James Cook University Course and Subject Handbook - 2006

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POSTGRADUATE COURSES

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

FRAMEWORK FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSES

RESEARCH METHODS COURSES

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE AWARD MASTERS BY RESEARCH

DOCTORATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

CONJOINT ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS

FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES - POSTGRADUATE AWARD REQUIREMENTS

MASTER OF ARTS

MASTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

MASTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES: EVALUATION BY RESEARCH WITH COURSEWORK

MASTER OF EDUCATION

MASTER OF EDUCATION WITH HONOURS

MASTER OF EDUCATION WITH HONOURS PROGRAMS

MASTER OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

MASTER OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES

MASTER OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES WITH HONOURS

MASTER OF MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY

MASTER OF SOCIAL POLICY

MASTER OF SOCIAL POLICY WITH HONOURS

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE: ASSESSMENT BY RESEARCH AND THESIS

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE: EVALUATION BY COURSEWORK WITH OR WITHOUT RESEARCH

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK WITH HONOURS

MASTER OF TEACHING

MASTER OF WOMEN’S STUDIES

MASTER OF WOMEN’S STUDIES WITH HONOURS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ARTS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL WELFARE

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF WOMEN’S STUDIES

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ARTS

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF JOURNALISM

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC POLICY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ARTS

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CHILD PROTECTION PRACTICE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF FAMILY THERAPY AND COUNSELLING

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF INDIGENOUS STUDIES

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF WOMEN’S STUDIES

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF JOURNALISM

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC POLICY

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF WORK PSYCHOLOGY IN RURAL HEALTH SETTINGS

FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES - POSTGRADUATE COURSES

ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

CHILD PROTECTION PRACTICE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY WELFARE

CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

EDUCATION

ENGLISH

FAMILY THERAPY AND COUNSELLING

FRENCH

GEOGRAPHY

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

HISTORY

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

JAPANESE

JOURNALISM

LANGUAGES

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

MATHEMATICS

MODERN LANGUAGES

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POPULATION STUDIES

PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL POLICY

SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOCIAL WELFARE

SOCIAL WORK

SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY WELFARE

SOCIOLOGY

STATISTICS

TEACHING

TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY

WOMEN’S STUDIES

FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES - RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

SCHOOL OF ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

SCHOOL OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY WELFARE

FACULTY OF LAW, BUSINESS AND THE CREATIVE ARTS

FACULTY OF LAW, BUSINESS AND THE CREATIVE ARTS — POSTGRADUATE AWARD REQUIREMENTS

CORPORATE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (AND REVERSE ORDER OF DEGREES)

MASTER OF COMMERCE, MASTER OF ECONOMICS AND MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION (TOURISM)

MASTER OF CREATIVE ARTS

MASTER OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

MASTER OF LAWS (BY THESIS OR COURSEWORK)

MASTERS OF LAWS (BY THESIS)

MASTER OF LAWS (BY COURSEWORK)

MASTER OF MUSIC

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING (ADVANCED)

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF TOURISM

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF COMMERCE AND POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ECONOMICS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MUSIC

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ACCOUNTING

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF CREATIVE ARTS

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF LEGAL STUDIES

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MANAGEMENT

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF TOURISM

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ECOTOURISM

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL STUDIES

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF MANAGEMENT

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF TOURISM

FACULTY OF LAW, BUSINESS AND THE CREATIVE ARTS - POSTGRADUATE COURSES

ACCOUNTING

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COMMERCE

COMMUNICATION DESIGN

CREATIVE ARTS

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

ECONOMICS

ECOTOURISM

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

HOSPITALITY

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LEGAL STUDIES

MANAGEMENT

MARKETING

MUSIC

PHOTOGRAPHY

PUBLIC HEALTH/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

THEATRE

TOURISM

VISUAL ARTS

FACULTY OF LAW, BUSINESS AND THE CREATIVE ARTS - RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SCHOOL OF LAW

COLLEGE OF MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS AND THEATRE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES

FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES — POSTGRADUATE AWARD REQUIREMENTS

MASTER OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE

MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

MASTER OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCE

MASTER OF MEDICINE

MASTER OF MIDWIFERY

MASTER OF NURSING SCIENCE

MASTER OF NURSING STUDIES

MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

MASTER OF PHARMACY

MASTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICINE

MASTER OF SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE

MASTER OF TROPICAL ANIMAL SCIENCE

MASTER OF TROPICAL VETERINARY SCIENCE

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MIDWIFERY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF NEONATOLOGY

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICINE

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF HEALTH SCIENCE

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF TROPICAL ANIMAL SCIENCE

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF TROPICAL VETERINARY SCIENCE

DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL EDUCATION

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL POPULATION HEALTH

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF DISASTER AND REFUGEE HEALTH

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF INFECTION CONTROL

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (CARDIAC NURSING)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (CARE OF THE AGED)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (CLINICAL TEACHING)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (INTENSIVE CARE)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (NEONATAL CARE)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (PERIOPERATIVE CARE)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF NURSING SCIENCE (RENAL NURSING)

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF TRAVEL MEDICINE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH SCIENCE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF TROPICAL ANIMAL SCIENCE

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF TROPICAL VETERINARY SCIENCE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES - POSTGRADUATE COURSES

ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE

ANIMAL SCIENCE

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/PUBLIC HEALTH

CHEMISTRY

CLINICAL EDUCATION

FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

HEALTH SCIENCE

INFECTION CONTROL

MEDICAL EDUCATION

MEDICINE

MICROBIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY

MIDWIFERY

MOLECULAR SCIENCES

NEONATOLOGY

NURSING SCIENCES

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

PERIOPERATIVE CARE

PHARMACY

PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

PHYSIOTHERAPY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH

RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICINE

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE

TRAVEL MEDICINE

TROPICAL MEDICAL SCIENCE

TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

TROPICAL VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES - RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TROPICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — POSTGRADUATE AWARD REQUIREMENTS

MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE

MASTER OF ASTRONOMY

MASTER OF ASTRONOMY EDUCATION

MASTER OF COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING

MASTER OF COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING (BRIDGING)

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

MASTER OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EXTENDED)

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY RESEARCH

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EXTENDED) — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE

MINERALS GEOSCIENCE MASTERS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ASTRONOMY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SCIENCE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ASTRONOMY

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF ENGINEERING

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - POSTGRADUATE COURSES

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES SCIENCE

ARCHAEOLOGY

ASTRONOMY

BIOTECHNOLOGY

BOTANY

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCES

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING

ENTOMOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

EXPLORATION AND MINING GEOLOGY

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS

GEOGRAPHY (HUMAN)

GEOGRAPHY (PHYSICAL)

GEOLOGY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MARINE BIOLOGY

MATHEMATICS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND METEOROLOGY

PHYSICS

PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

STATISTICS

TROPICAL AGRICULTURE

TROPICAL ECOLOGY

TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY

TROPICAL PLANT SCIENCES

TROPICAL URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

ZOOLOGY AND TROPICAL ECOLOGY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR TROPICAL FRESHWATER RESEARCH

SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF TROPICAL BIOLOGY

SCHOOL OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY

POSTGRADUATE SUBJECTS

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING PLACEMENT AND PRACTICUMS

MODES OF DELIVERY FOR SUBJECTS

CAMPUS LEGEND

DISCIPLINE AREAS

2006 STUDY PERIODS

CENSUS DATE

EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT

START DATES AND END DATES

Subject Descriptions