Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students
We are no longer taking applications for this version of the degree (F4O) as from 2019.
Continuing students in this course, refer to the archived page link above for the year you commenced.
Course structure
Classical Composition stream
Year 1
Classical Composition - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA126 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA127 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA128 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA129 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Theory Reversed Major
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA226 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA227 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or compositional techniques.This unit contextualises music of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA228 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA229 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Performance stream
Year 1
Classical Music Performance - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA126 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA127 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA128 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA129 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Theory Reversed Major
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA226 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA227 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or compositional techniques.This unit contextualises music of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA228 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA229 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Performance stream
Year 1
Jazz and Popular Music Performance - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will be introduced to ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules.The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA116 Ensemble and Context 1 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. This unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA117 Ensemble and Context 2 (Jazz and Popular)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory Reversed Major
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 2. It is the third in a sequence of units that develop your essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 3. It is the fourth in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP311 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 1
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP312 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 2
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
In this unit students will continue on work done in Ensemble in Context 2 through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA216 Ensemble and Context 3 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA217 Ensemble and Context 4 (Jazz and Popular)
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Student electives are your choice of units from any study area across the University, subject to meeting relevant prerequisites and quotas. You may choose to enrol in additional music units or a study area from another degree (eg, French, Gender Studies). To explore the vast array of study areas from other degrees go to www.utas.edu.au/courses/search-units and use the selection criteria to obtain more specific data (for example introductory level, semester 1, Hobart, study area: French). If you need further assistance please contact Arts Student Central, Tel: 61 3 6226 7814 or email Arts.Faculty@utas.edu.au.
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Technology stream
Note: Music Technology Students can commence the introductory Music Practice major units in Semester 1 only. Please contact Arts Student Central (arts.faculty@utas.edu.au) for advice about which units to enrol if you are commencing your degree in Semester 2, or if you are enrolling part-time.
Year 1
Music Technology - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
FCA102 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
FCA103 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist knowledge in recording and sound reinforcement techniques. Students will explore the practical application of sound reinforcement and recording technology in context of key artists, genres and technical developments. Students will analyse, synthesise and apply…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Production Theory reversed major
This unit introduces students to arranging for small to medium ensembles in a popular music context. Students will apply musical knowledge acquired in Practical Popular Music Theory 1 and 2 to produce arrangements of new and/or existing work. Students will…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds upon concepts introduced in Arranging for Popular Music 1, focusing on larger and more diverse instrumental ensembles in a popular music context. Students will draw on concepts introduced in Applied Pop Music Theory and Arranging for Popular…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Audio Production minor
This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit further develops students understanding of recording technique and introduces specialist knowledge in mixing and mastering. Students will explore all stages of recording production from conception to delivery of a final product to market. Students will be introduced to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Musicology stream
Year 1
Musicology - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA126 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA127 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA128 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA129 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice major (Musicology)
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
1…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the development of musical notation and the issues associated with performance practice of music from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, including interpretation of manuscript sources and modern editorial practices. This unit is a prerequisite for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Theory Reversed Major
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA226 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA227 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or compositional techniques.This unit contextualises music of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA228 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA229 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Songwriter stream
Year 1
Songwriter - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
FCA102 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
FCA103 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist knowledge in recording and sound reinforcement techniques. Students will explore the practical application of sound reinforcement and recording technology in context of key artists, genres and technical developments. Students will analyse, synthesise and apply…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Production Theory reversed major
This unit introduces students to arranging for small to medium ensembles in a popular music context. Students will apply musical knowledge acquired in Practical Popular Music Theory 1 and 2 to produce arrangements of new and/or existing work. Students will…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds upon concepts introduced in Arranging for Popular Music 1, focusing on larger and more diverse instrumental ensembles in a popular music context. Students will draw on concepts introduced in Applied Pop Music Theory and Arranging for Popular…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Songwriting Production minor
Enrol in 2 x 12.5 credit point units for the minor in Year 2
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit further develops students understanding of recording technique and introduces specialist knowledge in mixing and mastering. Students will explore all stages of recording production from conception to delivery of a final product to market. Students will be introduced to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to creative strategies for producing new musical work with digital technology. Using Ableton Live, students will work through a series of strategies and processes for creating, developing and finishing new work.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Breadth Units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Dual Practice stream
Year 1
Dual Practice - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
Music Practice major (enrol in 2 units)
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Reversed major: Choose one reversed major: either 'Music Production Theory'; or 'Jazz and Popular Music Theory'; or 'Classical Music Theory' (enrol in 4 units)
Music Production Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in a pair of units from either 'Applied Popular Music Theory (FCA102 plus FCA103)' or 'Contemporary Techniques' ( FCA104 plus FCA105), plus enrol in FCA113 and FCA114.
FCA102 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
FCA103 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in the following 4 units:
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in the following 4 units:
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Minor: Choose one minor: either 'Audio Production'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Classical)'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular)' (enrol in 2 units)
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
Choose 2 units from the following list:
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA126 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA127 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA128 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA129 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Audio Production minor
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist knowledge in recording and sound reinforcement techniques. Students will explore the practical application of sound reinforcement and recording technology in context of key artists, genres and technical developments. Students will analyse, synthesise and apply…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
In this unit students will be introduced to ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules.The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA116 Ensemble and Context 1 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. This unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA117 Ensemble and Context 2 (Jazz and Popular)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
* Enrol in the Music Practice major
* Choose one reversed major: Music Production Theory reversed major; or Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major; or Classical Music Theory reversed major
* Choose one minor: Audio Production minor; or Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor; or Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
* Enrol in 2 breadth units
* Enrol in 2 Student Electives
Music Practice major
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose one reversed major: Music Production Theory reversed major; or Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major; or Classical Music Theory reversed major
Music Production Theory reversed major
Music Production Theory reversed major
This unit introduces students to arranging for small to medium ensembles in a popular music context. Students will apply musical knowledge acquired in Practical Popular Music Theory 1 and 2 to produce arrangements of new and/or existing work. Students will…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds upon concepts introduced in Arranging for Popular Music 1, focusing on larger and more diverse instrumental ensembles in a popular music context. Students will draw on concepts introduced in Applied Pop Music Theory and Arranging for Popular…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory Reversed major
Jazz and Popular Music Theory Reversed Major
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 2. It is the third in a sequence of units that develop your essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 3. It is the fourth in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP311 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP312 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 2
Classical Music Theory reversed major
Classical Music Theory Reversed Major
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose one minor: Audio Production minor; or Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor; or Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
Audio Production minor
Audio Production minor
This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit further develops students understanding of recording technique and introduces specialist knowledge in mixing and mastering. Students will explore all stages of recording production from conception to delivery of a final product to market. Students will be introduced to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA226 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA227 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or compositional techniques.This unit contextualises music of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA228 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA229 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
In this unit students will continue on work done in Ensemble in Context 2 through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA216 Ensemble and Context 3 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA217 Ensemble and Context 4 (Jazz and Popular)
Breadth units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Broad Practice Stream
Year 1
Broad Practice - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1 by selecting units for the Major, Reversed Major and Minor
Music Practice major (enrol in 2 units)
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Reversed major: Choose one reversed major: either 'Music Production Theory'; or 'Jazz and Popular Music Theory'; or 'Classical Music Theory' (enrol in 4 units)
Music Production Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in a pair of units from either 'Applied Popular Music Theory' (FCA102 plus FCA103) or 'Contemporary Techniques' (FCA104 plus FCA105), plus enrol in FCA113 and FCA114.
FCA102 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
FCA103 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in the following 4 units:
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Classical Music Theory reversed major
For the reversed major enrol in the following 4 units:
Music Materials 1 introduces you to the materials of tonal music through the study of diatonic harmony, reading skills and aural skills. You will develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic organisation through reading and written exercises.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials B continues study of the basic materials of tonal music through the study of notation, reading skills, aural skills and elementary aspects of diatonic harmony. Students continue to develop fluency in notation and principles of pitch and rhythmic…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Minor: Choose one minor: either 'Audio Production'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Classical)'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular)' (enrol in 2 units)
Audio Production minor
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist knowledge in recording and sound reinforcement techniques. Students will explore the practical application of sound reinforcement and recording technology in context of key artists, genres and technical developments. Students will analyse, synthesise and apply…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
In this unit students will be introduced to ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules.The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA116 Ensemble and Context 1 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. This unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA117 Ensemble and Context 2 (Jazz and Popular)
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
Choose 2 units from the following list:
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA126 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA127 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA128 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA129 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Years 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
* Enrol in the Broad Practice major
* Choose one reversed major: 'Music Production Theory reversed major'; or 'Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major'; or 'Classical Music Theory reversed major'
* Choose one minor: 'Audio Production minor'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor'
* Enrol in 2 breadth units
* Enrol in 2 Student Electives
Broad Practice major
Broad Practice Major
Year 2
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Year 3
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 4. In the fifth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 5. In the sixth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 6. In the seventh semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit continues the work of Ensemble Skills 8. In the eighth semester students consolidate the processes already introduced through the preparation and performance of new repertoire. Students are expected to keep a rehearsal chart 'book'/journal that details the repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Industry Projects 3A is devoted to developing students' professional practice in the independent music industries. Students will engage in project based learning activities around the commercial performance, recording, promotion and distribution of original musical works. This unit sees students…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Industry Projects 3B is devoted to developing students' professional practice in the independent music industries. Students will engage in project based learning activities around the commercial performance, recording, promotion and distribution of original musical works. This unit sees students…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose one reversed major: 'Music Production Theory reversed major'; or 'Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major'; or 'Classical Music Theory reversed major'
Music Production Theory reversed major
Music Production Theory reversed major
This unit introduces students to arranging for small to medium ensembles in a popular music context. Students will apply musical knowledge acquired in Practical Popular Music Theory 1 and 2 to produce arrangements of new and/or existing work. Students will…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds upon concepts introduced in Arranging for Popular Music 1, focusing on larger and more diverse instrumental ensembles in a popular music context. Students will draw on concepts introduced in Applied Pop Music Theory and Arranging for Popular…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory reversed major
Jazz and Popular Music Theory Reversed Major
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 2. It is the third in a sequence of units that develop your essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 3. It is the fourth in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP311 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 1
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP312 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 2
Classical Music Theory reversed major
Classical Music Theory Reversed Major
Music Materials 3 continues study of the materials of tonal music through voice-leading and analysis of diatonic music, and introduces chromatic harmony through reading, written exercises and aural skills. The study of musical syntax and structure will be furthered through…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Music Materials 4 explores the musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries, through reading skills, written tasks, analysis of works in the literature, and aural skills. You will advance your understanding of the correlation between written notation and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides students with an overview of the developmental characteristics of learners and music learning in a one-to-one or small group instrumental/vocal setting. Students develop an understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment theories and methodologies relevant…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit allows the student to become acquainted with the instruments of the standard symphony orchestra and to develop effective strategies for instrumental combinations in a manner supportive of the musical goals of any orchestration or arranging project, or for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to learn conducting skills necessary to convey meaningful communication from the podium. Areas covered include mechanics of beat patterns, score preparation and expressive facial, hand and body gestures. The unit focuses on score…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose one minor: 'Audio Production minor'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor'; or 'Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor'
Audio Production minor
Audio Production minor
This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit further develops students understanding of recording technique and introduces specialist knowledge in mixing and mastering. Students will explore all stages of recording production from conception to delivery of a final product to market. Students will be introduced to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
Ensemble and Context (Jazz and Popular) minor
In this unit students will continue on work done in Ensemble in Context 2 through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA216 Ensemble and Context 3 (Jazz and Popular)
In this unit, students will continue with ensemble music making through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided ensemble performance development as well as discourse, analysis and performance of key historical pieces through historical context modules. The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA217 Ensemble and Context 4 (Jazz and Popular)
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
Ensemble and Context (Classical) minor
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA226 Ensemble and Context 1 (Classical)
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA227 Ensemble and Context 2 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or compositional techniques.This unit contextualises music of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA228 Ensemble and Context 3 (Classical)
This is one of four units in which students engage in guided development of ensemble performance skills and/or skills in composing for ensembles, contextualised through the study of complementary areas such as historical knowledge, stylistic analysis and ancillary performance or…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCA229 Ensemble and Context 4 (Classical)
Breadth units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Enrol in all of the units as specified below for Year 4 Honours (i.e. the equivalent of 8 x 12.5 credit point units):
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Commercial Music Creation Stream
Year 1
Commercial Music Creation - Year 1
Enrol in a total of 8 x 12.5 credit point units for Year 1
Music Practice major (enrol in 2 units)
This unit focuses on your major area of musical expression and practice and accommodates a diversity of specialisations. Music Practice is central and crucial to developing the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Building on your initial introduction to the core elements of your music practice, this unit enables you to consolidate the core technical and artistic skills necessary for the creation and realisation of musical works through practical and productive engagement and…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Reversed major: Choose one reversed major: either 'Music Production Theory'; or 'Jazz and Popular Music Theory' (enrol in 4 units)
Music Production Theory reversed major
FCA102 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
FCA103 introduces students to applied music theory in context of popular music styles. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of rhythm, melody and harmony through practical demonstration of their relationship to relevant works and genres.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory reversed major
The purpose of the unit is to develop musicianship through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at contextualising the theoretical and practical aspects of music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 1. It is the second in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist writing styles and conventions relevant to their creative practice. This unit will prepare students to engage in music analysis, criticism and research, as well as writing for other professional contexts. These may include: music…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to business practices relevant to musical enterprise. This unit will prepare students to navigate physical and digital markets and revenue streams for products and services in the Australian and International music industries. This unit will also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Audio Production Minor (enrol in 2 units)
Studio Musicianship introduces and connects students to the essential technologies, terminologies and practices associated with an industry standard contemporary recording environment from the perspective of the musician. Students will be required to analyse, participate in and produce a variety of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to specialist knowledge in recording and sound reinforcement techniques. Students will explore the practical application of sound reinforcement and recording technology in context of key artists, genres and technical developments. Students will analyse, synthesise and apply…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 2 and 3
Enrol in a total of 16 x 12.5 credit point units for Years 2 and 3 (i.e. 8 x 12.5 credit points per year as a full-time student), as specified below:
* Enrol in the Music Practice major
* Choose one reversed major: 'Music Production Theory reversed major'; or 'Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major'
* Enrol in the Audio Production minor
* Enrol in 2 breadth units
* Enrol in 2 Student Electives
Music Practice Major
Music Practice Major
This unit will challenge you to extend your music practice. From the foundation of core technical and artistic skills you have previously developed, you will explore elements of musicianship, making informed and reflective decisions about how to apply these skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Expanding your musicianship skills and enabling the development of the aesthetic judgement is a central focus of this unit. This is crucial for the creation and realisation of maturing musical work which you will demonstrate by focusing on communication with…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
Continuing to extend the musicianship skills and aesthetic judgement that you are beginning to embody in this unit you will explore and innovate in the context of your developing individual artistic voice. Throughout this unit you will be required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit you will experiment in your creative work with boldness and originality and broaden and deepen your individual artistic voice while exhibiting applied contextual knowledge and self-reflection. Throughout this unit you will be required to utilise critical thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
In this unit students will be introduced to leadership within their creative practicethrough a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which leadership will be developedthrough music direction, repertoire choices and team…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will further develop their leadership skills within their creativepractice through a variety of activities. Students will engage in guided project/ensembledevelopment as well as unsupervised workshops in which music leadership will befurther developed through music direction, repertoire…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Choose one reversed major: 'Music Production Theory reversed major'; or 'Jazz and Popular Theory reversed major'
Music Production Theory reversed major
Music Production Theory reversed major
This unit introduces students to arranging for small to medium ensembles in a popular music context. Students will apply musical knowledge acquired in Practical Popular Music Theory 1 and 2 to produce arrangements of new and/or existing work. Students will…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds upon concepts introduced in Arranging for Popular Music 1, focusing on larger and more diverse instrumental ensembles in a popular music context. Students will draw on concepts introduced in Applied Pop Music Theory and Arranging for Popular…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Jazz and Popular Music Theory reversed major
Jazz and Popular Music Theory Reversed Major
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 2. It is the third in a sequence of units that develop your essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit builds on the skills and understanding gained in Contemporary Techniques 3. It is the fourth in a sequence of units that develop essential musicianship skills through the study of jazz and contemporary music theory, notation, and aural skills.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP311 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 1
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for FCP312 Jazz and Pop Composition and Arranging 2
Audio Production Minor
Audio Production minor
This unit requires the student to draw extensively on the knowledge and skill base established in Recording and Sound Reinforcement and requires the students to focus on the development of industry-standard project-based applications of advanced audio post-production techniques for TV,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit further develops students understanding of recording technique and introduces specialist knowledge in mixing and mastering. Students will explore all stages of recording production from conception to delivery of a final product to market. Students will be introduced to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Breadth units
Choose 2 Breadth Units at introductory, intermediate or advanced level
Introductory Breadth
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
Ever thought of yourself as one in a million?Universities Australia notes that in 2017 Australia has more than one million students enrolled in Universities across the country. That is more than one million potential graduates entering the workforce over the…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Intensive Session Jan B | ||||
Hobart | Intensive Session Jun |
View all details for XBR110 Discover your potential: Leadership, Service and Employability
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
This unit uses the theoretical concept of ‘Lifeworlds’ to frame an exploration of the lifeworlds of Indigenous peoples globally: across cultural, social being and doing of Indigenous peoples at the local (palawa/pakana) Tasmania, national (Noongar) Western Australia and international (Navajo…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR113 Indigenous Lifeworlds: Local to the Global
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Japanese. This unit has an emphasis on the interactive use of the Japanese language. It develops competence in basic spoken and written Japanese. The unit also…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with no prior knowledge of Indonesian. This unit will provide students with the skills to communicate and interact with Indonesian people on a range of topics, to find their way around in Indonesia,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit will explore the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making.Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 2 |
X.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This is an introductory unit for students with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese. This introductory unit is for anyone who is interested in the Chinese language and/or has the need to learn Chinese for business or academic purposes.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Pulling together the disciplines of sociology, law and complementary medicine this unit is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge in order to understand, debate and critically analyse the use and place of complementary medicines in the modern…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR120 Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society
The swiftly rising prevalence of dementia is one of the most significant health, social and economic issues facing the world. The global challenge of dementia will require innovative solutions to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR121 The Global Challenge of Understanding Dementia
Sports doping is a truly international problem and has a significant impact on todays society; from cheating, to the politics and ethics of sophisticated doping programs, the enormous bureaucracy and cost of monitoring and prosecuting, along with the impact on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR122 Sport Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs and their Detection
Intermediate Breadth
This unit gives students the opportunity to build skills essential to crafting and communicating effective arguments. Every academic discipline values the ability to articulate a clear argument and to support it with logical reasons and persuasive evidence. Achieving the learning…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR201 The Art of Persuasion: How to Build and Communicate Effective Arguments
This second-year unit Working with Communities will give students in a range of conceptual and practical tools to understand the complex idea of community and skills to work effectively with diverse communities in their professional practice. The focus is on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to Big History, with a special focus on Tasmania. Big History is anevolving interdisciplinary field that investigates human history within the historical time scales ofgeological and biological history. It does so to understand how powerful forces…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
We live in a world of sciences. From the pure physics of string theory to the applied sociology of interventions, from the study of nanoparticles to broadband strategies. Science, in its various forms, plays an important role in how we…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Launceston | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to the emerging field of ‘forensic studies’. While forensic science usually refers to technical and vocational expertise, forensic studies explores the ‘forensic sciences’ as a social phenomenon. Forensic science has captured the public imagination in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this breadth unit you will investigate how to enhance resilience in the face of an emergency. Breadth units are units that must address ‘wicked problems’. A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR206 Resilience in the Face of Emergencies
Human Rights are fundamental human rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This breadth unit takes an inter-disciplinary perspective to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In the post-truth world, we need to look at data of all types with fresh eyes, to be able to discern patternsand what they might evidence. Participants learn how interpretations can be biased by existingparadigms, and by cultural context. Diverse…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit draws on popular culture texts from the humanities – such as anime and film – and discusses these in terms of issues related to health science and ethics. The aim is to encourage students to think about what…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR210 Beyond Human - Exploring Science and the Humanities
Tasmania has a growing reputation as a gourmet paradise, with high quality primary products and a growing fermented food and drink industry. In this unit, students will learn about the full production life cycle for fermented food and drink, from…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR211 From bugs to bucks: The business of fermented food and drink
This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to produce knowledge through empirical research, and discusses the methods used to solve practical problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research methodologies and approaches,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR212 Interdisciplinary Social Research
Advanced Breadth
This unit will provide you with the intellectual resources to reach your own informed judgments about when it would be morally right for your nation to resort to the use of armed force and what legal limits the use of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR301 War! The Moral and Legal Limits of Political Violence
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today's social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR302 Social Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
One Ocean examines all aspects of the ocean to emphasise its interconnectedness, physically, biologically, climatically, culturally and economically for humanity. This unit describes the Earth’s ocean as an entity; the roles that it plays in life on Earth and the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Student Electives
Choose 2 Student Electives at intermediate or advanced level
Year 4
Honours
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is designed to familiarize honours and postgraduate students with academic writing, research resources, diverse methodological approaches, research governance and various means of interpreting and framing research outcomes. Students will develop the skills with which to frame and communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobart | Semester 1 |
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Continuing students refer to the course page for the year you commenced. New students go to 13O.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): $0 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $30,450 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
- Online enquiries