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Program Type: Arizona Abroad

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring

GPA: 2.5

Class Eligibility: Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Program Open To: UA and Non-UA Students

Language of Instruction: English

Application Deadline: Fall 2021 & Academic Year 2021-2022: TBD

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UA Sydney partners with the University of Technology, Sydney - a cosmopolitan campus centrally located in the heart of Sydney. UTS has over 42,000 students in enrollment. It specializes in a variety of majors, not just in STEM fields, but also in business, communication, architecture and global studies.

Areas of study:
Business
Design, Architecture and Building
Education
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Information Technology
Law
Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Science
International Studies
Environmental Science

Below are some courses that are already approved for credit at UArizona. Please note that you can choose additional courses - in consultation with your academic advisor - from the UTS Course Catalog. 

Fall Semester Courses

Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Animal Behaviour and Physiology

Course Description:
Animal behaviour and physiology is the objective study of how animals respond to and interact with the environment and other biota. Understanding how animals behave and adapt to external environments, and why, is vital to many realms of science, but particularly the environmental sciences of biology, ecology, conservation, animal welfare and biogeography. Key to this understanding is the process by which adaptive responses arise through evolutionary selection. The focus of this subject is therefore to gain an understanding of the different internal and external responses of animals and the processes that drive their evolution. Emphasis is placed on how adaptive responses enable species to survive and reproduce, and how environmental change favours or disfavours behaviours and physiologies (and, by inference, species).
Partner Course Code:
91363
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ACBS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Anthropology

Forensic Imaging

Course Description:
This subject is designed to introduce the key concepts of the forensic imaging discipline. Through a set of complementary lectures, practicals and computer labs, students gain theoretical and practical knowledge about the general philosophy of forensic imaging, as well as how to use a digital camera and other imaging equipment, take relevant photographs in a forensic context and perform digital enhancement of images using specialised software, such as Adobe Photoshop. The skills acquired in this subject are essential in forensic science since photography is the best way to document the entire forensic process, from the crime scene to the production of the photographic report. The subject acts as a foundation to build the photographic skills necessary for all forensic science subjects.
Partner Course Code:
65312
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ANTH Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Biology

Immunology 1

Course Description:
This subject is designed to introduce the basic concepts of immunology for students planning careers in biomedical research, biotechnology and diagnostic pathology. The cells of the blood, bone marrow and immune tissues are studied in detail with regard to their identification, morphology and function. The development of these cells (haematopoesis) and their role in haemostasis and immune function is investigated. The study of immune function is structured in such a way that it follows the course of an immune response, from initial non-specific reactions to the development of adaptive responses and immunological memory. Emphasis is given to the basic concepts that underlie the recognition of foreign bodies by the host and the immune response to infection. The practical sessions introduce students to the variety of immunological techniques routinely used in pathology and research laboratories such as radioimmunoassay, immunofluorescence staining, flow cytometry and ELISA.
Partner Course Code:
91401
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MCB Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Molecular Biology 1

Course Description:
This intensive summer subject provides an introduction to the basics of molecular biology and an understanding of the key concepts underlying the experimental techniques of DNA manipulations in a molecular biology laboratory. The key techniques and the science behind the methodology are introduced, which enables the student to embrace a wide learning curve of elements within the subject. The student is encouraged and challenged to understand ideas and concepts, evaluate and analyse data and information, and apply these skills to critique current molecular biology projects in the assessment task. Topics covered include: DNA and RNA isolation, restriction enzymes, DNA ligation, cloning strategies; southern, northern and western blotting; and an introduction to DNA sequencing and PCR. Emphasis is also placed on the use of databases to retrieve and analyse nucleic acid and protein sequences. This subject encourages students to become adept at the techniques required for molecular analysis in a modern scientific laboratory, and provides a foundation for more advanced molecular biology study, as well as the skills and knowledge for future potential positions in industry, such as pharmaceutical and commercial, research and development, and gene technology and engineering companies.
Partner Course Code:
91132
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MCB Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Chemistry

Chemistry 2

Course Description:
The study of chemistry is central to an understanding of the physical world, and is fundamental to the study of biology, geology, and environmental science. This subject builds on and develops further the material introduced in 65111 Chemistry 1. The subject is divided into the broad areas of physical chemistry (equilibria, kinetics and thermochemistry) and organic chemistry (carbon compounds and their reactions, including biological molecules such as proteins, sugars and nucleic acids). The study of physical chemistry allows for the explanation and prediction of chemical reactivity and energetics, while organic chemistry provides the building blocks for understanding the complexity of the natural world.
Partner Course Code:
65212
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHEM Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 & 2 Natural Sciences.
UArizona Units:
4

Communication

Media Power

Course Description:
Media power shapes individual and social environments from womb to tomb and beyond, raising questions about who controls our media lives: corporations or citizens? Governments or revolutionaries? Working in teams students use classic and cutting-edge media studies concepts to debate current media controversies such as privacy, trolling, cyberdating, manipulation, activism, ownership, avatars, diversity, and digital addictions to TV series, social media and games. Students acquire new skills in critical appraisal, research design, analysis and research reporting, and develop powerful research questions, and design and conduct original and ethical research projects. Students investigate key aspects of media audiences, producers, communities, media practice and power structures, building their research capacity for future media research careers, honours studies and beyond. Practical research skills are combined with communication practice in this media studies subject investigating media power.
Partner Course Code:
54080
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Principles of Public Relations

Course Description:
In this subject, students learn about theories, models and principles of contemporary public relations. Content covered traces the historical evolution of public relations from technical function to strategic management. Students collaborate in groups to examine public relations' influence in news story development by analysing principles of newsworthiness of media stories. Students are introduced to research, media plan and media release writing as examples of key outputs in public relations practice.
Partner Course Code:
54042
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

The Ecology of Public Communication

Course Description:
In this subject, students explore the field of public communication and the major areas of practice. They gain an understanding of the role of communication in the public sphere, of publics, environments and contexts for communication. Students explore the roles of public communication professionals in contributing to the public sphere, including issues of ethics and persuasion. They learn how public communication, public relations and advertising are conceptualised and practised in organisations from different sectors such as not-for-profit, for-profit and government. They explore issues and controversies in the field such as social representations, agendas and advocacy. Students also apply theory to practice when they develop a creative brief for a digital product to attract professionals to an event about an issue in the field.
Partner Course Code:
54040
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Ecology

Marine Communities

Course Description:
Australia is directly responsible for more than 16 million square kilometres of ocean, which contributes in excess of $50 billion to our economy each year. Sustainable management of our coastal and oceanic resources can only come through understanding of the ecology of these systems. In this subject students develop an understanding of the processes that structure marine communities. Problem-based learning techniques are used to elucidate interactions between the animals and plants in marine communities. Special attention is paid to local rocky reef, soft-sediment and pelagic (open water) communities. This subject integrates lectures, collaborative learning, group discussions and fieldwork, complementing other subjects which focus on fish, coral reef ecosystems, marine primary producers and marine geosciences. Experimental work is conducted in the field during a three-day excursion to Pearl Beach. Due to this excursion, numbers are limited and preference is given to second-year marine biology students. Extra fee involved.
Partner Course Code:
91157
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

English

Imagining the Real

Course Description:
This subject focuses on the concept of the real. Students are asked to engage with the history, contexts, conventions and current debates centred on the notion of 'the real'. Students choose different approaches to these issues in terms of creative and theoretical perspectives. The subject aims to develop students' awareness of the wide possibilities and scope of non-fiction writing and enables them to produce an extended piece of creative non-fiction writing in a workshop environment. Each class acts as a space in which students test out received and experimental approaches to writing and thinking about the real. Truth telling; the use of fictional mode in non-fictional forms of writing; concepts of simulacrum, verisimilitude, revelation and authenticity; and the ethical contexts of documentation are key features of each class's work. Students are asked to nominate the area in which they intend to write and are assisted in researching and contextualising that area.
Partner Course Code:
54071
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ENGL Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Environmental Science

The Environment, Health and Sustainability

Course Description:
Every year 12.5 million people die from living or working in an unhealthy environment as a result of air, water and soil pollution, chemical exposure, ultraviolet radiation and natural disasters. This subject engages students in dialogue and debate with peers, researchers and practitioners across sectors to examine the relationship between health and the environment in which we live. An ecological approach is taken to investigate the evidence and pathways that impact upon health and wellbeing and how humans, through their intervention in the environment, can play a vital role in exacerbating or reducing health risks. Global challenges related to the changing climate, ocean acidification, human population, rising costs of water, energy, sanitation and waste management are examined in relation to health and the sustainable development goals. Students also consider how health and other sectors can work together to prevent the disease burden and provide the leadership required to find sustainable solutions to strengthen human resilience and adaptive capacity. Innovative systems change are explored and the concept of planetary health.
Partner Course Code:
92488
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ENVS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Epidemiology

Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Population Health

Course Description:
This foundation subject introduces students to epidemiology and its application in public health. The subject involves the study of factors affecting health and illness from a population rather than individual perspective. It further develops concepts introduced in 92574 Introduction to Public Health. Epidemiology underpins much of public health. It provides a framework of methods from which information can be reviewed to help identify and address public health problems. Students explore fundamental aspects of epidemiology, including: foundation concepts: surveillance, measurements of health and disease, concepts of health and disease study designs and their use: how epidemiological data can be used to plan and develop interventions to prevent disease (e.g. infection outbreak) and promote health the social determinants of health and the importantce of epidemiology in understanding these. This subject provides an excellent foundation in epidemiology and public health for those intending to work or who are currently working with health data, in health services and in health policy settings.
Partner Course Code:
92569
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EPID Deparmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Film & Television

Global Cinema

Course Description:
This subject focuses on key developments in global cinema with an emphasis on films that challenge students to think critically and creatively about the world in which they live. Through an engagement with films from a range of national and cultural contexts, students develop a critical vocabulary for thinking about the role that cinema can play in cultivating an ethically minded mode of engagement via which the status quo is called into question. Drawing on recent debates in screen studies, students reflect on the role that innovations in film form can play in prompting audiences to consider how and with what effects the world could be transformed for the better.
Partner Course Code:
54081
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FTV Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 2 Arts.
UArizona Units:
5

Gender and Women's Studies

Sexing Power

Course Description:
In this subject students undertake a rigorous and detailed analysis of the notions of sex, gender and sexuality in a wide variety of cultural and social contexts. Students examine in depth how social and political institutions function to regulate sex, gender and sexuality, how gender analysis helps us understand contemporary social and political issues, and how gender and sexual identities are embodied and performed in everyday life.
Partner Course Code:
54083
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GWS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Geography

Environmental Protection and Management

Course Description:
Human use of the Earth's natural environment has an undeniable impact on ecosystems and biodiversity, and shapes society through its effects on incomes and livelihood, human health, global climate, and recreation and culture. Environmental protection and management practices apply scientific principles to plan for, and mitigate the effects of, human activity on the environment to ensure provision of ecosystem goods and services into the future. This subject applies the student's knowledge of ecological science to a range of challenging topics, focusing on human use of the environment. The student reviews challenging environmental issues, is introduced to approaches in environmental protection and management, investigates the role and contribution of science to environmental decision making, and explores the development of solutions to environmental issues. The subject is taught by lectures, seminars and workshops, developed especially to prepare those wishing to enter environmental science as a profession with essential skill development opportunities. The lectures and workshops are highly interactive, using discussion groups, groupwork, writing tasks and peer-to-peer presentations to explore topics. Seminars feature industry and academic experts in the field of environmental management who speak on a range of contemporary environmental issues.
Partner Course Code:
91145
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GEOG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Global Studies

Contemporary Canada (Quebec)

Course Description:
This subject aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the history, politics, society and culture of Québec (Canada). It examines the history of Québec, with a particular focus on events since the Quiet Revolution and provides an overview of the economic and political development of Québec. Central themes in Québec society such as nationalism, independence movements, aboriginal issues and language are studied. Literature, cinema and other cultural works provide case studies in which these and other issues are examined. The subject thus introduces students to Québec's diversity and heterogeneity in regional, national, continental and international contexts. Students develop critical thinking and written communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject.
Partner Course Code:
976602
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary China

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to contemporary China, and its historical, political, cultural, social and economic dimensions in a local, national, continental and global context. The subject provides students with critical skills to identify major contemporary issues that shape the present-day society of the country, introducing theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research. A combination of lecture-based, independent and collaborative learning allows student to develop critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills specific to China studies, in particular with regard to cultural diversity, sociocultural change and with attention to ethical best practice. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject.
Partner Course Code:
976111
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary France

Course Description:
The subject provides students with critical skills that allow them to identify major contemporary issues that shape present-day French society. Students gain insights into France's long-term and more recent history and the notion of French identity within and beyond France itself. Topics include: the aftermath of the Second World War; the concept and practice of the French Republic; France's 'revolutionary' aspect; France in the world; and issues relating to contemporary French culture and society. Students develop critical thinking skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject and are introduced to theoretical and methodological frameworks for intercultural research.
Partner Course Code:
976411
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Germany

Course Description:
This subject, which combines lecture-based, independent and collaborative learning, is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of contemporary German history, politics, society and culture in national, continental and global contexts. Students develop critical thinking skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. The subject also provides students with skills to identify major contemporary issues that shape present-day German society, and introduces theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research. Students are encouraged to develop critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills. These frameworks and skills are crucial to the In-country Studies subjects, for which this subject is a prerequisite. In weeks 1 to 3 students follow an umbrella program shared by all contemporary European society subjects, which introduces them to general issues relating to contemporary Europe: definitions of Europe, internal divisions within Europe, and the impact of migration. From week 4 onwards, they pursue a separate program, focusing on contemporary Germany. Insights are gained into German history, politics and culture since the Second World War, including East and West Germany and the post-unification period. Topics cover the contested nature of German identity and memory of Germany's past, social movements and terrorism, economic development, immigration and Germany's international role, as well as German popular culture.
Partner Course Code:
976421
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Italy

Course Description:
"This subject introduces students to contemporary Italy, and its historical, political, cultural, social and economic dimensions in a local, national, continental and global context. The subject provides students with critical skills to identify major contemporary issues that shape the present day society of the country, introducing theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research. A combination of lecture-based, independent and collaborative learning allows student to develop critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills specific to Italy studies, in particular with regard to cultural diversity, sociocultural change and with attention to ethical best practice. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. In weeks 1 to 3, students follow an umbrella program shared by all contemporary European society subjects. This introduces them to general issues relating to contemporary Europe: definitions of Europe, the drive to unification, internal divisions within Europe and the impact of migration. From week 4, students in this subject pursue a separate program, focusing on contemporary Italy. The subject provides students with critical skills that allow them to identify major contemporary issues that shape present-day Italian society. Insights are gained into Italy's history since unification (in 1861), and the contested notion of Italian identity within and beyond Italy. Topics cover national identity, myth and memory, culture, society and contemporary politics."
Partner Course Code:
976431
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Japan

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to contemporary Japan, and its historical, political, cultural, social and economic dimensions in a local, national and global context. The subject provides students with critical skills to identify major contemporary issues that shape the present day society of the country, introducing theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research. A combination of lecture-based, independent and collaborative learning allows student to develop critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills specific to Japan studies, in particular with regard to cultural diversity, sociocultural change and with attention to ethical best practice. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. In weeks 1 to 3, students follow the general issues and background discussion on contemporary Japan. From week 4, students pursue topics that cover the contested notion of Japanese identity within and beyond Japan, contemporary politics, religion, working life, and the issues related to an aging society.
Partner Course Code:
976211
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Latin(o) Americas

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the Spanish-speaking Americas in their sociocultural, political and economic dimensions and is designed to prepare students for their year of in-country study in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica or Latino USA. The subject is based on the premise that that the 'Latinised' USA and Latin America are so mutually intertwined historically, socially, culturally and economically that it makes more sense to study them together. The subject links contemporary Latin American and US Latino peoples and cultures to broader processes of transnationalisation, globalisation and transculturation. Through a combination of tutorial-based, independent and collaborative learning, students develop research-led analytical skills and gain knowledge of important current theories, concepts and debates, and learn to apply these to contemporary patterns of sociocultural change in Latin America and in an increasingly Latinised USA, now the world's second largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico. The subject begins with a seminar on maps, names and key terms, followed by seminars on the periods of colonisation, independence and nation-state formation as stages vital to understanding Latin America's problematic insertion into Western modernity in the 20th century. The subject then moves to seminars on the complex interactions between the USA and Latin America and continues with seminars on popular music and church and gender before turning to country-specific studies.
Partner Course Code:
976502
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Spain

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to contemporary Spain and its historical, political, cultural, social and economic dimensions in a local, national, continental and global context. The subject provides students with critical skills to identify major contemporary issues that shape the present day society of the country, introducing theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research. A combination of lecture-based, independent and collaborative learning allows student to develop critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills specific to Spanish studies, in particular with regard to cultural diversity, sociocultural change and with attention to ethical best practice. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. In weeks 1 and 3, students follow an umbrella program shared by all contemporary European society subjects. This introduces them to general issues relating to contemporary Europe: definitions of Europe, the drive to unification, internal divisions within Europe and the impact of migration. From week 4, students in this subject pursue a separate program, focusing on divergent and contradictory historical ways of conceptualising Spain, with attention paid to the legacies of waves of immigrant peoples and empires, and religions and ethnicities. The subject also pays close attention to the modern history of Spain, from the Second Republic in the 1930s, through the Civil War and Franco dictatorship, to the restoration of democracy in the 1980s and sociopolitical developments of recent decades. There is specific investigation of regional drives, concepts of 'Spanishness', gender and sexual politics, and changing political and cultural climates. The overarching question that students are encouraged to ask and answer is 'What is Spain?'
Partner Course Code:
976451
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Contemporary Switzerland

Course Description:
This subject provides students with critical skills that allow them to identify major contemporary issues that shape the present-day Swiss society. Students gain insights into long-term and more recent history and the complex notion of Swiss identity. Topics include: contemporary politics; regional, cultural and linguistic diversity; Swiss neutrality; Switzerland's role in the Second World War and its subsequent approach to that past; and its relationship with the EU and broader international role. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject and are introduced to theoretical and methodological frameworks for students to engage in intercultural research.
Partner Course Code:
976404
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Health Promotion Sciences

Contemporary Indigenous Health and Wellbeing

Course Description:
Nurses have a major role to play in improving the health of Australian Indigenous people. To be effective however, nurses require both clinical skills and cultural respect. This subject focuses on improving students' knowledge of Indigenous people in order to foster respect and understanding. Exploring their own attitudes, beliefs and understandings contributes to students being able to deliver evidence-based care in a culturally respectful way. This subject emphasises exploring Indigenous perspectives of Australian history and the ongoing effects of colonisation for Indigenous people nationally and internationally; intergenerational loss and trauma; acknowledging Indigenous people as experts in their own health; comprehending the social and cultural implications of engaging with the health care system for Indigenous people; and fostering humility in safe, appreciative, collaborative spaces.
Partner Course Code:
92441
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HPS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Global, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to key issues in global sexual, reproductive, maternal and child health and extends their skills in applying rights-based approaches to health inequities. Students develop an understanding of the life-cycle approach and investigate determinants of sexual and reproductive health at each life stage. In addition, students consider the particular issues and challenges faced by priority populations in attaining sexual, reproductive, maternal and child health and wellbeing. Addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights remains controversial and yet is crucial for improving health, ensuring wellbeing, attaining universal health coverage and achieving equitable development. Students explore these ongoing contentions and challenges to improving sexual, reproductive, maternal and child health with a view to critiquing existing strategies, promoting social justice and advocating for evidence-based approaches to these complex health issues.
Partner Course Code:
92487
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HPS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Health Promotion and Advocacy

Course Description:
This subject provides an introduction to the principles and practice of health promotion. Students examine the characteristics of successful local, state/territory and national health promotion programs and policy that have made a difference to health behaviour at the individual and population level. Students also investigate how health professionals work to deliver health promotion and principles for culturally competent practice with Indigenous Australians. Hands-on tasks enhance students' understanding of health promotion ideas and advocacy strategies that aim to influence the social and political structures in order to promote and sustain justice and equality.
Partner Course Code:
92570
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HPS Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

History

Sex, Race and Empire

Course Description:
Making sense of today's globalised world means understanding the history and continuing impact of colonialism as well as recognising the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and religion. This subject decentres Europe and focuses on the impact and legacies of colonialism in regions such as South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australasia, South East Asia and the Pacific. Students study many perspectives, such as the following: colonised Indigenous peoples, invading settlers moving to the countries of the colonised, anti-colonial political and military struggles, diasporas, the populations dispersed by invasion, slavery, indentured labour and voluntary migration. Students deepen their knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural processes of colonial expansion, imperialism and their links to contemporary global relations.
Partner Course Code:
54082
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Information Science

Digital Literacies

Course Description:
This subject addresses literacies that are not only crucial for everyday life and our full participation as citizens, but also required by every contemporary industry and workplace. Practical, critical and theoretical aspects of contemporary media use are explored and integrated. Students gain foundational digital media skills involving digital publishing and digital image production and compositing. They explore the shift in our understandings of being and knowing that both enabled and were enhanced by the development of digital technologies, and which provide the context for our use of them. Students also gain knowledge of the ethical responsibilities of using these media and learn to critically reflect on their own production of multimodal and participatory communication.
Partner Course Code:
54001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Journalism

Investigating: Data, Tools & Stories

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the foundations of investigative journalism in the digital age: a suite of tools for research and practice, and methods for analysing, verifying and visualising data for journalistic purposes. Students extend their abilities as reporters by developing investigative research skills, and are introduced to basic tools and techniques of data-driven reporting. They learn strategies for distinguishing investigative stories from other stories, develop their own ideas for investigative stories, researching stories in depth, finding original datasets and identifying stories in those datasets to support their reporting. They develop the capacity to critically assess and verify information and practice techniques used in industry by investigative reporters.
Partner Course Code:
54023
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JOUR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Narrative Multimedia Journalism

Course Description:
In this subject, students explore academic and industry debates relating to the current digital news environment. These debates include identifying, targeting and integrating offline and online audiences, copyright in the digital space and its impact on practice, newsroom adaptation to multimedia journalism and silo breakdown. Students study and develop the skills to produce multimedia works, in narrative form, which includes elements of audio, online text, video and photojournalism. Students are required to explore and understand the latest trends in curating and packaging online news stories for online platforms. Additionally, students are encouraged to think about how to plan stories to suit social media platforms, with a focus on designing their stories for audience experience on the available platforms. Additional learning skills include the use of online news sourcing methods (including social media), understanding online audience consumption patterns, audience engagement strategies, and image analysis.
Partner Course Code:
54021
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JOUR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Marketing

Brand Advertising Strategies

Course Description:
In this subject, students explore the logic and evolution of branding. They develop a strong understanding of brand equity and learn how it drives contemporary advertising practice, and they apply the principles of branding to a creative advertising strategy.
Partner Course Code:
54048
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Corporate & Marketing Communication

Course Description:
This subject examines contemporary corporate and marketing communication objectives, strategies and methods employed by corporations and other ‘corporate bodies’ such as government agencies (e.g. transport, health, etc.) to promote their organisation, its products and services. Differences and complementation between corporate communication and marketing communication are explained. Students examine contemporary marketing communication methods with customers and potential customers, such as advertising, electronic direct mail (e-DM), promotions, events such as exhibitions and trade shows, product PR, and public social media. In addition, students explore key corporate communication concepts such as corporate identity, reputation, corporate social responsibility, and communication with stakeholders such as employees, shareholders, regulators, and local communities. Methods of internal and external corporate communication are examined, including corporate websites, intranets, internal social media, annual reports, newsletters, and corporate PR and publicity. Students are encouraged to critically examine methods of corporate and marketing communication from a standpoint of ethics and effectiveness.
Partner Course Code:
57220
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BCOM Departmental elective, Upper Division.
UArizona Units:
5

Digital Media: Marketing, Metrics & Data

Course Description:
This subject responds to the digital media industry's growing emphasis and reliance on data, metrics and marketing to better segment and target audiences. The rapidly-evolving digital and social media industry is framed within historical and theoretical contexts and for commercial, professional, social and personal uses. In this subject, students learn foundational digital marketing skills, digital and social media technologies, devices, platforms, media and analytical techniques to develop their marketing-oriented, decision-making skills. Students develop skills linked to content marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, as well as relevant digital tools concerning search engine optimisation (SEO), digital analytics and other social media metrics. Students learn strategies from industry case studies in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) digital marketing to better understand how businesses leverage website traffic, content performance and lead generation. Students also critically examine the consequences of digital media marketing, and the limits and perils of big data.
Partner Course Code:
54061
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Nursing

Evidence for Nursing

Course Description:
This subject develops skills in accessing and appraising research evidence upon which to base nursing practice. This subject builds on students' understandings of the utility of published practice guidelines. Focus is on selection and appraisal of published research studies and applying the evidence to selected clinical situations. Quantitative and qualitative research are introduced and their values in answering different types of clinical questions discussed. Popular health claims are evaluated as a method of understanding how the indicators of clinical effectiveness are used. The appraisal of systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines is also introduced.
Partner Course Code:
92440
UArizona Equivalent Course:
NURS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Physiology

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Course Description:
In this subject students gain excellent basic knowledge in physiology, putting them in good stead for medical-oriented subjects in subsequent years and potential entrance into the medical and dentistry fields. Students learn the anatomy (structure) and physiology (function) of the healthy human body. Lectures are complemented by a supportive practical/tutorial program. The subject content includes: homeostasis; the anatomical organisation of the body and anatomical terms; and the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, endocrine, nervous, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary systems. Development of practical skills is a major part of the subject.
Partner Course Code:
91400
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSIO Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 and 2 Natural Sciences.
UArizona Units:
4

Plant Sciences

Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology

Course Description:
Plants are the cornerstone of energy capture and transformation of all ecosystems. The productivity of plants and their influence on water, carbon, nutrient and energy cycles is central to the functioning of landscapes. Development of an understanding of the physiology and ecophysiology of plants allows students to contribute to ongoing debates about overcoming the impacts of climate change, global food insecurity and the rise of water scarcity as a socio-political issue. This subject introduces the key concepts, processes and techniques required to understand the basics of the physiology of plants and the interaction of the abiotic environment with plants in the field (ecophysiology). It is taught using a combination of lectures, lecture-based question and answer sessions, practical lab work, and group project work. Topics covered include a selection from the following: how plants fix carbon; long-distance transport in the phloem; uptake, movement and control of water fluxes in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum; landscape carbon and water budgets; behaviour and physiology of stomata; ion uptake by plant roots; comparative ecophysiology of plants in contrasting environments; the ecophysiology of global forest mortality in response to drought; and the physiology of plants exposed to stress.
Partner Course Code:
91270
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PLS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Political Science

Politics, Ideologies & Beliefs

Course Description:
Do ideas matter in politics? How? What is the role of political ideology and beliefs in the shaping of our world? This subject investigates the main ideas that define politics, and which influence the everyday political life of states, economies and civil societies. It discusses major contemporary ideologies and beliefs, such as liberalism, conservatism, social reformism, environmentalism, socialism and religious fundamentalism. Students analyse ideologies and beliefs in real-world contexts, conducting participant observation of civil society organisations ranging from political parties to non-government organisations, religious institutions, trade unions and not-for-profit organisations.
Partner Course Code:
54051
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 and 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
5

Public Health

Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Course Description:
This subject covers the essential knowledge that clinicians, project officers, health service managers and planners, and public health practitioners need concerning epidemiology and population health. It enables students to apply analytical strategies of epidemiology to the health service and public health environment, and to assess, interpret and critically appraise the quality of evidence of health service studies. Topics covered include epidemiological methods and concepts, understanding epidemiological evidence and its limitations, using population health data, and how findings are used to support public health and health services planning and management decisions. Students also have an opportunity to calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact. An emphasis is placed on linking epidemiological theory population health with application in public health and health services settings and decision making.
Partner Course Code:
92296
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EPID Deparmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Sociology

Sport and Society

Course Description:
This first-year subject provides a critical introduction to the analysis of sport as a social activity, together with the drivers that make sport a major cultural activity. It examines power relations and inequalities in sport, thereby interrogating the assumption that sport is inherently egalitarian and inclusive. The subject examines historical influences on contemporary sport, the role of ideology and policy, the importance of ethics and integrity, the politics of participation, as well as the power of science and technology in high performance sport.
Partner Course Code:
21655
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
4

Sports Studies

Sport Marketing and Media

Course Description:
This subject explores marketing concepts as they relate to the funding, promotion and the commercial development of sport. The subject explores sport marketing strategies, sport advertising, sport publicity, sport sponsorship and promotion across various levels of sport organisations.
Partner Course Code:
21656
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

The International Sport Marketplace

Course Description:
The subject seeks to develop knowledge of sport marketplaces in a range of international contexts. It examines how global–local forces produce pressure for the adoption or adaptation of dominant modes of sport organisation. An underlying assumption is that awareness of global–local dynamics of economy, politics, culture and sport performance are necessary for advanced leadership of sport in dynamic international settings.
Partner Course Code:
21657
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

The Organisation of Australian Sport

Course Description:
The organisation of Australian sport has become more professional and complex since the late 20th century. The number of stakeholders involved in the delivery of sport, whether at the high performance or community level, has grown significantly. This subject explores the role of sport organisations, governments and public agencies in terms of the development of sport across various sectors. It examines the decision making and policy priorities that underpin public funding for sport. It evaluates managerial responsibilities in respect of the governance of sport organisations and the integrity of conduct within the Australian sport industry.
Partner Course Code:
21658
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Spring Semester Courses

Biochemistry

Metabolic Biochemistry

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to cellular metabolism and energy transfer mechanisms. It provides an overview of the main carbohydrate catabolic and anabolic pathways including glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis and glycogen metabolism. It provides an understanding of nitrogen and fatty acid metabolism, and the metabolic specialisation of tissues and the relationships between tissues. Cell signalling and the role of signals/hormones in maintaining homeostasis is also explored. This understanding of cell function provides a foundation for many subjects in biological and biomedical sciences. Emphasis is placed on mastering and understanding the principles of cellular reactions and their application to diverse cell types. The subject also introduces the basic tools and methods of biochemical experimentation, the application of biochemical reasoning, and the presentation of results in the written format.
Partner Course Code:
91320
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BIOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Biology

General Microbiology

Course Description:
Microbes are small but they have important relationships with the human world. Although some are involved in food spoilage and a minority are capable of causing disease in humans, animals and plants, many have numerous beneficial effects including maintaining health in our guts (i.e. the microbiome) and maintaining balance in the environment by recycling chemical elements such as carbon and nitrogen. Additionally, microbes have a number of important industrial applications in food and chemical production, bioremediation and sewage treatment. When considering their diverse roles, microbes are an exciting and important group of organisms to learn about. This subject provides an introduction to the structure, function and taxonomy of the microbial world including bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. Several key topics in the study of microbiology are discussed including microscopy, sterilisation, disinfection, microbial nutrition, microbial growth, bacterial identification schemes, as well as antibiotic and anti-microbial agents and contemporary techniques in molecular microbiology. Basic mycology, parasitology, and virology are covered, with an emphasis on transmission control of these organisms. The practical exercises give students experience in the principal laboratory procedures for the isolation, manipulation, growth and identification of microorganisms.
Partner Course Code:
91314
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MCB Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Business

Operations Management

Course Description:
Operations management is concerned with the design, planning and improvement of systems or processes that create goods and provide services. This subject provides a broad introduction to operations management and develops awareness of the critical need for effective operations management. Not only do the students learn about the fundamentals of operations management, but they also practice how to select and apply appropriate operations tools and techniques in different contexts including quality management, inventory control and management, sales and operations planning, resource planning, decision-making analysis and sustainable operations management. Teaching methods include a combination of interactive lectures, real-world case analysis and videos.
Partner Course Code:
21069
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Care, Health & Society

Health and Soceity

Course Description:
This subject allows students to develop understanding of the philosophy and expression of primary health care, health promotion and community development as the basis for therapeutic nursing practice in the community. The influence of power and politics on health care and the implications for patients are also explored. Students appreciate the dynamic and diverse nature of the community and the principles and practice of community health nursing. Health promotion and primary health care as defined by the World Health Organization and the social determinants of health form the framework for this subject. Knowledge of the social determinants of health and how they affect people's lives before, during and after illness is necessary for students to develop empathy and understanding of individual circumstances. Empathy and understanding are intrinsic to all nursing practice.
Partner Course Code:
92432
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHS Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Communication

Communicating Health and Science

Course Description:
Media messages about health and science have implications for society. They can generate panic, fight disease, sway markets, and move us to search for life beyond our sun. But who sets the agenda? What makes information go viral? Why are drones and robots all over the news? How did Kylie Minogue boost breast screening? Why is nuclear power seen as risky? Why do we debate vaccination? Students choose a health or science issue, locate and critically evaluate related information, engage with communities, and develop a media/news/communication strategy and portfolio of communication. Students investigate and reflect upon concepts such as risk, health promotion, health communication, diversity, community interdependence, ethics, social construction, and discourse. Drawing on online resources, and expert and public discussion, students work in teams to engage with communities, identify 'champions' (experts and celebrities), evaluate information and develop practical communication responses tailored for target audiences. Students' assignments include critiques of communication, an issues briefing document and strategy, and contribution to a team portfolio of audio/visual/web/text responses to the communication challenge.
Partner Course Code:
54090
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Government and Political Communication

Course Description:
Citizens in contemporary societies are immersed in government and political communication, from election campaigning and activist communication to anti-smoking drives and road safety promotions. This subject explores the practices, ethics and assumptions underpinning political and government communication, while clearly demarcating the differences between the two. It looks at the role of communication in democratic citizenship and participation, including examining the rise of alternative and emerging public spheres, especially those that exist primarily online, and the rise of e-government and e-democracy. It explores 'spin', and the impacts of spin on the public sphere and public debate. Students critically analyse contemporary issues and how they are understood and represented by different stakeholders. They produce a communication product based on their research.
Partner Course Code:
54095
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Media Power

Course Description:
Media power shapes individual and social environments from womb to tomb and beyond, raising questions about who controls our media lives: corporations or citizens? Governments or revolutionaries? Working in teams students use classic and cutting-edge media studies concepts to debate current media controversies such as privacy, trolling, cyberdating, manipulation, activism, ownership, avatars, diversity, and digital addictions to TV series, social media and games. Students acquire new skills in critical appraisal, research design, analysis and research reporting, and develop powerful research questions, and design and conduct original and ethical research projects. Students investigate key aspects of media audiences, producers, communities, media practice and power structures, building their research capacity for future media research careers, honours studies and beyond. Practical research skills are combined with communication practice in this media studies subject investigating media power.
Partner Course Code:
54080
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

The Ecology of Public Communication

Course Description:
In this subject, students explore the field of public communication and the major areas of practice. They gain an understanding of the role of communication in the public sphere, of publics, environments and contexts for communication. Students explore the roles of public communication professionals in contributing to the public sphere, including issues of ethics and persuasion. They learn how public communication, public relations and advertising are conceptualised and practised in organisations from different sectors such as not-for-profit, for-profit and government. They explore issues and controversies in the field such as social representations, agendas and advocacy. Students also apply theory to practice when they develop a creative brief for a digital product to attract professionals to an event about an issue in the field.
Partner Course Code:
54040
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Ecology

Aquatic Ecology

Course Description:
This subject gives students a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of aquatic ecosystems (freshwater and marine). It provides students with knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological processes and their interactions that occur in freshwater, marine and estuarine systems. It also introduces students to the effects of anthropogenic impacts of in-stream and catchment activities on the integrity of these ecosystems, and how these influence approaches to managing water resources. Students develop an appreciation of the importance of understanding the ecology of these systems as it underpins the ability to manage these resources for the benefit of the biota and humanity. Students study the rich and varied patterns of biodiversity and physical features among these habitats, and the importance of maintaining their integrity in the face of anthropogenic impacts. Understanding ecosystem integrity requires an understanding of the structure and function of the ecosystems. The subject develops the student's ability to research issues related to the independent written report component of the subject, to discuss the implications of their results in the broader context of the ecology and management of aquatic ecosystems. Additional excursion fees involved.
Partner Course Code:
91121
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Ecology

Course Description:
A scientific understanding of ecosystem structure and function is essential for conservation and management of biodiversity. In this subject, students learn how spatial and temporal variations in biotic and abiotic attributes of the environment determine variation in the structure and function of ecosystems across aquatic and terrestrial biomes. A broad cross-section of organisms ranging from plants and microbes to invertebrates and vertebrates is used to illustrate ecological patterns and processes. During field practicals in marine intertidal habitats and in woodland vegetation, and in follow-on laboratory practicals, students ask a series of ecological questions and collect and explore their own scientific evidence as part of a team to answer these questions. This subject is an important link to a range of third-year subjects that require both a deep understanding of ecological concepts as well as the ability to apply ecological knowledge to manage and remediate environmental problems.
Partner Course Code:
91154
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Fisheries Resources

Course Description:
In this subject students learn about the biology of freshwater, estuarine and marine biological resources in relation to their exploitation by humans. Problems of productivity against a background of regulations, fishing methods and climate change are explored, and the major management requirements for ecologically sustainable development of coastal and freshwater fisheries resources are addressed. NSW and Australian practices are examined in relation to best practices elsewhere. Some classes are taught in excursion mode, as well as workshops with fisheries professionals. Additional excursion fees involved.
Partner Course Code:
91118
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

English

Fictional Forms

Course Description:
Students are introduced to creative practice in both mainstream and emergent forms of narrative as they investigate what constitutes fiction and its forms. The subject introduces a range of recent and modern fictional texts as technical examples and thematic models. Critical debate within the class explores the limits and the possibilities of the contemporary text together with the functional operation of key terms such as author and narrator, performance and reception, and subjectivity and meaning, as well as structure, voice and characterisation. Students produce and collectively workshop their own writing in fiction from the start of session, and are able to write their final creative writing assessment task choosing from a range of fictional forms.
Partner Course Code:
54070
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ENGL Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Environmental Science

Climate Justice and Climate Policy

Course Description:
Climate change transforms society in profound ways. All sectors are affected, from financial and legal fields to social and health services; from mining and energy supply to tourism and agriculture. A major rethink of professional priorities is underway, from the local to the global. There are new questions of impacts and adaptation, of resilience, capacity and responsibility. There are urgent debates about solutions, from sociocultural to technical, and there are new forms of advocacy and political contention, across widening policy fields. The subject focuses on these social and political debates about climate change. It addresses the changing relationships between social justice and ecological sustainability, drawing on international experience. It especially focuses on issues of land justice and climate justice, drawing on Indigenous contexts and perspectives. Students debate the 'big picture', addressing impacts, discussing responses, investigating solutions. They evaluate a specific policy measure, either proposed or implemented, e.g. renewable energy transitions, 'resilient' urban planning, or climate geoengineering. Building on this, they develop 'blue sky' proposals, and test them in real-world contexts, mapping-out scenarios for implementation. In the process, students gain skills in policy evaluation and development, and in scenario-testing and planning.
Partner Course Code:
54006
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ENVS Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Film & Television

Fictions

Course Description:
This subject explores dramatic, fictional and narrative storytelling in the media arts. Students are introduced to the ways in which narrative and drama operate in script, digital and filmic forms, gaining an understanding of key concepts such as structure and conflict, and key techniques involving cinematography and visual style, editing, performance, and sound design. Assessment tasks involve script development and team-based moving image narrative exercises. In-class exercises and out-of-class workshops extend and support learning.
Partner Course Code:
54032
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MAR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Global Cinema

Course Description:
This subject focuses on key developments in global cinema with an emphasis on films that challenge students to think critically and creatively about the world in which they live. Through an engagement with films from a range of national and cultural contexts, students develop a critical vocabulary for thinking about the role that cinema can play in cultivating an ethically minded mode of engagement via which the status quo is called into question. Drawing on recent debates in screen studies, students reflect on the role that innovations in film form can play in prompting audiences to consider how and with what effects the world could be transformed for the better.
Partner Course Code:
54081
UArizona Equivalent Course:
FTV Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 2 Arts.
UArizona Units:
5

Geography

Geological Processes

Course Description:
The evolution of the Earth's environment is a dynamic process that influences the way we live our lives. Landscape changes over time have been, and continue to be, the catalyst for population migration, abundance, decline and adaptation of species. Understanding landscape processes is an integral part of our future as we respond to environmental changes which have the potential to affect the places we live and the food we grow. Respect for, and understanding of, environmental processes provide an essential foundation for a career in science. This knowledge allows us to contextualise our work. In this subject, students investigate the link between landforms and the processes by which they are created and change. The subject explores interactions between the hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere that drive these landscape forming, or geomorphologic, processes. It examines how plant and animal adaptations are defined by both ancient and contemporary processes acting on landscapes and their abiotic components, thereby linking geology and biodiversity. This continuous impact of geological processes on landscapes is examined during an environmental geology field trip to the New South Wales coast. The subject offers a practical, hands-on approach to map reading and the construction of distribution maps as well developing theses on animal and plant distributions and presenting results using modern communication tools.
Partner Course Code:
91149
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GEOG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Geosciences

The Biosphere

Course Description:
Biosphere is a collective term which encapsulates all living organisms on Earth. Of the thousands of planets discovered so far, Earth is truly unique in that it is the only planet which has a biosphere. This subject has been designed to introduce students to the environmental sciences at a tertiary level. It explores the evolution of Earth's structure and species, and contrasts these ancient patterns with modern environmental changes that are occurring right now. The interactions among the various living and non-living components within the biosphere, and with external factors such as the atmosphere and solar energy, are also examined. Throughout the subject, there is an integrated focus on the science of the biosphere and the effects that humans and our activities have on the biosphere, including vitally important issues such as climate change, sustainability and the resources crisis.
Partner Course Code:
91107
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GEOS Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

History

Genocide Studies

Course Description:
This subject is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the social, political, historical and religious causes of genocide and its impact on local, national and global policies and attitudes. The initial four weeks of the subject focus on important general theoretical issues relating to the definition and application of the term 'genocide' and its legal, political and moral implications. From Week 6, the subject explores three specific case studies: the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide and the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. The subject provides students with critical skills to undertake independent and collaborative analysis and research into specific genocides which have shaped contemporary society. Students develop critical thinking and written/oral communication skills, with attention paid to best ethical practice.
Partner Course Code:
50251
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HIST Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Journalism

Digging Deeper: Current Affairs and Longer-form Journalism

Course Description:
This subject is designed to move students from news production to storytelling through longer-form journalism, focusing on the production of features and other forms of non-fiction narrative in a range of media. The subject aims to give students insight into the implications of convergence for storytelling, and how to develop a range of styles and their applications across media. An understanding of voice, story structure, interviewing technique, language and, where relevant, the use of visual images and sound are further developed in the context of students' own story production. Through a reflective approach, students develop a critical appreciation of the role played by narrative and language in media discourse, and how this relates to the work of journalists.
Partner Course Code:
54022
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JOUR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Stories from the Streets: Local Journalism, Social Media

Course Description:
Students develop an understanding of news content, writing and current ethical and legal standards employed in newsrooms in Australia; and research and produce accurate, well-edited news stories across online text, audio and video platforms to deadline. Students' work may be published on Central News (at the discretion of the Central News multimedia producer). Students learn how to research news beyond google and how to structure a news story across various platforms, with emphasis on writing with clarity and accuracy. They are introduced to interviewing etiquette and differences in interviewing styles across platforms. Students are exposed to real newsroom ethical and legal dilemmas.
Partner Course Code:
54020
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JOUR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

The Hive: Collaborative Journalism

Course Description:
In this subject, students work individually and in collaborative groups, under the guidance of tutors to deepen their understanding of news values, audiences, contemporary crowd sourcing techniques and social media journalism as a means to the practice of journalistic collaboration. Students use the theory of crowdsourcing extending it to the practice of collaborative journalism, analysing both audience and editorial requirements. Students work in collaborative groups to deepen their understanding and practice of journalistic collaboration, producing stories on multiple platforms which can be housed on theme-based websites. Students analyse the impact on journalism of media organisational convergence and the breakdown of media silos. Students gain critical understanding of participation (professional and non-professional) as an emerging core practice of journalism.
Partner Course Code:
54024
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JOUR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
5

Marketing

Advertising Campaign Practice

Course Description:
Students gain insight into the various agency disciplines and their contribution to campaign research and strategy, creation and production of ideas, media planning, and pitching as an agency team. Topics include the significance of strategic planning in campaign development, conceptual issues involved in the production of advertising ideas, and the development and selling of an integrated campaign to a client. Students engage in scriptwriting and the production of creative campaign concepts for broadcast and social media.
Partner Course Code:
54047
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Exploring Media Arts

Course Description:
This subject explores creative media arts practices across moving image, audio and participatory forms. It introduces students to relevant media arts histories and contexts in addition to a range of technologies, media practices and production techniques. Each session is based around a specific theme, such as time, speed, place or memory, which is explored through creative play. Working on creative exercises, students are introduced to core skills and understandings in media arts practice. They gain basic skills in production planning, image and sound content gathering, mixing and editing, safety issues and collaborative work practices. Students publish and reflect on their creative practice online, a process that is encouraged in subjects throughout the major.
Partner Course Code:
54030
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Physiology

Health and Homeostasis 1

Course Description:
This subject, along with 91561 Health and Homeostasis 2, provides the underpinning anatomy and physiology for the subsequent pathophysiology and pharmacology subjects in the Bachelor of Nursing (C10122). The subject provides the foundation knowledge in chemistry and biology forming the basis for the study of human anatomy and physiology. Also, through the guiding principle of homeostasis, this subject describes the contribution of the different organ systems to maintain a state of wellness. In this subject, each teaching week is dedicated to an organ system. The content encompasses the nervous, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems. The subject provides points of reference with regard to the structure and function of individual human organs judged to be in a state of good health (e.g. heart rate, lung volume and capacity, and organ architecture). The lessons begin with the histology of the tissues and gradually progress to organs within the system. The activities in this subject introduce medical terms and present clinical case scenarios. The latter is utilised as a tool to understand the relevance as well as the application, in a clinical and professional setting, of the knowledge acquired in the teaching sessions. As part of the preparation for Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 and 2 (91528 and 91530), a brief overview about pharmacology and pharmacokinetics is included in the current curriculum.
Partner Course Code:
91562
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSIO Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Political Science

Citizenship & Communication

Course Description:
This subject explores the role of the citizen communicator by examining the institutions which structure our social world, and the social arenas in which civic participation occurs. Students are introduced to political, legal, economic and media institutions and concepts in national and, to a lesser extent, global contexts. There is a particular emphasis on the skills of academic literacy, reflective practice, and research skills. Assessment ranges from traditional essay forms to weekly critical responses to the set readings.
Partner Course Code:
54000
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 and 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
5

Self & Society

Course Description:
How are our lives shaped by the society in which we live? How do individuals and groups shape society? Our life opportunities and challenges, our worldviews and our identities, all reflect our social world. This subject introduces students to key ideas in social and political thought which enable us to understand social life. It focuses on concepts such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class and power, and explores how they can be applied to understand society and the life-paths of individuals and groups. As a core activity of the subject, students learn how to conduct a life history interview, in order to build their own social analysis of one individual's life story.
Partner Course Code:
54050
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 and 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
5

Psychology

Psychosocial Perspectives in Health

Course Description:
In this introductory subject, students explore different conceptualisations of health, and the social, cultural and environmental influences that determine the health of individuals and communities. Key life transitions, health experiences and related behaviours are examined using theories and models from health psychology and sociology. Factors affecting health behaviour, values, coping and adaptation are explored.
Partner Course Code:
92494
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Public Health

Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Course Description:
This subject covers the essential knowledge that clinicians, project officers, health service managers and planners, and public health practitioners need concerning epidemiology and population health. It enables students to apply analytical strategies of epidemiology to the health service and public health environment, and to assess, interpret and critically appraise the quality of evidence of health service studies. Topics covered include epidemiological methods and concepts, understanding epidemiological evidence and its limitations, using population health data, and how findings are used to support public health and health services planning and management decisions. Students also have an opportunity to calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact. An emphasis is placed on linking epidemiological theory population health with application in public health and health services settings and decision making.
Partner Course Code:
92296
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EPID Deparmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Introduction to Public Health

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the major principles that underpin public health from an Australian perspective. Public health is explored within a population health framework and takes into consideration social, economic and environmental influences on health outcomes in a range of populations. Drawing on recent evidence, students explore key concepts that drive public health such as epidemiology, health promotion and health policy. Students gain an understanding of the role and relevance of public health in promoting good health and preventing poor health in society. Students learn to find, read and communicate information relevant to public health.
Partner Course Code:
92574
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHP Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Management

Course Description:
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have displaced infectious diseases as the most significant health challenge for most countries. Globally, two-thirds of all deaths are the result of NCDs, with premature deaths and complex co-morbidities comprising a challenge for governments that extends well beyond the health sector. Governments at all levels, struggling with the direct and indirect costs as well as the social impacts, have developed a range of policies and strategies designed to address the NCD burden, from issuing dietary guidelines and promoting lifestyle change, screening vulnerable populations, to ensuring that health systems are equipped to provide adequate treatment. This subject introduces students to the concepts, causes, and policies for managing NCDs. After considering the social and environmental determinants of NCDs, students then critically assess the primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention model. The subject also considers the role of health professionals and importance of cross-sectoral engagement, with a particular focus on minority, excluded, and lower socioeconomic groups in Australia and abroad.
Partner Course Code:
92590
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PHP Departmental Elective, Upper Division.
UArizona Units:
4

Sociology

Aboriginal Political History: Ideas, Action and Agency

Course Description:
This subject examines the motives and means of colonisation/dispossession across time and place, the shifting and changing political rationalities and wider intellectual influences that shaped this process and how this in turn has shaped Aboriginal social, cultural and economic life. The subject is engaging and dynamic, with constructive and empowering strategies to think about the past and imagine the future. Through detailed case studies, students examine the kinds of movements for change that Aboriginal people and their supporters have mounted, the changing relationship with the Australian public and the formal institutions of power, the Aboriginal domain and new opportunities for change. This focus opens up wider discussions about how students interpret the past, make sense of the present and work for change in the future.
Partner Course Code:
54085
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Becoming Australia

Course Description:
What is Australia? This subject is about the ways Australia is understood and imagined. How particular objects, people and places have come to be defined as iconically Australian is traced through the Indigenous Dreamtime, British colonisation and Australia's emergence as a modern nation. The origins and evolution of these sometimes conflicting, sometimes complementary ideas are explored through media, film, literature, television and the visual arts as students examine recurring tropes and motifs of Australian culture, from our identity as the 'lucky country' to the way we have been shaped by the land's environmental extremes. Students engage in hands-on learning with digital and physical sources to critically inquire into and creatively interpret how Australia has arrived at various contemporary ideas and issues. Formative feedback is provided to students each week through short pre-class activities designed to cumulatively hone students' research and communication skills.
Partner Course Code:
54098
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Communicating Difference

Course Description:
This subject brings together a range of disciplines within communications to examine cultural difference, social identity, frameworks for promoting diversity, and contemporary community formation. In particular, case studies from contemporary Australian society are used to explore themes of racialisation, multiculturalism, gender, sexuality, and class-based inequalities, with a particular focus on Indigenous Australian and settler colonial identities. Case studies are drawn from a variety of cultural sites that engage with diversity and difference, from popular culture (such as film and television) to institutional diversity policies and social activism. This includes an opportunity to examine Sydney-based initiatives that seek to address marginalisation, promote activism, encourage community participation or extract commercial value from diversity. Through developing original ideas and projects for engaging with diversity and difference, students are invited to reflect upon their own identities from a cultural perspective. The subject also familiarises students with relevant theories and concepts, critical media studies, critical race and feminist theory, cultural geography, critical diversity studies and organisational studies. In developing frameworks for understanding inequalities, the subject equips students to evaluate the ethical dimensions of contemporary professional practices in diverse working environments.
Partner Course Code:
54002
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Sport and Society

Course Description:
This first-year subject provides a critical introduction to the analysis of sport as a social activity, together with the drivers that make sport a major cultural activity. It examines power relations and inequalities in sport, thereby interrogating the assumption that sport is inherently egalitarian and inclusive. The subject examines historical influences on contemporary sport, the role of ideology and policy, the importance of ethics and integrity, the politics of participation, as well as the power of science and technology in high performance sport.
Partner Course Code:
21655
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
4

Sports Studies

Managing Professional Sport

Course Description:
This subject aims to provide students with critical understanding of the theories, knowledge and skills necessary for managers in commercialised sport to operate effectively in increasingly complex sociocultural environments and competitive business markets.
Partner Course Code:
21646
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Olympic Games and Sport Mega-Events

Course Description:
Mega-events are now a key part of the sport business landscape. Global spectacles like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the FIFA World Cup characterise the vast scope and scale of events that are watched by hundreds of millions of people via television or the internet. This subject focuses on how these events are planned for and delivered, together with their impact and legacy for host cities and nations. It is therefore concerned with project management, public policy, marketing and sponsorship, and international relations in respect of staging the world's largest events.
Partner Course Code:
21649
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

The Organisation of Australian Sport

Course Description:
The organisation of Australian sport has become more professional and complex since the late 20th century. The number of stakeholders involved in the delivery of sport, whether at the high performance or community level, has grown significantly. This subject explores the role of sport organisations, governments and public agencies in terms of the development of sport across various sectors. It examines the decision making and policy priorities that underpin public funding for sport. It evaluates managerial responsibilities in respect of the governance of sport organisations and the integrity of conduct within the Australian sport industry.
Partner Course Code:
21658
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Approved Courses

Anthropology

Principles of Forensic Science

Course Description:
This subject is designed to introduce the different disciplines, principles and concepts specific to forensic science. It covers the following areas in a forensic context: history; general definitions and concepts; sub-disciplines; methodology and methods; introduction to crime scene; trace typology; function of the expert; the legal system; judicial admissibility; ethical considerations; and interpretation of forensic evidence. Lectures are complemented by workshops that encourage students to engage with the material through pre-workshop activities that are discussed during the workshops. Students reflect on the ideas developed in workshops by completing a series of post-workshop exercises. This is a core subject for the forensic science courses and an elective for students in other related courses.
Partner Course Code:
65242
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ANTH Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Biology

Cell Biology and Genetics

Course Description:
This subject provides an introduction to the basic concepts of cell biology with a focus on cell structure and function, biological molecules, genetic code and theories of inheritance. The subject aims to develop students' professional skills through the introduction of a range of basic laboratory, analytical and quantitative skills used to investigate the cell structure and the functional significance of their sub-cellular organisation. Students also learn how to utilise modern library resources to find and review published research literature, evaluate its content and significance, and create both written and oral presentations that can be used to communicate core scientific concepts. After completing this subject, students should be able to gather, evaluate and apply necessary information relevant to a scientific problem.
Partner Course Code:
91161
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MCB Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 & 2 Natural Sciences.
UArizona Units:
4

Business

Business Ethics and Sustainability

Course Description:
This subject explores the breadth and depth of ethical issues confronting contemporary organisations as they relate to general business practice and sustainability. It examines major philosophical conceptualisations of ethics and applies these to critically analyse both theory and practice. It places particular emphasis on developing students' ethical vocabulary and ethical argumentation so that they are better equipped to successfully carry an ethically informed subjectivity into their organisational practice. This subject provides students with various frameworks for incorporating and critically evaluating sustainability in organisational practices and decision-making.
Partner Course Code:
21513
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Global Operations and Supply Chain Management

Course Description:
This subject builds on the business knowledge taught in the core subject Integrating Business Perspectives and provides students studying in the Management, Human Resource Management and International Business majors with an opportunity to develop their understanding of sustainable business operations and global supply chain management from a systems perspective. Through a blended process of experiential, engaging and reflective learning, this subject further assures problem-based learning skills, added with the ability to manage the development of higher order capabilities for addressing complex operational issues in a real business context.
Partner Course Code:
21511
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Human Resource Management

Course Description:
Human resource management (HRM) is a core consideration for running successful organisations. This subject introduces students to the theories and concepts that underpin the real-world practice of HRM. Students explore the various dimensions of HRM, and the ways in which these have developed over the last century as a response to a changing internal and external organisational environment. In addition, through engaging with the subject content and activities, students develop a critical understanding regarding the current trends, and future challenges, impacting on the operationalisation of HRM.
Partner Course Code:
21555
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Course Description:
This subject develops basic economic models as the analytical tools with which to understand macroeconomic phenomena such as economic growth, output fluctuations, unemployment, and inflation and how these phenomenon are interrelated. The subject equips students with analytical skills to examine the impact of these macroeconomic forces on business conditions and to understand and evaluate policy.
Partner Course Code:
23568
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Intermediate Microeconomics

Course Description:
This subject extends students' knowledge and understanding of microeconomic phenomena and the environment within which consumers and businesses operate, as developed in introductory economics subjects. It develops the ability of students to analyse and critically evaluate these microeconomic issues, by equipping them with formal concepts and models. Issues considered in this subject include: the theory of consumer choice, firm behaviour, comparative welfare outcomes produced by different market forms and externalities arising from market failures such as pollution. The subject equips students with formal concepts and tools that are essential for further study in a range of specialised microeconomic fields.
Partner Course Code:
23567
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

International Marketing

Course Description:
This subject focuses in the first instance on the issues relating to the ways in which firms consider the business opportunities for developing international marketing operations and then secondly, how those plans need to be evaluated, researched, developed and then implemented and managed. Key topics include international market planning and evaluation, target market(s) research, evaluation of competitive advantage, positioning and strategy considerations and then marketing plan development, implementation and management as well as consideration of how such plans need to be integrated within the firm. All of this involves significant consideration of cultural, political, legal and other environmental factors that can facilitate or limit exchanges among, what can be, very diverse sellers and buyers. Students learn different strategies that can be used in an international context to meet the different needs and wants of customers, while at the same time enabling international marketers to achieve their business goals and objectives. The emphasis in this subject is upon developing critical thinking in relation to international marketing opportunities and the use of marketing related tools to 'solve' those opportunities in a commercial environment.
Partner Course Code:
24220
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MKTG Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Managing People and Organisations

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of management and organisational behaviour in the context of today's contemporary global business environment. It examines the major theories and models in areas of communication, group dynamics, individual behaviour and motivation, decision-making, leadership, power and politics, and ethics and social responsibility. It places particular emphasis on the application of theory to dilemmas and issues likely to confront managers today and in the future.
Partner Course Code:
21129
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Transnational Management

Course Description:
This subject examines the challenges associated with the strategic and operational management of organisations whose activities stretch across national boundaries. The subject develops a conceptual framework that enables students to explore the interplay between the transnational organisation, the country in which it does business, and associated macro-environmental forces. Through theories, case studies, and research articles, students explore ethical dilemmas and sustainability issues in companies operating across national boundaries. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of key management challenges for firms operating in a transnational environment.
Partner Course Code:
21591
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Chemistry

Chemistry 1

Course Description:
The study of chemistry is central to an understanding of the world around us and is relevant to all other science areas, such as physics, biology, geology and the environment at the fundamental level. This subject is designed to develop the student's understanding of the basic principles of chemistry. Topics covered include an introduction to matter, chemical reactions, atomic structure, stoichiometry, the periodic table, bonding, intermolecular forces and crystal structures, molecular geometry, equilibrium, and acid-base equilibria. The subject provides the requisite knowledge and skills for 65212 Chemistry 2.
Partner Course Code:
65111
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHEM Departmental Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 & 2 Natural Sciences.
UArizona Units:
4

Communication

Environmental Communication

Course Description:
This subject explores the strategies through which citizens, corporations, public officials, journalists, artists, environmental groups and Indigenous people strive to influence public debate and shape important decisions that affect the future of the only known life-bearing planet. While many environmental controversies hinge on scientific evidence, decisions about what to do turn on how that evidence is communicated, and on perceptions of science, technology and nature in the public sphere. This subject focuses on planetary heating as a fundamental challenge in environmental communication. Students are introduced to key theories, concepts and practices in science communication, risk anticipation, environmental policy and environmental studies. They analyse how knowledge of existing and anticipated environmental hazard is communicated in public forums, the often unexamined cultural and ideological commitments embedded in talk about the environment, and the ways that ignorance and uncertainty (lack of knowledge, secrecy, disinformation) can be manipulated, even manufactured to shape public opinion and set policy agendas. Students research and analyse case studies and/or develop their own environmental communication projects across a range of local and international environmental issues. Framing the different topics explored in this subject is the concept of the 'Anthropocene' which has become increasingly influential in both the human and natural sciences. This is the notion that we as a species have initiated a new geological epoch: primarily through the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, humankind has drastically altered the future geology, ecology, evolution and climate of the Earth.
Partner Course Code:
54094
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Interpersonal Communication

Course Description:
This subject is delivered within the context of effective interpersonal, intrapersonal, intraprofessional and therapeutic communication being increasingly recognised as core competencies for anyone practising in the healthcare arena. Good communication is increasingly recognised as fundamental to quality and safe health care and to become a skilled and safe communicator requires active engagement with the theories and processes of interpersonal communication. This subject introduces students to those theories and processes while integrating effective skills which are fostered by active engagement in collaborative learning spaces with practise and critical reflection. Students gain an appreciation of the centrality of interpersonal communication in developing professional relationships including professionalism, self-presentation, teamwork and building supportive workplaces and conflict management.
Partner Course Code:
92567
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Geosciences

Physical Aspects of Nature

Course Description:
This subject provides an introduction to motion, waves and optics, thermal effects, properties of solid and fluid matter, electrical and nuclear concepts, with a view to developing an appreciation and understanding of how to describe and model the physical aspects of nature. The material is presented with particular focus on applications in the medical, biological and environmental sciences. The subject integrates, as key components, hands-on laboratory work and the analysis of experimental data.
Partner Course Code:
68041
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GEOS Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Health Promotion Science

Introduction to Health Care Systems

Course Description:
This subject introduces students to the major structural and functional components of health care systems, both in Australia and overseas. Key arrangements, stakeholders, processes and performance trends are explored. Students develop the ability to critically evaluate and plan strategies to address major challenges facing health care systems. In this way, the subject provides a foundation for students to understand and influence health care system improvement from an evidence-informed position.
Partner Course Code:
92566
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HPS Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
4

Psychology

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Course Description:
This subject examines sport performance and exercise participation in relation to cognitive and social psychological constructs. It emphasises the utilisation of sport psychology for performance enhancement in sport and examines the behavioural responses involved in exercise, with an emphasis on how these responses influence future exercise adherence. Students learn how to implement relevant psychosocial theories in the delivery of sport and exercise, and recognise the role of physical activity in mental health and wellbeing.
Partner Course Code:
92535
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
4

Sociology

Culture: Plugged and Unplugged

Course Description:
This subject explores the histories, complexities and contradictions of popular culture, with a particular focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. In this subject, students critically interrogate various forms of popular culture and reflect on their own participation, identity formation and fandom with respect to popular cultural artefacts. The subject addresses a number of key popular cultural topics facing individuals and communities, including climate change, race, (dis)ability, and the invasion of digital technologies into everyday life. Students explore diverse meanings and forms of popular culture, identifying how they position individuals, groups and communities and the political and ethical consequences of these positionings, as well as how they articulate the values and beliefs of the society and individuals that produce and use them.
Partner Course Code:
54092
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
5

Location & Housing

Location

Sensational Sydney! Home to around 4,000,000 people, Sydney is a cosmopolitan city that offers the best of everything you could ever want -entertainment, food, and sightseeing - topped off with by some of the world's best beaches. (Think a clean version of Los Angeles!)

At UTS, the whole of Sydney is just a short walk or bus ride away. Thanks to a great central city location and excellent public transport, this urban campus is close to the all the action. If you've finished lectures, wander across to the Market City Centre to shop or meet up for lunch. Walk down to Chinatown for a plate of hot Asian noodles in one of countless delicious and cheap places to eat. Walk over to Darling Harbour for festivals, cultural activities and the green, leafy peace of the Chinese Gardens. Catch a bus down to Circular Quay for the beautiful sights of Sydney Harbour. Gang up with your friends and head into town or to Broadway Mall for a movie. And on the weekends, there are beautiful beaches and bushland to explore not far away.

Housing

UTS offers a variety of housing options for all budgets--both on- and off- campus. The UTS Housing Service website includes information and virtual tours of on-campus options as well as an area with suggestions for off-campus options. Study abroad students are given priority placement for on campus housing.

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Semester Dates

  • This program has been cancelled for Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic
  • Fall 2021 Orientation begins: July 2021
  • Fall 2021 Exams end: December 2021
  • PLEASE NOTE: Australia currently requires a 14-day quarantine upon arrival. Students will need to arrive in Australia in time to complete their quarantine prior to their July start date.

Semester Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
  • You pay UA Tuition & Fees to study abroad and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to housing, transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility

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