Single Subjects

This subject focuses on developing the students’ understanding of the structural elements of architecture. Students will examine an architect’s informed approach to structures in the design process. Structural principles are conveyed through diagrams and simple equations. Students integrate their knowledge of structural principles with research of buildings to document and present the fundamental role of structure in architectural design.

Assessment Tasks: Test, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject explores the intersection of technology and design across a range of industries in the modern workforce. A broadened understanding of potential career opportunities is provided by challenging existing stereotypes where students’ specialist skills are used. Students are encouraged to analyse interdisciplinary case studies and identify emergent digital trends. Students investigate the concept of function over form to produce viable outcomes as a specialist for the modern workforce. Students collaborate on an interdisciplinary response to a client brief utilising the skills learnt in this subject.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces students to the theory and practice of information design, displaying data with purpose to foster understanding and engagement. Using a variety of sources, students identify and collate quantitative and qualitative data before synthesising and analysing it with applied organisational methods. Using visualisation techniques, students bring the information to life by telling its story in graphic and/or interactive form that represents the data in an effective and compelling way.

Assessment Tasks: Quiz, Design Artefact, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject is an introduction to the design process with an emphasis on bespoke decoration. The student learns about design principles and elements and their place in the creative design process and the role of reflection in design development throughout the design process. A focus on colour and the application in interior spaces is explored and applied. The student produces design concepts for an interior space through a series of exercises using creative thinking methods. The student explores and challenges a range of different ideas. Presentation techniques are explored. During this subject the student acquires a basic understanding of the opportunities for custom design and customising available products.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Design Project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Design Context introduces students to the interdisciplinary world of design and creativity, supporting them as they transition to higher education. Students develop creativity as a mindset and a new way of thinking, enabling them to proactively approach creative challenges. Through observation, investigation, insight and soulful storytelling, students build creative confidence to take risks and action their ideas to create meaningful experiences for people, communities, and their environments.

Assessment Tasks: Test, Mood board, Progress Report, Design Artefact, Online Gallery Post

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

In this subject, a range of both analogue and digital techniques to carry out a basic measure up, produce 2D technical drawings and generate 3D models are taught. Students explore the way technical manual drafting can be applied to interior decoration and design contexts. The subject provides an understanding of how to identify and produce floor plans, sections, elevations and to extract views from digital 3D models as is relevant to interior spaces.

Assessment Tasks: Presentation, Drawing Set, Test, 3D Digital Model File

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject students will study the history and evolution of art and design acknowledging the major influences and commentators of the industry.

The introduction of essential fundamental design principles and elements build to a comprehensive understanding, enabling students to start seeing and thinking like a designer.

Students will be challenged to develop visual solutions to design problems and acquire the knowledge, skills and perspective necessary to identify and articulate techniques and concepts exhibited in design work.

This is followed by an in-depth look at the design process from receiving the brief up to the client presentation and reflection on success of project.

Assessment Tasks: Online Test, Presentation, Journal, Design Artefact, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject enables the student to explore historical styles of architecture, interior design and decoration in order to create an understanding of the context of contemporary design practice. Students provide evidence of this understanding through visual and written means.

Assessment Tasks: Test, report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject explores the relationship between materials and storytelling. It introduces students to the attributes of materiality and encourages them to re-imagine the possibilities of creating through making. Students will explore the art of paper folding, developing skills and taking creative risks. These results will be captured digitally and altered using the appropriate software. Individual tasks allow students to develop an understanding and appreciation of materials, their many varied uses, properties, and the sustainable manufacturing processes related to them. Students will progress towards determining suitable materials in which to construct their final model with its form and function contextualised and supported by a documented process journal. Their final submission will be a model that reminds us that stories which fill our lives are not only spoken and written but sometimes are best told through craft.

Assessment Tasks: Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

Fashion Illustration introduces students to the skill of visual representation and communication through the art of drawing. It acknowledges drawing as a fundamental skill of the designer, and its importance in communicating design ideas. Students will cultivate an understanding of balance, proportion, and shape through observational drawing skills. Through visual rendering techniques of various surfaces, fabrics and structures, students gain insight into the manner in which different materials and fabrics drape, shape and change on the human body. This subject underpins the development of fundamental principles of fashion design as well as the capacity of the student to visually communicate their designs.

Assessment Tasks: Physical Folio, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Introduction to Branded Fashion Technical Drawing provides a solid foundation for students to develop accurate and proportional hand drawing and computer drawing skills which will be used throughout their course and career. Students initially develop hand drawings to identify, depict and communicate the technical and construction elements required for garment construction. Using progressive feedback and building upon these hand drawing skills, students are introduced to Computer Aided Design (CAD) and communication methods specific for branded fashion. Students produce a series of digital folios that develop their understanding of garment construction through both hand and digital drawing techniques.

Assessment Tasks: Drawing Folio development report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject serves as an introduction to communicating with imagery.

Students explore theories of visual communication as tools to develop their own visual language. They will gain skills in observation, idea generation, and effective visual communication in the context of photography and moving image.

Students will also study the history and evolution of photography including the origins of moving image acknowledging the major influences and commentators of the industry.

Assessment Tasks: Workbook, Report, Online Test

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Complementary Medicine Foundations introduces the historical and conceptual emergence of Naturopathy and Western Herbal Medicine and how this underpins contemporary clinical practice in Australia and globally. It specifically focuses on professional practice: introducing the therapeutic model, the underlying theoretical and philosophical concepts, and discusses the differences between various approaches to the health-disease-healing process. Students will be introduced to the local regulatory environment of the complementary medicine professions within the context of their career outcome and best practice. This subject introduces key concepts regarding ethics and communication in therapeutic relationships.

Assessment Tasks: Blog, Practical Project, Discussion Forum

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, the usefulness, relevance and relationship of coaching and positive psychology to counselling will be explored. Positive psychology emphasises the importance of finding meaning, purpose and a sense of accomplishment and moves away from focusing in what is clinically wrong. Students will review positive psychology’s contribution as an approach to the ‘helping relationship’, including exploration of conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support. As part of their exploration of the key positive psychology theorists, students will begin to develop an understanding of how they can synthesise coaching work into their potential coaching practice. They will learn a range of particular coaching skills, including solution‐focused and strengths‐based approaches, explore goal setting for personal and professional use. This subject will balance theory and practice in its delivery and students will be encouraged to engage in interactive learning through discussion and experiential practice.

Assessment Tasks: Online Test, Essay, Audio Demonstration 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

Beginning with the lived experience of mental health consumers this subject introduces empowerment as a multidimensional social process through which individuals and groups gain better understanding and control over their lives thus enabling them to change their social and political environment to improve their health-related life circumstances. Students will develop an understanding of their role as change agents and advocates for mental health consumers. This subject offers the opportunity to explore and understand advocacy organisations.

Assessment Tasks: Literature review, presentation, essay

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

This subject provides students with fundamental nutrition knowledge by examining the relationship between food, nutrition and, human health and wellbeing.  Students will learn about macro and micro-nutrition, dietary guidelines, role of nutrition in metabolism, health maintenance and disease, nutrient rich food sources, and the specific nutritional requirements throughout the lifespan. Students will also learn how to identify and construct a healthy diet according to specific dietary guidelines, and know the impact of nutritional deficiency and excess as they relate to health and disease.

Assessment Tasks: Online test, report 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

Students learn the various experiences and stages associated with the process of grieving. Students learn the required skills to work compassionately with people who suffer psychological fall-outs and face existential questions following multiple losses such as those associated with relationship loss, declining physical and mental health, loss of role function and identity, migration and cultural status and death and dying including bereavement counselling and end of life plans. Students learn the distinction between grief and complicated grief whilst recognizing and respecting the uniqueness of each client's experience.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Essay  

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

his subject provides students an introduction to the diversity of health theories and initiatives to improve health outcomes.  Students will engage with key concepts including human right to health, social determinants of health, equality, equity and vulnerability.  An introduction to Australia's health system and intersectoral action will also be provided.

Assessment Tasks: Quiz, Long Answer Question 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, you will explore the principles of social, emotional, and psychological health and how they relate to health behaviours. You will examine how health psychology contributes to the promotion of wellbeing through mindfulness, positive behavioural change, and resilience. You will examine how these health psychology principles contribute to enhancing overall health and wellbeing. You will also analyse various methods for assessing social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing in various population groups. Additionally, you will explore and apply key health psychology models to understand and influence health behaviors, both for yourself and others. Moreover, you will evaluate the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions on emotions, health, and overall wellbeing.

Research shows that non-communicable diseases have clear links to sedentary behaviours associated with unhealthy lifestyles, and adverse social and physical environments. This subject develops understanding of the determinants of physical activity and exercise, with students learning to apply evidence-based guidelines for physical activity and leisure programs as a strategy for health maintenance and the prevention of chronic disease.

Assessment Tasks: Activity Journal, Essay, Case Study

Delivery Mode: Online

The occupational environment plays an import role in combating or promoting the rise of chronic disease and disability. This environment has the capacity to affect the physical, psychological, economic and social well-being of workers’ and thus, proper attention to workers’ health offers vast opportunities for workers and employers alike. In this subject students will explore evidence linking worker health and wellbeing to organizational health and business performance. Specific analysis for business needed will be considered, with practical interventions designed to education and enhance the occupational environment.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: Online

This subject aims to provide an understanding of the sociology of food, nutrition and public health. Students will explore the relationships between human behaviour and dietary intake from a public health perspective. This subject will provide students with a solid understanding of the social and environmental determinants of health as it relates to nutrition. Students will be engaged in community-based research, to identify a public health issue which is prevalent in their community society.

Assessment Tasks: Workbook, Report

Delivery Mode: Online

Students will demonstrate a critical understanding of emotional issue relating to aging and of counselling approaches applicable to positive aging. Techniques for working with older people including digital technologies, phone and telehealth, robot companionship and simulated presence therapy will be critically explored.

Assessment Tasks: Presentation, Report, Counselling Session 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Students will be required to critically self-reflect applying theories and practice skills to personal lived experience and history and use this knowledge to develop a cohesive self-care plan suitable to future industry practice.

Assessment Tasks: Report 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Connection to land, culture, spirituality, family and community are important elements of social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples. In this subject students will critically analyse the social determinants of mental health and problems such as grief and loss, trauma, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Ethics and best practice in mental health provision will also be addressed. The link between identity, country, and mental health will be critically appraised. Students will engage in self-reflexive analysis of the impact of personal colonial history, bias, and beliefs, and examine the relational nature of storytelling in practice.

Assessment Tasks: Report 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject students will be introduced to the field of Sport Management. Students will investigate the historical foundations of sport, management principles, socio-cultural influences of sport and the role of governance in sport. Students will investigate the role sport plays in building communities and analyse the importance that professional sport plays in contemporary society.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Project Proposal 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Marketing of sports and recreation is more than simply about the product; it is about broader health and wellness, entertainment, community and generating team or brand loyalty. This unit applies the marketing principles and mix to the field of sports and recreation, to take a broader view on how marketing can support health promotion and advocacy through sport.

Assessment Tasks: Test, Report, Communication Plan 

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject students learn the fundamental elements of Cloud Computing. They identify the building blocks of Cloud Computing including essential characteristics, different service models and how these models differ from each other. In addition, students also develop an understanding of resource pooling and virtualisation in Cloud. They learn about various deployment models in cloud computing and how these deployment models differ from traditional IT deployment models.

Assessment Tasks: Online Test, Test, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts and methodologies utilised in software development. Students will develop proficiency in user requirement analysis and software planning in order to address software project requirements. Fundamental procedural programming skills followed by Object Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigm will be introduced to enable students to deliver viable coding solutions. Lastly, students will verify and validate software solutions using an industry standard modelling language for presentation to technical and non-technical audiences.

Pre-requisite: ITP122 Introduction to Programming (only a pre-requisite for Diploma of Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology and Associate Degree of Information Technology courses)

Assessment Tasks: Workbook, software project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts and methodologies utilised in programming. Students will develop problem solving skills in order to identify appropriate tools and methodologies to address software requirements. Decision logics and iterative programming will be explored and applied through software coding, debugging and testing on various platforms. Lastly, students will produce and present verified and validated software solutions and documentation to meet project goals.

Assessment Tasks: Programming code, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of JavaScript and the application of this knowledge in web development. The subject explores principles of JavaScript to broaden understanding of programming languages. Students apply these fundamentals to navigate and manipulate the document object model (DOM) of a webpage. They subsequently design and develop their own interactive components and interfaces, expanding beyond the capabilities that web design languages such as HTML and CSS afford. This subject culminates in exploring design and coding interactive web animations using various JavaScript libraries, increasing ability and skillsets for modern web design and development.

Assessment Tasks: Design Research Project, Wireframe, Prototype, Interactive Web, Video

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Cybersecurity Principles lays the foundation for students to apply their software and networking knowledge in order to identify the impact of security threats on contemporary business environments. Fundamentals of cybersecurity will be explored such as cybersecurity attack vectors, available security measures, and risk management best practice. Within a professional IT context, students will present a cybersecurity proposal to address potential threats that impact business outcomes and sustainability.

Assessment Tasks: Report, video demonstration

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject will introduce the academic literacy knowledge and skills necessary for both effective learning and for shaping your future career in a business context. You will be exposed to a range of business texts, scenarios, and environments to develop your capacity to learn, think critically, communicate effectively, and act with integrity both academically and professionally. Consequently, you will gradually build skills in locating and evaluating information, reading and note-taking, as well as integrating evidence to construct well-substantiated arguments and paragraphs.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

This subject will introduce you to how business operates within society. You will investigate changing external environmental forces at the micro and macro levels and how businesses are impacted by and respond to these changes. You will apply business analysis tools and techniques to categorise the impact of political, economic, sociocultural, technological, legal, and environmental factors on businesses. The themes presented in this subject will help develop your business literacy.

Assessment Tasks: Discussion Forum, Learning Log, Storyboard and Editorial Video

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive 

Assessment Tasks: Infographic, Event Plan, Event Pitch

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject you will be introduced to the main aspects of consumer behaviour, including the societal, family and cultural influences on behaviour. You will examine vital topics such as consumer learning, needs and wants, motivations, perceptions and experience, and specific consumer behaviours and the internal and external factors involved in consumer decision making. Through completion of this subject, you will be able to critically appraise your own buying behaviour, which in turn will assist you in acquiring, critically examining, and communicating information from a range of different sources.

Assessment Tasks: Discussion Forum, Test, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Integrated Marketing Communications provides students with a contemporary view on the use of all different promotional tools available to marketers today such as sales promotions, direct marketing, advertising, personal selling and public relations. The unit explores how marketers can increase the number of touch points a brand can explore among its target audience in a consistent and effective manner.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Campaign Plan, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces marketing concepts and approaches within a digital environment. You will practise segmenting, targeting, and positioning to a market. You will identify how a diverse range of customers make purchase decisions to satisfy their needs and wants. You will explore the mix of decisions regarding product, price, place and promotion, and analyse a market environment in your area of study.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject will provide you with an introduction to the dynamic and evolving food and beverage industry. You will learn about the different sectors and types of venues that operate within the industry and explore how consumer and technological trends, external factors and evolving customer preferences impact venue operations. Once these have been identified, you will explore strategies that venues implement to develop and maintain competitive advantage.

Assessment Tasks: Infographic, Trend Analysis, Venue Analysis Video Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, you will identify the socio-cultural, economic and environmental impacts of tourism, using the dual lenses of tourists and host communities. You will investigate motivations that drive tourist behaviour and decision-making. Using these insights, you will evaluate how tourism destinations impact communities.

You will reflect on tourism experiences to explore a range of tourism niches shaping the tourism landscape.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation, Impact Analysis

Delivery Mode: On Campus, online