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General Education Courses by Faculty

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Australian School of Business
College of Fine Arts
Div. Registrar & Deputy Princi
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Faculty of Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science


Australian School of Business Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENC2001 An Introduction to the Australian Economy 3
GENC3003 Personal Financial Planning 3
GENC5001 Introduction to the Internet and Electronic Commerce 3
GENC6001 An Introduction to Marketing 3
GENC6002 Marketing and the Consumer 3
GENC6003 Tourism: The Global Future 3
GENC7002 Getting Into Business 3
GENC7003 Managing Your Business 3
GENC9002 Web Information Resources 3
 

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College of Fine Arts Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GEND0201 Graphics and Contemporary Society 3
GEND0202 Design, Interactivity and Emerging Media 3
GEND0204 Seeing Light as a Design Tool 3
GEND0205 Curating Art and Exhibitions 3
GEND0206 The Art of Plants and Nature 3
GEND0207 Textiles, Technology and the Body 3
GEND0208 Fashion 1980 - Now 3
GEND0209 Cross-Cultural Sculpture 3
GEND0210 Visual Identity in the Built Environment 3
GEND0211 Print Advertising for a World Market 3
GEND0212 Textiles for Interiors - Senses and Spaces 3
GEND0213 Contemporary Aesthetics in Digital Architecture 3
GEND0214 Creative Thinking Processes 3
GEND0215 Society through the Lens 3
GEND0216 Celebrity and the Face in Australian Cinema 3
GEND0217 The Art of Scientific Visualisation 3
GEND0218 Experiencing and Understanding Art 3
GEND0219 Digital Illustration for Concept Art 3
GEND0220 Spatial Design: Retail, Exhibition and Hospitality 3
GEND0221 Draw your World 3
GEND0222 Unraveling Urban Design 3
GEND0223 Visualising the Past 3
GEND0225 Creative Character Design 3
GEND0226 Digital Animation Using Flash 3
GEND1202 Drawing the Body: Studies of Surface Anatomy 3
GEND1203 Drawing the World From Within/Without 3
GEND1204 Studies in Painting 3
GEND1205 Making a Print 3
GEND1208 Studies in Sculpture 3
GEND1209 Black and White Photography 3
GEND1210 Colour Photography 3
GEND1211 The Artist's Studio 3
GEND1212 Analysing a Picture: Composition and Design in Art 3
GEND2201 Art Therapy 3
GEND2202 Multicultural Contexts 3
GEND2205 Dialogues and Communities 3
GEND2206 The Art Museum and Art Education 3
GEND3218 Psychoanalysis and Art 3
GEND3230 Art, Money and Power 3
GEND3231 Picturing Death: Art and the Human Predicament 3
GEND3232 Pornography, Art and Politics 3
GEND3233 Scandals of Modern Art 3
GEND3238 Memory and Self 3
GEND4202 Design and Human Functioning 3
GEND4203 Design Management 3
GEND4204 Designing: Practical Studies in Design 3
GEND4205 Design Communications and Presentations 3
GEND4206 Integrated Design Studio 3
GEND4207 Designing: Models as a Tool for Design Communication 3
GEND4208 Working with Ceramics 3
GEND4209 Working with Jewellery 3
GEND4210 Textiles and Fashion 3
GEND4211 Design in Performance 3
GEND4212 Design in Adornment and Costume 3
GEND4213 The Arts of Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders 3
GEND4214 Surface and Image in Tapestry Weaving 3
GEND5201 Landscape Animation 3
 

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Div. Registrar & Deputy Princi Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENX0101 Indigenous Australia - Travelling Through Time 3
GENX0102 Indigenous Australia - From the Present to the Future 3
GENX0103 Aboriginal Heritage: From Diggings to Display 3
GENX0104 Aboriginal Popular Culture - We Hear the Songs, See the Dance and Live the Culture 3
 

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Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENT0201 Communication Skills 3
GENT0209 Great Books 3
GENT0312 Dressed to Kill: Dress and Identity in History 3
GENT0404 Gods, Heroines and Heroes in Greek Myth and Modern Culture 3
GENT0414 Korea at a Glance 3
GENT0420 Along the Silk Road: Conquerors, Traders and Explorers 3
GENT0421 Chinese Cinema 3
GENT0436 Chinese Language for Beginners A 3
GENT0437 Chinese Language for Beginners B 3
GENT0438 Islam in East Asian and South-East Asian Countries 3
GENT0501 Life-Giving Songs: Music in Australian Aboriginal Society 3
GENT0503 Jazz and Popular Music Studies 3
GENT0504 Performance and Practice of Music A 3
GENT0505 Performance and Practice of Music B 3
GENT0506 Music Technology 3
GENT0507 Reel Musicians: The Representation of Musicians in Film 3
GENT0604 Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning 3
GENT0606 The Use of Language, Images and Symbols 3
GENT0708 International Governance in the Twenty-First Century 3
GENT0803 Introduction to Australian Cinema 3
GENT0902 Witches, Quacks and Lunatics: A Social History of Health and Illness 3
GENT0903 Environmental Conflicts 3
GENT0911 Maniacs, Murderers and Medical Detectives 3
GENT1205 Experiencing Anthropology Through Fieldwork 6
GENT1211 Understanding the Self 3
GENT1301 Contemporary American Film 3
GENT1403 Global Crisis: Transition to a Sustainable Society 3
GENT1501 Gifted and Talented Students: Recognition and Response 3
GENT1502 Student Learning Thinking and Problem Solving 3
GENT1503 Introduction to Educational Psychology 3
GENT1507 Learning Process and Instructional Procedures 3
GENT1508 Managing Stress and Anxiety 3
GENT1512 Personality, Mood and Learning 3
GENT1513 Culture, Identity & Education 3
GENT1514 Ideology, Power & Education 3
GENT1520 Motivation in Learning and Teaching 3
GENT1521 Human Variation and Education 3
GENT1522 Language and Literacy in the Classroom 3
GENT1523 Social Perspectives in Education 3
GENT1524 Introduction to e-Learning and technology-supported Teaching 3
GENT1525 Philosophical Issues in Education 3
 

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Faculty of Built Environment Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENR0003 Spirit, Myth and Sacredness in Architecture 3
GENR0006 The City: Sydney 3
GENR0008 History, Theory and Interpretation: Art and Architecture 3
GENR0012 Great Buildings of the World 3
GENR0015 City Planning Today 3
GENR0017 Principles and Philosophy of Design 3
GENR0019 Critical Perspectives on Twentieth Century Art and Design 3
GENR0026 Gendered Spaces 3
GENR0027 Photography, Society, and the Built Environment 6
 

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Faculty of Engineering Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENE1011 From Catchment to Ocean 3
GENE1012 Tools for Ecologically Sustainable Development in Corporations and Regions 3
GENE3051 Solar Cars - Speed of Light 3
GENE4001 Biomedical Engineering: Technology in Medicine 3
GENE7001 Oil & Gas: The Lifeblood of Society 3
GENE7801 Energy and Mineral Resources - Use or Abuse? 3
GENE8000 Spreadsheet & Database Applns 3
GENE8001 Computer Game Design 3
 

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Faculty of Law Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENL0230 Law in the Information Age 3
GENL0250 Sport, Law and Society 3
GENL0251 Sport and Law in the Western World 3
GENL1020 World Religions: Customs and Laws 3
GENL1060 Foundations of Human Rights 3
GENL1061 Religion and Terror 3
GENL2020 An Introduction to the Australian Legal System 3
GENL2031 Cyberspace Law 3
GENL5020 Business Fundamentals 3
GENL5030 Understanding Tax 3
 

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Faculty of Medicine Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENM0201 Human Origins, Human Problems 3
GENM0202 Frontiers in Brain Research 3
GENM0510 Using the Media: Promotion Through Mass Media and Multi Media 3
GENM0518 Health and Power in an Internet Age 3
GENM0701 Contemporary Bioethics 3
GENM0703 Concepts of Physical Fitness and Health 3
GENM0804 Lifestyle, Health and Disease 3
 

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Faculty of Science Courses

Code Course Title Units of Credit
GENS0450 Measuring up the Universe 3
GENS0501 The Marine Environment 6
GENS1002 Consumer Chemistry in the Marketplace 3
GENS1004 Science and the Cinema 3
GENS2002 Mathematics in Art and Architecture 3
GENS2005 History of Mathematics 3
GENS2006 Introduction to New Testament Greek 3
GENS3501 Metals, Ceramics, Plastics - Building the Twenty First Century 3
GENS3502 Materials in Sport 3
GENS4001 Astronomy 3
GENS4003 Cosmology 3
GENS4008 Nuclear Arms and the New World Order 3
GENS4010 Science and Religion 3
GENS4011 Science of Music 3
GENS4014 Are We Alone? The Search for Life Elsewhere in the Universe 3
GENS4015 Brave New World: Science Fiction, Science Fact and the Future 3
GENS5001 Aviation: Behind the scenes 3
GENS5002 Aviation: Contemporary Issues in a Complex Socotechnical System 3
GENS6011 The Consumers Guide to DNA 3
GENS6012 Diet-Food, Fact, Fiction & Fallacy 3
GENS6013 Plants&People:Murder Magic Med 3
GENS6014 Genes and Society 3
GENS6071 Technological, Social and Business Aspects of Alcohol 3
GENS7602 Viewing the Earth Through a Geological Window 3
GENS7604 Energy Resources for the 21st Century 3
GENS8001 Risk Perception and Reality 3
GENS8002 Sports Performance and Injury Prevention 3
GENS8003 Work and Safety 3
GENS8004 Ergonomics, Productivity and Safety 3
GENS8005 Environmental Management in the Workplace 3
GENS9001 Psychology of the Individual and the Group 6
GENS9002 Psychology of the Body and the Mind 6
GENS9006 Is Life Just a Gamble? Psychol of Decision Making 3
GENS9007 The Psychobiology of Sex, Love and Attraction 3
GENS9008 Stereotyping and Prejudice 3
GENS9009 Sport and Exercise Psychology 3
 

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