenrol
Astudentwhofailstoreenrolshallbe regardedashavingabandonedthecourse. Astudentwho,havingfailedtoreenrol, subsequentlywishestobereadmittedtothe courseshallcomplywiththerequirements foradmissionasprescribedinRule2.1.

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LeaveofAbsenceforaSpecified Period
Astudentmay,bygivingnoticeinwriting totheDirectorofStudentServices,take leaveofabsenceforaspecifiedperiodof uptoone(1)year.Astudentmaybe grantedmorethanoneperiodofleaveof absence,butthetotalperiodofleaveof absenceshallnotnormallyexceedtwo(2) years.Leaveofabsenceforaperiodin excessofone(1)yearrequiresapproval bytherelevantHeadofSchool.Honours studentsrequiretheapprovalofthe relevantHonoursCoordinatorbeforeany periodofleaveofabsencemaybetaken. Astudentgrantedleaveofabsencefora specifiedperiodshallbetreatedashaving takenleaveofabsencefromthecourse andwithdrawnfromanyenrolledunitsof studyinthestudyperiodinwhichleaveis commenced.Thestudentsacademic recordshallbeamendedasappropriate (seeRule2.6). Leaveofabsenceshallnotnormallybe granteduntilastudenthascompletedthe requirementsforatleastoneunit. Astudentresumingstudiesafteraperiod ofapprovedleaveofabsenceshallbe subjecttotheawardRulesinoperationat thetimeofresumptionandshallbe requiredtoreenrolasdirectedbythe DirectorofStudentServices.

2.10 Exclusion*
*Thisrulehasbeenreplacedon17/02/2012.Seethe Erratum/AddendumatthestartofthisHandbook. (a) Thegroundsforexclusionshallnormallybe: (i) whenastudentobtainsaGPAbelow 2.50(MustGetHelpacademic standing)intheirunitsineachof twoconsecutivestudyperiods.An excludedstudentwillbeinformed theyhavebeenexcludedforone studyperiodandadvisedoftheir reenrolmentandappealrights.The studyperiodforwhichthestudentis excludedwillbeadvisedinthe NotificationofExclusionasitmay notnecessarilybethesubsequent studyperiod. (ii) Astudentreenrollingintheir originalcourseorenrollinginanew coursefollowingexclusionwho obtainsaGPAbelow2.50inthefirst studyperiodfollowingtheirreturn maybeexcludedbytheChairof SchoolBoard(ornomineewhoisnot theHeadofSchool)untiltheycan

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(vi)

demonstratetheirabilityto undertakethecourse. Astudentwhofailstosatisfy compulsoryprofessionalexperience orfieldworkrequirementsmaybe excludedbytheChairofSchool Board(ornomineewhoisnotthe HeadofSchool)foraminimumof onestudyperiodandmustapplyfor reenrolmenttotheUniversitywhen returningfromexclusion. Astudentmayalsobeexcluded underspecificcourseruleswhich provideforexclusionin circumstancesnotdescribedabove. Astudentmaybeexcludedunder Rule2.15DurationofCoursework AwardCoursesiftheyhavenot completedtheircoursewithinthe specifiedmaximumcompletiontime. Astudentwhocontinuestofailto satisfycompulsoryprofessional experienceorfieldwork requirementsmaybeexcludedby theChairofSchoolBoard(or nomineewhoisnottheHeadof School)untiltheycandemonstrate professionalsuitabilitytoundertake thecourse.

(b)

(i) Attheendofeachyear,upon notificationoffinalgrades,the DirectorofStudentServicesshall provideallChairsofSchoolBoards withalistofdomesticand internationaloffshorestudents whoseacademicperformance providesgroundsforexclusionas describedin2.10(a)(i)(vi).AChairof SchoolBoard(ornomineewhoisnot theHeadofSchool)shallreviewthe academicperformanceofthose studentswhomeetanyofthe groundsforexclusion,andshall withinfive(5)workingdaysmakea determinationandnotifythe DirectorofStudentServicesin writingthat: (1) thestudentbeallowedto continue;or

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(2) thestudentbeallowedto continuewithspecified conditionsrelatingtoan interventionstrategy;or (3) thestudentbeexcludedfora specifiedperiod;or (4) thestudentbeexcluded permanently.TheChairof SchoolBoard(ornomineewho isnottheHeadofSchool)will takeintoconsiderationrelevant matterssuchaswhethera studentisonandcomplying withadocumentedintervention strategy,orifthereare compassionateorcompellingor otherrelevantcircumstances whichcontributedtopoor academicperformance.Inthe caseofoffshoreinternational students,theChairofSchool Board(ornomineewhoisnot theHeadofSchool)willassess studentperformanceina mannerequivalenttothatof onshoreinternationalstudents. (ii) NotwithstandingRule2.10(a)(i), exclusionwillnotnecessarilytake effectinthenextstudyperiod. Whereastudentistobeexcluded butisabletoachieveaGPAof4.0or aboveinthestudyperiod immediatelybeforetheexclusionis totakeeffect,theexclusionwillbe waived. (iii) AChairofSchoolBoard(ornominee whoisnottheHeadofSchool)may atanytimeseekalistofstudents whoseacademicperformance providesgroundsforexclusion. TheESOSActrequirestheUniversityto monitortheacademicprogressof onshoreinternationalstudentsineach studyperiod. (i) Attheendofeachstudyperiod, uponnotificationoffinalgrades,the DirectorofStudentServicesshall provideallChairsofSchoolBoards, andtheDirector,InternationalOffice withalistoftheonshoreinternational studentswhoarebeingexcluded.A

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studentabouttheoutcomeofthereview. Alateappealmaybereceivedatthe discretionoftheChairoftheAppeals Committee. AnappealtotheAppealsCommitteemay onlybemadeonthegroundsthatRule 2.10(a)(i)(vi)wasinappropriatelyor unreasonablyapplied,orthattherewere exceptionalcircumstanceswhich contributedtopooracademic performance.ExceptasdescribedinRule 2.10(c)(iii)adecisionoftheAppeals Committeeshallbefinalwithinthe University. Anexcludedstudentmayreenrol followingtheexpirationoftheirexclusion. Anexcludedstudentmayreenrolin subsequentstudyperiodspriorto expirationofaperiodofexclusion,but willnotbepermittedtorecommence studyuntilexpirationoftheperiodof exclusion.Uponreenrollingthestudent mustconsultwiththeirCourse Coordinatorand,inthecaseof internationalonshorestudents,an internationalstudentadviser,toestablish astudyplanandunitload. Anexcludedstudentmaynotenrolin anotherSCUcourseduringtheperiodof exclusionwithoutthepermissionofthe HeadofSchoolwhohasresponsibilityfor theSchool/Collegewhichoffersthe courseinwhichthestudentwishesto enrol.Uponenrolmentthestudentwillbe withdrawnfromthecoursefromwhich theywereexcluded. Ifastudentpreviouslyexcludedis acceptedforenrolmentinanewcourse theirstandingwillbethesameasall commencingstudents. Anexcludedstudentmaynotreceive advancedstandingonthebasisofstudy completedatanotherinstitutionduring theperiodofexclusionunlessthestudent hasreceivedpermissionoftheHead/sof Schoolinadvanceofsuchstudy. Periodsofexclusionshallnotbedisplayed onanyacademictranscriptissuedbythe University.

2.11 ReadmissionafterExpulsionfromthe University


Astudentwhohasbeenexpelledfromthe Universityasaresultofstudentconduct proceedingsandwhosubsequentlywishestobe readmittedtotheUniversityshallnotbe readmittedexceptwiththepermissionofthe UniversityCouncil.

2.12 CourseTransfer
(a) Astudentwhoisadmittedtoa courseworkcoursemayapplyforacourse transferinaformandatatime determinedbytheDirectorofStudent Services. Aninternalcoursetransferisnot automatic,andapplicantswillbeassessed inaccordancewithRule2.2(b)orRule2.3.

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(a) UnlesstheAcademicBoarddetermines otherwise: (i) acandidateforaMastersdegreeby courseworkshallcompletethe equivalentofeithertwelve(12)or eight(8)units,asdetailedinthe SpecificAwardRules; (ii) acandidateforaGraduateDiploma shallcompletetheequivalentof eight(8)units,asdetailedinthe SpecificAwardRules; (iii) acandidateforaGraduate Certificateshallcompletethe equivalentoffour(4)units,as detailedintheSpecificAwardRules; (iv) acandidateforadoubleBachelors degreeshallcompletetheequivalent ofeitherthirtysix(36)orforty(40) units,asdetailedintheSpecific AwardRules; (v) acandidateforacombined Bachelorsdegreeshallcompletethe equivalentofthirtytwo(32)units,as detailedintheSpecificAwardRules; (vi) acandidateforaBachelorsdegree shallcompletetheequivalentof eithertwentyfour(24)units, twentyeight(28)orthirtytwo(32) units,asdetailedintheSpecific AwardRules;

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3.1
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AssessmentInformationinUnit Statements
Theunitassessorduringthefirsttwo weeksofeachstudyperiodshallmake availabletoallstudentsenrolledinthat unitandshalllodgewiththeLibraryaunit statementwhichshallcontaindetailsas stipulatedbytheUnitStatementChapter (2.30)ofAcademicPolicy. Theunitstatementshallnormallyinclude atleastthefollowinginformationabout studentassessment: (i) adescriptionofeachassessment task,includinginformationsuchas lengthandformat; (ii) therelationofeachassessmenttask totheunitobjectives; (iii) theweightingofeachassessment tasktowardsthefinalgrade; (iv) whetherapassintheunitrequires anoverallmarkof50percent,or whethertherearecomponentsof theassessmentwhichmustbe completedataspecifiedlevelforthe unittobecompletedsatisfactorily; (v) identificationofanyassessmenttask thatmustbecompletedtopassthe unitbutwhichdoesnotcount towardsthefinalgrade; (vi) duedatesforsubmissionor completionofeachassessmenttask andpenaltieswhichmaybeapplied forlatesubmission; (vii) themodeofgrading(thatis, whethergradedorungradedsee Rule3.8(a)); (viii) astatementnotingtherelationship betweenassessmentanddesired GraduateAttributes.

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2.14 CompletionofaUnit
Astudentshallbedeemedtohavecompleteda unitwheneither: (a) agradeindicatingsatisfactorycompletion oftheunithasbeenattainedas prescribedinRule3.8(b),or (b) advancedstandinghasbeengrantedin thatunit.

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UnlessaHeadofSchoolotherwisedetermines, ortheSpecificAwardRulesprovideotherwise,a candidatefora: (a) forty(40)unitorthirtysix(36)unitaward shallnormallycompletethecourseinnot morethan15years; (b) thirtytwo(32)unitawardshallnormally completethecourseinnotmorethan10 years; (c) twentyeight(28)unitawardshall normallycompletethecourseinnotmore than9years; (d) twentyfour(24)unitawardshallnormally completethecourseinnotmorethan8 years; (e) sixteen(16)unitawardshallnormally completethecourseinnotmorethan6 years; (f) twelve(12)unitawardshallnormally completethecourseinnotmorethan5 years; (g) eight(8)unitawardshallnormally completethecourseinnotmorethan3 years;

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AmendmentstoAssessment Requirements

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benotifiedtoallstudentsbytherelevantHead ofSchoolinaformandatatimedeterminedby theHeadofSchool.UnlesstherelevantHeadof Schoolapprovesotherwise,nosuch amendments,otherthananextensionofthedue dateofanassessmenttask,shallbemadeor notifiedaftertheconclusionofthesixthteaching weekofastudyperiod.

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AssessmentProvisionforStudents withDisabilities
ThisRulereferstotheconditionsunder whichvariationstoassessmenttasksor requirementsmaybemadeto accommodatetheneedsofstudentswith disabilities.Suchvariationsmayinclude, forexample,themethodofcompleting assignmentsorrecordinganswers,a lengtheningofthetimetakenoveratest orexamination,thevenuefortestsoran examination,theprovisionofsound amplificationoroflargeprintfortestor examinationpapers,andtheprovisionof particularfurniturerequirements.The onusisonastudentwithadisabilitywho wishestoseekvariationstoassessment tasksorrequirementstobringthismatter totheattentionoftheDisabilitiesLiaison OfficerinaccordancewiththeUniversitys PolicyonAcademicAdjustmentsfor StudentswithDisabilities. Proceduresforstudentsregisteredunder thePolicyonAcademicAdjustmentsfor StudentswithDisabilitiesashavinga disabilityshallbethosespecifiedinthat Policy.Onceadeterminationismade underthePolicyconcerningvariationsto assessmenttasksorrequirementsfora studentwithadisability,thesevariations shallbeavailablethroughouttheperiod ofenrolmentunlesschangedin accordancewiththePolicy. Allstudentswithdisabilitieswhoarenot registeredunderthePolicyandwhoseek accommodationforadisabilitymust contacttheDisabilitiesLiaisonOfficer.An applicationforaspecialexaminationor specialconsiderationinaunitdoesnot relievethestudentofthisonus.

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GroundsforSpecialConsideration
Requestsforspecialconsiderationin relationtoassessmenttasksshallonlybe

consideredonthefollowinggrounds: health,compassionatecircumstances, seriousunforeseenpersonalevents, selectioninState,nationalor internationalsportingorculturalevents orattendanceatDefenceForces activities. Forconsiderationonhealthgrounds,the followinginformationinrelationtoa studentsconditionshallberequiredfrom aregisteredhealthpractitioner: (i) thedateordatesonwhichthe studentwasexamined;and (ii) aspecificstatementofthe practitionersopinionoftheeffectof thecomplaintortreatmentonthe studentsabilitytocompletethe assessmenttask.Requeststhatdo notcontainthisinformationwillnot beconsidered.Theunitassessor,or HeadofSchool,asappropriate underRule3.5,may,withwritten permissionbythestudent,seek furtherclarificationfromthe relevantregisteredhealth practitionerconcerningtheextentto whichacomplaintortreatmentmay affectthestudentsabilityto completetheassessmenttask.A registeredhealthpractitionermeans ahealthpractitionerregisteredasa providerunderMedicareoraprivate healthfund,togetherwithsuch otherhealthpractitionersasthe Universitymaydeterminefromtime totime. Forconsiderationongroundsof compassionatecircumstancesorserious unforeseenpersonalevents,astudent shallprovidefactualdetailsofthe circumstancesorevents,togetherwith suchcorroborativeevidenceasmay supportthestudentsapplication.Inthis contextseriousunforeseenpersonal eventsrefernormallytoeventswhich areoutsidethestudent'scontrolto preventorovercome. Forconsiderationongroundsofselection inState,nationalorinternationalsporting orculturaleventsorattendanceat DefenceForcesactivities,astudentshall

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TypesofSpecialConsideration
Variationoftheduedateforan assessmenttask,otherthanan examination: (i) Requestsforthistypeofspecial considerationshallcomplywiththe conditionsandrequirementsasset outinRule3.4andshallbe submittedontheUniversitys prescribedformofapplication. (ii) Requestsshallbesubmittedtothe unitassessorassoonaspossible beforetheduedateofthe submissionoftheassessmenttask. (iii) Requeststobringforwardthedue dateforanassessmenttask,other thananexamination,shallbe submittedtotheunitassessorin sufficienttimeforalternative arrangementstobemade. (iv) Requestsforvariationofthedue dateforanassessmenttask,other thananexamination,onthegrounds ofselectioninState,nationalor internationalsporting,educational orculturaleventsorattendanceat DefenceForcesactivitiesshallbe submittedtotheunitassessorat leastone(1)monthinadvanceof thestartingdateoftheactivity. (v) WithrespecttoRules3.5(a)(ii),(iii) and(iv),therelevantHeadofSchool mayapprovealaterdatefor submissionofarequestif exceptionalcircumstancescanbe demonstratedbyastudent. (vi) Theunitassessor,ontheevidence availableandafterconsultationwith

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activities,atleastone(1)month inadvanceofthestartingdate oftheactivity. (iv) TherelevantHeadofSchool,after consultationwiththerelevantunit assessor,shallmakeadetermination andadvisethestudentandtheunit assessoroftheoutcome.Wherethe outcomeisapprovalofaspecial examination,theDirectorofStudent Serviceswillalsobeadvised.A studentshallnotnormallybe grantedspecialconsiderationinan endofunitexaminationunlessthe studenthascompliedwithallother compulsoryassessment requirementsinthatunit. (v) Whereastudenthasbeengranted specialconsiderationinrelationto anendofunitexamination,the studentmaychooseto: (1) sittheendofunitexamination andbeconsideredunderthe provisioninRule3.5(c)(iv),or (2) notsittheendofunit examinationandbegranteda specialexamination. (vi) Whereastudenthasbeengranteda specialexamination,aninterim gradeofSpecialExaminationshallbe enteredonthestudentsrecord. Considerationinrelationtoacompleted assessmenttask: (i) Requestsforthistypeofspecial considerationshallcomplywiththe conditionsandrequirementsasset outinRule3.4andshallbe submittedontheUniversitys prescribedformofapplication. (ii) Requestsshallbesubmittedtothe unitassessornolaterthantwo(2) workingdaysaftercompletionofthe assessmenttask. (iii) TherelevantHeadofSchoolmay approvealaterdateforsubmission ofanapplicationifexceptional circumstancescanbedemonstrated bythestudent. (iv) Theunitassessorshallretainall applicationsuntilthetimeofthe

determinationoffinalgradesforthe unit.Atthattime,theunitassessor, takingintoaccountthestudents application,and,afterconsultation withanyotherstaffmember responsiblefortheassessmenttask relatedtotheapplication,shall eitherdecidethestudentsfinal gradeor,inexceptional circumstances,recommendtothe BoardofAssessorsthatthestudent begrantedfurtherassessmentprior todeterminationofthefinalgrade. TheHeadofSchoolshallensurethat allapplicationsareretainedfora periodofsix(6)months.

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ExaminationandSpecialExamination Periods
Examinationperiodsshallbethose periodsasdeterminedbytheVice ChancellorandapprovedbyCouncil. (i) Astudentwhowishestoobtaina changeofexaminationvenueless than3weekspriortothe commencementofanexamination periodshallberequiredtopaythe nonrefundablefeeasoutlinedin RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesand ChargesPart3:Administrative Charges. (ii) Astudentwhowishestositan examinationoutsideAustraliawillbe requiredtopaythenonrefundable feeasoutlinedinRulesRelatingto StudentFeesandChargesPart3: AdministrativeCharges.Itisthe studentsresponsibilitytoorganise anappropriateexamination supervisortobeapprovedbythis University. Specialexaminationswillbeheldin officialexaminationperiodsasdesignated byCouncil.Approvedspecial examinationswillnormallybeheldinthe nextavailableexamperiod. Studentsgrantedaspecialexamination afterweek8ofthestudyperiodinwhich thespecialexaminationwouldnormally beheldmayberequiredbytheDirector ofStudentServicestositthespecial

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ConductofExaminations
Timetablesforexaminationsshallbe preparedandpostedontheappropriate noticeboards,orduenoticeof examinationsshallbegiventostudentsby othermeansasdeterminedbythe University.Suchnoticeshallbegivennot lessthanten(10)workingdayspriorto thecommencementoftheexamination. Apersonotherthanastudent,a supervisor,aunitassessororother authorisedpersonmaynot,exceptwith thepermissionofasupervisor,enteror remaininanexaminationroomduringan examinationsession. Astudentmaynotenteranexamination roombeforebeinggivenpermissiontodo sobyasupervisor,orthirty(30)minutes afterthecommencementofthewriting timefortheexamination. Nostudentmayleavetheexamination roombeforetheexpiryofthirty(30) minutesfromthecommencementof writingtimeorafterthetenminute warninggivenbyasupervisorbeforethe endoftheexamination. Aperson,whetherastudentornot,who isgivenpermissiontoenterorleavean examinationroomshallcomplywithall conditionsonwhichthepermissionis given. Astudentshallnot,exceptwiththe explicitpermissionoftheunitassessor, bringintoanexaminationroomanything whatsoeverwhichconveysoriscapable ofconveyinginformationconcerningor (g)

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Astudentshallcomplywithalldirections tostudentssetforthonawritingbookor otherexaminationmaterialsuppliedor setoutonanynoticedisplayedinthe examinationroom,andshallwithout delaycomplywithdirectionsgivenbya supervisor.Asupervisorneednotgivea studentareasonforanydirectionor requirementsgivenormadetothe student. Allexaminationsmustbeanswered duringtheexaminationsessioninthe studentsownhandwriting,unless alternativearrangementshavebeen madethroughregistrationand consultationwiththeDisabilityLiaison Officer. Astudentshallnotremovefromthe examinationroomanyworkedscriptor paperprovidedforuseduringthecourse oftheexamination,orothermaterialthe propertyoftheUniversityunless permittedbythesupervisor. Asupervisormay: (i) requireanypersonpresentinthe examinationroomtoshowbysuch meansasthesupervisormayspecify andasareappropriatetothe circumstances,thatthepersonisnot inpossessionofanyunauthorised materialasspecifiedinRule3.7(f)or thatthepersonisnotcommittingor attemptingtocommitorhasnot committedabreachofanyother Rulerelatingtotheconductof examinations; (ii) ifthesupervisorconsidersthat unauthorisedmaterialhasbeen broughtintotheexaminationroom, confiscatesuchmaterialandsubmit itwithareporttotheDirectorof StudentServices; (iii) askanypersonintheexamination roomanyquestionrelatingtothe conductoftheexaminationorto thatoranotherpersonsbehaviour whileintheexaminationroom. Apersonpresentintheexamination roomshallcomplywithanysuch requirementsoransweranyquestionso asked.Ifthepersonfailssotodo,the

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supervisormayrequirethepersonto leavetheexaminationroom. If,intheopinionofasupervisor,a studentsbehaviourissuchastodisturb ordistractanyotherstudent,the supervisormayrequirethepersonto leavetheexaminationroom.Asupervisor shallhaveandmayexerciseallsuch powersasarereasonablynecessaryto ensuretheproperandefficientconduct oftheexamination. Ifapersonwhoisrequiredbya supervisortoleavetheexaminationroom failstodosoforthwith,thepermission giventobeonthepremisesofwhichthe examinationroomformspartshallbe deemedtobewithdrawnandtheperson maybedealtwithaccordingly. AstudentoftheUniversitywhocommits abreachofanypartcontainedwithin Rule3.7shallbeguiltyofmisconductand dealtwithinaccordancewithRule3.18 AcademicMisconductIncluding Plagiarism.Ifnotastudentofthe University,theexaminationresultmaybe cancelledbytheChairoftheAcademic BoardaftersuchinquiryastheChair deemsappropriatetothecase. Astudentshallnotcheatnorattemptto cheatinanexamination.Cheatingis definedasanybehaviourbyastudentin relationtoanexaminationthatis intendedtodefeatthepurposesofthe examination. Aperson,whetherastudentornot,shall notdoanythingintendedtoassistany otherpersonsittingforanexaminationto cheatorotherwisedefeatthepurposesof theexamination. Asupervisorwhosuspectsastudentof cheatingoractingdishonestlyorunfairly, orofassistinganotherstudenttocheator actdishonestlyorunfairly,inconnection withanexamination,mayrequirethe studenttosurrenderanybook,paperor othermaterialwhichthesupervisor suspectshasbeenorisbeingusedbythe studentforsuchpurposeandthestudent shallcomplywithanysuchrequirement. Aftersurrenderofanybook,paperor othermaterialinaccordancewithRule

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UseofInterimGradesIncomplete, NotAvailableandSpecial Examination


Incompletemaybeused: (i) wheretheunitassessorrequires furtherevidencetoawardagrade; (ii) wherespecialconsiderationhas beenawardedandwherean extensionhasbeengrantedbeyond theduedateoffinalisationofgrades (refertoRule3.5(a)(viii)). NotAvailablemaybeusedeitherwherea studenthascompletedapracticumbut thereporthasnotbeenreturnedtothe unitassessorfromtheschool,hospitalor supervisor,orwherethestudenthas submittedorcompletedallassessment tasksbutagradehasnotbeen determinedintimeforthesubmissionof finalgrades. SpecialExaminationmaybeusedwherea studenthasbeenawardedaspecial examinationorhasacceptedthe opportunitytoresitadesignatedfirstyear unit. AnIncompleteorNotAvailableshallbe convertedtoafinalgradeassoonas possible,andbynolaterthanthenext relevantBoardofAssessorsmeeting. Notwithstandingrule3.9(e),iftheinterim gradeisnotconvertedbythattime,aFail shallberecorded. Ifthespecialconsiderationextensionis grantedbeyondthetimeframeoutlined in(d)above,HeadofSchoolapprovalis requiredtoextendtheinterimgrade.The interimgradeshallbeconvertedtoafinal gradewithin12monthsofthefinaldayof thestudyperiodinwhichthestudentwas enrolledintheunit. Astudentwhowithdrawsfromaunit afterthecensusdatebutbefore twothirds()ofthespecifiedstudy

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GradingCategories
Theassessmentmodeforaunitmaybe eithergradedorungraded,asspecifiedin theunitstatement. (i) Astudentwhosatisfactorily completesagradedunitshallbe awardedagradeofHighDistinction, Distinction,CreditorPass. (ii) Astudentwhosatisfactorily completesanungradedunitshallbe givenagradeofSatisfied Requirements. (iii) Astudentwhodoesnotsatisfactorily completeeitheragradedoran ungradedunitshallbegiventhe gradeofFailortheinterimgradeof Incomplete,NotAvailableorSpecial Examination. Astudentwhosubmitsnoassessment itemsandwhoisdeemedtohave abandonedstudiesshallbegiventhe gradeofAbsentFail. Foryearlongunits,thegradeapplicable inthefirststudyperiodshallbe ContinuingUnit.Thegradeapplicablein thesecondstudyperiodshallbeas specifiedinRule3.8(b).

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periodhaselapsedshallhaveWithdrawn recordedontheiracademicrecord. Astudentwhowithdrawsfromaunit aftertheexpirationoftwothirds()of thespecifiedstudyperiodshallhavea gradeofWithdrawnFailrecordedontheir academicrecord. Ifspecialcircumstancesrequireastudent towithdrawfromaunitafterthe expirationoftwothirds()ofthe specifiedstudyperiod,thestudentmay applyinwritingtotheHeadofSchool responsiblefortheunittowithdraw fromtheunit.AWithdrawnauthorised bytheHeadofSchooldoesnotreduce thestudentsfinancialliabilityforthe unit.

3.12 GradePointAverage
TheGradePointAverage(GPA)isasimple numericalindexwhichsummarisesastudents academicperformanceinacourseinasingle studyperiodoroverthedurationofthestudents enrolmentinthecourse.TheGPAisrecordedon astudentsStatementofAcademic Record/TranscriptandNotificationof Assessment.TheGPAiscalculatedas: GradePoint CreditValue CreditValue Gradepointsareassignedtogradedunitswhere HighDistinction=7,Distinction=6,Credit=5, Pass=4,Fail=0,AbsentFail=0andWithdrawn Fail=0. Gradesnotidentifiedaboveandadvanced standingarenotincludedingradepointaverage calculations. Creditvalueisthenumberofpointsawardedfor thecompletionofastudypackage.

3.11 GradePercentages,Distributionand Codes


(a) Thefollowingscaleofequivalenceof gradestopercentagemarksshallnormally apply: HighDistinction......85andabove Distinction..............7584 Credit.....................6574 Pass........................5064 Fail..........................Below50 Indeterminingthefinalgradesfor studentsinaunit,aBoardofAssessors mayseekanexplanationfromtheunit assessorregardingthegradedistribution fortheunit. Thefollowinggradecodesapply: GradeDescription GradeCode HighDistinction HD Distinction D Credit C Pass P Fail F AbsentFail AF SatisfiedRequirements SR Incomplete I NotAvailable NA SpecialExamination SE ContinuingUnit KU Othergrades Withdrawn W WithdrawnwithFail WF

3.13 ProcessingSchedulesforFinalGrades
(a) Bythefirstdayofeachstudyperiod,the relevantHeadofSchoolshallsupplyto theDirectorofStudentServicesa scheduleofunitsforwhichagradeisto besubmitted,togetherwiththenamesof theunitassessors. Recommendedfinalgradesshallbe submittedelectronicallybyUnitAssessors inaformandatatimedeterminedbythe DirectorofStudentServicesin consultationwiththeChairofthe AcademicBoard. Followingelectronicsubmissionof recommendedfinalgradesandpriorto theBoardofAssessors,unitassessors shallcheckthatthegradessubmittedare correct.Anyincorrectgradesshallbe correctedelectronicallynolaterthanthe BoardofAssessorsmeeting.(See Rule3.13(f)reVariationtoaGrade). TheBoardofAssessorsshallconsiderthe gradesrecommendedbytheunitassessor foreachstudentandshalldeterminethe studentsfinalgradeinaunit.Priorto approvaloffinalgrades,theBoardshall ensurequalityinassessmentpracticesin accordancewithAcademicPolicy.

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Whereastudentconsidersthattheassessed workforanindividualassessmenttaskhasbeen unfairlyorinappropriatelyassessed,thestudent ornomineeshallfollowtheprocessbelow,taking step(a)normallywithinfive(5)workingdaysof notificationoftheresultinthatassessmenttask: (a) contacttheunitassessortodiscussthe matter; (b) ifdissatisfiedwiththeresultofthe discussionin(a)above,contactthecourse coordinatorforfurtherdiscussion; (c) ifdissatisfiedwiththeresultofthe discussionin(b)above,contacttheHead ofSchoolforfurtherdiscussion; (d) uponreceiptofthefinalgradefortheunit whichincludestheassessmentitemthe studentmayquerythefinalgradeunder Rule3.15.

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3.16 AppealagainstaFinalGrade
(a) Astudentwhoisnotsatisfiedwiththe determinationoftheHeadofSchool underRule3.15,mayappealtothe AcademicBoardAppealsCommitteeon oneormoreofthefollowinggrounds: (i) improperactionintheconductofan assessmenttaskorHonours examinationprocess; (ii) irregularityintheconductofan assessmenttaskorHonours examinationprocess; (iii) negligenceonthepartofanyperson involvedintheconductofthe assessmenttaskorHonours examinationprocess; (iv) discriminationagainstthestudent whichisunlawfulunderStateor Federallegislation; (v) prejudiceorbiasonthepartofthe assessororanyotherperson involvedindeterminingthegradeto beawarded; (vi) theassessmentortheassessment processasdetailedintheunit statementorinthestudyguideor,

(d)

similardocument,oranysubsequent amendmentmadeinaccordance withRule3.2,notbeingfollowed; (vii) whereadditionalevidencefor specialconsiderationcanbe provided,orwhereproceduresfor considerationofanapplicationfor specialconsiderationwerenot properlyfollowed. AnappealmadeunderthisRuleshallbe lodgedwiththeSecretary,Academic BoardAppealsCommittee,withinten(10) workingdaysofthedateofsendingof formalnotificationoftheHeadofSchools determination.Alateappealmaybe receivedatthediscretionoftheChairof theAcademicBoardAppealsCommittee wherethestudentisabletosatisfythe Chairthattheappealislodgedlate throughnofaultofthestudent. TheChairoftheAcademicBoardAppeals Committeewillassessthecontentofthe appealanddeterminewhetheritis appropriatefortheappealtoproceedtoa hearingbytheAcademicBoardAppeals CommitteeundertherelevantRule.The Secretary,onbehalfoftheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee,will contactthestudentinwriting,withinten (10)workingdaysofreceiptoftheappeal bytheChairinformingthem: (i) theappealisrejectedonthebasis thatthegroundsforappealare frivolousor,vexatious,nogroundof appealisrevealedonthefaceofthe correspondencereceived,orthe studenthasnotfollowedthe processesasdescribedintheRules andProcedures(whichwillbe reportedtothenextmeetingofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee) OR (ii) theChaironbehalfoftheAppeals Committeeisproceedingwiththe appeal,andmaybeseekingfurther information. Thestudentmayrequestareviewofthe determinationbytheChairofthe AcademicBoardAppealsCommitteenot toallowtheappealtoproceed.Thismust bedonewithinten(10)workingdaysof

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(e)

3.17 AdditionalDetailonStudent Performance


(a) Afterthefinalgradesinaunithavebeen released,astudentmayrequesttheunit assessortoprovidemoredetail concerningthestudentsperformance. Anysuchrequestmadewithinsix(6) monthsofthereleaseoftherelevant gradeshallbecompliedwithbythe relevantunitassessor. Afteraperiodofsix(6)monthsfollowing thereleaseofthefinalgradesinaunit, anypieceofworkrelatedtoassessment tasksforthatunit,includingexamination scripts,whichhavenotpreviouslybeen returnedtostudentsmaybedestroyed anddetailsonperformanceneednotbe provided. (c)

(d)

(b)

(e)

3.18 AcademicMisconductIncluding Plagiarism


Academicmisconductcanincludeplagiarism, cheating,collusion,fraudorotheractivities.See AcademicPolicyappendix4.20(c). (a) Plagiarismisdefinedastheactoftaking andusinganotherswork,including unattributedmaterialinwhateverform andfromwhateversource,asonesown. ForthepurposeofthisRule,anyofthe followingactsconstituteplagiarismunless theworkisacknowledged: (i) copyingtheworkofanother student; (ii) directlycopyinganypartof anotherswork; (iii) summarisingtheworkofanother; (iv) usingordevelopinganideaorthesis derivedfromanotherpersonswork; (v) usingexperimentalresultsobtained byanother.

(f)

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bemadeinwritingtotheAppeals CommitteeofCouncilwithin14daysafter thedecisionappealedagainsthasbeen notifiedtothestudent.Therightof appealshalllapseifnotsoexercised withinthatperiod.

(d)

(e)

3.19 CancellationorPostponementof AssessmentTasks


IftherelevantHeadofSchoolissatisfiedthatby reasonofexceptionalcircumstancesitis necessarytocancelorpostponeanassessment taskofwhichnoticehasbeendulygivento studentsenrolledforaunit,theHeadofSchool maycancelorpostponethatassessmenttask and,inthatevent,maygivesuchdirectionsas theyconsidernecessaryordesirableasa consequenceofthecancellationor postponement.

4 CourseworkAwards: SpecificAwardRules
Pleaserefertothespecificawardlevelentriesin theCourseInformationsection.

5 HonoursAwards(whereHonoursis takenasaseparateyear)
5.1
(a)

AdmissiontoCandidature
Anapplicationforadmissiontoan Honoursawardcourseshallbelodgedin accordancewiththerequiredprocedures andinaformandatatimedeterminedby theDirectorofStudentServices.Alate applicationmaybeconsideredin exceptionalcircumstancesandatthe discretionoftherelevantHeadofSchool. Anapplicantshallseekadmissiontoan Honoursdegreeprogramas: (i) afulltimecandidate;or (ii) aparttimecandidate. AnHonoursdegreecandidatemay convertfromfulltimetoparttime candidature,andviceversa,withthe approvaloftherelevantHeadofSchool, whoshallalsodetermineonaprorata basisarevisedstatementoftheduedate forcompletionoftherequirementsofthe Honoursawardcourse.TheHeadof SchoolwillnotifyStudentServicesofthe revisedcompletiondate.

(f)

(b)

AdmissiontoanHonoursawardcourse shallbeatthediscretionoftherelevant HeadofSchool,andshallbesubjectto theavailabilityofappropriatesupervision. Beforebeingadmittedtocandidaturein anHonoursawardcourse,anapplicant shall: (i) havecompletedtherequirements fortherelevantprecursordegreeat thisUniversity,normallyhaving obtainedatleastaCreditaverage, andhavesatisfiedtherelevantHead ofSchoolthatthecontentofthe proposedHonoursprogram, togetherwithanyfurtherworkthe HeadofSchoolmayprescribe,is sufficienttomakethepersona suitablecandidatefortheawardofa degreewithHonours;or (ii) haveobtainedqualificationsfrom thisUniversityoranotherequivalent institution,andwherenecessary haveundertakenfurtherwork, whichintheopinionoftherelevant HeadofSchoolareatleastofthe standardandcontentrequiredby Rule5.1(e)(i). Acommencingstudentisenrolledon completionofallofthefollowing: (i) acceptanceoftheofferofadmission; (ii) completionofenrolmentintounits; (iii) paymentofprescribedfees(unless theDirectorofStudentServiceshas grantedanextensionoftimefor suchpayment); (iv) submissionofacorrectlycompleted RequestforCommonwealth AssistanceFormifapplicable.

5.2

RequirementsfortheAward

(c)

TobeeligiblefortheawardofaBachelorsdegree withHonoursacandidateshall: (a) successfullycompletetheprescribed courseofstudy;and (b) fulfilanyotherrequirementsprescribed bytherelevantFacultyBoard.

5.3
(a)

AppointmentofSupervisors
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(b)

(b)

(c)

(d)

5.4

Examination
(e)

AnHonoursawardprojectorthesiscompletedby acandidateshallbeexaminedbynotlessthan twoexaminers,oneofwhomshallnormallybe externaltotheUniversity.Acandidates supervisor(s)shallnotexaminethecandidates projectorthesis.

5.8
(a)

Readmission
Acandidatewhoseenrolmentis discontinuedmaynotbeeligibletobe readmitteduntilthelapseofoneyear. Anapplicantrefusedreadmissionaftera periodofdiscontinuationofenrolment mayappealontheprescribedformtothe AcademicBoardAppealsCommittee againstthatdecision. AcandidatereadmittedtoHonours candidatureshallhavedeterminedbythe HeadofSchoolthemaximumperiodof timeinwhichthecandidateshallbe permittedtocompletethecourse. Anappealagainstrefusaltobe readmittedmustreachtheUniversity withinthree(3)monthsofthedateof sendingnotification.

5.5

DurationofCourse

UnlesstherelevantHeadofSchooldetermines otherwise,acandidateshallfulfilall requirementsfortheawardofaBachelors degreewithHonourswithinone(1)yearoffirst enrolling,inthecaseofafulltimecandidate,or withintwo(2)yearsoffirstenrolling,inthecase ofaparttimecandidate.Thisdoesnotinclude periodsofleaveofabsence.Duedatesfor completionoftherequirementsforanHonours awardcourseshallbeadvisedbytheHeadof Schoolatthetimeofacceptanceintothecourse.

(b)

(c)

5.6

ClassofHonours

Acandidatewhohasreachedtherequired standardofproficiencymay,onthe recommendationoftherelevantBoardof Assessors,beawardedHonoursinoneofthe classificationsspecifiedinRule10.5(e).In publishedlists,thenamesofcandidatesawarded thesamegradeofHonoursshallbeplacedin alphabeticalorder.UnderRules3.15and3.16a studentmayqueryorappealtheclassofHonours awarded.

(d)

6 HonoursAwards:SpecificAward Rules
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5.7
(a)

DiscontinuationofEnrolmentand AppealProcesses
Notwithstandingotherprovisionsinthese Rules,therelevantSchoolBoardmay,on therecommendationofthePrincipal Supervisor,discontinuetheenrolmentof acandidateinlessthanthemaximum

7 MastersbyThesisAwards
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8 DoctorofBusinessAdministration (DBA)award
Pleaserefertothespecificawardlevelentriesin theCourseInformationsection.

10.2 CompletionofanAward
(a) Astudentshallbedeemedtohave completedanawardcourseatthetime thattheChairoftheAcademicBoardon behalfoftheBoardrecommendsto Councilthatthestudentiseligibleforan award. Astudentwhoexpectstocompletean awardattheendofthecurrentstudy periodshallcompletetheprescribedform toapplyfortheawardandlodgeitwith theDirectorofStudentServicesbythe advertisedclosingdate. Astudentwhofailstocompleteunitsin thefinalstudyperiodofanawardcourse asaresultofdeathorpermanent incapacityshallbeeligibletobe consideredforanaegrotataward.An applicationforanaegrotatawardshallbe madeinwritingbythestudentorbya deceasedstudentslegalrepresentative totheDirectorofStudentServices,for approvalbytherelevantChairofSchool Board,bytheprescribeddateandmust beaccompaniedbyrelevantdocumentary evidence. AnawardoftheUniversitymaybe grantedposthumously.TheDirectorof StudentServicesshallwritetothe relevantSchoolBoardrequesting approvalofaposthumousaward.Where eligibilityforaposthumousawardcannot beapproved,therelevantSchoolBoard mayapproveaposthumousCertificateof Attainment. Astudentwhohascompletedanaward courseandwhoisconfirmedbytheChair oftheAcademicBoardonbehalfofthe Boardasbeingeligibleforthegrantingof aspecifiedawardshallhavetheaward conferredbytheCounciloftheUniversity atadesignatedgraduationceremonyof theUniversity. Whereastudentiseligibleforconferralof anawardbutisnotavailabletoattenda designatedgraduationceremony,the awardshallbeconferredinabsentia. Noawardshallbeconferredifastudent progressestothenextlevelinan articulatedaward(with100%advanced

9 DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)award
Pleaserefertothespecificawardlevelentriesin theCourseInformationsection. (b)

10 Awards
10.1 EligibilityforanAward
(a) WheretheAcademicBoard(orPrograms Committeeasdelegated)approvesa changetotherequirementsforanaward, therelevantSchoolBoardshallprovide transitionalarrangementsthatallowa studentcurrentlyenrolledintheaward coursetosatisfythechanged requirementsfortheaward.Wherethese arrangementswouldcausehardshiptoa studentorclassofstudents,those studentsmaycompletetheawardas providedforinRule10.1(a).The transitionalarrangementsshallbe approvedbyProgramsCommittee. SubjecttoRule2.7(e),astudentshallbe eligibleforanawardoftheUniversity uponhavingsuccessfullycompletedthe requirementsfortheawardthatwere currentatthetimethestudentfirst enrolledintheawardcourse. SubjecttotheprovisionsofRule2.7(e), wheretheAcademicBoardapprovesa variationofthetitleofanaward,a studentmayelecttocompletethecourse bearingthetitleoftheawardapplicable atthetimethestudentfirstenrolledin theawardcourse. WheretheCouncilapproveswithdrawal ofanaward,astudentenrolledinthe awardcourseshallbeentitledto completethecourseuponsuchtermsas theCouncildeemsreasonableinthe circumstances. UnlesstheRulesforaspecificaward prescribeotherwise,astudentproceeding toanawardoftheUniversitymayapply toexitwithalowerlevelawardfroma relateddisciplineareaprovidedthe requirementsofthelowerlevelaward havebeensuccessfullycompleted. (c)

(b)

(d)

(c)

10.3 ConferralofanAward
(a)

(d)

(e)

(b)

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10.6 Testamurs
Thenumberoftestamursforeachcategoryof degreeasapprovedbytheAcademicBoardshall beasfollows: Singledegrees:onetestamur Doubledegrees:twotestamurs Combineddegrees:onetestamur CrossSchooldegrees:onetestamur Crossinstitutionaldegrees:onetestamur.

10.4 SurrenderofAwards
(a) TheCounciloftheUniversitymayrevoke andrequirethesurrenderofanawardof theUniversityifitissatisfiedthata graduateacteddishonestlyinrelationto anymaterialmatterrelieduponbythe Universityindeterminingthegraduates eligibilityforthataward. ForaDoctoraldegree,theawardshallnot beclassified. ForaMastersdegree,theawardshallnot beclassified. ForaGraduateDiploma,theawardshall notbeclassified. ForaGraduateCertificate,theawardshall notbeclassified. ForanHonoursdegree,theawardshall beclassifiedas: (i) degreewithFirstClassHonours;or (ii) degreewithSecondClassHonours whichmaybegradedintoDivision1 andDivision2inthoseSchoolsthat requiresuchgrading;or (iii) degreewithThirdClassHonours, whichmaybeawardedinthose Schoolsthatrequiresuchgrading. Foradegreeforwhichtheawardof Honoursisavailable,theawardmaybe classifiedas: (i) degreewithFirstClassHonours;or (ii) degreewithSecondClassHonours, whichmaybegradedintoDivision1 andDivision2inthoseSchoolsthat requiresuchgrading;or (iii) degree. Foradegreeforwhichtheawardof Honoursisnotavailable,theawardshall notbeclassified.

10.7 UniversityMedal
AUniversitymedalmaybeawardedtoa graduatingstudentofexceptionalacademic meritinaccordancewithguidelinesdetermined fromtimetotimebytheAcademicBoard.

10.5 GradingofAwards
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

10.8 UnitsLeadingtoanAccredited AwardatAnotherTertiaryInstitution


(a) Astudentwhoisenrolledinacourse leadingtoanawardatanothertertiary educationinstitutionmayenrolinunitsat SouthernCrossUniversitywhichwill counttowardsthataward,subjecttothe jointapprovalofthetwoinstitutionsand totheavailabilityofclassplacesat SouthernCrossUniversity. AstudentadmittedunderRule10.8(a) shallbeenrolledasacrossinstitutional awardstudent. Acrossinstitutionalawardstudentshall paysuchfeesandchargesasareagreed betweenthetwoinstitutionsand enrolmentshallbesubjecttothe UniversitysRulesRelatingtoAwards, exceptfortherulesonexclusion(Rule 2.10). Whereanapplicantmeetseligibility requirementsinaccordancewithRule2.2 or2.3theapplicantmaybeconsidered foradmissionintoNonAwardstudy (singleunitenrolment).NonAwardstudy relatestoindividualswhoareenrolled intoasingleunit/sofstudywhichisnot beingstudiedaspartofacourse. Whereanonaward(singleunit)student subsequentlyenrolsinanawardcourse,

(b)

(c)

(f)

10.9 NonAward(SingleUnit)Enrolments
(a)

(g)

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SchoolBoardsmaygrantadvanced standinginparticularawardcoursesfor anynonawardunitssuccessfully completedbythestudent. Aseniorsecondaryschoolstudentmaybe consideredforadmissionasanonaward (singleunit)studenttoundertakeunits offeredbythisUniversityconcurrently withsecondaryschoolstudiesuponthe recommendationoftheapplicantsSchool Principalongroundsofexceptional academictalent,andapprovalofthe

(d)

relevantHeadofSchool.HeadsofSchool orSchoolBoardsmaycommittogrant advancedstandinginparticularaward coursesincompliancewithAdvanced StandingRule2.4. Anonaward(singleunit)studentshall paysuchfeesandchargesasare prescribedintheUniversitysScheduleof AdministrativeCharges,andenrolment shallbesubjecttotheUniversitysRules RelatingtoAwards,exceptfortherules onexclusion(Rule2.10).

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RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges
(includingStudentSanctions)

1 Definitions
Intheserules,unlessthecontextotherwise indicatesorrequires: CensusDatemeansthedateprescribedinthe HigherEducationSupportAct2003astheday uponwhichenrolmentforastudyperiod becomesfixed.Astudentcannotenrolor withdrawfromunitsaftercensusdateswithout significantacademicand/orfinancialpenalties. Censusdatesaresetforeachunitofstudythat theUniversityproposestooffereachyear. Classincludesalecture,seminar,tutorialor otherrelatedactivity. Enrolmentreferstoenrolmentorreenrolment inaunitofstudy. Fulltimemeansastudyloadofatleast0.375as atthecensusdatefortherelevantstudyperiod. Parttimemeansastudyloadoflessthan0.375 asatthecensusdatefortherelevantstudy period. Externalmeansenrolmentinonlyanexternal unitorunitsinthecurrentstudyperiod. Internalmeansenrolmentinatleastone internalunitinthecurrentstudyperiod. Reinstatementdatehasthesamemeaningas CensusDate. SAHELPtheStudentAmenitiesHigher EducationLoanProgramallowingtheServices andAmenitiesFeestobedeferredtothe AustralianTaxationOfficeforeligiblestudents. Studyperiodmeansasemester,trimester, sessionorotherperiodsodesignated.

(c)

FeespayableinaccordancewithParts1,2 and4oftheScheduleshallbeleviedeach studyperiodonthebasisofthestudents enrolment,orintendedenrolment,for thatstudyperiod. UnlesstheDirectorofStudentServices otherwisedirects,feeslistedinParts1,2, 3and4oftheSchedule,shallbepaidon orbeforethedate,determinedbythe DirectorofStudentServices,forthe relevantstudyperiod. Paymentoftheprescribedfeesisapre requisitetotheconfirmationofan enrolmentbytheUniversity. Eligiblestudentsareabletodeferfeesin part4oftheserulesthroughtheSAHELP loanschemeaftervalidsubmissionofa SAHELPformonorbeforethefeedue dateandtheprovisionofavalidtaxfile number.

3 TimeforPayment
(a)

(b)

(c)

4 DirectorofStudentServices PowersifFeesUnpaid
(a) Ifanyfees(includingspecialor administrativecharges)payablebya studentremainsunpaidafterthedate determinedinaccordancewithsubclause 3(a),theDirectorofStudentServicesmay sanction,cancelorrefusethestudents enrolmentinacourseorunitatanytime thereafter. Astudent,whoseenrolmenthasbeen cancelledorrefused,maybereinstated uponpaymentofalloutstandingfeesand administrativechargesbeforethefinal dateforreinstatement. Astudent,whoseenrolmentremains cancelledorrefusedafterthefinaldate forreinstatement,orwhoseenrolmentis cancelledpursuanttoRule6: (i) shallnotbeenrolledforanyunitor course,unlessanduntiltheDirector ofStudentServicesinspecial circumstanceshasotherwise permittedandthatpersonhas

(b)

2 FeestobePaid
(a) (b) Allstudentsshallpaytheapplicablefees andchargesassetoutintheSchedules. Feesandchargespaidpriortoduedates willbebasedonintendedenrolmentas statedintheenrolmentinstructions.The DirectorofStudentServicesshall calculatemoniesowingbythestudentor theUniversityandrequirepaymentor authorisearefund,asnecessary. (c)

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compliedwithanyconditionwhich mayintheabsolutediscretionofthe DirectorofStudentServicesbe imposed;and (ii) shallnotattendanyclassorbe entitledtositforanyexaminations orbeawardedanyassessment grade;and (iii) shall,unlesstheDirectorofStudent Servicesotherwisedirects,remain liableforanyadministrativecharges imposedpriortothedateofthe noticeofcancellation,butmayat thediscretionoftheDirectorof StudentServicesbegrantedarefund ofanyamountwhichmayhavebeen paidinexcessthereof.

5 RefundofFees
Subjecttoanyrelevantprovisionsinthe schedules,wheretheDirectorofStudentServices receivesfromthestudentproperwrittennotice ofwithdrawalfromacourseorunitorvariation ofenrolment,arefundoffees,inwholeorin part,maybeauthorisedatthediscretionofthe DirectorofStudentServices.

6 SpecialCasestoBeDeterminedby theDirectorofStudentServices
Inanycaseinwhichbyreasonofspecial circumstancesthefeetobepaid,thetimewhen afeeispayable,oranyothermatternecessaryto bedeterminedinordertoenabletheapplication oftheseRulestothatcase,isnotspecifically providedforintheseRules,theDirectorof StudentServicesshallhaveauthoritytodecide anyquestionnecessarytobedecidedinorderto determinethematter.

PART1:TUITIONFEESAUSTRALIANSTUDENTS
AustralianstudentsundertakingcoursesthatarenotfundedbythecommonwealthGovernmentshallpay therelevantfeedescribedinthispart.

GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples
BachelorofIndigenousStudies BachelorofIndigenousStudieswithHonours BachelorofTraumaandHealing GraduateCertificateinIndigenousStudies GraduateCertificateinWorkingwithIndigenousCommunities GraduateDiplomainIndigenousStudies DiplomaofCommunityRecovery MasterofIndigenousStudies DoctorateofIndigenousPhilosophies(Coursework) DoctorateofIndigenousPhilosophies(Thesis)

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$1,790 $1,790 $1,790 $1,730 $1,730 $1,730 $1,730 $1,730 $1,730 Research NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $13,520

SchoolofArtsAndSocialSciences
AssociateDegreeofCreativeWriting

Domestic Feesperunit Research


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SchoolofEducation
BachelorofArts,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) BachelorofEducation(Primary) BachelorofEducation(Primary)4 YearUpgrade BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofScience,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofTeaching(Primary) BachelorofTechnologyEducation BachelorofVisualArts,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) GraduateCertificateinAcademicPractice GraduateCertificateinChildhoodandYouthStudies GraduateCertificateinEducation(TESOL)
th

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$2,180 $2,180 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,180 $2,180 $2,020 $2,020 $2,180 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

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GraduateCertificateinHigherEducation(LearningandTeaching) GraduateCertificateofVocationalEducationandTraining GraduateDiplomainChildhoodandYouthStudies GraduateDiplomaofEducation GraduateDiplomaofVocationalEducationandTraining MasterofChildhoodandYouthStudies MasterofEducation MasterofVocationalEducationandTraining DoctorofEducation DoctorofEducation(courseworkunits) DoctorofEducation(Thesis)

$1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,610 $1,840 Research

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $14,720

SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience BachelorofEnvironmentalSciencewithHonours BachelorofForestScienceandManagement BachelorofForestScienceandManagementwithHonours BachelorofMarineScienceandManagement BachelorofMarineScienceandManagementwithHonours GraduateDiplomaofForestScienceandManagement GraduateDiplomaofForestry GraduateDiplomaofMarineScienceandManagement MasterofEnvironmentalScience MasterofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement MasterofForestManagement MasterofForestScienceandManagement MasterofMarineScienceandManagement

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 $1,880 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

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SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences
DiplomaofSportManagement(SurfingStudies) BachelorofClinicalSciences BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutrition BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutritionwithHonours BachelorofHealthScience BachelorofHealthScience(Nursing)withHonours BachelorofHealthScienceinNursing(Diploma) BachelorofHealthScienceinNursing(RN) BachelorofHealthSciencewithHonours BachelorofMidwifery BachelorofNaturopathy BachelorofNaturopathywithHonours BachelorofNursing BachelorofNursingwithHonours BachelorofOccupationalTherapy BachelorofPsychologicalScience BachelorofPsychologicalSciencewithHonours BachelorofPsychologywithHonours BachelorofSportandExerciseScience BachelorofSportandExerciseSciencewithHonours GraduateCertificateinPublicHealthLeadership GraduateDiplomaofPsychology GraduateDiplomaofPublicHealthLeadership PostgraduateDiplomaofPsychology MasterofAcupuncture MasterofClinicalExercisePhysiology MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced) MasterofClinicalPractice MasterofClinicalScience MasterofClinicalScience(BreastCancerNursing)

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $2,180 $1,550 $1,550 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,180 $2,310 $2,310 $2,180 $2,180 $1,550 $2,180 $1,550 $2,310 $2,180 $2,180 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

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MasterofClinicalScience(CardiacNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(CardiothoracicNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(ClinicalManagement) MasterofClinicalScience(ComplementaryMedicine) MasterofClinicalScience(Drug&AlcoholStudies) MasterofClinicalScience(EmergencyNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(HealthyAgeingandAgedCare) MasterofClinicalScience(IntensiveCareNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(LeadershipinMentalHealth) MasterofClinicalScience(LifestyleMedicine) MasterofClinicalScience(NeuroscienceNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(PerioperativeNurseSurgicalAssistant) MasterofClinicalScience(PerioperativeNursing) MasterofNursing(NursePractitioner) MasterofOsteopathicMedicine MasterofPublicHealth MasterofPublicHealth(Advanced) MasterofPublicHealthLeadership

$1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $2,180 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

SouthernCrossBusinessSchool
AssociateDegreeofInformationTechnology BachelorofAppliedComputing BachelorofAppliedComputing(SCBIT) BachelorofBusiness BachelorofBusiness(SCBIT) BachelorofBusinessAdministration BachelorofBusinessAdministration(ATEP)(formerlyJOPES) BachelorofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) BachelorofBusinesswithHonours BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts BachelorofInformationTechnology

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,240 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

494

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges BachelorofInformationTechnology(SCBIT) BachelorofManagementandProfessionalStudies BachelorofMultimedia GraduateCertificateinAccounting GraduateCertificateinBusinessAdministration GraduateCertificateinInternationalSportManagement GraduateCertificateinManagement GraduateCertificateinRecruitment,PlacementandCareerDevelopment GraduateCertificateinResearchManagement GraduateCertificateinSupplyChainManagement GraduateCertificateinTechnologyandManagement GraduateCertificateofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment GraduateDiplomainAccounting GraduateDiplomainAccounting(SCBIT) GraduateDiplomainBusinessAdministration GraduateDiplomainBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) GraduateDiplomainInformationTechnology GraduateDiplomainInformationTechnology(SCBIT) GraduateDiplomainInternationalBusiness GraduateDiplomainInternationalSportManagement GraduateDiplomainManagement GraduateDiplomainSupplyChainManagement GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment GraduateDiplomaofTechnologyandManagement MasterofBusinessAdministration MasterofBusinessAdministration(Advanced) MasterofBusinessAdministration(Advanced)(SCBIT) MasterofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) MasterofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment MasterofInternationalBusiness MasterofInternationalSportManagement MasterofManagement $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

495

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MasterofProfessionalAccounting(16unit) MasterofProfessionalAccounting(16unit)(SCBIT) MasterofProfessionalAccounting,MasterofSupplyChainManagement MasterofSupplyChainManagement MasterofTechnologyandManagement DoctorofBusinessAdministration DoctorofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT)

$1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,910 $1,910

NA NA NA NA NA $15,280 $15,280

SchoolofLawandJustice
LawShortCourse AssociateDegreeinLaw(ParalegalStudies) BachelorofArts,BachelorofLaws BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLaws BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLaws BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLaws BachelorofLaws(4 yrUG) BachelorofLaws(GradEntry) BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLaws BachelorofLegalandProfessionalStudies BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLaws BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLaws GraduateDiplomainLaw
th

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement
AssociateDegreeofBusinessinClubandGamingManagement BachelorofBusinessinClubandGamingManagement BachelorofBusinessinConventionandEventManagement

Domestic Feesperunit Research


$1,450 $1,450 $1,450 NA NA NA

496

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges BachelorofBusinessinHotelandResortManagementwithHonours BachelorofBusinessinHotelManagement(DistanceEducationSession3) BachelorofBusinessinHotelManagement(HotelSchool) BachelorofBusinessinInternationalHospitalityManagement BachelorofBusinessinInternationalHospitalityManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofBusinessinInternationalTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinInternationalTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinTourismandHospitalityManagementwithHonours BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofBusinessinTourism Management BachelorofEnvironmentalTourismManagement BachelorofHotelandResortManagement BachelorofHotelandResortManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofSportTourismManagement BachelorofSportTourismManagementwithHonours GraduateCertificateinBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourism Management GraduateCertificateinConventionandEventManagement GraduateCertificateinGamingManagement GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourismandHotelManagement GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourismandHotelManagement (ASTHM) GraduateCertificateinTourismandHotelManagement GraduateDiplomainConventionandEventManagement GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismandHotelManagement $1,450 $1,450 $2,040 $1,450 TBA $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 TBA $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 TBA $1,450 $1,450 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(ASTHM) $1,860 GraduateDiplomainTourismandHotelManagement GraduateDiplomaofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourism Management GraduateDiplomaofGamingManagement MasterofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860

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MasterofConventionandEventManagement MasterofGamingManagement MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(ASTHM) MasterofTourismandHotelManagement

$1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860 $1,860

NA NA NA NA NA

SingleUnit

Domestic Feesperunit Research

SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences,SchoolofEducation,SchoolofEnvironmentalScienceand Management,NationalMarineScienceCentre,GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples,Schoolof HealthandHumanSciences CrossInstitutional(postgraduatefullfee) Singleunitundergraduate Singleunitpostgraduate $1,990 $1,900 $1,990 NA NA NA

SouthernCrossBusinessSchool,SchoolofLawandJustice,SchoolofTourismandHospitality Management CrossInstitutional(postgraduatefullfee) Singleunitundergraduate Singleunitpostgraduate Singleunit(SummerSchool)Law (b) (c) $1,860 $1,620 $1,860 NA NA NA

Refunds:TuitionFees
FeespaidbyastudentpursuanttothisPartin respectofastudyperiodshallberefundedin accordancewiththefollowingarrangements: A100%refundoftuitionfeespaidinrespectofa unitorcourse (a) whichhasbeencancelledbythe University;or

(d)

$1,780 N/A fromwhichthestudenthasbeen excludedonacademicgrounds;or fromwhichthestudenthaswithdrawn,in accordancewithUniversityrules,onor beforethecensusdateforthatunitof study; whereotherexceptionalcircumstances exist,asapprovedbytheDirectorof StudentServices.

PART2:TUITIONFEESINTERNATIONALSTUDENTS
Internationalstudentsshallpaytherelevantchargesetoutinthispart.

GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples
BachelorofIndigenousStudies

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (PA) (Unit)


$2,020 $16,160

498

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges BachelorofIndigenousStudieswithHonours BachelorofTraumaandHealing GraduateCertificateinIndigenousStudies GraduateCertificateinWorkingwithIndigenousCommunities GraduateDiplomainIndigenousStudies DiplomaofCommunityRecovery MasterofArts(IndigStudies) MasterofIndigenousStudies DoctorofPhilosophy(IndigStudies) DoctorateofIndigenousPhilosophies(Coursework) DoctorateofIndigenousPhilosophies(Thesis) $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 Research $2,020 Research $2,020 Research $16,160 $16,160 $8,080 $16,160 $16,160 $16,160 $21,800 $16,160 $21,800 NA $16,160

SchoolofArtsandSocialSciences
AssociateDegreeofCreativeWriting BachelorofAgeingintheCommunity BachelorofArts BachelorofArts(MacleayCollege) BachelorofArtswithHonours BachelorofContemporaryMusic BachelorofContemporaryMusicwithHonours BachelorofMedia BachelorofMediawithHonours BachelorofSocialScience BachelorofSocialSciencewithHonours BachelorofVisualArts BachelorofVisualArtswithHonours GraduateCertificateinCommunityDevelopment GraduateDiplomaofCommunityDevelopment MasterofArts(HumanServices) MasterofArts(Humanities&Media) MasterofArts(ContempMusic)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (PA) (Unit)


$2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,250 $2,250 $2,250 $2,250 $2,020 $2,020 $2,250 $2,250 $2,020 $2,020 Research Research Research $16,100 $16,160 $16,160 $16,160 $16,160 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $16,160 $16,160 $18,000 $18,000 $8,080 $16,160 $18,600 $18,600 $19,790

499

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Research $2,020 Research Research Research Research Research

$19,790 $16,160 $19,790 $18,600 $18,600 $18,600 $19,790

DoctorofPhilosophy(ContempMusic) DoctorofPhilosophy(HumanServices) DoctorofPhilosophy(Humanities) DoctorofPhilosophy(Sociology) DoctorofPhilosophy(VisualArts)

SchoolofEducation
BachelorofArts,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofEducation(EarlyChildhood) BachelorofEducation(Primary) BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofScience,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelororEducation(Secondary) BachelorofTeaching(Primary)CANADIANINTAKE12units BachelorofTechnologyEducation BachelorofVisualArts,BachelorofEducation(Secondary) GraduateCertificateinAcademicPractice GraduateCertificateinAcademicPractice(SAE) GraduateCertificateinChildhoodandYouthStudies GraduateCertificateinEducation(TESOL) GraduateCertificateofVocationalEducationandTraining GraduateDiplomainChildhoodandYouthStudies GraduateDiplomaofEducation

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$2,020 $2,130 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,260 $2,185 $1,490 $2,020 $2,130 $2,020 TBA $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 $16,160 $17,040 $16,160 $16,160 $16,160 $18,080 $17,480 $17,880 $16,160 $17,040 $8,080 TBA $8,080 $8,080 $8,080 $16,160 $16,160 $14,800 $16,160 $16,160 $16,160 $18,600

GraduateDiplomaofEducationCANADIANINTAKE10units(2unitfeeexempt) $1,850 GraduateDiplomaofVocationalEducationandTraining MasterofChildhoodandYouthStudies MasterofEducation(c/w) MasterofEducation(Research) $2,020 $2,020 $2,020 Research

500

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges MasterofVocationalEducationandTraining DoctorofEducation(courseworkunits) DoctorofEducation(Thesis) DoctorofPhilosophy(Education) $2,020 $2,020 Research Research $16,160 NA $16,160 $18,600

SchoolofEnvironmentalScience&Management
BachelorofEnvironmentalScience BachelorofEnvironmentalSciencewithHonours BachelorofForestScienceandManagement BachelorofForestScienceandManagementwithHonours BachelorofMarineScienceandManagement BachelorofMarineScienceandManagementwithHonours GraduateDiplomaofForestScienceandManagement MasterofEnvironmentalScience MasterofEnvironmentalScienceandManagement MasterofForestManagement MasterofForestScienceandManagement MasterofMarineScienceandManagement MasterofScience(ES&M) DoctorofPhilosophy(EnvSci&Mgt)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,740 $2,740 $2,740 $2,740 $2,740 $2,740 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $21,920 $21,920 $21,920 $21,920 $21,920 $21,920

Research $24,000 Research $24,000

SchoolofHealthandHumanSciences
BachelorofClinicalSciences BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutrition BachelorofExerciseScienceandNutritionwithHonours BachelorofHealthScience BachelorofHealthScience(Nursing)withHonours BachelorofHealthSciencewithHonours BachelorofNaturopathywithHonours BachelorofNursing

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $2,350 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800 $18,800

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$2,350 $2,350 $2,550 $2,730 $2,550 $2,350 $2,350 $2,550 $2,550 $2,350 $2,730 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550 $2,550

$18,800 $18,800 $20,400 $21,840 $20,400 $18,800 $18,800 $20,400 $20,400 $18,800 $21,840 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,400 $20,000 $20,400

BachelorofPsychologicalSciencewithHonours BachelorofPsychologywithHonours BachelorofSportandExerciseScience BachelorofSportandExerciseSciencewithHonours GraduateDiplomaofPsychology GraduateDiplomaofPublicHealthLeadership DiplomaofSportManagement(SurfingStudies) PostgraduateDiplomaofPsychology MasterofAcupuncture MasterofClinicalExercisePhysiology MasterofClinicalLeadership(Advanced) MasterofClinicalScience MasterofClinicalScience(BreastCancerNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(CardiacNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(CardiothoracicNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(ClinicalManagement) MasterofClinicalScience(ComplementaryMedicine) MasterofClinicalScience(Drug&AlcoholStudies) MasterofClinicalScience(EmergencyNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(HealthyAgeingandAgedCare) MasterofClinicalScience(IntensiveCareNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(LeadershipinMentalHealth) MasterofClinicalScience(LifestyleMedicine) MasterofClinicalScience(MentalHealthNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(NeuroscienceNursing) MasterofClinicalScience(PerioperativeNurseSurgicalAssistant) MasterofClinicalScience(PerioperativeNursing) MasterofOsteopathicMedicine MasterofPublicHealth

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Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges MasterofPublicHealth(Advanced) MasterofPublicHealthLeadership MasterofScience(ExSci) MasterofScience(HealthSci) MasterofScience(Nat&CompMed) MasterofScience(Psych) DoctorofPhilosophy(ExSci&SportMgt) DoctorofPhilosophy(HealthSci) DoctorofPhilosophy(Nat&CompMed) DoctorofPhilosophy(Nat&CompMedicine) DoctorofPhilosophy(Psych) $2,550 $2,550 $20,400 $20,400

Research $22,050 Research $18,600 Research $18,600 Research $22,050 Research $23,400 Research $18,600 Research $18,600 Research $18,600 Research $23,400

SchoolofLawandJustice
LawShortCourse AssociateDegreeinLaw(ParalegalStudies) BachelorofArts,BachelorofLaws BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement,BachelorofLaws BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofLaws BachelorofContemporaryMusic,BachelorofLaws BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofLaws BachelorofIndigenousStudies,BachelorofLaws BachelorofInformationTechnology,BachelorofLaws BachelorofLaws(4yrUG) BachelorofLaws(GradEntry) BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies BachelorofLegalandJusticeStudies,BachelorofLaws BachelorofSocialScience,BachelorofLaws BachelorofSportandExerciseScience,BachelorofLaws GraduateDiplomainLaw MasterofLaws(Law)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$2,100 $1,890 $2,230 $2,230 $2,230 $2,230 $2,280 $2,230 $2,230 $2,230 $2,230 $1,890 $2,230 $2,230 $2,280 $1,890 $8,400 $15,120 $17,840 $17,840 $17,840 $17,840 $18,240 $17,840 $17,840 $17,840 $17,840 $15,120 $17,840 $17,840 $18,240 $15,120

Research $19,000

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SouthernCrossUniversity StudentHandbook2012 DoctorofPhilosophy(Law) DoctorofPhilosophy(LegalStudies)

Research $19,000 Research $19,000

SouthernCrossBusinessSchool
AssociateDegreeofInformationTechnology BachelorofAppliedComputing BachelorofAppliedComputing(SCBIT) BachelorofBusiness BachelorofBusiness(SCBIT) BachelorofBusinessAdministration BachelorofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) BachelorofBusinesswithHonours BachelorofBusiness,BachelorofArts BachelorofInformationTechnology BachelorofInformationTechnology(SCBIT) BachelorofInformationTechnologywithHonours GraduateCertificateinAccounting GraduateCertificateinBusinessAdministration GraduateCertificateinInternationalSportManagement GraduateCertificateinManagement GraduateCertificateinProfessionalManagement GraduateCertificateinResearchManagement GraduateCertificateinSupplyChainManagement GraduateCertificateinTechnologyandManagement GraduateCertificateofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment GraduateDiplomainAccounting GraduateDiplomainAccounting(SCBIT) GraduateDiplomainBusinessAdministration GraduateDiplomainBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) GraduateDiplomainInformationTechnology GraduateDiplomainInformationTechnology(SCBIT)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120

Research $15,120 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $15,120 $15,120 $15,120

Research $15,120 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160

504

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges GraduateDiplomainInternationalBusiness GraduateDiplomainInternationalSportManagement GraduateDiplomainManagement GraduateDiplomainProfessionalManagement GraduateDiplomainSupplyChainManagement GraduateDiplomaofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment GraduateDiplomaofTechnologyandManagement MasterofBusiness MasterofBusiness(Commerce) MasterofBusiness(GCM) MasterofBusiness(IT) MasterofBusinessAdministration MasterofBusinessAdministration(Advanced) MasterofBusinessAdministration(Advanced)(SCBIT) MasterofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT) MasterofHumanResourcesandOrganisationalDevelopment MasterofInternationalBusiness MasterofInternationalSportManagement MasterofManagement MasterofProfessionalAccounting(12unit) MasterofProfessionalAccounting(12unit)(SCBIT) MasterofProfessionalAccounting(16unit) MasterofProfessionalAccounting(16unit)(SCBIT) MasterofProfessionalManagement MasterofScience(IT) MasterofSupplyChainManagement MasterofTechnologyandManagement DoctorofBusinessAdministration DoctorofBusinessAdministration(courseworkunits) DoctorofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT)courseworkunits DoctorofBusinessAdministration(SCBIT)Thesis DoctorofBusinessAdministration(Thesis) $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160

Research $19,000 Research $19,000 Research $19,000 Research $19,000 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240 $27,240

Research $19,000 $2,270 $2,270 $2,320 $2,320 $2,320 $27,240 $27,240 $18,560 $18,560 $18,560

Research $18,560 Research $18,560

505

SouthernCrossUniversity StudentHandbook2012 DoctorofPhilosophy(GCM) DoctorofPhilosophy(Comm&Mgt)

Research $19,000 Research $19,000 Research $19,000 Research $19,000

DoctorofPhilosophy(IT&Multimedia) DoctorofPhilosophy(Commerce)

SchoolofTourismandHospitalityManagement
BachelorofBusinessinClubandGamingManagement BachelorofBusinessinConventionandEventManagement BachelorofBusinessinConventionandEventManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofBusinessinHotelandResortManagement BachelorofBusinessinHotelandResortManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofBusinessinHotelManagement(HotelSchool) BachelorofBusinessinInternationalHospitalityManagement BachelorofBusinessinInternationalHospitalityManagement(ASTHM) BachelorofBusinessinInternationalTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinInternationalTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement(ASTHM)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$1,775 $1,890 $1,950 $1,890 $1,950 TBA $1,890 $1,950 $1,890 $1,890 $1,890 $1,950 $15,120 $15,120 NA $15,120 NA NA $15,120 NA $15,120 $15,120 $15,120 NA $15,120 $15,120 $15,120

BachelorofEnvironmentalScience,BachelorofBusinessinTourismManagement $1,890 BachelorofEnvironmentalTourismManagement BachelorofSportTourismManagement BachelorofSportTourismManagementwithHonours BachelorofBusinessinTourismandHospitalityManagementwithHonours BachelorofBusinessinHotelandResortManagementwithHonours (Phasingout) GraduateCertificateinBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourism Management GraduateCertificateinConventionandEventManagement GraduateCertificateinGamingManagement GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourismandHotelManagement GraduateCertificateinInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(ASTHM) $1,890 $1,890

Research $15,120 Research $15,120 Research $15,120 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 TBA $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 $9,080 NA

506

Rules RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges GraduateCertificateinTourismandHotelManagement GraduateDiplomainConventionandEventManagement GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismandHotelManagement GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(ASTHM) GraduateDiplomainInternationalTourismManagement GraduateDiplomainTourismandHotelManagement GraduateDiplomaofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement GraduateDiplomaofGamingManagement LeCordonBleuMasterofGastronomicTourism MasterofBusiness(Tourism) MasterofBusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourismManagement MasterofConventionandEventManagement MasterofGamingManagement MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement MasterofInternationalTourismandHotelManagement(ASTHM) MasterofTourismandHotelBusinessManagement MasterofTourismandHotelManagement DoctorofPhilosophy(Tourism) $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 TBA $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 TBA $9,080 $18,160 $18,160 NA $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 NA

Research $19000 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 $2,270 TBA $2,270 $2,270 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 $18,160 NA $18,160 $18,160

Research $19,000

SouthernCrossPlantScience
MasterofScience(SCPSH) MasterofScience(SCPSL) DoctorofPhilosophy(SCPSH) DoctorofPhilosophy(SCPSL)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


Research $24,000 Research $21,160 Research $24,000 Research $21,160

SingleUnit
CrossInstitutional(postgraduate) CrossInstitutional(undergraduate)

Int. Int. Onshore Onshore (Unit) (PA)


$2,250 $1,930 NA NA

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$2,250 $1,880 $2,350

NA NA NA

Singleunit(StudyAbroadTourismShortCourse)

NOTES:
FeesquotedareinAustralianDollars,arefortuitionfeesonlyandwerecorrectattimeofpublicationforthe 2012academicyear.Thefeesquotedarefixedattheamountshownforthenormaldurationofthecourse andarecalculatedonaproratabasiswhereenrolmentvariesfromanormalfulltimeload. Inadditiontothefeesabove,studentsarerequiredtopayannuallycompulsoryoverseasstudenthealth insurance.

Refunds:TuitionFeesOverseasStudents
Iftheeventdescribedoccurs,thestudent concernedshallbeentitledtotherefundoffees indicated: (a) Fullrefundoffeespaidifanofferofa placeiswithdrawnortheUniversityis unabletoprovidethecourse.If,however, theofferwasmadeonthebasisof incorrectorincompleteinformation suppliedbytheapplicant,theUniversity shallretain10%ofthefeeinrespectof onestudyperiod. (b) Fullrefundoffeespaidifastudentis excludedbeforethestartofthestudy period. (c) IftheDirectorofStudentServices receivesfromthestudentwrittennotice ofwithdrawalfromcourse: (i) CommencingStudents morethanfourweeksbeforethe startofthestudyperiodalltuition feespaidarerefundablelessan administrativefeeof10%ofthe tuitionfeeapplicabletothatstudy periodplusafullrefundoffeespaid inadvanceinrespectofafollowing studyperiod; (ii) ContinuingStudents beforethestartofthestudyperiod thestudentshallbeentitledtoafull refundoftuitionfeesapplicableto thestudyperiodandafullrefundof feespaidinadvanceinrespectofa followingstudyperiod; (iii) CommencingandContinuing Students (1) onorbeforethelastdayofthe fifthweekofstudyperiod,the studentshallbeentitledtoa refundof50%ofthefee applicabletothatstudyperiod andafullrefundoffeespaidin advanceinrespectofa followingstudyperiod; (2) afterthelastdayofthefifth teachingweekofthestudy period,thestudentwillnotbe eligibleforanyrefundofthefee applicabletothatstudyperiod butwillbeeligibleforafull refundoffeespaidinadvancein respectofafollowingstudy period. IftheDirectorofStudentServices receivesfromastudentwrittennoticeof withdrawalfromaunitorunits representinglessthanwithdrawalfrom course: (i) onorbeforethelastdayofthe secondteachingweekofthestudy periodthestudentshallbeentitled toafullrefundofthetuitionfee applicabletothat/thoseunit/s; (ii) onorbeforethelastdayofthefifth weekofthestudyperiodthestudent shallbeentitledtoarefundof50% ofthefeeapplicabletothat/those unit/s;

(d)

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PART3:ADMINISTRATIVECHARGES
Tobepaidbeforethenecessaryactioncanbeprocessed. Applicationfordefermentofoffer...................................................................................... $100 PostgraduateEarlyWithdrawalCharge.............................................................................. $100 LateamendmenttoenrolmentaftertheissueofCommonwealthAssistanceNotice.......$50 TranscriptofAcademicRecord PickeduporpostedwithinAustralia.................................................................... $15 Postedinternationally.......................................................................................... $17 DuplicateTestamur............................................................................................................. $30 ReplacementStudentIDCard............................................................................................. $10 Reinstatementaftercancellation........................................................................................ $50 OverseasExamination(perpaper)...................................................................................... $200* Examinationsrequiringspecialarrangementsorachangetoexamcentrewithin3weeksofthe commencementoftheexamperiod(perpaper)* SCUCampus .......................................................................................................... $50* ElsewherewithinAustralia................................................................................... $100* ForeachchallengeexaminationundertakenInaccordancewithMBARule4.3(g)............$200
*ANonrefundablechargeforallstudentsexceptwherespecialexaminationarrangementsarerequiredtocaterfor candidateswithaphysicaldisabilityorasaresultofillnessorotherspecialcircumstancesacceptabletotheDirector, StudentServices.

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PART4:SERVICESANDAMENITIESFEES
(FeesaresetforSession2,EnrolmentPeriod2andTrimesterC,2012only).

Session/EnrolmentPeriod(forResearchstudents)
Oncampus*
Fulltime................................................................................................................ $131.50 Parttime............................................................................................................... $87.50

Offcampus#
Fulltime................................................................................................................ $65.75 Parttime............................................................................................................... $43.80

TrimesterC
Oncampus*
Fulltime................................................................................................................ $87.60 Parttime............................................................................................................... $58.30

Offcampus#
Fulltime................................................................................................................ $43.80 Parttime............................................................................................................... $29.20

Session3
NofeespayableinSession3.

Exemptions
Astudentshallnormallybeexemptfrom paymentoffeesinthisPartifduringtheperiod ofenrolmentforwhichthefeeispayablethey are: (a) Enrolledinoneofthefollowingcourses:SCU HeadStart,EnglishLanguageCourses, PreparingforSuccess,IncomingCross InstitutionalStudy (b) Aninmateofacorrectionalinstitution (c) Enrolledinternallyatanoffshorelocation
* On Campus locations: Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads Lakeside, Tweed Heads Riverside, Gold Coast Beachside, National Marine Science Centre
#

Refundsforwithdrawalorcancellation ofenrolment
(a) WheretheDirectorofStudentServices receivesappropriatenotificationof withdrawalfromorcancellationof enrolmentonorbeforethecensusdatefor therelevantstudyperiod,100%offeespaid willberefunded.Refundswillbeprocessed byStudentServicesandcreditedtothe StudentAccount. (b) Wherewithdrawalorcancellationof enrolmentoccursafterthecensusdateof therelevantstudyperiod,norefundoffees paidordeferredthroughSAHELPloan schemeisavailable. (c) Whereremissionorrefundoftuitionfeesis granted,norefundoffeespaidordeferred throughSAHELPloanschemeisavailable.

Off campus locations: all locations other than those listed above as on campus or stated as exempt

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ChangeofLocation
(a) WherethetheDirectorofStudentServices receivesappropriatewrittennotificationofa changeinlocationfromanoncampus locationtoanoffcampuslocation(orvice versa)onorbeforethecensusdateforthe relevantstudyperiod,thedifference betweenfeespaidandfeesduewillbe refundedorinvoiced.Refundswillbe processedbyStudentServicesandcredited totheStudentAccount. (b) Norefundsshallbegivenforachangeof locationafterthecensusdateoftherelevant studyperiod. (c) Nochangeinamountoffeespayablewill occuraftercensusdateoftherelevantstudy period.

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STUDENTSANCTIONSRULES
1 Definitions
1.1 IntheseRules,unlessthecontextotherwise indicatesorrequires: Enrolmentreferstoenrolmentor reenrolmentinaunitofstudy. IndebtednesstotheUniversitymeans nonpayment,bytheprescribeddate,of: (i) prescribedfeesandcharges,namely, StudentContributionFeesandTuition Fees; (ii) finesimposedunderaUniversity BylaworRule; (iii) administrativechargesandfees; (iv) studentloansandotherfinancial obligationsresultingfromaStudent LoanAgreemententeredintowiththe University; (v) rentorotherchargesarisingfroma studentoccupancyagreemententered intowiththeUniversity; (vi) compulsoryfeesrelatedto participationinaresidentialschool, studentexcursion,studentfieldtripor similaractivity; (vii) chargesrelatedtothenonreturnor damagetoUniversitypropertyor equipment. sanctionsmaytaketheformofone,or more,ofthefollowing: (i) withdrawalofapprovaltoenrol; (ii) withholdingofNotificationof Assessment; (iii) nonissueofaTranscriptofAcademic RecordorTestamur;

SpecialConsideration

FailuretoPayCharges

2.1 Anystudentwhoisindebtedtothe Universitymaybesubjecttotheimposition ofstudentsanctionsasinRule3. 2.2 Astudentwhoissanctionedwillbeissued withasanctionnoticerequestingthatthe studenttakeimmediateactiontoresolve theoutstandingobligations.Studentsare warnedthatfailuretoresolvethe outstandingobligationsbythedate specifiedonthesanctionnoticemayresult incancellationofenrolment.

4.1 Inexceptionalcircumstances,wherethe impositionofstudentsanctionswouldbe inappropriatehavingregardtothe circumstances,theDirectorofStudent Servicesmaydirectthat: (i) studentsanctionsbenotimposed;or (ii) studentsanctionsberemovedor varied;or (iii) conditionsfordischargingthe studentsindebtednesstothe Universityberenegotiated. 4.2 Anapplicationforspecialconsideration, settingoutthefactsuponwhichthestudent reliesandanycorroborativeevidence,shall bemadeinwritingtotheDirectorof StudentServices,normallywithin10 workingdaysofthedateofformal notificationtothestudentoftheimposition ofstudentsanctions. 4.3 TheDirectorofStudentServicesshall respondtotheapplicationforspecial consideration,normallywithin10working daysofthereceiptoftheapplication.

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3.1 Studentsanctionsshallbeimposedbythe DirectorofStudentServicesfollowing consultationwithappropriatestaff.Student

5.1 Astudentmayappealagainstanydecision madeundertheseRules.Anappealshallbe madeinwritingtotheExecutiveDirector (CorporateServices),normallywithin10 workingdaysofnotificationoftherelevant decision. 5.2 TheExecutiveDirector(CorporateServices) shallruleontheappealandinformthe studentinwritingoftheruling,normally within10workingdaysofreceiptofthe appeal. 5.3 ThedecisionoftheExecutiveDirector (CorporateServices)shallbefinal.

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PART1PRELIMINARYANDPROCEDURALMATTERS Division1Preliminary
1 Introductionandobjectives
ThisRulesetsouttheproceduresfor investigatinganddeterminingAllegationsof misconductbystudents,aswellaspenaltiesthat maybeappliedandrightsofreview. (6) SubjecttoRule33,thisRulerepealsand replacesanyexistingrules,resolutionsor otherinstrumentsoftheUniversitydealing withallegationsofmisconductagainst students.

Applicationandimplementationofthis Rule

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(1) ThisRuleappliestoanyallegedmisconduct byapersonwho,atthetimeofthatalleged misconduct,wasenrolledorregisteredasa studentoftheUniversity,regardlessof whether: (a) subjecttoSubRule(5),thealleged misconductoccurredbeforeorafter thecommencementofthisRule;or (b) thepersonhassubsequentlyceased tobeenrolled. (2) ThisRuleappliestoanyallegedmisconduct byastudentthatoccursinthecourseofor isassociatedwithastudentundertaking studywiththeUniversity,regardlessof wheretheallegedmisconductoccurs.For example,itappliestoallegedmisconductby astudentthatoccurswhilethatstudent undertakesclinicalorotherformsof practicaltrainingorfieldtrips,orto threateningorundesirablebehaviourbya studenttowardsanotherstudentorastaff memberoutsideuniversitypremises. (3) NothinginthisRuleprecludestheUniversity frominitiatinganyformoflegalaction againstastudentinconnectionwithan Allegationofmisconduct. (4) ThisRuleshouldbereadinconjunctionwith theUniversitysapprovedCodeofConduct andtheStudentAcademicIntegrityPolicy. (5) SubjecttoRule33(1),SubRule(1)(b)does notapplytoanallegationofmisconductthat hasbeenthesubjectofafinaldetermination beforethecommencementofthisRule.

(1) InthisRule,thefollowingwordshavethese meaningswhencommencingwithacapital letterinthetext: AcademicMisconductincludes,without limitation: (a) cheatingoractingdishonestlyin connectionwithacademicwork, includingassistingorprocuring anotherpersontodoso,orseeking assistancefromanotherpersontodo so; (b) copying,orattemptingtocopy, anotherpersonsworkandpassitoff asonesownwork,regardlessof whethertheyhavethatpersons authoritytodoso; (c) using,orattemptingtouse,anything notspecifiedonanexaminationpaper foruseinanexamination; (d) anyotherbehaviourthatis inconsistentwithacademicstandards orpracticesnormallyexpectedof universitystudents,regardlessof whethertheseareexplicitlyexpressed inanyrules,policiesorguidelinesof theUniversity. Allegationmeansanallegationof Misconduct; AppealmeansanAppealmadeunder(asthe casemaybe)Rule15orPart4or5; AppealsCommitteemeanstheAppeals CommitteeoftheCouncilofSouthernCross UniversityestablishedpursuanttoRule30; Cautionmeansapersonalwarninggiven againstacourseofaction;

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ChairmeansthepersonappointedasChair oftheStudentMisconductCommittee; ChairofSchoolBoardmeanstheperson electedasChairofaSchoolorCollege Board; Committeemeans(asthecasemaybe)the StudentMisconductCommitteeorthe AppealsCommittee; CouncilmeanstheCouncilofSouthernCross University; DecisionMakermeans: (a) inrelationtosuspensionofaStudent underPart2,apersonspecifiedin Rule8(1),(2)or10(1); (b) inrelationtoanAllegation(including aninvestigationofanAllegation) underParts3or4,apersonappointed (asthecasemaybe)underPart3or Part4tomakesuchadetermination; or (c) inrelationtoanAppeal,anProVice Chancellor(forAppealsunderPart3), (andasthecasemaybe)theStudent MisconductCommittee(forAppeals underPart4)ortheAppeals Committee(forAppealsunderPart5), andincludesanypersonactinginanyofthe abovepositions; HeadofSchoolmeanstheheadofa Universityschoolorcollege; MisconductmeansAcademicor NonAcademicMisconduct; NonAcademicMisconductincludes, withoutlimitation: (a) discriminatingagainst,orharassingor bullyingotherpeople,orincitingother peopletodoso; (b) usingUniversitygrounds,facilitiesor services(including,withoutlimitation, computerorcommunicationsfacilities orservices)foranyillegalpurpose,or inanywaythatisinconsistentwith anyUniversitypolicy,guidelinesor directions,orwhichisotherwise contrarytothepurposeormannerfor whichtheyareintendedtobeused;

stealing,damagingordestroying anythingthatdoesnotbelongtothat student; (d) unreasonablydisruptingaclass, meetingorotherUniversityactivity; (e) intimidating,threateningorassaulting anyone; (f) attemptingtoaccessoralterany recordoftheUniversitywithout authorisation; (g) noncompliancewithanydirectionor orderlawfullygivenbyUniversitystaff orotherpeopleauthorisedbythe Universitytogivethem,includingan ordertoidentifyoneselfwhenasked todoso; (h) failingtocomplywithanypenalty imposedinaccordancewiththisRule; (i) interferingwiththefreedomofother peopletopursuetheirstudiesor research,carryouttheirfunctionsor otherwiseparticipateinthelifeofthe University; (j) anyotherbehaviourthatis inconsistentwithanyrules,policiesor guidelinesoftheUniversityincluding, withoutlimitation,thoserelatingto trafficandparking,andconsumption ofalcohol;or (k) anybehaviourthatisinconsistent withorotherwiseprejudicialtothe goodorderandgovernmentofthe University. Reprimandmeansaformalcensure; Studentmeansapersonwho,atthetimeor timestheMisconductisallegedtohave occurred,isregisteredasastudentofthe University,regardlessofwhetheratthat timeheorsheiscurrentlyenrolledina courseofstudyconductedbyorwithinthe University; StudentAcademicIntegrityPolicymeans thepolicyofthatnameapprovedon18 February2005andincludes,where applicable,anyamendmentstoor replacementofthatpolicy; StudentMisconductCommitteemeansthe committeeestablishedpursuanttoRule 21(1);

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DIVISION2Proceduralissues
4 Responsibilitiesandpowersof DecisionMakers

(1) ADecisionMakermust,inrelationtothe hearinganddeterminationofanAllegation: (a) actasquicklyasispracticable,and withoutundueformalityasis appropriateforthecircumstancesof thecaseandinaccordancewiththe rulesofproceduralfairness; (b) ensurethattheStudentconcerned understandsthenatureofany Allegationmadeandtheimplications ofthatAllegation; (c) ensurethattheStudentisprovided withtheopportunitytobeheardorto havehisorhersubmissions consideredbeforeanydetermination ismade. (d) ifrequestedtodoso,explaintothe Studenttheprocedureofthe DecisionMakeroranydetermination madebythatDecisionMaker;and (2) ADecisionMakerhasthosepowers conferredonhimorherbythisRule.Subject

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(i) wherethereisanobviousclerical ortypographicalerrorinthetext ofthatnoticeorcommunication; (ii) whereadocumentwasomitted fromanoticeorother communication(forinstance,a copyofthisRule)arisingfroman accidentaloversightoromission; (iii) wherethereisanerrorarising fromanaccidentalslipor omission;or (iv) wherethereisadefectofform.

RightsandresponsibilitiesofStudents

(1) AllStudentsareentitledtoprocedural fairnessintheinvestigationanddetermining ofanyAllegationagainstthem. (2) Proceduralfairnessincludes,butisnot limitedto: (a) theStudentbeinginformedofthe Allegationandallrelevantparticulars relatingtotheAllegation; (b) theStudentbeinggivenareasonable opportunitytoansweranAllegation; (c) theStudenthavingthechoicetobe accompaniedbyafriendorasupport personatanyhearingtoanswerany AllegationsofMisconduct; (d) theStudentbeinggivennormallynot lessthan14daysnoticeofthehearing ofanyAllegation; (e) theStudentbeingallowedtobe presentduringthosepartsofa hearinginwhichanyevidenceor submissionisgivenormadein relationtotheAllegationor,ifthe Allegationistobedetermined withoutahearing,beinggivena reasonableopportunitytorespondto anyevidenceorsubmission; (f) theStudentortheaccompanying friendorsupportpersonbeinggivena reasonableopportunitytoquestion witnessespresentand/orevidence presentedatanyhearing,subjectto thediscretionanddeterminationof theChairoftheCommitteeforthe hearing;

theStudentbeinggivenaccesstoor copiesofanyevidenceorsubmission givenormadeinrelationtothe Allegation,subjecttothediscretion anddeterminationoftherelevant determinationmaker,normallythe ChairoftheCommitteeforthe hearing; (h) absenceofactualorperceivedbiasor conflictofinterestonthepartofthe DecisionMaker; (i) theDecisionMakeractingin accordancewithanyprocedures prescribedbytheseRules; (j) theDecisionMakingbasinghisorher determinationontheevidencebefore himorheratthetimethat determinationismade;and (k) theDecisionMakergivingastatement ofreasonsforhisorher determination. (3) Studentsareexpectedtoconduct themselvesinapropermanneratalltimes andnotdisruptorprejudicethehearingor decidingofanAllegationoranAppeal.Ifa Studentdisruptsorprejudicesanyhearingof anAllegationoranAppeal,thenheorshe mayberequiredtoleavebytherelevant DecisionMaker,andtherelevant DecisionMakershallhavepowerto continuehearingtheAllegationinthe absenceoftheStudent. (4) SubRule(3)appliestoanyfriendorsupport personchosenbytheStudent.

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Conflictsofinterestorbias

(1) ADecisionMakershallbedisqualifiedfrom makingadeterminationorexercisingany otherpowerconferredbythisRuleifthereis anyactualorperceivedbiasorconflictof interest.Aconflictofinterestincludes,butis notlimitedto: (a) anypersonalrelationshipofasocialor intimatenaturebetween: (i) theDecisionMakerandthe Studentconcerned;or (ii) anyotherpersonwhogives evidenceinrespectofthe Allegation;

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WhocansuspendaStudent

PART2SUSPENSIONOFSTUDENTS Division1Temporarysuspension
7 Whenthiscanoccur
(1) ADecisionMakermayimmediatelysuspend aStudentincircumstanceswhere: (a) aStudentsbehaviouramountsto Misconductinthejudgementofthe DecisionMaker;and (b) thereis,inthejudgementofthe DecisionMaker,animminentthreat orlikelihoodofMisconductby,oran AllegationofMisconductagainst,a Studentanditisreasonableinthe circumstancestosuspendthat Studentinorderto: (i) attempttopreventthat Misconductfromoccurring;or (ii) protectthehealth,safetyand welfareofothers,includingthe rightsofotherstudentsto pursuetheirstudiesandthe rightsofstafftocarryouttheir work;or (iii) ensuretheUniversityandits activitiescanfunctionproperly.

(1) AdeterminationtosuspendaStudentin respectofanyNonAcademicMisconduct mayonlybemadeby: (a) theViceChancellor; (b) theDeputyViceChancellor; (c) aProViceChancellor; (d) theExecutiveDirector,Corporate Services (e) theGroupDirector,StudentServices; (f) theGroupDirector,Information Technology; (g) theUniversityLibrarian(including, withoutlimitation,aperson appointedasaLiaisonLibrarianatany oftheUniversityslibraries);or (h) theHeadofCampus. (2) AdeterminationtosuspendaStudentin respectofanyAcademicMisconductmay onlybemadeby: (a) theViceChancellor; (b) theDeputyViceChancellor;or (c) aProViceChancellor.

ProcedureforsuspendingaStudent

(1) ADecisionMakermaysuspendaStudent temporarilybynotifyingtheStudentin writingtothateffector,ifitisimpracticable todoso(forexample,ifthereisan emergencyorifthecircumstancesrequire urgentaction),bytellingthatStudentorally (eitherinpersonorbytelephone).The DecisionMakermusttelltheStudent: (a) thattheStudentissuspended temporarilyinaccordancewiththis Rule;

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(b) thelengthofthatsuspension (includingfromwhenittakeseffect); (c) abriefdescriptionofwhysuspension isbeingimposed;and (d) thescopeofthatsuspension(for example,ifaStudentisonly suspendedfromattendingparticular classesorfromparticularpartsof Universitypremises). IfaDecisionMakernotifiesaStudentofhis orhersuspensionorally,thatDecision MakermustalsosendtheStudentanotice inwritingtothateffectinaccordancewith SubRule(4)within24hoursofsuspending thatStudent. AfailurebyaStudenttoreceiveor acknowledgeanoralorwrittennoticeof suspensiondoesnot: (a) invalidatethedeterminationto suspend;or (b) endanysuspensionmade,underthis Rule. ADecisionMaker(otherthantheVice Chancellor)mustnotifytheViceChancellor within24hoursofanydeterminationto imposeasuspensionunderthisRule. TheViceChancellormust,ifatemporary suspensionimposedunderthisRule9 remainsinforcewhileanAllegationoran Appealisbeingconsideredanddetermined, informtherelevantDecisionMakerofthat fact.

thattheStudentssuspensionisbeing extendedorrenewedand/or expandedinaccordancewiththis Rule; (b) thelengthofthatsuspensionor,iffor anunlimitedperiodoftime,thatthe lengthisunlimited,andthedatefrom whichittakeseffect; (c) abriefdescriptionofwhysuspension isbeingextendedorrenewedand/or expanded; (d) thescopeofthatsuspension(for example,ifaStudentisonly suspendedfromattendingparticular classesorfromparticularpartsof Universitypremises).

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Division3Allowanceforacademic disadvantage
11 Requirements
If: (1) aStudentissuspendedunderthisRulefora periodexceeding24hours;and (2) nosubsequentactionfordealingwiththe MisconductforwhichtheStudentwas suspendedistakenwithinareasonabletime afterthatsuspensionoccurred;or (3) theStudentis,inrelationtothat Misconduct,foundtobenotguiltyofthat MisconductinaccordancewiththisRule, theUniversitymustmakereasonableallowance foranyacademicdisadvantage(forexample, missinganexaminationorinabilitytocomplete courserequirementsontime)sufferedbythat Student.

Division2Extending,renewingor expandingsuspension
10 Procedure
(1) TheViceChancellormayextendorrenew theperiodoftimeand/orexpandthescope ofsuspensionimposedunderRule7. (2) Thelengthoftimeforwhichasuspension canbeextendedorrenewedunderSubRule (1)isunlimited,butmustbereasonable, takingintoaccountthosemattersspecified inRule7(1)(b). (3) TheViceChancellormustinformaStudent ofthedeterminationtoextendorexpanda suspensionunderthisRule10inwriting within24hoursofmakingthat determination.Thenoticemustspecify:

PART3MAKING,INVESTIGATING ANDDEALINGWITHALLEGATIONS Division1ReferringAllegations


12 MakingAllegations
(1) AnAllegationofAcademicMisconductmust bemadetotheChairofSchoolBoardofthe Schoolresponsiblefortheunitinwhichthe Studentisenrolled. (2) AnAllegationofNonAcademicMisconduct maybemadetoanymemberofstaffofthe

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13 WhomaymakeAllegations
(1) AnypersoncanmakeanAllegationifheor shereasonablysuspectsactualorpotential Misconduct. (2) AnAllegationofMisconductshould,where reasonablypracticable,bemadeinwriting.

Division2AllegationsofAcademic Misconduct
14 Investigationanddetermination
(1) WhenaChairofSchoolBoardreceivesan AllegationofAcademicMisconduct,heor shemustcauseaninvestigationtobe carriedouttoestablishwhetherthe Allegationisseriousenoughtowarrant furtheraction. (2) WhenaninvestigationconductedunderSub Rule(1)iscomplete,theChairofSchool Boardmustdeterminewhetherthe Allegationisseriousenoughtowarrant referraltotheDeputyViceChancellor, takingintoaccount: (a) theevidenceobtainedfromthat investigation;and (b) thecriteriaforfindingsofAcademic MisconductassetoutintheStudent AcademicIntegrityPolicy. (3) IftheChairofSchoolBoarddeterminesthat theAllegation: (a) warrantsreferraltotheDeputyVice Chancellor,thenheorshemust: (i) referthatAllegationandany evidenceobtainedinrelationto thatAllegationtotheDeputy ViceChancellorassoonas practicabletobedealtwithin accordancewithRule16(1);and (ii) notifytheStudentinwritingto thateffect(givingparticularsof theAllegation);or

15 AppealagainstdeterminationofChair ofSchoolBoard
(1) AStudentmayappealtotheHeadofthe Schoolresponsiblefortheunitinwhichthe Studentisenrolledagainstadetermination madebytheChairofSchoolBoardunder Rule14:

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thattheAllegationofMisconductis established;and/or (b) toimposeapenalty. (2) AppealsunderSubRule(1)mustbenotified totheHeadoftheSchool,within14daysof thedateoftheChairofSchoolBoards notificationofdeterminationbeinggiven underRule14(4). (3) TheHeadoftheSchoolmustdetermine: (a) InrelationtotheAllegation: (i) tosustainit;or (ii) tosetitaside;and (b) inrelationtothepenaltyimposed: (i) toconfirmit; (ii) toimposenopenalty;or (iii) toimposealesserpenalty. (4) ThedeterminationoftheHeadoftheSchool inrelationtoanAppealunderthisRule15 mustbegivenwithin10days,isfinaland conclusive,andmaynotbethesubjectofa furtherAppealunderPart4or5.

Division3ReferralofAllegationsto DeputyViceChancellor
16 Procedureuponreferral
(1) IfanAllegationofAcademicMisconductis referredtotheDeputyViceChancellor underRule14(3)(a)(i),thenheorshemust dooneofthefollowingthings: (a) determinewhethertheAllegationis ofsuchaseriousnaturethat,if proven,wouldorwouldbelikelyto resultinapenaltyofsuspensionor expulsion;and (b) ifso,referthatAllegationtothe StudentMisconductCommittee;or (c) ifnot,proceedtohearanddetermine thatAllegationinaccordancewith Rule17himselforherself,asa DecisionMaker;or (d) ifnot,nominateaDecisionMakerto hearanddeterminethatAllegationin accordancewithRule17. (2) IftheDeputyViceChancellorreceivesan AllegationofNonAcademicMisconductor anAllegationinvolvingbothAcademicand

NonAcademicMisconduct,heorshemust dooneofthefollowingthings: (a) determinewhethertheAllegationis ofsuchaseriousnaturethat,if proven,itwouldorwouldbelikelyto resultinapenaltyofsuspensionor expulsion;and (b) ifso,referthatAllegationtothe StudentMisconductCommittee;or (c) ifnot,proceedtodealwiththe AllegationinaccordancewithRule17 himselforherself,asaDecision Maker;or (d) ifnot,nominateaDecisionMakerto dosoandrefertheAllegationtothat person[butprovidedthatpersonis notthepersonwhomadethe AllegationunderRule12(3). (3) TheDeputyViceChancellormayif appropriate,andbeforereferringan AllegationunderSubRule(1)(b)or(d)orSub Rule(2)(b)or(d),causeaninvestigationor, ifappropriate,afurtherinvestigation,tobe conducted.TheDeputyViceChancelloris notrequiredtonotifytheStudentofhisor herdeterminationtodoso.

17 DealingwithAllegationsreferredunder Rule16
(1) IfaDecisionMakerreceivesanAllegation fromtheDeputyViceChancellorunderRule 16(1)(d)heorshemustdetermineas follows: (a) whethertheAllegationinvolves possibleMisconduct;and (b) ifheorshedeterminestheAllegation doesnotinvolvepossibleMisconduct, dismisstheAllegation;or (c) ifheorshedeterminestheAllegation involvespossibleMisconduct, determinewhether: (i) theAllegationwarrantsfurther investigation; (ii) interimconditions(suchas suspensionunderDivision3) shouldbeimposed; (iii) tohearanddeterminethe Allegationdirectlyifappropriate; or

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Oncethedeadlinespecifiedinanoticegiven underRule18expires(andregardlessofwhether theStudentrespondstothatnotice),the DecisionMakermustdeterminewhetherthereis sufficientevidencetoestablishtheAllegation, and: (1) ifnot,dismisstheAllegation;or (2) ifheorshedeterminesthereissufficient evidencetoprovetheAllegation,determine whethertoimposeapenaltyinaccordance withRule27.

Division4DecisionMaker DeterminesMisconduct
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IfaDecisionMakerdeterminestohearand determineanAllegationdirectly[regardlessof whethertherehasfirstbeenaninvestigation underRule17(3)],heorshemustsendanotice totheStudentthat: (1) providessufficientdetailsaboutthe Allegationknownatthattime; (2) informstheStudent: (a) thattheDecisionMakerproposesto hearanddeterminetheAllegation directly,eveniftheStudentdoesnot respondtothenoticeorthe Allegation,orisabsentfromany meetingorhearingconvenedbythe DecisionMaker;

Division5NotifyingtheStudentof determination
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astatementofreasonsforthat determination.Thenoticemustspecify: (a) whethertheAllegationisestablished ordismissed; (b) anypenaltythattheDecisionMaker hasdeterminedtoimpose;and (c) thattheStudenthasarightofappeal againstthatdeterminationby notifyingtheDeputyViceChancellor within14daysofthedateofthe DecisionMakersnotice(oralonger timespecifiedinthatnoticeif14days isnotareasonabletime). (2) AnoticegivenunderSubRule(1)mustalso includeeitheracopyofthisRuleora descriptionoftherelevantAppeal proceduresin(asthecasemaybe)Part4 or5.

PART4STUDENTMISCONDUCT COMMITTEE Division1Preliminary


21 Appointment
(1) AStudentMisconductCommitteeshall consistofthefollowingpersonsappointed bytheDeputyViceChancellorforany particularmatter: (a) three(3)staffmembersofthe University: (i) wherepracticable,atleastoneof whommustbeafemaleanda male;and (ii) oneofwhomshallbeappointed toactasChair; (b) onefemalestudentandonemale student(whomustnotbefulltime membersofstaffoftheUniversity). (2) AquorumfortheStudentMisconduct Committeeisthree(3)members,oneof whommustbeastudentandoneofwhom mustbetheChair. (3) IfamemberofaStudentMisconduct Committeedies,becomesineligibletobea memberoftheStudentMisconduct Committee,orisotherwiseunavailableto attendahearingforanyreason:

afterthehearingofanAllegationhas commencedunderDivision2, (b) buthasnotyetbeendetermined, thentheremainingmembersoftheStudent MisconductCommitteeshallproceedto completethehearinganddeterminethe Allegation. (4) TheChairshalldetermine: (a) themannerandorderofproceedings foranyhearing; (b) anypointsoforderorinterpretation thatmayarise; (c) whetheranyobjectiontoaquestion shouldbeupheldoroverruled; (d) whetheranylegaladviceshouldbe soughtbytheCommitteeinrelation toanyproceduralmatter;and (e) whomaybepresentduringanypart ofthehearing. (5) AnydeterminationoftheStudent MisconductCommittee[notbeinga determinationrequiredtobemadebythe ChairunderSubRule(4)]shallbe determinedatleastbyamajorityofthe StudentMisconductCommittee.Ifthereis anequalityofvotes,thentheChairhasa castingvote.

(a)

22 WhatcanbedealtwithbytheStudent MisconductCommittee
(1) TheStudentMisconductCommitteeshall hear,consideranddetermine: (a) anAllegationofAcademicMisconduct referredtoitunderRule14,Rule16 orRule17. (b) anAllegationofNonAcademic Misconductorinvolvingboth AcademicandNonAcademic MisconductreferredtoitunderRule 16(2)(b)orRule17(1)(c)(iv);or (c) anAppealagainstadetermination madeunderRule19. (2) AStudentmustlodgeanAppealunderSub Rule(1)(c)bysendingtheDeputyVice Chancelloranoticetothateffectwithin fourteen(14)daysofthedateonwhichthe relevantDecisionMakernotifiestheStudent ofthatdetermination.

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23 Secretary
(1) TheDeputyViceChancellormustappointa persontoactassecretaryandprovide administrativesupporttotheStudent MisconductCommitteeandtheAppeals Committee. (2) TheSecretarymay,forandonbehalfofthe StudentMisconductCommitteeorthe AppealsCommittee(asthecasemaybe), issuenoticesorothercommunications [includinganysummonsissuedunderRule 4(6)(a)]asandwhendirectedbytheChairof therelevantCommittee.

24 Presentationofevidenceonbehalfof University
TheDeputyViceChancellormustdesignatea persontopresentevidenceorsubmissionsabout anAllegationatitshearingunderDivision2.That personmayatthathearing: (a) questionanywitness; (b) presentanywitnessesandany evidence; (c) addresstheChairoraCommitteeor makesubmissionsaboutanyissue beforethem.

Division2ProceduresofStudent MisconductCommittee
25 Preliminaryissuestobedetermined
(1) AStudentMisconductCommitteemust conveneameetingassoonaspossible (normallywithinthreeweeks)afteran AllegationoranAppealhasbeenreferredto it,and: (a) ensurethattheStudentandany witnesseshavebeencorrectly identified; (b) ensurethattheStudenthasbeen givennoticeinaccordancewith(as thecasemaybe)Rule17(4)or20(1);

26 Procedureforhearinganddeciding AllegationsandAppeals
(1) TheStudentMisconductCommitteemust,in accordancewiththisRule,proceedassoon aspracticable(normallywithinthreeweeks) tohearanddetermineanAllegationoran Appeal. (2) InrelationtoanAllegation,theStudent MisconductCommitteemaydetermine: (a) todismisstheAllegation; (b) makeafindingthattheAllegationis proved,andifso (i) determinethatnopenalty shouldbeimposed;or

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(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(ii) imposeapenaltyinaccordance withRule27. Proceduresrelatingtothehearingand determinationofAppealsunderRules31 and32applytoAppealsagainsta determinationunderRule19withthe exceptionthatsuchAppealsaretobeheard anddeterminedbytheStudentMisconduct Committee TheStudentMisconductCommitteemust notifytheStudentofitsdeterminationand giveastatementofitsreasonswithin7days ofmakingthatdetermination. TheStudentMisconductCommitteemust giveacopyofitsdeterminationand statementofreasonstotheDeputyVice Chancellorwithin7daysofmakingthat determination. TheChairoftheCommitteemayadvise relevantstaffoftheoutcomeofthehearing ofanAllegationorAppeal,andmayprovide adviceorsuggestionsforprocedural improvementsonbehalfoftheCommittee totheDeputyViceChancellor. AdeterminationbytheStudentMisconduct CommitteeofanAppealmadeunderRule 22(2)isfinalandconclusiveandmaynotbe thesubjectofafurtherAppealunderPart5.

Division3Penalties
27 Penaltiesorordersthatmaybeimposed
(1) Anyoneormoreofthefollowingpenalties orordersmaybeimposedbyaDecision MakerwhodeterminesanAllegationoran Appeal: (a) areprimand; (b) acaution; (c) conditionsonthatStudents enrolmentorparticipationinactivities oftheUniversity; (d) theawardofamarkofzeroora reducedmarkforanexaminationor otherassessableactivityofaunitof study; (e) theawardofaresultoffailforaunit ofstudy;

exclusionfromaunitofstudyora courseforastudyperiod(uptoa trimesterorsession); (g) afinepayablewithinaspecified periodoftime; (h) paymentbywayofrestitutionwithin aspecifiedperiodoftime; (i) suspension(inaccordancewiththe provisionsofDivision3)foraspecified periodoftimefromanyoneormore of: (i) anypartoralloftheUniversity grounds; (ii) attendinganyclasses,meetings orotheractivities;or (iii) usinganyfacilitiesorservicesof theUniversity; (j) subjecttoSubRule(2),expulsionfrom theUniversity; (k) anyotherpenaltyororderconsidered reasonableandappropriatebythe DecisionMaker,takingintoaccount allthecircumstancesofthecase, includingtheseriousnessofthe Misconduct. (2) Adeterminationtoexcludeorsuspenda studentforlongerthanoneformalstudy period(trimesterorsession)ortoexpela studentfromtheUniversityunderSubRule (1)(j)mayonlybemadeby: (a) theStudentMisconductCommittee; or (b) theViceChancellor;or (c) theAppealsCommittee. (3) Whenimposingapenaltyoranorderunder SubRule(1),aDecisionMakermustensure thatpenaltyororder: (a) isreasonableandappropriate,having regardtotheseriousnessofthe Misconductandwhetheritis AcademicMisconductorNon AcademicMisconduct;and (b) takesintoaccountanytemporary suspensionalreadyimposedonthe StudentunderDivision5; (4) ADecisionMakermay,whenimposinga penaltyunderthisRule,suspendits operationonsuchconditionsasthat

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PART5APPEALSTOAPPEALS COMMITTEE Division1Lodgementandgrounds


28 LodginganAppeal
(1) SubjecttoSubRule(2),aStudentmay appealtotheAppealsCommitteeagainsta determinationof: (a) theStudentMisconductCommitteein accordancewithRule26(2),but subjecttoSubRule(2); bysendingtheDeputyViceChancellora writtennotice(whichmaybeinelectronic form)tothateffectwithinfourteen(14) daysofthedateonwhichtherelevant DecisionMakernotifiestheStudentofthat determination. (2) AStudentcannotappealagainsta determinationmadeunderRule19ifthat determinationhaspreviouslybeen determinedbytheStudentMisconduct CommitteeunderRule22(1)(c).Forthe avoidanceofdoubt,aStudentmayonly appealagainstadeterminationofthe StudentMisconductCommitteeunder Rule22(1)(a)or(b). (3) AnoticegivenbyaStudentunderSubRule (1)mustsetouttherelevantgrounds(which aresetoutinRule29)andfullparticularsof theappeal.

Division2AppealsCommittee
30 Constitution
(1) ThereshallbeanAppealsCommittee, appointedbyresolutionoftheCouncilon thenominationoftheChancellor: (a) consistingofnotlessthanthree(3) andnotmorethan(5)membersofthe Council: (i) atleastoneofwhommustbea studentmemberofCouncil;and (ii) oneofwhomshallbeappointed bytheCounciltochairthe AppealsCommittee; (b) foraperiodnotexceedingtwo(2) years. (2) SubjecttoSubRule(3),thequorumforthe AppealsCommitteeisthree(3). (3) IfamemberoftheAppealsCommitteedies, ceasestobeaCouncilmember,oris unavailabletoconsiderordeterminean Appealforanyreason: (a) aftertheconsiderationoftheAppeal hascommencedunderRule31, (b) buthasnotyetbeendeterminedin accordancewithRule32, thentheremainingmembersoftheAppeals Committeeshallproceedtocompletethe hearinganddeterminetheAppeal.

29 Groundsofappeal
AnAppealmaybemadeonanyoneormoreof thefollowinggrounds: (1) thatthedeterminationisunreasonableor cannotbesupportedonthebasisofthe evidenceavailableatthetimethe determinationwasmade;

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(4) TheAppealsCommitteemaydetermineany matterbeforeitunanimouslyorbymajority. Ifthereisanequalityofvotes,thenthe Chairhasacastingvote.

31 HearinganAppeal
(1) TheAppealsCommitteemayhearthe Appealbymeansoforaland/orwritten submissionsand/orargument. (2) IfanAppealistobeconductedbywayof oralsubmissionsorargumentthenthe AppealsCommitteemustsendanoticeto theStudentthattellshimorher: (a) thedate,timeandplacewherethe Appealistobeheard; (b) thatheorshemaymakesubmissions inpersonorhaveanotherpersondo soonhisorherbehalf;and (c) thatiftheStudentorhisorher representativedoesnotattendthe hearing,thentheAppealsCommittee willdeterminetheAppealinhisorher absence. (3) IfanAppealistobeconductedbywayof writtensubmissionsorargument,thenthe AppealsCommitteemustsendanoticeto theStudentthattellshimorher: (a) thedeadlineandplacewhereany writtensubmissionsorargument mustbesent;and (b) thatiftheStudentdoesnotmakeany writtensubmissionsorargumentby thedeadlinespecifiedinthenotice, thentheAppealsCommitteewill determinetheAppealintheabsence ofanysuchsubmissionsorargument.

(b) dismissanAppealandaffirmthe originaldetermination(includingany penalty)ifitdeterminesthat: (i) thedeterminationshouldnotbe setasideonanyofthegrounds ofappealrelieduponbythe StudentinhisorherAppeal;or (ii) nosubstantialmiscarriageof justicehasoccurredeventhough thedeterminationiscapableof beingsetasideonanyoneor moreofthegroundsofappeal relieduponbytheStudentinhis orherAppeal. (3) InallowinganAppealunderSubRule(2)(a), theAppealsCommitteemaydoanyoneor moreofthefollowing: (a) orderthattheoriginaldetermination shouldbequashed; (b) orderthattheoriginaldetermination shouldbesetasideandreheardby theoriginalDecisionMaker; (c) orderthattheoriginaldetermination shouldbesetasideandsubstituteits owndetermination; (d) substituteadifferentpenaltyforthe oneimposedintheoriginal determination,orsetasidethat penalty. (4) TheAppealsCommitteemustnotifythe Studentofitsdeterminationwithinseven(7) daysofmakingit,andincludewiththat noticeastatementofitsreasonsforthe determination. (5) AdeterminationmadeunderthisRule32is finalandconclusive.

32 DetermininganAppeal
(1) ExceptforanAppealmadeontheground specifiedinRule29(6),theAppeals CommitteemustdetermineanAppealonly onthebasisoftherecordofevidencetaken atthetimetheoriginaldeterminationwas made. (2) TheAppealsCommitteemust: (a) allowanAppealifitdeterminesthat thedeterminationshouldbesetaside onanyoneormoreofthegroundsof appealrelieduponbytheStudentin hisorherAppeal;or

PART6MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS
33 Savingsandtransitional
(1) If,beforethisRulecomesintoeffect,a personorcommitteeofpersonshas commencedthehearingorconsiderationof an: (a) Allegation;or (b) Appeal,

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Rules StudentMisconductRules buthasnotyetmadeadeterminationin relationtothatmatter,thenthatpersonor groupofpersons: (c) aretakentobeappointedasa DecisionMakerforthepurposeofthis Rule;and (d) shallcontinuetohearorconsiderand determinethatmatterinaccordance withthisRuleasiftheinitial proceedingshasbeencommenced underorconductedpursuanttothis Rule. (2) Anyact,matterorthingthatimmediately beforethisRulecameintoeffecthadeffect pursuanttoanybylaw,rule,resolutionor otherinstrumentoftheUniversityistaken tohaveeffectunderthisRule.

34 Review
TheViceChancellormayatanytimenominatea personorestablishacommitteeorworkingparty toreviewthisRuleandreporttohim,andthe ViceChancellormayrecommendanynecessary changesforconsiderationandapprovalbythe Council.

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A
Absence,Leaveof.................................................469 AcademicSchoolsoftheUniversity.......................11 AcademicSkillsDevelopmentUnit...........................6 AdministrativeCharges........................................509 Admission Educationaldisadvantage............................464 IndigenousApplicants..................................465 OverseasQualifications................................465 PostgraduateCourseworkAward................465 StarEntryScheme........................................464 toHonoursAwardsasseparateyear...........484 UndergraduateAwardCourse.....................462 AdvancedStanding...............................................465 Appeals AgainstaFinalGrade...................................482 AgainstAssessmentofCompletionof ConfirmationPeriod .................................236 AgainstDecisionnottoSubmitThesis.........237 AgainstReviewofProgressReports.............237 AgainstTerminationofEnrolmentdueto SpecialCircumstancesortoExceeding MaximumTenure .....................................239 toAppealsCommittee.................................525 Applicationforadmission Honoursasaseparateyear..........................484 MastersbyThesisQualifier..........................240 ProfessionalDoctorate.................................246 Undergraduate.............................................462 AreasofStudy........................................................21 ArtsandSocialSciences,Schoolof........................12 Assessment ConductofExaminations.............................477 ExaminationsandAssessment.....................473 ProcessingSchedulesforFinalGrades.........480 SpecialExaminations/Consideration............474 StudentswithDisabilities.............................474 ThesesandDissertations ..............................227 AssociateDegreesin/of ..........................................35 CreativeWriting.............................................37 InformationTechnology.................................38 Law(ParalegalStudies)..................................36 Awards,RulesRelatingto.....................................458

B
BachelorDegrees...................................................39 AgeingintheCommunity...............................40 AppliedComputing.........................................41

Arts................................................................42 Arts(Honours).............................................152 Arts,Education(Secondary)..........................77 Arts,Laws....................................................108 Arts,LawswithHonours ..............................108 Business.........................................................45 BusinessAdministration................................57 BusinessinConventionandEvent Management.............................................59 BusinessinHotelManagement.....................60 BusinessinInternationalHospitality Management.............................................62 BusinessinInternationalTourismManagement ..................................................................64 BusinessinTourismandHospitality ManagementwithHonours....................153 BusinessinTourismManagement................65 BusinessinTourismManagement, BachelorofLawswithHonours ...............108 BusinessinTourismManagement,Laws .....108 BusinesswithHonours................................154 Business,Arts................................................48 Business,Laws.............................................108 Business,LawswithHonours......................108 ClinicalSciences .............................................67 ContemporaryMusic.....................................70 ContemporaryMusicwithHonours............155 ContemporaryMusic,Education(Secondary)77 ContemporaryMusic,Laws.........................108 ContemporaryMusic,LawswithHonours..108 Education(EarlyChildhood)..........................71 Education(Primary).......................................73 Education(Secondary)..................................75 Education(Secondary)CombinedDegrees...77 EnvironmentalScience..................................95 EnvironmentalSciencewithHonours.........156 EnvironmentalScience,Laws......................108 EnvironmentalScience,LawswithHonours108 EnvironmentalTourismManagement ...........97 ExerciseScienceandNutrition......................99 ExerciseScienceandNutritionwithHonours ................................................................157 ForestScienceandManagement................100 ForestScienceandManagementwithHonours ................................................................158 HealthScience(Nursing)withHonours.......159 HealthSciencewithHonours......................158 IndigenousStudies......................................101 IndigenousStudieswithHonours................159 IndigenousStudies,Laws............................108 IndigenousStudies,LawswithHonours......108 InformationTechnology..............................103 InformationTechnologywithHonours.......160

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LawDoubleDegrees....................................108 Laws.............................................................105 LawswithHonours......................................105 LegalandJusticeStudies.............................128 LegalandJusticeStudies,Laws....................108 LegalandJusticeStudies,LawswithHonours .................................................................108 MarineScienceandManagement...............130 MarineScienceandManagementwith Honours...................................................160 Media...........................................................132 MediawithHonours....................................161 Midwifery....................................................133 NaturopathywithHonours..........................162 Nursing........................................................135 NursingwithHonours..................................162 OccupationalTherapy..................................136 PsychologicalScience...................................137 PsychologicalSciencewithHonours............163 Science,Education(Secondary).....................77 SocialScience...............................................138 SocialSciencewithHonours........................163 SocialScience,Laws.....................................108 SocialScience,LawswithHonours..............109 SportandExerciseScience..........................140 SportandExerciseSciencewithHonours....164 SportandExerciseScience,Education (Secondary)...............................................77 SportandExerciseScience,Laws .................109 SportandExerciseScience,LawswithHonours .................................................................109 SportTourismManagement........................142 SportTourismManagementwithHonours.165 Teaching(Primary).......................................143 TechnologyEducation..................................145 TechnologyEducationwithHonours...........145 TraumaandHealing.....................................147 VisualArts....................................................149 VisualArtswithHonours.............................166 VisualArts,Education(Secondary)................77 BachelorHonoursAwards...................................151 BusinessSchool,SouthernCross...........................13 Charges,Administrative.......................................509 CoffsHarbourCampus.............................................4 CollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples,Gnibi ....12 ContactTelephoneNumbersandAddresses...........4 Courses,Listof.......................................................16 CourseworkAwards,Requirementsfor...............472

D
Dates,PrincipalTeaching.........................................7 Diplomain/of Business.........................................................45 CommunityRecovery.....................................32 SportManagement(SurfingStudies).............33 DiplomasandPreparationCourses........................31 Discipline seeStudentMisconductRules.....................513 DivisionofResearch.................................................6 Doctorof BusinessAdministration..............................246 Education.....................................................246 IndigenousPhilosophies..............................246 Philosophy...................................................252 PhilosophyQualifier.....................................263 DomesticStudent FeeSchedules..............................................490 RefundRules................................................498 DurationofCourseworkAwardCourses..............473

E
Education,Doctorof............................................246 Education,Schoolof..........................................5,12 Educationaldisadvantage....................................464 EnrollingandReEnrolment Rules............................................................465 EnvironmentalScienceandManagement,Schoolof ........................................................................... 12 Examination RulesandSpecialExaminationPeriods ........476 Examinations Conductof...................................................477 Periods/Dates..................................................7

C
Calendar,SessionandTrimester..............................7 CampusMaps......................................................535 Centrefor ChildrenandYoungPeople(CCYP)..................6 CoastalBiogeochemistryResearch..................6 GamblingEducationandResearch..................6 Tourism,LeisureandWork..............................6 Certificatein/of SportManagement(SurfingStudies) .............33

F
FailuretoReenrol...............................................469 FeeSchedules DomesticStudents.......................................490 InternationalStudents.................................498

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FeesandCharges RulesRelatingto..........................................489 Fees,Tuition AustralianStudents......................................490 InternationalStudents.................................498 FinalAssessmentGrades,AppealsAgainst..........482

M
Maps,Campus.....................................................535 MarineEcologyResearchCentre .............................6 Masterof,byCoursework BusinessAdministration..............................178 BusinessAdministration(Advanced)...........178 BusinessAdministrationinHotelandTourism Management...........................................181 ChildhoodandYouthStudies......................183 ClinicalExercisePhysiology.........................185 ClinicalLeadership(Advanced) ....................186 ClinicalPractice...........................................188 Commerce(FinancialPlanning)...................191 CommunityDevelopment(Emergency Management).........................................193 ConventionandEventManagement...........195 Education....................................................197 EnvironmentalScienceandManagement ...198 ForestScienceandManagement................199 HumanResourcesandOrganisational Development...........................................201 IndigenousStudies......................................203 InternationalBusiness.................................205 InternationalSportManagement ................207 InternationalTourismandHotelManagement ................................................................209 LeCordonBleuGastronomicTourism.........176 Management...............................................211 MarineScienceandManagement ...............213 OsteopathicMedicine.................................214 ProfessionalAccounting..............................215 ProfessionalManagement..........................217 PublicHealth...............................................219 PublicHealth(Advanced)............................219 TechnologyandManagement.....................221 VocationalEducationandTraining..............224 Masterof,byThesis............................................227 Arts..............................................................228 Business.......................................................228 Education....................................................228 Laws .............................................................228 Science........................................................228 MastersbyThesisQualifier.................................240

G
GnibiCollegeofIndigenousAustralianPeoples.....12 GoldCoastandTweedHeads...................................4 GradePointAverage............................................480 GraduateCertificatein/of AcademicPractice........................................168 CommunityDevelopment(Emergency Management)..........................................193 ResearchManagement................................169 VocationalEducationandTraining ...............224 WorkingwithIndigenousCommunities.......170 GraduateDiplomain/of CommunityDevelopment(Emergency Management)..........................................193 Education.....................................................172 ForestScienceandManagement.................174 InformationTechnology...............................171 Law...............................................................172 Psychology....................................................175 ...............224 VocationalEducationandTraining

H
HealthandHumanSciences,Schoolof..................12 Honours/(Honours)Degrees................................151 Ruleswhentakenasaseparateyear...........484 HotelSchoolSydney,The.........................................6

I
IndigenousAustralianPeoples,GnibiCollegeof....12 InformationTechnology...........................................5 InternationalOffice..................................................4 InternationalStudents FeeRefundRules..........................................508 FeeSchedules...............................................498

N
NationalMarineScienceCentre..............................5 NonAward(Singleunit)Enrolments...................487

L
LawandJustice,Schoolof......................................13 LeaveofAbsence.................................................469 Library......................................................................6 LismoreCampus.......................................................4

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OverseasQualifications,Admission.....................465

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PhDRules.............................................................252 Plagiarism, Rules............................................................483 PostgraduateCourseworkAwards......................167 PostgraduateDiplomaof/in Psychology...................................................226 PreparingforSuccessatSCU.................................34 PreparingforSuccessatSCUProgram...................34 PrincipalTeachingDates..........................................7 ProfessionalDoctorateAwards...........................245

R
Refunds,TuitionFees DomesticStudents.......................................498 InternationalStudents.................................508 RequirementsforCourseworkAwards................472 Research DoctorofPhilosophy...................................252 MastersbyThesisAwards...........................227 ResearchCentres.....................................................6 RulesRelatingtoAwards.....................................458 AcademicMisconductIncludingPlagiarism.483 Admission....................................................462 AdvancedStanding......................................465 AppealagainstaFinalGrade.......................482 AssessmentandExaminations.....................473 CompletionofaUnit...................................473 CompletionofanAward..............................486 ConferralofanAward..................................486 CourseTransfer...........................................472 CourseworkAwards:GeneralProvisions.....462 DefinitionsandPreliminaryProvisions........459 DoctorofBusinessAdministration(DBA)....246 DoctorofEducation(EdD)...........................246 DoctorofIndigenousPhilosophies(DIndigPh) .................................................................246 DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD).........................251 DurationofCourseworkAwardCourses.....473 EligibilityforAdmissiontoaPostgraduate CourseworkAwardCourse......................465 EligibilityforAdmissiontoanUndergraduate AwardCourse..........................................463 EligibilityforanAward.................................486 Enrolment....................................................465 ExaminationandSpecialExaminationPeriods .................................................................476 FailuretoReenrol.......................................469 GradingofAwards.......................................487 HonoursAwards(whereHonoursistakenasa separateyear).........................................484

HonoursAwards,SpecificAwardRules.......151 LeaveofAbsence.........................................469 MastersbyThesisAwards...........................227 NonAward(Singleunit)Enrolments...........487 PlagiarismIncludingAcademicMisconduct.483 ProfessionalDoctorateAwards...................245 QueryofFinalGrade....................................481 ReadmissionafterExpulsion........................472 RequirementsforCourseworkAwards........472 SpecialConsideration..................................474 SurrenderofAwards....................................487 Testamurs....................................................487 UnitsLeadingtoanAccreditedAwardat AnotherTertiaryInstitution.....................487 UniversityMedal,The..................................487 VariationofEnrolment................................467 WithdrawalfromaCourse...........................469 RulesRelatingtoStudentFeesandCharges........489 AdministrativeCharges................................509 Definitions ....................................................489 FeestobePaid.............................................489 RefundofFees.............................................490 SpecialCases................................................490 StudentSanctions........................................512 TimeforPayment........................................489 TuitionFees AustralianStudents...............................490 InternationalStudents ...........................498 UnpaidFees.................................................489 RulesRelatingtoStudentMisconduct.................513 Rules,StudentSanctions......................................512

S
Sanctions,Student...............................................489 Schoolof ArtsandSocialSciences.................................12 Education...................................................5,12 EnvironmentalScienceandManagement.....12 HealthandHumanSciences..........................12 LawandJustice..............................................13 SchoolsandColleges................................................4 SingleUnitEnrolments........................................487 SouthernCrossBusinessSchool.............................13 SouthernCrossGeoScience.....................................6 SouthernCrossPlantScience...................................6 SpecialConsideration,Groundsfor.....................474 SpecialConsideration/Examinations............474,512 StarEntryScheme,Admissionto.........................464 StudentInformation Rules............................................................458 StudentMisconductRules...................................513 StudentMisconduct,RulesRelatingto................513

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StudentSanctionsRules.......................................512 StudentServices AdministrativeCharges................................509 StudyDisciplineAreas............................................21

U
Units AlphabeticalListing.....................................271 DescriptionsbyUnitCode...........................287 TerminologyGuide......................................270 UniversitywideMajors.........................................25

T
TeachingDates.........................................................7 TourismandHospitalityManagement,Schoolof..13 TuitionFees AustralianStudents......................................490 InternationalStudents.................................498 Rules.............................................................489

V
VariationofEnrolment,Rules.............................467

W
WithdrawalfromaCourse..................................469

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LismoreCampus......................................................................................................536 CoffsHarbourCampus.............................................................................................537 GoldCoastandTweedHeadsCampus.....................................................................538

CampusMaps
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