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Bachelor of Youth Work - Melbourne
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All units are offered in Melbourne - On Campus mode unless otherwise specified
Core unit
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| 1st year | SOCG104 | Social Issues and Policy |
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Behavioural Science
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | BEHV101 | Behavioural Science 1 | |
| Advanced | BEHV201 |
Contemporary Psychology |
BEHV101 and BEHV102 or PSYC100 and PSYC101 are required for advanced units |
| BEHV204 | Communication Skills | ||
| BEHV205 | Introduction to Personality | ||
| BEHV209 | Research Methods |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | BEHV102 | Behavioural Science 2 | |
| Advanced | BEHV208 |
Psychology of Religion |
BEHV101 and BEHV102 or PSYC100 and PSYC101 are required for advanced units |
| BEHV210 | Small Group Processes | ||
| BEHV211 | Social Psychology | ||
| BEHV219 | Psychological Disorders |
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Business Studies
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | HRMG100 | Management and People | |
| Advanced | PERS201 |
Human Resource Development * |
|
| PERS302 | Employment Relations * | ||
| MGMT305 | Management and Leadership | ||
| MKTG200 | Marketing Research | ||
| MKTG201 | Consumer Behaviour | ||
| MKTG306 | Channels Management | ||
| MKTG311 | E-Marketing | ||
| PERS200 | Human Resource Management |
* - Business Codes will be changing in 2010. PERS201 Human Resource Development will be replaced with HRMG201 Human Resource Development and PERS302 Employment Relations will be replaced by HRMG302 Employment Relations in 2010.
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MKTG100 | Principles of Marketing | |
| Advanced | PERS202 |
Performance Management * |
|
| MGMT304 | Strategic Management | 3rd year unit only | |
| MKTG202 |
Marketing Communication |
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| MKTG301 | International Marketing | ||
| MKTG305 | Services Marketing | ||
| MKTG313 | Strategic Marketing | ||
| PERS203 | Human Resource Information Systems | ||
| PERS305 | Analysis of Human Resource Management | 3rd year unit only |
* - Business Codes will be changing in 2010. PERS202 Performance Management will be replaced by HRMG202 Performance Management in 2010.
[Index]
Communication
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | COMM103 | Written Communication | |
| BUSN100 | Reasoning and Communication | ||
| Advanced | COMM213 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| ENGL208 | Creative Writing |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Advanced | COMM218 | Communication in the Workplace |
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Counselling
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | COUN106* | Introduction to Counselling* | * COUN106 and COUN208 are prerequisites for advanced units |
| Advanced | COUN213 |
Mediation and Dispute Resolution |
|
| COUN218 |
Counselling Children and Adolescents | ||
| COUN216 | Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counselling |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | COUN208 |
Theories & Techniques of Counselling 1 |
* COUN106 and COUN208 are pre-requisites for advanced units |
| COUN211 | Working in Human Services | ||
| COUN212 | Ethical & Legal Issues in Counselling | ||
| COUN214 | Grief & Loss Counselling | ||
| COUN215 | Theories & techniques of Counselling 2 | ||
| Advanced | COMM218 | Communication in the Workplace |
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Drama
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | PERF102 | The Nature of Drama | |
| Advanced | PERF200 |
Children’s Theatre |
|
| PERF201 | Contemporary Theatre |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ARTS107 | The Arts and Culture | |
| Advanced | PERF206 |
Theatre in a Social Context |
|
| PERF216 | Theatre Performance |
[Index]
Family Studies
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | SOCG102 | Introduction to Family Studies | |
| Advanced | SOCG200 |
Families in Crisis |
|
| SOCG203 | Family and Work |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | SOCG103 | Historical Perspectives on the Family | |
| Advanced | SOCG202 |
Family Support Programs |
|
| SOCG205 | Special Topics in Family Studies |
[Index]
History
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | HIST105 |
Early Modern Europe |
|
| HIST106 | Australian Indigenous Peoples - Past and Present | ||
| Advanced | HIST201 |
Global Approaches to Women’s History |
|
| HIST226 | Contemporary World History | ||
| HIST308 | Historiography | 3rd year unit |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | HIST104 |
Indigenous People in Settler Colonies |
|
| HIST106 | Australian Indigenous Peoples – Past and Present | ||
| Advanced | HIST215 |
Later Modern Europe |
|
| HIST218 | Women in Australian History |
[Index]
Italian
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ITAL102 | Italian V1 | Year 12 Italian or equivalent required |
| Advanced | ITAL203 |
Italian V3 |
|
| ITAL207 | Italian V5 | ||
| ITAL209 | Italian V9 |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ITAL103 | Italian V2 | |
| Advanced | ITAL204 |
Italian V4 |
|
| ITAL208 | Italian V6 | ||
| ITAL210 | Italian V8 |
[Index]
Japanese
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | JAPN100 | Japanese 1 | |
| Advanced | JAPN200 | Japanese 3 |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | JAPN101 | Japanese 2 | |
| Advanced | JAPN201 | Japanese 4 |
[Index]
Literature
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ENGL102 |
Australian Literature: An Introduction |
|
| ENGL104 | Introduction to Literature | ||
| Advanced | ENGL205 |
Australian Children’s Literature |
|
| ENGL208 | Creative Writing | ||
| ENGL217 | Popular Literature |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ENGL102 | Australian Literature: An Introduction | |
| Advanced | ENGL216 |
Myth, Epic and Romance |
|
| ENGL221 | Cultural Studies | ||
| ENGL222 | Literature and Visual Text | ||
| ENGL225 | Aspects of Literary Theory | * Pre-requisite = 2 Advanced Lit. units. Normally a 3rd year unit. |
[Index]
Mathematics
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MATH107 | Fundamentals of Mathematics | Year 12 Maths required |
| Advanced | MATH205 | Geometry | * 3rd year unit |
| MATH203* | Advanced Calculus* |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MATH104 | Calculus | Year 12 maths required |
| Advanced | MATH215* |
Applications of Mathematics* |
* Pre-requisite MATH104 # 3rd year unit |
| MATH208 | Number Theory | ||
| MATH303# | Abstract Algebra |
[Index]
Media
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MEDA100 | Introduction To Media Production |
|
| Advanced | MEDA203* | 3D Computer Animation 1 [quota] | * MEDA100 is a pre-requisite # Pre-requisite = 100-level (introductory) unit |
| MEDA212# | New Media Services |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MEDA101 | Introduction to Theories of the Media | |
| Advanced | ENGL222 |
Literature and Visual Text |
* Pre-requisite = MEDA100 |
| MEDA201* | Video/Film Production |
[Index]
Music
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MUSC104% |
Campus Choir 1A% |
% Campus Choir is available as an elective only, over 2 semesters. |
| MUSC109 | Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| MUSC114 | History of Music: Renaissance | ||
| MUSC123 | Music Language Studies 1 | ||
| Advanced | MUSC210 |
History of Music: 18th Century |
Pre-requisite: 2 x 100 level Music |
| MUSC214 | History of Music: Renaissance | ||
| MUSC223 | Music Language Studies 3 | ||
| MUSC241 | Music Language Studies 1 | ||
| MUSC323 | Music Language Studies 5 |
Winter Term
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Advanced | MUSC212 | History of Music: 19th Century |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | MUSC110 |
Introduction to Writing Music |
% Campus Choir is available as an elective only, over 2 semesters |
| MUSC111 | History of Music: 17th Century | ||
| MUSC121 | Music in Non-Western Society | ||
| MUSC124 | Music Language Studies 2 | ||
| MUSC137 | Music and the Sacred | ||
| MUSC146% | Campus Choir 1B% | ||
| Advanced | MUSC230 |
History of Music Since circa 1900 |
Pre-requisite = 2 x 100 level Music |
| MUSC211 | History of Music: 17th Century | ||
| MUSC221 | Music in Non-Western Society | ||
| MUSC224 | Music Language Studies 4 | ||
| MUSC237 | Music and the Sacred | ||
| MUSC242 | Music Language Studies 2 | ||
| MUSC324 | Music language Studies 6 |
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Philosophy
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | PHIL102** |
Theories Of Human Nature |
** See information on mission-focused unit |
| PHIL104** | Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Advanced | PHIL200 |
Contemporary Moral Problems |
|
| PHIL206 | Metaphysics |
Winter Term
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Advanced | PHIL203 | Citizenship, Values and Education | Melbourne - On Campus [by video-conference] June |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | PHIL100** |
Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry |
** See information on mission-focused unit |
| PHIL104** | Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Advanced | PHIL201 |
Bioethics |
|
| PHIL209 | Philosophy of Art | ||
| PHIL212 | Currents in Analytic Philosophy |
[Index]
Politics
Summer Term
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Advanced | POLS203 | Introduction to American Politics | Melbourne -On Campus Feb 2-13 |
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | POLS100 | The Nature of Politics |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | POLS101 |
Introduction To Australian Politics |
|
| Advanced | POLS205 | Political Psychology |
[Index]
Psychology
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | PSYC100 | Psychology A | |
| Advanced | PSYC200 |
Lifespan Development |
PSYC100 & PSYC101 are required before undertaking advanced level units. |
| PSYC204 | Biological Psychology | ||
| PSYC300 | Theories of Personality | ||
| PSYC309 | Psychological Testing |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | PSYC101 | Psychology B | |
| Advanced | PSYC202 |
Social Psychology |
|
| PSYC205 | Learning and Perception | ||
| PSYC304 | Abnormal Psychology | ||
| PSYC307 | Cognitive Psychology |
[Index]
Science Studies
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ENVI100 | Environmental Issues | |
| Advanced | BIOL217 | Human Genetics |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | BIOL111 | Human Systems | |
| Advanced | BIOL230 |
Human Nutrition |
|
| ENVI201 | The Australian Environment: Values and Ethics |
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Sociology
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | SOCI100 | Introduction to Sociology | * Available as elective only with prerequisites |
| Advanced | SOCI204 |
Sociology of Culture | |
| SOCI235 | Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| SOCI237 | Sociological Research Methods: Quantitative Methods | ||
| SOCI240 | Sociology of Poverty | ||
| YSED300* | Social Action* |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | SOCI107 | Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods | |
| Advanced | SOCI226 |
Australian Youth Cultures |
|
| SOCI234 | Sociological Theory & Practice | ||
| SOCI238 | Sociology of the Environment | ||
| SOCI241 | Sociology of Work |
[Index]
Theological Studies
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | THBS100* |
Introduction to the Bible |
* See information on Mission-focused units |
| THCP100 | The Signs of the Times | ||
| THCT100** | What Christians Believe | ** See information on Mission-focused units | |
| THSR100 | Indigenous Spiritualities | ||
| Advanced | THBS206 |
Jewish Society: 200BCE – 200CE |
|
| THCT202 | Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament | ||
| THSS300 | Theology Special Study |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | THBS101 |
Archaeology and the Bible |
|
| THCT100 | What Christians Believe | ||
| THSR101 | Introduction to Judaism and Islam | ||
| Advanced | THBS203 |
Johannine Literature |
|
| THCP203 | Christian Theological Ethics | ||
| THCP207 | Christian Community Engagement | Prereq: THCP100 | |
| THCT200 | Jesus Christ Today | Prereq: THCT100 |
[Index]
Visual Arts
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ARTS109 | 2D Studies 1 | |
| ARTS110 | 3D/4D Object Design 1 | ||
| ARTS112 | Art and Design History & Theory 1 | ||
| Advanced | ARTS225 |
2D Studies 3 |
For double-coded units, the 200 level units have a pre-requisite of 2 x100-level units. |
| ARTS226 | 3D/4D Object Design 3 | ||
| ARTS228 | Art and Design History & Theory 3 | ||
| ARTS234 | 3D/4D Object Design 1 | ||
| ARTS235 | Art and Design History & Theory 1 |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | ARTS108* |
Introduction to Drawing |
* Elective unit only |
| ARTS113 | 2D Studies 2 | ||
| ARTS114 | 3D/4D Object Design 2 | ||
| ARTS116 | Art and Design History & Theory 2 | ||
| Advanced | ARTS231 |
Art and Design History & Theory 4 |
For double-coded units, the 200 level units have a pre-requisite of 2 x 100-level units. |
| ARTS236 | 3D/4D Object Design 2 | ||
| ARTS237 | Art and Design History & Theory 2 | ||
| ARTS238 | 2D Studies 4 | ||
| ARTS239 | 3D/4D Object Design 4 | ||
| ARTS324 | Art & Spirit** | ** See information on mission-focused unit |
[Index]
Youth Work
Semester 1
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | YSED100 | History of Young People | |
| Advanced | YSED200 |
Researching Young People |
|
| YSED300 | Social Action | ||
| YSED302 | Practicum 2: Interface with Youth |
Semester 2
| Unit Level | Unit Code | Unit Title | Additional Notes |
| Introductory | YSED103 | Practicum 1 : Working with Youth organisations and Agencies | |
| YSED104 | Well being and Young People | ||
| YSED205 | Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth work | ||
| Advanced | YSED201 |
Working in Youth Organisations |
|
| YSED202 | Practicum 2: Evaluation Skills | ||
| YSED301 | Youth Policy |
[Index]
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