University wide second majors
A second major is a set of related units in a particular study area. You may be able to choose one from another area of the University if your course rules allow.
Second majors can consists of 72 or 96 credit points. The introductory units in each second major have no prerequisites. Later units may have earlier units as prerequisites.
- Second Major: Property Economics
- Second Major: Policy and Politics
- Second Major: International Business
- Second Major: Information Technology
- Second Major: Human Resource Management and Management
- Second Major: Economics and Finance
- Second Major: Design
- Second Major: Criminology and Policing
- Second Major: Creative Industries
- Second Major: Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Second Major: Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Advertising
Advertising Works
- Unit Code
- AMB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave
- Unit Code
- AMB200
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
A fundamental component of effective and successful marketing activity is an understanding of consumers, their needs and behaviours. Studying the behaviour of consumers in a wide range of situations and circumstances provides marketers with clear guidelines for the development of marketing strategy. This unit provides the foundation theories for the marketing major.
Create Advertising
- Unit Code
- AMB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Creativity! Whether you're a budding wordsmith, a marketing enthusiast, or simply eager to harness the power of imagination, this unit is your gateway to mastering the techniques that make advertisements stand out in a dynamic marketplace, encompassing the ever-evolving digital landscape. It also establishes the benchmarks for assessing creative work and lends support for fostering creative ideas.
Consumers and Media Channels
- Unit Code
- AMB224
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic use of paid, owned and earned media to effectively reach consumers using media channels within an advertising campaign. You will develop skills to analyse data to research consumer attitudes and behaviours and develop creative consumer insights. Based on these insights you will work together in a team to develop a media strategy. This unit works closely with media industry professionals. Completing this unit will be beneficial to students who would like to pursue careers in advertising, digital or media agencies or media sales.
Marketing and Audience Analytics
- Unit Code
- AMB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The systematic and objective identification, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information is essential for any business to make informed decisions about how to address problems and opportunities in their markets. All business leaders must understand the challenges, opportunities and limitations of the marketing research process; questions that marketing research can answer and questions it can't, and be able to draw appropriate conclusions from different types of data that may be collected during marketing research.This subject builds on basic marketing knowledge and students are involved in, and guided through, a practical, applied marketing research exercise based on a research brief chosen at the start of each semester. This provides the foundations for interpreting case studies, theories and research information presented in more advanced subjects.
Digital Optimisation
- Unit Code
- AMB330
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Digital has changed the way we think, communicate and purchase as consumers. The digital environment permeates our decision making as advertising and marketing communication professionals. Hence, an understanding of how to optimise an organisation's digital offerings and how to measure its performance is a critical vocational skill. In this unit, students work with a real world client to integrate digital tools into customer journey mapping. These tools include search engine optimisation (SEO), Google Ads, organic social and paid social.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Capstone Experience
- Unit Code
- AMB399
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Getting from the Capstone unit to a career in advertising, marketing, public relations or international business generally involves an interview where three questions are most often asked: Who are you? What can you do? and How well do you work with others? Your Capstone Experience seeks to help you answer those questions and be job-ready and discipline smart. By bringing all your previous learning and discipline theories to an industry-based team brief, the Capstone Experience prepares you for the transition to industry practice, building your professional identity and providing evidence for those important interview questions.
Integrated Marketing Communication
Advertising Works
- Unit Code
- AMB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
Introduction to Public Relations
- Unit Code
- AMB163
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations.
Branding for the Real World
- Unit Code
- AMB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The study and understanding of fundamental brand management concepts is relevant to students pursuing a variety of career outcomes (marketing, advertising, public relations, consulting, entrepreneurship, etc.) because brands are some of a firm's most valuable assets. Brands are an investment and an asset and help firms attract and, more importantly, keep customers.
Media Relations and Publicity
- Unit Code
- AMB164
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity introduces you to the tools and techniques you will need to work with the media and get positive publicity for organisations. This makes the unit an ideal elective for students from any discipline looking to add value to their major. The tools and techniques covered in AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity will also provide foundational knowledge and skills for use in subsequent units in the public relations major and minor. AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity helps you develop the skills required to effectively communicate with audiences on behalf of organisations through legacy/traditional and other forms of media.
Create Advertising
- Unit Code
- AMB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Creativity! Whether you're a budding wordsmith, a marketing enthusiast, or simply eager to harness the power of imagination, this unit is your gateway to mastering the techniques that make advertisements stand out in a dynamic marketplace, encompassing the ever-evolving digital landscape. It also establishes the benchmarks for assessing creative work and lends support for fostering creative ideas.
Digital Optimisation
- Unit Code
- AMB330
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Digital has changed the way we think, communicate and purchase as consumers. The digital environment permeates our decision making as advertising and marketing communication professionals. Hence, an understanding of how to optimise an organisation's digital offerings and how to measure its performance is a critical vocational skill. In this unit, students work with a real world client to integrate digital tools into customer journey mapping. These tools include search engine optimisation (SEO), Google Ads, organic social and paid social.
Consumers and Media Channels
- Unit Code
- AMB224
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic use of paid, owned and earned media to effectively reach consumers using media channels within an advertising campaign. You will develop skills to analyse data to research consumer attitudes and behaviours and develop creative consumer insights. Based on these insights you will work together in a team to develop a media strategy. This unit works closely with media industry professionals. Completing this unit will be beneficial to students who would like to pursue careers in advertising, digital or media agencies or media sales.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Marketing
Marketing for the Real World
- Unit Code
- AMB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB140 Marketing for the Real World follows the introductory marketing unit in the marketing major and minor and provides a focus on the implementation and evaluation of the marketing plan at a small business level. Emphasis is placed on the responsibilities within a marketing team for planning, developing, organising, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing activities. The unit prepares students for other marketing units in the major.
Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave
- Unit Code
- AMB200
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
A fundamental component of effective and successful marketing activity is an understanding of consumers, their needs and behaviours. Studying the behaviour of consumers in a wide range of situations and circumstances provides marketers with clear guidelines for the development of marketing strategy. This unit provides the foundation theories for the marketing major.
Marketing and Audience Analytics
- Unit Code
- AMB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The systematic and objective identification, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information is essential for any business to make informed decisions about how to address problems and opportunities in their markets. All business leaders must understand the challenges, opportunities and limitations of the marketing research process; questions that marketing research can answer and questions it can't, and be able to draw appropriate conclusions from different types of data that may be collected during marketing research.This subject builds on basic marketing knowledge and students are involved in, and guided through, a practical, applied marketing research exercise based on a research brief chosen at the start of each semester. This provides the foundations for interpreting case studies, theories and research information presented in more advanced subjects.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Marketing Service Experiences
- Unit Code
- AMB340
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit uses the core characteristics of service experiences as a framework to explore strategies for the marketing of services domestically and internationally. Services marketing is an important growth area and students need to understand how services marketing principles apply to the real world. This will be achieved by examining the application of marketing concepts, models and tools in services using case studies and practical experiences. Service quality management and the pervading influence of technology are critical topics that differentiate this unit within the marketing program.
Capstone Experience
- Unit Code
- AMB399
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Getting from the Capstone unit to a career in advertising, marketing, public relations or international business generally involves an interview where three questions are most often asked: Who are you? What can you do? and How well do you work with others? Your Capstone Experience seeks to help you answer those questions and be job-ready and discipline smart. By bringing all your previous learning and discipline theories to an industry-based team brief, the Capstone Experience prepares you for the transition to industry practice, building your professional identity and providing evidence for those important interview questions.
Analysis for Consumer Insights
- Unit Code
- AMB305
- Credit points
- 12
The ability to prepare, analyse and interpret data to make informed business decisions are essential skills in any market driven organisation. The unit builds on the fundamental theoretical, technical and methodological concepts encountered in earlier introductory units like AMB200 and AMB201. This unit will enable students to use industry-relevant software packages and appropriate technical and analytical skills to draw meaningful inferences and to formulate evidence-based decisions and recommendations.
Designing Consumer Research
- Unit Code
- AMB306
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In our information-driven society, consumers and organisations are increasingly using research to guide their decisions. Consequently, the ability to critically evaluate research evidence and research designs are essential business skills. The unit builds on fundamental theoretical and methodological concepts from earlier marketing units (e.g., AMB200, AMB201) to teach students how to critically evaluate research and develop effective and rigorous research proposals.
Branding for the Real World
- Unit Code
- AMB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The study and understanding of fundamental brand management concepts is relevant to students pursuing a variety of career outcomes (marketing, advertising, public relations, consulting, entrepreneurship, etc.) because brands are some of a firm's most valuable assets. Brands are an investment and an asset and help firms attract and, more importantly, keep customers.
Designing Innovative Goods and Services
- Unit Code
- AMB251
- Credit points
- 12
The need for innovative design of goods and services that create customer value and deliver exceptional customer experience are central to the growth and marketing success of every organisation. Therefore an understanding of how to create new goods and services that are market-oriented is vital for students seeking a career in marketing. This unit is an elective in the marketing major however there is no assumed knowledge in marketing so students in other disciplines are welcome.
Bridging Cultures
- Unit Code
- AMB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understand the skills, behaviours and attitudes required to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds, and develop practical strategies to interpret difference and respond appropriately in culturally diverse situations. Our increasingly globalised workplaces need graduates with awareness, understanding, sensitivity to, and an ability to deal with cultural diversity. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are particularly valuable for a range of international exchange students: those planning an outbound program and those already inbound, for shorter programs or full degrees at QUT. Students with an interest in intercultural communication and those who are learning or have learned a second language will also benefit from this unit.
International Marketing
- Unit Code
- AMB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Globalisation has required firms to look beyond their domestic markets to remain competitive and profitable. An understanding of marketing internationally is vital in today's global marketplace where different challenges and value systems exist.
Entertainment Marketing in a Digital World
- Unit Code
- AMB207
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As one of the largest industries in the world, and having been hit dramatically by COVID-19, the entertainment industry offers significant opportunities along with unique challenges for the application of marketing and communication tools. The unit is designed to be part of the Tourism and Entertainment Marketing minor or to be taken as an elective by students with a particular interest in the area of entertainment marketing.
Designing a Competitive Tourism Strategy
- Unit Code
- AMB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The success of individual tourism businesses is reliant to some extent on the competitiveness of their destination. This unit explores how a destination marketing organisation (DMO) is formed when a community recognises the need to become organised in destination promotions. Examine opportunities for the DMO and tourism stakeholders to collaborate in the development and implementation of a competitive destination marketing strategy. Learning resources and assessments explore how marketing theories can be applied to tourism marketing practice.
Avoiding the Dark Side: Marketing, Ethics and Society
- Unit Code
- AMB255
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Avoiding the Dark Side: Marketing, Ethics and Society seeks to equip students with a strong understanding of the principles and practical tools necessary to understand the impact of marketing decisions and strategies on consumers, the natural environment and society with a view to avoiding the ‘dark side’ of marketing. A marketer's individual values and perspectives influence the approach to ethics in the design and delivery of marketing, and hence form part of the foundation of this unit. Students will discover their personal ethical approach as well as learn ethical principles, concepts, and theories, and how to apply these to a professional marketing context. Students will analyse real world ethical dilemmas and develop innovative and creative solutions to creating a better society, one step at a time. This is an elective unit.
Marketing Behavioural and Social Change
- Unit Code
- AMB355
- Credit points
- 12
AMB355 introduces students to the principles, concepts, theory and application of social marketing. Social Marketing seeks to develop and integrate marketing concepts with other approaches to influence behaviours that benefit individuals and communities for the greater social good. It is increasingly being adopted by governments and stakeholders around the world as they seek effective solutions to solving social problems relating to health, well-being, environment, and inequality. In AMB355 we focus on how strategic, critical, and systems thinking, use of theory and research insight, and use of techniques such as segmentation, designing and planning, and the social marketing intervention mix can be used to tackle health and social issues. Students will learn to analyse real world behavioural and social problems and develop innovative and creative solutions using social marketing frameworks. This is an elective unit for business and law, and public health students.
Public Relations
Introduction to Public Relations
- Unit Code
- AMB163
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations.
Media Relations and Publicity
- Unit Code
- AMB164
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity introduces you to the tools and techniques you will need to work with the media and get positive publicity for organisations. This makes the unit an ideal elective for students from any discipline looking to add value to their major. The tools and techniques covered in AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity will also provide foundational knowledge and skills for use in subsequent units in the public relations major and minor. AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity helps you develop the skills required to effectively communicate with audiences on behalf of organisations through legacy/traditional and other forms of media.
Marketing and Audience Analytics
- Unit Code
- AMB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The systematic and objective identification, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information is essential for any business to make informed decisions about how to address problems and opportunities in their markets. All business leaders must understand the challenges, opportunities and limitations of the marketing research process; questions that marketing research can answer and questions it can't, and be able to draw appropriate conclusions from different types of data that may be collected during marketing research.This subject builds on basic marketing knowledge and students are involved in, and guided through, a practical, applied marketing research exercise based on a research brief chosen at the start of each semester. This provides the foundations for interpreting case studies, theories and research information presented in more advanced subjects.
Stakeholders and Community Engagement: Local and Global Perspectives
- Unit Code
- AMB277
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces students to stakeholder and community engagement, a key practice area of public relations. Students will explore the theoretical foundations of stakeholder and community engagement at a local and global level to understand and formulate contemporary communication and relationship strategies, to inform planning, and implementation. Students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to help organisations identify stakeholder and community expectations, develop and implement appropriate engagement programs, and evaluate engagement strategies within a framework of ethical practice.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Issues and Crisis Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB373
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Issues and Crisis Communication examines public relations practice to manage and communicate issues (e.g., around sustainability) and crises (e.g., product recalls) to support organisational and brand trust, reputation, and relationships. The unit provides foundational skills and knowledge of the issues management process, including monitoring and tracking public opinion, information analysis, and developing appropriate organisational responses. It also provides contemporary guidance on how to effectively communicate during crises.
Internal Communication and Change
- Unit Code
- AMB375
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Communication is central to organisational practice. Internal Communication and Change will provide theoretical and practical insights to equip students to identify, analyse, and respond to communication challenges in contemporary organisations.
Capstone Experience
- Unit Code
- AMB399
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Getting from the Capstone unit to a career in advertising, marketing, public relations or international business generally involves an interview where three questions are most often asked: Who are you? What can you do? and How well do you work with others? Your Capstone Experience seeks to help you answer those questions and be job-ready and discipline smart. By bringing all your previous learning and discipline theories to an industry-based team brief, the Capstone Experience prepares you for the transition to industry practice, building your professional identity and providing evidence for those important interview questions.
Second Major: Creative Industries
Creative and Professional Writing
Popular Culture
- Unit Code
- CCB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The products, practices, and pleasures of popular culture are frequently dismissed as being superficial, unserious, or unimportant. This unit, however, celebrates popular culture as a contested and shifting phenomenon that permeates everyday life. Far from mundane, popular culture is charged with a political valence that reflects—and shapes—our lives. This unit further develops conceptual framework(s) and analytic tools to critically evaluate the texts, artefacts, and/or practices of popular culture. In completing this unit, students will understand how the communication industries produce and circulate popular culture, and will be able to critique the politics of pleasure that frame the consumption of mass culture.
Corporate Writing and Editing
- Unit Code
- CWB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Professional communication specialists must have a command of an extensive range of corporate writing genres to create and edit corporate documents. This unit allows you to develop the ability to write in at least two corporate writing genres and be proficient in three other genres. It deals with both the fundamentals of language (grammar, punctuation, style) and common corporate writing genres (manuals, reports, speeches, brochures). As a corporate writing specialist, you must also be able to respond authoritatively to technical and stylistic writing questions when such matters arise in the workplace. You will develop your knowledge about how language works and be able to use that knowledge in practical writing applications. As a result, you will become a more confident writer and communicator in corporate and professional situations.
Persuasive Communication
- Unit Code
- CWB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides rhetorical tools, strategies, techniques, and practices of analysis related to strategic communication in professional and workplace contexts. It teaches methods of persuasive communication which allows practitioners to create and understand influential messages. Examples of rhetoric in action are taken from technical, political, and business communication as well as other fields such as creative industries. As a professional communication practitioner, you should be able to understand the principles of persuasion, use the vocabulary of persuasion and evaluate the efficacy of different persuasive strategies. You will be given opportunities to create sophisticated communication artefacts that inform, persuade and instruct depending on the specifics of audience and context. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Communication and Composition
- Unit Code
- CYB112
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Writing is an essential skill that you will need to succeed in your university program, as researching, composing, analysing, and forming a persuasive argument are fundamental to all assessment tasks. This unit introduces you to the conventions and practices of academic and evidence-based writing and will train you to interpret and analyse information to form a logical and persuasive argument. This unit confronts how digital technology shapes the form and practice of written communication today to build your information/digital literacies and research/evaluation skills. This unit will equip you with the necessary academic and factual writing skills to complete your assessment at a high standard throughout your course of study.
Writing Fiction
- Unit Code
- KWB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit investigates the techniques and elements of writing fiction, beginning by looking at the short story and moving on to looking at the novel. The writing of short stories has traditionally been a starting place for writers to begin developing their craft. Initially via the short story, this unit explores the elements of fiction such as character, voice, setting, plot, dialogue, point of view and modulation. The unit then moves to investigating further elements of fiction using the novel as its focus, helping you acquire and practice skills in creative writing. In this unit you will also learn to analyse prose fiction for craft elements in a way that informs and illuminates your own work. In addition to lectures, tutorial based peer-critique workshops are a central part of this unit. Within them, in a guided and structured way, you will get and give feedback on the stories as they are being written.
Introduction to Creative Writing
- Unit Code
- KWB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the fundamental skills for writing fiction and poetry as well as the basic theoretical background that underpins them. It looks at the foundational techniques required to write successfully in each mode and explores how a practitioner might best approach both writing and critical analysis in the contemporary context. It develops a critical understanding of your own and others’ approaches to writing life. You will be encouraged to develop the skills required for professional writing through a series of tasks that introduce key concepts such as characterisation, constructing a scene, writing dialogue, and creating imagery.
Writing Creative Non-Fiction
- Unit Code
- KWB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In this unit, you will develop the ability to recognise, analyse and write in key areas of creative non-fiction writing. The unit offers you highly transferable skills that form part of the professional writer's practice and which are especially useful to develop early in a writing career. Creative non-fiction allows you to combine real life stories with the creative and imaginative writing techniques employed in fiction, and applies to a wide range of writing modes and publishing contexts. These include reviewing, writing about books, music and screen, food writing, the personal essay, life writing and travel literature, and the use of humour in writing. This unit encourages you to apply the creative writing techniques of these forms to your own areas of interest and creative practice, and has an industry focus in equipping you with practical and analytical skills in a range of non-fiction creative writing genres.
Creative Writing: Style and Technique
- Unit Code
- KWB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is a masterclass in literary style. Each week in this unit we will look at how one writer produces a particular technique or effect well, we will unpack at a language level exactly what they are doing, and then we will use this understanding to produce a written piece for the week employing that technique. In essence, this unit provides an opportunity to develop different writing techniques through guided writing exercises and theoretical analyses of texts with an emphasis on style and effect. Here you move beyond the basic elements of fiction and develop advanced techniques in creative and professional writing at a low, language-oriented level. Intensive tutorial-based work, self-directed creative practice, guided critical analysis and asynchronous on-line activities characterise the teaching and learning in this unit.
Poetry and Poetics
- Unit Code
- KWB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides important creative and critical skills in writing poetry and cultivating an understanding of how to interpret and use poetic techniques. It explores a spectrum of contemporary and traditional forms of poetry, and is designed for those who are interested in poetics and the use of words in precise, innovative, concentrated and musical ways. It equips students with knowledge of the techniques, poetic forms and modes, and the opportunity to apply this vocabulary in analysing and reading a wide range of contemporary poetry. The unit provides key creative and critical skills in writing poetry, while offering you the chance to practice in a variety of poetic forms and modes, reflectively writing about your own poetry and analytically writing about the stylistics of another person’s work. The unit occurs at the mid-point of the creative writing major, building on KWB211 Creative Writing: Style and Technique, and preparing you for the advanced work of third year.
The Artful Life: From Memoir to Fiction
- Unit Code
- KWB214
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit examines the relationship between imaginative literature, especially the novel, and the inspiration we derive from our own lives. Memoir and fiction are major literary forms that are connected by their use of creative writing techniques and by the way they draw material from authors’ personal experiences. They also are pervasive, complex and culturally important literary forms. This unit is designed to help you examine and understand the theory and practice of memoir and long-form fiction writing; the relationship between imagination and inspiration, and the process of planning and research leading to the development of a novel or memoir proposal, including an initial chapter and synopsis. As such, the unit addresses the scope, challenges and practices of developing fiction or memoir; the standards, conventions and possibilities of fiction and memoir forms; and the development of editorial skills in collaboration with others (feedback).
Editing and Publishing
- Unit Code
- KWB217
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit offers an advanced understanding of the editing process and the contemporary Australian publishing landscape. It develops your editorial acumen across a range of modes and forms, and builds the interpersonal skills required for editorial relationships. These understandings and skills are crucial for those intending to work in the publishing industry and are of great benefit to creative writers. You will learn to edit the work of others with insight, understanding, and technical skill, and gain a greater knowledge of contemporary Australian publishing.
Creative Writing Project 1
- Unit Code
- KWB306
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an opportunity to develop an extended creative writing project in your preferred and strongest genre and form. It will allow you to plan and propose an extended piece of creative work through a series of intensive highly participatory tutorials in collaboration with peer critique groups. Though the major covers a range of writing genres, you choose your strongest genre and write with both breadth and complexity. This unit supports you to demonstrate that you have developed a sophisticated voice or style over the three years of study. The piece of work commenced here will continue to be built on in KWB326 Creative Writing Project 2.
Fashion Communication
Introduction to Fashion Communication
- Unit Code
- DFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to fashion communication and is intended to provide foundational knowledge and skills to pursue further studies in fashion communication. It aims to develop your understanding of fashion as both an everyday cultural form and a complex global industry. Learning in this unit will be important in order to gain an overview of the global fashion system and fashion cultures. You will develop and practise foundational fashion communication skills alongside learning how to apply key theoretical ideas to understanding fashion. This unit will provide you with the conceptual basis to pursue further studies in fashion communication.
Fashion Sustainability
- Unit Code
- DFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a foundational knowledge of environmental and social impacts of the fashion system. The unit examines the environmental and social impact of materials, production and consumption methods in order to develop the skills and mindset to apply more sustainable practices. It also introduces fashion systems as complex supply chains spanning raw fibre through to manufacturing, design, retailing and garment use, and disposal systems at end of life.
Fashion Product Development
- Unit Code
- DFB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Fashion Media
- Unit Code
- DFB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit offers insight into the connection between media and fashion image making. It takes a critical historical, interdisciplinary and industrial approach to the study of fashion media, exploring media and digital social platforms that have contributed to the dissemination of fashion. Cross-pollination between fashion and media platforms from different historical times has contributed to the formation of taste, along with cultural and consumer discourses. This unit explores the evolving and complex fashion communication landscape that has captured key changes in fashion culture and industry, and the fragmentation and opening up of fashion communication to global consumers and identities.
Global Fashion Cultures
- Unit Code
- DFB206
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge of the complexities of global fashion systems and builds on the application of your skills in fashion visual communication with an emphasis on visual analysis. It focuses on the diverse aesthetics and practices of global fashion cultures since the mid-twentieth century. The aim of this unit is to develop your knowledge of the diversity of global fashion aesthetics since the mid-twentieth century while focusing on consumer-led fashion developments alongside high-end designer fashion of this period. As such, it will deepen your knowledge of how design is connected to social and cultural developments.
Fashion Textiles
- Unit Code
- DFB208
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit covers applied textile design in the past, present and future. It will explore the cultural, social and industrial significance of textiles. The unit will provide opportunities to learn about the techniques involved with textile production. You will draw on this to experiment with and design textiles in line with industry trends and challenges, and explore avenues in speculative design into textile futures.
Global Fashion History
- Unit Code
- DFB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the foundations of fashion history through a global perspective of trade, culture and style flows between the West and the East. It presents a new approach to the study of fashion history as an exchange between cultures through a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The unit provides you with the opportunity to build your fashion knowledge in the context of complex global cultural and commercial exchanges in fashion. It unravels competing cultural and political discourses of dress in colonial contexts, recognising the multiple sites that contributed to the emergence of fashion. It provides you with skills in written and oral communication; research and visual analysis; and creative skills. Importantly, it will help you to identify and understand current influences and future directions in contemporary fashion design.
Fashion Justice
- Unit Code
- DFB305
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This advanced level unit deepens your critical fashion engagement and consolidates your skills in fashion communication. It prepares you to play a leadership role in shaping the dialogues that are transforming fashion practices. The aim of this unit is to develop your critical, analytical and communication skills in the context of the global fashion industry and wider cultural debates. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach characteristic of current fashion scholarship, this final unit builds on the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in DFB206 Global Fashion Cultures and DFB209 Global Fashion History and provides you with the opportunity to develop sophisticated research and written communication skills, preparing you to contribute to shaping the dialogues and debates that are changing the contemporary fashion industry.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Industrial Design Studies
Introducing Design Fabrication
- Unit Code
- DYB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory hands-on unit explores concepts, skills and methods required to prototype and fabricate physical objects from your design ideas. Designers need to consider the capabilities of fabrication, associated processes and equipment, and materials available to produce a physical prototype of their design ideas. From this perspective, design fabrication is problem centric and requires a rationale behind the choice of materials and processes, an understanding of the quality of the fabrication outcome as part of an iterative process or for its temporal qualities for concept evaluation, as well as consideration of the ethics of fabrication. The foundational design fabrication skills acquired in this unit will be further developed in subsequent design units in the program.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Design Consequences
- Unit Code
- DYB124
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Design Consequences is an introductory unit employing theoretical and applied methods to explore the ways in which design influences and is influenced by cultural traditions and practices, beliefs and biases. Working across frames of past, present and future, you will learn how to critically engage with and draw upon these cultural factors and influences to shape and define your design work and practice.The twenty-first century presents designers with a challenging context characterised by the increasingly dramatic effects of climate change, growing levels of inequality, and destabilised geopolitical conditions. This unit will introduce you to a range of ideas, methods, and approaches necessary to understand design not only as products, environments, services and experiences but also as a social, cultural, political, and economic agent.
ID Studio 1: User Centred Design
- Unit Code
- DNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces you to User Centred Industrial Design. It addresses visual and creative thinking within the context of the industrial design process and provides human-centred knowledge focused on usability, usability methods and evaluation techniques. You will learn how to implement physical, cognitive and emotional factors to human-centred product design, services and systems. Understanding the needs and capabilities of people is essential to the design of usable, desirable and viable products, services and systems. In order to do this you will need a solid understanding of user-centred design methods during the industrial design process and the application of form, structure, function and beauty in design.
ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation
- Unit Code
- DNB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit advances knowledge and skills with analogue and digital visualisation techniques to explore, elaborate and communicate your design ideas effectively. The most common and complex aspect of industrial design deals with creating aesthetically pleasing products imbued with meaning and value through form and function. Continuing the development of design process knowledge and skills established in DNB110 ID Studio 1: User Centred Design, this unit delves deeper into ideas of aesthetics and meaning in order to advance the quality of everyday products.
ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience
- Unit Code
- DNB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
A core responsibility of the Industrial Designer is the interpretation of human interactions with products or systems. This unit develops intermediate design research skills and strategies to gain a detailed understanding of the user within the product's social, cultural and technological context. It employs design strategies to identify opportunities of human interactions with products and systems and enhance the user-product experience. In this unit you will strengthen and apply your design, visualisation, model-making and CAD skills at an intermediate level while dealing with user-centred design (UCD) principles to produce interactive designs. This unit builds on knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design (ID) foundation units. It builds your skills and knowledge in the area of interaction and experience allowing for integration of skills and knowledge in the capstone units.
ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the skills and knowledge to transform design ideas into manufacturable products. It provides experience and skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit increases your knowledge of the commonly used materials and processes and of how their manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. The industrial designer needs to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to communicate their design intent with sufficient detail to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. This unit introduces you to the principles of Design For Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and extends your Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills. The skills and knowledge covered by this unit are amongst those highly sought after by employers and will be applied in all subsequent ID studio units.
ID Studio 5: Applied Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to design products for manufacture. It advances knowledge on commonly used materials allowing you to gain an understanding of how manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. Industrial Designers need to be able to design products that are viable for production. They also need to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to efficiently communicate their design intent to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. The unit focuses on 3D parametric Computer Aided Design (CAD) and on how this is incorporated into the design process. Additionally, it provides skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit builds on the DNB211 ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology unit as well as developing CAD and digital presentation skills.
ID Studio 6: Systems Design
- Unit Code
- DNB310
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the concept of systems thinking and its application to design to solve complex societal, cultural and environmental challenges. It advances on Industrial design concepts, methods, strategies and processes for innovation with a particular focus on future products and systems. It also builds and consolidates knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design units, in particular skills and knowledge in the area of systems design. To be able to tackle the most critical problems of our time, we must broaden our view to incorporate a more holistic and comprehensive view of design and systems. This requires the understanding and application of novel systems thinking approaches to the design of products, services and systems that are viable, feasible and desirable for people and the environment.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Interactive and Visual Design
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Principles of Interaction and UX Design
- Unit Code
- DXB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces Interaction and UX Design theories, methods, tools and applications essential for the design of digital products, services and experiences for human interaction. It enables you to undertake user experience research in response to real world briefs, critique leading industry case studies and practices, iteratively prototype solutions, and evaluate usability of the outcome with regard to user experience. Amidst global proliferation of digital products and services shaped by trends in augmented and virtual reality, automation, smart homes, and the Internet of Things; there is a greater emphasis on designing digital interactions, interfaces and systems that improve the human experience. In order to effectively achieve that, this unit provides foundational skills and knowledge in human-centred design, including aspects of the interaction design lifecycle, methods, tools and techniques needed to solve real world problems.
Introduction to Web Design
- Unit Code
- DXB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces concepts and skills underpinning the user-centred design of web sites using the web technologies such as HTML and CSS. It enables you to understand web technologies as a medium to explore design concepts and to build responsive, high-fidelity, mobile-first web sites. This includes translating conceptual designs into responsive websites while taking into account principles of interface and user experience design, layout, style and navigation. The unit enables you to formulate solutions to design problems, to produce high quality technical and aesthetic outcomes, and to understand the basic skills needed by web design professionals.
Interactive Narrative Design
- Unit Code
- DXB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit serves as an introduction to creating immersive environments and building interactive worlds for player performance and dramatic agency. The role of the narrative designer is central to the success of any significant professional project in interactive media and game design. The unit addresses theoretical issues associated with immersive / non-linear story structures and interactive narrative forms through the analysis of game / play systems, the creation of original game concepts and the application of techniques of narrative design. It extends this understanding into practice through the application of relevant skills, which will scaffold you into the production of a portfolio work (suitable for interaction designers, visual communication designers, game designers, media designers, creative writers and performance studies).
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
Creative Coding
- Unit Code
- DXB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This is an introductory programming unit for designers. It presents core principles of computer programming and explores how these can be applied to produce creative outcomes. It also surveys the ways that designers, artists and other creative practitioners have engaged with computer programming and reflects on the nature of code as a creative medium. A basic literacy with programming is essential in areas of professional practice such as interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile app design and game design. As such, it is important for you to develop core skills in computer programming, as well as knowledge of the aesthetics of computational processes in design and creative practice.
Tangible Media
- Unit Code
- DXB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides in-depth knowledge of tangible media through the production of an advanced tangible media design project. The design and production of computational and interactive media forms requires theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the processes that underpin the tangible as well as the embodied ways in which people interact with such systems. This unit builds upon previous interaction design studies and extends these studies into the field of tangible media.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Journalism
Foundations of Journalism
- Unit Code
- CJB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with foundational knowledge of what ‘journalism’ means today as both a professional practice and cultural form. You will learn about the changing role of journalism in society, how journalism underpins (and undermines) democracy, and be introduced to journalism ethics and law. You will learn how the business activities of media companies shape news values, and how they employ contemporary practices of story selection and verification. Against this industrial context, you will begin to learn journalistic writing conventions and apply effective reporting techniques. In doing so, this unit equips you with the essential knowledge and tools for you to understand and thrive in a complex and dynamic communication industry.
Shortform News Production
- Unit Code
- CJB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Journalists must be able to produce content that engages audiences across a range of formats and platforms. In this unit, you will develop the ability to successfully perform a range of newsgathering activities, including interviewing and live blogging. Drawing on this newsgathering activity, you will produce under ‘real world’ deadlines professional quality audio and video content that is suitable for TV, radio, or digital platforms. You will also apply multimedia skills to produce transmedia content that supports contemporary journalism practices, and create digital communication content that engages and/or persuades audiences. In addition to producing content, you will undertake editorial roles that support successful short form news production, and understand the value of community and collaboration in the multifaceted practice of contemporary journalism.
Communication and Composition
- Unit Code
- CYB112
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Writing is an essential skill that you will need to succeed in your university program, as researching, composing, analysing, and forming a persuasive argument are fundamental to all assessment tasks. This unit introduces you to the conventions and practices of academic and evidence-based writing and will train you to interpret and analyse information to form a logical and persuasive argument. This unit confronts how digital technology shapes the form and practice of written communication today to build your information/digital literacies and research/evaluation skills. This unit will equip you with the necessary academic and factual writing skills to complete your assessment at a high standard throughout your course of study.
Understanding Audiences
- Unit Code
- CYB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the ways in which the media, entertainment, and news industries have imagined, measured and monetised their audiences. Understanding that audiences are powerful economic and cultural constructions in the media and entertainment industries, the unit examines how researchers and industry professionals build knowledge about how people use media and the role that it plays in their lives. The unit establishes a theoretical foundation in audience studies, as well as explores a range of research methods that are used to study audiences/users, and prepares students to evaluate different types of knowledge claims about audiences.
Social Justice and Journalism Ethics
- Unit Code
- CJB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Journalism has a significant influence on the way people see the world, and how they think about their place within it. Journalism therefore has the ability to both address, as well as exacerbate, existing power imbalances that exist in our culture. This unit provides students with a better understanding of these dynamics, and how they can shape their future professional practice in ways that might better account for the structural advantages and disadvantages that different groups (based on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class and physical ability) face. The unit will introduce students to the professional codes of conduct under which journalists often operate, and how they apply in the Australian context. The unit also provides opportunities for students to explore real-world ethical dilemmas in the media industry, and to work through examples of applied ethical decision-making. In doing so, the unit aims to produce more socially-conscious, ethical journalism practitioners.
Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification
- Unit Code
- CJB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Communication professionals now operate in a world in which data is plentiful, and often relatively easy to access. This situation also throws up a number of challenges, though, with these practitioners needing to know where to find such data, how to make sense of it and, more importantly, how to present that data to an audience in a meaningful and engaging way. This unit therefore equips students with some of these foundational skills, and provides them with a strong understanding of how statistics and data can be used to enhance news stories, and help to uncover stories which have not been told yet.
Political Communication
- Unit Code
- CJB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit surveys the theory and professional practices of political and governmental communication, especially through journalism, media and communications industries. It examines contemporary and historical political issues and communications in Australia and internationally from the perspectives of democratic theory, media influence, strategic image, and issue management. The unit comprises an overview of theoretical approaches to political communication, the construction of political discourse, and the mobilisation of audiences/voters; an understanding of the relationship between communication strategies and the management of politics, with cases drawn from Australian and international politics. Students will develop the capacity to critically appraise strategic issues such as political persuasion, electoral strategy, uses/impacts of digital and social media, and public opinion formation and to create messages about issues connected to politics and government.
Longform News Production
- Unit Code
- CJB305
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Longform journalism continues to evolve on a range of platforms, with digital media tools providing exciting storytelling possibilities, including podcasts and multimedia features. This unit provides an opportunity for students to apply their advanced journalistic skills in producing longform non-fiction content, using a combination of text, visuals, audio and video. You will learn how to generate story ideas and news angles, and select the most appropriate format for telling stories. You will then use research, interviewing and production skills to produce engaging content, including multimedia feature articles, audio and video, and podcasts. This unit also provides opportunities for reflection and constructive critique of your work. The unit aids you in producing credible non-fiction content in a dynamic and appealing style, applying skills that are transferable to areas outside journalism. It also provides awareness of the market for longform non-fiction content.
Understanding Media Industries
- Unit Code
- CYB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the core concepts, analytical frameworks, and professional practices necessary to understand how the media industries operate as complex economic and cultural phenomena. This includes a comprehensive overview of media industry structures and functions, production and distribution processes, regulatory and technological conditions, ecological implications, and labour practices. You will also explore the political, economic, and cultural foundations of the media industries in national, regional, and global contexts. You will engage with media industry professionals as guests where appropriate to establish a capacity for the subsequent study of and employability in the media industries.
Understanding the Internet and Data
- Unit Code
- CYB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the centrality of the internet as a communication tool in both the workplace and everyday life. It explores how internet technologies and digital communication platforms refashion communication practices and social organisation, including the centrality of debates around online behavior and codes of conduct. The unit also introduces students to basic data literacy and digital analytic skills.
Journalism Law
- Unit Code
- LWS011
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The study of law is important for journalists as they are endowed with a public responsibility to engage in sound legal and ethical practice. The public role journalists play in society means that there is a high level of scrutiny of their actions. Legal transgressions by journalists can prove costly and painful for journalists, their families, friends, colleagues and employers. Furthermore, journalists also need to have a good working understanding of the legal framework that applies to society in general, as the law will be relevant to a wide range of issues that will be reported by journalists in their professional practice. In addition, the unit seeks to foster an appreciation of the developing nature of the law through court decisions and its capacity to adapt to new circumstances, as well as providing you with the scope to appreciate the development of law through changes in policy through the intervention of parliaments.
Media and Communication Industries
Digital Platforms
- Unit Code
- CCB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
It is critical for communication professionals to understand the cultural, economic, and technical contexts from which contemporary digital platforms have emerged and in which they are continuing to evolve. This unit focuses on the technological developments, business logics, and socio-economic shifts that have shaped the brief history of digital platforms, focusing on what differentiates digital platforms from other media forms. It develops students’ contextual understanding of digital platforms by exploring how key concepts in digital media studies map onto specific platforms and their audience and user cultures. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Global Media and Culture
- Unit Code
- CCB206
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides students with a critical understanding of the economic, political, and cultural dimensions of global media industries. It introduces key disciplinary theories and debates about the creation, circulation and consumption of media content as it circulates across different locations and cultures. The unit also enables students to develop skills and knowledge necessary for living and working in globally diverse communities and professional contexts. The unit may survey a range of media industries and cultural forms and/or focus on a single site of global activity as it explores the inherently transnational nature of the content we consume.
Understanding Media Industries
- Unit Code
- CYB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the core concepts, analytical frameworks, and professional practices necessary to understand how the media industries operate as complex economic and cultural phenomena. This includes a comprehensive overview of media industry structures and functions, production and distribution processes, regulatory and technological conditions, ecological implications, and labour practices. You will also explore the political, economic, and cultural foundations of the media industries in national, regional, and global contexts. You will engage with media industry professionals as guests where appropriate to establish a capacity for the subsequent study of and employability in the media industries.
Understanding Audiences
- Unit Code
- CYB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the ways in which the media, entertainment, and news industries have imagined, measured and monetised their audiences. Understanding that audiences are powerful economic and cultural constructions in the media and entertainment industries, the unit examines how researchers and industry professionals build knowledge about how people use media and the role that it plays in their lives. The unit establishes a theoretical foundation in audience studies, as well as explores a range of research methods that are used to study audiences/users, and prepares students to evaluate different types of knowledge claims about audiences.
Popular Culture
- Unit Code
- CCB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The products, practices, and pleasures of popular culture are frequently dismissed as being superficial, unserious, or unimportant. This unit, however, celebrates popular culture as a contested and shifting phenomenon that permeates everyday life. Far from mundane, popular culture is charged with a political valence that reflects—and shapes—our lives. This unit further develops conceptual framework(s) and analytic tools to critically evaluate the texts, artefacts, and/or practices of popular culture. In completing this unit, students will understand how the communication industries produce and circulate popular culture, and will be able to critique the politics of pleasure that frame the consumption of mass culture.
Australian Media
- Unit Code
- CCB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit evaluates the industrial and cultural logics of Australian media. You will develop an understanding of contemporary debates, issues and developments and will learn about how national and local media are shaped by a range of factors including digital distribution technologies, concentrated ownership structures and cultural policy. The unit engages with questions of national culture and identity, amid the intense internationalising forces impacting Australian media. Understanding the technological, economic, and policy contexts within which Australian media operate will help you to form ethical media choices and professional communication practices.
Social Media, Self and Society
- Unit Code
- CCB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Social Media has had a tremendous impact on our lives as individuals and members of larger societies. The debates surrounding these new and powerful technologies are often multi-faceted in their complexity. In this unit you will develop skills in critically examining and contributing to debates about social media’s impact on issues such as identity, privacy and the ethics of everyday life. You will draw on scholarly research to evaluate opposing perspectives and become critically informed communication professionals. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Digital Media Analytics
- Unit Code
- CCB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit equips you with critical understanding and skills in contemporary research and practice methods as they are applied to digital content, platforms and networks. From computational analyses of ‘big social data’ to close qualitative analysis of digital media platforms and practices, the approaches, methods and tools that are grounded in and suitable for the study of digital media are expanding and evolving rapidly. This unit aims to provide you with critical understanding and practical skills in how to select and implement contemporary digital approaches to the collection, analysis and interpretation of various forms of communication data, such as social media content (both textual and visual) and geodata.
Social Media Strategy
- Unit Code
- CCB304
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit develops a critical understanding of, and applied skills in, best practice social media management within professional communication contexts. You will engage with the principles, tools and techniques of professional social media practice, social media presence and the development, implementation and analysis of digital communication strategies. It also provides opportunities to apply them in the ever-evolving social media landscape. This is an advanced unit that builds on individual and teamwork approaches to learning and teaching developed in introductory and intermediate units.
Living in a Media World
- Unit Code
- CYB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the dynamic and evolving field of Media Studies. It looks at how various traditions of knowledge have sought to better understand the relationship between media and society. It corrects prevailing myths about media power and develops basic skills for engaging with different types of media. For example, how have scholars evaluated, measured, and theorised the impact of mass media forms such as print, television, and the internet on social and political life? Do new media and technologies demand to be understood in new ways, or can we utilise older systems of thought to better understand today’s rapidly changing media world? As future communication professionals, it is crucial that you understand the key concepts and debates that have shaped your discipline.
Understanding the Internet and Data
- Unit Code
- CYB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the centrality of the internet as a communication tool in both the workplace and everyday life. It explores how internet technologies and digital communication platforms refashion communication practices and social organisation, including the centrality of debates around online behavior and codes of conduct. The unit also introduces students to basic data literacy and digital analytic skills.
Visual Communication
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Visual Design for Storytelling
- Unit Code
- DVB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
While contemporary visual communication often applies concise and immediate messaging for targeted audiences, it can also require extended, multi-layered narrative-led messaging. This unit provides theoretical, conceptual, technical and research skills to produce narrative-based visual communication works. The unit addresses principles and techniques of visual storytelling across multiple media forms such as print, screen and space, and allows you to develop key portfolio pieces which are complex and creative. Visual Design for Storytelling builds upon the Visual Communication foundations, expanding the scope of projects you are equipped for.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Kinetic Image and Text
- Unit Code
- DVB301
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Moving image and typographic design has become a leading form of communication in contemporary society, from online contexts, to film and television, to digital signage. An in-depth understanding of and creative skills in motion-based design are essential for visual designers to work on major campaigns and address all client needs. This unit provides you with knowledge of key theoretical approaches, techniques and methods of kinetic design and allows you to explore these through practice within studio-based assessment projects. In taking this focus, the unit builds directly upon prior foundations of Image Design and Typography in the Visual Communication specialisation and prepares students to work at a further, advanced level within the industry.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Experimental Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As a dynamic and rapidly expanding field in design, Visual Communication offers new opportunities and career paths. Understanding the future directions of the industry and actively adapting to them is crucial for long-term success. This capstone unit enhances and expands your communication design skills through studio-driven explorations of emerging and future practices, practice-based research, creative focus, and digital fabrication, and by providing a dynamic learning community. It enables you to develop your own unique and innovative visual design language, culminating in the creation of a signature work that contributes to defining your creative portfolio and future career paths.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Second Major: Criminology and Policing
Criminology and Policing (72 credit points)
Introduction to Criminology and Policing
- Unit Code
- JSB170
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Introduction to Criminology and Policing will provide you with an introduction to the disciplines of criminology and policing. This unit will provide you with a foundation for understanding theories, concepts, and issues related to criminology and policing in an Australian and international context. It begins with an exploration of the existing explanations of crime from both an individual and social theoretical perspective and will provide you with a background of policing in Queensland, Australia, and internationally. The remainder of the unit then covers topics of interest to those within the area of criminal justice, policing and criminology, for example, crimes in the home, crime in public, white collar crime, and youth crime.
Understanding the Criminal Justice System
- Unit Code
- JSB173
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Justice professionals require a thorough foundational understanding of how Australia’s systems of justice operate structurally and how people progress through those systems. This unit provides a critical overview of the Australian Criminal Justice System through examinations of the key arms of policing, courts and corrections and their processes.
Punishment and Penal Policy
- Unit Code
- JSB207
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In the modern Western context, concerns with crime, victimisation and social harm are key concerns for the citizenry. These issues also make up a significant part of media and political discourse and it could thus be argued that crime and punishment are defining cultural motifs of modern Western societies, forever concerned with security and safety from the 'criminal other'. This unit offers you a critical overview of the evolution of Western responses to crime over the past two centuries. The unit introduces the philosophies and theories that have underpinned the development of penal policy during that period. Using Australian and other case studies, you will be introduced to a range of policies and interventions associated with the construction of the modern penal system. The various stages of the development of penal policy will be covered. The unit will challenge you to think critically about a range of key issues confronting the penal system and policy-makers.
Policing in Context
- Unit Code
- JSB284
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is concerned with the diverse roles, duties, powers and problems of policing in Australia. These issues are explored through a variety of topics, which include the history and context of policing in Australia and internationally, the powers and duties of police officers, police ethics and oversight, the effectiveness of different policing strategies, and the social challenges of police-community interaction.
Second Major: Design
Fashion Communication
Introduction to Fashion Communication
- Unit Code
- DFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to fashion communication and is intended to provide foundational knowledge and skills to pursue further studies in fashion communication. It aims to develop your understanding of fashion as both an everyday cultural form and a complex global industry. Learning in this unit will be important in order to gain an overview of the global fashion system and fashion cultures. You will develop and practise foundational fashion communication skills alongside learning how to apply key theoretical ideas to understanding fashion. This unit will provide you with the conceptual basis to pursue further studies in fashion communication.
Fashion Sustainability
- Unit Code
- DFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a foundational knowledge of environmental and social impacts of the fashion system. The unit examines the environmental and social impact of materials, production and consumption methods in order to develop the skills and mindset to apply more sustainable practices. It also introduces fashion systems as complex supply chains spanning raw fibre through to manufacturing, design, retailing and garment use, and disposal systems at end of life.
Fashion Product Development
- Unit Code
- DFB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Fashion Media
- Unit Code
- DFB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit offers insight into the connection between media and fashion image making. It takes a critical historical, interdisciplinary and industrial approach to the study of fashion media, exploring media and digital social platforms that have contributed to the dissemination of fashion. Cross-pollination between fashion and media platforms from different historical times has contributed to the formation of taste, along with cultural and consumer discourses. This unit explores the evolving and complex fashion communication landscape that has captured key changes in fashion culture and industry, and the fragmentation and opening up of fashion communication to global consumers and identities.
Global Fashion Cultures
- Unit Code
- DFB206
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge of the complexities of global fashion systems and builds on the application of your skills in fashion visual communication with an emphasis on visual analysis. It focuses on the diverse aesthetics and practices of global fashion cultures since the mid-twentieth century. The aim of this unit is to develop your knowledge of the diversity of global fashion aesthetics since the mid-twentieth century while focusing on consumer-led fashion developments alongside high-end designer fashion of this period. As such, it will deepen your knowledge of how design is connected to social and cultural developments.
Fashion Textiles
- Unit Code
- DFB208
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit covers applied textile design in the past, present and future. It will explore the cultural, social and industrial significance of textiles. The unit will provide opportunities to learn about the techniques involved with textile production. You will draw on this to experiment with and design textiles in line with industry trends and challenges, and explore avenues in speculative design into textile futures.
Global Fashion History
- Unit Code
- DFB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the foundations of fashion history through a global perspective of trade, culture and style flows between the West and the East. It presents a new approach to the study of fashion history as an exchange between cultures through a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The unit provides you with the opportunity to build your fashion knowledge in the context of complex global cultural and commercial exchanges in fashion. It unravels competing cultural and political discourses of dress in colonial contexts, recognising the multiple sites that contributed to the emergence of fashion. It provides you with skills in written and oral communication; research and visual analysis; and creative skills. Importantly, it will help you to identify and understand current influences and future directions in contemporary fashion design.
Fashion Justice
- Unit Code
- DFB305
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This advanced level unit deepens your critical fashion engagement and consolidates your skills in fashion communication. It prepares you to play a leadership role in shaping the dialogues that are transforming fashion practices. The aim of this unit is to develop your critical, analytical and communication skills in the context of the global fashion industry and wider cultural debates. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach characteristic of current fashion scholarship, this final unit builds on the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in DFB206 Global Fashion Cultures and DFB209 Global Fashion History and provides you with the opportunity to develop sophisticated research and written communication skills, preparing you to contribute to shaping the dialogues and debates that are changing the contemporary fashion industry.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Industrial Design Studies
Introducing Design Fabrication
- Unit Code
- DYB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory hands-on unit explores concepts, skills and methods required to prototype and fabricate physical objects from your design ideas. Designers need to consider the capabilities of fabrication, associated processes and equipment, and materials available to produce a physical prototype of their design ideas. From this perspective, design fabrication is problem centric and requires a rationale behind the choice of materials and processes, an understanding of the quality of the fabrication outcome as part of an iterative process or for its temporal qualities for concept evaluation, as well as consideration of the ethics of fabrication. The foundational design fabrication skills acquired in this unit will be further developed in subsequent design units in the program.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Design Consequences
- Unit Code
- DYB124
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Design Consequences is an introductory unit employing theoretical and applied methods to explore the ways in which design influences and is influenced by cultural traditions and practices, beliefs and biases. Working across frames of past, present and future, you will learn how to critically engage with and draw upon these cultural factors and influences to shape and define your design work and practice.The twenty-first century presents designers with a challenging context characterised by the increasingly dramatic effects of climate change, growing levels of inequality, and destabilised geopolitical conditions. This unit will introduce you to a range of ideas, methods, and approaches necessary to understand design not only as products, environments, services and experiences but also as a social, cultural, political, and economic agent.
ID Studio 1: User Centred Design
- Unit Code
- DNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces you to User Centred Industrial Design. It addresses visual and creative thinking within the context of the industrial design process and provides human-centred knowledge focused on usability, usability methods and evaluation techniques. You will learn how to implement physical, cognitive and emotional factors to human-centred product design, services and systems. Understanding the needs and capabilities of people is essential to the design of usable, desirable and viable products, services and systems. In order to do this you will need a solid understanding of user-centred design methods during the industrial design process and the application of form, structure, function and beauty in design.
ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation
- Unit Code
- DNB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit advances knowledge and skills with analogue and digital visualisation techniques to explore, elaborate and communicate your design ideas effectively. The most common and complex aspect of industrial design deals with creating aesthetically pleasing products imbued with meaning and value through form and function. Continuing the development of design process knowledge and skills established in DNB110 ID Studio 1: User Centred Design, this unit delves deeper into ideas of aesthetics and meaning in order to advance the quality of everyday products.
ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience
- Unit Code
- DNB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
A core responsibility of the Industrial Designer is the interpretation of human interactions with products or systems. This unit develops intermediate design research skills and strategies to gain a detailed understanding of the user within the product's social, cultural and technological context. It employs design strategies to identify opportunities of human interactions with products and systems and enhance the user-product experience. In this unit you will strengthen and apply your design, visualisation, model-making and CAD skills at an intermediate level while dealing with user-centred design (UCD) principles to produce interactive designs. This unit builds on knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design (ID) foundation units. It builds your skills and knowledge in the area of interaction and experience allowing for integration of skills and knowledge in the capstone units.
ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the skills and knowledge to transform design ideas into manufacturable products. It provides experience and skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit increases your knowledge of the commonly used materials and processes and of how their manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. The industrial designer needs to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to communicate their design intent with sufficient detail to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. This unit introduces you to the principles of Design For Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and extends your Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills. The skills and knowledge covered by this unit are amongst those highly sought after by employers and will be applied in all subsequent ID studio units.
ID Studio 5: Applied Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to design products for manufacture. It advances knowledge on commonly used materials allowing you to gain an understanding of how manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. Industrial Designers need to be able to design products that are viable for production. They also need to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to efficiently communicate their design intent to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. The unit focuses on 3D parametric Computer Aided Design (CAD) and on how this is incorporated into the design process. Additionally, it provides skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit builds on the DNB211 ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology unit as well as developing CAD and digital presentation skills.
ID Studio 6: Systems Design
- Unit Code
- DNB310
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the concept of systems thinking and its application to design to solve complex societal, cultural and environmental challenges. It advances on Industrial design concepts, methods, strategies and processes for innovation with a particular focus on future products and systems. It also builds and consolidates knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design units, in particular skills and knowledge in the area of systems design. To be able to tackle the most critical problems of our time, we must broaden our view to incorporate a more holistic and comprehensive view of design and systems. This requires the understanding and application of novel systems thinking approaches to the design of products, services and systems that are viable, feasible and desirable for people and the environment.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Interactive and Visual Design
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Principles of Interaction and UX Design
- Unit Code
- DXB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces Interaction and UX Design theories, methods, tools and applications essential for the design of digital products, services and experiences for human interaction. It enables you to undertake user experience research in response to real world briefs, critique leading industry case studies and practices, iteratively prototype solutions, and evaluate usability of the outcome with regard to user experience. Amidst global proliferation of digital products and services shaped by trends in augmented and virtual reality, automation, smart homes, and the Internet of Things; there is a greater emphasis on designing digital interactions, interfaces and systems that improve the human experience. In order to effectively achieve that, this unit provides foundational skills and knowledge in human-centred design, including aspects of the interaction design lifecycle, methods, tools and techniques needed to solve real world problems.
Introduction to Web Design
- Unit Code
- DXB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces concepts and skills underpinning the user-centred design of web sites using the web technologies such as HTML and CSS. It enables you to understand web technologies as a medium to explore design concepts and to build responsive, high-fidelity, mobile-first web sites. This includes translating conceptual designs into responsive websites while taking into account principles of interface and user experience design, layout, style and navigation. The unit enables you to formulate solutions to design problems, to produce high quality technical and aesthetic outcomes, and to understand the basic skills needed by web design professionals.
Interactive Narrative Design
- Unit Code
- DXB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit serves as an introduction to creating immersive environments and building interactive worlds for player performance and dramatic agency. The role of the narrative designer is central to the success of any significant professional project in interactive media and game design. The unit addresses theoretical issues associated with immersive / non-linear story structures and interactive narrative forms through the analysis of game / play systems, the creation of original game concepts and the application of techniques of narrative design. It extends this understanding into practice through the application of relevant skills, which will scaffold you into the production of a portfolio work (suitable for interaction designers, visual communication designers, game designers, media designers, creative writers and performance studies).
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
Creative Coding
- Unit Code
- DXB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This is an introductory programming unit for designers. It presents core principles of computer programming and explores how these can be applied to produce creative outcomes. It also surveys the ways that designers, artists and other creative practitioners have engaged with computer programming and reflects on the nature of code as a creative medium. A basic literacy with programming is essential in areas of professional practice such as interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile app design and game design. As such, it is important for you to develop core skills in computer programming, as well as knowledge of the aesthetics of computational processes in design and creative practice.
Tangible Media
- Unit Code
- DXB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides in-depth knowledge of tangible media through the production of an advanced tangible media design project. The design and production of computational and interactive media forms requires theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the processes that underpin the tangible as well as the embodied ways in which people interact with such systems. This unit builds upon previous interaction design studies and extends these studies into the field of tangible media.
Design Study Tour
- Unit Code
- DYB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit provides an immersive learning experience, connecting you with recognised design practices and organisations. Open to anyone with at least one year of study, it’s ideal for designers and those eager to expand their horizons. Through a study tour, you’ll explore how design addresses real-world problems and shapes the future, refining your understanding of contemporary practices. You’ll develop valuable skills applicable across industries, enhancing your professional capabilities and network. This experience provides you with tools to succeed in the evolving creative economy, boosting your employability and fostering innovation in diverse contexts. Whether you’re looking to boost your capabilities, expand your network, or enhance your employability, this experience will equip you to succeed in an ever-evolving landscape. IMPORTANT: Enrolment for this unit is by application only and will be available to students through the InPlace.
Design Project Unit
- Unit Code
- DYB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Undertake a supervised Design Project that involves practical application and reflection. You will work on a real-world design challenge and be guided by experts to deliver a design idea/resolution. The experience and skills gained will contribute to your design knowledge and confidence as a practitioner in design related employment, including providing you with portfolio content. IMPORTANT: Design Projects will be available to students through the InPlace application. If the application through InPlace is successful, students will be manually enrolled in this unit. These applications have strict closing dates occurring in advance of the semester.
Visual Communication
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Visual Design for Storytelling
- Unit Code
- DVB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
While contemporary visual communication often applies concise and immediate messaging for targeted audiences, it can also require extended, multi-layered narrative-led messaging. This unit provides theoretical, conceptual, technical and research skills to produce narrative-based visual communication works. The unit addresses principles and techniques of visual storytelling across multiple media forms such as print, screen and space, and allows you to develop key portfolio pieces which are complex and creative. Visual Design for Storytelling builds upon the Visual Communication foundations, expanding the scope of projects you are equipped for.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Kinetic Image and Text
- Unit Code
- DVB301
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Moving image and typographic design has become a leading form of communication in contemporary society, from online contexts, to film and television, to digital signage. An in-depth understanding of and creative skills in motion-based design are essential for visual designers to work on major campaigns and address all client needs. This unit provides you with knowledge of key theoretical approaches, techniques and methods of kinetic design and allows you to explore these through practice within studio-based assessment projects. In taking this focus, the unit builds directly upon prior foundations of Image Design and Typography in the Visual Communication specialisation and prepares students to work at a further, advanced level within the industry.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Experimental Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As a dynamic and rapidly expanding field in design, Visual Communication offers new opportunities and career paths. Understanding the future directions of the industry and actively adapting to them is crucial for long-term success. This capstone unit enhances and expands your communication design skills through studio-driven explorations of emerging and future practices, practice-based research, creative focus, and digital fabrication, and by providing a dynamic learning community. It enables you to develop your own unique and innovative visual design language, culminating in the creation of a signature work that contributes to defining your creative portfolio and future career paths.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Second Major: Economics and Finance
Economics
Microeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB228
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit explores the economic analysis of and the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments in modern economies. The theoretical and empirical content of this unit provides a basis for understanding these decisions and actions with a focus on applications to real world contexts. You will develop the ability to understand and apply microeconomic concepts to a range of contemporary economic issues and problems at an intermediate level. Further, the unit provides the basis for appreciation of a range of issues that can improve managerial decision-making to the formulation of public policy that can improve the welfare of the community. The unit prepares you for a major in economics and develops your ability to apply microeconomic knowledge and critical thinking skills to economic problems in real world contexts.
Macroeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB229
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Macroeconomics is one of the key fields in economics. It is a study of economic aggregates, such as GDP, inflation and unemployment rates, economic growth and income distribution, etc. A major focus of macroeconomics is on economic policies that affect these aggregate measures. The unit goes beyond the basic overview of the workings of the economy and provides an in-depth analysis of fundamental macroeconomic ideas. It also develops the capabilities and skills to equip you with a deeper understanding of the macroeconomic policies and their applications in the real world.
Fundamentals of Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and skills of financial management and how these are applied to solve problems associated with the decisions of financial managers. This is essential knowledge for financial decision makers. Topics covered include: an introduction to the financial institutional framework; an introduction to debt and equity instruments; financial mathematics applied to the pricing of debt and equity securities; a firm's investment decision including Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return; introduction to risk and uncertainty using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Weighted Average Cost of Capital concept and risk management. Because of its fundamental nature, this unit is a prerequisite for more advanced units within the finance, accountancy and financial planning study areas, and content studied in this unit forms part of the knowledge and skills required for students seeking professional accountancy accreditation.
Introduction to Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a thorough and practical treatment of regression analysis, including the foundations of statistical and mathematical concepts and skills. The statistical and mathematical knowledge and skills taught in this unit are essential in contemporary economic and financial practice with regression analysis the most widely used econometric modelling technique in the fields of economics, finance, accounting and many others. The unit aims to develop students' knowledge of econometric techniques and to apply these to the analysis of business data. Students will develop regression modelling techniques and also the ability to interpret statistical output. This unit serves as a developmental unit to prepare you for further units in Econometrics.
Economics for the Real World
- Unit Code
- EFB225
- Credit points
- 12
This unit develops and refines students' economic analysis, evaluation and reasoning skills by applying economic concepts to the exploration of contemporary real world issues.
Environmental Economics and Policy
- Unit Code
- EFB226
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The objective of the unit is to introduce students to some of the current environmental and natural resource issues confronting society and how planners and decision-makers could better understand and address these problems using economics. The unit demonstrates why economics matters more to environmental and natural resources policy and how the approach taken in this unit is free of the constraints of orthodox economics. The unit also explores what would happen when environmental considerations get left out of economics and what happens when economics gets left out of environmental policy-making and resource management decisions. The unit would benefit those who wish to work in government, the private sector or for a non-governmental organisation.
Applied Behavioural Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to expose you to current and practical applications of behavioural economics that can be used to improve the understanding of important topics in a variety of industries and contexts. It teaches you about the economic paradigm, involving very basic but powerful tools to understand ubiquitous human behaviour exploring topics such as fads and herding behaviour, decision under risk and uncertainty, time and distributional preferences, status concerns, inter-temporal choices, human rationality, heuristics and biases, and behavioural game theory. The theories and methodological tools learned in this unit can also be applied to other economic areas and industries.
Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB333
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As a final year unit the focus is primarily on further developing students' theoretical knowledge and applied skills in econometrics, using common methods that business, economics and finance graduates will encounter in practice. These skills are essential for research in economics and finance and are relevant for use in future employment.
International Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The slicing of the global value chain and the dominance of global production networks have changed the economics and politics of trade. The aim of this unit is to build students' ability to critically analyse tendencies in the international economy. After laying down the empirical and theoretical underpinnings of how trade markets work, students will be presented with the latest examples/controversies in the global economy which will help them shape their own critical thinking based on economic reasoning.
Game Theory and Applications
- Unit Code
- EFB337
- Credit points
- 12
This unit is intended to deepen students' understanding of an important branch of economics by developing their understanding of the key theoretical foundations of game theory and its applications.
Contemporary Application of Economic Theory
- Unit Code
- EFB338
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Working as an economist in the real world requires the ability to research and apply economic solutions to often complex problems. This capstone unit is designed to consolidate your studies in economics through the application of a variety of economic concepts, theories, and empirical methods to current public policy issues. You will develop an analytical framework to tackle major economic issues and practise the practical application of a variety of economic approaches to analyse problems facing Australian and international economies and develop policy options with consideration for diverse perspectives, ethical principles and socially responsible behaviour. You will develop the ability to summarise, evaluate and criticise research findings, and learn how research in economics evolves, preparing you for employment as economists in government, business – in particular consulting - and in the not-for profit sector.
Development Economics: An Immersive Experience
- Unit Code
- EFB341
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the economic problems and challenges that fall under the purview of Development Economics and includes coursework as well as an immersive international field project to develop their understanding through a real-world application of their skills on a project with a placement organization. The field project may take place in different international location each year and will be facilitated by the unit coordinator in collaboration with Beyond Borders Learning Programs, the key host organization at these locations. Locations over various years: Mumbai, India (2018, 2019), Kathmandu, Nepal (2020). Other potential locations in future include Dhaka, Bangladesh and Colombo, Sri Lanka. The aim of this unit is to provide a basic grounding in development economics, as well as a grasp of various approaches and initiatives that have been used to solve key challenges associated with poverty and underdevelopment.
Market Structure and Regulation
- Unit Code
- EFB346
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The profitability of firms, the prices faced by consumer, and the economic value of a market are determined by the market’s underlying structure. Market Structure and Regulation advances understanding of the sources of firms’ market power, its impact on consumer welfare and market efficiency, and the role of public policy in regulating markets. The unit enables you to use fundamental economics tools to analyse real world markets and regulations.
Macroeconomic Policy
- Unit Code
- EFB349
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Macroeconomic policies are of great significance as they are associated with changes to the health of an economy – that is, changes in short run economic fluctuations, economic growth, income distribution, employment, inflation, exchange rate, etc. This unit provides an in-depth understanding of these policies in a national as well as global context through a blend of theory and application. The unit also addresses some recent issues and debates in macroeconomic policymaking, such as the limitations of conventional fiscal and monetary policies and policy dilemmas in relation to growth and development.
Finance
Financial Markets
- Unit Code
- EFB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces students to key elements of global financial markets, and the role of financial markets as an integral part of the economy and society. Topics explored in this unit include products, key players, organization, structure, regulation, ethics of major financial market types. Students will practice key skills of critical exploration and analysis in considering the role of finance theories and models to help understand key financial market events in broader social, economic and political contexts. Students will continue to develop and apply these foundational insights and critical thinking skills in subsequent finance units.
Investments
- Unit Code
- EFB335
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this unit, students will apply finance knowledge acquired in earlier units to develop investment decision making skills essential for their personal and professional lives. The unit advances understanding of how investment decisions are made, what securities to invest in, how they fit in a portfolio, the impact of transaction costs, the risks associated with investing and performance evaluation of the investment process. Securities and analytical tools investment managers employ when managing equity and fixed income portfolios will be critically examined and applied to real world contexts, including the use of Excel. By applying higher level knowledge and skills and considering issues from the investment manager's perspective, this unit provides insight into an industry that controls trillions of dollars of assets both domestically and internationally.
Corporate Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB343
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit extends the knowledge and skills introduced in earlier finance units to the corporate finance context. It provides an in-depth analysis of the sustainable financial management of a business organisation and advances frameworks necessary for the analysis of the more advanced aspects of domestic and international business finance. The further specialisation of financial management knowledge and skills this unit provides equips students wishing to pursue a career in finance with a valuable applied skill set. Topics examined include: working capital management, capital investment decisions, issuance of corporate securities and capital structure, payout policy, mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructuring.
Risk Management and Derivatives
- Unit Code
- EFB344
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit develops knowledge and skills required to identify, measure and hedge the risks associated with an exposure to financial securities. Building on earlier finance units, and with a focus on the risk associated with movements in market prices (market risk), this unit introduces students to specialised knowledge and skills for identifying, measuring, managing and hedging risk. As derivative securities are an important tool in risk management, this unit explores a wide range of derivative securities and examines their pricing and use in managing and hedging risk. Subsequent topics on derivatives include the pricing and use of forwards, futures, swaps and options contracts. Students will develop their self-reflection skills in considering their application of financial knowledge and reasoning, and in exercising responsibility and accountability for their own learning: valuable skills for finance professionals.
Finance Capstone
- Unit Code
- EFB360
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Finance Capstone is the final unit in the finance study area and focuses on integrating the knowledge and skills gained throughout students’ prior finance studies for application to complex, real world problems. Students focus on identifying, exploring and finding optimal solutions to problems encountered in competitive financial environments and contexts while refining effective decision-making skills. Additionally, this unit seeks to develop students' oral communication, written communication and teamwork skills. The insights and experiences gained in this unit help to prepare students for further learning and professional practice and, through its applied setting and focus on contemporary finance issues, the unit acts as a bridge between university studies and employment in the financial services industry.
Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Economics studies the efficient use and distribution of scarce resources. It is concerned with how people make decisions and interact in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.
Introduction to Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a thorough and practical treatment of regression analysis, including the foundations of statistical and mathematical concepts and skills. The statistical and mathematical knowledge and skills taught in this unit are essential in contemporary economic and financial practice with regression analysis the most widely used econometric modelling technique in the fields of economics, finance, accounting and many others. The unit aims to develop students' knowledge of econometric techniques and to apply these to the analysis of business data. Students will develop regression modelling techniques and also the ability to interpret statistical output. This unit serves as a developmental unit to prepare you for further units in Econometrics.
Fundamentals of Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and skills of financial management and how these are applied to solve problems associated with the decisions of financial managers. This is essential knowledge for financial decision makers. Topics covered include: an introduction to the financial institutional framework; an introduction to debt and equity instruments; financial mathematics applied to the pricing of debt and equity securities; a firm's investment decision including Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return; introduction to risk and uncertainty using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Weighted Average Cost of Capital concept and risk management. Because of its fundamental nature, this unit is a prerequisite for more advanced units within the finance, accountancy and financial planning study areas, and content studied in this unit forms part of the knowledge and skills required for students seeking professional accountancy accreditation.
Financial Modelling and Coding
- Unit Code
- EFB308
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In recent years, large volumes of big complex data have become available to investors. This unit provides an opportunity for students to develop computer coding skills and an understanding of modelling techniques and tools for analysing such complex financial data. The analysis skills students develop in this unit are commonly used to inform investment and managerial decision making.
International Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB312
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As international markets become more integrated, knowledge and skills related to international financial management are becoming ever more important. This unit applies and extends the knowledge and skills gained from EFB201 and EFB210 to international settings. Students are introduced to the international aspects of financial management theory and practice, including: international arbitrage and parity conditions, foreign exchange risk management, international equity markets, political risk, and international capital budgeting. This unit will endeavor to prepare students to operate in the multinational world of the financial markets.
Student Managed Investment Fund 1
- Unit Code
- EFB347
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Businesses operate in an environment of manifold uncertainty which is difficult, if not impossible, to recreate within a traditional classroom environment. Instead, this unit offers students a unique opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed throughout their undergraduate finance studies to real world investment evaluations and decisions, drawing particularly on the investment knowledge gained in EFB335. This unit focuses on the application of theories and techniques used in security analysis and valuation which are attuned to practice in the real world, including estimating a company's intrinsic value, identifying growth opportunities and threats to business and profitability, and social and ethical considerations of investors. Working under the guidance of academics and industry experts, students gain real experience as professional analysts.
Student Managed Investment Fund 2
- Unit Code
- EFB348
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Businesses operate in an environment of uncertainty which is difficult, if not impossible, to recreate within a traditional classroom environment. Instead, this unit offers students a unique, real world learning opportunity for developing investment decision-making and portfolio management capabilities under realistic conditions. Students apply the knowledge and skills developed throughout their undergraduate finance studies to real world investment evaluations and decisions, drawing particularly on the investment knowledge gained in EFB335 and EFB347. This advanced unit is the second of a block of two units that provide students with hands-on experience in the operation of a managed fund. Working as senior analysts and portfolio managers under the mentorship of academics and industry professionals, students evaluate investment recommendations for the QUT Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) that are put forward by their peers enrolled in Student Managed Investment Fund 1.
Behavioural Economics: 2023 onwards
Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Behaviour Change
- Unit Code
- AMB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this introductory behavioural economics unit, you will gain a core understanding of human behaviour and decision-making, as well as basic approaches to designing behaviour change solutions (policy and industry) that rely on behavioural uptake. This unit is the first of its kind in Australia, linking theory and practice from multiple disciplines in behaviour change. You will explore a broad range of foundational theories and methods from behavioural economics, economics, social marketing, law and communications, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of factors impacting individual decision making and their applied role in addressing complex social issues. This unit involves a real-world client and asks students to apply behavioural theories and design a basic behaviour change program. This unit is relevant to students of business, law, psychology and health as an elective and as a core unit for the Behavioural Economics major.
Behavioural Law and Economics
- Unit Code
- LLB150
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Law and economics incorporates economic analysis to predict human responses in legal environments. Traditionally, neo-classical economic theories were used to evaluate how rational actors would respond to law. Behavioural law and economics adopts a different approach, as it is based on common human characteristics identified through studies of behaviour. Behavioural economics is used to strengthen the predictive and analytical power of policymakers and economists to determine how people will respond to laws and regulations. In this unit, students will explore how law moderates behaviour, and how behavioural factors can be used to achieve legal outcomes, like deterring undesirable, or encouraging positive, behaviours. Beginning with a study of traditional economic principles and exploring traditional law and economic scholarship, students will gain insights into the differences offered by behavioural law and economics to aid in the development of meaningful legal interventions.
Microeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB228
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit explores the economic analysis of and the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments in modern economies. The theoretical and empirical content of this unit provides a basis for understanding these decisions and actions with a focus on applications to real world contexts. You will develop the ability to understand and apply microeconomic concepts to a range of contemporary economic issues and problems at an intermediate level. Further, the unit provides the basis for appreciation of a range of issues that can improve managerial decision-making to the formulation of public policy that can improve the welfare of the community. The unit prepares you for a major in economics and develops your ability to apply microeconomic knowledge and critical thinking skills to economic problems in real world contexts.
Introduction to Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a thorough and practical treatment of regression analysis, including the foundations of statistical and mathematical concepts and skills. The statistical and mathematical knowledge and skills taught in this unit are essential in contemporary economic and financial practice with regression analysis the most widely used econometric modelling technique in the fields of economics, finance, accounting and many others. The unit aims to develop students' knowledge of econometric techniques and to apply these to the analysis of business data. Students will develop regression modelling techniques and also the ability to interpret statistical output. This unit serves as a developmental unit to prepare you for further units in Econometrics.
Applied Behavioural Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to expose you to current and practical applications of behavioural economics that can be used to improve the understanding of important topics in a variety of industries and contexts. It teaches you about the economic paradigm, involving very basic but powerful tools to understand ubiquitous human behaviour exploring topics such as fads and herding behaviour, decision under risk and uncertainty, time and distributional preferences, status concerns, inter-temporal choices, human rationality, heuristics and biases, and behavioural game theory. The theories and methodological tools learned in this unit can also be applied to other economic areas and industries.
Avoiding the Dark Side: Marketing, Ethics and Society
- Unit Code
- AMB255
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Avoiding the Dark Side: Marketing, Ethics and Society seeks to equip students with a strong understanding of the principles and practical tools necessary to understand the impact of marketing decisions and strategies on consumers, the natural environment and society with a view to avoiding the ‘dark side’ of marketing. A marketer's individual values and perspectives influence the approach to ethics in the design and delivery of marketing, and hence form part of the foundation of this unit. Students will discover their personal ethical approach as well as learn ethical principles, concepts, and theories, and how to apply these to a professional marketing context. Students will analyse real world ethical dilemmas and develop innovative and creative solutions to creating a better society, one step at a time. This is an elective unit.
Data Capture and Research Design
- Unit Code
- EFB350
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Behavioural science incorporates a range of universal and discipline specific-research methods and instruments. While most disciplines distinguish between quantitative and qualitative methods, few teach research design and data collection. Behavioural economics utilises the gamut of approaches to identify or generate/collect data for research. In this unit, students will learn and develop skills in a variety of research instruments, such as computer lab experiments and simulations, natural field experiments, online surveys, direct interviews, neurophysiological measures (e.g., heart rate variability), panel & longitudinal data, content analysis, priming, and audit studies, but to name a few. Students will also be introduced to and receive introductory training on analysing such data, using high-level research software packages.
Behavioural Insights for Policy and Industry (Capstone)
- Unit Code
- EFB370
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This capstone unit is designed to consolidate studies in economics by demonstrating and applying a variety of economic concepts, theories, and empirical methods to current public policy issues. Working as an economist in the real world requires the ability to apply economic concepts, theories and empirical approaches to relevant and often complex policy problems. This unit helps students to reflect on their studies and apply the knowledge to real world policy problems, leading to the development of a policy options paper. This will prepare them for employment as economists in government, business – in particular consulting - and the not-for profit sector. The unit helps students develop an analytical framework to tackle major economic issues and exposes students to practical applications.
Second Major: Human Resource Management and Management
Human Resource Management
Managing People
- Unit Code
- MGB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Everyone in business, government and non-for-profit organisations works with other people, and organisational behaviour provides the knowledge and tools to interact with others effectively. No matter what career path you choose, you'll find that organisational behaviour concepts play an important part in performing your job and working more effectively within organisations. In this unit we will examine how individual differences impact upon what people think, feel, and do in the workplace, and how this understanding of people can help us build more fulfilling and successful workplaces. By taking an interdisciplinary and interprofessional perspective, drawing on the fields of management, HR, psychology, behavioural economics and sociology, we focus on getting the best out of people at work, including ourselves, by promoting the sustainable and ethical integration of the business needs and the individual's needs.
Introducing Human Resource Management
- Unit Code
- MGB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic perspective on human resource management and the growing use of evidence based human resource decision making, such as HR analytics, to increase organisational effectiveness. This unit explores how the core roles and functions of HRM, including recruitment and selection, learning and development, and performance and reward management, need to be aligned with organisational strategy to achieve business goals.
Obligations and Options for Employing People
- Unit Code
- MGB132
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
As a Human Resource Manager you must be aware of the legal, political, social, economic, financial and ethical factors impacting choices about employing people. These are addressed in this unit through theory and practice.
Developing Talent
- Unit Code
- MGB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
We live in exciting times with technology driving change at an ever-increasing rate. To remain competitive in thisworld, organisations and individuals need to be adaptive and flexible. This means being able to effectively analyse andassess current capabilities and then take necessary organisational learning and development action. This unit providesyou with the knowledge and skills required to carry out these functions and in so doing, gives you the tools needed tobe a positive driver of organisational success.
Managing Performance and Rewards
- Unit Code
- MGB232
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Performance and reward management is a key functional area of HRM and is of critical importance in supporting organisations to maintain a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative that you understand the strategic framework and the underlying psychological principles that maximise employee performance. This unit contributes significantly to your understanding of people management, your HR diagnostic skills and your ability to develop HR policies and procedures to support employee, managerial and organisational effectiveness.
Creating Value through People
- Unit Code
- MGB372
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
A successful human resource professional requires more than content knowledge and technical skills. They also need to influence decision making through clearly articulating and demonstrating the strategic and operational value of HR practices. This capstone unit provides final year human resource students with real world opportunities to integrate and apply the content knowledge of various human resource functions and evidence based practice to demonstrate the value human resource management creates for diverse organisation.
Recruiting and Selecting People
- Unit Code
- MGB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In a competitive business environment, recruiting and selecting high-quality employees is the key to organisational success. Therefore, as a HR manager, you are required to have competencies in designing strategic and evidence-based recruitment and selection processes. This unit equips you with the skills to develop and evaluate a fit for purpose recruitment and selection package.
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
- Unit Code
- MGB371
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to familiarise you with significant current and future issues affecting the management of human resources in organisations. The focus on contemporary trends and issues impacting and influencing Human Resource Management (HRM) will assist you to understand how to anticipate how work and people might be managed best in the future. You will learn how to use multisource data in a HR context to inform decision making and intervention design around contemporary issues. Connecting theory with practice the unit provides you with an overview of current issues impacting on HRM and possible future issues based on contemporary knowledge. Consequently, the unit content may vary each semester according to which issues are identified as significant at the time.
Management
Managing People
- Unit Code
- MGB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Everyone in business, government and non-for-profit organisations works with other people, and organisational behaviour provides the knowledge and tools to interact with others effectively. No matter what career path you choose, you'll find that organisational behaviour concepts play an important part in performing your job and working more effectively within organisations. In this unit we will examine how individual differences impact upon what people think, feel, and do in the workplace, and how this understanding of people can help us build more fulfilling and successful workplaces. By taking an interdisciplinary and interprofessional perspective, drawing on the fields of management, HR, psychology, behavioural economics and sociology, we focus on getting the best out of people at work, including ourselves, by promoting the sustainable and ethical integration of the business needs and the individual's needs.
Managing Strategy
- Unit Code
- MGB133
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The purpose of this introductory unit is to provide you with awareness of why organisations exist; how they position and organise themselves with respect to their dynamic capabilities, task environment, and general environment; and what tools managers can use to gather and interpret information to inform strategic plans and decisions. By drawing on a range of real world and hypothetical cases, this unit provides you with a macro-level view of management, focusing on the technical systems side of management activities.
Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance
- Unit Code
- MGB235
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The production of goods or services is the core activity of all organisations, irrespective of whether the organisation is part of the private sector, the public sector, or the not-for-profit sector. The operational performance of organisations is only made possible by the integrated support of other functional and administrative areas of the organisation. It is essential that you gain an understanding of the central issues of how operations produce organisational outputs, and how other functional and administrative areas contribute to the performance of this core activity. Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance focuses on providing you with a "manager's toolkit" for identifying, monitoring and enhancing the operational performance of organisations' socio-technical systems. By focusing on management tools, you will develop a critical awareness of the interdependence of human, technical, competitive, and financial domains of control.
Identifying and Managing Risk
- Unit Code
- MGB236
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an understanding of risk management, in theory and practice, is essential for ensuring resilient and sustainable organisations. Effective risk management outcomes result from the analysis of uncertainties embedded in human knowledge, systems of management and processes in commerce, and from implementing mitigation strategies generated to address these factors. This unit seeks to develop students managerial toolkit with current Risk Management models and current national and international risk standards. All forms of organisations face and manage risk in different ways, and this unit shares insights for managing risk in an array of private, public, and entrepreneurial contexts.
Managing Projects for Performance
- Unit Code
- MGB237
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Increasing technical and product complexity, shortening 'time to market' windows, and the need for cross-functional integration and fast responses to changing client needs elevate the importance of organising work by projects. This developmental level unit applies knowledge and skills in effectively managing projects, gained by focusing on the central issues of project selection, planning and evaluation. It integrates the socio-cultural elements of management including leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management and managing uncertainty with the technical elements of scope, work breakdown structure, scheduling and resource allocations. In this unit you will develop practical and career relevant skills to successfully manage various types of projects.
Implementing Sustainable Change
- Unit Code
- MGB348
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Corporate sustainability is central to ongoing organisational success. A sustainable organisation manages its processes, products and people in an ecologically aware and socially responsible way. The ability to plan and manage the change programs needed to achieve corporate sustainability goals is an integral management competency. Sustainable change requires consideration of the fit of the organisation to its contexts (MGB133); organisational continuity (MGB236 & MGB234), efficiency (MGB235 & MGB237), and effective people management (MGB130). It also requires consideration of multi-stakeholder and Indigenous perspectives, legal and societal expectations, and human dimensions of change. This unit will help you develop the skills and tools needed to make a significant contribution to sustainable and socially responsible change. It is an important parallel for the capstone unit, where these diverse and intersecting responsibilities are applied.
Creating Strategic Solutions for Sustainable Business Growth
- Unit Code
- MGB349
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit is the capstone unit for the Management Major – providing students with a platform to apply the full breadth of knowledge, tools and skills learned across the Major. As a mastery level unit, this unit focuses on the analysis of existing organisational operations and dynamic capabilities to identify opportunities for rapid business growth. Students will develop a business plan to capitalise on identified growth opportunities via a mix of intrapreneurship, technology-based solutions, and domain model transformation. In developing solutions that attend to the complex and strategic tensions facing business growth, students will demonstrate their ability to think beyond immediate task requirements and add value to organisational decision making.
Managing Knowledge, Innovation, and Creativity
- Unit Code
- MGB234
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Managing knowledge and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today's firms and ventures and are integral to an organisation's ability to survive and thrive in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. The purpose of Managing Knowledge & Innovation is to extend your understanding of the human and technical systems of organisations by focusing on how information and knowledge can be harnessed for innovation and competitive advantage. With a focus on the theories and frameworks to inform decisions for organising human and technical systems, this unit develops your understanding of the meso-level responsibilities of management, and parallels.
Entrepreneurship
- Unit Code
- MGB233
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The ability to think and act entrepreneurially is increasingly important in modern society, regardless of future career aspirations. This action-oriented unit is designed specifically to enable students to walk in the shoes of an entrepreneur and to experience the excitement, challenge and unpredictable nature of identifying, developing and communicating new venture value creation strategies. Further, this unit provides students with the opportunity to develop potential solutions for real world problems, and to present those solutions to their peers. Students will be able to reconcile their actions and experience to various frameworks, like the Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: 2023 onwards
Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
- Unit Code
- MGB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This introductory unit will provide an excellent foundation to students aspiring to learn about entrepreneurship and build their knowledge, attitude and skills in entrepreneurship, while exploring the various dimensions of the ‘entrepreneurial mindset’, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. The unit will focus on general introductory concepts related to entrepreneurship including concepts and theoretical frameworks relating to entrepreneurial activities and new value, social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The unit will enable students to consider entrepreneurship and its value and purpose from different cultural perspectives. In particular, we will look to showcase First Nations entrepreneurial leaders, either via a "digital showcase" or in-person guest speakers. Throughout the unit students will also use a range of tools to explore and develop their own thoughts and attitudes towards entrepreneurship and what being an entrepreneur means to them personally.
Entrepreneurship: Identifying Problems and Opportunities
- Unit Code
- MGB162
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understanding and having the confidence to understand real-world problems and opportunities is critical in developing entrepreneurial ventures. In this unit you will explore a range of theories, approaches, techniques, and tools to develop your creative self-efficacy including problem framing, opportunity identification and creative problem solving. In so doing you will develop the capability to explore a range of possible ideas for you venture including learning about sustainability development goals and the potential innovations these create for your venture.
Entrepreneurial Incubator 1
- Unit Code
- MGB263
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit is the first of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial (venture focus) or intrapreneurial (innovation focus) ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you will cover a range of topics as you further develop your idea including business plans and models; understanding customers and value generation; value propositions; analysing the market, segments, and competition; and developing and testing prototypes.
Entrepreneurial Incubator 2
- Unit Code
- MGB264
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This capstone unit is the second of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial (venture focus) or intrapreneurial (innovation focus) ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you progress your Lean Startup Canvas for your venture covering off topics including refinement of key activities relative to your value proposition; identification of key resources; identification of key partners; funding and revenue options; and consideration of cost structures. You will get the opportunity to pitch to your new venture for feedback from different stakeholders in the ecosystem.
Managing Knowledge, Innovation, and Creativity
- Unit Code
- MGB234
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Managing knowledge and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today's firms and ventures and are integral to an organisation's ability to survive and thrive in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. The purpose of Managing Knowledge & Innovation is to extend your understanding of the human and technical systems of organisations by focusing on how information and knowledge can be harnessed for innovation and competitive advantage. With a focus on the theories and frameworks to inform decisions for organising human and technical systems, this unit develops your understanding of the meso-level responsibilities of management, and parallels.
Enablers of Growth
- Unit Code
- MGB266
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit equips students with knowledge and skills to further identify, understand, and apply fundamental financial, legal, and marketing enablers of entrepreneurship and growth. You will further develop your understanding of funding opportunities for new ventures as well as build on your financial literacy skills to make informed predictions about its future directions. You will also further explore and apply the legal enablers of growth including business regulation, intellectual property, consumer protection, commercialisation, internationalisation, and online legal issues. Last, you will also explore further understand and apply key marketing enablers related to marketing, sales, customers, and online promotion. Each enabler will be applied to to your growing entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial venture.
Leading Early Stage Ventures
- Unit Code
- MGB367
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
A critical part of successful ventures is people - how you build and cultivate relationships with your co-founders, collaborators and partners, your mentors, investors, your customers and importantly, your team. This unit will help you develop essential leadership skills that will allow you and the people around you achieve their full potential. You will develop awareness of issues related to managing relationships with co-founders, practice essential coaching skills to facilitate team leadership, explore and learn approaches related to resilience, tolerance for ambiguity, and leading complex and uncertain entrepreneurial contexts. You will apply a set of practical tools, based on research and field-testing to help you as an entrepreneurial leader achieve the strategic priorities of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial ventures.
Scaling for Future Growth
- Unit Code
- MGB369
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit will assist students to engage future planning for a new venture with a specific focus on business planning and design for projected future growth and identifying and overcoming obstacles. Students will develop long term plans with contingencies for a venture drawing on the resources and information learned throughout the Major. In so doing, students will learn the importance and process of engaging and leveraging the entrepreneurial ecosystem – start-ups, accelerators, mentors, advisors, investors, and collaborators – to ensure a sustainable entrepreneurial venture. Students will accordingly connect with entrepreneurial ecosystems throughout the lecture series via guest presentations by members of the ecosystem and site visits.
Second Major: Information Technology
Games Design
User Experience Fundamentals
- Unit Code
- CAB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
User experience (UX) means how a person feels when interacting with digital technology, like mobile applications, web services and games. This unit introduces user experience methods to study people’s needs in a real-world context, and to evaluate the usability and experience with technologies. This unit is important to inform the design and development of technologies that meet the needs of people who are going to use them and the context within which they will be used. A stronger understanding of user experience will provide students with an edge in the market place for jobs such as interaction designers, usability engineers, game designers, app developers, information architects, and user experience designers.
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
IT Systems Design
- Unit Code
- IFB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an innovative, practical and cost-effective IT solution that is user-focused is a complex task for IT experts. It requires a systematic process that includes: 1) identifying and clarifying a business problem that an IT system can help to resolve; 2) collecting and interpreting requirements; 3) decomposing the system into its components; and, 4) prototyping techniques to ensure that all the components of the system satisfy the requirements. This unit presents students with authentic industry challenges in which you apply your IT knowledge, fundamental analysis and design techniques. It exposes you to design contexts, theories, processes, principles and methods that IT experts use, either individually or in a group, to analyse and design an IT system. The unit builds your skills towards any career related to operational analysis and design of a specific business scope, including Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, and Project Manager.
Game Studio 1: Mini-Game Development
- Unit Code
- IGB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In Game Studio 1, you will begin to apply your emerging discipline knowledge within small scale game development activities. Game Studio units are fundamental to the BGIE, and focus on the integration of design principles with practical development skills. In this first studio unit, you will have the opportunity to experience, at a small scale, all facets of game development, from animation and design, through to implementation and production. In this unit you will collaborate in transdisciplinary teams to engage in the tasks that designers and developers carry out in order to create engaging mini-games that utilise simple game mechanics and rules. This unit aims to provide you with foundational knowledge of game development activity, and to nurture the skills necessary for execution of effective designs in an integrated studio environment. Importantly, it will be invaluable in assisting you to build your professional portfolio.
Games History, Culture and Psychology
- Unit Code
- IGB180
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit focuses on the social, cultural, sustainability and political aspects of videogames. It serves as a survey of topics useful for those interested in the study and creation of serious games, games for health, entertainment games, virtual and augmented reality, gamification and interactive environments. The units aims to help you become well played, well versed, and well read in and of games through the development of critical media skills. By the end of the semester you will be able to speak to current academic and industry trends around games, critically assess media and studies about games for veracity and reliability, leverage critical and creative thinking to express your positions on games, and converse about the history, social-cultural and sustainability impact of games.
Game Studio 2: Applied Game Development
- Unit Code
- IGB200
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In Game Studio 2 you will develop a digital game-based experience to meet a defined project brief. Game Studio units are fundamental to the BGIE, and focus on the integration of design principles with practical development skills. In many contexts, game designers and developers work towards a predefined design brief, and in this unit you will build a game to meet the requirements set by an industry partner. You will work in transdisciplinary teams to create this interactive experience, applying your discipline expertise and emerging project management skills. You will employ an agile development process that allows for evaluation of the emerging product. The processes employed throughout the unit will extend your understanding of industry practices, allowing you to develop the professional and interpersonal skills required to succeed within this profession.
Fundamentals of Game Design
- Unit Code
- IGB220
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
It is crucial that a game designer understands how to create a game world, the rules that govern game play and other high level design tasks, as the result of these activities can determine whether the player finds the game enjoyable or not. This unit provides an introduction to game design, by starting with high level conceptual design tasks before moving to more concrete tasks. You will develop practical and theoretical knowledge of game design issues such as: how game systems work, how to define rules for the world, and how to balance the rules to ensure enjoyable game play. At the end of the unit, students will have worked individually and in a small project team to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts. In this unit you will analyse relevant theory, create a design document, build a prototype and undertake playtesting.
Immersive Game Level Design
- Unit Code
- IGB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Level design is a critical, key component to any video game, no matter how abstract or realistic. It is crucial that a level designer has the ability to lay out levels, construct levels within the game engines, plan gameplay scenarios and place non-player characters. This unit will help students develop these abilities as well as skills such as building terrain, building architecture and spaces, balancing gameplay, integrating narrative elements and goals, playtesting and implementing iterative design improvements, designing lighting and atmospheric effects and other genre-specific level design skills using the Unreal game engine. Students are expected to have some degree of high level game design skills and preliminary scripting abilities for this unit.
Interactive Narrative Design
- Unit Code
- DXB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit serves as an introduction to creating immersive environments and building interactive worlds for player performance and dramatic agency. The role of the narrative designer is central to the success of any significant professional project in interactive media and game design. The unit addresses theoretical issues associated with immersive / non-linear story structures and interactive narrative forms through the analysis of game / play systems, the creation of original game concepts and the application of techniques of narrative design. It extends this understanding into practice through the application of relevant skills, which will scaffold you into the production of a portfolio work (suitable for interaction designers, visual communication designers, game designers, media designers, creative writers and performance studies).
Online Environments
IT Systems Design
- Unit Code
- IFB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an innovative, practical and cost-effective IT solution that is user-focused is a complex task for IT experts. It requires a systematic process that includes: 1) identifying and clarifying a business problem that an IT system can help to resolve; 2) collecting and interpreting requirements; 3) decomposing the system into its components; and, 4) prototyping techniques to ensure that all the components of the system satisfy the requirements. This unit presents students with authentic industry challenges in which you apply your IT knowledge, fundamental analysis and design techniques. It exposes you to design contexts, theories, processes, principles and methods that IT experts use, either individually or in a group, to analyse and design an IT system. The unit builds your skills towards any career related to operational analysis and design of a specific business scope, including Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, and Project Manager.
Building IT Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a hands-on introduction to computer programming for students with no prior coding experience at all. It introduces the basic principles of programming in a typical imperative language, including expressions, assignment, functions, choice and iteration. It then shows how to use Application Programming Interfaces to complete common Information Technology tasks such as querying databases, creating user interfaces, and searching for patterns in large datasets. The emphasis is on developing skills through practice, so the unit includes numerous coding exercises and assignments, using a simple scripting language and code development environment. The unit establishes a foundation for later subjects that teach large-scale software development using industrial-strength programming languages.
Programming Principles
- Unit Code
- CAB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit builds on the gentle introduction to programming provided in IFB104, EGB103 or MZB126. In those units students learn how algorithms are constructed by combining the logical structures of sequence, selection and iteration. Students also learn how functions can be used to abstract and reuse sections of code. These concepts are reinforced in this unit and extended with additional applications of abstraction necessary to combat complexity when building larger systems. Object-oriented principles are introduced where the program is structured around classes of objects that are identified from the real-world providing a high-level architecture that is better able to stand the test of time as requirements evolve throughout the lifetime of the system. This unit provides the foundation for the other more advanced and specialized programming units.
User Experience Fundamentals
- Unit Code
- CAB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
User experience (UX) means how a person feels when interacting with digital technology, like mobile applications, web services and games. This unit introduces user experience methods to study people’s needs in a real-world context, and to evaluate the usability and experience with technologies. This unit is important to inform the design and development of technologies that meet the needs of people who are going to use them and the context within which they will be used. A stronger understanding of user experience will provide students with an edge in the market place for jobs such as interaction designers, usability engineers, game designers, app developers, information architects, and user experience designers.
Web Computing
- Unit Code
- CAB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The World Wide Web is the most important platform for software systems and an integral part of modern life. Many companies owe their existence to the web, through applications deployed over the Internet using web protocols. All IT professionals require a good understanding of the web and its architecture, especially software developers and those tasked with maintaining and implementing web-based software systems. This unit is a technical introduction to modern web computing. You will design and implement clean and responsive user interfaces, taking account of accessibility and internationalisation. We will provide an introduction to JavaScript and you will use it throughout the semester, gaining practical experience with HTML, CSS and frameworks such as React on the client side, and node.js, Express and the node ecosystem on the server side. You will explore security threats and their mitigation and gain practical experience deploying an internet facing web server using HTTPS.
Database Management
- Unit Code
- IFB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory unit on database addressing the core concepts, requirements and practices of databases. It introduces conceptual data modeling to address a key area of concern of modeling structured data to build a comprehensive understanding of the data aspect of a problem. You will learn how to transform such data model into a relational database design as well as how to effectively retrieve data through SQL queries. Normalization, database security/administration, other special topics and ethical aspects related to information systems are also covered. IAB207 Rapid Web App Development, IAB303 Data Analytics for Business Insights and the Capstone units IFB398 Capstone 1 and IFB399 Capstone 2 build on this unit for data storage/retrieval and business insights. IAB206 Modern Data Management extends this unit earning to unstructured data such as graphs and documents which are also gaining popularity in the real world.
Software Development
- Unit Code
- CAB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit teaches you how to work effectively in a team to develop large-scale software systems. It includes principles of teamwork, modern software development methodologies and tools that are needed when working in a team on a large project.
Design of Enterprise IoT
- Unit Code
- IAB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces the components of a mobile ubiquitous system, including stand alone and wearable sensors and wireless network protocols. It introduces the Internet of Things (IoT) context and develops the skills in designing systems and applications that use mobile and ubiquitous sensors and smart devices. The ability to critically review real case studies, expand awareness of interconnections between technologies, networks and user contexts and design a solution to a smart IT context problem is a requirement for a range of graduate positions. This is the first unit in the Mobile Application Development minor and builds on the skills that you developed in IFB103 IT Systems Design, and IFB104 Building IT Systems. IAB330 Mobile Application Development builds on this unit in which you design and build a working prototype system that uses mobile and ubiquitous system components.
Social Technologies
- Unit Code
- IAB260
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will introduce you to the theoretical and practical requirements to build and understand social technology platforms, social networks, and digital communities. You will learn concepts of social technology platforms practical manner, investigate the building blocks of successful digital communities and understand the critical design features. Digital communities are becoming a key feature of the future economy with online communities and social networks are increasingly employed as part of the business model. The success of digital communities varies wildly with some communities were successful and others were struggling. This unit explores how to develop successful online communities by incorporating both a theoretical and architectural perspective.
IT Consulting
- Unit Code
- IAB402
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In IAB402 IT Consulting, you will gain an appreciation of the management of consulting practices and an understanding of the consulting sector generally. Having developed business requirements analysis skills in IAB305 to identify systems problems or opportunities and specify solution-approaches, Business Analysts and other IT professionals must be able to convincingly communicate these (problems, opportunities, requirements, solution-approach) to managers, colleagues and clients in the form of a proposal. Many roles benefit from such specialised proposal writing and communication capabilities. Organisations are increasingly moving to flatter, project-oriented, team structures, akin to consulting firms. A better appreciation of the consulting process will be beneficial to students working in these modern organisations as IT professionals. The unit will provide information on establishing a consulting practice and techniques to engage clients successfully.
Second Major: International Business
International Business
International Marketing
- Unit Code
- AMB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Globalisation has required firms to look beyond their domestic markets to remain competitive and profitable. An understanding of marketing internationally is vital in today's global marketplace where different challenges and value systems exist.
International Logistics
- Unit Code
- AMB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Current and future managers in businesses need to comprehend the role which logistics and supply chain management play in enhancing corporate performance.
Finance for International Business
- Unit Code
- EFB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Doing business internationally increases the range and risks of financial transactions that must be managed within the firm. Managers making decisions involving international trade and investment need to be aware of the nature and extent of the risks involved and to be knowledgeable aboout fundamental financial skills used to measure and manage these risks. This unit builds on the skills developed in primary units of the International Business major and provides a firm base for developing financially sustainable international business strategies in later units.
Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Skills
- Unit Code
- MGB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understanding and managing the ways culture impacts communication within a culturally diverse workforce and negotiation in a multi-cultural environment is essential for business professionals operating in national and international contexts. By understanding cultural influences, managers can then modify their communication style to communicate and negotiate effectively with culturally diverse colleagues, competitors and clients. The aim of this unit is to provide students with key knowledge and a range of practical skills in interpersonal and corporate communication and negotiation across various business contexts with particular emphasis on the influence of culture on communication and negotiation. This unit is fundamental to management and builds on prior core learning in management, people and organisations to provide conceptual frameworks and interpersonal skills to enhance organisational and management capabilities at local, national and international business levels.
International Business in the Asia-Pacific
- Unit Code
- MGB340
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Australia is situated in the fastest growing region in the world - the Asia-Pacific rim. Furthermore, Australia already works closely with many of the economies in the region and thus managers need to be fully prepared to manage in cultural different environments. This unit exists to inform future business professionals about business environments, how to identify risks and, from a hands-on perspective, learn best practices to address such risks within countries of this region.
International Accounting
- Unit Code
- AYB227
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
As business and financial markets have become increasingly globalised, the significance of the differences in international, financial accounting policies and disclosure and reporting practices, have become more important, especially from the perspective of management, financial analysts and other users of financial statements including trillion dollar pension/superannuation funds. For these key interest groups, it is vital not only to be aware of international differences in financial accounting policies and practices, but also to be able to assess their impact on earnings and assets and key performance indicators and ratios, for example, return on assets. Additional key issues in globalised business operations relate to an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity issues and the global trends in foreign currency transactions and hedging, global corporate sustainability, international taxation and international audit.
Capstone Experience
- Unit Code
- AMB399
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Getting from the Capstone unit to a career in advertising, marketing, public relations or international business generally involves an interview where three questions are most often asked: Who are you? What can you do? and How well do you work with others? Your Capstone Experience seeks to help you answer those questions and be job-ready and discipline smart. By bringing all your previous learning and discipline theories to an industry-based team brief, the Capstone Experience prepares you for the transition to industry practice, building your professional identity and providing evidence for those important interview questions.
Internationalisation
- Unit Code
- AMB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Internationalisation has become fundamental to the survival and growth of many businesses in Australia as well as in other economies in this era of globalisation. Globalisation has forged interdependency among organisations and individuals in different country markets. This unit examines the drivers of globalisation and international business. It explores the diversity of country markets at an introductory level, introducing key knowledge and skills for operating businesses effectively - responding to the opportunities, challenges and risks of conducting business across politically, economically and culturally diverse environments. In this unit you can gain an awareness of the unique knowledge and skills required of management to operate business internationally across diverse contexts, which will inform future studies in this field.
Second Major: Policy and Politics
Policy and Politics (72 credit points)
Justice and Society
- Unit Code
- JSB171
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
An understanding and appreciation of the complexities of social justice, and particularly their impact on criminal justice outcomes in our society, is a key skill for competent justice professionals. This unit provides the foundational sociological and criminological knowledge that is necessary to understanding justice in a social context, and which is essential for ensuring justice professionals act in socially just and ethical ways.
Policy, Governance and Justice
- Unit Code
- JSB178
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed to introduce students to the practice and theorising of politics and policy making. It will provide you with a foundation to understand the people, systems and structures that influence how our government works. Understanding political dynamics and how good policy-making happens helps prepare students to work in government agencies, or to work more effectively in non-governmental roles concerning law and justice. In addition to providing a conceptual overview of the structures and functions of government, this unit introduces students to the practical elements of policy-making enabling you to develop basic political communication skills.
Global Political Institutions
- Unit Code
- JSB263
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Justice graduates are increasingly taking on key roles working in or alongside political institutions. It is essential that graduates have a full and working knowledge of the structure and process of international governance in order to excel in these roles in an increasingly professionalised and globalised public sector. This unit will explore the establishment, evolution and functioning of key international and Australian political institutions, in order to increase students' understanding and awareness of our systems of governance.
Global Justice and Human Rights
- Unit Code
- JSB270
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In an increasingly globalised world, justice professionals are frequently faced with challenges that are international in scope. Human rights abuses, environmental instability, poverty, conflict and regional instability act as obstacles to the maintenance of domestic order and international peace and security, as well as an individual's capacity to live a dignified life. This unit explores challenges to human rights in a global context, with a focus on human rights violations during conflict, issues of justice and equity associated with the movement and migration of people, and the human rights environment for marginalised communities. The unit also introduces students to theories of global justice as a lens through which to understand human rights. This unit will assist students to understand challenges in the global context and how they might work to address them.
Second Major: Property Economics
Property Experience
Residential Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB142
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Residential Valuation is an introductory unit in the Property Economics degree and provides the foundation skills and knowledge that will be the basis for the study of future units in property areas such as valuation, property development and property market analysis.
Investment Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB144
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Investment Valuation is an intermediate unit in the Property Economics degree. The unit builds on the preliminary property fundamentals covered in USB142 Residential Valuation, expanding those key concepts to income producing and investment grade assets. This unit develops an understanding of the various commercial market sectors and how various features of these markets impact on the value of a property asset. The valuation methodologies used to value investment grade assets are also applied.The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB247 Money and Property and USB345 Specialised Valuation.
Market Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Market Analysis builds on the knowledge and technical skills developed in the foundation property and valuation units (USB142 and USB144). You will apply demographic, economic and key urban economic theories and policies in the property market environment. Understanding property markets will assist in the creation of marketing and investment strategies to meet targeted consumer supply and demand. You will give consideration to Indigenous perspectives, other diverse perspectives and inclusivity in site and market analyses. You will gain knowledge and skills on how to conduct property market research, collect and analyse property data to support creative solutions and interpret the findings from a range of research publications. The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB300 Development Process and USB344 Property Project.
Asset Performance
- Unit Code
- USB244
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Asset performance provides a good grounding in property and asset management, as it applies to the diverse real estate property sectors and to demonstrate how property asset performance can be maximised, measured and benchmarked. Efficient asset management can result in significant cost benefits to both the owner and the occupier of the property. There has been a growing property industry awareness of the need to develop reliable, accurate and professional property management systems and analysis tools to ensure that property occupation costs are minimised, and space allocations are maximised in accordance with the short, medium and long term business goals of the organisation or company. Engagement with industry and real world data sets provides opportunities to gain first hand experience in property and asset management.
Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Economics studies the efficient use and distribution of scarce resources. It is concerned with how people make decisions and interact in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.
Building Construction
- Unit Code
- USB141
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Building Construction develops the construction concepts and applies them to the industrial property, retail centres, commercial and residential property. The unit provides the construction and design background that defines good quality building materials, design, layout and construction. These concepts will provide the basis for the understanding of how construction type and quality are reflected in the market demand and value of these property types from a development, valuation and investment perspective.
Property Transactions
- Unit Code
- USB145
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Property Transactions provides the foundation knowledge to understand the fundamentals of property rights and the legal rights and responsibilities for a property professional participating in property transactions. You will develop an understanding of contracts associated with buying, selling and leasing property and how to maintain best practice to avoid exposure to legal liability. In addition you will be introduced to legal structures for the delivery of property development and investment projects.
Property Investment Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB245
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the investment markets and the role of property as an investment asset class. The unit further develops the skills and techniques required for the analysis of property investment objectives, strategies, and performance. The students will explore the concepts of return and risk, the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, the basics of investment decision (NPV, IRR, Financial ratios), measurement of property investment performance, the impact of financing and taxation on investment returns, portfolio theory and the role of real estate in mixed asset portfolios. This unit will help students develop the understanding and financial modelling skills necessary to become successful property investment analysts and/or investors.
Money and Property
- Unit Code
- USB247
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Money and Property aims at providing students with analytical tools and skills necessary for understanding property finance and investment whilst developing their understanding of the role of property assets within the capital markets. It is important to understand the role and nature of property finance as it affects all aspects of property ownership, management, use and development. Due to its distinct characteristics of each asset class, debt and equity financing plays a major role in investment decisions. As such, this unit seeks to provide an understanding and competency in property finance fundamentals.
Property Development
- Unit Code
- USB300
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Property Development provides understanding of property development, which is fundamental to the practice of property professionals. This unit brings together concepts gained on strategic evaluation, risk, organisational structure, planning, construction and development feasibility analysis, with particular emphasis on sustainable development. This unit provides an in depth look at the multi-disciplined, multi-faceted process involved in property development from site selection through to disposal of completed projects.
University wide minors
A minor is a set of related units in a particular study area. You may be able to choose one from another area of the University if your course rules allow.
Minors consists of 48 credit points with the introductory units having no prerequisites. Later units may have earlier units as prerequisites.
- Minor: Accounting, Behavioural Economics, Economics, Forensics and Finance
- Minor: Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communication, Marketing and Public Relations
- Minor: Climate Science
- Minor: Communication
- Minor: Creative Industries
- Minor: Design
- Minor: Engineering
- Minor: Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management and Management
- Minor: Health
- Minor: International Business and Tourism and Entertainment Marketing
- Minor: Law and Justice
- Minor: Mathematical Sciences
- Minor: Multimedia and Information Technology
- Minor: Property Experience
- Minor: Science
- Minor: Society and Culture
- Minor: Architecture and Built Environment
Minor: Architecture and Built Environment
Construction
Introduction to Building Structures
- Unit Code
- ABB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces structural and non-structural materials and systems for the development of constructed entities such as buildings and bridges. You will learn about the most common types of materials (timber, building boards, fibre composites, concrete, masonry, metals, ceramics, glass and granular materials) used to create modern constructed entities are introduced, and their basic properties, behaviour, strength, durability, suitability, sustainability, limitations, and applications. The unit also introduces the statics and other relevant concepts in physics at an elementary level. The unit develops a strong foundation for architectural design and construction management disciplines and further studies on the designing of structures.
Small Scale Building and Construction
- Unit Code
- ABB107
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit develops your knowledge, skills and application for small scale buildings and residential construction. The unit introduces current domestic construction techniques and materials that are the core of any construction process. You are taught to read plans and build a house by studying construction theory and legislation, sketching construction details and an introduction to simple BIM models. This first year unit complements other first year units of the course and prepares you for Integrated Construction Management and Low-Rise Construction.
Introduction to Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
- Unit Code
- ABB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will introduce you to the essential professional skills and practices you will need throughout your studies and professional career in the built environment. The unit actively explores the social and environmental forces involved in the evolution of the many ways that the built environment expresses itself across time and in different locations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. You will explore key concepts such as fundamentals of construction management and quantity surveying, occupational health and safety, asset management, professional ethics and sustainability, and to develop professional self-understanding in the built environment.
Measurement for Construction
- Unit Code
- ABB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces you to the activities undertaken by construction cost management professionals in preparing Bills of Quantities (BQs) and associated documents relating to the cost management of construction work. It teaches you methodologies to formally measure selected BQ trade works in accordance with the Australian and New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement within the context of the tendering and procurement process relating to small commercial building works. The unit also provides you with a basic appreciation of virtual integrated practice concepts used in industry and an introduction to cost management/building area measurement. The unit is an integral part of the Construction Management and Quantity Surveying degree, in linking with foundation units in construction technology and preparing you for further advanced units in building and services measurement, infrastructure and construction estimating.
Sustainability and Design Thinking for the Construction Industry
- Unit Code
- ABB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this introductory unit, you will gain a big picture view of the strategies and interactions that influence the sustainable development of the built environment. You will also learn about the principles of sustainability and application of them to real-world projects. Using design-thinking, you will consider the end user of built spaces and the social and cultural impacts of decisions at every stage of the project development and planning process. You will analyse problems and consider various innovative solutions. You will learn appropriate terminology and communication strategies to communicate and negotiate with diverse stakeholders including clients, design managers, architects, project managers, urban planners, construction managers and quantity surveyors and cost engineers. You will also learn how and when these roles intersect and how you can have a strategic impact on the project development and planning process.
Integrated Construction
- Unit Code
- ABB124
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is a foundation unit integrating residential/small commercial construction processes in a collaborative digital environment by utilising building information modelling and related technology. The ability to use building information modelling and related technology in construction processes in a collaborative digital environment involving a project team from different disciplines is important to work in the industry. This unit prepares you for Building Services and other units.
Low-Rise Construction
- Unit Code
- ABB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces you to theoretical and practical knowledge to understand concepts, principles, construction techniques and procedures relevant to low-rise construction. You will gain skills to critically evaluate projects in terms of buildability, construction methodology, site safety, planning, scheduling techniques and site organisation. The ability to manage and supervise the construction process of a cross section of low-rise construction types such as residential apartment buildings, and commercial and industrial buildings is an essential requirement for construction management and quantity surveying professionals. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are relevant to construction management and quantity surveying students and builds upon knowledge gained in earlier units such as small-scale construction, and integrated construction, building services, preparing you for further advanced units in structures and high-rise construction.
Planning
Spatial Histories
- Unit Code
- ABB108
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this foundation unit you will be introduced to the history of the built environment through the study of global architectures across a wide range of cultures throughout past millennia. The unit will introduce you to the importance of the specific contributions made by architecture, interior design , landscape architecture and urban and regional planning to the global understanding of spatial histories. Through engaging with lectures that introduce you to key concepts, and tutorials that will develop your skills in writing and critical thinking, you will become familiar with the critical moments and paradigm shifts of the built environment through global perspectives and spatial justice theories. This unit provides the foundation from which you will continue to develop an understanding of yourself as a participant in the continuum of the rich cultural tradition of designing and making places for human inhabitation.
Planning and Design Practice
- Unit Code
- ABB151
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will introduce you to planning and design concepts underlying urban and regional planning, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. The unit draws on real world urban planning examples to develop spatial analysis and visual communication skills which are key to conducting planning analysis and making recommendations. During lectures you will learn about theories and tools relevant for imagining and designing urban spaces. You will then apply this knowledge to cases studies in Australia and/or abroad. Tutorials will help you build the necessary skills to translate your ideas and concepts into cohesive plans, maps and visual aids. These skills are necessary to communicate spatial concepts and will be of value in your academic and professional career.
Urban Analysis
- Unit Code
- ABB153
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is a foundation unit that will introduce you to various demographic, socioeconomic and physical aspects of cities and to qualitative, quantitative and spatial methods of urban analysis that you will apply in a real-world context. This unit will also help you to develop your communication and collaboration skills using appropriate techniques.
Land Use Planning
- Unit Code
- ABB155
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will acquire, refine and apply knowledge of and skills in land use planning and geographic information systems. You will be introduced to spatial analysis techniques required to undertake contemporary real-world urban analyses required for land use planning. Gaining skills to confidently apply spatial analysis techniques in land use planning is critical for an urban planning practitioner whether working in public or private sector. You will also gain knowledge and skills in analysing substantive theoretical and practical concepts involved in land use planning, evaluating data and applying regulatory frameworks to inform land use decision-making, communicating land use planning concepts both visually and in writing, and proposing solutions to complex land use problems.
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Unit Code
- ABB206
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The development of conflict management and negotiation skills is essential for those tasked with shaping the built environment. In this unit, you will acquire skills in effective communication, analysis of disputes and creative problem-solving through active participation in role-playing and reflective activities and intense investigation of real-world conflicts that arise through the development of land. You will learn to manage conflicting stakeholder perspectives, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perspectives. Learning to think about and respond to conflict in a rational manner will prepare you for group work within your studies and into professional practice. Stakeholder Engagement and Planning Law units build on this unit.
Transport Planning
- Unit Code
- ABB252
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces you to transport systems in selected cities around the world, facilitating an investigation into schemes and policies for promoting sustainable transport. The unit also assists you to integrate transport modelling theory with a set of analytical approaches which are frequently used in transport planning practice, including revealed and stated preference approaches. You will learn about how to design data collection instruments, analyse transport-related data, and communicate results effectively.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Unit Code
- ABB254
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will learn about the theory, principles and methods for effective stakeholder engagement in planning processes, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. You will be introduced to when and how to use different engagement methods to address planning conflicts, and gain important practical experience in stakeholder engagement.
Spatial Design
Design 1: Space and Scale
- Unit Code
- ABB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces foundational principles and elements of spatial design, focusing on space and scale. Informed by essential design theories, methods, and processes, you will explore how space and scale apply in the distinct but related fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design. You will use your creative imagination, research and study existing designs for inspiration, and think critically to formulate and refine your design ideas. This includes experimenting with the qualities of space and form. Learning in this unit is project-based, involving collaboration with peers and supported by lectures, readings, practical exercises, and formative reviews in the fabrication workshop and design studios. Summative presentations occur at the end of each assessment. You will be introduced to professional knowledge that aligns with item 18 of the AACA national competencies for Architects.
Design 2: Site and Context
- Unit Code
- ABB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces principles and elements of spatial design with a focus on site and context. From a platform of foundational knowledge of design theory and process, you will explore the spatial design practices of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. You will be able to apply creative imagination, design precedents, research, emergent knowledge and critical evaluation in formulating and refining concept design options, including the exploration of the intangible aspects, and tangible formal and spatial qualities of sites and their contexts. Learning in this unit is project-based in collaboration with peers, supported by lectures, readings, practicals and studio activities. You will build from this unit in your discipline-focused second year design units. You will be introduced to professional knowledge that aligns with items 17, 18, 26 and 36 of the AACA national competencies for Architects.
Create and Represent: Process
- Unit Code
- ABB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides introductory skills in analogue (hand drawing and modelling) and digital processes for architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. It will cover methods for analysing and exploring the built environment, generative techniques, foundational graphic communication, and design principles. Through observation, analysis, drawing and modelling techniques, you will gain an understanding of key communication techniques and principles informing design processes and explorations. You will build on this unit in your future design studios, technology and environments units.
Create and Represent: Presentation
- Unit Code
- ABB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides introductory hybrid presentation skills for communicating design contexts, ideas, intents and propositions for our built and natural environment. It will cover methods and techniques for communicating in two and three dimensions, including visualising and explaining design contexts and ideas as well as drawing, making, rendering, writing, and speaking about design intents and propositions. Through a range of practical exercises and experiments, students will understand how to communicate design concepts and intents to general audiences in different contexts.
Spatial Materiality
- Unit Code
- ABB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides an exploration of the materials of the built environment, with a focus on sustainability and technological advances. It will cover a number of thematic considerations for materials, including: physical and psychological properties, extraction and creation processes, positive and negative environmental impacts, and applications for creating sustainable works of architecture, interiors, and landscapes. The unit will consider historical and cultural uses, including historic and contemporary uses by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Through observation, analysis, and reflection, you will gain an understanding of key materials and how they can be used to heighten the human experience of spatial environments, and have a positive environmental impact.
Create and Represent: Documentation
- Unit Code
- ABB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides introductory skills of analogue and digital drawing standards for architecture, interiors, and landscapes. Applying conventions including dimensioning, annotation, cross-referencing and scale, students will learn requirements for accurate architectural documentation. Through exploration of orthographic projections students will gain an understanding of drawing conventions for particular audiences and purposes.
Spatial Histories
- Unit Code
- ABB108
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this foundation unit you will be introduced to the history of the built environment through the study of global architectures across a wide range of cultures throughout past millennia. The unit will introduce you to the importance of the specific contributions made by architecture, interior design , landscape architecture and urban and regional planning to the global understanding of spatial histories. Through engaging with lectures that introduce you to key concepts, and tutorials that will develop your skills in writing and critical thinking, you will become familiar with the critical moments and paradigm shifts of the built environment through global perspectives and spatial justice theories. This unit provides the foundation from which you will continue to develop an understanding of yourself as a participant in the continuum of the rich cultural tradition of designing and making places for human inhabitation.
Property Experience
Residential Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB142
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Residential Valuation is an introductory unit in the Property Economics degree and provides the foundation skills and knowledge that will be the basis for the study of future units in property areas such as valuation, property development and property market analysis.
Investment Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB144
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Investment Valuation is an intermediate unit in the Property Economics degree. The unit builds on the preliminary property fundamentals covered in USB142 Residential Valuation, expanding those key concepts to income producing and investment grade assets. This unit develops an understanding of the various commercial market sectors and how various features of these markets impact on the value of a property asset. The valuation methodologies used to value investment grade assets are also applied.The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB247 Money and Property and USB345 Specialised Valuation.
Economics
- Unit Code
- BSB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Economics is the study of how to best use and distribute scarce resources to meet our needs and wants by looking at how people make decisions and the interaction of individuals in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.
Market Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Market Analysis builds on the knowledge and technical skills developed in the foundation property and valuation units (USB142 and USB144). You will apply demographic, economic and key urban economic theories and policies in the property market environment. Understanding property markets will assist in the creation of marketing and investment strategies to meet targeted consumer supply and demand. You will give consideration to Indigenous perspectives, other diverse perspectives and inclusivity in site and market analyses. You will gain knowledge and skills on how to conduct property market research, collect and analyse property data to support creative solutions and interpret the findings from a range of research publications. The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB300 Development Process and USB344 Property Project.
Money and Wealth
- Unit Code
- USB143
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Money and Wealth provides the foundation academic skills and knowledge to understand how accounting and investment interacts with the day to day valuation and property professions and how these principles of accounting can assist in the analysis and interpretation of the financial aspects of going concern valuations and property ownership and management.
Property Legislation
- Unit Code
- USB243
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
A practicing property professional and property valuer needs a good understanding of several areas of property related legislation to be able to manage and avoid risk, identify property and valuation legal issues as they arise and identify when specialised legal counsel is necessary. This unit focuses on extending and applying the theoretical knowledge obtained in Experience Property and Urban Development Law to explore how Commonwealth and State legislation is applied to property practice., with a particular focus on statutory valuation and compulsory acquisition/resumption.
Asset Performance
- Unit Code
- USB244
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Asset performance provides a good grounding in property and asset management, as it applies to the diverse real estate property sectors and to demonstrate how property asset performance can be maximised, measured and benchmarked. Efficient asset management can result in significant cost benefits to both the owner and the occupier of the property. There has been a growing property industry awareness of the need to develop reliable, accurate and professional property management systems and analysis tools to ensure that property occupation costs are minimised, and space allocations are maximised in accordance with the short, medium and long term business goals of the organisation or company. Engagement with industry and real world data sets provides opportunities to gain first hand experience in property and asset management.
Property Investment Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB245
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the investment markets and the role of property as an investment asset class. The unit further develops the skills and techniques required for the analysis of property investment objectives, strategies, and performance. The students will explore the concepts of return and risk, the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, the basics of investment decision (NPV, IRR, Financial ratios), measurement of property investment performance, the impact of financing and taxation on investment returns, portfolio theory and the role of real estate in mixed asset portfolios. This unit will help students develop the understanding and financial modelling skills necessary to become successful property investment analysts and/or investors.
Property Development
- Unit Code
- USB300
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Property Development provides understanding of property development, which is fundamental to the practice of property professionals. This unit brings together concepts gained on strategic evaluation, risk, organisational structure, planning, construction and development feasibility analysis, with particular emphasis on sustainable development. This unit provides an in depth look at the multi-disciplined, multi-faceted process involved in property development from site selection through to disposal of completed projects.
Boutique Valuations
- Unit Code
- USB343
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is the capstone valuation unit and applies the valuation principles and procedures developed in the units USB140, Imagine Property, and USB242, Experience Property, to the more complex property classes such as rural property, special premises, retail and business based property that require a greater level of student expertise for analysis and value calculation. Assessment items will provide students with the opportunity to undertake practical valuation exercises to link this unit with the property knowledge and valuation principles developed throughout their studies.
Specialised Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB345
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Specialised Valuation is the capstone valuation unit and applies the valuation principles and procedures developed in USB142 Residential Valuation and USB144 Investment Valuation, to the more complex property classes such as rural land and the valuation of specialist properties that are based on the profit generated from the businesses operating from these properties.
Minor: Accounting, Behavioural Economics, Economics, Forensics and Finance
Accounting
Accounting Processes and Systems
- Unit Code
- AYB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Accounting data is the basis for decision making in any organisation, making it important for any business professional to have a foundational level of knowledge and understanding of modern financial and managerial accounting theory and practice. Accordingly, this unit provides students with introductory knowledge of modern financial accounting theory and practice to develop an understanding of how accounting data is used to inform decisions in organisations. The unit covers financial procedures and reporting for business entities, analysis and interpretation of financial statements, planning, control, business decision making and information communication technologies.The knowledge and skills developed in this introductory unit are relevant to students in accounting and non-accounting majors.
Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Unit Code
- AYB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
External financial reports are a legal requirement for companies under the Australian Corporations Act and provide decision-useful information for interested users. Therefore, it is a requirement for accountants working in industry to know and understand: accounting concepts and procedures; specific technical accounting and legal requirements: and, general professional and ethical concepts. These are required in order to be able to prepare, present and explain external financial reports for users. Similarly, this knowledge and skill is a requirement for auditors who perform audits and reviews of external financial reports.
Taxation
- Unit Code
- AYB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
As many business decisions involve a consideration of the taxation implications, Accountancy graduates should possess a basic knowledge of the Australian taxation system so that they can develop skills required for professional practice. The purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop an understanding of the basic fundamentals of taxation. AYB203 Taxation is a prerequisite for AYB320 Advanced Taxation Law.
Management Accounting
- Unit Code
- AYB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Management accounting involves sourcing, analysing and communicating decision-relevant financial and non-financial information to generate value and maintain a competitive advantage. All organizations utilize management accounting practices regardless of their industry or size. You will learn about concepts, techniques, and sustainability practices that organizations can use to allocate costs to products or services; plan, control and measure performance; and be able to identify and provide management with relevant information to inform their decision-making.
Superannuation and Retirement Planning
- Unit Code
- AYB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Mandatory superannuation savings under the Australian retirement incomes policy have seen the superannuation industry grow to nearly $3 trillion, with almost all workers now having superannuation benefits. Expansion of superannuation fund and investment choice has also increasingly shifted investment decision-making to superannuation fund members. Superannuation has become an almost universal benefit affecting virtually every business and employee. However, the superannuation system is complex and subject to a broad range of regulation governing all facets of the operations of the superannuation industry. This unit introduces students to the Australian superannuation system and the regulatory framework under which it operates. Knowledge and understanding of superannuation is important to financial planning, accounting graduates, particularly if they will be involved with the superannuation advice to clients or employers, administration or auditing of superannuation funds.
Personal Financial Planning
- Unit Code
- AYB250
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
With the increasing complexity of taxation laws, the ageing population and the focus on self-reliance in retirement, individuals expect their financial advisers to be professionally equipped to assist them in effective investment and risk management and also with complex retirement planning strategies. As a result, many professional accounting firms, banks and independent financial advise firms now offer financial planning services as part and parcel of the services they are offering to their individual clients. QUT graduates who have acquired skills and knowledge in this area will have a definite competitive advantage when seeking financial planning related employment.
Behavioural Economics: 2023 onwards
Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Behaviour Change
- Unit Code
- AMB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this introductory behavioural economics unit, you will gain a core understanding of human behaviour and decision-making, as well as basic approaches to designing behaviour change solutions (policy and industry) that rely on behavioural uptake. This unit is the first of its kind in Australia, linking theory and practice from multiple disciplines in behaviour change. You will explore a broad range of foundational theories and methods from behavioural economics, economics, social marketing, law and communications, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of factors impacting individual decision making and their applied role in addressing complex social issues. This unit involves a real-world client and asks students to apply behavioural theories and design a basic behaviour change program. This unit is relevant to students of business, law, psychology and health as an elective and as a core unit for the Behavioural Economics major.
Microeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB228
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit explores the economic analysis of and the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments in modern economies. The theoretical and empirical content of this unit provides a basis for understanding these decisions and actions with a focus on applications to real world contexts. You will develop the ability to understand and apply microeconomic concepts to a range of contemporary economic issues and problems at an intermediate level. Further, the unit provides the basis for appreciation of a range of issues that can improve managerial decision-making to the formulation of public policy that can improve the welfare of the community. The unit prepares you for a major in economics and develops your ability to apply microeconomic knowledge and critical thinking skills to economic problems in real world contexts.
Applied Behavioural Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to expose you to current and practical applications of behavioural economics that can be used to improve the understanding of important topics in a variety of industries and contexts. It teaches you about the economic paradigm, involving very basic but powerful tools to understand ubiquitous human behaviour exploring topics such as fads and herding behaviour, decision under risk and uncertainty, time and distributional preferences, status concerns, inter-temporal choices, human rationality, heuristics and biases, and behavioural game theory. The theories and methodological tools learned in this unit can also be applied to other economic areas and industries.
Data Capture and Research Design
- Unit Code
- EFB350
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Behavioural science incorporates a range of universal and discipline specific-research methods and instruments. While most disciplines distinguish between quantitative and qualitative methods, few teach research design and data collection. Behavioural economics utilises the gamut of approaches to identify or generate/collect data for research. In this unit, students will learn and develop skills in a variety of research instruments, such as computer lab experiments and simulations, natural field experiments, online surveys, direct interviews, neurophysiological measures (e.g., heart rate variability), panel & longitudinal data, content analysis, priming, and audit studies, but to name a few. Students will also be introduced to and receive introductory training on analysing such data, using high-level research software packages.
Economics
Microeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB228
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit explores the economic analysis of and the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments in modern economies. The theoretical and empirical content of this unit provides a basis for understanding these decisions and actions with a focus on applications to real world contexts. You will develop the ability to understand and apply microeconomic concepts to a range of contemporary economic issues and problems at an intermediate level. Further, the unit provides the basis for appreciation of a range of issues that can improve managerial decision-making to the formulation of public policy that can improve the welfare of the community. The unit prepares you for a major in economics and develops your ability to apply microeconomic knowledge and critical thinking skills to economic problems in real world contexts.
Macroeconomics
- Unit Code
- EFB229
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Macroeconomics is one of the key fields in economics. It is a study of economic aggregates, such as GDP, inflation and unemployment rates, economic growth and income distribution, etc. A major focus of macroeconomics is on economic policies that affect these aggregate measures. The unit goes beyond the basic overview of the workings of the economy and provides an in-depth analysis of fundamental macroeconomic ideas. It also develops the capabilities and skills to equip you with a deeper understanding of the macroeconomic policies and their applications in the real world.
Fundamentals of Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and skills of financial management and how these are applied to solve problems associated with the decisions of financial managers. This is essential knowledge for financial decision makers. Topics covered include: an introduction to the financial institutional framework; an introduction to debt and equity instruments; financial mathematics applied to the pricing of debt and equity securities; a firm's investment decision including Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return; introduction to risk and uncertainty using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Weighted Average Cost of Capital concept and risk management. Because of its fundamental nature, this unit is a prerequisite for more advanced units within the finance, accountancy and financial planning study areas, and content studied in this unit forms part of the knowledge and skills required for students seeking professional accountancy accreditation.
Introduction to Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a thorough and practical treatment of regression analysis, including the foundations of statistical and mathematical concepts and skills. The statistical and mathematical knowledge and skills taught in this unit are essential in contemporary economic and financial practice with regression analysis the most widely used econometric modelling technique in the fields of economics, finance, accounting and many others. The unit aims to develop students' knowledge of econometric techniques and to apply these to the analysis of business data. Students will develop regression modelling techniques and also the ability to interpret statistical output. This unit serves as a developmental unit to prepare you for further units in Econometrics.
Economics for the Real World
- Unit Code
- EFB225
- Credit points
- 12
This unit develops and refines students' economic analysis, evaluation and reasoning skills by applying economic concepts to the exploration of contemporary real world issues.
Environmental Economics and Policy
- Unit Code
- EFB226
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The objective of the unit is to introduce students to some of the current environmental and natural resource issues confronting society and how planners and decision-makers could better understand and address these problems using economics. The unit demonstrates why economics matters more to environmental and natural resources policy and how the approach taken in this unit is free of the constraints of orthodox economics. The unit also explores what would happen when environmental considerations get left out of economics and what happens when economics gets left out of environmental policy-making and resource management decisions. The unit would benefit those who wish to work in government, the private sector or for a non-governmental organisation.
Applied Behavioural Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to expose you to current and practical applications of behavioural economics that can be used to improve the understanding of important topics in a variety of industries and contexts. It teaches you about the economic paradigm, involving very basic but powerful tools to understand ubiquitous human behaviour exploring topics such as fads and herding behaviour, decision under risk and uncertainty, time and distributional preferences, status concerns, inter-temporal choices, human rationality, heuristics and biases, and behavioural game theory. The theories and methodological tools learned in this unit can also be applied to other economic areas and industries.
Applied Econometrics
- Unit Code
- EFB333
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As a final year unit the focus is primarily on further developing students' theoretical knowledge and applied skills in econometrics, using common methods that business, economics and finance graduates will encounter in practice. These skills are essential for research in economics and finance and are relevant for use in future employment.
International Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The slicing of the global value chain and the dominance of global production networks have changed the economics and politics of trade. The aim of this unit is to build students' ability to critically analyse tendencies in the international economy. After laying down the empirical and theoretical underpinnings of how trade markets work, students will be presented with the latest examples/controversies in the global economy which will help them shape their own critical thinking based on economic reasoning.
Game Theory and Applications
- Unit Code
- EFB337
- Credit points
- 12
This unit is intended to deepen students' understanding of an important branch of economics by developing their understanding of the key theoretical foundations of game theory and its applications.
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project Appraisal
- Unit Code
- EFB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a key technique used to appraise the relative desirability of competing alternative uses of limited resources. CBA supports decision making with respect to investment alternatives across a range of industries in the public and private sector. CBA has been used intensively in investment projects, socio-economic programmes and policies. The unit provides students with foundational knowledge and basic skills of CBA. Also, learning activities are designed to allow students to take multiple perspectives and sustainability principles in analyzing costs and benefits.
Contemporary Application of Economic Theory
- Unit Code
- EFB338
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Working as an economist in the real world requires the ability to research and apply economic solutions to often complex problems. This capstone unit is designed to consolidate your studies in economics through the application of a variety of economic concepts, theories, and empirical methods to current public policy issues. You will develop an analytical framework to tackle major economic issues and practise the practical application of a variety of economic approaches to analyse problems facing Australian and international economies and develop policy options with consideration for diverse perspectives, ethical principles and socially responsible behaviour. You will develop the ability to summarise, evaluate and criticise research findings, and learn how research in economics evolves, preparing you for employment as economists in government, business – in particular consulting - and in the not-for profit sector.
Development Economics: An Immersive Experience
- Unit Code
- EFB341
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the economic problems and challenges that fall under the purview of Development Economics and includes coursework as well as an immersive international field project to develop their understanding through a real-world application of their skills on a project with a placement organization. The field project may take place in different international location each year and will be facilitated by the unit coordinator in collaboration with Beyond Borders Learning Programs, the key host organization at these locations. Locations over various years: Mumbai, India (2018, 2019), Kathmandu, Nepal (2020). Other potential locations in future include Dhaka, Bangladesh and Colombo, Sri Lanka. The aim of this unit is to provide a basic grounding in development economics, as well as a grasp of various approaches and initiatives that have been used to solve key challenges associated with poverty and underdevelopment.
Market Structure and Regulation
- Unit Code
- EFB346
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The profitability of firms, the prices faced by consumer, and the economic value of a market are determined by the market’s underlying structure. Market Structure and Regulation advances understanding of the sources of firms’ market power, its impact on consumer welfare and market efficiency, and the role of public policy in regulating markets. The unit enables you to use fundamental economics tools to analyse real world markets and regulations.
Macroeconomic Policy
- Unit Code
- EFB349
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Macroeconomic policies are of great significance as they are associated with changes to the health of an economy – that is, changes in short run economic fluctuations, economic growth, income distribution, employment, inflation, exchange rate, etc. This unit provides an in-depth understanding of these policies in a national as well as global context through a blend of theory and application. The unit also addresses some recent issues and debates in macroeconomic policymaking, such as the limitations of conventional fiscal and monetary policies and policy dilemmas in relation to growth and development.
Finance
Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Economics studies the efficient use and distribution of scarce resources. It is concerned with how people make decisions and interact in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.
Fundamentals of Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and skills of financial management and how these are applied to solve problems associated with the decisions of financial managers. This is essential knowledge for financial decision makers. Topics covered include: an introduction to the financial institutional framework; an introduction to debt and equity instruments; financial mathematics applied to the pricing of debt and equity securities; a firm's investment decision including Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return; introduction to risk and uncertainty using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Weighted Average Cost of Capital concept and risk management. Because of its fundamental nature, this unit is a prerequisite for more advanced units within the finance, accountancy and financial planning study areas, and content studied in this unit forms part of the knowledge and skills required for students seeking professional accountancy accreditation.
Financial Markets
- Unit Code
- EFB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces students to key elements of global financial markets, and the role of financial markets as an integral part of the economy and society. Topics explored in this unit include products, key players, organization, structure, regulation, ethics of major financial market types. Students will practice key skills of critical exploration and analysis in considering the role of finance theories and models to help understand key financial market events in broader social, economic and political contexts. Students will continue to develop and apply these foundational insights and critical thinking skills in subsequent finance units.
Investments
- Unit Code
- EFB335
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this unit, students will apply finance knowledge acquired in earlier units to develop investment decision making skills essential for their personal and professional lives. The unit advances understanding of how investment decisions are made, what securities to invest in, how they fit in a portfolio, the impact of transaction costs, the risks associated with investing and performance evaluation of the investment process. Securities and analytical tools investment managers employ when managing equity and fixed income portfolios will be critically examined and applied to real world contexts, including the use of Excel. By applying higher level knowledge and skills and considering issues from the investment manager's perspective, this unit provides insight into an industry that controls trillions of dollars of assets both domestically and internationally.
Corporate Finance
- Unit Code
- EFB343
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit extends the knowledge and skills introduced in earlier finance units to the corporate finance context. It provides an in-depth analysis of the sustainable financial management of a business organisation and advances frameworks necessary for the analysis of the more advanced aspects of domestic and international business finance. The further specialisation of financial management knowledge and skills this unit provides equips students wishing to pursue a career in finance with a valuable applied skill set. Topics examined include: working capital management, capital investment decisions, issuance of corporate securities and capital structure, payout policy, mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructuring.
Forensics and Data Analytics
Forensic Digital Analysis
- Unit Code
- AYB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The rise of the Internet and the rapid development of technological applications is changing the way in which business is being conducted, how fraud is occurring, and, consequently, how forensic accountants investigate and analyse digital data. This unit introduces students to a variety of technological developments and their forensics and analytics implications, along with technical investigative approaches for monitoring and assessing potential fraud. In addition, students will be able to recognise the new data risks and governance issues facing organisations in the digital age. This insight will assist students to develop both theoretical and practical knowledge by understanding how digital technologies and data are being used to investigate fraud and create business intelligence. This unit is a foundation of the Forensics second major and Forensics and Data Analytics minor and will equip students with up-to-date tools and techniques used in forensic investigation.
Governance, Fraud and Investigation
- Unit Code
- AYB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The role of a forensic accountant involves many different tasks including profiling, interviewing, expert witness work and risk management. Fraud is an ever present problem in a technology driven business environment and understanding how fraud occurs and can be prevented and detected is becoming a necessity for business operations. Governance issues have an increasingly large impact on business due to the electronic and global nature of business operations. Therefore, an understanding of how IT governance assists forensic accountants in their risk management role, particularly in relation to fraud detection and prevention, is particularly important. From a legal perspective, understanding criminal and civil jurisdictions, gathering evidence, interviewing suspects, knowledge of evidentiary rules and the expert witness role is essential knowledge for those wishing to enter the forensic accounting profession
Forensic and Business Analytics
- Unit Code
- AYB341
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
With the digitisation of information, management have become increasingly reliant on comprehensive and timely data driven reporting as their primary mechanism for capturing and evaluating business performance and for making urgent, strategic, high-risk decisions. This unit provides students with theoretical and practical skills in forensic and business intelligence through the use of SAS and other technologies, to investigate business related data resources to identify fraud, and to support corporate performance and decision making.
Law of Business Entities
- Unit Code
- AYB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Under Australian law, both individuals and businesses may organise their affairs through various types of business structures. Each structure has characteristics that differ and each structure affects the nature of their responsibilities, obligations, internal and external relationships. Accountants are often called upon to audit, advise and assist clients with their business endeavours and are required to understand the attributes of such business structures and the laws and regulations that affect them.
Accounting Systems and Analytics
- Unit Code
- AYB221
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Accounting information systems are an essential element of any business. An appreciation of accounting in a modern electronic environment, how accounting systems are designed and how analytics can be applied in accounting, are therefore crucial to the study of real world accounting systems. This unit builds on the knowledge attained in the prerequisite subjects and applies it to accounting information systems environment.
Data Analytics for Business Insight
- Unit Code
- IAB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will draw on your knowledge and skills learnt in prior IT core units to learn how to problem solve with data for the purposes of extracting business insight. Through the practical sessions you will explore the relationship between common business concerns and the data and analytics that can be used to address them, developing the skills to use a range of analytics techniques with a variety of data. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to present analytics in a meaningful way for business use. Interactive sessions will support you in increasing your understanding of different kinds of data, their importance to business, and why certain analytical and visualisation techniques can be used.
Minor: Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communication, Marketing and Public Relations
Advertising
Create Advertising
- Unit Code
- AMB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Creativity! Whether you're a budding wordsmith, a marketing enthusiast, or simply eager to harness the power of imagination, this unit is your gateway to mastering the techniques that make advertisements stand out in a dynamic marketplace, encompassing the ever-evolving digital landscape. It also establishes the benchmarks for assessing creative work and lends support for fostering creative ideas.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Consumers and Media Channels
- Unit Code
- AMB224
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic use of paid, owned and earned media to effectively reach consumers using media channels within an advertising campaign. You will develop skills to analyse data to research consumer attitudes and behaviours and develop creative consumer insights. Based on these insights you will work together in a team to develop a media strategy. This unit works closely with media industry professionals. Completing this unit will be beneficial to students who would like to pursue careers in advertising, digital or media agencies or media sales.
Advertising Works
- Unit Code
- AMB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
Integrated Marketing Communication
Advertising Works
- Unit Code
- AMB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
Introduction to Public Relations
- Unit Code
- AMB163
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations.
Consumers and Media Channels
- Unit Code
- AMB224
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic use of paid, owned and earned media to effectively reach consumers using media channels within an advertising campaign. You will develop skills to analyse data to research consumer attitudes and behaviours and develop creative consumer insights. Based on these insights you will work together in a team to develop a media strategy. This unit works closely with media industry professionals. Completing this unit will be beneficial to students who would like to pursue careers in advertising, digital or media agencies or media sales.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Marketing
Marketing for the Real World
- Unit Code
- AMB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB140 Marketing for the Real World follows the introductory marketing unit in the marketing major and minor and provides a focus on the implementation and evaluation of the marketing plan at a small business level. Emphasis is placed on the responsibilities within a marketing team for planning, developing, organising, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing activities. The unit prepares students for other marketing units in the major.
Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave
- Unit Code
- AMB200
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
A fundamental component of effective and successful marketing activity is an understanding of consumers, their needs and behaviours. Studying the behaviour of consumers in a wide range of situations and circumstances provides marketers with clear guidelines for the development of marketing strategy. This unit provides the foundation theories for the marketing major.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Marketing and Audience Analytics
- Unit Code
- AMB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The systematic and objective identification, collection, analysis, and dissemination of information is essential for any business to make informed decisions about how to address problems and opportunities in their markets. All business leaders must understand the challenges, opportunities and limitations of the marketing research process; questions that marketing research can answer and questions it can't, and be able to draw appropriate conclusions from different types of data that may be collected during marketing research.This subject builds on basic marketing knowledge and students are involved in, and guided through, a practical, applied marketing research exercise based on a research brief chosen at the start of each semester. This provides the foundations for interpreting case studies, theories and research information presented in more advanced subjects.
Public Relations
Introduction to Public Relations
- Unit Code
- AMB163
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations answers three important questions: (a) what is public relations, (b) why do organisations need public relations, and (c) how is public relations practised? The unit introduces key concepts of public relations and lays a foundation for subsequent study in the discipline. This unit applies the role and influence of publics and stakeholders into multiple contexts including crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and integrated communication. The unit showcases the range of potential careers available in public relations.
Media Relations and Publicity
- Unit Code
- AMB164
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity introduces you to the tools and techniques you will need to work with the media and get positive publicity for organisations. This makes the unit an ideal elective for students from any discipline looking to add value to their major. The tools and techniques covered in AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity will also provide foundational knowledge and skills for use in subsequent units in the public relations major and minor. AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity helps you develop the skills required to effectively communicate with audiences on behalf of organisations through legacy/traditional and other forms of media.
Marketing Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB299
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Marketing Communication brings advertising, marketing, and public relations students together to solve real world problems. In the unit, you will strengthen creative, digital, and research skills in real world settings. First, you will use marketing communication planning principles to audit and transform existing strategy--a core skill required in industry. Second, you will respond to a client brief by researching the situation and creating and pitching your evidence-based marketing communication strategy to industry. You will also be able to assess and reflect on your career readiness.
Stakeholders and Community Engagement: Local and Global Perspectives
- Unit Code
- AMB277
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces students to stakeholder and community engagement, a key practice area of public relations. Students will explore the theoretical foundations of stakeholder and community engagement at a local and global level to understand and formulate contemporary communication and relationship strategies, to inform planning, and implementation. Students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to help organisations identify stakeholder and community expectations, develop and implement appropriate engagement programs, and evaluate engagement strategies within a framework of ethical practice.
Issues and Crisis Communication
- Unit Code
- AMB373
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Issues and Crisis Communication examines public relations practice to manage and communicate issues (e.g., around sustainability) and crises (e.g., product recalls) to support organisational and brand trust, reputation, and relationships. The unit provides foundational skills and knowledge of the issues management process, including monitoring and tracking public opinion, information analysis, and developing appropriate organisational responses. It also provides contemporary guidance on how to effectively communicate during crises.
Internal Communication and Change
- Unit Code
- AMB375
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Communication is central to organisational practice. Internal Communication and Change will provide theoretical and practical insights to equip students to identify, analyse, and respond to communication challenges in contemporary organisations.
Minor: Climate Science
Climate Science Minor
Introduction to Climate Change
- Unit Code
- CLB221
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to offer science, engineering and other students an opportunity to understand fundamentals of climate and climate change together with sustainable development efforts related to clean energy technologies. It provides students with an overview of global climate and climate change drivers, meteorological parameters and global air circulation, as well as an overview of technological pathways towards low carbon society. Students will explore global energy balance and climate change through an investigation of (i) Energy related environmental problems on local and global scale; (ii) Earth's climate, meteorology and transport of pollutants in the atmosphere; (iii) Working principles in selected conventional and alternative energy technologies to reduce energy related environmental consequences.
Oceans and Atmosphere
- Unit Code
- CLB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Oceans make up 70% of the Earth's surface, yet less than 5% of them have been explored. There is therefore still much to learn about the marine environment, marine resources, and management, and how oceans affect atmospheric circulation. This unit takes a bottom-up approach introducing students to the major geological processes and geomorphology features that shape the ocean floor, dynamic sediments, and biology that are sourced and distributed by ocean currents and chemistry, followed by an overview of the factors governing ocean circulation and ocean water properties and finally looking at how oceans affect atmospheric circulation and climate. The interaction of all these processes has a direct societal impact such as the management of marine resources, including the cultural narratives of the Great Barrier Reef, infrastructure and food security, and risk mitigation of natural hazards, weather patterns, and climate change.
Global Change
- Unit Code
- CLB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In CLB100, you will discover how the Earth has undergone natural global change and how this compares to anthropogenic change of the planet. The three key aims of the unit are: i) to focus on climatic and global change of the last 3 million years; ii) to then put this into the context of the Earth’s long planetary history; and finally, iii) to develop a sound appreciation of the close relationship between human evolution and global change. You will gain new appreciation of diverse perspectives and inclusion by learning about how different cultures have recorded past global change. In conclusion, the unit will let your discover how past planetary change can be used to inform models predicting future climate: the past is the key to the future.
Dynamic Atmosphere
- Unit Code
- CLB333
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Building on the foundation of atmospheric science laid in PQB360, this unit will provide enhanced understanding of chemical and physical processes that are responsible for structure, composition and properties of the atmosphere. Students will gain deeper understanding of aerosol and cloud formation, their interaction with solar radiation and role in global climate, as well as chemical transformations that govern abundance of important atmospheric trace species in both gas and aerosol phase. This knowledge will provide students with the background to understand current issues, such as stratospheric ozone depletion, impact of volcanoes on climate, air pollution and photochemical smog, acid rain and climate change.
Natural Hazards
- Unit Code
- CLB331
- Credit points
Climate Interventions
- Unit Code
- CLB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will focus on exploring potential solutions to the challenges posed by climate change. Students will learn about the causes and effects of climate change and the urgency of addressing it. The unit will delve into current efforts to mitigate its impacts, including renewable energy, carbon pricing, and other initiatives. Discussions on the role of individuals, communities, and governments in addressing climate change, as well as the economic and social implications of different solutions, will be included in the learning activities.
Minor: Communication
Digital Media Analytics
Digital Platforms
- Unit Code
- CCB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
It is critical for communication professionals to understand the cultural, economic, and technical contexts from which contemporary digital platforms have emerged and in which they are continuing to evolve. This unit focuses on the technological developments, business logics, and socio-economic shifts that have shaped the brief history of digital platforms, focusing on what differentiates digital platforms from other media forms. It develops students’ contextual understanding of digital platforms by exploring how key concepts in digital media studies map onto specific platforms and their audience and user cultures. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Digital Media Analytics
- Unit Code
- CCB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit equips you with critical understanding and skills in contemporary research and practice methods as they are applied to digital content, platforms and networks. From computational analyses of ‘big social data’ to close qualitative analysis of digital media platforms and practices, the approaches, methods and tools that are grounded in and suitable for the study of digital media are expanding and evolving rapidly. This unit aims to provide you with critical understanding and practical skills in how to select and implement contemporary digital approaches to the collection, analysis and interpretation of various forms of communication data, such as social media content (both textual and visual) and geodata.
Social Media, Self and Society
- Unit Code
- CCB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Social Media has had a tremendous impact on our lives as individuals and members of larger societies. The debates surrounding these new and powerful technologies are often multi-faceted in their complexity. In this unit you will develop skills in critically examining and contributing to debates about social media’s impact on issues such as identity, privacy and the ethics of everyday life. You will draw on scholarly research to evaluate opposing perspectives and become critically informed communication professionals. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification
- Unit Code
- CJB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Communication professionals now operate in a world in which data is plentiful, and often relatively easy to access. This situation also throws up a number of challenges, though, with these practitioners needing to know where to find such data, how to make sense of it and, more importantly, how to present that data to an audience in a meaningful and engaging way. This unit therefore equips students with some of these foundational skills, and provides them with a strong understanding of how statistics and data can be used to enhance news stories, and help to uncover stories which have not been told yet.
Understanding Audiences
- Unit Code
- CYB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the ways in which the media, entertainment, and news industries have imagined, measured and monetised their audiences. Understanding that audiences are powerful economic and cultural constructions in the media and entertainment industries, the unit examines how researchers and industry professionals build knowledge about how people use media and the role that it plays in their lives. The unit establishes a theoretical foundation in audience studies, as well as explores a range of research methods that are used to study audiences/users, and prepares students to evaluate different types of knowledge claims about audiences.
Understanding the Internet and Data
- Unit Code
- CYB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the centrality of the internet as a communication tool in both the workplace and everyday life. It explores how internet technologies and digital communication platforms refashion communication practices and social organisation, including the centrality of debates around online behavior and codes of conduct. The unit also introduces students to basic data literacy and digital analytic skills.
Applied Business Analytics
- Unit Code
- BSB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Organisations use business analytics to understand and solve business problems, increase efficiency, leverage productivity, and ultimately enhance the business performance of organisations. This business core option unit introduces you to a practical framework for data collection, aggregation, processing, and modelling to transform data into business insights. You will gain knowledge of key business analytics methods and approaches, and build skills in using Excel to manage and analyse data sets — valuable competencies that will help you to improve decision-making in contemporary business environments across all business disciplines.
Media and Society
Popular Culture
- Unit Code
- CCB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The products, practices, and pleasures of popular culture are frequently dismissed as being superficial, unserious, or unimportant. This unit, however, celebrates popular culture as a contested and shifting phenomenon that permeates everyday life. Far from mundane, popular culture is charged with a political valence that reflects—and shapes—our lives. This unit further develops conceptual framework(s) and analytic tools to critically evaluate the texts, artefacts, and/or practices of popular culture. In completing this unit, students will understand how the communication industries produce and circulate popular culture, and will be able to critique the politics of pleasure that frame the consumption of mass culture.
Global Media and Culture
- Unit Code
- CCB206
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides students with a critical understanding of the economic, political, and cultural dimensions of global media industries. It introduces key disciplinary theories and debates about the creation, circulation and consumption of media content as it circulates across different locations and cultures. The unit also enables students to develop skills and knowledge necessary for living and working in globally diverse communities and professional contexts. The unit may survey a range of media industries and cultural forms and/or focus on a single site of global activity as it explores the inherently transnational nature of the content we consume.
Australian Media
- Unit Code
- CCB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit evaluates the industrial and cultural logics of Australian media. You will develop an understanding of contemporary debates, issues and developments and will learn about how national and local media are shaped by a range of factors including digital distribution technologies, concentrated ownership structures and cultural policy. The unit engages with questions of national culture and identity, amid the intense internationalising forces impacting Australian media. Understanding the technological, economic, and policy contexts within which Australian media operate will help you to form ethical media choices and professional communication practices.
Social Media, Self and Society
- Unit Code
- CCB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Social Media has had a tremendous impact on our lives as individuals and members of larger societies. The debates surrounding these new and powerful technologies are often multi-faceted in their complexity. In this unit you will develop skills in critically examining and contributing to debates about social media’s impact on issues such as identity, privacy and the ethics of everyday life. You will draw on scholarly research to evaluate opposing perspectives and become critically informed communication professionals. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Living in a Media World
- Unit Code
- CYB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the dynamic and evolving field of Media Studies. It looks at how various traditions of knowledge have sought to better understand the relationship between media and society. It corrects prevailing myths about media power and develops basic skills for engaging with different types of media. For example, how have scholars evaluated, measured, and theorised the impact of mass media forms such as print, television, and the internet on social and political life? Do new media and technologies demand to be understood in new ways, or can we utilise older systems of thought to better understand today’s rapidly changing media world? As future communication professionals, it is crucial that you understand the key concepts and debates that have shaped your discipline.
Understanding Media Industries
- Unit Code
- CYB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the core concepts, analytical frameworks, and professional practices necessary to understand how the media industries operate as complex economic and cultural phenomena. This includes a comprehensive overview of media industry structures and functions, production and distribution processes, regulatory and technological conditions, ecological implications, and labour practices. You will also explore the political, economic, and cultural foundations of the media industries in national, regional, and global contexts. You will engage with media industry professionals as guests where appropriate to establish a capacity for the subsequent study of and employability in the media industries.
Understanding Audiences
- Unit Code
- CYB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the ways in which the media, entertainment, and news industries have imagined, measured and monetised their audiences. Understanding that audiences are powerful economic and cultural constructions in the media and entertainment industries, the unit examines how researchers and industry professionals build knowledge about how people use media and the role that it plays in their lives. The unit establishes a theoretical foundation in audience studies, as well as explores a range of research methods that are used to study audiences/users, and prepares students to evaluate different types of knowledge claims about audiences.
News and Factual Media
Foundations of Journalism
- Unit Code
- CJB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with foundational knowledge of what ‘journalism’ means today as both a professional practice and cultural form. You will learn about the changing role of journalism in society, how journalism underpins (and undermines) democracy, and be introduced to journalism ethics and law. You will learn how the business activities of media companies shape news values, and how they employ contemporary practices of story selection and verification. Against this industrial context, you will begin to learn journalistic writing conventions and apply effective reporting techniques. In doing so, this unit equips you with the essential knowledge and tools for you to understand and thrive in a complex and dynamic communication industry.
Shortform News Production
- Unit Code
- CJB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Journalists must be able to produce content that engages audiences across a range of formats and platforms. In this unit, you will develop the ability to successfully perform a range of newsgathering activities, including interviewing and live blogging. Drawing on this newsgathering activity, you will produce under ‘real world’ deadlines professional quality audio and video content that is suitable for TV, radio, or digital platforms. You will also apply multimedia skills to produce transmedia content that supports contemporary journalism practices, and create digital communication content that engages and/or persuades audiences. In addition to producing content, you will undertake editorial roles that support successful short form news production, and understand the value of community and collaboration in the multifaceted practice of contemporary journalism.
Social Justice and Journalism Ethics
- Unit Code
- CJB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Journalism has a significant influence on the way people see the world, and how they think about their place within it. Journalism therefore has the ability to both address, as well as exacerbate, existing power imbalances that exist in our culture. This unit provides students with a better understanding of these dynamics, and how they can shape their future professional practice in ways that might better account for the structural advantages and disadvantages that different groups (based on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class and physical ability) face. The unit will introduce students to the professional codes of conduct under which journalists often operate, and how they apply in the Australian context. The unit also provides opportunities for students to explore real-world ethical dilemmas in the media industry, and to work through examples of applied ethical decision-making. In doing so, the unit aims to produce more socially-conscious, ethical journalism practitioners.
Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification
- Unit Code
- CJB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Communication professionals now operate in a world in which data is plentiful, and often relatively easy to access. This situation also throws up a number of challenges, though, with these practitioners needing to know where to find such data, how to make sense of it and, more importantly, how to present that data to an audience in a meaningful and engaging way. This unit therefore equips students with some of these foundational skills, and provides them with a strong understanding of how statistics and data can be used to enhance news stories, and help to uncover stories which have not been told yet.
Understanding Media Industries
- Unit Code
- CYB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the core concepts, analytical frameworks, and professional practices necessary to understand how the media industries operate as complex economic and cultural phenomena. This includes a comprehensive overview of media industry structures and functions, production and distribution processes, regulatory and technological conditions, ecological implications, and labour practices. You will also explore the political, economic, and cultural foundations of the media industries in national, regional, and global contexts. You will engage with media industry professionals as guests where appropriate to establish a capacity for the subsequent study of and employability in the media industries.
Understanding the Internet and Data
- Unit Code
- CYB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the centrality of the internet as a communication tool in both the workplace and everyday life. It explores how internet technologies and digital communication platforms refashion communication practices and social organisation, including the centrality of debates around online behavior and codes of conduct. The unit also introduces students to basic data literacy and digital analytic skills.
Journalism Law
- Unit Code
- LWS011
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The study of law is important for journalists as they are endowed with a public responsibility to engage in sound legal and ethical practice. The public role journalists play in society means that there is a high level of scrutiny of their actions. Legal transgressions by journalists can prove costly and painful for journalists, their families, friends, colleagues and employers. Furthermore, journalists also need to have a good working understanding of the legal framework that applies to society in general, as the law will be relevant to a wide range of issues that will be reported by journalists in their professional practice. In addition, the unit seeks to foster an appreciation of the developing nature of the law through court decisions and its capacity to adapt to new circumstances, as well as providing you with the scope to appreciate the development of law through changes in policy through the intervention of parliaments.
Social Media Strategy
Digital Platforms
- Unit Code
- CCB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
It is critical for communication professionals to understand the cultural, economic, and technical contexts from which contemporary digital platforms have emerged and in which they are continuing to evolve. This unit focuses on the technological developments, business logics, and socio-economic shifts that have shaped the brief history of digital platforms, focusing on what differentiates digital platforms from other media forms. It develops students’ contextual understanding of digital platforms by exploring how key concepts in digital media studies map onto specific platforms and their audience and user cultures. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Social Media Strategy
- Unit Code
- CCB304
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit develops a critical understanding of, and applied skills in, best practice social media management within professional communication contexts. You will engage with the principles, tools and techniques of professional social media practice, social media presence and the development, implementation and analysis of digital communication strategies. It also provides opportunities to apply them in the ever-evolving social media landscape. This is an advanced unit that builds on individual and teamwork approaches to learning and teaching developed in introductory and intermediate units.
Social Media, Self and Society
- Unit Code
- CCB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Social Media has had a tremendous impact on our lives as individuals and members of larger societies. The debates surrounding these new and powerful technologies are often multi-faceted in their complexity. In this unit you will develop skills in critically examining and contributing to debates about social media’s impact on issues such as identity, privacy and the ethics of everyday life. You will draw on scholarly research to evaluate opposing perspectives and become critically informed communication professionals. Please note the online offering of this unit will be available to eligible online BCI students only.
Digital Media Analytics
- Unit Code
- CCB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit equips you with critical understanding and skills in contemporary research and practice methods as they are applied to digital content, platforms and networks. From computational analyses of ‘big social data’ to close qualitative analysis of digital media platforms and practices, the approaches, methods and tools that are grounded in and suitable for the study of digital media are expanding and evolving rapidly. This unit aims to provide you with critical understanding and practical skills in how to select and implement contemporary digital approaches to the collection, analysis and interpretation of various forms of communication data, such as social media content (both textual and visual) and geodata.
Understanding the Internet and Data
- Unit Code
- CYB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the centrality of the internet as a communication tool in both the workplace and everyday life. It explores how internet technologies and digital communication platforms refashion communication practices and social organisation, including the centrality of debates around online behavior and codes of conduct. The unit also introduces students to basic data literacy and digital analytic skills.
Minor: Creative Industries
Animation
Introduction to Animation Studies
- Unit Code
- KNB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As an evolving art form, animation engages both critical and historical practices in an ongoing creative, technical and narrative development. This unit will examine the key critical, historical and cultural contexts, including Indigenous perspectives that underpin contemporary animation. Starting at the early 20th century and finishing with the present day, this unit nurtures critical thinking through an investigation of the unique conditions that gave rise to important pioneering and innovative currents that distinguish contemporary animation as a genre. Students will have the opportunity to: explore important theories of colour, motion, and form; trace the journey of animation from historical to contemporary contexts; understand creative and technical methods and their applied contexts; develop a critical awareness of the techniques and methods underpinning modern animation; and, gain foundational knowledge that will inform student’s individual animation practice.
Core Concepts in Animation Practice
- Unit Code
- KNB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts and principles of animation through 2D processes. Drawing on key animation texts, you will explore theories and processes that underpin the craft of animation, enabling you to produce original artefacts that create believable motion for diverse animated outcomes. Building an understanding of how motion is constructed frame by frame ahead of using computer systems to handle the in-betweens is key grounding to animation practice which can be applied to any medium or method of animation.
Crafting Motion in 3D
- Unit Code
- KNB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Enhancing your core animation skill set, you will focus on expressing qualities of character within animated outcomes. With reference to historical and contemporary precedents, you will gain a thorough grounding that will foster the knowledge required to advance in digital character animation. Incorporating a critique and analysis of body mechanics, expression and body language, students will explore and experiment with the nuances of real-world physics within a character animation context. This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of 3D animation, while reflecting upon present day technological methods involving aspects such as machine learning, performance capture and optimization with algorithms and the impact on animating characters. A final animated outcome will challenge you through a practice-led investigation of body mechanics and the subtle relationship with character behaviour, applying complex locomotion to an original bipedal character.
Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds
- Unit Code
- KNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Like a traditional art department, the virtual art department (VAD) is focused on shot design, layout, visual development, and creating production-ready digital assets and worlds to be used in a range of production approaches and fields such as Film, Animation, Virtual Production, Games, visualisation, and immersive experiences to name a few. This unit explores the methods, applications, and theories of 3D and real-time asset production and virtual environment creation (world-building). You will learn about the fundamental components of 3D asset production, including textures, mesh, materials, and other aspects, and build abilities to create 3D assets using current production processes. This unit will also delve into approaches to environment creation and how assets can be adapted and adjusted to suit specific needs. You will learn about environmental narrative and how locations can be used to tell stories, as well as the impact of environments on narrative.
Digital Creatures and Characters
- Unit Code
- KNB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Animated characters and creatures have captivated audiences across all forms of content they generate empathy and emotions and are key to storytelling within animated contexts. This unit explores what an Animated character is, and what they are composed of within the contexts of emerging concepts and methods of animated production. This unit will empower you to create the next generation of virtual characters through a study of the practice of designing, creating and presenting compelling and memorable animated characters, that communicate their story and personality through their design. We will also discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in character design and how to create characters that are authentic and respectful of different cultures and traditions. The content of this unit forms a key part of the animator’s tool kit giving you a command of the virtual entities you manipulate as part of the animation process.
Contemporary Art
Open Studio: Experiment
- Unit Code
- KAB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the foundations of the Open Studio, introducing experimental art practice through the creative processes and critical concepts of modern and contemporary art. The ability to iteratively experiment across diverse art media is a crucial skill in the development of a creative practice. This unit explores a range of digital and material approaches to creative experimentation and process art, developing skills in art thinking and collaboration, and introducing key principles such as the art manifesto, the artist journal, and the art studio.
Open Studio: Image
- Unit Code
- KAB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces experimental approaches to 2D art with a focus on image-making, representation and identity. Contemporary artists explore creative and critical interpretations of images in an expanded field of 2D art media – working across photography, printmaking, drawing, collage and painting. This unit is focused on introducing conceptual and practical skills in relation to these distinctive media and understanding diverse artistic practices and cultural perspectives.
Open Studio: Object/Space
- Unit Code
- KAB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces experimental approaches and expanded 3D art practice in the open studio including sculpture, objects, assemblage, environments and installation. These investigations are grounded in understanding 20th and 21st century art practices and key theoretical frameworks in relation to object-making, spatial art, context and site. The expanded field of contemporary sculpture encompasses a broad range of conceptual approaches and material processes including social sculpture, environmental and public art. This unit provides practical activities to develop independent 3D artworks, framed by the theory and practice of site-responsive art and by contemporary Indigenous and ecological perspectives.
Open Studio: Time
- Unit Code
- KAB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces experimental approaches to 4D media in relation to the open studio and the expanded field of contemporary art. Art practices that creatively explore the interplay between video, sound, performance, installation and digital art invite audiences to critically engage with embodied, interactive, participatory and immersive modes of techno-cultural experience. This unit considers conceptual frameworks and contextual practices in relation to time, the body, duration, and experience. You will engage in a diverse range of practical activities to produce and present independent artworks that investigate time.
Creative Writing
Introduction to Creative Writing
- Unit Code
- KWB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the fundamental skills for writing fiction and poetry as well as the basic theoretical background that underpins them. It looks at the foundational techniques required to write successfully in each mode and explores how a practitioner might best approach both writing and critical analysis in the contemporary context. It develops a critical understanding of your own and others’ approaches to writing life. You will be encouraged to develop the skills required for professional writing through a series of tasks that introduce key concepts such as characterisation, constructing a scene, writing dialogue, and creating imagery.
Writing Creative Non-Fiction
- Unit Code
- KWB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In this unit, you will develop the ability to recognise, analyse and write in key areas of creative non-fiction writing. The unit offers you highly transferable skills that form part of the professional writer's practice and which are especially useful to develop early in a writing career. Creative non-fiction allows you to combine real life stories with the creative and imaginative writing techniques employed in fiction, and applies to a wide range of writing modes and publishing contexts. These include reviewing, writing about books, music and screen, food writing, the personal essay, life writing and travel literature, and the use of humour in writing. This unit encourages you to apply the creative writing techniques of these forms to your own areas of interest and creative practice, and has an industry focus in equipping you with practical and analytical skills in a range of non-fiction creative writing genres.
Genre Writing and Storytelling
- Unit Code
- KWB118
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit surveys current trends in genre writing and popular fiction with a focus on essential storytelling techniques. You will look in detail at the biggest genres in publishing, including romance, science fiction, fantasy, and crime writing, gaining insight into the traditions, parameters, and possibilities of each. The unit will develop your understanding of genre theory through an investigation of the social and political underpinnings of key genres, and through the practical application of these ideas and perspectives in your own writing. You will develop a piece of writing that makes use of the techniques of your chosen genre and that reflects the appropriate concerns and themes. The unit aims to develop your critical understanding of your approach to the writing life.
Writing Fiction
- Unit Code
- KWB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit investigates the techniques and elements of writing fiction, beginning by looking at the short story and moving on to looking at the novel. The writing of short stories has traditionally been a starting place for writers to begin developing their craft. Initially via the short story, this unit explores the elements of fiction such as character, voice, setting, plot, dialogue, point of view and modulation. The unit then moves to investigating further elements of fiction using the novel as its focus, helping you acquire and practice skills in creative writing. In this unit you will also learn to analyse prose fiction for craft elements in a way that informs and illuminates your own work. In addition to lectures, tutorial based peer-critique workshops are a central part of this unit. Within them, in a guided and structured way, you will get and give feedback on the stories as they are being written.
Poetry and Poetics
- Unit Code
- KWB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides important creative and critical skills in writing poetry and cultivating an understanding of how to interpret and use poetic techniques. It explores a spectrum of contemporary and traditional forms of poetry, and is designed for those who are interested in poetics and the use of words in precise, innovative, concentrated and musical ways. It equips students with knowledge of the techniques, poetic forms and modes, and the opportunity to apply this vocabulary in analysing and reading a wide range of contemporary poetry. The unit provides key creative and critical skills in writing poetry, while offering you the chance to practice in a variety of poetic forms and modes, reflectively writing about your own poetry and analytically writing about the stylistics of another person’s work. The unit occurs at the mid-point of the creative writing major, building on KWB211 Creative Writing: Style and Technique, and preparing you for the advanced work of third year.
Dance
Fundamentals of Choreography
- Unit Code
- KDB107
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the fundamentals of improvisation and choreographic practice. Throughout it you will participate in a series of creative laboratories that seek to enliven an experiential understanding of the body in dance and explore different practices and processes that cultivate tools for dance making. The unit focuses on exploring dance through different approaches to improvisation and task-based processes. This is an opportunity to develop your foundational skills as a choreographer in dance through developing critical skills in experimentation, physical thinking, responsivity, as well as the ability to mobilise your ideas and concepts.
Exploring Dance Technique
- Unit Code
- KDB112
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces dance technique and the application of somatic practices. It includes the principles of safe dance practice, alignment, kinaesthetic awareness, and maintaining a sustainable embodied practice. Through practical classes you will develop your technical foundation in contemporary dance and your understanding of the principles of movement. The development of your engagement and understanding of what your dance practice might be and how it informs your future as a dance practitioner is at the forefront of this unit.
Screen Dance
- Unit Code
- KDB115
- Credit points
- 12
Screen dance is an opportunity for you to experiment with dance created for screen. You will learn how to create screen dance works through studio-based workshops focused on choreography for the camera, choreographing the camera, the frame, mis-en-scene in relation to site specific dance, and editing choreography. You will participate in a series of studio-based workshops to learn the skills of the screen dance artist, and, independently through video tutorials, learn how to use software to enhance the creative production of your screen dance work.
Iconic Dances, Movements and Makers
- Unit Code
- KDB118
- Credit points
- 12
In this unit you will examine iconic dances as movement trends in art and society, the role dance plays in cultures, and how dance knowledge is shared across generations, emerges over time, and intersects within our current community, explored through the key theme of hybridity in dance. The lectures are designed to offer non-linear explorations of themes and concepts. Within tutorials you will develop your skills in appraising dances, discussing and writing about dance for different contexts. This unit acknowledges that, as a member of the twenty-first century global citizens, you need to be agile in the understandings and skills necessary to negotiate cultural difference, and the hybridizing effects of globalization, if you are to contribute to creating peaceful communities with culturally competent citizens.
Cultural Assemblies
- Unit Code
- KDB224
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In this unit you will explore how dance making can be an agent for change when addressing key issues of 21st century culture. You will examine movement ideas, develop compositional methodologies and create ensemble choreographies informed by research into the themes and issues explored in the lectures. The issues addressed may concern intersections between dance of various styles/cultures and: gender identity, race/ethnic identity, peacebuilding, preservation of the environment, and wellbeing. These topics will be explored through a variety of lenses that may include choreographic practice, teaching artistry, and scholarly perspectives providing a contextual background for entry into a wide range of professions in the creative industries. In this unit, you will engage experiential workshops that actively mobilise these themes and issues, as you learn how to develop choreographic methodologies and new modes of creating and choreographing collective bodies for social change.
Drama
Drama: Theory and Performance
- Unit Code
- KTB112
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This foundational unit engages practically and theoretically with notions of contemporary performance practice, before inviting students to consider future evolutions of the form’s techniques and methodologies. Focussing on styles of performance that promote co-creation, interaction and participation, the unit teaches critical and creative theories and techniques needed to cultivate self-awareness, other-awareness, and greater socio-political awareness of performance practices. How these aspects influence style and form, constitute the central focus of the unit. A combination of exercises and opportunities to develop a performance persona in this unit encourages students to find comfort in the evolving modes and expressions of the form of contemporary dramatic styles.
Storytelling and Performance
- Unit Code
- KTB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This foundational unit introduces dramaturgical and narrative theory embedded alongside the practical skills needed to create performance in a range of contexts, including that of First Nations storytelling, dramaturgy in performance-making and storytelling for drama and live performance. The unit requires no prior experience but can deepen and connect to existing knowledges of devising, dramatic text analysis, experiential theatre, and creative writing in other art forms. Students are introduced to First Nations perspectives on storytelling and how to engage with these with responsibility and respect. They develop dramaturgical skills in research and critical thinking as they write a dramaturgical critique, and the giving and receiving of feedback as they create their own performance texts. The unit culminates in a staged reading and performance of the performance texts, where the students can experience the full creative process in the writing of new performance texts.
Interpreting Dramatic Text
- Unit Code
- KTB114
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Through critical engagement with theories of dramatic interpretation, this foundational unit provides introductory learning experiences to help you effectively perform dramatic text. The notion of “text” is understood as potentially covering a broad range of artefacts and creative stimulus, from classical scripts to inter-disciplinary creative artefacts and even inanimate chosen objects. This unit enables you to develop and apply skills of theatrical interpretation and performance through practice-led process methodologies grounded in theories of dramatic interpretation, rehearsal, and performance. You will work with your peers to critically engage with the interpretation of a source text, before being provided the opportunity to develop a performance of the text and implement the core performing skills needed for this.
Devising Drama
- Unit Code
- KTB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces models of devising to create a new performance work under the guidance of a tutor/director. The work will be devised in groups and performed at the end of semester. Past and present practitioners have proven that key creatives of many kinds can lead the creation of dramatic works through collaborative models of performance making, which often aspire to include a range of voices, innovating in both form and content.
Curating Drama Experiences
- Unit Code
- KTB218
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit recognises performance makers, drama educators, directors, performers, dramaturgs and community arts workers all need to understand how to shape and lead engaging drama experiences for a range of performative contexts. Through theory and practice, this unit provides a foundational platform for the development of a process-driven performance practice, including the selection and sequencing of dramatic conventions, elements, and context to generate meaning and dramatic experiences. This unit challenges particular assumptions and widely held views about the way dramatic action is created, encountered and used by performance makers and audiences, operating in an environment keenly aware of diversity and sustainability as key components of all drama-based art practices.
Directing
- Unit Code
- KTB219
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This intermediate praxis unit investigates notions and functions of direction and creative leadership in the fields of theatre, drama, mediated and live performance. Through engaging with models of directorial best-practice and examining influential practitioners you will unpack the process of leading creativity from both a collaborative and personal perspective, with the aim of achieving a unified creative vision in consideration of emerging ideas in sustainability, diversity and technology and how these things may shape considerations of leadership. Whether within conventional hierarchical structures or collaborative models, delivering creative outcomes requires not only knowledge of the personal, logistical, curatorial, and sustainable artistic processes of creation, but also an understanding of the processes to safely navigate from concept to fullest expression.
Fashion Communication
Introduction to Fashion Communication
- Unit Code
- DFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to fashion communication and is intended to provide foundational knowledge and skills to pursue further studies in fashion communication. It aims to develop your understanding of fashion as both an everyday cultural form and a complex global industry. Learning in this unit will be important in order to gain an overview of the global fashion system and fashion cultures. You will develop and practise foundational fashion communication skills alongside learning how to apply key theoretical ideas to understanding fashion. This unit will provide you with the conceptual basis to pursue further studies in fashion communication.
Fashion Sustainability
- Unit Code
- DFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a foundational knowledge of environmental and social impacts of the fashion system. The unit examines the environmental and social impact of materials, production and consumption methods in order to develop the skills and mindset to apply more sustainable practices. It also introduces fashion systems as complex supply chains spanning raw fibre through to manufacturing, design, retailing and garment use, and disposal systems at end of life.
Fashion Product Development
- Unit Code
- DFB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Global Fashion History
- Unit Code
- DFB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the foundations of fashion history through a global perspective of trade, culture and style flows between the West and the East. It presents a new approach to the study of fashion history as an exchange between cultures through a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The unit provides you with the opportunity to build your fashion knowledge in the context of complex global cultural and commercial exchanges in fashion. It unravels competing cultural and political discourses of dress in colonial contexts, recognising the multiple sites that contributed to the emergence of fashion. It provides you with skills in written and oral communication; research and visual analysis; and creative skills. Importantly, it will help you to identify and understand current influences and future directions in contemporary fashion design.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Graphic Design Minor
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Industrial Design Studies
Introducing Design Fabrication
- Unit Code
- DYB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory hands-on unit explores concepts, skills and methods required to prototype and fabricate physical objects from your design ideas. Designers need to consider the capabilities of fabrication, associated processes and equipment, and materials available to produce a physical prototype of their design ideas. From this perspective, design fabrication is problem centric and requires a rationale behind the choice of materials and processes, an understanding of the quality of the fabrication outcome as part of an iterative process or for its temporal qualities for concept evaluation, as well as consideration of the ethics of fabrication. The foundational design fabrication skills acquired in this unit will be further developed in subsequent design units in the program.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Design Consequences
- Unit Code
- DYB124
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Design Consequences is an introductory unit employing theoretical and applied methods to explore the ways in which design influences and is influenced by cultural traditions and practices, beliefs and biases. Working across frames of past, present and future, you will learn how to critically engage with and draw upon these cultural factors and influences to shape and define your design work and practice.The twenty-first century presents designers with a challenging context characterised by the increasingly dramatic effects of climate change, growing levels of inequality, and destabilised geopolitical conditions. This unit will introduce you to a range of ideas, methods, and approaches necessary to understand design not only as products, environments, services and experiences but also as a social, cultural, political, and economic agent.
ID Studio 1: User Centred Design
- Unit Code
- DNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces you to User Centred Industrial Design. It addresses visual and creative thinking within the context of the industrial design process and provides human-centred knowledge focused on usability, usability methods and evaluation techniques. You will learn how to implement physical, cognitive and emotional factors to human-centred product design, services and systems. Understanding the needs and capabilities of people is essential to the design of usable, desirable and viable products, services and systems. In order to do this you will need a solid understanding of user-centred design methods during the industrial design process and the application of form, structure, function and beauty in design.
ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation
- Unit Code
- DNB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit advances knowledge and skills with analogue and digital visualisation techniques to explore, elaborate and communicate your design ideas effectively. The most common and complex aspect of industrial design deals with creating aesthetically pleasing products imbued with meaning and value through form and function. Continuing the development of design process knowledge and skills established in DNB110 ID Studio 1: User Centred Design, this unit delves deeper into ideas of aesthetics and meaning in order to advance the quality of everyday products.
ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience
- Unit Code
- DNB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
A core responsibility of the Industrial Designer is the interpretation of human interactions with products or systems. This unit develops intermediate design research skills and strategies to gain a detailed understanding of the user within the product's social, cultural and technological context. It employs design strategies to identify opportunities of human interactions with products and systems and enhance the user-product experience. In this unit you will strengthen and apply your design, visualisation, model-making and CAD skills at an intermediate level while dealing with user-centred design (UCD) principles to produce interactive designs. This unit builds on knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design (ID) foundation units. It builds your skills and knowledge in the area of interaction and experience allowing for integration of skills and knowledge in the capstone units.
ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the skills and knowledge to transform design ideas into manufacturable products. It provides experience and skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit increases your knowledge of the commonly used materials and processes and of how their manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. The industrial designer needs to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to communicate their design intent with sufficient detail to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. This unit introduces you to the principles of Design For Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and extends your Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills. The skills and knowledge covered by this unit are amongst those highly sought after by employers and will be applied in all subsequent ID studio units.
ID Studio 5: Applied Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to design products for manufacture. It advances knowledge on commonly used materials allowing you to gain an understanding of how manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. Industrial Designers need to be able to design products that are viable for production. They also need to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to efficiently communicate their design intent to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. The unit focuses on 3D parametric Computer Aided Design (CAD) and on how this is incorporated into the design process. Additionally, it provides skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit builds on the DNB211 ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology unit as well as developing CAD and digital presentation skills.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Interaction Design Minor
Principles of Interaction and UX Design
- Unit Code
- DXB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces Interaction and UX Design theories, methods, tools and applications essential for the design of digital products, services and experiences for human interaction. It enables you to undertake user experience research in response to real world briefs, critique leading industry case studies and practices, iteratively prototype solutions, and evaluate usability of the outcome with regard to user experience. Amidst global proliferation of digital products and services shaped by trends in augmented and virtual reality, automation, smart homes, and the Internet of Things; there is a greater emphasis on designing digital interactions, interfaces and systems that improve the human experience. In order to effectively achieve that, this unit provides foundational skills and knowledge in human-centred design, including aspects of the interaction design lifecycle, methods, tools and techniques needed to solve real world problems.
Introduction to Web Design
- Unit Code
- DXB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces concepts and skills underpinning the user-centred design of web sites using the web technologies such as HTML and CSS. It enables you to understand web technologies as a medium to explore design concepts and to build responsive, high-fidelity, mobile-first web sites. This includes translating conceptual designs into responsive websites while taking into account principles of interface and user experience design, layout, style and navigation. The unit enables you to formulate solutions to design problems, to produce high quality technical and aesthetic outcomes, and to understand the basic skills needed by web design professionals.
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
Creative Coding
- Unit Code
- DXB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This is an introductory programming unit for designers. It presents core principles of computer programming and explores how these can be applied to produce creative outcomes. It also surveys the ways that designers, artists and other creative practitioners have engaged with computer programming and reflects on the nature of code as a creative medium. A basic literacy with programming is essential in areas of professional practice such as interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile app design and game design. As such, it is important for you to develop core skills in computer programming, as well as knowledge of the aesthetics of computational processes in design and creative practice.
Tangible Media
- Unit Code
- DXB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides in-depth knowledge of tangible media through the production of an advanced tangible media design project. The design and production of computational and interactive media forms requires theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the processes that underpin the tangible as well as the embodied ways in which people interact with such systems. This unit builds upon previous interaction design studies and extends these studies into the field of tangible media.
Music
Introduction to Composition and Songwriting
- Unit Code
- KMB117
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the fundamental principles and techniques of composing and songwriting. Through a combination of theoretical learning, practical exercises, and analysis of a diverse range of musical works, students will develop their creative skills and gain a deeper understanding of the art of composing and songwriting. The unit will cover topics such as melody, harmony, rhythm, lyrics, form, and arrangement.
Sound Recording and Audio Production
- Unit Code
- KMB119
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit introduces you to the fundamental principles of music and sound production through a mix of theory and practice. You will gain an understanding of sound recording, audio processing and editing, and live sound reinforcement while developing listening skills essential for music and sound production. The unit prepares you for later music production and recording studio-based units. Understanding how to capture and manipulate sound in live and recorded domains are core skills for anyone involved in making music or in any associated creative practice that involves the use of audio. You will develop a critical and practical understanding of the physical properties of sound, how it is perceived, and how it is recorded and processed to produce a final musical outcome. Sustainability concepts related to music production, including gender inclusivity, cultural awareness, and responsible technology use, will be introduced.
Composition and Sound Design in Digital Environments
- Unit Code
- KMB129
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces you to sequencing, sound synthesis, signal processing, and critical listening in digital environments as approaches to contemporary music composition and production. The unit builds upon fundamentals of sound and recording presented in Sound Recording and Audio Production. You will gain an understanding of the approaches and aesthetics that underpin music production and performance in the digital domain. Relevant sustainability concepts related to gender inclusivity, cultural awareness, responsible technology use and production supply chains will explored. The unit prepares you for later music creation units.
Music Studies
- Unit Code
- KMB127
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit will look at music through a number of scholarly lenses, introducing how music can be understood from social, historical, cultural, and musicological perspectives. Students will critically explore concepts of style and genre in music, Western and non-Western musical contexts (including Australian First Peoples music and culture), globalisation, race, gender and sustainability in music, combining theoretical perspectives with creative practice. The unit challenges students to look at music critically and develop their understanding of how the uses and meanings of music are dependent on context. This unit helps students to understand the different roles that music plays in our lives, and how local and global forces shape music production and consumption.
Studio-Based Music Production
- Unit Code
- KMB226
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit situates music in a range of collaborative contexts. Students will learn the different roles typical to collaborative contemporary music practice as well as across other disciplines, such as music composition and production for film, theatre, animation, etc. Students will make connections between their individual music practice and collaborative partnerships to produce studio recordings and/or live performances of original songs and compositions. Students will further their knowledge of the dynamic nature of the music sector and learn to build sustainable portfolio careers typical to the music industry. Key sustainability concepts as related to touring and record production are also introduced in the unit. Students will develop an understanding of how contemporary music is produced by undertaking practice in one or more roles over the course of the semester, such as studio engineer, song-writer, track and hook producer, session musician, top-liner, or media composer.
Production Design
Set and Spatial Design
- Unit Code
- KRB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on set and spatial design approaches to shaping worlds for live performances, film and television, installations and creative encounters. Through a mix of practical exploration and analysis of professional practice, the unit delivers skills, techniques and concepts to equip you in designing spaces within your individual creative practice. You will learn how the foundational elements of production design are applied in professional practice and how they can enhance your own creative work. Through the lecture series, you will be exposed to a range of design styles and genres and discover key elements of set and spatial design. The workshops and the assessment items provide the opportunity to apply set and spatial design skills to a creative area of your choice. This unit complements disciplines such as Acting & Drama, Dance, Contemporary Art, Film, Screen & Animation, Music, Fashion, Interaction Design, Architecture & Interior Design.
Lighting Design for Creative Arts
- Unit Code
- KRB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit focuses on the creative application of light in creative practice. From live performance, film, exhibitions and galleries, installations, and more, this unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of lighting design practice and approaches. You will explore a range of lighting technologies, apply essential practical lighting techniques, as well as how to approach lighting the body and spaces, as well as use the characteristics of light to convey meaning and create atmosphere. This unit would complement any creative discipline that requires or curates light - Acting & Drama, Dance, Contemporary Art, Film, Screen & Animation, Music, Fashion, Interaction Design, Architecture, and Interior Design.
Digital Scenography
- Unit Code
- KRB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit investigates how performance technologies can be used as key design and storytelling tools within production design and creative experiences. "Digital scenography” is a growing approach that integrates the digital into the form, function and design of a creative work, exploring how the digital can be used to interrogate meaning, narratives, and the human experience. From projection and screen technologies to immersive digital scenographies, this unit will equip you with the skills and conceptual approaches to integrate the digital into production design practices across live performance, contemporary art, dance and more. This unit is ideal for students wanting to design with visual digital technologies as a crucial worldbuilding tools. This unit complements disciplines such as Acting & Drama, Dance, Contemporary Art, Film, Screen & Animation, Music, Interaction Design, Architecture, and Interior Design.
Creating Interactive Performance Systems
- Unit Code
- KRB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This production unit will guide students in developing live multimedia/audiovisual performance and composition systems by providing a foundation in interactive composition, programming, and performance systems. Students will utilise real-time systems, visual programming environments, and other software combined with sound and vision control and gestural controllers as primary creative tools. Collaborative projects will explore set design, sound and lighting design, visual and music composition, and interactive sensor technology towards live performance and installation. Course materials and exercises are designed for students working in production design, music and sound, visual mediums, and performers interested in interactive gesture control and real-time systems.
Screen Production
Introduction to Screen Production: Single Camera
- Unit Code
- KPB119
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces single camera production techniques and the skills and knowledge required to work in small, independent screen production contexts. Students will develop an understanding of single camera production workflow from pre-production, production and post-production with a focus on creating short form content in independent and collaborative contexts.
Introduction to Screen Studies
- Unit Code
- KPB113
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Introduction to Screen Studies develops skills to assist you interpret, analyse, and evaluate narrative screen texts. It explores how and why narrative productions tell their stories through the creative construction and arrangement of visuals and sound. You are introduced to film as art and then to film as social practice. Appreciating film language (such as mise-en-scene and editing) considers film as art by examining film form, film style and film genre. Film as social practice focuses on an understanding of screen productions as being created within particular social and cultural contexts since films have social and cultural significance for communities and audiences. Screen Studies is brought into the contemporary era by including ecocinema as a case study — fictional narrative films with ecological and environmental narratives, themes, and audiovisual representations.
Factual Screen Production
- Unit Code
- KPB219
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the traditions of documentary film and television production, stylistic practices in documentary and documentary scripts, and methodologies for producing ethnographic, indigenous and cross cultural documentaries. Understanding the role documentary performs in our media age provides a crucial literacy to this film forms. You will be exposed to the history and theory behind documentary, enabling you to conceptualise and plan your own documentary productions and critique the place of them alongside factual and fictional forms of filmmaking in the contemporary media landscape. This unit then addresses the knowledge and skills required for non-fiction multi-platform content production while engaging with high-end production and post-production technologies. You will learn screen language and production practices, roles and responsibilities of production teams, production management, design and practice.
Introduction to Screenwriting
- Unit Code
- KPB116
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces various principles, elements and processes for script development with a focus on fictional storytelling for the screen. The unit examines and applies screen language to develop stories for the screen, including generating and selecting ideas best suited to the audio-visual medium, script development processes, writing synopses and drafting screenplays. The unit addresses principles of storytelling, industry standards and practical skills involved in developing projects for narrative productions within film, television and other media. The focus is on how to develop ideas, create engaging characters, and construct scenes for visual mediums. Writing scripts for a range of screen media formats is a learned craft and requires discipline, perseverance, and an understanding of industry practice. Possessing this key knowledge provides capabilities to develop concepts through to script stage.
Multi-Camera Studio Production Practice
- Unit Code
- KPB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit addresses creative, technical and organisational skills and knowledge required to work in a multi-camera television studio production context. You will develop an understanding of the formats suitable for live production and the practical production skills as a crew member on multiple modes of production which will form the basis of an effective industry-related repertoire. This unit builds on skills developed in previous units to make studio-based multi-camera productions and live broadcast content.
Factual Screen Production
- Unit Code
- KPB219
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the traditions of documentary film and television production, stylistic practices in documentary and documentary scripts, and methodologies for producing ethnographic, indigenous and cross cultural documentaries. Understanding the role documentary performs in our media age provides a crucial literacy to this film forms. You will be exposed to the history and theory behind documentary, enabling you to conceptualise and plan your own documentary productions and critique the place of them alongside factual and fictional forms of filmmaking in the contemporary media landscape. This unit then addresses the knowledge and skills required for non-fiction multi-platform content production while engaging with high-end production and post-production technologies. You will learn screen language and production practices, roles and responsibilities of production teams, production management, design and practice.
Virtual Worlds and Characters
Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds
- Unit Code
- KNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Like a traditional art department, the virtual art department (VAD) is focused on shot design, layout, visual development, and creating production-ready digital assets and worlds to be used in a range of production approaches and fields such as Film, Animation, Virtual Production, Games, visualisation, and immersive experiences to name a few. This unit explores the methods, applications, and theories of 3D and real-time asset production and virtual environment creation (world-building). You will learn about the fundamental components of 3D asset production, including textures, mesh, materials, and other aspects, and build abilities to create 3D assets using current production processes. This unit will also delve into approaches to environment creation and how assets can be adapted and adjusted to suit specific needs. You will learn about environmental narrative and how locations can be used to tell stories, as well as the impact of environments on narrative.
Digital Creatures and Characters
- Unit Code
- KNB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Animated characters and creatures have captivated audiences across all forms of content they generate empathy and emotions and are key to storytelling within animated contexts. This unit explores what an Animated character is, and what they are composed of within the contexts of emerging concepts and methods of animated production. This unit will empower you to create the next generation of virtual characters through a study of the practice of designing, creating and presenting compelling and memorable animated characters, that communicate their story and personality through their design. We will also discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in character design and how to create characters that are authentic and respectful of different cultures and traditions. The content of this unit forms a key part of the animator’s tool kit giving you a command of the virtual entities you manipulate as part of the animation process.
Virtual Production
- Unit Code
- KZB250
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Virtual production is an innovative and transformative approach to filmmaking and content creation that leverages advanced digital technologies to blend physical and virtual elements seamlessly live on set. It allows filmmakers and content creators to produce high-quality, immersive, and visually stunning content more efficiently and creatively than traditional production methods, presenting a vast array of new creative opportunities for storytelling and content creation. This unit offers you an opportunity to engage with current and emerging forms of Virtual Production, such as In-Camera Visual Effects and Real-time Performance Capture, with a focus on achieving final outcomes live on set to prepare you for future industry practices. Furthermore, you will build an understanding of core theories and emerging concepts within the extensive domain of Virtual Production.
Lighting Design for Creative Arts
- Unit Code
- KRB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit focuses on the creative application of light in creative practice. From live performance, film, exhibitions and galleries, installations, and more, this unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of lighting design practice and approaches. You will explore a range of lighting technologies, apply essential practical lighting techniques, as well as how to approach lighting the body and spaces, as well as use the characteristics of light to convey meaning and create atmosphere. This unit would complement any creative discipline that requires or curates light - Acting & Drama, Dance, Contemporary Art, Film, Screen & Animation, Music, Fashion, Interaction Design, Architecture, and Interior Design.
XR - Extended Reality
- Unit Code
- KZB320
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Exploring the latest innovations in XR as applied to creative arts, students will have the opportunity to create aesthetically compelling and critically engaging public facing prototypes and artworks that leverage this powerful emerging suite of technologies. This Unit offers a multidisciplinary learning experience where students from different specialisations come together to experiment, innovate and build new skill sets in the fast growing Extended Reality (XR) technology space. XR involves a broad range of creative approaches in the production of new realities that dynamically interweave traditional and digital arts practice, providing an enhanced experience for audiences and new challenges for practitioners.
Performing in Immersive Environments
- Unit Code
- KZB340
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Performing in Immersive Environments extends your artistry as a physical performer. This unit incorporates a range of physical practices to enhance your embodied intelligence and kinaesthetic awareness for performing in contexts such as virtual production, motion capture, immersive and/or interactive performance with and without technology, and/or with audiences. You will undertake weekly workshops based on three different performance contexts. The focus of this unit is the role of the performer as co-creator and the skills required for performers to be effective in these expanding contexts. You will learn techniques of the body and perspectives such as; performer as guide; creating scores for improvisation; how to create processes to sustain ongoing physical enquiry during development; and how to create meaningful engagement between yourself/performer, collaborators, the environment/s and audiences.
Minor: Design
Fashion Communication
Introduction to Fashion Communication
- Unit Code
- DFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to fashion communication and is intended to provide foundational knowledge and skills to pursue further studies in fashion communication. It aims to develop your understanding of fashion as both an everyday cultural form and a complex global industry. Learning in this unit will be important in order to gain an overview of the global fashion system and fashion cultures. You will develop and practise foundational fashion communication skills alongside learning how to apply key theoretical ideas to understanding fashion. This unit will provide you with the conceptual basis to pursue further studies in fashion communication.
Fashion Sustainability
- Unit Code
- DFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a foundational knowledge of environmental and social impacts of the fashion system. The unit examines the environmental and social impact of materials, production and consumption methods in order to develop the skills and mindset to apply more sustainable practices. It also introduces fashion systems as complex supply chains spanning raw fibre through to manufacturing, design, retailing and garment use, and disposal systems at end of life.
Fashion Product Development
- Unit Code
- DFB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit further develops your knowledge, skills and application for professional fashion communication and product development in the fashion industry. It focuses on commercial fashion design and product styling. Developing consumer products in the fashion industry requires diverse skills and knowledge in trend analysis, range building, sourcing, finishing, specification sheets and marketing to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes. By developing a foundational knowledge in product development you will be prepared to work in commercial fashion or to create your own fashion brand.
Global Fashion History
- Unit Code
- DFB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the foundations of fashion history through a global perspective of trade, culture and style flows between the West and the East. It presents a new approach to the study of fashion history as an exchange between cultures through a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The unit provides you with the opportunity to build your fashion knowledge in the context of complex global cultural and commercial exchanges in fashion. It unravels competing cultural and political discourses of dress in colonial contexts, recognising the multiple sites that contributed to the emergence of fashion. It provides you with skills in written and oral communication; research and visual analysis; and creative skills. Importantly, it will help you to identify and understand current influences and future directions in contemporary fashion design.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Graphic Design Minor
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Industrial Design Studies
Introducing Design Fabrication
- Unit Code
- DYB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory hands-on unit explores concepts, skills and methods required to prototype and fabricate physical objects from your design ideas. Designers need to consider the capabilities of fabrication, associated processes and equipment, and materials available to produce a physical prototype of their design ideas. From this perspective, design fabrication is problem centric and requires a rationale behind the choice of materials and processes, an understanding of the quality of the fabrication outcome as part of an iterative process or for its temporal qualities for concept evaluation, as well as consideration of the ethics of fabrication. The foundational design fabrication skills acquired in this unit will be further developed in subsequent design units in the program.
Emerging Design Technology
- Unit Code
- DYB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The design industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new technologies. This unit introduces you to existing and emerging technology and how it applies to the design process and design outputs. Designers need to be familiar with technology to aid them in the design process as well as being able to create new products, services or experiences that take advantage of existing and emerging technologies.
Design Consequences
- Unit Code
- DYB124
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Design Consequences is an introductory unit employing theoretical and applied methods to explore the ways in which design influences and is influenced by cultural traditions and practices, beliefs and biases. Working across frames of past, present and future, you will learn how to critically engage with and draw upon these cultural factors and influences to shape and define your design work and practice.The twenty-first century presents designers with a challenging context characterised by the increasingly dramatic effects of climate change, growing levels of inequality, and destabilised geopolitical conditions. This unit will introduce you to a range of ideas, methods, and approaches necessary to understand design not only as products, environments, services and experiences but also as a social, cultural, political, and economic agent.
ID Studio 1: User Centred Design
- Unit Code
- DNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces you to User Centred Industrial Design. It addresses visual and creative thinking within the context of the industrial design process and provides human-centred knowledge focused on usability, usability methods and evaluation techniques. You will learn how to implement physical, cognitive and emotional factors to human-centred product design, services and systems. Understanding the needs and capabilities of people is essential to the design of usable, desirable and viable products, services and systems. In order to do this you will need a solid understanding of user-centred design methods during the industrial design process and the application of form, structure, function and beauty in design.
ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation
- Unit Code
- DNB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit advances knowledge and skills with analogue and digital visualisation techniques to explore, elaborate and communicate your design ideas effectively. The most common and complex aspect of industrial design deals with creating aesthetically pleasing products imbued with meaning and value through form and function. Continuing the development of design process knowledge and skills established in DNB110 ID Studio 1: User Centred Design, this unit delves deeper into ideas of aesthetics and meaning in order to advance the quality of everyday products.
ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience
- Unit Code
- DNB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
A core responsibility of the Industrial Designer is the interpretation of human interactions with products or systems. This unit develops intermediate design research skills and strategies to gain a detailed understanding of the user within the product's social, cultural and technological context. It employs design strategies to identify opportunities of human interactions with products and systems and enhance the user-product experience. In this unit you will strengthen and apply your design, visualisation, model-making and CAD skills at an intermediate level while dealing with user-centred design (UCD) principles to produce interactive designs. This unit builds on knowledge and experience gained in earlier Industrial Design (ID) foundation units. It builds your skills and knowledge in the area of interaction and experience allowing for integration of skills and knowledge in the capstone units.
ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces the skills and knowledge to transform design ideas into manufacturable products. It provides experience and skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit increases your knowledge of the commonly used materials and processes and of how their manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. The industrial designer needs to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to communicate their design intent with sufficient detail to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. This unit introduces you to the principles of Design For Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and extends your Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills. The skills and knowledge covered by this unit are amongst those highly sought after by employers and will be applied in all subsequent ID studio units.
ID Studio 5: Applied Technology
- Unit Code
- DNB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to design products for manufacture. It advances knowledge on commonly used materials allowing you to gain an understanding of how manufacturing constraints and opportunities affect the design process. Industrial Designers need to be able to design products that are viable for production. They also need to possess skills in translating these constraints and opportunities into viable product designs and to be able to efficiently communicate their design intent to allow that product to be manufactured according to industry standards and capabilities. The unit focuses on 3D parametric Computer Aided Design (CAD) and on how this is incorporated into the design process. Additionally, it provides skills in creating 3D CAD models and using them to communicate design intent. The unit builds on the DNB211 ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology unit as well as developing CAD and digital presentation skills.
Design Visualisations
- Unit Code
- DYB122
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit Introduces you to design visualisation practice and how to employ a variety of techniques to visualise design ideas to assist you in design thinking, research, communication and presentation.
Interaction Design Minor
Principles of Interaction and UX Design
- Unit Code
- DXB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces Interaction and UX Design theories, methods, tools and applications essential for the design of digital products, services and experiences for human interaction. It enables you to undertake user experience research in response to real world briefs, critique leading industry case studies and practices, iteratively prototype solutions, and evaluate usability of the outcome with regard to user experience. Amidst global proliferation of digital products and services shaped by trends in augmented and virtual reality, automation, smart homes, and the Internet of Things; there is a greater emphasis on designing digital interactions, interfaces and systems that improve the human experience. In order to effectively achieve that, this unit provides foundational skills and knowledge in human-centred design, including aspects of the interaction design lifecycle, methods, tools and techniques needed to solve real world problems.
Introduction to Web Design
- Unit Code
- DXB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces concepts and skills underpinning the user-centred design of web sites using the web technologies such as HTML and CSS. It enables you to understand web technologies as a medium to explore design concepts and to build responsive, high-fidelity, mobile-first web sites. This includes translating conceptual designs into responsive websites while taking into account principles of interface and user experience design, layout, style and navigation. The unit enables you to formulate solutions to design problems, to produce high quality technical and aesthetic outcomes, and to understand the basic skills needed by web design professionals.
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
Creative Coding
- Unit Code
- DXB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This is an introductory programming unit for designers. It presents core principles of computer programming and explores how these can be applied to produce creative outcomes. It also surveys the ways that designers, artists and other creative practitioners have engaged with computer programming and reflects on the nature of code as a creative medium. A basic literacy with programming is essential in areas of professional practice such as interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile app design and game design. As such, it is important for you to develop core skills in computer programming, as well as knowledge of the aesthetics of computational processes in design and creative practice.
Tangible Media
- Unit Code
- DXB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides in-depth knowledge of tangible media through the production of an advanced tangible media design project. The design and production of computational and interactive media forms requires theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the processes that underpin the tangible as well as the embodied ways in which people interact with such systems. This unit builds upon previous interaction design studies and extends these studies into the field of tangible media.
Minor: Engineering
Chemical and Sustainable Process Engineering Studies
Foundations of Engineering Chemistry
- Unit Code
- EGB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As a professional engineer, you are required understand fundamental scientific concepts which underpin the knowledge and skill base of professional engineers. This foundational unit introduces essential concepts of chemistry which are required for engineers. You will learn about key areas of chemistry including the relationship between atomic structure and reactivity, chemical bonding, chemical thermodynamics, and types of matter. Throughout the unit, you will be provided with engineering relevant examples to demonstrate the links between chemistry and different areas of engineering. These examples will highlight the links between engineering chemistry, risk management, and sustainability. It is expected that you will build from this unit in EGB264 (Engineering Chemistry).
Process Principles
- Unit Code
- EGB160
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces students to the basic knowledge and fundamental approaches involved when taking a chemical reaction from the laboratory to full-scale industrial implementation. Basics and fundamentals in material handling, reactors and operations, mass and energy balances, process design, waste management, and materials of construction will be taught and discussed. Examples of how professionals integrate this knowledge into practice will be provided. You will gain an understanding of how to interact in a team environment to obtain satisfactory technical solutions to an industry relevant problem. This introductory unit prepares you for more advanced study in mass/energy balances and process design.
Unit Operations
- Unit Code
- EGB261
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering unit introduces concepts of unit operations in the engineering context of water treatment and industrial chemicals production. You will develop the ability to select and apply unit operations to solve practical problems involving treating water to make it comply with beneficial reuse, and use appropriate unit operations to develop sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. You will partake in computer simulations to predict water treatment designs which are technically, economically, environmentally and socially appropriate. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Process Systems
- Unit Code
- EGB263
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit lays foundational technical skills skills for chemical and process engineers in mass andenergy balance modelling as a process design tool. This unit introduces mass and energy balanceconcepts and you will learn how to solve mass and energy balance problems individually throughproblem solving tasks. The unit builds on EGB160 and lays foundational skills for real-world mass and energy balancemodelling in EGB364 where process designed skills are aided with computer simulation software.
Engineering Chemistry
- Unit Code
- EGB264
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As a Chemical Process Engineer, you will encounter analytical concepts in both inorganic and organicbranches of chemical processing. Collaboration and consultation with technical partners will require aworking knowledge of these concepts as a professional chemical process engineer. This unit introducestheoretical and practical concepts of analytical and organic chemistry that are relevant within chemicalprocessing. You will learn about common analytical concepts and instrumentation, as well as learn aboutfundamental organic chemistry functional groups, interactions and reactions. You will draw on knowledgegained from EGB161 and will build from this unit in EGB361.
Fluid and Particle Systems
- Unit Code
- EGB365
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit builds technical competence in the design and modelling of multiphase systems commonly encountered in chemical engineering. You will learn the fundamentals of fluid & particle mechanics, including the mechanics of particle settling, fluidisation regimes, fluid-fluid interactions, and flow through porous media. You also will learn about idealised reactor models, including continuously stirred tank reactors and plug flow reactor models, as well as various non-ideal reactor models. You will then apply this theory to develop mathematical models of a range of non-isothermal unit operations involving reactive multiphase heat and mass transfer, including fluidized beds, filtration systems, catalytic packed bed reactors, packed bed adsorption, chemical absorption, and distillation columns. You will also use numerical techniques to solve and analyse reactor models in python. The unit builds on introductory mass and energy balance concepts learned in EGB263 Process Systems.
Sustainable Chemical Engineering in Practice
- Unit Code
- EGH411
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
It is essential that chemical and process engineers involved in industrial chemical production translate fundamental knowledge of chemistry and engineering into practical outcomes. In this unit you will focus on green chemistry, industrial biotechnology and catalysis which underpins 90 % of all chemicals made today. You will be introduced to catalyst fundamentals and their application to industry for bulk chemicals, production of sustainable polymers and plastics, zeolites for green chemistry and bio-catalysts such as enzymes. You will also be guided through the development of professional skills which includes creation of a MindMap, completion of a Dynamic SWOT analysis, and presentation of business ideas in a poster. This unit brings together learnings from prior units in the chemistry stream.
Sustainable Minerals Processing
- Unit Code
- EGH464
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Professional engineers need to have a sound understanding of how science and engineering fundamental concepts inform sustainable practices and designs. In this unit, you will apply inorganic, physical, organic and analytical chemistry concepts in the operation and design of a range of mineral processing circuits used for extracting metals and minerals required for clean energy technologies. You will build professional and personal attributes around ethics, risks and sustainability by working as a team within a virtual mineral processing plant to evaluate health, safety and environmental aspects of the plant. This unit builds on chemistry from EGB264 Engineering Chemistry.
Engineering Foundation
Engineering Design and Professional Practice
- Unit Code
- EGB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
As a professional engineer you will be competent to practise as outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer. One of the main activities that professional engineers undertake is design, which involves using knowledge and skill bases to apply engineering methods to create systems that meet stakeholders' needs, while maintaining professional and personal attributes. This unit introduces engineering design and begins your development as a trusted and ethical professional. To develop your capability in design, you will learn about introductory analysis, building and testing of engineering systems, and develop your engineering ethics, professional skills in communication, engineering teamwork, research, cultural awareness and sustainable development practices. Future units, particularly those focused on design will build from this introduction.
Fundamentals of Engineering Science
- Unit Code
- EGB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering foundation unit introduces concepts of physics and the strength of materials in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply methods to solve fundamental problems involving forces, motion and energy and to solve more complex problems involving pressures, mechanical stresses, strain and the deformation of solids as an introduction to predicting the behaviour of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyse the behaviour of physical systems. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Computing and Data for Engineers
- Unit Code
- EGB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers spend much of their working lives using computing tools to support design and problem solving. In this unit, you will become proficient in designing and implementing simple algorithms to create software for solving engineering problems. As a professional engineer having computing skills are key to automating tedious tasks and creatively constructing innovative processes that go beyond off-the-shelf software solutions. With the ubiquitous nature of large data sets, whether that be about transport systems, building energy use or chemical processes, professional engineers are often required to use computing as a key tool within engineering design methods. This unit is an introductory unit and you will build from these foundational skills in future units, within your major. No prior programming experience is assumed.
Foundation of Engineering Design
- Unit Code
- EGB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Analysis, designing, building, testing and maintaining are the core elements of engineering; Foundations of Engineering Design provides you with fundamental knowledge and skills to design, build and test simple engineering systems through a number of exploratory, hands-on activities, leading to the design and build of a practical engineering system. This unit is the first of a series of engineering design units which form the backbone of the engineering program.
Foundations of Electrical Engineering
- Unit Code
- EGB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this foundational engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in most engineering disciplines and is highly useful not only for electrical engineers (electronics and mechatronic) but also for mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, and materials engineers. EGB120 combines real-world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands-on experience learning about these fundamental skills. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future engineering units and teach key fundamental concepts relevant to all engineering majors.
Engineering Mechanics
- Unit Code
- EGB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This introductory unit provides the basic knowledge and skills in statics and mechanics of materials. It is a foundation engineering unit that will develop your skills in analysing mechanical and civil engineering systems including cranes, buildings, bridges and mechanical equipment. You will learn the importance of accurate design and analysis of mechanical components and structures. You will draw on the skills and knowledge learn in this unit in more advanced units such as Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis and Mechanical Design.
Civil Engineering Systems
- Unit Code
- EGB123
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Civil engineers undertake site investigations and project assessments as part of infrastructure planning and management activities that meet stakeholders' needs. This unit introduces you to knowledge and skills bases that are used in these activities. You will learn road network planning, design and management, bridges and bridge approaches design and construction, public utility plant management, engineering governance, and transport facility design and development. You will continue to learn about ethics, cultural awareness, and sustainable development practices and how they underpin professional work. You will further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB101 Engineering Design and Professional Practice and integrates your learning with EGB124 Engineering for the Environment. All units in your Civil Engineering major will build upon this unit.
Introductory Engineering Mathematics
- Unit Code
- MZB125
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This unit will serve as the transition from high school mathematics to university, particularly if you have not studied Queensland Specialist Mathematics (formerly called Senior Mathematics C) or equivalent. You will learn about elementary functions, their derivatives and integrals, the algebra of complex numbers, and vectors and matrices. Mathematical techniques and problem solving skills are employed in a range of mathematical exercises and contextualised problems, illustrating how these concepts and techniques are used in engineering systems. In future units you will continue to apply the mathematical knowledge and skills you have learned in this unit to increasingly complex problems.
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics
- Unit Code
- MZB127
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
MZB127 teaches foundational mathematics and statistics for engineers, following what students learn in either MZB125 or MXB161. Students will learn two main topics: applied mathematics for engineering, including multivariable calculus, ordinary differential equations and linear algebra; and statistics, including probability, likelihood, and regression. Providing problems that emphasise critical thinking, analysis, interpretation, and exposition in applications across multiple disciplines in engineering ensures that students learn engineering mathematics in a real-world context. This approach to real-world learning gives students the necessary problem-solving skills to engage in their chosen engineering discipline.
Introduction to Electrical Engineering Studies
Engineering Computation
- Unit Code
- MZB126
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
MZB126 teaches foundational mathematics and programming for engineers, following on from what students learnt in either MZB125 or MXB161. Throughout the unit, students will learn three main topics: programming, ordinary differential equations and statistics. All topics are taught in a real-world context by providing problems that emphasise critical thinking, analysis, interpretation and exposition, in applications across multiple disciplines in engineering. This gives students the necessary problem-solving skills heading into their chosen engineering discipline, where they will then learn discipline specific mathematics through embedded mathematics lectures.
Foundations of Electrical Engineering
- Unit Code
- EGB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this foundational engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in most engineering disciplines and is highly useful not only for electrical engineers (electronics and mechatronic) but also for mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, and materials engineers. EGB120 combines real-world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands-on experience learning about these fundamental skills. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future engineering units and teach key fundamental concepts relevant to all engineering majors.
Electromagnetics and Machines
- Unit Code
- EGB241
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs. This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.
Electronics
- Unit Code
- EGB348
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Electronic devices and circuits are the building blocks of most electrical and computing devices. In this unit, you will identify the characteristics and operation of discrete and integrated circuit semiconductor devices, including diodes, transistors and op amps. You will learn how they are combined into circuits to perform useful operations on signals, such as amplification, filtering or switching. This unit also introduces digital electronics, including devices such as logic gates and flip-flops, and combinational logic, and digital circuit design. This unit is an Intermediate Electrical Option, which builds on basic electrical circuit theory learned in EGB120. It forms the foundation for later units in Advanced Electronics and Power Electronics.
Computational Explorations
- Unit Code
- MXB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to techniques of computation and simulation across a range of application areas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Computation and simulation are cornerstones of modern practice across STEM; practitioners skilled in these areas can explore behaviours of real-world systems that would be impractical or impossible to undertake using only theoretical or experimental means. In this introductory unit, you will develop your computation and simulation skills through individual and collaborative problem-solving activities. Further exploration is available through the second major or minor in Computational and Simulation Science.
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Studies
Fundamentals of Engineering Science
- Unit Code
- EGB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering foundation unit introduces concepts of physics and the strength of materials in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply methods to solve fundamental problems involving forces, motion and energy and to solve more complex problems involving pressures, mechanical stresses, strain and the deformation of solids as an introduction to predicting the behaviour of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyse the behaviour of physical systems. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Engineering Mechanics
- Unit Code
- EGB121
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This introductory unit provides the basic knowledge and skills in statics and mechanics of materials. It is a foundation engineering unit that will develop your skills in analysing mechanical and civil engineering systems including cranes, buildings, bridges and mechanical equipment. You will learn the importance of accurate design and analysis of mechanical components and structures. You will draw on the skills and knowledge learn in this unit in more advanced units such as Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis and Mechanical Design.
Introductory Engineering Mathematics
- Unit Code
- MZB125
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This unit will serve as the transition from high school mathematics to university, particularly if you have not studied Queensland Specialist Mathematics (formerly called Senior Mathematics C) or equivalent. You will learn about elementary functions, their derivatives and integrals, the algebra of complex numbers, and vectors and matrices. Mathematical techniques and problem solving skills are employed in a range of mathematical exercises and contextualised problems, illustrating how these concepts and techniques are used in engineering systems. In future units you will continue to apply the mathematical knowledge and skills you have learned in this unit to increasingly complex problems.
Computational Explorations
- Unit Code
- MXB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to techniques of computation and simulation across a range of application areas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Computation and simulation are cornerstones of modern practice across STEM; practitioners skilled in these areas can explore behaviours of real-world systems that would be impractical or impossible to undertake using only theoretical or experimental means. In this introductory unit, you will develop your computation and simulation skills through individual and collaborative problem-solving activities. Further exploration is available through the second major or minor in Computational and Simulation Science.
Design for Manufacture
- Unit Code
- EGB125
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of underpinning natural and physical sciences" (1.1) which supports their capability in the "application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving" (2.1) (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This unit provides the opportunity for you to develop your capability in these competencies in mechanical engineering. It introduces the relationships between engineering design, manufacturing processes and mechanical properties of materials, which will provide a foundation for later units in engineering design, manufacturing, solid mechanics, and stress analysis. You will learn to communicate engineering concepts using drawings and industry standard computer aided drawing technologies, to convey dimensions and tolerances, and specify materials and manufacturing processes.
Materials and Manufacturing
- Unit Code
- EGB214
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces the fundamentals of engineering materials and their manufacturability, defects of materials at the micro-scale and how mechanical properties of materials (e.g. steel) can be tailored by processing (deformation, diffusion) and heat treatments. This knowledge along with a range of complex manufacturing processes (casting, rolling, forging, extrusion) and sheet metal forming processes such as blanking, piercing, bending, drawing and deep drawing. This knowledge is important for graduate engineers in their engineering study. This unit develops appreciation to engineers around design and how to make a product out of materials using both primary and secondary production methods with minimum environmental impact and costs. They will improve their understanding about the interactions and interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of various engineering materials in order to utilize new designs and fabrication.
Solid Mechanics
- Unit Code
- EGB314
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As a mechanical/medical engineer, you must have the expertise to analyse components and systems of components to produce safe and efficient designs. Strength of Materials is an intermediate level unit which investigates how external loading produces internal stresses and strains in a solid body, and the implications of these stresses and strains for components’ strength, stiffness and robustness. Understanding this subject is an essential part of the design process that ensures the structural integrity of various structures, electromechanical devices and mechanisms. When used effectively and this process can result in lightweight, reliable and robust structures. This unit builds on the concepts from the introductory EGB121 - Engineering Mechanics unit. Future units, such as EGB210 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Design, EGB316 - Design of Machine elements and EGH414 - Stress Analysis use the knowledge and techniques developed in this subject extensively.
Renewable Power
Renewable Electrical Energy Sources
- Unit Code
- EGB351
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Renewable energy sources play a key role in the continued reduction of the carbon footprint of our society. Understanding their availability, limitations and challenges is critical towards their successful application in our current engineering systems. In this unit you will gain an in-depth understanding of the operation, characteristics, energy production profiles, electrical grid integration aspects, as well as economic considerations, of the most important renewable energy technologies. The unit will also introduce key energy storage technologies that can be coupled with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar to compensate for their intermittent generation profile. This unit will draw on the concepts learned in EGB120, and will develop important understanding required for the more advanced units EGH451 and EGH452.
Distributed Renewable Electrical Energy Systems
- Unit Code
- EGH451
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The proliferation of renewable power generation is changing the way electricity is generated and delivered, shifting from a centralised towards a more distributed generation model. The renewable energy sources are typically integrated and interfaced with the electricity grid via power electronic converter systems. In this unit you will learn about the structure, layout, and key characteristics of renewable electrical energy systems, from small residential photovoltaic installations to large-scale photovoltaic power plants and wind farms. The unit will also discuss grid connected versus stand alone renewable energy systems, DC and AC microgrids, the concept of smart grid and virtual power plants.
Foundations of Electrical Engineering
- Unit Code
- EGB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this foundational engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in most engineering disciplines and is highly useful not only for electrical engineers (electronics and mechatronic) but also for mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, and materials engineers. EGB120 combines real-world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands-on experience learning about these fundamental skills. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future engineering units and teach key fundamental concepts relevant to all engineering majors.
Design for Renewable Electrical Energy Systems
- Unit Code
- EGH452
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Delivering solutions for the sustainable and secure generation and distribution of electrical energy remains one of the greatest challenges facing the engineering discipline. This unit provides a capstone experience in which you will work within a team to apply systems thinking and design processes to the design, analysis, modelling and evaluation of a grid-connected renewable energy system. You will explore the diverse technological, economic, regulatory, and social considerations which inform the definition and execution of large-scale renewable energy engineering projects and incorporate these considerations into your own design. In addition, you will explore analysis techniques required to evaluate the performance of renewable systems in the context of environmental considerations and uncertainty, and the complementary engineering, risk-management and control strategies required to ensure security of supply.
Engineering Design and Professional Practice
- Unit Code
- EGB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
As a professional engineer you will be competent to practise as outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer. One of the main activities that professional engineers undertake is design, which involves using knowledge and skill bases to apply engineering methods to create systems that meet stakeholders' needs, while maintaining professional and personal attributes. This unit introduces engineering design and begins your development as a trusted and ethical professional. To develop your capability in design, you will learn about introductory analysis, building and testing of engineering systems, and develop your engineering ethics, professional skills in communication, engineering teamwork, research, cultural awareness and sustainable development practices. Future units, particularly those focused on design will build from this introduction.
Electronic Design
- Unit Code
- EGB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
EGB240 introduces you to the practical aspects of electronic circuit design that underpins the practice of electrical engineering. You will develop experience and confidence to draw upon theory, literature and CAD tools to synthesise electronic circuit designs to solve real world problems. You will complete two practical projects to design, build, evaluate and document simple electronic circuits. The unit provides an opportunity to apply and extend circuit and electronic theories developed in first year, and the theoretical knowledge gained in EGB120 and EGB242 to real-world engineering problems. As the second of three design units, you will further develop your engineering design and professional communication skills through application to a practical project.
Electromagnetics and Machines
- Unit Code
- EGB241
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs. This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.
Energy Supply and Delivery
- Unit Code
- EGB341
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will cover the concepts and technical aspects of electric energy generation and delivery. Thestructure of energy conversion and delivery from power stations through transmission and distribution tocustomer loads will be addressed, including the concept of electricity markets. Models of transformers,transmission lines, power flow, synchronous and induction machines will be studied as key component andfeatures of electricity network. This subject will lay the foundations for EGH441 Power System Modelling.
Control and Dynamic Systems
- Unit Code
- EGB345
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Control systems engineering is at the heart of most of the modern electrical and mechanical systems that you will encounter in your careers as practicing engineers. The unit provides theoretical and practical understanding of control systems to enable you to better apply and design engineering technologies. The unit is an intermediate level unit to be undertaken once you have sufficient mathematical and analysis skills to understand the theory and to apply the theory in practice.
Power System Modelling
- Unit Code
- EGH441
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The power grid consists of various components such as generators, transmission lines, transformers and loads. In this unit, you will learn the technical aspects of power system modelling, which will help you to understand the operations and planning of the modern electricity grid. You will use several mathematical techniques to design and analyse power systems and learn professional industry practices such as load flow, fault calculations, protection, and stability. This unit will help you to further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork.
Power Systems Management with Renewable & Storage Resources
- Unit Code
- EGH454
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will be introduced to the application of conventional sources as well as renewable and storage resources, their operational benefits and difficulties. This unit will provide a degree of structure to the decision processes and introduce tools and techniques used during the process. These techniques and tools cover the areas of risk analysis, reliability, economic based panning and power quality extending into the operational areas of utilization of equipment. The outcome is to achieve a balance between capital investment, reliability and the operational aspects of the network. This unit will draw on concepts learned in EGB341 and advance thestudents understanding of power system operation and planning.
Minor: Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management and Management
Entrepreneurship: Commenced from 2023
Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
- Unit Code
- MGB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This introductory unit will provide an excellent foundation to students aspiring to learn about entrepreneurship and build their knowledge, attitude and skills in entrepreneurship, while exploring the various dimensions of the ‘entrepreneurial mindset’, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. The unit will focus on general introductory concepts related to entrepreneurship including concepts and theoretical frameworks relating to entrepreneurial activities and new value, social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The unit will enable students to consider entrepreneurship and its value and purpose from different cultural perspectives. In particular, we will look to showcase First Nations entrepreneurial leaders, either via a "digital showcase" or in-person guest speakers. Throughout the unit students will also use a range of tools to explore and develop their own thoughts and attitudes towards entrepreneurship and what being an entrepreneur means to them personally.
Entrepreneurship: Identifying Problems and Opportunities
- Unit Code
- MGB162
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understanding and having the confidence to understand real-world problems and opportunities is critical in developing entrepreneurial ventures. In this unit you will explore a range of theories, approaches, techniques, and tools to develop your creative self-efficacy including problem framing, opportunity identification and creative problem solving. In so doing you will develop the capability to explore a range of possible ideas for you venture including learning about sustainability development goals and the potential innovations these create for your venture.
Entrepreneurial Incubator 1
- Unit Code
- MGB263
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit is the first of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial (venture focus) or intrapreneurial (innovation focus) ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you will cover a range of topics as you further develop your idea including business plans and models; understanding customers and value generation; value propositions; analysing the market, segments, and competition; and developing and testing prototypes.
Entrepreneurial Incubator 2
- Unit Code
- MGB264
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This capstone unit is the second of two incubator units that will further develop students' entrepreneurial (venture focus) or intrapreneurial (innovation focus) ideas and subject these ideas to greater viability assessment. The incubator units will enable students to further build on the ideas developed in MGB162 Ideate and Create and foster more in-depth consideration of business planning and development. Alternatively, students may wish to further explore the viability of a new idea. In this unit you progress your Lean Startup Canvas for your venture covering off topics including refinement of key activities relative to your value proposition; identification of key resources; identification of key partners; funding and revenue options; and consideration of cost structures. You will get the opportunity to pitch to your new venture for feedback from different stakeholders in the ecosystem.
Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Skills
- Unit Code
- MGB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understanding and managing the ways culture impacts communication within a culturally diverse workforce and negotiation in a multi-cultural environment is essential for business professionals operating in national and international contexts. By understanding cultural influences, managers can then modify their communication style to communicate and negotiate effectively with culturally diverse colleagues, competitors and clients. The aim of this unit is to provide students with key knowledge and a range of practical skills in interpersonal and corporate communication and negotiation across various business contexts with particular emphasis on the influence of culture on communication and negotiation. This unit is fundamental to management and builds on prior core learning in management, people and organisations to provide conceptual frameworks and interpersonal skills to enhance organisational and management capabilities at local, national and international business levels.
Managing Knowledge, Innovation, and Creativity
- Unit Code
- MGB234
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Managing knowledge and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today's firms and ventures and are integral to an organisation's ability to survive and thrive in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. The purpose of Managing Knowledge & Innovation is to extend your understanding of the human and technical systems of organisations by focusing on how information and knowledge can be harnessed for innovation and competitive advantage. With a focus on the theories and frameworks to inform decisions for organising human and technical systems, this unit develops your understanding of the meso-level responsibilities of management, and parallels.
Identifying and Managing Risk
- Unit Code
- MGB236
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an understanding of risk management, in theory and practice, is essential for ensuring resilient and sustainable organisations. Effective risk management outcomes result from the analysis of uncertainties embedded in human knowledge, systems of management and processes in commerce, and from implementing mitigation strategies generated to address these factors. This unit seeks to develop students managerial toolkit with current Risk Management models and current national and international risk standards. All forms of organisations face and manage risk in different ways, and this unit shares insights for managing risk in an array of private, public, and entrepreneurial contexts.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Unit Code
- MGB223
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Gardens Point
- Caboolture
- Study periods
This unit introduces students to the nature and characteristics of entrepreneurship and innovation and explores the inter-relationship between the two within contemporary economies from a managerial perspective. Learning will be directed towards developing the theoretical and applied knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will support and enhance innovation and enterprise creation activity, through the development of a business plan. The unit is designed for those individuals interested in creating a new venture or working in industries as employees of venture owners or those that serve this sector. Students will have opportunity to build a comprehensive plan of their business concept.
IT Systems Design
- Unit Code
- IFB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an innovative, practical and cost-effective IT solution that is user-focused is a complex task for IT experts. It requires a systematic process that includes: 1) identifying and clarifying a business problem that an IT system can help to resolve; 2) collecting and interpreting requirements; 3) decomposing the system into its components; and, 4) prototyping techniques to ensure that all the components of the system satisfy the requirements. This unit presents students with authentic industry challenges in which you apply your IT knowledge, fundamental analysis and design techniques. It exposes you to design contexts, theories, processes, principles and methods that IT experts use, either individually or in a group, to analyse and design an IT system. The unit builds your skills towards any career related to operational analysis and design of a specific business scope, including Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, and Project Manager.
Management
Managing People
- Unit Code
- MGB130
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Everyone in business, government and non-for-profit organisations works with other people, and organisational behaviour provides the knowledge and tools to interact with others effectively. No matter what career path you choose, you'll find that organisational behaviour concepts play an important part in performing your job and working more effectively within organisations. In this unit we will examine how individual differences impact upon what people think, feel, and do in the workplace, and how this understanding of people can help us build more fulfilling and successful workplaces. By taking an interdisciplinary and interprofessional perspective, drawing on the fields of management, HR, psychology, behavioural economics and sociology, we focus on getting the best out of people at work, including ourselves, by promoting the sustainable and ethical integration of the business needs and the individual's needs.
Managing Strategy
- Unit Code
- MGB133
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The purpose of this introductory unit is to provide you with awareness of why organisations exist; how they position and organise themselves with respect to their dynamic capabilities, task environment, and general environment; and what tools managers can use to gather and interpret information to inform strategic plans and decisions. By drawing on a range of real world and hypothetical cases, this unit provides you with a macro-level view of management, focusing on the technical systems side of management activities.
Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance
- Unit Code
- MGB235
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The production of goods or services is the core activity of all organisations, irrespective of whether the organisation is part of the private sector, the public sector, or the not-for-profit sector. The operational performance of organisations is only made possible by the integrated support of other functional and administrative areas of the organisation. It is essential that you gain an understanding of the central issues of how operations produce organisational outputs, and how other functional and administrative areas contribute to the performance of this core activity. Monitoring and Managing Operational Performance focuses on providing you with a "manager's toolkit" for identifying, monitoring and enhancing the operational performance of organisations' socio-technical systems. By focusing on management tools, you will develop a critical awareness of the interdependence of human, technical, competitive, and financial domains of control.
Identifying and Managing Risk
- Unit Code
- MGB236
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an understanding of risk management, in theory and practice, is essential for ensuring resilient and sustainable organisations. Effective risk management outcomes result from the analysis of uncertainties embedded in human knowledge, systems of management and processes in commerce, and from implementing mitigation strategies generated to address these factors. This unit seeks to develop students managerial toolkit with current Risk Management models and current national and international risk standards. All forms of organisations face and manage risk in different ways, and this unit shares insights for managing risk in an array of private, public, and entrepreneurial contexts.
Human Resource Management
Introducing Human Resource Management
- Unit Code
- MGB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the strategic perspective on human resource management and the growing use of evidence based human resource decision making, such as HR analytics, to increase organisational effectiveness. This unit explores how the core roles and functions of HRM, including recruitment and selection, learning and development, and performance and reward management, need to be aligned with organisational strategy to achieve business goals.
Recruiting and Selecting People
- Unit Code
- MGB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In a competitive business environment, recruiting and selecting high-quality employees is the key to organisational success. Therefore, as a HR manager, you are required to have competencies in designing strategic and evidence-based recruitment and selection processes. This unit equips you with the skills to develop and evaluate a fit for purpose recruitment and selection package.
Developing Talent
- Unit Code
- MGB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
We live in exciting times with technology driving change at an ever-increasing rate. To remain competitive in thisworld, organisations and individuals need to be adaptive and flexible. This means being able to effectively analyse andassess current capabilities and then take necessary organisational learning and development action. This unit providesyou with the knowledge and skills required to carry out these functions and in so doing, gives you the tools needed tobe a positive driver of organisational success.
Managing Performance and Rewards
- Unit Code
- MGB232
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Performance and reward management is a key functional area of HRM and is of critical importance in supporting organisations to maintain a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative that you understand the strategic framework and the underlying psychological principles that maximise employee performance. This unit contributes significantly to your understanding of people management, your HR diagnostic skills and your ability to develop HR policies and procedures to support employee, managerial and organisational effectiveness.
Minor: Health
Applied Psychology Minor
Foundation Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Gardens Point
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviour, and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of applied issues. The goal of this foundational unit is to introduce you to major subfields and perspectives in psychology, to develop your understanding of the research methods used in psychological research and to develop your critical thinking skills. This unit provides a strong basis for future learning in the discipline. Topics covered in PYB100 will include child and adult development, social psychology, and an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems. We will consider Indigenous and diverse cultural perspectives, ethical issues in psychological research, and how psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Psychological Research Methods
- Unit Code
- PYB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and cognition. This unit is designed to introduce students to the scientific method of research in psychology, research design, and data analysis. The unit covers elementary research design, operationalisation of variables, descriptive statistics, correlation, hypothesis testing using statistical tests such as t-tests, and qualitative research methods. By learning these research methods, students are expected to start developing a data-driven, evidence-based perspective on psychological issues.
Social Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Humans are social beings whose thoughts, feelings and actions are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. This unit will allow you to develop greater insight into people's behaviour through the scientific investigation of the relationship between individuals and the social settings in which they live. We will study the effects of these social settings on people, and the psychological processes people use to influence others in social settings. We will consider cultural variation in social psychological phenomena, ethical issues in social psychological research, and how social psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Perception and Cognition
- Unit Code
- PYB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Cognitive psychology is a major empirical and theoretical area of psychology which explores the processes and structures involved at each stage of information processing within the brain. The structures and processes involved in perception provide the brain with basic information about both the external world and many of the current states of the individual. Higher level cognitive processes and structures provide the foundation upon which more complex aspects of behaviour are based. This unit is to build on the concepts and issues in perception and cognitive psychology, and to develop an appreciation of the major contemporary theories of how we process and perceive information. The unit is placed in second semester of second year so that students following the normal course structure have an adequate background in research design and data analysis. With this background, students will carry out experiments in tutorial classes and analyse real data.
Applied Social and Organisational Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology plays a critical role in enhancing people's lives, and in the functioning of groups, communities and organisations. In this unit students are exposed to a range of social and workplace issues which can be understood and addressed using concepts and theories aligned with social and organisational psychology. PYB302 focuses strongly on the application of theoretical perspectives to formulate innovative, feasible solutions to real-world issues. Social/organisational concepts and challenges are explored from varying viewpoints (including cultural perspectives) and students gain awareness of how their knowledge of social and organisational psychology can contribute to facilitating and supporting change. Students develop important graduate attributes, including innovative thinking, teamwork skills, digital practices (using technology to collaborate and present information) and writing for broad audiences. The unit expands students' awareness of potential career options.
Human Factors and Safety
- Unit Code
- PYB374
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is an elective unit within the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). PYB374 explores the main psychology theories and research methods used in traffic psychology and how these theories and research methods are applied to understand risky driving behaviours. The main research methods explored in this unit include the use of: surveys/questionnaires and observations, physiological recordings (e.g., EEG, ECG, EOG, EMG, eye tracking, actigraphy), driving simulators, and in-vehicle assessments/instrumented vehicles (e.g., actigraphy, GPS, OBD2). The unit has a strong focus on the practical learning and critical analysis of research methodology used in traffic psychology as well as the interplay of psychological theories and research methodology with the assessment of road user behaviours.
Counselling Minor
Communication for Health Professionals
- Unit Code
- PYB007
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Kelvin Grove
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Effective communication is widely considered to be a key component of health care practice in the real world. In this multidisciplinary and highly practical unit, you will work with other learners from different health disciplines to have the opportunity to develop the core communication skills identified by the industry as essential for ethical, culturally safe and intentional practice. A major focus of PYB007 will be the development of interpersonal communication skills which you will practice in a safe and supportive environment. In addition to face-to-face practice, you will develop and practice skills specifically for online communication in recognition of the changing face of healthcare. These skills will support you to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues, facilitate important conversations and meetings, resolve conflict and provide feedback, all in a culturally safe manner.
Counselling Theory and Practice 1
- Unit Code
- PYB208
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Counselling processes, skills and knowledge have broad applicability in the modern world of work. In this unit you will have the opportunity to engage with the most prominent counselling models and approaches. Through an experiential learning process, you will learn about the theories and philosophies that underpin different approaches and develop skills and techniques required to apply these models in your future work. Self-awareness is widely recognised in the health and community sector as key to effective and ethical practice. By participating in counselling exercises, group discussions and individual reflections, you will be supported to deconstruct and examine your existing beliefs and values and consider the role they will play in your work with individuals, families and groups. You will then have the opportunity to develop your practice framework that you will take forward to guide your work in the real world.
Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
- Unit Code
- PYB159
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Drug and alcohol use and abuse is of growing concern in the community. This unit introduces you to theories of prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems from a range of diverse perspectives. You will be exposed to multidisciplinary learning where you can identify career pathways while considering the field in relation to ethics, values and a range of population targets. This unit provides a useful foundation for PYB360, Interventions for Addictive Behaviours. You will participate in discussions and assessment pieces designed in conjunction with industry professionals, to embed learning with current real world issues.
Group Work
- Unit Code
- PYB257
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
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Introduction to the Psychology of Trauma
- Unit Code
- PYB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
More than half the population experiences trauma across the lifetime. Trauma is acknowledged as playing a key role in the development of mental and physical health issues. There is an increased understanding and interest in society around the prevalence and impact of trauma including domestic violence, child abuse, sudden bereavement and war. Despite this, most professionals across disciplines including psychology, social work, education and law, receive no systematic training in trauma. This introductory unit provides you with foundational knowledge about the psychology of trauma and vicarious trauma as it applies to people who experience trauma firsthand or those in professions likely to assist people who have experienced trauma. This elective complements learning across disciplines including social work, psychology, law, education and nursing. The unit is linked to core psychology units PYB100 and PYB102 and is linked to PYB304 regarding neurobiological aspects of trauma.
Counselling Theory and Practice 2
- Unit Code
- PYB356
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Counselling students need to be cognizant of theory, skills, and process in order to work effectively and ethically in the modern world. At the core of the meaning of process is an assumption that counselling is about change: change that is facilitated by the therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor. This unit builds on the theoretical and skills focus of Counselling Theory & Practice 1. It seeks to develop students' capacity to monitor and reflect on how, in the role of counsellor, will manage therapeutic process when working with clients. Students will be invited to adopt a decolonising stance by actively engaging in critical thinking to consider how knowledge is created and to ensure that their counselling practice remains relevant in an increasingly diverse world.
Working with Families and Groups
- Unit Code
- PYB359
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In the current health setting, counsellors and psychologists are regularly required to work with families, couples and groups. The complexity of working therapeutically with more than one person, requires specialist knowledge and skillsets. In PYB359, you will build on your existing understanding of different counselling paradigms to consider how these will be generalised to work with groups of people. The history and philosophy that underpins Systemic Family Therapy and Indigenous practice will also be explored providing students with alternate perspectives on how to support change for individuals and groups. Experiential tutorials will support you to develop practical skills and techniques to build competence and confidence in hosting family members, negotiating multiple concerns and requests and evoking change for all involved in a culturally safe manner.
Interventions for Addictive Behaviours
- Unit Code
- PYB360
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Addictive behaviours (e.g., arising from alcohol use, tobacco use, gambling) are recognised as major problems nationally and internationally. This unit focuses predominantly on psychological aspects of addictive behaviours. The unit has a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of work within the field, including complementary treament approaches and interdisciplinary communication. To evaluate core scientific perspectives on addiction theory, classes initially review issues relating to psychological models of addiction and methods of studying addictive behaviours. Symptomatology, aetiology and assessment of addictive behaviours, as well as the theoretical underpinnings of a range of therapeutic interventions are also discussed. Following on from PYB159, this unit aims to prepare graduates for a potential career in Alcohol and Drug services.
Health Psychology Minor
Foundation Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Gardens Point
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviour, and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of applied issues. The goal of this foundational unit is to introduce you to major subfields and perspectives in psychology, to develop your understanding of the research methods used in psychological research and to develop your critical thinking skills. This unit provides a strong basis for future learning in the discipline. Topics covered in PYB100 will include child and adult development, social psychology, and an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems. We will consider Indigenous and diverse cultural perspectives, ethical issues in psychological research, and how psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Health Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB307
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit examines the psychological dimension of physical illness, health, and health care. There is a strong focus on health psychology in an Australian context with a focus on cross-cultural and Indigenous health-related issues. The unit examines definitions of health and health psychology; the role of health psychology; the determinants of health behaviours (e.g., cognitive, attitudinal, motivational, personality, social, developmental); community health; medical settings and patient behaviour; patient and practitioner communication; stress, illness, and coping; and chronic illness.
The Mind and the Brain
- Unit Code
- PYB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviour and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of real-world issues. The goal of this foundational unit is to introduce you to the areas of biological (physiological) and cognitive psychology and to develop your understanding of the methods used to critically evaluate, ethically conduct, and effectively communicate psychological research.
Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
- Unit Code
- PYB159
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Drug and alcohol use and abuse is of growing concern in the community. This unit introduces you to theories of prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems from a range of diverse perspectives. You will be exposed to multidisciplinary learning where you can identify career pathways while considering the field in relation to ethics, values and a range of population targets. This unit provides a useful foundation for PYB360, Interventions for Addictive Behaviours. You will participate in discussions and assessment pieces designed in conjunction with industry professionals, to embed learning with current real world issues.
Social Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Humans are social beings whose thoughts, feelings and actions are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. This unit will allow you to develop greater insight into people's behaviour through the scientific investigation of the relationship between individuals and the social settings in which they live. We will study the effects of these social settings on people, and the psychological processes people use to influence others in social settings. We will consider cultural variation in social psychological phenomena, ethical issues in social psychological research, and how social psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Developmental Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed to introduce the major theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of developmental psychology, and to encourage you to consider the major life issues, events, and transitions that shape the course of development throughout the lifespan. This unit aims to develop awareness of general patterns of human development and of the ways in which the development of particular individuals and diverse groups may vary from these general patterns. We will also critically examine the importance of the physical, family, socio-cultural and historical contexts within which development occurs, and a gain a sense of the interdependency of all aspects of development.
Psychopharmacology of Addictive Behaviour
- Unit Code
- PYB260
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit aims to develop and extend your understanding of issues relating to behavioural pharmacology with a focus on substances commonly associated with addiction. It introduces the principles of behavioural pharmacology, and critically examines prevailing theories and models of addiction, and related research methods, and how they apply to diverse perspectives. Computerised programs specifically designed for psychology experiments are examined and underlie the authentic assignment of a psychopharmacological experiment journal manuscript, as do other digital technologies (e.g., learning management system, psychology journal database searches, and data presentation and word processing software). Tutorial group activities promote collaboration and the development of knowledge and skills relevant to a research career in psychology. This unit complements and could be combined with other units of addiction (e.g. PYB159, PYB360) to constitute a minor sequence.
Introduction to the Psychology of Trauma
- Unit Code
- PYB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
More than half the population experiences trauma across the lifetime. Trauma is acknowledged as playing a key role in the development of mental and physical health issues. There is an increased understanding and interest in society around the prevalence and impact of trauma including domestic violence, child abuse, sudden bereavement and war. Despite this, most professionals across disciplines including psychology, social work, education and law, receive no systematic training in trauma. This introductory unit provides you with foundational knowledge about the psychology of trauma and vicarious trauma as it applies to people who experience trauma firsthand or those in professions likely to assist people who have experienced trauma. This elective complements learning across disciplines including social work, psychology, law, education and nursing. The unit is linked to core psychology units PYB100 and PYB102 and is linked to PYB304 regarding neurobiological aspects of trauma.
Interventions for Addictive Behaviours
- Unit Code
- PYB360
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Addictive behaviours (e.g., arising from alcohol use, tobacco use, gambling) are recognised as major problems nationally and internationally. This unit focuses predominantly on psychological aspects of addictive behaviours. The unit has a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of work within the field, including complementary treament approaches and interdisciplinary communication. To evaluate core scientific perspectives on addiction theory, classes initially review issues relating to psychological models of addiction and methods of studying addictive behaviours. Symptomatology, aetiology and assessment of addictive behaviours, as well as the theoretical underpinnings of a range of therapeutic interventions are also discussed. Following on from PYB159, this unit aims to prepare graduates for a potential career in Alcohol and Drug services.
Psychological Science Minor
Foundation Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Gardens Point
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviour, and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of applied issues. The goal of this foundational unit is to introduce you to major subfields and perspectives in psychology, to develop your understanding of the research methods used in psychological research and to develop your critical thinking skills. This unit provides a strong basis for future learning in the discipline. Topics covered in PYB100 will include child and adult development, social psychology, and an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems. We will consider Indigenous and diverse cultural perspectives, ethical issues in psychological research, and how psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Communication for Health Professionals
- Unit Code
- PYB007
- Credit points
- 12
- Campuses
- Kelvin Grove
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Effective communication is widely considered to be a key component of health care practice in the real world. In this multidisciplinary and highly practical unit, you will work with other learners from different health disciplines to have the opportunity to develop the core communication skills identified by the industry as essential for ethical, culturally safe and intentional practice. A major focus of PYB007 will be the development of interpersonal communication skills which you will practice in a safe and supportive environment. In addition to face-to-face practice, you will develop and practice skills specifically for online communication in recognition of the changing face of healthcare. These skills will support you to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues, facilitate important conversations and meetings, resolve conflict and provide feedback, all in a culturally safe manner.
The Mind and the Brain
- Unit Code
- PYB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviour and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of real-world issues. The goal of this foundational unit is to introduce you to the areas of biological (physiological) and cognitive psychology and to develop your understanding of the methods used to critically evaluate, ethically conduct, and effectively communicate psychological research.
Psychological Research Methods
- Unit Code
- PYB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and cognition. This unit is designed to introduce students to the scientific method of research in psychology, research design, and data analysis. The unit covers elementary research design, operationalisation of variables, descriptive statistics, correlation, hypothesis testing using statistical tests such as t-tests, and qualitative research methods. By learning these research methods, students are expected to start developing a data-driven, evidence-based perspective on psychological issues.
Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
- Unit Code
- PYB159
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Drug and alcohol use and abuse is of growing concern in the community. This unit introduces you to theories of prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems from a range of diverse perspectives. You will be exposed to multidisciplinary learning where you can identify career pathways while considering the field in relation to ethics, values and a range of population targets. This unit provides a useful foundation for PYB360, Interventions for Addictive Behaviours. You will participate in discussions and assessment pieces designed in conjunction with industry professionals, to embed learning with current real world issues.
Social Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Humans are social beings whose thoughts, feelings and actions are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. This unit will allow you to develop greater insight into people's behaviour through the scientific investigation of the relationship between individuals and the social settings in which they live. We will study the effects of these social settings on people, and the psychological processes people use to influence others in social settings. We will consider cultural variation in social psychological phenomena, ethical issues in social psychological research, and how social psychological perspectives can help us understand and address real world issues. This unit will help you develop your database searching and written communication skills.
Developmental Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed to introduce the major theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of developmental psychology, and to encourage you to consider the major life issues, events, and transitions that shape the course of development throughout the lifespan. This unit aims to develop awareness of general patterns of human development and of the ways in which the development of particular individuals and diverse groups may vary from these general patterns. We will also critically examine the importance of the physical, family, socio-cultural and historical contexts within which development occurs, and a gain a sense of the interdependency of all aspects of development.
Perception and Cognition
- Unit Code
- PYB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Cognitive psychology is a major empirical and theoretical area of psychology which explores the processes and structures involved at each stage of information processing within the brain. The structures and processes involved in perception provide the brain with basic information about both the external world and many of the current states of the individual. Higher level cognitive processes and structures provide the foundation upon which more complex aspects of behaviour are based. This unit is to build on the concepts and issues in perception and cognitive psychology, and to develop an appreciation of the major contemporary theories of how we process and perceive information. The unit is placed in second semester of second year so that students following the normal course structure have an adequate background in research design and data analysis. With this background, students will carry out experiments in tutorial classes and analyse real data.
Counselling Theory and Practice 1
- Unit Code
- PYB208
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Counselling processes, skills and knowledge have broad applicability in the modern world of work. In this unit you will have the opportunity to engage with the most prominent counselling models and approaches. Through an experiential learning process, you will learn about the theories and philosophies that underpin different approaches and develop skills and techniques required to apply these models in your future work. Self-awareness is widely recognised in the health and community sector as key to effective and ethical practice. By participating in counselling exercises, group discussions and individual reflections, you will be supported to deconstruct and examine your existing beliefs and values and consider the role they will play in your work with individuals, families and groups. You will then have the opportunity to develop your practice framework that you will take forward to guide your work in the real world.
Forensic Psychology and the Law
- Unit Code
- PYB215
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Forensic Psychology will introduce you to the overlap between psychology and the law; assist you to understand the influence and impact of this branch of psychology within the criminal justice system; and to provide you with an overview of the practice of forensic psychology, across diverse populations, including First Nations People. The study of psychology and law draws from a multi-disciplinary base for the application of specialised knowledge. As a student of this discipline area, you will acquire an appreciation of (and a critical perspective on) psychology and the law across the three criminal justice domains of the police, the courts, and corrections.
Psychopharmacology of Addictive Behaviour
- Unit Code
- PYB260
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit aims to develop and extend your understanding of issues relating to behavioural pharmacology with a focus on substances commonly associated with addiction. It introduces the principles of behavioural pharmacology, and critically examines prevailing theories and models of addiction, and related research methods, and how they apply to diverse perspectives. Computerised programs specifically designed for psychology experiments are examined and underlie the authentic assignment of a psychopharmacological experiment journal manuscript, as do other digital technologies (e.g., learning management system, psychology journal database searches, and data presentation and word processing software). Tutorial group activities promote collaboration and the development of knowledge and skills relevant to a research career in psychology. This unit complements and could be combined with other units of addiction (e.g. PYB159, PYB360) to constitute a minor sequence.
Behavioural Neuroscience
- Unit Code
- PYB304
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Psychology is a broad-ranging and multifaceted discipline which encompasses the scientific study of human behaviours and causes and the systematic application of knowledge gained from psychological research to a broad range of real-world issues. The goal of this advanced unit is to build on your knowledge gained in introductory and developing units in the scientific study of the biology of behaviour by providing the opportunity to demonstrate mastery in the areas of neurological psychology. You will develop your understanding of the methods used to critically evaluate, ethically conduct, and effectively communicate psychological research, by employing written communication and digital capabilities to conduct your research.
Health Psychology
- Unit Code
- PYB307
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit examines the psychological dimension of physical illness, health, and health care. There is a strong focus on health psychology in an Australian context with a focus on cross-cultural and Indigenous health-related issues. The unit examines definitions of health and health psychology; the role of health psychology; the determinants of health behaviours (e.g., cognitive, attitudinal, motivational, personality, social, developmental); community health; medical settings and patient behaviour; patient and practitioner communication; stress, illness, and coping; and chronic illness.
Introduction to the Psychology of Trauma
- Unit Code
- PYB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
More than half the population experiences trauma across the lifetime. Trauma is acknowledged as playing a key role in the development of mental and physical health issues. There is an increased understanding and interest in society around the prevalence and impact of trauma including domestic violence, child abuse, sudden bereavement and war. Despite this, most professionals across disciplines including psychology, social work, education and law, receive no systematic training in trauma. This introductory unit provides you with foundational knowledge about the psychology of trauma and vicarious trauma as it applies to people who experience trauma firsthand or those in professions likely to assist people who have experienced trauma. This elective complements learning across disciplines including social work, psychology, law, education and nursing. The unit is linked to core psychology units PYB100 and PYB102 and is linked to PYB304 regarding neurobiological aspects of trauma.
Counselling Theory and Practice 2
- Unit Code
- PYB356
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Counselling students need to be cognizant of theory, skills, and process in order to work effectively and ethically in the modern world. At the core of the meaning of process is an assumption that counselling is about change: change that is facilitated by the therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor. This unit builds on the theoretical and skills focus of Counselling Theory & Practice 1. It seeks to develop students' capacity to monitor and reflect on how, in the role of counsellor, will manage therapeutic process when working with clients. Students will be invited to adopt a decolonising stance by actively engaging in critical thinking to consider how knowledge is created and to ensure that their counselling practice remains relevant in an increasingly diverse world.
Interventions for Addictive Behaviours
- Unit Code
- PYB360
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Addictive behaviours (e.g., arising from alcohol use, tobacco use, gambling) are recognised as major problems nationally and internationally. This unit focuses predominantly on psychological aspects of addictive behaviours. The unit has a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of work within the field, including complementary treament approaches and interdisciplinary communication. To evaluate core scientific perspectives on addiction theory, classes initially review issues relating to psychological models of addiction and methods of studying addictive behaviours. Symptomatology, aetiology and assessment of addictive behaviours, as well as the theoretical underpinnings of a range of therapeutic interventions are also discussed. Following on from PYB159, this unit aims to prepare graduates for a potential career in Alcohol and Drug services.
Studies in Anatomy
Human Anatomy
- Unit Code
- LQB187
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Anatomy, derived from the Greek language and translated literally to mean 'to cut up', is the science of morphology or structure of an organism and its various parts. The study of human systematic anatomy requires the identification and description of biological structures of the human body through an investigation of functional organ systems, such as the cardiovascular, nervous, digestive and skeletal systems. This unit will introduce anatomy as a language enabling health professionals, scientists and engineers to effectively communicate with each other through the application of appropriate anatomical terminology to a range of audiences. This introductory unit provides appropriate foundational knowledge and practical skills in anatomy for students enrolled in health, science or engineering courses through the investigation of organ structure using macroscopic and microscopic anatomy. It is an essential prerequisite for further study in anatomical sciences and health.
Developmental Anatomy and Tissue Adaptation
- Unit Code
- LQB382
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The human body is very responsive to its environment, both in terms of genetic cues during embryological development and hormonal and mechanical signals during post-natal ageing. This unit will explore a number of key embryological processes where tissue patterning results in the formation of the nervous, muscular, skeletal and cardiovascular organ systems, and provides the foundational understanding of the mechanisms responsible for anatomical variation in the human body. Furthermore the ability of tissues to adapt to their environment will be discussed by building understanding of tissue biomechanics and the effects of trauma and ageing on the human body; where you will have the opportunity to design, implement and analyse experimental data in a bone strength research project. This developmental unit builds on foundational knowledge gained in first year anatomy and provides keystone knowledge and skills to advance into further units in Anatomical Sciences.
Anatomical Imaging
- Unit Code
- LQB482
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In order to recognise human pathology in a clinical setting, an understanding of the anatomical presentation of organs in health is essential. This unit focuses on the acquisition and application of knowledge of the organ systems of the thorax, abdomen, head and select regions of the limbs to a medical imaging context. Imaging modalities in plain and contrast radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging will be explored to understand the context of their application in the clinical setting. Furthermore an understanding of phenotypic patterns of anatomical variation will be examined through case studies and exploration of human donor material, where you will further develop effective teamwork and self-management skills, essential attributes of clinicians and biomedical scientists. This unit will build on your knowledge gained in first level anatomy and provide relevant knowledge and skills for more advanced studies in Anatomical Sciences.
Principles of Human Physiology
- Unit Code
- LSB258
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Human physiology is the study of the normal function of the human body and a strong understanding of this discipline is important for all biomedical scientists. This first year foundation unit will introduce you to the principles underlying normal physiology as well as the major organ systems of the human body. This knowledge base will help provide an understanding of how the body maintains internal conditions within normal physiological limits and an understanding of how physiology can change during aging and disease processes. You will gain laboratory skills in physiological measurement and be able to interpret the data collected. This unit will provide you with a strong foundation for further studies in physiology, pharmacology, pathology and pathophysiology and will complement studies in anatomy, cell and molecular biology and biochemistry.
Understanding Disease Concepts
- Unit Code
- LSB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit reinforces fundamental assumed knowledge of anatomy and physiology and introduces the study of human disease processes or pathophysiology. General concepts underlying human diseases as well as disorders relating to organ systems will be studied and the major diseases affecting Australians, in particular those identified as contributing significantly to disability and death in Australia by the National Health Priority Areas, will be addressed. The ability to understand and interpret the pathophysiology specific to clinical contexts and to communicate this information using appropriate medical terminology are essential requirements for all students undertaking allied health courses and prepares them for professional practice.
Studies in Physiology
Human Anatomy
- Unit Code
- LQB187
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Anatomy, derived from the Greek language and translated literally to mean 'to cut up', is the science of morphology or structure of an organism and its various parts. The study of human systematic anatomy requires the identification and description of biological structures of the human body through an investigation of functional organ systems, such as the cardiovascular, nervous, digestive and skeletal systems. This unit will introduce anatomy as a language enabling health professionals, scientists and engineers to effectively communicate with each other through the application of appropriate anatomical terminology to a range of audiences. This introductory unit provides appropriate foundational knowledge and practical skills in anatomy for students enrolled in health, science or engineering courses through the investigation of organ structure using macroscopic and microscopic anatomy. It is an essential prerequisite for further study in anatomical sciences and health.
Medical Physiology 1
- Unit Code
- LQB388
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
An appreciation of how the human body works is an important prerequisite to understanding the basis of health, disease, diagnostic technologies and treatment strategies. This unit deals specifically with the physiological systems that are responsible for the maintenance of health in humans. It therefore provides a useful frame of reference for students enrolled in biomedical science, nutrition science, nutrition and dietetics, exercise science, medical engineering or any of the biological sciences. In the course of the semester you will investigate half the systems that constitute the human body with the remainder dealt with in the second semester unit Medical Physiology 2 (LQB488).
Medical Physiology 2
- Unit Code
- LQB488
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
An appreciation of how the human body works is an important prerequisite to understanding the basis of health, disease, diagnostic technologies and treatment strategies. This unit deals specifically with the physiological systems that are responsible for the maintenance of health in humans. It therefore provides a useful frame of reference for students enrolled in biomedical science, nutrition and dietetics, exercise science, medical engineering or any of the biological sciences. In the course of the semester you will investigate half the systems that constitute the human body with the remainder dealt with in the first semester unit Medical Physiology 1 (LQB388).
Principles of Human Physiology
- Unit Code
- LSB258
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Human physiology is the study of the normal function of the human body and a strong understanding of this discipline is important for all biomedical scientists. This first year foundation unit will introduce you to the principles underlying normal physiology as well as the major organ systems of the human body. This knowledge base will help provide an understanding of how the body maintains internal conditions within normal physiological limits and an understanding of how physiology can change during aging and disease processes. You will gain laboratory skills in physiological measurement and be able to interpret the data collected. This unit will provide you with a strong foundation for further studies in physiology, pharmacology, pathology and pathophysiology and will complement studies in anatomy, cell and molecular biology and biochemistry.
Studies in Biochemistry
Foundations of Biochemistry
- Unit Code
- LQB180
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As part of your foundational level studies and training in disciplines related to biomedical and health sciences, you need to develop knowledge and comprehension of biochemistry in order to describe and explain the biomolecular composition of cells that constitute living systems, such as the human body, the structural nature of biomolecules, and the functions of biomolecules in essential life processes.
Cell and Molecular Biology
- Unit Code
- LQB182
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cell and molecular biology is an exciting, rapidly evolving, and major field in biomedical disciplines and this unit will expose you to modern examples of applications of cell and molecular biology in medical and research settings. There will be an emphasis on the development of practical skills and knowledge that will support your learning of fundamental concepts. A basic understanding of cell and molecular biology is required for further study in many areas, including the study of clinical sciences, biochemistry, and human physiology. Importantly, this unit will provide you with a strong foundation of knowledge regarding cells, their structures and functions that is applicable to many professional disciplines, including pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, nutrition and dietetics, business, law, humanities, and creative industries.
Biochemistry
- Unit Code
- LQB381
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Biochemistry is where biology meets chemistry to reveal how life works at a molecular level. Building on the biochemistry and biology concepts from your first year studies, in this unit you will explore how biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates, power the processes within living cells, and drive everything from cellular metabolism to health and disease. This unit provides a solid foundation to explore deeper into biochemistry and related fields within biomedical and allied health sciences.
Biochemical Pathways and Metabolism
- Unit Code
- LQB481
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The study of biochemistry, along with cell and molecular biology, provides you with the knowledge required for an effective understanding of the structure and function of living organisms at the molecular level. This unit advances the studies begun in LQB381 Biochemistry and further develops your knowledge and understanding of biochemical and molecular studies into metabolic pathways and processes occurring in living cells with a focus on human metabolism in health and disease. This unit provides you with a knowledge base and skills for advanced studies in biochemistry, as well as support for higher level units in life science and allied health courses.
Studies in Cell and Molecular Biotechnology
Cell and Molecular Biology
- Unit Code
- LQB182
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cell and molecular biology is an exciting, rapidly evolving, and major field in biomedical disciplines and this unit will expose you to modern examples of applications of cell and molecular biology in medical and research settings. There will be an emphasis on the development of practical skills and knowledge that will support your learning of fundamental concepts. A basic understanding of cell and molecular biology is required for further study in many areas, including the study of clinical sciences, biochemistry, and human physiology. Importantly, this unit will provide you with a strong foundation of knowledge regarding cells, their structures and functions that is applicable to many professional disciplines, including pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, nutrition and dietetics, business, law, humanities, and creative industries.
Genes, Genomes and Genetics
- Unit Code
- LQB280
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Molecular genetics underpins the diagnostics and treatment of many inherited and acquired diseases. Central to the approaches currently being applied to understand complex life processes is the ability to interrogate and interpret the molecular genetic information stored in DNA, RNA or protein (i.e., bioinformatics and genomics). Such information not only underpins our identification and understanding of the particular disease state but also points to potential options for treatment. Higher-level studies in the life sciences, and specifically the health-related sciences, require an understanding of these basic theoretical and practical concepts and approaches to interrogating the genomes of humans and other organisms.
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
- Unit Code
- LQB385
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The human genome shapes who we are. In this unit, we will learn how, why, when and where genes are expressed. We will also learn about the importance of regions in our genome that do not encode genes and what the consequences are of genetic variation and mutations, which may cause genetic diseases. An important part of the unit is the hands-on development of molecular biology skills in the laboratory and bioinformatics skills on the computer. We will extract, amplify, sequence and clone DNA. We will also use the Nobel prize-winning technology CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that has shown early successes in the treatment of patients by correcting genetic defects. Finally, we will use bioinformatics approaches to analyse DNA, RNA and amino acid sequences, including in the context of disease, and learn data analytics approaches, which are invaluable in the current era of big data and precision medicine.
Cell Biology
- Unit Code
- LQB485
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Understanding the role of cells and how their cellular components are fundamental to a healthy life is crucial for your understanding of how they become disregulated in disease and how individual components might be targeted to treat diseases. This unit builds on your knowledge of cellular components to examine how these come together structurally and functionally to build cells and tissues that function as part of a whole organism capable of surviving and protecting itself from disease and trauma. It will provide a platform for students undertaking the final year cell and molecular biotechnology units. This unit will provide hands on laboratory experience working with cells and will enhance skills in assessing, summarising and placing biomedical research in the context of health and disease.
Studies in Infection and Immunity
Cell and Molecular Biology
- Unit Code
- LQB182
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cell and molecular biology is an exciting, rapidly evolving, and major field in biomedical disciplines and this unit will expose you to modern examples of applications of cell and molecular biology in medical and research settings. There will be an emphasis on the development of practical skills and knowledge that will support your learning of fundamental concepts. A basic understanding of cell and molecular biology is required for further study in many areas, including the study of clinical sciences, biochemistry, and human physiology. Importantly, this unit will provide you with a strong foundation of knowledge regarding cells, their structures and functions that is applicable to many professional disciplines, including pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, nutrition and dietetics, business, law, humanities, and creative industries.
Principles of Infection and Immunity
- Unit Code
- LQB292
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Infection and immunity is the study of pathogenic organisms and how human immune mechanisms mediate disease progression.This area of study requires the co-ordinated knowledge of both microbiology and immunology to fully understand microbial detection, disease progression and ultimately treatment and prevention. Both research and industry career options in infection and immunity require a solid understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of microbiology and immunology.
Fundamentals of Microbiology
- Unit Code
- LQB362
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Medical microbiology involves research into human infectious diseases from multiple viewpoints including: spectrum of disease, diagnosis, aetiology, treatment, prevention, control and epidemiology. An integral part of the practice of medical microbiology is the laboratory processing of specimens derived from patients with infectious diseases, with a focus in this unit on bacterial, fungal and parasitic species. Ultimately, you will need to have both a comprehensive and in-depth knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts in infectious disease microbiology and be able to apply that knowledge and understanding safely, competently and skilfully in a PC2 diagnostic laboratory context.
Viruses and Viral Pathogenesis
- Unit Code
- LQB494
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed for students in biomedical sciences, to provide a strong grounding in the field of virology and to expand on the fundamental mechanisms and processes that underpin the pathogenic potential of select viruses. This unit is a core unit in the infection and immunity strand, building on concepts introduced in Principles of Infection and Immunity (LQB292). LQB494 continues the study of the virus-host interactions with a focus on microbe-specific factors that underlie infectious disease progression, knowledge necessary for further studies of more advanced molecular virology analyses. You will develop a strong, fundamental knowledge of virology and industry-relevant skills, using cutting-edge technology in laboratory classes, to prepare you for a career in biomedical research, medical biotechnology and postgraduate studies in biomedical science.
Studies in Child, Youth and Families
Orientation to Social Work and Human Services
- Unit Code
- SWB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Purposefully positioned at the beginning of your course, this unit scaffolds essential learning about the scope of social work or human services, the professional context, and the changing occupational patterns of and service delivery. It is important that you start to explore your own motivation for becoming a social work or human service practitioner and begin to develop your professional identity. This unit also considers it essential that you are provided with the foundation for developing a critical approach to practice, grounded in social justice and social change. The concepts of power, oppression, privilege, and positionality will be explored. An understanding of critical practice, cultural diversity and the construction of 'difference' is presented as fundamental to commencing your reflective learning journey that you will continue throughout the social work or human services course.
Understanding Families and Relationships
- Unit Code
- SWB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
For effective practice, social workers and human services practitioners need a deep, critically informed understanding of the nature and importance of relationships for human well-being, identity and social justice. The immediate social worlds of individuals and families are complex, dynamic and heavily influenced by their socio-political context. Professional practitioners require an appreciation of this aspect, as well as the impact of diversity and difference. Through understanding these complexities social work and human service practitioners can shape their practice to better respond to the needs of individuals, families, groups and communities. This unit provides introductory knowledge for professional practice and is located in first year as a foundation for subsequent critical theory and practice. NB: Bachelor of Human Services (SW03) or Social Work (SW04) students must enrol in the on-campus, internal version of this unit to meet accreditation requirements.
Critical Practice with Children and Families
- Unit Code
- SWB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on social work and human services with children and families with an emphasis on providing support and services to parents so they are better able to identify and meet their children's needs. It introduces you to the continuum of welfare and family support services in Australia and knowledge and skills central to effective work with children and families. You will critically analyse the application of selected social work and human service practice approaches to work across a range of service contexts for children and families. Students from education, psychology, and health related areas also find this unit useful as it provides a foundation in theories and approaches for inter-professional practice with children and families that is transferable to a wide range of professional settings.
Young People, Social Justice and Diversity
- Unit Code
- SWB207
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As social work and human service practitioners it is essential to have an understanding of and capacity to critique the range of ways young people are constructed in academic and popular contexts. It is also important for practitioners to have an appreciation of current policies oriented to young people and the nature of the various service delivery systems and programs in operation. This unit aims to give you a critical appreciation of the different ways 'youth' is understood in academic, policy and popular contexts, which is of fundamental importance if policy and practice responses and choices are to be understood.
Critical Youth Work Practice
- Unit Code
- SWB307
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on a wide range of practice arenas relevant to work in services for young people. Increasingly professionals working with young people or in agencies concerned with or impacting on young people require expertise about specific issues and practice responses. This expertise may be related to a particular professional role (eg policy analyst and advocate), the orientation or framework employed by the funding program or service (eg early intervention or prevention), or particular practice approaches that respond to issues/needs that may be impacting on young people who constitute the target group (eg mental health, drug use, juvenile offending). This unit will engage students in developing a critical youth work practice framework, supported by engaging with critical youth work theories and input from youth work practitioners.
Studies in Contemporary Society
Orientation to Social Work and Human Services
- Unit Code
- SWB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Purposefully positioned at the beginning of your course, this unit scaffolds essential learning about the scope of social work or human services, the professional context, and the changing occupational patterns of and service delivery. It is important that you start to explore your own motivation for becoming a social work or human service practitioner and begin to develop your professional identity. This unit also considers it essential that you are provided with the foundation for developing a critical approach to practice, grounded in social justice and social change. The concepts of power, oppression, privilege, and positionality will be explored. An understanding of critical practice, cultural diversity and the construction of 'difference' is presented as fundamental to commencing your reflective learning journey that you will continue throughout the social work or human services course.
Contemporary Human Rights
- Unit Code
- SWB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to human rights and ethics across global, regional and national contexts as essential knowledge toward building a critically oriented practice approach. It strategically positions knowledge and skills in a broad political, legal, social, cultural and economic framework. The unit examines the relationship between human rights and thematic global and national challenges including climate change, poverty, and oppressive forms of intolerance and discrimination. It offers the opportunities to investigate present day concerns relating to the human rights of women, Indigenous peoples and minority groups as well as considering specific topics such as human trafficking, harmful cultural practices, workers' rights and child soldiers. It includes a range of Australian human rights, ethical and social justice issues.
Australian Society, Social Justice and Policy
- Unit Code
- SWB108
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Social work and human service professionals practice from a social justice perspective to engage with people who experience disadvantage. This unit focuses on understanding the structural dimensions of Australian society influenced by the global neoliberal context that produces, reproduces and entrenches inequality, poverty and precarity through uneven resource distribution and major social problems. Critical theory with a sociological lens is used to examine the contested space of policy (e.g. health, education, and income support), diverse institutions and systems (such as parliament, social services, media) that underpin the political economy of Australia and the welfare state. The unit is located in the first year as it provides the foundation for developing a critical orientation to practice and aspiring to create a more democratic, egalitarian society by introducing students to the fundamentals of Australian society, social policy and social service provision.
Critical Social Policy and Advocacy
- Unit Code
- SWH400
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a conceptual framework grounded in critical theory for exploring the philosophical, historical and critical practice dimensions of social policy and advocacy. The unit orients you to the broad policy issues of poverty, inequity and social exclusion to make sense of the impact on different groups. The critical approach prepares you for engaging in the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of social policy and the devising of alternatives to formulate socially just policy responses. This unit prepares you for real world policy transformatory practice by extending on knowledge from early policy units to develop analytical and advocacy skills to influence policy decisions and communicate socially just policy alternatives through policy writing, research and advocacy.
Climate Justice in Local and Global Worlds
- Unit Code
- SWH404
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit orients you to the interface between climate justice, social justice and social work to refine your critical framework for practice in relation to climate change and climate justice. You will apply critical theories and social, economic and political philosophical positions to address social problems including climate change, food insecurity, forced migration, and global poverty, which shape communities and nations. Social workers and human service workers are at the forefront of developing sustainable thinking and cooperative social actions grounded in environmental and social justice as a way to respond to social problems. This unit extends on and integrates knowledge and theories, values, ethics and different practices learnt across the course journey with the addition of green social work practice.
Studies in Human Rights
Contemporary Human Rights
- Unit Code
- SWB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an introduction to human rights and ethics across global, regional and national contexts as essential knowledge toward building a critically oriented practice approach. It strategically positions knowledge and skills in a broad political, legal, social, cultural and economic framework. The unit examines the relationship between human rights and thematic global and national challenges including climate change, poverty, and oppressive forms of intolerance and discrimination. It offers the opportunities to investigate present day concerns relating to the human rights of women, Indigenous peoples and minority groups as well as considering specific topics such as human trafficking, harmful cultural practices, workers' rights and child soldiers. It includes a range of Australian human rights, ethical and social justice issues.
Australian Society, Social Justice and Policy
- Unit Code
- SWB108
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Social work and human service professionals practice from a social justice perspective to engage with people who experience disadvantage. This unit focuses on understanding the structural dimensions of Australian society influenced by the global neoliberal context that produces, reproduces and entrenches inequality, poverty and precarity through uneven resource distribution and major social problems. Critical theory with a sociological lens is used to examine the contested space of policy (e.g. health, education, and income support), diverse institutions and systems (such as parliament, social services, media) that underpin the political economy of Australia and the welfare state. The unit is located in the first year as it provides the foundation for developing a critical orientation to practice and aspiring to create a more democratic, egalitarian society by introducing students to the fundamentals of Australian society, social policy and social service provision.
Critical Social Policy and Advocacy
- Unit Code
- SWH400
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a conceptual framework grounded in critical theory for exploring the philosophical, historical and critical practice dimensions of social policy and advocacy. The unit orients you to the broad policy issues of poverty, inequity and social exclusion to make sense of the impact on different groups. The critical approach prepares you for engaging in the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of social policy and the devising of alternatives to formulate socially just policy responses. This unit prepares you for real world policy transformatory practice by extending on knowledge from early policy units to develop analytical and advocacy skills to influence policy decisions and communicate socially just policy alternatives through policy writing, research and advocacy.
Community and Place Based Practice
- Unit Code
- SWB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Community level practice is a key social work and human services method. Various theories and approaches to 'community' and community work have been developed and used in practice. In recent years this has extended to include the need for locality oriented frames of 'space' and 'place', particularly as these apply to disadvantaged localities and tensions in various people's use of public spaces. This unit develops baseline practice skills and techniques for community-level practice underpinned by social work and human service ethics and values. Located in second year, this unit introduces you to the particular field of community work practice, building on foundational knowledge about social work and human services systems.
Participatory Community Development
- Unit Code
- SWB333
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Participatory community development is a key methodology and approach for social work practice, particularly when working with vulnerable and often marginalised groups across diverse settings. This unit provides a platform for developing and integrating knowledge and skills necessary for effective dialogue, group work and supporting people's organisations. The unit also provides you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the dynamics of dialogue, groups and organisations and to acquire skills for effective engagement and intervention. The commitment by social workers to social justice forms the basis for creating inclusive community change efforts and a fairer society. This unit provides opportunities for you to develop your critical approach to the community work method. Because of its importance in preparing you for professional practice with communities, this unit is strategically located in the third year.
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities
- Unit Code
- SWB109
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Social work, human services and allied professions are identified as 'helping' professions, yet have been, and in some circumstances continue to be, complicit in enacting discriminatory and harmful social policies. To prevent perpetuation of these practices it is essential that practitioners possess knowledge of their professions' role in colonising practices. Practitioners require a deep understanding of how the profound disadvantage evidenced across social, health, and economic indicators, are embedded in colonisation. Understanding the impacts of dispossession, colonisation and policy directives on self-determination and empowerment as basic human rights provides a requisite platform for culturally safe practice and helps redress social exclusion and marginalisation. Critical self-awareness, reflexivity and reflective practice, along with a strong critical analysis of institutionalized racism and privilege, are essential components of culturally safe practice.
People, Community and Disability
- Unit Code
- SWB306
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Social work and human service practitioners must have the relevant professional knowledge and skills to understand the impact of disability experienced by people, families and carers. The experience of disability can universally impact people of any age or culture, at any point during life course transition. This unit provides a platform for developing foundational knowledge and skills to effectively respond to disability issues; you will be able to challenge social and cultural constructions located in local, national and international community contexts. Because of its importance in preparing you for working with people with disabilities, inclusive of their families, carers and communities, this unit is strategically located in your first year.
Studies in Nutrition and Physical Activity
Food and Nutrition
- Unit Code
- XNB151
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
Nutrition forms the focus of many health initiatives. Reducing the burden of poor nutrition has the potential to produce major change in the health status of Australians. This introductory unit provides you with foundation skills and knowledge of food and nutrition systems, food constituents, energy balance, changing nutritional requirements throughout the life course, and the application of dietary assessment methodologies and food selection guides to maintain and improve health at the individual and population level. In this unit you will develop your skills to critique common food fads and myths in nutrition, as well as introductory skills in reflection and foundations for inter-professional practice. The skills in searching and appraising scientific literature, which are introduced in this unit, are critical to establishing your academic writing and research literacy skills to the expected tertiary level.
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health
- Unit Code
- XNB166
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As the prevalence of many chronic diseases including obesity, is increasing globally, their prevention is a major health priority of governments and agencies. This unit promotes understanding of key concepts in nutrition and physical activity, including methods of assessment and promotion for improved health and well-being outcomes, focusing on individual, community and population level health determinants. Awareness of health status, due to nutrition and physical activity habits, and influences on health including sociocultural factors, is an essential foundation for work of sports and health professionals for promoting a healthy and active lifestyle in a culturally safe and inclusive way.
Sport and Exercise Across the Lifespan
- Unit Code
- XNB177
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This introductory unit which focuses on the impact of development and aging on exercise and sport participation across the lifespan, beginning with childhood and continuing with each major life stage through to old age. You will explore the factors influencing growth, development of fundamental motor development, influence of growth and development on exercise participation, the contribution of exercise to health, bone health, body composition and the importance of exercise for healthy aging.
Exercise and Sports Nutrition
- Unit Code
- XNB277
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The successful application of exercise and sports nutrition knowledge in a professional and ethical manner requires a thorough understanding of the principles of, and the interaction between, nutrition and physical activity. This unit introduces you to basic and advanced sports nutrition principles and to their application within the sport, exercise and physical activity environment. It also provides a basic introduction to exercise physiology, building on previous introductory physiology. This unit provides you with opportunities to build, practice and provide evidence of your analysis and problem-solving skills for nutrition and exercise sciences.
Studies in Public Health
Upstream! Creating a Just World Through Public Health Practice
- Unit Code
- PUB215
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces public health’s core values - equity, social justice, sustainable development, health of community, and the individual, respect for diversity and self-determination, empowerment and community participation and illustrates how these values are enacted in contemporary public health practice. It also develops foundational understanding of the core competencies of public health practice. These include the ability to apply knowledge of public health sciences, including the social sciences, understand how to create inclusive programs and policies for diverse populations, assess and analyse complex social and health information, and develop partnerships and collaborations through which to advocate for reducing health inequities. By participating in this unit you will gain insight into multidisciplinary approaches to addressing the health needs of communities and broader populations.
Health, Culture and Society
- Unit Code
- PUB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
In this unit we study social and cultural dimensions of the human body, mind, and health. The unit focuses on public health from sociological and anthropological perspectives, with a core emphasis on the ways in which social, cultural, political, and economic systems shape human health behaviours and outcomes. We examine the practical relevance of key social theories in relation to understanding complex phenomena, such as cultural safety, risk-taking behaviours, life-expectancies, and death. We examine links between ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, geography, and health. The fundamental message is that identifying and addressing social and cultural factors that shape people's experiences of health, illness and health systems is integral to reducing health inequalities, delivering appropriate services and ultimately improving population health outcomes. This is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional unit and welcomes students from a wide range of courses.
Gender Equity and Human Health
- Unit Code
- PUB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Gender is a powerful determinant of human health globally. Men's, women’s and transgender health are driven strongly by social constructions of gender performance across the life-course. Men live shorter lives, have higher cancer, cardiovascular disease, and higher suicide rates. Women suffer from higher rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, dementia, interpersonal violence, rape, and poverty globally. Further, a binary view of gender is no longer considered useful from a public health perspective, as transgender people continue to suffer some of the highest rates of interpersonal violence and suicide globally. This unit will adopt a non-binary, social determinants approach to defining and studying gender from an intersectional perspective. It will emphasise how a focus on gender equity generates improvement in population health globally. This is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional unit and welcomes students from a wide range of courses.
Taking Action for Health Promotion
- Unit Code
- PUB406
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on critically analysing and planning health promotion using health promotion frameworks. Applying these frameworks to design contemporary health promotion solutions is essential for those who wish to work in a health promotion or related field. This unit extends the fundamental health promotion knowledge learnt in PUB530, Health Education and Behaviour Change to enable the translation of knowledge into practice. PUB406 provides essential learning for PUB875 Professional Practice.
Introduction to Epidemiology
- Unit Code
- PUB326
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Epidemiology is the quantitative language of public health. It enables us to understand the incidence and prevalence of disease, and causative and preventative factors. It is an important skill for all health professionals and is essential for those working in public health. This unit will cover calculating, interpreting and communicating epidemiological data to the general public and health professional audiences. Critical appraisal skills are applied to identify the strengths and weaknesses of research articles, and assess the validity and usefulness of the research findings. By applying the concepts learned in this unit to current public health problems and issues, you will contextualise the practice of epidemiology as it relates to real life and recognise its role in informing health promotion, public health programs and policies.
Health Education and Behaviour Change
- Unit Code
- PUB530
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Health practitioners working in a variety of health and education settings need to be able to facilitate positive changes in human health behaviour. Health promotion strategies based on theory and evidence are required to bring about changes in individual health behaviours. This unit complements studies in health and education courses and prepares you for PUB406 Health Promotion Practice and PUB875 Professional Practice, and subsequently your professional practice.
Sustainable Environments for Health
- Unit Code
- PUB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
There is increasing evidence that the integrity of the environments in which we live are under substantial pressure, particularly from the way we live. The end result of such pressure is that the basic and fundamental pre-requisites for human health are threatened. The practice of Environmental Health has always been concerned with the study of the human-environment interface and in particular the quest for developing sustainable environments for health. In recognition of the multi-disciplinary effort required to maintain and sustain such environments, this unit is relevant to many discipline areas (e.g. public health, environmental science, education, social science, engineering and planning) and provides a valuable insight into the contributions that each discipline can make to establishing sustainable environments for health.
Minor: International Business and Tourism and Entertainment Marketing
International Business
International Business in the Asia-Pacific
- Unit Code
- MGB340
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Australia is situated in the fastest growing region in the world - the Asia-Pacific rim. Furthermore, Australia already works closely with many of the economies in the region and thus managers need to be fully prepared to manage in cultural different environments. This unit exists to inform future business professionals about business environments, how to identify risks and, from a hands-on perspective, learn best practices to address such risks within countries of this region.
Internationalisation
- Unit Code
- AMB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Internationalisation has become fundamental to the survival and growth of many businesses in Australia as well as in other economies in this era of globalisation. Globalisation has forged interdependency among organisations and individuals in different country markets. This unit examines the drivers of globalisation and international business. It explores the diversity of country markets at an introductory level, introducing key knowledge and skills for operating businesses effectively - responding to the opportunities, challenges and risks of conducting business across politically, economically and culturally diverse environments. In this unit you can gain an awareness of the unique knowledge and skills required of management to operate business internationally across diverse contexts, which will inform future studies in this field.
International Logistics
- Unit Code
- AMB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Current and future managers in businesses need to comprehend the role which logistics and supply chain management play in enhancing corporate performance.
International Marketing
- Unit Code
- AMB336
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Globalisation has required firms to look beyond their domestic markets to remain competitive and profitable. An understanding of marketing internationally is vital in today's global marketplace where different challenges and value systems exist.
Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Skills
- Unit Code
- MGB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understanding and managing the ways culture impacts communication within a culturally diverse workforce and negotiation in a multi-cultural environment is essential for business professionals operating in national and international contexts. By understanding cultural influences, managers can then modify their communication style to communicate and negotiate effectively with culturally diverse colleagues, competitors and clients. The aim of this unit is to provide students with key knowledge and a range of practical skills in interpersonal and corporate communication and negotiation across various business contexts with particular emphasis on the influence of culture on communication and negotiation. This unit is fundamental to management and builds on prior core learning in management, people and organisations to provide conceptual frameworks and interpersonal skills to enhance organisational and management capabilities at local, national and international business levels.
Tourism and Entertainment Marketing
Marketing for the Real World
- Unit Code
- AMB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
AMB140 Marketing for the Real World follows the introductory marketing unit in the marketing major and minor and provides a focus on the implementation and evaluation of the marketing plan at a small business level. Emphasis is placed on the responsibilities within a marketing team for planning, developing, organising, implementing, controlling, and evaluating marketing activities. The unit prepares students for other marketing units in the major.
Designing a Competitive Tourism Strategy
- Unit Code
- AMB209
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The success of individual tourism businesses is reliant to some extent on the competitiveness of their destination. This unit explores how a destination marketing organisation (DMO) is formed when a community recognises the need to become organised in destination promotions. Examine opportunities for the DMO and tourism stakeholders to collaborate in the development and implementation of a competitive destination marketing strategy. Learning resources and assessments explore how marketing theories can be applied to tourism marketing practice.
Entertainment Marketing in a Digital World
- Unit Code
- AMB207
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
As one of the largest industries in the world, and having been hit dramatically by COVID-19, the entertainment industry offers significant opportunities along with unique challenges for the application of marketing and communication tools. The unit is designed to be part of the Tourism and Entertainment Marketing minor or to be taken as an elective by students with a particular interest in the area of entertainment marketing.
Bridging Cultures
- Unit Code
- AMB120
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Understand the skills, behaviours and attitudes required to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds, and develop practical strategies to interpret difference and respond appropriately in culturally diverse situations. Our increasingly globalised workplaces need graduates with awareness, understanding, sensitivity to, and an ability to deal with cultural diversity. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are particularly valuable for a range of international exchange students: those planning an outbound program and those already inbound, for shorter programs or full degrees at QUT. Students with an interest in intercultural communication and those who are learning or have learned a second language will also benefit from this unit.
Minor: Law and Justice
Criminology and Policing
Introduction to Criminology and Policing
- Unit Code
- JSB170
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Introduction to Criminology and Policing will provide you with an introduction to the disciplines of criminology and policing. This unit will provide you with a foundation for understanding theories, concepts, and issues related to criminology and policing in an Australian and international context. It begins with an exploration of the existing explanations of crime from both an individual and social theoretical perspective and will provide you with a background of policing in Queensland, Australia, and internationally. The remainder of the unit then covers topics of interest to those within the area of criminal justice, policing and criminology, for example, crimes in the home, crime in public, white collar crime, and youth crime.
Understanding the Criminal Justice System
- Unit Code
- JSB173
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Justice professionals require a thorough foundational understanding of how Australia’s systems of justice operate structurally and how people progress through those systems. This unit provides a critical overview of the Australian Criminal Justice System through examinations of the key arms of policing, courts and corrections and their processes.
Technology and Crime
- Unit Code
- JSB228
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Technology is becoming increasingly used within society and is an important domain of knowledge and skills for justice professionals. This unit provides students with a grounding in how technology may be used to perpetrate crime and respond to crime problems. Students will learn about different types of crime that may be perpetrated using technology, such as cybercrime, image-based abuse, and technology facilitated coercive control. Students will also learn how technologies may be used in modern policing practices, including the use of body worn cameras, apps and other technologies. At completion of this unit students will be able to consider the implications of technology in the practice of justice.
Domestic and Family Violence
- Unit Code
- JSB286
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Domestic and family violence involve crimes that are pertinent to virtually all justice professions and contexts from policing to law and justice policy. They are also a central issue in health care and social services, and arise in many other employment contexts. This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to research, issues and professional practice that students will be able to apply in many areas.
Policy and Politics
Justice and Society
- Unit Code
- JSB171
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
An understanding and appreciation of the complexities of social justice, and particularly their impact on criminal justice outcomes in our society, is a key skill for competent justice professionals. This unit provides the foundational sociological and criminological knowledge that is necessary to understanding justice in a social context, and which is essential for ensuring justice professionals act in socially just and ethical ways.
Policy, Governance and Justice
- Unit Code
- JSB178
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed to introduce students to the practice and theorising of politics and policy making. It will provide you with a foundation to understand the people, systems and structures that influence how our government works. Understanding political dynamics and how good policy-making happens helps prepare students to work in government agencies, or to work more effectively in non-governmental roles concerning law and justice. In addition to providing a conceptual overview of the structures and functions of government, this unit introduces students to the practical elements of policy-making enabling you to develop basic political communication skills.
Global Political Institutions
- Unit Code
- JSB263
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Justice graduates are increasingly taking on key roles working in or alongside political institutions. It is essential that graduates have a full and working knowledge of the structure and process of international governance in order to excel in these roles in an increasingly professionalised and globalised public sector. This unit will explore the establishment, evolution and functioning of key international and Australian political institutions, in order to increase students' understanding and awareness of our systems of governance.
Political Practice, People Power, and Protest
- Unit Code
- JSB379
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
There is increasing demand in Australia for graduates with the skills and expertise required to contribute to the policy-making process and delivery of democracy. It is therefore necessary for students who wish to work in the public sector or as part of the political process to understand the role of people power in political decision-making. This unit offers students an insight into global and national social movements, political lobbying, and political participation.
Justice
Introduction to Criminology and Policing
- Unit Code
- JSB170
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Introduction to Criminology and Policing will provide you with an introduction to the disciplines of criminology and policing. This unit will provide you with a foundation for understanding theories, concepts, and issues related to criminology and policing in an Australian and international context. It begins with an exploration of the existing explanations of crime from both an individual and social theoretical perspective and will provide you with a background of policing in Queensland, Australia, and internationally. The remainder of the unit then covers topics of interest to those within the area of criminal justice, policing and criminology, for example, crimes in the home, crime in public, white collar crime, and youth crime.
Justice and Society
- Unit Code
- JSB171
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
An understanding and appreciation of the complexities of social justice, and particularly their impact on criminal justice outcomes in our society, is a key skill for competent justice professionals. This unit provides the foundational sociological and criminological knowledge that is necessary to understanding justice in a social context, and which is essential for ensuring justice professionals act in socially just and ethical ways.
Understanding the Criminal Justice System
- Unit Code
- JSB173
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Justice professionals require a thorough foundational understanding of how Australia’s systems of justice operate structurally and how people progress through those systems. This unit provides a critical overview of the Australian Criminal Justice System through examinations of the key arms of policing, courts and corrections and their processes.
Policy, Governance and Justice
- Unit Code
- JSB178
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit is designed to introduce students to the practice and theorising of politics and policy making. It will provide you with a foundation to understand the people, systems and structures that influence how our government works. Understanding political dynamics and how good policy-making happens helps prepare students to work in government agencies, or to work more effectively in non-governmental roles concerning law and justice. In addition to providing a conceptual overview of the structures and functions of government, this unit introduces students to the practical elements of policy-making enabling you to develop basic political communication skills.
Law
Introduction to Law
- Unit Code
- LLB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Introduction to Law provides a necessary foundation for legal studies by introducing you to core legal knowledge and the skills of legal reasoning, problem solving, legal writing and research.
Torts
- Unit Code
- LLB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In this unit, you will apply the skills you are developing in LLB101 Introduction to Law and be introduced to the skills of legal problem solving and legal interviewing and questioning as you look at how the law of torts operates in a real world context. The knowledge and skills that you develop in this unit provide a foundation for more advanced units in later years. The study of torts law is required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
Contemporary Law and Justice
- Unit Code
- LLB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides a foundation for the development of your legal oral communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills that will be further developed in later units including LLB203 Constitutional Law, LLB204 Commercial and Personal Property Law, and LLB303 Evidence. A key emphasis of the unit is on the interaction of Australia's first peoples with the Australian legal system and introducing you to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives of law, which will be further examined in LLB106 Criminal Law, LLB301 Real Property Law, and LLB303 Evidence.
Law, Governance and Sustainability
- Unit Code
- LLB108
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This core unit requires you to consider the law, and your role in it, within a broader global system. Australian lawyers must be aware of, and consider the global implications of their practice, including different legal and regulatory systems that may be relevant to their practice. The fundamental concepts in this unit are taught through the lens of sustainability. You will learn about different levels of governance, the world’s legal systems, and different methods of resolving disputes by critically analysing current and emerging sustainability issues. This unit provides a foundation for several core skills, including oral communication, critical thinking and reflective practice.
Human Rights Law
- Unit Code
- LLB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is a general law elective that provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively apply human rights. It places equal emphasis on the concepts, institutions and principles that human rights law comprises of, as well as the implementation and research of human rights law. This unit engages with both international human rights law and Australian human rights law as well as substantive human rights issues.
Regulation of Business
- Unit Code
- LLB142
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This elective unit commences the process of educating you in matters of business and commercial law. It is intended to provide an overview of a number of critical areas in the study of business law and regulation. Further, this unit will provide you with theoretical and critical analysis skills. Law graduates are increasingly required to have a strong knowledge base and understanding of business and commerce, and more specifically an understanding of how business operates within the context of the Australian legal system. This unit is intended to provide foundation skills and knowledge that are essential for an understanding of law and regulation as it applies to business.
Media Law
- Unit Code
- LLB242
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
One of the main tenets of a democratic society is freedom of speech, including freedom of the press. As a consequence of the persuasive nature of the media, including digital media, the law has imposed a number of checks and balances for the protection of individuals and society. Inevitably these checks and balances come into conflict with freedom of the press. This unit examines the regulation and non-regulation of freedom of speech exercised by the media, including the various limitations imposed by the common law, statute and self-regulation.
Sports Law
- Unit Code
- LLB245
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Sports Law covers the application of a wide range of legal principles to a sporting context. You will have studied some of the principles at a general level in core units, allowing you to consolidate your knowledge, while other areas of the unit will be new. Sport-specific legal principles (for example, regarding doping) will also be covered. Sport is an area that is becoming increasingly business-orientated and litigious. If you plan to work as a manager, administrator or lawyer in the area of sports you will, in the course of your day-to-day activities, encounter a wide variety of situations that could have potential legal consequences. The unit will draw upon your knowledge of legal systems and torts law and your research skills.
Introduction to Law
- Unit Code
- LLB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Introduction to Law provides a necessary foundation for legal studies by introducing you to core legal knowledge and the skills of legal reasoning, problem solving, legal writing and research.
Dispute Resolution
- Unit Code
- LLB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces you to non-adversarial approaches to practice and advocacy commonly used in legal practice. It also introduces you to the significant and positive role that lawyers play in society in upholding the rule of law and assisting people to resolve disputes. An understanding of these approaches is an important part of legal practice where lawyers must advise clients on the most effective way to deal with a dispute.
Contemporary Law and Justice
- Unit Code
- LLB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides a foundation for the development of your legal oral communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills that will be further developed in later units including LLB203 Constitutional Law, LLB204 Commercial and Personal Property Law, and LLB303 Evidence. A key emphasis of the unit is on the interaction of Australia's first peoples with the Australian legal system and introducing you to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives of law, which will be further examined in LLB106 Criminal Law, LLB301 Real Property Law, and LLB303 Evidence.
Human Rights Law
- Unit Code
- LLB140
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is a general law elective that provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively apply human rights. It places equal emphasis on the concepts, institutions and principles that human rights law comprises of, as well as the implementation and research of human rights law. This unit engages with both international human rights law and Australian human rights law as well as substantive human rights issues.
Introduction to International Law
- Unit Code
- LLB141
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
There are many ways in which the law operates in an international context. Issues of global concern such as climate change, terrorism and economic development require cooperation between nations through agreements and treaties. The increased internationalisation of communication, financial interests and business transactions means that individuals and companies are increasingly required to engage with the laws of other countries and that domestic legal systems must operate in an international context. In an increasingly globalised world it is important for you to understand how to identify, evaluate and apply the relevant law in international disputes and how international laws can impact on the Australian legal system. This unit builds on your knowledge of the Australian legal system introduced in LLB101 and extends it to the impact of other legal systems on the development of Australian law.
Regulation of Business
- Unit Code
- LLB142
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This elective unit commences the process of educating you in matters of business and commercial law. It is intended to provide an overview of a number of critical areas in the study of business law and regulation. Further, this unit will provide you with theoretical and critical analysis skills. Law graduates are increasingly required to have a strong knowledge base and understanding of business and commerce, and more specifically an understanding of how business operates within the context of the Australian legal system. This unit is intended to provide foundation skills and knowledge that are essential for an understanding of law and regulation as it applies to business.
Minor: Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Minor
Modelling with Introductory Calculus
- Unit Code
- MZB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is an introductory unit covering the basic mathematical theory of functions and graphs, along with the foundational concepts and techniques of differential and integral calculus. The unit also explores a wide variety of calculus applications, and introduces the basic mathematical modeling skills relevant to a wide variety of scientific fields. The ability to express scientific problems in mathematical language, and to apply calculus techniques in the analysis of these problems, is essential to science students across all discplines. This introductory unit is particularly intended for students whose mathematical preparation does not include Queensland Senior Mathematics B or an equivalent. The mathematical foundation covered here will be developed further in SEB113.
Introductory Calculus and Algebra
- Unit Code
- MXB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit builds on high school calculus by exploring derivatives, integrals and differential equations. It also introduces the basic theory of matrices, vectors and complex numbers. The ability to apply these concepts and techniques, and express real-world problems in mathematical language, is essential in quantitative fields such as science, business and technology. This is an introductory unit, which attempts to establish foundational skills that you will extend in subsequent discipline-specific units. This unit is particularly intended for students whose mathematics preparation does not include Queensland Senior Specialist Mathematics, Mathematics C or an equivalent.
Abstract Mathematical Reasoning
- Unit Code
- MXB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Mathematics is, at its heart, axiomatic: each new mathematical statement follows logically from previous statements and ultimately derives from the axiomatic foundations. This unit establishes the foundations of abstract mathematical reasoning, introducing the view of mathematics as axiomatic and emphasising the role of proof in mathematics. Fundamental concepts and tools including logic and sets, number systems, sequences and series, limits and continuity are covered. The tools established in this unit will serve as a foundation throughout your mathematics studies.
Probability and Stochastic Modelling 1
- Unit Code
- MXB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces probability and shows you how to apply its concepts to solve practical problems. The unit will lay the foundations for further studies in statistics, operations research and other areas of mathematics and help you to develop your problem-solving and modelling skills. The topics covered include: basic probability rules, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, bivariate distributions, central limit theorem, and introduction to Markov chains. This unit is appropriate for those requiring an introduction to, or a refresher in, probability. The concepts in this unit will be extended in MXB241.
Introductory Computational Mathematics
- Unit Code
- MXB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Many real world phenomena are modelled by mathematical models whose solutions cannot be found analytically. To solve these problems in practice, it is necessary to develop computational methods, algorithms and computer code. This unit will introduce you to numerical methods for addressing foundational problems in computational mathematics such as solving nonlinear ordinary differential equations, finding roots of nonlinear functions, constructing interpolating polynomials of data sets, computing derivatives and integrals numerically and solving linear systems of equations. This is an introductory unit providing foundational skills in computational methods and their practical implementation using relevant computational software. This unit will be essential throughout the remaining parts of your degree. MXB226 Computational Methods 1 builds on this unit by extending your computational and programming skills to more challenging problems and more sophisticated algorithms.
Calculus and Differential Equations
- Unit Code
- MXB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Calculus and differential equations are used ubiquitously throughout mathematics, statistics and operations research. In this unit, you will build upon the foundations of calculus established in high school or in earlier university mathematics study, to greatly enhance your repertoire of theory and practice in these areas. The application of calculus and differential equations in the description and modelling of real-world problems will also be considered. This unit will extend your problem-solving skills, range of knowledge and use of techniques in differential and integral calculus. These theoretical concepts and their applications will be pursued further in MXB202 Advanced Calculus.
Linear Algebra
- Unit Code
- MXB106
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is a foundational unit in linear algebra which introduces core algebraic concepts, as well as theoretical and practical tools, that will be of central importance to solving real-world problems in science and engineering by mathematical methods. Linear algebra is fundamental to most branches of mathematics, finding widespread applications in mathematical modelling, statistics, finance, economics, information technology, operations research, and computational mathematics. This unit aims to cultivate a deep understanding of the basic mathematical structures of linear algebra, including vector spaces and linear combinations, matrix transformations, invariant subspaces and eigenvalue problems. These theoretical concepts and their applications will be pursued further in MXB201 Advanced Linear Algebra.
Introduction to Statistical Modelling
- Unit Code
- MXB107
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Statistical modelling provides methods for analysing data to gain insight into real-world problems. The aim of this unit is to introduce a wide range of fundamental statistical modelling and data analysis techniques, and demonstrate the role they play in drawing inferences in real-world problems. This unit is designed around the exploration of contemporary and important issues through the analysis of real data sets, while simultaneously and necessarily building your statistical modelling expertise. You will learn how to propose research questions, analyse real data sets to attempt to answer these questions, and draw inferences and conclusions based on your findings. The importance of ethical considerations when dealing with real data sets will be emphasised. The R programming language will be introduced, and you will gain experience and build your expertise in using this industry-leading software to conduct statistical analyses.
Computational Explorations
- Unit Code
- MXB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to techniques of computation and simulation across a range of application areas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Computation and simulation are cornerstones of modern practice across STEM; practitioners skilled in these areas can explore behaviours of real-world systems that would be impractical or impossible to undertake using only theoretical or experimental means. In this introductory unit, you will develop your computation and simulation skills through individual and collaborative problem-solving activities. Further exploration is available through the second major or minor in Computational and Simulation Science.
Statistics
Probability and Stochastic Modelling 1
- Unit Code
- MXB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces probability and shows you how to apply its concepts to solve practical problems. The unit will lay the foundations for further studies in statistics, operations research and other areas of mathematics and help you to develop your problem-solving and modelling skills. The topics covered include: basic probability rules, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, bivariate distributions, central limit theorem, and introduction to Markov chains. This unit is appropriate for those requiring an introduction to, or a refresher in, probability. The concepts in this unit will be extended in MXB241.
Introduction to Statistical Modelling
- Unit Code
- MXB107
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Statistical modelling provides methods for analysing data to gain insight into real-world problems. The aim of this unit is to introduce a wide range of fundamental statistical modelling and data analysis techniques, and demonstrate the role they play in drawing inferences in real-world problems. This unit is designed around the exploration of contemporary and important issues through the analysis of real data sets, while simultaneously and necessarily building your statistical modelling expertise. You will learn how to propose research questions, analyse real data sets to attempt to answer these questions, and draw inferences and conclusions based on your findings. The importance of ethical considerations when dealing with real data sets will be emphasised. The R programming language will be introduced, and you will gain experience and build your expertise in using this industry-leading software to conduct statistical analyses.
Probability and Stochastic Modelling 2
- Unit Code
- MXB241
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
It is important to develop skills and knowledge in both statistics and mathematics. Building on the methodology and skills developed in previous studies in probability and stochastic modelling, this unit provides you with formal statistical tools such as stochastic process models and statistical methods for theoretical and applied development. These methods are useful in a wide range of areas, from communication systems and networks to traffic to law to biology to financial analysis, and link with other modern areas of mathematics. This unit will provide opportunities to learn how to build statistical models of real world processes, acknowledging the assumptions inherent in selected models. The skills developed in this unit will be integral in the understanding of material throughout your studies in statistics and mathematical modelling.
Regression and Design
- Unit Code
- MXB242
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is an intermediate applied statistics unit addressing the collection (design of experiments), exploration, summarisation, analysis and reporting of continuous data. You will analyse data using general linear models and communicate findings using oral and written methods. You will use mathematical and statistical software, such as R, to enhance your data analysis and develop your statistical programming skills. The application of statistical data analysis is pervasive across Engineering, Science, Health and Business. Hence, this unit is suitable for both Mathematics students and students in other disciplines. This unit is intended for students who have completed foundation studies in statistical data analysis and who wish to develop further skills in applied statistics. MXB344 Generalised Linear Models builds on this unit by considering the analysis of binary, categorical and count data. MXB343 Modelling Dependent Data extends this unit for data that are not independent.
Modelling with Introductory Calculus
- Unit Code
- MZB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This is an introductory unit covering the basic mathematical theory of functions and graphs, along with the foundational concepts and techniques of differential and integral calculus. The unit also explores a wide variety of calculus applications, and introduces the basic mathematical modeling skills relevant to a wide variety of scientific fields. The ability to express scientific problems in mathematical language, and to apply calculus techniques in the analysis of these problems, is essential to science students across all discplines. This introductory unit is particularly intended for students whose mathematical preparation does not include Queensland Senior Mathematics B or an equivalent. The mathematical foundation covered here will be developed further in SEB113.
Introductory Calculus and Algebra
- Unit Code
- MXB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit builds on high school calculus by exploring derivatives, integrals and differential equations. It also introduces the basic theory of matrices, vectors and complex numbers. The ability to apply these concepts and techniques, and express real-world problems in mathematical language, is essential in quantitative fields such as science, business and technology. This is an introductory unit, which attempts to establish foundational skills that you will extend in subsequent discipline-specific units. This unit is particularly intended for students whose mathematics preparation does not include Queensland Senior Specialist Mathematics, Mathematics C or an equivalent.
Calculus and Differential Equations
- Unit Code
- MXB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Calculus and differential equations are used ubiquitously throughout mathematics, statistics and operations research. In this unit, you will build upon the foundations of calculus established in high school or in earlier university mathematics study, to greatly enhance your repertoire of theory and practice in these areas. The application of calculus and differential equations in the description and modelling of real-world problems will also be considered. This unit will extend your problem-solving skills, range of knowledge and use of techniques in differential and integral calculus. These theoretical concepts and their applications will be pursued further in MXB202 Advanced Calculus.
Minor: Multimedia and Information Technology
Animation
Introduction to Animation Studies
- Unit Code
- KNB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
As an evolving art form, animation engages both critical and historical practices in an ongoing creative, technical and narrative development. This unit will examine the key critical, historical and cultural contexts, including Indigenous perspectives that underpin contemporary animation. Starting at the early 20th century and finishing with the present day, this unit nurtures critical thinking through an investigation of the unique conditions that gave rise to important pioneering and innovative currents that distinguish contemporary animation as a genre. Students will have the opportunity to: explore important theories of colour, motion, and form; trace the journey of animation from historical to contemporary contexts; understand creative and technical methods and their applied contexts; develop a critical awareness of the techniques and methods underpinning modern animation; and, gain foundational knowledge that will inform student’s individual animation practice.
Core Concepts in Animation Practice
- Unit Code
- KNB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts and principles of animation through 2D processes. Drawing on key animation texts, you will explore theories and processes that underpin the craft of animation, enabling you to produce original artefacts that create believable motion for diverse animated outcomes. Building an understanding of how motion is constructed frame by frame ahead of using computer systems to handle the in-betweens is key grounding to animation practice which can be applied to any medium or method of animation.
Crafting Motion in 3D
- Unit Code
- KNB115
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Enhancing your core animation skill set, you will focus on expressing qualities of character within animated outcomes. With reference to historical and contemporary precedents, you will gain a thorough grounding that will foster the knowledge required to advance in digital character animation. Incorporating a critique and analysis of body mechanics, expression and body language, students will explore and experiment with the nuances of real-world physics within a character animation context. This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of 3D animation, while reflecting upon present day technological methods involving aspects such as machine learning, performance capture and optimization with algorithms and the impact on animating characters. A final animated outcome will challenge you through a practice-led investigation of body mechanics and the subtle relationship with character behaviour, applying complex locomotion to an original bipedal character.
Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds
- Unit Code
- KNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Like a traditional art department, the virtual art department (VAD) is focused on shot design, layout, visual development, and creating production-ready digital assets and worlds to be used in a range of production approaches and fields such as Film, Animation, Virtual Production, Games, visualisation, and immersive experiences to name a few. This unit explores the methods, applications, and theories of 3D and real-time asset production and virtual environment creation (world-building). You will learn about the fundamental components of 3D asset production, including textures, mesh, materials, and other aspects, and build abilities to create 3D assets using current production processes. This unit will also delve into approaches to environment creation and how assets can be adapted and adjusted to suit specific needs. You will learn about environmental narrative and how locations can be used to tell stories, as well as the impact of environments on narrative.
Digital Creatures and Characters
- Unit Code
- KNB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Animated characters and creatures have captivated audiences across all forms of content they generate empathy and emotions and are key to storytelling within animated contexts. This unit explores what an Animated character is, and what they are composed of within the contexts of emerging concepts and methods of animated production. This unit will empower you to create the next generation of virtual characters through a study of the practice of designing, creating and presenting compelling and memorable animated characters, that communicate their story and personality through their design. We will also discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in character design and how to create characters that are authentic and respectful of different cultures and traditions. The content of this unit forms a key part of the animator’s tool kit giving you a command of the virtual entities you manipulate as part of the animation process.
Business Process Management
Business Process Modelling
- Unit Code
- IAB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit continues after IAB201 and introduces business process management concepts: how organisations improve their business processes in terms of time, cost and quality. It introduces process identification and process discovery. Furthermore, it addresses the fundamentals of process modelling: model quality, correctness issues and modelling in BPMN's collaboration and choreography diagrams. After this unit, IAB320 continues with other business process improvement steps.
Business Process Improvement
- Unit Code
- IAB320
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit fosters developing process analysis, improvement, and design skills of students. These skills and capabilities will prepare you to undertake the digital transformation challenges of today’s organisations. You will understand and apply a variety of methods, tools, techniques, and approaches for organisational-wide process improvement initiatives. You will be exposed to a robust selection of quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques as well as key process redesign paradigms used in the industry. This will involve developing your knowledge and expertise in different process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma and Process Reengineering using a hands-on teaching approach with real-life case studies to enable authentic learning outcomes.
Business Process Technologies
- Unit Code
- IAB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Whether you will be a business analyst, a process owner, a solution architect or a software engineer, it is essential that you understand the principles and value of business process automation, in order to fully realise the benefits of Business Process Management. This unit introduces the fundamentals of "business process automation”. You will learn how to develop an executable business process based on a business-oriented process model. You will practice how to automate an executable process using a business process management system (BPMS) and how to monitor its progress. The unit further presents various post-execution techniques for analysing the behaviour of automated processes. The hands-on approach allows students to design, control and analyse automated business processes using a variety of well-known business process technologies.
Modelling Techniques for Information Systems
- Unit Code
- IAB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory unit that will provide you with the foundational skills and knowledge required for understanding, designing and analysing information systems. The unit aims to develop an ability to manage the complexity of contemporary and future information systems and the domains in which they are used. It will also provide you with the skills to design artefacts, fit for purpose and audience, that can be used to solve real-world problems related to information systems. Unit content will play an important role in future units and a wide variety of professional IT activities. This unit expands on knowledge acquired in IFB103: IT Systems Design by introducing conceptual modelling techniques that underpin most modern systems modelling languages. Subsequent units will build on the conceptual modelling skills learned in this unit, for example, by applying it to the techniques covered in IAB203: Business Process Modelling and IAB204: Business Requirements Analysis.
Enterprise Systems Configuration
- Unit Code
- IAB250
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces the fundamentals of enterprise systems configuration. It uses a leading enterprise system to demonstrate how organisations configure these systems to meet organisational and user requirements. Configuring an enterprise system is a substantial undertaking that must take into account technical, business and environmental considerations. This unit commences by introducing core enterprise systems concepts related to organizational structures, process models, and data models. This knowledge then serves as the foundation to configuring financial, sales, procurement, and production related functionalities. With enterprise systems forming the IT backbone of most large organisations, the knowledge and skills learnt in this unit are relevant for any IT professional.
Data Analytics for Business Insight
- Unit Code
- IAB303
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
In this unit you will draw on your knowledge and skills learnt in prior IT core units to learn how to problem solve with data for the purposes of extracting business insight. Through the practical sessions you will explore the relationship between common business concerns and the data and analytics that can be used to address them, developing the skills to use a range of analytics techniques with a variety of data. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to present analytics in a meaningful way for business use. Interactive sessions will support you in increasing your understanding of different kinds of data, their importance to business, and why certain analytical and visualisation techniques can be used.
Information Systems Lifecycle Management
- Unit Code
- IAB305
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides the essential skills and knowledge for managing an information system across its lifecycle, spanning inception, design, implementation and production release. For systems inception, it covers the way an information system is proposed and justified, at the highest level, using a business model and business case analysis. Systems design covers the modelling of both business and systems architecture to support new design proposals. Systems implementation focusses on the different options and processes for purchasing off-the-shelf solutions in support of systems design. Production release covers the planning of IT infrastructure to host and run digital solutions as well as organisational change management. The unit expands on skills from IFB103 Systems Design and IAB201 Modelling Techniques for Information Systems. The skills learned in this unit will be utilised and further developed in IAB401 Enterprise Architecture.
Computer Science
Programming Principles
- Unit Code
- CAB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit builds on the gentle introduction to programming provided in IFB104, EGB103 or MZB126. In those units students learn how algorithms are constructed by combining the logical structures of sequence, selection and iteration. Students also learn how functions can be used to abstract and reuse sections of code. These concepts are reinforced in this unit and extended with additional applications of abstraction necessary to combat complexity when building larger systems. Object-oriented principles are introduced where the program is structured around classes of objects that are identified from the real-world providing a high-level architecture that is better able to stand the test of time as requirements evolve throughout the lifetime of the system. This unit provides the foundation for the other more advanced and specialized programming units.
Microprocessors and Digital Systems
- Unit Code
- CAB202
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to the components inside a computer and how these components work together. The design and development of modern digital electronic systems requires a knowledge of the hardware and software to program the system. This unit identifies design requirements and lets you develop embedded microcontroller-based system solutions. Practical laboratory exercises progressively expose features of a typical microprocessor; and explain how an embedded computer can interact with its environment. This provides a valuable foundation for further studies in areas such as robotics and networking.
Introduction to Computer Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory computer science unit concerning computer systems, in particular how modern computer systems work, how they are structured, and how they operate. Computer systems are ubiquitous and yet they are unlike any other man-made product or system; they appear magical and are notoriously difficult to work with and manage in projects. This unit’s goal is to demystify computer systems so students can appreciate, understand and utilise computer systems in their subsequent learning, and effectively participate in the IT industry. Students will study computers, networks, operating systems and the Web. Raspberry Pi computers will be used throughout the unit and at the end students will build their own small computer system using a Raspberry Pi.
Building IT Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a hands-on introduction to computer programming for students with no prior coding experience at all. It introduces the basic principles of programming in a typical imperative language, including expressions, assignment, functions, choice and iteration. It then shows how to use Application Programming Interfaces to complete common Information Technology tasks such as querying databases, creating user interfaces, and searching for patterns in large datasets. The emphasis is on developing skills through practice, so the unit includes numerous coding exercises and assignments, using a simple scripting language and code development environment. The unit establishes a foundation for later subjects that teach large-scale software development using industrial-strength programming languages.
Graphic Design Minor
Visual Communication Design
- Unit Code
- DVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study periods
This unit introduces the principles and conventions associated with the interpretation and production of meaning through visual representation. Visual Communication is based on the creation of meaning through image and text and this plays a critical role in our contemporary world which is visually and media driven. Visual communicators require a deep understanding of conceptual development, design process, typography and image making, and how image-based communication occurs. You will learn how to think and operate as a visual designer through studio-based learning and a series of industry-focused experiences.
Image Design and Production
- Unit Code
- DVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides skills and knowledge for image creation and production across different contexts, styles and media. It also deals with issues of originality, creativity and suitability of images used in professional visual design, while increasing your skills and creative approaches to areas of illustration, information design, photography, and photo media design. It advances knowledge on aesthetic and formal qualities of new areas of image design and a growing technical skill set which will be built upon in further Visual Communication Design specialisation subjects. In a world of easily reproduced digital imagery, the ability to create your own original illustrations, photos, textures and patterns can be highly competitive. Along with developing practical skills to generate original imagery for your design work, the unit further develops your capacity to critique and reflect upon practice.
Typographic Design
- Unit Code
- DVB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides knowledge and skills of typographic principles, composition and design strategies. It combines theory and practice, history and experimentation, and designing for print and digital media, all within a vibrant studio environment delivered face-to-face and online. You will engage with dynamic, creative briefs and use type as the main element of visual expression in your work. Typically typography is at the core of any visual communication work, independently of media. ‘Good’ typographic design demands well developed technical skills, constant attention to detail as well as a sharp understanding of the context and content of the message being transmitted. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to understand, apply and manipulate multiple aspects of typography as a powerful visual communication tool and to prepare and publish your work in multiple media contexts, including emerging technologies and environmental spaces.
Theories and Methods of Visual Communication
- Unit Code
- DVB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit builds on your understanding of the principles of visual communication and its role in determining the values of our contemporary cultures and societies. Through exploring theoretical perspectives, discussions and class exercises you will critique and analyse images and visual communication designs occurring in multiple contexts. In doing so, you will develop further expertise in the production of contemporary communication design and the ethical, social and professional responsibilities of a designer. This unit directly builds upon the Visual Communication and Image Production units while providing opportunities to engage with critical analysis of images and experiences and evidence this through written expression and report writing.
Data Visualisation and Information Design
- Unit Code
- DVB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Information and data is now an essential aspect of everyday life in our technologically-driven and visually rich society. In the contemporary world, the generation of data is much greater than the ability to digest and visualise this as meaningful information. The unit provides advanced knowledge and skills in visual information design and data visualisation allowing you to apply these within a series of practice-based design works. The unit contextualises the growth of this information design specialisation for visual designers, raises issues relating to data collection and integrity, and provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the variety of design approaches that can be engaged within this area. It offers both a practical understanding of established information design models and also the opportunity to develop an innovative and future-forward approached to data visualisation, including utilising interactivity.
Information Technology Foundations
Introduction to Computer Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory computer science unit concerning computer systems, in particular how modern computer systems work, how they are structured, and how they operate. Computer systems are ubiquitous and yet they are unlike any other man-made product or system; they appear magical and are notoriously difficult to work with and manage in projects. This unit’s goal is to demystify computer systems so students can appreciate, understand and utilise computer systems in their subsequent learning, and effectively participate in the IT industry. Students will study computers, networks, operating systems and the Web. Raspberry Pi computers will be used throughout the unit and at the end students will build their own small computer system using a Raspberry Pi.
IT Systems Design
- Unit Code
- IFB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an innovative, practical and cost-effective IT solution that is user-focused is a complex task for IT experts. It requires a systematic process that includes: 1) identifying and clarifying a business problem that an IT system can help to resolve; 2) collecting and interpreting requirements; 3) decomposing the system into its components; and, 4) prototyping techniques to ensure that all the components of the system satisfy the requirements. This unit presents students with authentic industry challenges in which you apply your IT knowledge, fundamental analysis and design techniques. It exposes you to design contexts, theories, processes, principles and methods that IT experts use, either individually or in a group, to analyse and design an IT system. The unit builds your skills towards any career related to operational analysis and design of a specific business scope, including Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, and Project Manager.
Building IT Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a hands-on introduction to computer programming for students with no prior coding experience at all. It introduces the basic principles of programming in a typical imperative language, including expressions, assignment, functions, choice and iteration. It then shows how to use Application Programming Interfaces to complete common Information Technology tasks such as querying databases, creating user interfaces, and searching for patterns in large datasets. The emphasis is on developing skills through practice, so the unit includes numerous coding exercises and assignments, using a simple scripting language and code development environment. The unit establishes a foundation for later subjects that teach large-scale software development using industrial-strength programming languages.
Database Management
- Unit Code
- IFB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory unit on database addressing the core concepts, requirements and practices of databases. It introduces conceptual data modeling to address a key area of concern of modeling structured data to build a comprehensive understanding of the data aspect of a problem. You will learn how to transform such data model into a relational database design as well as how to effectively retrieve data through SQL queries. Normalization, database security/administration, other special topics and ethical aspects related to information systems are also covered. IAB207 Rapid Web App Development, IAB303 Data Analytics for Business Insights and the Capstone units IFB398 Capstone 1 and IFB399 Capstone 2 build on this unit for data storage/retrieval and business insights. IAB206 Modern Data Management extends this unit earning to unstructured data such as graphs and documents which are also gaining popularity in the real world.
Interaction Design Minor
Principles of Interaction and UX Design
- Unit Code
- DXB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces Interaction and UX Design theories, methods, tools and applications essential for the design of digital products, services and experiences for human interaction. It enables you to undertake user experience research in response to real world briefs, critique leading industry case studies and practices, iteratively prototype solutions, and evaluate usability of the outcome with regard to user experience. Amidst global proliferation of digital products and services shaped by trends in augmented and virtual reality, automation, smart homes, and the Internet of Things; there is a greater emphasis on designing digital interactions, interfaces and systems that improve the human experience. In order to effectively achieve that, this unit provides foundational skills and knowledge in human-centred design, including aspects of the interaction design lifecycle, methods, tools and techniques needed to solve real world problems.
Introduction to Web Design
- Unit Code
- DXB111
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit introduces concepts and skills underpinning the user-centred design of web sites using the web technologies such as HTML and CSS. It enables you to understand web technologies as a medium to explore design concepts and to build responsive, high-fidelity, mobile-first web sites. This includes translating conceptual designs into responsive websites while taking into account principles of interface and user experience design, layout, style and navigation. The unit enables you to formulate solutions to design problems, to produce high quality technical and aesthetic outcomes, and to understand the basic skills needed by web design professionals.
Critical Experience Design
- Unit Code
- DXB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the way in which critical and speculative design theory and practices can transform established design conventions in new and unexpected ways, leading to innovative design solutions. Design does not operate in isolation. All our decisions as designers affect not only the produced outcome, but the broader society and environments for which it is created. This unit provides you with design skills to create highly engaging and interactive speculative designs, services and experiences, while focusing on their impact and potential of design for change and deep societal transformation. In this unit you will adopt critical thinking and speculative design methods to re-imagine, analyse, design and present solutions for future scenarios (e.g. living in future cities, design of future hospitals and future of the environment) as a way to re-frame present interactions between people, spaces and technologies.
Creative Coding
- Unit Code
- DXB211
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This is an introductory programming unit for designers. It presents core principles of computer programming and explores how these can be applied to produce creative outcomes. It also surveys the ways that designers, artists and other creative practitioners have engaged with computer programming and reflects on the nature of code as a creative medium. A basic literacy with programming is essential in areas of professional practice such as interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile app design and game design. As such, it is important for you to develop core skills in computer programming, as well as knowledge of the aesthetics of computational processes in design and creative practice.
Tangible Media
- Unit Code
- DXB212
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides in-depth knowledge of tangible media through the production of an advanced tangible media design project. The design and production of computational and interactive media forms requires theoretical knowledge and an understanding of the processes that underpin the tangible as well as the embodied ways in which people interact with such systems. This unit builds upon previous interaction design studies and extends these studies into the field of tangible media.
Information Systems
IT Systems Design
- Unit Code
- IFB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Developing an innovative, practical and cost-effective IT solution that is user-focused is a complex task for IT experts. It requires a systematic process that includes: 1) identifying and clarifying a business problem that an IT system can help to resolve; 2) collecting and interpreting requirements; 3) decomposing the system into its components; and, 4) prototyping techniques to ensure that all the components of the system satisfy the requirements. This unit presents students with authentic industry challenges in which you apply your IT knowledge, fundamental analysis and design techniques. It exposes you to design contexts, theories, processes, principles and methods that IT experts use, either individually or in a group, to analyse and design an IT system. The unit builds your skills towards any career related to operational analysis and design of a specific business scope, including Business Systems Analyst, Solution Architect, and Project Manager.
Database Management
- Unit Code
- IFB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory unit on database addressing the core concepts, requirements and practices of databases. It introduces conceptual data modeling to address a key area of concern of modeling structured data to build a comprehensive understanding of the data aspect of a problem. You will learn how to transform such data model into a relational database design as well as how to effectively retrieve data through SQL queries. Normalization, database security/administration, other special topics and ethical aspects related to information systems are also covered. IAB207 Rapid Web App Development, IAB303 Data Analytics for Business Insights and the Capstone units IFB398 Capstone 1 and IFB399 Capstone 2 build on this unit for data storage/retrieval and business insights. IAB206 Modern Data Management extends this unit earning to unstructured data such as graphs and documents which are also gaining popularity in the real world.
Modelling Techniques for Information Systems
- Unit Code
- IAB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This is an introductory unit that will provide you with the foundational skills and knowledge required for understanding, designing and analysing information systems. The unit aims to develop an ability to manage the complexity of contemporary and future information systems and the domains in which they are used. It will also provide you with the skills to design artefacts, fit for purpose and audience, that can be used to solve real-world problems related to information systems. Unit content will play an important role in future units and a wide variety of professional IT activities. This unit expands on knowledge acquired in IFB103: IT Systems Design by introducing conceptual modelling techniques that underpin most modern systems modelling languages. Subsequent units will build on the conceptual modelling skills learned in this unit, for example, by applying it to the techniques covered in IAB203: Business Process Modelling and IAB204: Business Requirements Analysis.
Business Process Modelling
- Unit Code
- IAB203
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit continues after IAB201 and introduces business process management concepts: how organisations improve their business processes in terms of time, cost and quality. It introduces process identification and process discovery. Furthermore, it addresses the fundamentals of process modelling: model quality, correctness issues and modelling in BPMN's collaboration and choreography diagrams. After this unit, IAB320 continues with other business process improvement steps.
Rapid Web Application Development
- Unit Code
- IAB207
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Web applications are widely in use both within enterprises and in consumer applications. Developing Web applications faces significant challenges, including faster delivery of new innovations, robustness for change, and performance scalability. The unit will address these challenges by using Model-View-Controller (MVC) frameworks to support rapid development of web applications. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit are valuable for all IT professional roles – software engineers, business analyst and architects, enabling an understanding of software systems design practices and development practices. This is an introductory unit and students will be exposed to web application development through a guided process of using well known frameworks such as CSS-Bootstrap, Python-Flask and JQuery. It builds on concepts learnt in IFB103 and IFB105 and recommends knowledge of Python programming.
Programming
Programming Principles
- Unit Code
- CAB201
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit builds on the gentle introduction to programming provided in IFB104, EGB103 or MZB126. In those units students learn how algorithms are constructed by combining the logical structures of sequence, selection and iteration. Students also learn how functions can be used to abstract and reuse sections of code. These concepts are reinforced in this unit and extended with additional applications of abstraction necessary to combat complexity when building larger systems. Object-oriented principles are introduced where the program is structured around classes of objects that are identified from the real-world providing a high-level architecture that is better able to stand the test of time as requirements evolve throughout the lifetime of the system. This unit provides the foundation for the other more advanced and specialized programming units.
Building IT Systems
- Unit Code
- IFB104
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit provides a hands-on introduction to computer programming for students with no prior coding experience at all. It introduces the basic principles of programming in a typical imperative language, including expressions, assignment, functions, choice and iteration. It then shows how to use Application Programming Interfaces to complete common Information Technology tasks such as querying databases, creating user interfaces, and searching for patterns in large datasets. The emphasis is on developing skills through practice, so the unit includes numerous coding exercises and assignments, using a simple scripting language and code development environment. The unit establishes a foundation for later subjects that teach large-scale software development using industrial-strength programming languages.
Web Computing
- Unit Code
- CAB230
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The World Wide Web is the most important platform for software systems and an integral part of modern life. Many companies owe their existence to the web, through applications deployed over the Internet using web protocols. All IT professionals require a good understanding of the web and its architecture, especially software developers and those tasked with maintaining and implementing web-based software systems. This unit is a technical introduction to modern web computing. You will design and implement clean and responsive user interfaces, taking account of accessibility and internationalisation. We will provide an introduction to JavaScript and you will use it throughout the semester, gaining practical experience with HTML, CSS and frameworks such as React on the client side, and node.js, Express and the node ecosystem on the server side. You will explore security threats and their mitigation and gain practical experience deploying an internet facing web server using HTTPS.
Algorithms and Complexity
- Unit Code
- CAB301
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit teaches you the fundamental principles used to assess the efficiency of software algorithms, allowing you to distinguish solutions that can process large amounts of data or perform complex calculations effectively from those that run unacceptably slowly or not at all. In this unit you will examine a range of different algorithms, review the principles used to predict their efficiency and perform empirical measurements of specific algorithms to confirm the theoretical predictions.
Software Development
- Unit Code
- CAB302
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit teaches you how to work effectively in a team to develop large-scale software systems. It includes principles of teamwork, modern software development methodologies and tools that are needed when working in a team on a large project.
High Performance and Parallel Computing
- Unit Code
- CAB401
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Building on your skills in "sequential" programming, this unit teaches you the tools and techniques needed to exploit multi-processor computer systems to achieve dramatic performance improvements for computationally intensive problems. This unit gives you both an understanding of why future computer hardware will be increasingly parallel, the challenges this poses for software development as well as a set of practical skills in creating high-performance programs using today's best tools and techniques.
Programming Paradigms
- Unit Code
- CAB402
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This advanced unit exposes you to special-purpose programming languages that operate under different paradigms than the conventional "imperative" languages you have used in the course so far. This unit will expose you to new ways of thinking about and expressing software solutions, exploring advanced programming language constructs, principles for the sound design of new languages and how they evolve. The unit provides both a deep theoretical foundation for programming languages by abstracting them to basic mathematical forms as well as showcasing practical application of those advanced principles for software development in the real world.
Systems Programming
- Unit Code
- CAB403
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Most of our other Computer Science units focus on high-level applications programming. Applications programmers are insulated from the low- level intricacies of the underlying hardware by making use of services provided by the operating system such as threads, virtual memory, file systems and device drivers. This unit focuses on Systems Programming, where the programmer can’t necessarily rely on high level services provided by the operating system and must interact directly with the underlying hardware. Systems software is either part of the operating system or software that operates at a similar level. This unit aims to give you practical programming skills for developing systems level applications and services.
Cloud Computing
- Unit Code
- CAB432
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cloud Computing is among the most important developments in the IT industry in recent years, and one which has received enormous attention. Cloud is a natural progression from earlier trends in service and infrastructure outsourcing and virtualisation, but is distinguished by its elasticity and scale: service and infrastructure provisioning may change rapidly in response to variations in demand, allowing clients to cater for unexpected spikes in load without tying up capital in expensive and potentially underutilised assets. Cloud services and technologies are becoming increasingly diverse and sophisticated, moving rapidly from the original 'bare metal' offerings and providing a rich set of options and APIs. This unit provides a technically oriented introduction to Cloud Computing, giving you experience in developing modern cloud applications and deploying them to the public clouds of the major vendors.
Applied Internet of Things
- Unit Code
- IAB330
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to design and develop IoT solutions for real-world applications. Through a blend of theoretical learning and hands-on experience, students will explore the fundamental concepts of IoT architecture, sensor integration, data processing, and machine learning. Students will delve into the architecture and components of IoT systems and gain practical experience with IoT hardware and software with emphasis on data collection, preprocessing, and storage techniques specific to IoT applications, as well as machine learning algorithms tailored for real-world IoT use cases. The unit emphasises practical learning experiences and culminates in the development of IoT solutions for real-world scenarios, preparing students for roles in the rapidly evolving field of IoT.
Virtual Worlds and Characters
Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds
- Unit Code
- KNB110
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Like a traditional art department, the virtual art department (VAD) is focused on shot design, layout, visual development, and creating production-ready digital assets and worlds to be used in a range of production approaches and fields such as Film, Animation, Virtual Production, Games, visualisation, and immersive experiences to name a few. This unit explores the methods, applications, and theories of 3D and real-time asset production and virtual environment creation (world-building). You will learn about the fundamental components of 3D asset production, including textures, mesh, materials, and other aspects, and build abilities to create 3D assets using current production processes. This unit will also delve into approaches to environment creation and how assets can be adapted and adjusted to suit specific needs. You will learn about environmental narrative and how locations can be used to tell stories, as well as the impact of environments on narrative.
Digital Creatures and Characters
- Unit Code
- KNB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Animated characters and creatures have captivated audiences across all forms of content they generate empathy and emotions and are key to storytelling within animated contexts. This unit explores what an Animated character is, and what they are composed of within the contexts of emerging concepts and methods of animated production. This unit will empower you to create the next generation of virtual characters through a study of the practice of designing, creating and presenting compelling and memorable animated characters, that communicate their story and personality through their design. We will also discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in character design and how to create characters that are authentic and respectful of different cultures and traditions. The content of this unit forms a key part of the animator’s tool kit giving you a command of the virtual entities you manipulate as part of the animation process.
Virtual Production
- Unit Code
- KZB250
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Virtual production is an innovative and transformative approach to filmmaking and content creation that leverages advanced digital technologies to blend physical and virtual elements seamlessly live on set. It allows filmmakers and content creators to produce high-quality, immersive, and visually stunning content more efficiently and creatively than traditional production methods, presenting a vast array of new creative opportunities for storytelling and content creation. This unit offers you an opportunity to engage with current and emerging forms of Virtual Production, such as In-Camera Visual Effects and Real-time Performance Capture, with a focus on achieving final outcomes live on set to prepare you for future industry practices. Furthermore, you will build an understanding of core theories and emerging concepts within the extensive domain of Virtual Production.
Lighting Design for Creative Arts
- Unit Code
- KRB131
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit focuses on the creative application of light in creative practice. From live performance, film, exhibitions and galleries, installations, and more, this unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of lighting design practice and approaches. You will explore a range of lighting technologies, apply essential practical lighting techniques, as well as how to approach lighting the body and spaces, as well as use the characteristics of light to convey meaning and create atmosphere. This unit would complement any creative discipline that requires or curates light - Acting & Drama, Dance, Contemporary Art, Film, Screen & Animation, Music, Fashion, Interaction Design, Architecture, and Interior Design.
XR - Extended Reality
- Unit Code
- KZB320
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Exploring the latest innovations in XR as applied to creative arts, students will have the opportunity to create aesthetically compelling and critically engaging public facing prototypes and artworks that leverage this powerful emerging suite of technologies. This Unit offers a multidisciplinary learning experience where students from different specialisations come together to experiment, innovate and build new skill sets in the fast growing Extended Reality (XR) technology space. XR involves a broad range of creative approaches in the production of new realities that dynamically interweave traditional and digital arts practice, providing an enhanced experience for audiences and new challenges for practitioners.
Performing in Immersive Environments
- Unit Code
- KZB340
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Performing in Immersive Environments extends your artistry as a physical performer. This unit incorporates a range of physical practices to enhance your embodied intelligence and kinaesthetic awareness for performing in contexts such as virtual production, motion capture, immersive and/or interactive performance with and without technology, and/or with audiences. You will undertake weekly workshops based on three different performance contexts. The focus of this unit is the role of the performer as co-creator and the skills required for performers to be effective in these expanding contexts. You will learn techniques of the body and perspectives such as; performer as guide; creating scores for improvisation; how to create processes to sustain ongoing physical enquiry during development; and how to create meaningful engagement between yourself/performer, collaborators, the environment/s and audiences.
Minor: Property Experience
Property Experience Minor
Residential Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB142
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Residential Valuation is an introductory unit in the Property Economics degree and provides the foundation skills and knowledge that will be the basis for the study of future units in property areas such as valuation, property development and property market analysis.
Investment Valuation
- Unit Code
- USB144
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Investment Valuation is an intermediate unit in the Property Economics degree. The unit builds on the preliminary property fundamentals covered in USB142 Residential Valuation, expanding those key concepts to income producing and investment grade assets. This unit develops an understanding of the various commercial market sectors and how various features of these markets impact on the value of a property asset. The valuation methodologies used to value investment grade assets are also applied.The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB247 Money and Property and USB345 Specialised Valuation.
Economics
- Unit Code
- EFB231
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Economics studies the efficient use and distribution of scarce resources. It is concerned with how people make decisions and interact in markets. Economics examines the role of government in either obstructing or improving market outcomes and the effect of those decisions on the well-being of society. Economics also studies the economy as a whole and key issues explored in this unit include economic growth, inflation, unemployment and international trade. In studying these issues economists can understand how to manage the economy for the good of its citizens. In this unit students develop an understanding of the key principles and tools that economists use to interpret and critically analyse economic policies that impact on Australia and the global economy.
Market Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Market Analysis builds on the knowledge and technical skills developed in the foundation property and valuation units (USB142 and USB144). You will apply demographic, economic and key urban economic theories and policies in the property market environment. Understanding property markets will assist in the creation of marketing and investment strategies to meet targeted consumer supply and demand. You will give consideration to Indigenous perspectives, other diverse perspectives and inclusivity in site and market analyses. You will gain knowledge and skills on how to conduct property market research, collect and analyse property data to support creative solutions and interpret the findings from a range of research publications. The knowledge of this unit will be further developed in USB245 Property Investment Analysis, USB300 Development Process and USB344 Property Project.
Money and Wealth
- Unit Code
- USB143
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Money and Wealth provides the foundation academic skills and knowledge to understand how accounting and investment interacts with the day to day valuation and property professions and how these principles of accounting can assist in the analysis and interpretation of the financial aspects of going concern valuations and property ownership and management.
Asset Performance
- Unit Code
- USB244
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Asset performance provides a good grounding in property and asset management, as it applies to the diverse real estate property sectors and to demonstrate how property asset performance can be maximised, measured and benchmarked. Efficient asset management can result in significant cost benefits to both the owner and the occupier of the property. There has been a growing property industry awareness of the need to develop reliable, accurate and professional property management systems and analysis tools to ensure that property occupation costs are minimised, and space allocations are maximised in accordance with the short, medium and long term business goals of the organisation or company. Engagement with industry and real world data sets provides opportunities to gain first hand experience in property and asset management.
Property Investment Analysis
- Unit Code
- USB245
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the investment markets and the role of property as an investment asset class. The unit further develops the skills and techniques required for the analysis of property investment objectives, strategies, and performance. The students will explore the concepts of return and risk, the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, the basics of investment decision (NPV, IRR, Financial ratios), measurement of property investment performance, the impact of financing and taxation on investment returns, portfolio theory and the role of real estate in mixed asset portfolios. This unit will help students develop the understanding and financial modelling skills necessary to become successful property investment analysts and/or investors.
Property Development
- Unit Code
- USB300
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Property Development provides understanding of property development, which is fundamental to the practice of property professionals. This unit brings together concepts gained on strategic evaluation, risk, organisational structure, planning, construction and development feasibility analysis, with particular emphasis on sustainable development. This unit provides an in depth look at the multi-disciplined, multi-faceted process involved in property development from site selection through to disposal of completed projects.
Minor: Science
Astrophysics Minor
Stellar Astrophysics
- Unit Code
- PVB210
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Astrophysics is the application of physics and chemistry to investigate the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae and other astronomical objects in the universe. Topics presented in this unit include Indigenous astronomy, orbital mechanics, telescopes, our solar system, the planets, star formation, stellar evolution, stellar remnants, and exoplanets.
Cosmology
- Unit Code
- PVB220
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Cosmology is the study of the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to the present. Topics presented include special and general relativity, the physics and geometry of space-time, inflationary cosmology, cosmic microwave background, dark energy and dark matter, supermassive black holes, gravitational waves, and the status of Australian cosmology surveys.
Introductory Computational Mathematics
- Unit Code
- MXB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Many real world phenomena are modelled by mathematical models whose solutions cannot be found analytically. To solve these problems in practice, it is necessary to develop computational methods, algorithms and computer code. This unit will introduce you to numerical methods for addressing foundational problems in computational mathematics such as solving nonlinear ordinary differential equations, finding roots of nonlinear functions, constructing interpolating polynomials of data sets, computing derivatives and integrals numerically and solving linear systems of equations. This is an introductory unit providing foundational skills in computational methods and their practical implementation using relevant computational software. This unit will be essential throughout the remaining parts of your degree. MXB226 Computational Methods 1 builds on this unit by extending your computational and programming skills to more challenging problems and more sophisticated algorithms.
Computational Explorations
- Unit Code
- MXB161
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
This unit introduces you to techniques of computation and simulation across a range of application areas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Computation and simulation are cornerstones of modern practice across STEM; practitioners skilled in these areas can explore behaviours of real-world systems that would be impractical or impossible to undertake using only theoretical or experimental means. In this introductory unit, you will develop your computation and simulation skills through individual and collaborative problem-solving activities. Further exploration is available through the second major or minor in Computational and Simulation Science.
Digital Image Processing
- Unit Code
- PCB593
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit provides students in the Astrophysics minor with an opportunity to learn how to use image processing techniques. An understanding of digital image processing enables information to be extracted from images that is not otherwise accessible. This unit delivers an understanding of digital images and the skills required to manipulate images in order to enhance features and extract quantitative information. Specific areas of study include the structure of digital images; image display techniques; grey scale palettes and look-up tables; colour perception, colour models, image formats, Fourier transforms; convolutions; image processing hardware; image analysis, enhancement and restoration; spatial filtering; Fourier space filtering; methods of image reconstruction; 3D volume and surface rendering; applications of image processing in medicine, astronomy and remote sensing.
Foundations of Physics
- Unit Code
- PVB105
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
The fundamental concepts of physics seek to describe, predict and explain phenomena at all scales from the observable universe down to subatomic particles. They underpin all the sciences. This unit introduces you to those underlying physical processes that relate to the behaviour of the world: motion, forces, energy, gravity, electricity, and special relativity, and see how they help us to also understand thermal interactions, fluid dynamics, global warming, electric and magnetic fields, electrical currents, optical instruments, space travel, the motions of the planets and to theorise about the nature, history and future of the universe itself. You will learn how to think about scientific concepts, and solve problems like a physicist. These concepts are grounded in experimental verification, and you will develop technical and reporting skills in laboratory experiments which investigate the relationships between measurable physical phenomena both individually and in teams.
Computing and Data for Engineers
- Unit Code
- EGB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Professional engineers spend much of their working lives using computing tools to support design and problem solving. In this unit, you will become proficient in designing and implementing simple algorithms to create software for solving engineering problems. As a professional engineer having computing skills are key to automating tedious tasks and creatively constructing innovative processes that go beyond off-the-shelf software solutions. With the ubiquitous nature of large data sets, whether that be about transport systems, building energy use or chemical processes, professional engineers are often required to use computing as a key tool within engineering design methods. This unit is an introductory unit and you will build from these foundational skills in future units, within your major. No prior programming experience is assumed.
Biotechnology and Genetics Minors
Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
- Unit Code
- BVB317
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will introduce students to the basic principles, core concepts and processes that underpin the topics of genomics and biotechnology. The cutting-edge innovations arising from these rapidly emerging and evolving areas have, and will continue to, transform and shape the world we live in with global impacts in human health, agriculture and the environment. The unit will build on the basic cell and molecular biology skills acquired in BVB101 and further develop theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in the cellular and molecular processes and techniques that are used to manipulate and exploit organisms (microbes, animals and plants). Recent technological advances such as gene editing will also be covered in addition to important issues such as regulation and commercialisation of biotechnology process and products. The biotechnology industry is growing rapidly and graduate employment in this sector is expected to be in high demand.
Applications in Biotechnology
- Unit Code
- BVB328
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Biotechnology underpins the manufacture of a wide variety of products on which society depends. Such products include pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fuels, and foods. With the major advances in biotechnology and the ability to engineer biological systems in recent decades, biotechnology offers the generation of better products at lower cost with reduced environmental impacts. As such, both established companies and start-ups are making a major impact on the global stage to deliver products that we use every day. You will learn about a variety of biotechnology applications from both a technical and a business perspective. Your learning will be contextualised with local and international biotechnology company case studies and you will perform an entire biotechnology process during practical classes. At the end of the unit you will have a deep understanding of the biotechnology industry and the technologies that underpin it as well as an awareness of the opportunities it offers.
Synthetic Genomics
- Unit Code
- BVB330
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The field of Synthetic Biology has emerged from decades of advances in DNA sequencing and editing technologies. Thanks to the increasing information available describing DNA sequence-function relationships, scientists can design and build new biological parts (like enzymes), new genetic programs (connecting multiple biological parts), and even new organisms. These products of synthetic biology are used improve agricultural practices, reduce pollution, develop new therapeutics, and create new bio-based chemicals and materials. In this unit you will be introduced to bioinformatic tools for analysing DNA, and for designing new genetic circuits. You will apply this knowledge to design, edit and implement genetic programs in vitro and in live organisms, and develop data analysis skills.
Foundations of Biology
- Unit Code
- BVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Biology is the study of living things. Cells are considered the basic structural unit of life, existing in diverse forms from simple single-celled microbes to complex multicellular organisms such as plants and animals. Using collaborative approaches in workshops and the laboratory you will investigate the diverse nature of cells and consider how they are built and powered and how they interact and reproduce and form whole organisms. You will use the concepts developed in this unit to discuss more complex questions such as “are viruses alive” and “can we synthesise life”. This unit has a strong focus on development of practical skills and engagement in these activities is required to be able to undertake assessment that supports these learning outcomes.
Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
- Unit Code
- CVB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The extensive use of biological evidence to identify victims and offenders as well as indicate attempts to control victims prior to abuse or attack has had a significant bearing on the course of law enforcement investigations, criminal court proceedings, and victim service providers. DNA and toxicology evidence have become a highly influential piece of the crime puzzle. You will be introduced to the concepts of DNA profiling and analytical toxicology and their applications in forensic case work. You will develop the necessary skills for analysing and interpreting DNA and toxicology evidences and be introduced to the basic concepts of forensic anthropology. This learning will be through the study of the theory, hands-on practices relevant to real life scenarios as well as training on the forensic interpretation of the evidence.
Climate Science Minor
Introduction to Climate Change
- Unit Code
- CLB221
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit is designed to offer science, engineering and other students an opportunity to understand fundamentals of climate and climate change together with sustainable development efforts related to clean energy technologies. It provides students with an overview of global climate and climate change drivers, meteorological parameters and global air circulation, as well as an overview of technological pathways towards low carbon society. Students will explore global energy balance and climate change through an investigation of (i) Energy related environmental problems on local and global scale; (ii) Earth's climate, meteorology and transport of pollutants in the atmosphere; (iii) Working principles in selected conventional and alternative energy technologies to reduce energy related environmental consequences.
Oceans and Atmosphere
- Unit Code
- CLB222
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Oceans make up 70% of the Earth's surface, yet less than 5% of them have been explored. There is therefore still much to learn about the marine environment, marine resources, and management, and how oceans affect atmospheric circulation. This unit takes a bottom-up approach introducing students to the major geological processes and geomorphology features that shape the ocean floor, dynamic sediments, and biology that are sourced and distributed by ocean currents and chemistry, followed by an overview of the factors governing ocean circulation and ocean water properties and finally looking at how oceans affect atmospheric circulation and climate. The interaction of all these processes has a direct societal impact such as the management of marine resources, including the cultural narratives of the Great Barrier Reef, infrastructure and food security, and risk mitigation of natural hazards, weather patterns, and climate change.
Global Change
- Unit Code
- CLB100
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
In CLB100, you will discover how the Earth has undergone natural global change and how this compares to anthropogenic change of the planet. The three key aims of the unit are: i) to focus on climatic and global change of the last 3 million years; ii) to then put this into the context of the Earth’s long planetary history; and finally, iii) to develop a sound appreciation of the close relationship between human evolution and global change. You will gain new appreciation of diverse perspectives and inclusion by learning about how different cultures have recorded past global change. In conclusion, the unit will let your discover how past planetary change can be used to inform models predicting future climate: the past is the key to the future.
Dynamic Atmosphere
- Unit Code
- CLB333
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Building on the foundation of atmospheric science laid in PQB360, this unit will provide enhanced understanding of chemical and physical processes that are responsible for structure, composition and properties of the atmosphere. Students will gain deeper understanding of aerosol and cloud formation, their interaction with solar radiation and role in global climate, as well as chemical transformations that govern abundance of important atmospheric trace species in both gas and aerosol phase. This knowledge will provide students with the background to understand current issues, such as stratospheric ozone depletion, impact of volcanoes on climate, air pollution and photochemical smog, acid rain and climate change.
Natural Hazards
- Unit Code
- CLB331
- Credit points
Climate Interventions
- Unit Code
- CLB332
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit will focus on exploring potential solutions to the challenges posed by climate change. Students will learn about the causes and effects of climate change and the urgency of addressing it. The unit will delve into current efforts to mitigate its impacts, including renewable energy, carbon pricing, and other initiatives. Discussions on the role of individuals, communities, and governments in addressing climate change, as well as the economic and social implications of different solutions, will be included in the learning activities.
Forensic Science Minor
Criminalistics and Physical Evidence
- Unit Code
- CVB215
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
This unit introduces the current technologies used by crime scene investigators to investigate crime scene and identify evidence. This unit will introduce the students to the realm of forensics and its role in criminal investigations. The student will be introduced to the fundamentals of chemical and physical sciences used for evidence collection, preservation and analysis. The unit will bring to the students hands-on experience in crime scene investigations, questioned documents and fingerprinting.
Forensic Analytical Techniques
- Unit Code
- CVB216
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Forensic Chemistry is dedicated to the screening and quantification of any substance, compound or material that may be abused or cause harm to humans, environment or infrastructure. A forensic chemist is a professional chemist who analyzes unknown substances and other forms of evidence using advanced chemical technologies. The forensics scientist uses in-depth scientific knowledge to interpret the anlaysis results and arrive to correct non-biased conclusions on the evidence. In the Forensic Analytical Techniques unit, students will gain expertise in all the major branches of chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical and especially analytical & bio-analytical) as related to forensic investigations. The analytical aspect of the course has been broadened from a more traditional chemistry focus to include modern and special types of analysis of importance to forensic science.
Cyber Security
- Unit Code
- IFB240
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Cybersecurity breaches, from database hacking to malware campaigns, are increasing. The interconnectedness of information systems means the actions of individuals impact many others. This unit is important in developing an understanding of the challenges involved in protecting information assets, introducing fundamental information security concepts. Security goals including confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication and non-repudiation are defined. Threats to information and vulnerabilities that could be exploited are identified. Technical and non-technical measures to provide security for information are discussed in areas including access control, cryptography, and network communications. Security management standards and guidelines on best practice implementation are reviewed. You can take this unit as a stand-alone course to raise your information security awareness, or as a pathway into information security units, including network security and cryptography.
Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
- Unit Code
- CVB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The extensive use of biological evidence to identify victims and offenders as well as indicate attempts to control victims prior to abuse or attack has had a significant bearing on the course of law enforcement investigations, criminal court proceedings, and victim service providers. DNA and toxicology evidence have become a highly influential piece of the crime puzzle. You will be introduced to the concepts of DNA profiling and analytical toxicology and their applications in forensic case work. You will develop the necessary skills for analysing and interpreting DNA and toxicology evidences and be introduced to the basic concepts of forensic anthropology. This learning will be through the study of the theory, hands-on practices relevant to real life scenarios as well as training on the forensic interpretation of the evidence.
Forensic Psychology and the Justice System
- Unit Code
- JSB174
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Forensic Psychology is readily acknowledged as one of the fastest growing areas of psychology in the world. Psychologists are now involved significantly in policing, judicial procedures and correctional processes. The term 'forensic' literally means 'of or used in law courts' (Australian Oxford Paperback Dictionary). The phrase 'psychology and the justice system', however, is now used more generally to describe the different ways in which psychology and law intersect - namely the psychology of the law, psychology in the law, and psychology by the law. By its very nature the study of psychology and law draws from a wide multidisciplinary base for the application of specialised knowledge. As a student of this discipline area, you will need a broad introductory appreciation of (and a critical perspective on) what the study of psychology involves.
Wildlife Ecology Minor
Foundations of Biology
- Unit Code
- BVB101
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Biology is the study of living things. Cells are considered the basic structural unit of life, existing in diverse forms from simple single-celled microbes to complex multicellular organisms such as plants and animals. Using collaborative approaches in workshops and the laboratory you will investigate the diverse nature of cells and consider how they are built and powered and how they interact and reproduce and form whole organisms. You will use the concepts developed in this unit to discuss more complex questions such as “are viruses alive” and “can we synthesise life”. This unit has a strong focus on development of practical skills and engagement in these activities is required to be able to undertake assessment that supports these learning outcomes.
Evolution and the Diversity of Life
- Unit Code
- BVB103
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The famous biologist, Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973) stated that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution". Studying evolution and biodiversity provides you with the fundamental basis for understanding biological patterns and processes from data sources spanning research from genomes to ecology and fossils. This unit provides an overview of the nature of inheritance, biological variation, natural & sexual selection and adaptation as well as the diversity of life that these processes have generated. The unit aims to equip you to be able to (1) interpret any biological observation in an evolutionary framework in fields as diverse as conservation and medical genetics and (2) recognise and classify major groups of organisms. We will introduce some key elements of Australia’s largely unique flora and fauna. As a foundational unit, knowledge and skills that you gain will be built upon in subsequent units in the biology and environmental science majors.
Ecological Science
- Unit Code
- BVB204
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Ecology is the study of the living and non-living factors that influence the distribution and abundance of organisms. It is a key discipline of biological and environmental science, and is central to managing and conserving species, ecosystems and to the short and long-term sustainable management of natural resources. This unit examines the fundamental concepts of ecology such as population ecology, interactions between trophic levels in food webs, attributes of ecosystems such as biodiversity and nutrient cycling; and develops the conceptual foundation for later subjects in the biological and environmental science majors and minors.
Vertebrate Life
- Unit Code
- BVB214
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Vertebrates are often the focus of conservation campaigns and environmental impact assessments. Thus, any graduate wishing to pursue a career that involves the biological or environmental sciences must have a deep knowledge of this charismatic group of animals, which includes our most recent ancestors and us. The aim of this unit is for you to gain a deeper understanding of vertebrate evolution, morphology, taxonomy, physiology and ecology through a series of lectures, practicals and field work. The unit will cover evolution of the major groups of vertebrates, considering the fossil record and plausible explanations for major changes such as ‘mass extinctions’. Taxonomy and systematics of the group will be introduced. Physiological systems will be described and consideration given to how they work and operate in an integrated manner. This mid-level unit will give you skills relevant to the biology major, wildlife ecology minor and environmental science major.
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Unit Code
- BVB225
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
There are over one million species catalogued, and several million yet to be described. Familiarity with biological diversity and the role species play within ecosystems is central to biological and evolutionary research, and for developing solutions to sustain the environmental health of our planet. Australia has a largely unique flora and fauna, with a very high proportion of our plant and animal species found nowhere else. While it is impossible to cover every Australian plant and animal in a single unit, we will introduce some key elements of that diversity, with a focus on terrestrial ecosystems and the plants, insects and mammals which occur in them. For students enrolled in biology and environmental science majors this unit provides foundational knowledge to complement areas such as ecology and environmental monitoring; while for education majors the skills gained in creating collections forms a basis for teaching biology in both primary and secondary school.
Animal Biology
- Unit Code
- BVB205
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
An understanding of animal physiology and anatomy is fundamental to studying the way that animals grow, develop, reproduce and respond to their environments. This unit has a focus on vertebrate physiology but will include elements of invertebrate physiology. The unit builds on earlier studies of cells and genes, to explain how the animal functions as a whole, and how different animals have evolved diverse physiological systems to cope with different environments. Finally, the unit will consider the relationship between animals and humans, placing the topic in a broader societal context. This knowledge will be useful to biology educators and those who wish to pursue further animal studies or research in wildlife, domestic, or companion animals.
Conservation Biology
- Unit Code
- BVB311
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
The theory and practice of conservation biology is essential for maintaining viable populations of rare and threatened species and for maintaining essential ecosystem processes. In this unit, you will synthesise a diverse range of information including high quality scientific literature, apply field skills in biodiversity monitoring and prepare written reports that provide an incisive and decisive analysis of key conservation issues. Specific modules will train you to critically analyse the link, or lack of, between theory and application in current conservation management approaches. Scientific methods will be used to develop problem-recognition and problem-solving skills through fieldwork, data collection, analysis and reporting. This advanced unit is essential for anyone wanting to work in areas of wildlife management and conservation.
Molecular Ecology
- Unit Code
- BVB313
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Understanding the dispersal and movement of genes in populations is fundamental to the management of invasive species, the management of fisheries and wild resources and the conservation of rare species. This unit will provide the theoretical and practical training required for practicing ecologists to use genetic techniques in theoretical and applied settings.
Invasion Ecology
- Unit Code
- BVB321
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study period
Invasive species cause substantial and costly negative effects to native ecosystems. An understanding of the ecological processes by which they are introduced, establish and spread in new regions is essential for their control and to ensure the protection of ecosystems. Invasive species are now so widespread that they will be encountered in some way in a wide range of careers in ecology and environmental science. Invasive species can cause devastatiing effects in native ecosystemsand within agro-ecosystems. Managing invasive species populations in a sustainable manner requires science and sophistication. Integrating and extending work introduced in earlier units, you will learn the skills and concepts that are necessary to understand, analyse and manage invasive species, and the processes of biological invasion.
Ecosystems and the Environment
- Unit Code
- EVB102
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Gardens Point
- Study periods
Like all other species on the planet, humans extract energy and materials from their surrounding environment and as a result of that activity, modify ecosystems. We are part of the earth's ecological systems, and our ability to understand and manage our impact on the environment must be based on a sound knowledge of ecosystems ecology. This first year unit provides an introduction to ecosystems science through a series of lectures, workshops and field work. The unit focuses on broad-scale factors that shape ecosystems, such as energy transfer, materials cycling, climate and soils and examines the ecological patterns that emerge as a result. This knowledge is then used to assess ecosystem change and human impact on the environment. This foundational unit is relevant to environmental science and biology students and those with an interest in understanding the natural science components of sustainability.
Minor: Society and Culture
Asia Pacific
Australian Society and Culture
- Unit Code
- EUB252
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Australian Society and Culture combines literary and cultural studies, political analysis and history. It provides a context through which you can acquire knowledge about Australian institutions and traditions. Over the last few centuries, numerous social, cultural and political ideas, policies and actions have shaped and re-constructed Australian society. Understanding how Australia has evolved as a nation, a community, a culture and a people involves critically analysing various constructions, meanings and interpretations. A study of Australian society and culture will therefore involve an appreciation of Australian people and the significant political and social debates that they engage in. This unit offers insights and understandings about issues that divide Australians as well as events and circumstances that unite the nation.
Asia in Focus
- Unit Code
- EUB350
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the opportunity to engage with a range of physical and human geography topics with Asia as the focus. A regional geography approach is used to explore and understand the features, elements and characteristics of the human and physical landscapes as well as the interconnection between Asian nations and Australia. A case study approach is used with topics include sustainability and liveability of places; natural and ecological hazard zones and the risks in these zones; population, urbanisation and the emergence of megacities; the unique and diverse physical environments and the relationships people have with places across Asia.Utilising a range of geographical technologies, this unit provides valuable analytical skills, including spatial analysis, that are valued in a range of professions including regional planning, foreign affairs, journalism, environmental management, emergency services, hazard management, resource management and global security.
China and its Region
- Unit Code
- EUB353
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit provides you with the knowledge the ancient beginnings of Dynastic China, to Western Imperialism, through to the rise of Communism and Maoist China. The role of powerful individuals, and an understanding of how the country's fortunes changed over time are additional features of the content. To enhance understanding, and for comparative purposes, the unit also examines significant events in the history of India and Cambodia. Through appreciating the circumstances and personalities that have shaped China and its neighbours historically, you will be able to more readily and articulately analyse and interpret major events taking place in modern China.
Australia, Britain and America
- Unit Code
- EUB451
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on British and American social and political influences on Australian foreign policy and social attitudes since 1900. It investigates Australia's, America's and Britain's relationship. The content examines World War 1, the interwar-years, World War 2 and the post-World War 2 period. A secondary objective is to examine the fight for independence and democracy, particularly in a number of former colonial countries. Before World War 2, reverence for the British Empire and appreciation of its protection influenced Australian attitudes and governmental decision-making. Most Australians seldom questioned this close relationship. During and after World War 2, America became Australia's great and powerful friend - and the influence of Britain diminished. Nevertheless, public affection for the mother country did not dissipate so quickly.
Geography and Environment
World Regions
- Unit Code
- EUB150
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit offers an introduction to geography as a discipline and provides an overview of the physical and human characteristics of the world's geographical regions, and zones (e.g. climate zones and biomes). With a focus on the interactions between people and environments you will gain an understanding of geographical processes that shape the identity of places. Geographical processes are both bio-physical and anthropogenic in nature and result in patterns of change over time and space which has implications for people and places. Using an inquiry approach, you will explore the regions, sub-regions and zones of the world to develop and apply analytical and communication skills as well as the specific geographical skills of mapping and representing data. The skills and understanding developed in this course provide practical value to professions including journalism, teaching, law, hazard management, global security, conservation and environmental science.
Australian Geographical Studies
- Unit Code
- EUB250
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit explores the unique nature of the Australian continent, its landforms and landscapes, it's people and places. A vast nation with a small population, Australia is faced with challenges of remoteness not found in other regions of the world. This remoteness shapes the identity of places and the relationships of people with their environment and poses challenges for sustainability and liveability. Australia is home to the one of world's oldest living cultures, that of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have a connection and relationship with the land that shapes their identity and underpins their belief systems. In this unit you will gain an understanding of Indigenous peoples' perspectives on the creation of and relationships with land. The skills and knowledge acquired in this unit are valued in a range of academic endeavours including regional and urban planning, resource management, native title, emergency management, environmental management.
Environment and Society
- Unit Code
- EUB251
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an applied geography approach to understand the dynamic nature of interactions between people and their environments, and the ways environments influence people's attitudes, perceptions, choices and decisions. This is a skills-based unit that provides an opportunity to transform, represent and analyse geographical data and information to recognise spatial and temporal patterns and trends and explain how these represent contemporary geographical challenges.The skills developed in this unit are applicable across a range of other academic geography and social science subjects and are utilised by specialists in a diverse range of professions including economists, demographers, spatial technicians, criminologists, environmental analysists and managers, urban and regional planners and those in hazard management professions.
Asia in Focus
- Unit Code
- EUB350
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides the opportunity to engage with a range of physical and human geography topics with Asia as the focus. A regional geography approach is used to explore and understand the features, elements and characteristics of the human and physical landscapes as well as the interconnection between Asian nations and Australia. A case study approach is used with topics include sustainability and liveability of places; natural and ecological hazard zones and the risks in these zones; population, urbanisation and the emergence of megacities; the unique and diverse physical environments and the relationships people have with places across Asia.Utilising a range of geographical technologies, this unit provides valuable analytical skills, including spatial analysis, that are valued in a range of professions including regional planning, foreign affairs, journalism, environmental management, emergency services, hazard management, resource management and global security.
Space, Population and Territory
- Unit Code
- EUB351
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on three interrelated concepts that are foundational to the discipline of geography: space, population and territory. You are invited to examine the historical and contemporary environmental, economic, political, social and cultural factors that shape these concepts. You will engage in the examination of the practical and concrete impact that ideas about space, population and territory have on lived everyday life at both a local and global level and the implications for sustainable planning for the future. In this unit, which is placed towards the end of your course, you will be able to draw on, extend and contextualise knowledge and skills that you have acquired in your earlier discipline and curriculum studies in geography.
Geography in the Field
- Unit Code
- EUB450
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides an opportunity to develop fieldwork design skills as well as practical fieldwork skills for gathering data, making observations, and recording information in the field. Fieldwork is carried out in both urban and natural environments within the Greater Brisbane area. Ways of representing and analysing data gathered in the field will provide the opportunity to develop cartographic, graphic and analytical skills. You will propose, design and carry out your own fieldwork and report on your findings. The skills developed in this unit are relevant to a wide range of professions within the geography, science and education fields that rely on project design, data collection and analysis and analytical reporting, including proposing action to identified geographical challenges.
History
Nations and Nationalism in Modern Europe
- Unit Code
- EUB151
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit provides you with an understanding of matters pertinent to the evolution of nationalism in Europe in the modern era. This will include the influence of social movements, cultural and economic issues (1640-1990). Nationalism, nationhood and national identity have become subjects of heated debate in the post-cold war world. But what is nationalism? What constitutes a nation and how does nationality become one of the primary bases for the construction of individual and collective identities? This unit offers you the ability to critically evaluate the work of professional historians. You will explore how available evidence and methodologies employed influence cultural and political factors and shape the messages and values that historians advocate through their writing. These practices promote understandings of how historians work, the rules that govern their methods, the reliability of historical knowledge and the value of history socially and culturally.
Australian Society and Culture
- Unit Code
- EUB252
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
Australian Society and Culture combines literary and cultural studies, political analysis and history. It provides a context through which you can acquire knowledge about Australian institutions and traditions. Over the last few centuries, numerous social, cultural and political ideas, policies and actions have shaped and re-constructed Australian society. Understanding how Australia has evolved as a nation, a community, a culture and a people involves critically analysing various constructions, meanings and interpretations. A study of Australian society and culture will therefore involve an appreciation of Australian people and the significant political and social debates that they engage in. This unit offers insights and understandings about issues that divide Australians as well as events and circumstances that unite the nation.
The Ancient World
- Unit Code
- EUB253
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit facilitates understandings of ancient societies focusing on selected periods, features and individuals in the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. Such understandings encourage questioning of established interpretations and knowledge, and provides a foundational understanding of these historical periods.
Medieval Europe and the World
- Unit Code
- EUB352
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit traces the evolution of Europe from the Fall of Rome in the 5th century through to the centuries usually defined as the High Middle Ages including Renaissance and the Reformation periods. On a thematic level, the unit selectively examines topics concerned with political, religious and intellectual developments, along with the cultural history of Medieval Europe. You will develop an understanding of how events and forces have contributed to societal, political and cultural change in Europe in Medieval times. The Middle Ages constitute a crucial period in the formation of a European identity. The breakdown of the Roman world saw the gradual emergence of a Christian civilisation of striking originality. At the same time, it gave rise to political fragmentation, as well as to national characteristics and antagonisms that are still part of the European scene today. The content of this unit offers you understandings of issues that are still of central concern in our society.
China and its Region
- Unit Code
- EUB353
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
The unit provides you with the knowledge the ancient beginnings of Dynastic China, to Western Imperialism, through to the rise of Communism and Maoist China. The role of powerful individuals, and an understanding of how the country's fortunes changed over time are additional features of the content. To enhance understanding, and for comparative purposes, the unit also examines significant events in the history of India and Cambodia. Through appreciating the circumstances and personalities that have shaped China and its neighbours historically, you will be able to more readily and articulately analyse and interpret major events taking place in modern China.
Australia, Britain and America
- Unit Code
- EUB451
- Credit points
- 12
- Campus
- Kelvin Grove
- Study period
This unit focuses on British and American social and political influences on Australian foreign policy and social attitudes since 1900. It investigates Australia's, America's and Britain's relationship. The content examines World War 1, the interwar-years, World War 2 and the post-World War 2 period. A secondary objective is to examine the fight for independence and democracy, particularly in a number of former colonial countries. Before World War 2, reverence for the British Empire and appreciation of its protection influenced Australian attitudes and governmental decision-making. Most Australians seldom questioned this close relationship. During and after World War 2, America became Australia's great and powerful friend - and the influence of Britain diminished. Nevertheless, public affection for the mother country did not dissipate so quickly.