This unit consists of two parts: advanced fluid and thermal. In the fluid part, you will explore the governing equations of incompressible viscous fluid flow in differential form and investigate a range of topics such as laminar and turbulent flow in boundary layers, pipes and channels. Compressible flow theory is introduced and used to solve problems involving compressible shock waves, flow...

This unit will provide students with the required theoretical and practical knowledge to operate control and automation equipment and systems onboard a modern ship as an Engineer officer at the management level. A student completing this unit will be able to understand and operate the control systems onboard. Also, the students will be able to manage troubleshooting and restoration of control...

Psychology, the study of human behaviour, is wondrous in its complexity. Individual behaviour is affected and influenced by many factors, including biological, neurological, psychological and cultural. Psychologists can and do measure all of these factors and understand that the relationships and effects among them are many and varied. Some factors influence behaviour directly and others...

This will introduce honours level students to advanced topics in applied mathematics. The topics may vary from year to year depending on student interest and staff availability. Possible topics include: * Solution of systems of ordinary and partial differential equations (ODEs and PDEs); * Perturbation methods; * Asymptotic methods; * Transform theory. This unit is an optional unit for students...

In this unit, students will develop pre-professional competencies in psychology as well as gain further understanding of the professional practice roles psychologists and psychological scientists undertake across a broad range of employment settings. Students will learn about the theory and practice of psychology and psychological science in a variety of applied workplace settings, such as to...

This unit introduces you to an interprofessional framework and foundational concepts related to joining a regulated profession and that are shared across allied health disciplines. Within the interprofessional framework, allied health students develop an understanding of the professional contexts in which they practice and the role and responsibilities of their own and other professions when...

You will design a research project with an academic supervisor and carry out the day-to-day implementation of the project including assessment of safety and collection of data.  KRA707 (Chemistry Research Analysis and Presentation) is a co-requisite with this unit. The results from this component will be used for the preparation of a written thesis. The results obtained during the project will...

This unit provides you with the knowledge and skills to work with the woman, her newborn baby and family during the labour and birthing experience and early parenting days. Underpinning this unit is a belief that childbirth is essentially a normal life event. The unit will encourage you to develop attitudes that respect and support women in the decisions they make around birth and care of their...

Communication Skills for the Workplace is a language proficiency support course designed to develop students’ communication skills in preparation for the Australian and global workplace.  Examples of these language skills include vocabulary development, sentence structure, pronunciation and fluency. The unit also aims to develop soft skills that are highly valued in the workplace, such as...

We are all looking towards a tomorrow that we cannot predict. The Humanities helps us understand our past, influence our present, and imagine our future. Each year, this unit will tackle a vital cultural, environmental, and/or humanitarian topic from multiple perspectives. Students will work independently and together to engage critically and creatively with the topic, and to build their capacity...