This 5-week General English unit is the second half of a 10-week upper-intermediate level component which aims to build students English language level. This course develops listening, reading, writing and speaking skills as well as grammar and vocabulary on a variety of topics of personal and professional interest. Within a communicative and interactive classroom environment, the unit focuses on...

UniPrep is designed to equip you with the essential academic and study skills needed for a successful university experience. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in key areas such as critical thinking, self-management, research and inquiry, digital literacy, problem-solving, time management, and goal setting. These skills will support you to manage your academic workload. In this unit,...

Design and Society aims to examine the history of design since the mid-18th Century and the impact of new technologies on societies, and to enable students to evaluate contextual and historical issues that in¿uence design in society. Students come to understand the factors that create revolutions in thinking, creating, planning and designing. ...

Foundation Mathematics aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of mathematical methods that can be applied in any degree stream. You are encouraged to gain confidence in developing your language around expressing mathematical ideas in a real-world context. ...

In this unit, we are going to explore the science underlying what you do in your garden, why your plants respond to your gardening, and how plants grow and reproduce. What we hope that you will gain, is a much clearer understanding of the fundamentals: how to identify plants - what the critical features are that enable you to recognise some of the more common plant families how plants grow - the...

The unit explores the significance of 'Connecting to' and 'Caring for Country' for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a Pakana and Palawa lens that facilitates Truth Telling through our stories to understand the deep cultural connections and practices we continue today.  The Murina Program is embedded in a strong Pakana and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander framework using...

The aim of the unit is to further enhance student’s knowledge of Tasmanian Aboriginal history and culture within a National context and how this has influenced the Tasmanian Aboriginal community in their pursuit for self-determination and advancement from the 1950’s to today. Students will learn about the impacts of policies, politics and land-rights whilst valuing the knowledges and life...

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This unit equips international students preparing to undertake an undergraduate course at the University of Tasmania with foundation knowledge to undertake first year Chemistry. It can be used as a pre-requisite for first Year chemistry units at the University of Tasmania. It covers the subject matter covered in Year 12 chemistry and provides a basic understanding of scientific terms and notation...

Who are the most interesting characters on your family tree? Would you like to write their stories to share with other family members, or with a wider audience? Perhaps you have an ancestor who is intriguing because of what you don't know about them and so can only imagine their story. This unit is an introduction to writing non-fictional and fictional narratives based on genealogical records....