This predominantly field-based unit provides up-to-date an review of deposit styles, settings, mineralisation processes, and exploration strategies for ores formed in magmatic arcs. The centrepiece of the unit is a 14-day field-based unit is taught entirely in either Indonesia or South America (Chile and Peru). The fieldtrip includes visits to many world-class porphyry, epithermal and skarn...

Social Work Thesis A extends your understanding of the purpose and practices of research that you gain in HGW423 Social Work Research Practice. You will do this by conceptualising and beginning to implement a research topic that focuses on improving the wellbeing and life chances of social work clients, service users and other stakeholders. You will learn advanced skills in research design and...

Social Work Thesis A extends your understanding of the purpose and practices of research that you gain in HGW608 Social Work Research Practice. You will do this by conceptualising and beginning to implement a research topic that focuses on improving the wellbeing and life chances of social work clients, service users and other stakeholders. You will learn advanced skills in research design and...

This unit constitutes the first half of the 50 credit point Masters of Economic Geology research thesis, but can also be completed as a stand-alone 25 credit point research unit. In this unit, students (i) review and summarise scientific literature concerning a research problem relevant to the mining value chain, (ii) identify research question(s) to be addressed by the study, (iii) develop a...

This unit constitutes the second half of the 50 credit point Masters of Economic Geology research thesis. In this unit, students (i) complete collection, analysis and interpretation of data for their research project, (ii) make findings and draw conclusions based on the research, and (iii) discuss the relevance of their findings to the minerals industry and other stake holders. Background to the...

The unit Financial Planning will help you gain an understanding of how financial advisers and support staff are part of a large industry that provides necessary services to the community and contributes to Australia’s economic performance. Working through this unit should also help you understand what factors affect the various job tasks that advisers do. The financial services industry is...

Advanced Plankton Methods is a unit within the Marine Biology specialisation of the Master of Antarctic Science Course (S7Z). This unit forms a foundation for quantitative research methods and technology used in studying marine plankton physiology, ecology, and biogeochemistry. This unit provides an introduction to some of the most relevant approaches for quantifying/characterising marine...

This unit builds students’ grasp of disciplinary methods and knowledge through focusing on a special topic. Working in cognate discipline clusters on special topics, students will undertake a program of guided reading and discussion led by an academic expert. ...

This unit equips students with the skills to undertake scientific investigations essential to agricultural and food research. The unit follows a logical progression from understanding the key principles of scientific methodology to crafting a well-defined research hypothesis. Students then explore these hypotheses using experiments relevant to agriculture and the selection of quantitative...

This unit equips students with the skills to undertake scientific investigations essential to agricultural and food research. The unit follows a logical progression from understanding the key principles of scientific methodology to crafting a well-defined research hypothesis. Students then explore these hypotheses using experiments relevant to agriculture and the selection of quantitative...