This unit is designed to introduce you to the foundational principles and processes of bioscience. Through module content, workshops, and activities, you will learn the basics of human anatomy and physiology and discover how each of the body systems work together to sustain life. You will also explore fundamental concepts in microbiology and biochemistry and learn how interactions at the cellular...

This unit is the second of two University Connections Program music units for year 11/12 students aimed at providing an intensive course of study in performance or composition designed to build skills to allow a successful audition into the Bachelor of Music Degree. ...

XAB084 Introductory Scientific Principles is designed to give you the foundation knowledge in both theoretical and practical science. The unit will introduce you to the importance of engaging with scientific thinking and reasoning, methodology, precision and accuracy in measurement, written scientific communication, by developing practical skills and using relevant scientific theory and concepts...

Seventy percent of the planet is covered by ocean. This unit introduces students to Planet Ocean through four modules, covering key topics on marine life and the ecology of temperate and high latitude marine ecosystems (Module 1); the ocean system as interactions between physical, chemical, geological and ecological features (Module 2); the role of the oceans in climate change and how climate...

This unit introduces you to a range of communication skills, strategies, techniques and practices that enable effective communication and participation in the university environment, workplace, and community. Through the completion of various individual and collaborative activities, you will develop and consolidate effective personal and interpersonal communication skills. Major tasks in this...

This is a University Connections Program (UCP) unit that provides an introduction to disciplines of sports and recreation management. The class’s primary focus is on the sport and recreation industry, which includes professional sport, amateur sport, for-profit sport participation, non-profit sport participation, sporting goods, and sport services. The unit includes an applied focus on research...

In this unit you will focus on the evaluation of quantitative information, in both everyday and academic situations. This unit will introduce you to research methodologies and frameworks to assess the reliability of online data sources. You will learn how to analyse and interpret numerical data and critically evaluate standard presentation methods, including column charts, line graphs, histograms,...

English for Academic Purposes 2A - Direct Entry is the first half (5 weeks) of the 10-week English for Academic Purposes 2 level. Using place-based content, it continues to develop students’ English language ability while introducing them to the skills necessary to function effectively in an Australian learning environment. The language component of the unit builds listening, reading, speaking,...

English for Academic Purposes 2B - Direct Entry is the second half of the 10-week English for Academic Purposes level. Using place-based content, it continues to develop students’ English language ability while introducing them to the skills necessary to function effectively in an Australian learning environment. The language component of the unit builds listening, reading, speaking, writing,...

The Introductory Academic Program (IAP) is a three- to four-week pre-semester course designed specifically for Australia Awards and other scholarship holders who are newly arrived at the Hobart and Launceston campuses. It aims to facilitate adjustment to everyday life in Australia, Australian academic culture and student life at each campus; to develop students’ English language and academic...