The focus of this unit is on advanced topics of plant disease biology and management. Concepts will be illustrated with diseases caused by viral and virus-like agents, phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi in agricultural and horticultural systems. Topics include infection biology, host resistance, disease transmission, disease epidemiology and detection of pathogens. Practical sessions are...

This unit offers students the opportunity to think critically about some of the most popular texts in Western culture. What makes a bestseller? What are the defining features of major popular genres and how have they changed over time? What roles do genre texts play in contemporary culture? To address these questions, students in this unit will examine a variety of popular genres and subgenres...

This unit involves comprehending, analysing and evaluating the processes and practices which bring shipowners and cargo owners together in a contractual relationship for carrying cargo. This business is usually facilitated by intermediaries called brokers. The aim of this unit is to provide you with a comprehensive sketch of the concepts, principles and practice which underpin the commercial...

This unit introduces the fundamental principles in the modelling and control of linear time-invariant systems. On completion of this unit you will be able to design a feedback controller. The unit begins with an introduction to feedback control systems with analogy to mechanical and electronic systems. These dynamic systems are described by deriving mathematical models in both the frequency...

The unit provides a broad understanding of the dynamic processes that are active at and near the surface of the Earth and is suitable for general science and arts students with an interest in the geological sciences. KEA102 is a required unit in the Earth Sciences major, and prerequisite for the study of Earth Science units at second year level. The unit delves back through the layers of time,...

Food is both universal - we all need to eat - and specific: what people have eaten depends on time and place. The choices people have made about what they consider edible, safe, tasty, desirable, suitable and ethical, reflect and shape cultures, places and times. Food history takes us into the fields, kitchens, factories, homes, and eateries of the past, engaging issues connecting food to forces...

In this interdisciplinary unit, students will be introduced to systems thinking and practice in a farming context. Systems approaches will be used to explore how broader social, cultural, political, economic and ecological factors influence farming. Using local and international case studies, students will apply different systems approaches to analyse complex problems in agriculture and explore...

This is a physics and mathematics discipline elective unit which is recommended for students doing an Honours in Physics or Applied Mathematics. The unit is suitable for graduate students in interdisciplinary applied science who lack theoretical background in fluid mechanics. This unit is offered only in even years. Teaching arrangements include weekly lectorials, tutorials, and independent study...

In this unit you will be introduced to foods and their effect on human health. You will gain an understanding of the role of the nutrients in the body, their effects on health and the recommendations of the Australian Dietary Guidelines. You will also be introduced to methods used to assess food intake and you will learn how to perform dietary analysis through the use of food composition tables...

Photography 2A will diversify and broaden your capacity to understand and engage with the methodologies and processes associated with contemporary photographic practice in the expanded field. Through group and individual tasks, you will develop your ability to experiment with aspects of the photographic medium, iterative processes and idea development. Photography 2A increases your competency in...