Master of Arts (MA) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2009

Master of Arts

Ancient History

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

#24 comprising -

Part A

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
ANCH7900 2 Research Methods
ANCH7910 4 Applied Research Methods
ANCH7920 2 Historians of Greece & Rome

Part B

#8 from courses listed below, or #6 from courses listed below and #2 from any LATN or GREK course

Course Code Units Course Title
ANCH7030 2 Myth, The Occult & the Divine in the Ancient World
ANCH7130 2 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Monarchy
ANCH7230 2 Rise of the Roman Empire
ANCH7270 2 The Art of Rome
ANCH7290 2 The Art of Greece
ANCH7300 2 City Centres of Greece & Rome
[ ANCH7950 4 Supervised Project
[ or
[ ANCH7951 4 Supervised Project
[ ANCH7960 4 Problems in the Ancient World A
[ or
[ ANCH7961 4 Problems in the Ancient World A

Part C

and #8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ANCH7980 8 Dissertation
[ or
[ ANCH7981 8 Dissertation

Or other electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.

Australian Studies

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Course Code Units Course Title
ABTS7000 2 Major Themes in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
ARTT6000 2 Approaches to Australian Art
AUST6100 2 Issues in Australian Studies
AUST6110 2 Representations of Australia
AUST6120 2 Nation & Culture
AUST7100 2 Problems & Practice of Australian Studies
AUST7110 2 Cultural Institutions: Australia
AUST7120 2 Research Essay A
ENGL6002 2 Critical Debates in Australian Literature
HIST7247 2 Australia since Federation: Society & Culture from 1901
HIST7248 2 Queensland History: Working with Sources
MSTU6000 2 Australian Media Industries
PHIL7214 2 Social Ethics
POLS7101 2 Dynamics of Governance

Ethics

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Course Code Units Course Title
PHIL7113 2 Introduction to Ethics

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Course Code Units Course Title
HIST7601 2 Ghosts from the Past: Problems of Revenge & Reconciliation in History
MGTS7607 2 Ethical Issues in Management
PHIL7213 2 The Nature of Moral Values
PHIL7214 2 Social Ethics
PHIL7221 2 Environmental Philosophy
PHIL7228 2 Bioethics
PHIL7230 2 Phenomenology & Existentialism
PHIL7233 2 Political Philosophy
PHIL7251 2 Philosophy & Literature
PHIL7275 2 Social & Economic Justice
PHIL7285 2 Crime & Punishment: Issues in Legal Justice
PHIL7960 2 Special Topics in Ethics
RELN7103 2 Dying & Death
RELN7104 2 Health & Religion

and #8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHIL7990 4 Masters Thesis I
PHIL7991 4 Masters Thesis II

Or other electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.

History

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

#24, comprising #16 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
HIST7000 2 America in the Nuclear Age
HIST7102 2 The Emergence of Modern Indonesia
HIST7103 2 Problems in Modern Asian History
HIST7247 2 Australia since Federation: Society & Culture from 1901
HIST7248 2 Queensland History: Working with Sources
HIST7249 2 War and Australian Society
HIST7400 2 European Radical Right & Fascism
HIST7401 2 Industry and Empire: Britain 1780-1880
HIST7404 2 Exploring the Middle Ages
HIST7601 2 Ghosts from the Past: Problems of Revenge & Reconciliation in History
HIST7603 2 Special Studies in History
HIST7800 4 Problems in History

and #8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
HIST7801 8 Thesis
HIST7802 8 History Thesis
HIST7803 8 History Thesis

Or other electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.

Humanities

#24 consisting of courses listed in the GCArts, GDipArts and MA Lists. Program plan to be approved by the Director of Studies.

Linguistics

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Course Code Units Course Title
LING6100 2 Introduction to Linguistics: Syntax, Morphology & Semantics
LING6105 2 Introduction to Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology
LING6110 2 English: History, Change & Variation
LING6115 2 Special Topics in Linguistics A
LING6120 2 Special Topics in Linguistics B
LING7100 2 Topics in Semantics
LING7105 2 Issues in Phonetics
LING7110 2 Issues in Phonology
LING7120 2 Linguistics and Readings
LING7125 2 Study of an Aboriginal Language
LING7135 2 Sociolinguistics Perspectives on Communication
LING7140 2 Linguistic Typology & Morphological Theory
LING7145 2 Topics in Generative Syntax
LING7150 2 Special Topics in Linguistics C
LING7155 2 Special Topics in Linguistics D
LING7195 4 Short Dissertation
SLAT7805 2 Second Language Acquisition
SLAT7806 2 Research Methods
WRIT7001 2 Grammar in Texts

Philosophy

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

#24, comprising #16 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHIL7100 2 Introductory Philosophy
PHIL7102 2 Introduction to Logic (Graduate)
PHIL7111 2 Critical Reasoning (Graduate)
PHIL7113 2 Introduction to Ethics
PHIL7121 2 Environment and Culture
PHIL7140 2 Philosophy, Sexuality & Self
PHIL7160 2 Film,TV & Philosophy: An Introduction to Philosophy through the Study of Film
PHIL7200 2 Epistemology & Metaphysics (Graduate)
PHIL7201 2 Representation & Reality: The Philosophy of Language
PHIL7202 2 Paradoxes
PHIL7203 2 Thinking About Logic: An Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Logic
PHIL7204 2 Philosophy of Mathematics
PHIL7205 2 Consciousness, Rationality & the Emotions: The Philosophy of Mind
PHIL7206 2 A Short History of Sensing & Knowing
PHIL7207 2 Chance, Coincidence & Chaos
PHIL7210 2 Worlds, Possible & Impossible: An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
PHIL7213 2 The Nature of Moral Values
PHIL7214 2 Social Ethics
PHIL7215 2 Philosophy of the Life Sciences
PHIL7216 2 Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Science
PHIL7217 2 Philosophy of Social Science
PHIL7218 2 The Rise of Modern Philosophy
PHIL7219 2 Women,Reason,Desire: Feminisim &Western Philosophy
PHIL7220 2 Time Travel
PHIL7221 2 Environmental Philosophy
PHIL7222 2 Kant & European Philosophy
PHIL7228 2 Bioethics
PHIL7230 2 Phenomenology & Existentialism
PHIL7231 2 Continental Philosophy
PHIL7233 2 Political Philosophy
PHIL7250 2 Philosophy & Art
PHIL7251 2 Philosophy & Literature
PHIL7260 2 Greek Philosophy
PHIL7261 2 Chinese Philosophy
PHIL7275 2 Social & Economic Justice
PHIL7285 2 Crime & Punishment: Issues in Legal Justice
PHIL7296 2 Business & Professional Ethics
PHIL7330 2 Special Topic in Philosophy A
PHIL7331 2 Special Topic in Philosophy B
PHIL7362 2 Advanced Continental Philosophy
PHIL7363 2 Advanced Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy
PHIL7700 2 Philosophy & Classroom Inquiry: Integrating curriculum, teaching & learning.
PHIL7960 2 Special Topics in Ethics

and #8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHIL7990 4 Masters Thesis I
PHIL7991 4 Masters Thesis II

Or other electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.

Shakespeare Studies

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

#24, comprising
#16 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
DRAM6220 2 Early Modern Literature
DRAM6230 2 Shakespeare: An Introduction
DRAM6320 2 Theatre Secondment
DRAM7005 4 Shakespeare & His Age
DRAM7040 4 Hamlet & Hamletism
DRAM7120 2 Research Paper
LING6110 2 English: History, Change & Variation

and #8 for -

or other electives approved by the Executive Dean

Studies in Religion

Please note that this program is designed for students with little or no prior background in the field. Some of the courses listed in this field are delivered jointly to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

#24 comprising -

Part A

#16 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
RELN7001 2 Mysticism in Religion
RELN7004 2 The Feminine in Religion
RELN7010 2 Religion, Spirituality, Nature
RELN7011 2 Religion in Media, Film and Music
RELN7101 2 Psychology & Religion
RELN7109 2 New Expressions of Religion
RELN7110 2 Trance, Shamanism & Alternative Spiritualities
RELN7113 2 Spirituality and the Everyday
RELN7114 2 Divination and Spiritual Practice
RELN7116 2 Masons, Templars & Satanists: Secret Societies & Esotericism in the West
RELN7300 2 Spiritual Traditions of India: Hinduism
RELN7301 2 Buddhism in India & East Asia
RELN7307 2 Contemporary Islam
RELN7310 2 Violence and Religion

Part B

#8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ RELN7600 8 Masters Thesis
[ or
[ RELN7601 8 Coursework Masters Thesis

Or electives as approved by the Program Coordinator.

Writing, Editing & Publishing

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Course Code Units Course Title
WRIT6030 2 Professional Communication
WRIT7005 2 Research Techniques
WRIT7015 2 Issues in Contemporary Publishing
WRIT7025 2 Academic & Corporate Editing
WRIT7050 2 From Research to Text
WRIT7060 2 Writing About the Arts

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Course Code Units Course Title
JOUR7500 2 Communication and Accountability
JOUR7511 2 Principles of Reporting
JOUR7540 2 Features & Freelance Journalism
WRIT6100 2 Writing The Poem
WRIT6110 2 Writing the Story
WRIT6120 2 Writing the Film Script
WRIT7001 2 Grammar in Texts
WRIT7040 2 Individual Project/Fieldwork
WRIT7080 4 Special Research Topic in Writing, Editing & Publishing

or other postgraduate courses approved by the Coordinator.

and #8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ WRIT7000 8 Dissertation
[ or
[ WRIT7010 8 Dissertation

or

Or #8 for other postgraduate courses approved by the coordinator.