James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

Subject offerings conditional upon minimum enrolment levels and availability of staff and resources.

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TABLE Ia - ARTS, CREATIVE ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SUBJECTS
Subject offerings conditional upon minimum enrolment levels and availability of staff and resources.
AN1001:03 1     Anthropology 1A: Discovering Anthropology   AN1003
AN1002:03 2     Anthropology 1B: Australia and Regional Culture    
AN1003:03   1   Anthropology in Practice   AN1001
AN2001:04 1     Key Debates in Anthropology AN1001 or AN1002  
AN2003:04 1     Anthropology in Australia and the Pacific 12 units of level 1 subjects AN3003
AN2004:04 2     Medical Anthropology   AN3004 AN2104 AN3104
AN2008:04 2     Myth and Ritual   AN3008
AN2012:04 2     Anthropological Research Techniques 12 units of level 1 subjects AN3012
AN2013:04 2     Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Environment   AN3013
AN2104:04   2   Medical Anthropology (Flexible Delivery) 12 units of level 1 subjects AN2004 AN3004 AN3104
AN3003:04 1     Anthropology in Australia and the Pacific 12 units of level 1 subjects AN2003
AN3004:04 2     Medical Anthropology   AN2004 AN2104 AN3104
AN3008:04 2     Myth and Ritual   AN2008
AN3013:04 2     Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Environment   AN2013
AN3104:04   2   Medical Anthropology (Flexible Delivery) 12 units of level 1 subjects AN2004 AN3004 AN2104
AN4001:24 1/2     Anthropology Honours 4 Admission to honours course AN4002
AN4002:12 FY     Combined Honours (Anthropology) Admission to honours course AN4001 AN4003
AN4003:08 FY     Minor Thesis   AN4002
AR1001:03 1     The World of Archaeology    
AR1002:03 2     Archaeology: Methods and Approaches    
AR2201:04     Apr Principles of Archaeological Investigation AR1002 AR2001 AR3102
AR2304:04 2     Archaeology of Celtic Europe 12 units of level 1 subjects AR3304
AR2407:04 1     Forensic Archaeology 12 units of level 1 subjects AR3407
AR3304:04 2     Archaeology of Celtic Europe 12 units of level 1 subjects AR2304
AR3407:04 1     Forensic Archaeology 12 units of level 1 subjects AR2407
CP1010:03 2     Introduction to Multimedia    
CP1030:03 1/2     Introduction to Information Technology    
CP1200:03 1     Introduction to Computer Science 1   CP1600
CP1300:03 2     Introduction to Computer Science 2 CP1200 (SA in Senior Maths B or MA1020) CP1700
CP1500:03 1     Introduction to Information and Database Systems   CO1801 CO3811 CP2500 CP3010
CP2001:03 1     Data Structures and Algorithms CP1300  
CP2002:03 2     Operating Systems CP1300  
CP2005:03 1     Computer Architecture CP1300  
CP2060:03 2     Computer Graphics CP1200 CP3060
CP3020:03 1     Advanced Database Management CO3811 or CP1500 or CP2500 or CP3010  
CP3070:03 2     Principles of Data Communications CP2001  
CP3110:03 1     Fundamentals of Software Engineering CP2001 CP4050
CP3120:03 2     Object Oriented Software Engineering CP2003 or CP2004 CP4050
CU1112:03   2   Communication, Information and Society    
CU2112:03   2   Communication Technologies and Change EL1012 or EL1112  
EC1005:03 1     Economics for Business 1   EC1001
EC1006:03 2     Economics for Business 2   EC1002
EL1004:03 2     The Romantic Vision    
EL1005:03 1     The Modernist Experiment    
EL1010:03 1/2     Effective Writing   EL1015
EL2001:04 1     Women in Nineteenth Century Novel At least 6 units of EL subjects which must include 3 units of Literature subjects EL3001
EL2023:04 2     American Literature At least 6 units of EL subjects including EL1006 or EL1007  
EL2037:04 1     Critical Thought At least 6 units of EL subjects which must include 3 units of Literature subjects EL1000 EL1001 EL1002 EL1004 EL1005 EL1006 EL1007 EL3037
EL2040:04 2     Strangers in the South Pacific At least 6 units of subjects which must include 3 units of literature subjects EL3040
EL3001:06 1     Women in the Nineteenth Century Novel At least 7 units of level 2 EL subjects EL2001
EL3028:06 2     Early English: Monsters and Dreams At least 7 units of level 2 EL subjects including either EL2008, EL2022 or EL2024  
EL3037:06 1     Critical Thought At least 8 units of level 2 EL subjects EL2037
EL3040:06 2     Strangers in the South Pacific   EL2040
EL4003:12 FY     English 4 Honours Thesis 24 units of level 3 EL subjects including EL3025 (Townsville) or EL2037/EL3037 (Cairns) EL4004
EL4004:12 FY     Joint English Honours 12 units of level 3 EL subjects including EL3025 (Townsville) or EL2037/EL3037 (Cairns) EL4001 EL4002 EL4003 EL4005
EL4050:06 FY     Renaissance Literature 24 units of level 3 EL subjects including EL3025 (Townsville) or EL2037/EL3037 (Cairns) EL4001 EL4002 EL4004 EL4005 EL4007 EL4008
EL4060:06 FY     Australian Literature 24 units of level 3 EL subjects including EL3025 (Townsville) or EL2027/EL3037 (Cairns) EL4001 EL4002 EL4004 EL4005 EL4007 EL4008
EV1001:03 2     Introduction to Environmental Science   EA1300
EV2002:03 1     Environmental Law and Policy   EV5201
EV2003:03 2     Introduction to Environmental Economics At least 12 units of level 1 subjects, including EV1001 EC2010 EC5201 EV5003
EV3001:03 2     Environmental and Regional Planning 6 units of level 2 EV or TG subjects EV5001 GE3602 GE5602 TG4601 TG5601
EV3002:03 1     Environmental Impact Assessment 20 level 1 and 20 level 2 units EV5002 TG5205
EV3205:03 1     Conserving Tropical Rainforests 6 units of level 2 subjects EV3200 EV5200 EV5205 TG3200 TG5200
EV3254:03     Jul Tropical Agroforestry At least 12 units of level 2 science subjects or permission of HoS EV5254
EV4008:18 FY     Hons in Trop Environ Studies & Resource Management A credit average in level 3 subjects including EV3001 EV3002 EV3003. Pass in an introductory subject in statistics or biometry TG4001 TG4011
FR1001:03 1     Foundation French 1    
FR1002:03 2     Foundation French 2 FR1001 or equivalent  
FR2201:04 1     Basic French 1 SA in Senior French or FR1002 FR1121 FR2001
FR2202:04 2     Basic French 2 FR1121 or FR2001 or FR2201 FR1122 FR2002
FR2622:04     Nov Immersion French 6 units of FR subjects or equivalent  
FR3301:06 1     Intermediate French 1 FR1122 or FR2002 or FR2202 FR2121 FR3001
FR3302:06 2     Intermediate French 2 FR2121 or FR3001 or FR3301 FR2122 FR3002
FR3401:06 1     Advanced French 1 FR2122 or FR3002 or FR3302 FR3121
FR3402:06 2     Advanced French 2 FR3121 or FR3401 FR3122
FR3622:06     Nov Immersion French At least 6 units of French subjects  
FR3700:12 2     Study-abroad Program FR3001 or FR3121 or FR3301 or FR3401 or permission of HoS  
FR3701:12 1     Study-abroad Program FR3001 or FR3121 or FR3301 or FR3401 or permission of HoS  
GE1350:03 1     Society, Space and the Environment   TG1000 TG1090
GE2350:04 1     Economic and Population Geography EV1001 or TG1090 (GE1350) or permission of HoS GE2300 GE3350 TG2095 TG2500 TG3096
GE2452:03 1     Biogeography and Climatology   GE2402 GE3452 TG2002 TG2092
GE2501:03 1     Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing    
GE2502:03 2     Introductory Geographical Information Systems   TG2100
GE3350:04 1     Economic and Population Geography Any level 2 EV or TG subject GE2350 TG2095 TG3096
GE3452:03 1     Biogeography and Climatology   GE2402 GE2452 TG2002 TG2092
GE3502:03 1   Dec Geographic and Land Information Systems GE2502 or TG2100 GE5502 TG3110 TG5102
GE4300:18 FY     Honours in Human Geography Admission to honours program and credit average in level 3 subjects offered by TESAG. EV3003 and an introductory subject in statistics or biometry recommended TG4004 TG4014
GE4400:18 FY     Honours in Physical Geography Admission to honours program and credit average in level 3 subjects offered by TESAG. EV3003 and an introductory subject in statistics or biometry highly recommended TG4003 TG4013
GE4600:18 FY     Joint Hons in Tropical Environ Studies & Geography A credit average in level 3 subjects; EV3003 and an introductory course in statistics or biometry recommended TG4100 TG4110
HI1290:03 1     Early Modern Europe: Public Life    
HI1291:03 2     Early Modern Europe: Private Lives    
HI2190:04 1     The Invasion: An Overview of Australia   HI2420 HI3190
HI2421:04 2     The Great Debate: An Exam of Aust Social Issues   HI3421
HI3190:06 1     The Invasion: An Overview of Australia   HI2190 HI2420
HI3280:06 1     North Queensland History   HI2280 HI3000 HI3282
HI3281:06 2     Introduction to Historical Cultural Heritage Any Australian history or archaeology subject  
HI4080:18 FY     History Honours Thesis Admission to honours program  
HI4443:06 1     Writing History Admission to honours program  
HU1116:03 1     Contemporary Japanese Society    
HU1117:03 2     Traditional Japanese Society and Culture    
HU2039:04 2     Australian Society and Culture    
IA1007:03     MayJunJulAugSep Linking Indigenousness 1    
IA1016:03 2     Indigenous Law and Politics 1    
IA1017:03 1     Indigenous Community Management and Development 1    
IA2007:03     MayJunJulAugSep Linking Indigenousness 2   IA2014
IA2015:03 1     Indigenous Australian Worldviews 2 IA1015 desirable  
IA2016:03 2     Indigenous Law and Politics 2 IA1016 desirable  
IA2017:03 1     Indigenous Community Management and Development 2 IA1017 desirable  
IA3007:03     MayJunJulAugSep Linking Indigenousness 3   IA3021
IA3016:03 2     Indigenous Law and Politics 3 IA2016 desirable  
IA3101:03 2     Media and Race Relations   CA3101
IA3114:03   1   Scriptwriting for Radio and TV    
IA3117:03 1     Community Management and Development 3    
JA1001:03 1     Foundation Japanese 1   JA1011
JA1002:03 2     Foundation Japanese 2 JA1001 JA1011 or equivalent JA1012
JA1101:03 1     Basic Japanese 1 JA1002 or JA1012 JA2001 JA2011
JA1102:03 2     Basic Japanese 2 JA1101 or JA2001 or JA2011 JA2002 JA2012
JA2201:04 1     Intermediate Japanese 1 Senior Japanese or equivalent or JA1102 or JA2002 or JA2012 JA1111 JA1121 JA3001 JA3011
JA2202:04 2     Intermediate Japanese 2 JA1111 or JA1121 or JA2201 or JA3001 or JA3011 JA1112 JA1122 JA3002 JA3012
JA3301:06 1     Advanced Japanese 1 JA1112 or JA1122 or JA2202 or JA3002 or JA3012 JA2111 JA2121
JA3302:06 2     Advanced Japanese 2 JA2111 or JA2121 or JA3301 JA2112 JA2122
JA3401:06 1     Advanced Japanese 3 JA2112 or JA2122 or JA3302 JA3111 JA3121
JA3402:06 2     Advanced Japanese 4 JA3111 or JA3121 or JA3401 JA3112 JA3122
JA3701:12 1     Study-abroad Program JA2202 or permission of HoS  
JA3702:12 2     Study-abroad Program JA2201 or permission of HoS  
JA4501:06 1     Advanced Japanese 5 JA3112 or JA3122 or JA3402 JA3211 JA3221
JA4502:06 2     Advanced Japanese 6 JA3211 or JA3221 or JA4501 JA3212 JA3222
JN1001:03 1     Introduction to Journalism    
JN1002:03 2     News Gathering Techniques JN1001 or documentary evidence of previous practical media experience  
JN2002:03 1     Media Law and Ethics JN1001 JN1002  
JN2003:03 2     Feature Writing EL1010 JN1001 JN1002  
JN2007:03 1     Print Journalism JN1002A JN2002  
JN2009:03 2     Radio Journalism JN2002 JN2007 JN2004
JN2016:03 1     Public Relations 2   JN3015
JN3012:04 1     Print Editing JN2001 JN2002  
JN3014:04 2     Foreign News JN2002  
JN3016:04 2     Public Relations 3 JN2016 JN3015
JN4002:06 1/2     Current Debates and Practices in Journalism Completion of BJ or equivalent  
JN4003:06 1/2     Journalism Literature Completion of BJ or equivalent  
JN4005:03 1/2     Public Affairs Completion of BJ or equivalent  
JN4007:03 1     Indigenous People in Australian Journalism Completion of BJ or equivalent  
JN4011:12 FY     Journalism Honours Thesis Admission to J ournalism Honours program JN4001
LC1000:03 1/2 1/2   English for Academic Purposes    
MA1000:03 1     Mathematical Foundations Senior Maths B (or equivalent) or permission of HoS  
MA1003:03 2     Mathematical Techniques Senior Maths B (or equivalent) MA1000 MA1002
MA1021:03 1/2 2   Preparatory Mathematical Skills   SA in Senior Maths B, MA1020
MA1401:03 2     Statistics and Data Analysis Senior Maths B (or equivalent)  
MU1030:03 2     Essentials of Music    
MU3451:04   FY   Music Project At least 6 units of prescribed subjects from level 2 Music schedule (Townsville); permission of Head of COMVAT (Cairns)  
PL1001:03 1     Compar Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World    
PL1002:03 2     World Politics: International Conflict & Cooperat    
PL2003:04 1     Governance, Democratisation and the State 3 units of level 1 PL subjects or equivalent PL3003
PL2110:04 1     Government and Politics in Developing Areas 3 units of level 1 PL subjects or equivalent PL3110
PL2202:04 2     Environmental Politics and Policy   PL3202
PL2291:04 1     Australian Public Policy and Politics 3 units of level 1 PL subjects or equivalent PL2293 PL3291 PL3293
PL2294:04 2     Public Administration and Inter-govt. Relations 3 units of level 1 PL subjects or equivalent PL2292 PL3294
PL3003:06 1     Governance,Democratisation and the State 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL2003
PL3110:06 1     Government and Politics in Developing Areas 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL2110
PL3202:06 2     Environmental Politics and Policy   PL2202
PL3251:06 1/2     Approaching World Politics   PL2153 PL3153
PL3290:04 1     Employment Relations 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL3292
PL3291:06 1     Australian Public Policy and Politics 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL2291 PL2293 PL3293
PL3292:06 1     Employment Relations 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL3290
PL3294:06 2     Public Administration & Intergovernment Relations 4 units of level 2 PL subjects or equivalent PL2292 PL2294
PL4001:06 2     Applied Political and International Analysis Admission to honours program  
PL4002:06 1     Theory and Method in Political Science Admission to honours program  
PL4201:12 FY     Politics Honours Thesis Admission to honours program  
PL4202:12 FY     Public Policy Honours (Thesis) Admission to Public Policy Honours program on recommendation of Course Convenor and relevant HoS(s)  
PL4203:12 FY     Public Policy Honours (Internship) Admission to Public Policy Honours program on recommendation of Course Convenor and relevant HoS(s)  
PT1411:03   2   Introduction to Underwater Photography    
PY1101:03 1     Exploring Psychology 1   PY1001 PY1003 PY1104
PY1102:03 2     Exploring Psychology 2   PY1002 PY1003 PY1104
PY2101:03 1     Brain and Behaviour (PY1001 or PY1101) (PY1002 or PY1102) PY2091
PY2102:03 1     Learning, Memory and Cognition (PY1001 or PY1101) (PY1002 or PY1102) PY2092
PY2103:03 1     Describing and Analysing Human Behaviour SS1103 SS2011 SS2022
PY2104:03 1     Health Psychology PY1001 or PY1002 or PY1003 or PY1101 or PY1102 or PY1104 PY2084
PY2106:03 2     Human Development Across the Lifespan (PY1001 or PY1101) (PY1002 or PY1102) PY2093
PY2107:03 2     Experimental Investigation & Analysis of Behaviour (SS1103 PY2103) SS2011 SS2022
PY2109:03 2     Environmental Psychology PY1001 or PY1002 or PY1003 or PY1101 or PY1102 or PY1104 PY2086
PY2110:03 2     Forensic Psychology    
PY3101:03 1     Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis PY2103 PY2107 PY3081 PY3082
PY3102:03 1     Social Psychology (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3095
PY3103:03 1     Psychopathology (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3005 PY3072 PY3096 PY4005 PY4072
PY3104:03 1     Principles of Counselling (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3083
PY3107:03 2     Introductory Psychometrics, Assessment and Ethics (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3089
PY3108:03 2     Personality and Individual Psychology (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3094
PY3109:03 2     Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3054
PY3110:03 2     Human Sensation and Perception (PY2091 or PY2101) (PY2092 or PY2102) (PY2093 or PY2106) PY3024
PY4101:12 FY     Psychology Thesis Completion of level 3 psychology subjects PY4050 PY4060 PY4102
PY4102:12 FY     Reading and Research Project Completion of level 3 psychology subjects PY4050 PY4060 PY4101
PY4103:12 FY     Advanced Topics in Psychology Completion of level 3 psychology subjects PY4090
SS1103:03 2     Computing Skills for the Social & Behav Sciences   CP1030
SS2004:03 1     Researching Social Issues    
SS2011:04 1     Fundamentals of Social Research Methods   BS2001 SS1103 SS3011 TV2031
SS2020:04 2     Social Survey Design and Analysis BH2011 or permission of HOS SS3020
SS2023:04 2     Qualitative Methods   SS3023
SS3006:04 2     Social Inquiry Analysis BH2004 or SS2004  
SS3011:04 1     Fundamentals of Social Research Methods   BS2001 SS2011 TV2031
SS3020:04 2     Social Survey Design and Analysis BH2011 or permission of HOS SS2020
SS3023:04 2     Qualitative Methods   SS2023
SY1001:03 1     Introduction to Sociology    
SY1002:03 2     Australian Society    
SY2001:04 1     New Forms of Work, Organisation and Career 12 units of level 1 subjects SY3001 SY3011
SY2003:04 1     Deviance, Difference and Social Control 12 units of level 1 subjects SY3003 SY3013
SY2008:04 2     The Environment and Rural Sociology SY1001 SY1002 and 12 other units of level 1 subjects SY3008
SY2010:04 2     Sociology of Health and Medicine SY1001 or SY1002 SY3010
SY2020:04 2     Self and Identity in Contemporary Society SY2002 or SY2021 SY3007 SY3020
SY2021:04 1     Change in Modern Societies SY1001 or SY1002 or permission of HoS SY3021
SY2025:04 1     Consumption and Leisure SY1001 or SY1002 SY3025
SY2029:04 2     Career Development for the Future Workplace   SY3029
SY3001:04 1     New Forms of Work, Organisation and Career SY1001 or SY1002 SY2001
SY3003:04 1     Deviance, Difference and Social Control 12 units of level 1 subjects SY2003 SY3013
SY3008:04 2     The Environment and Rural Sociology 4 units of level 2 SY subjects SY2008
SY3010:04 2     Sociology of Health and Medicine 12 units of level 1 subjects SY2010
SY3020:04 2     Self and Identity in Contemporary Society SY2002 or SY2021 SY3007 SY2020
SY3021:04 1     Change in Modern Societies SY1001 or SY1002 or permission of HoS SY2021
SY3025:04 1     Consumption and Leisure SY1001 or SY1002 SY2025
SY3029:04 2     Career Development for the Future Workplace   SY2029
SY4001:00 FY     Sociology Honours Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS SY4002
SY4002:00 FY     Combined Honours (Sociology) Admission to Sociology Honours program and honours program of another discipline within the Faculty on recommendation of HoS SY4001
SY4005:12 2     Sociology Honours Thesis Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS SY4015
SY4006:04 1     Directed Readings in Sociology Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS SY4016
SY4007:04 1     Research Design in Sociology Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS  
SY4008:04 1     Contemporary Sociological Analysis Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS  
SY4015:12 FY     Sociology Honours Thesis (Part-time) Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS SY4005
SY4016:04 FY     Directed Readings in Sociology (Part-time) Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS SY4006
VA1018:03 1     Visual Arts Studies 1A    
VA1028:03 2     Visual Arts Studies 1B    
VA2018:04 2     Visual Arts Studies 2A VA1018  
WC1001:03 1     Australian Women's Studies    
WS1001:03 1     Introduction to Social Policy    
WS1002:03 1     Dimensions of Human Experience    
WS1003:03 2     Issues in Social Policy    
WS1004:03 2     Understanding Professional Helping    
WS2012:03 1     Human Rights and Social Justice WS1001  
WS2014:04 2     Community and Organisational Practice WS2019 or permission of HoS  
WS2016:04 2     Field Education Project SS2004 (WS2011 or WS2019)  
WS2019:06 1     Practice for Social Justice: Skills and Ethics WS1004 or permission of HoS WS2011
WS2020:04 2     Working Across Cultures   WS2015
WS3011:03 1     Politics of Community Work WS1001 WS1003 or permission of HoS WS4502
WS3503:08 1     Field Education 1 (WS2011 or WS2019) WS2014 WS3502
WS3512:04 1     Social Work in Practice (WS2011 or WS2019) WS2014 WS3510
WS3513:04 2     Honours Preparation Seminar    
WS3514:04 2     Theories for Social Work Practice WS3512 WS3511
WS4003:12 FY     Comm Welfare Honours Literature Review & Proposal BCW degree or equivalent WS4001
WS4004:12 FY     Community Welfare Honours Thesis WS4003 WS4002
WS4502:04 1     Applied Social Policy WS1001 WS1003 or permission of HoS BH4502 WS3011
WS4503:04 1     Social Work and Mental Health WS3511  
WS4504:08 2     Field Education 2 WS3503  
WS4505:04 FY     Social Work Honours Thesis   WS4507
WS4506:12 FY     Social Work Honours Literature Review & Proposal BSW degree  
WS4507:12 FY     Social Work Honours Thesis WS4506 WS4505
WS4510:04 1     Social Work in a Global Environment WS3511  
WS4511:04 2     Professional Development for Social Work Practice WS3503 WS4510