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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyCWPG811 Creative Writing Seminar II4 pg cpThis unit deals with the processes of creative writing. Itwill address practical issues and techniques of writingacross various modes. There will be writing exercisesdesigned to develop further writing skills as well asworkshopping of students’ writing and the reading anddiscussion of exemplary texts. The unit will also includea component on research strategies for creative writers.CWPG812 Writing Project16 pg cpIn this unit, students will work independently, undersupervision, towards the completion and submission of asingle creative work within a chosen form and genre.Regular meetings with supervisors will deal with questionsof planning, structure and progress. The project willtake the form of the manuscript of a text of 30,000 words(or equivalent).CWPG815 Writing: Text and Context4 pg cpThis unit aims, through the study of texts concerningwriting, to further understanding of the contextual arenasin which contemporary writers might be working andpublishing. It also examines the more general contexts inwhich texts are produced. Students are encouraged toreflect upon and/or interrogate their own writing processesand practices as well as to position themselves as writers.ECJS843 The Jews of Palestine from theMaccabees to Bar Kochba4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the history of Palestine fromthe 2nd century BCE to 135CE and of Jewish reaction toforeign rule and to the failure of the two revolts.ECJS845 Judaism in the Graeco-RomanDiaspora4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of Jewish life, practice andthought in the Mediterranean Diaspora, and of pagan attitudesto Judaism and Jewish reaction to pagan societythrough literary, archaeological and epigraphic evidence.ECJS850 Literature and Thought of EarlyChristianity A4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with Christianity in the paganRoman empire.ECJS851 Literature and Thought of EarlyChristianity B4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the pagan revival of Julian. Itincludes an intensive study of the reign of Julian theApostate, especially on the conflict of religions (paganismversus Christianity), Julian’s personal religion, hisletters and the different contemporary views on his controversialreign.ECJS853 The Quest for the HistoricalJesus4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the quest for the historicalJesus since the 18th century with special reference tomodern discussion, and of Jesus’ life and ministry in thecontext of contemporary Jewish society.ECJS854 The Pauline Churches4 pg cpThe career of Paul and the foundation and developmentof the Pauline Churches is studied from both a social historicaland a history of ideas perspective.ECJS880 Documentary Project4 pg cpA study edition, with historical analysis, of a group ofselected artifacts or of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or Latindocuments.ECJS881 Minor Research Project B4 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. This unit is for students whowere enrolled in ECJS883 during the preceding half-year.ECJS882 Minor Research Project8 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. Candidates intending to takethis unit must consult with the course co-ordinator.ECJS883 Minor Research Project A4 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. This unit is for students whowish to commence a research project in the second halfyear.To complete the research project students mustenrol in ECJS881 in the first half-year of the followingyear. An incomplete grade (“I”) will be awarded for thisunit with a final grade being awarded for both ECJS883and ECJS881 when the research project has been submittedand examined.ECJS884 Archaeological Fieldwork4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG810Students complete the four-week summer course inarchaeological field work of Tel Aviv University in Julyor August. It consists of full-time residential participationin an excavation in Israel, together with the concurrentcourse on the historical geography and archaeology ofthe coastal plain of Israel. Prospective students shouldconsult the Ancient History Department before enrolling.The balance of the half year will be spent in a program ofrelated study either abroad or at Macquarie, for which273
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004students must secure approval from the Head of Divisionbefore leaving Australia. Information on other coursesabroad which would fulfil this requirement may be available.A pass in the unit requires the credit awarded by TelAviv University in respect of the course there and theproduction of a satisfactory written report on the programof related study by the end of the Macquarie half-year.Students are individually responsible for meeting thetuition and residential charges and otherwise for planningand paying for travel and accommodation. Advice onobtaining concessions and grants in aid may be obtainedthrough the Department.ECJS941 New Discoveries in EarlyChristian and Jewish Studies: Qumran,Nag Hammadi, Kellis (RLST 6041)4 pg cp (At the University of Sydney)Early Christian and Jewish studies have been transformedin recent decades not only by developments inmethod and cross-fertilisation with other disciplines, butby a series of spectacular new textual (and material) discoveriesthat have provided source material previouslyunknown. This unit of study will consider both thisprocess (in terms of the transformation of a discipline)and detailed examples of such material, including accessto unpublished texts discovered by an Australian archaeologicalproject currently working at Ismant el-Kharab(ancient Kellis).ECJS942 Spirituality and Mysticism in theEarly Christian World (RLST 6042)4 pg cp (At the University of Sydney)This unit of study will discuss the development of theChristian mystical tradition in its historical and philosophicalcontexts, with special reference to the Origenistschool (Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Evagrius) and also tothe spiritual and hagiographical traditions of earlyChristian monasticism.ECON828 International Investment andRisk4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the analysis and managementof international investments. Both direct foreign investmentand portfolio investment are examined in detail.ECON846 International Monetary Policy4 pg cpThe unit examines selected issues of international monetarypolicy. Emphasis is on economic argument andunderstanding rather than advanced mathematical expertise.Topics include: role, problems and reform of theInternational Monetary System; international liquidity;central bank intervention; external debt and solvency;European Monetary Union.ECON847 International Trade4 pg cpThis unit examines international trade both in theory andpractice. It first reviews the theories related to inter- and274intra-industry trade determination and trade policies,covering a wide range of topics.ECON853 Economics of Public Issues4 pg cpThis unit includes selected topic areas with an emphasison the application of economic theory and research methodsto particular public issues, including education, environment,energy policy, tourism, defence, housing, privatisation,transport, and the arts.ECON857 Economic Development andWorld Economic Order4 pg cpThis unit surveys various issues in world economicdevelopment. Lectures and seminars will, with referenceto historical experience, study the causes and process ofeconomic development, examine the problems facing theless developed countries, and discuss the measures whichmay be taken to accelerate economic development inthese countries.ECON867 International FinancialManagement4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to apply relevant elements of internationalfinance to the analysis of financial managementof multinational corporations, companies, financial institutionsand central banks. We evaluate the impact ofexchange rate and international interest rate volatility oncorporate, institutional and government decision makersand attempt to explain and forecast the behaviour of currencyrates.HGEO800 Heritage Identification,Conservation and SustainableManagement4 pg cpThis unit deals with the identification, conservation andsustainable management of both cultural and natural heritagesites. Sections deal with individual and national differencesin perceptions of, and approaches to, heritageresearch and documentation of heritage, and managementof both sites and visitors. Emphasis throughout willbe on World Heritage sites and processes.HGEO801 Globalisation and SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit provides a critical examination of the conceptof globalisation from economic, socio-cultural, politicaland environmental perspectives. Particular attention willbe paid to local implications of global change; local andnational policy responses in the fields of economic, socialand environmental planning; community responses toglobalisation; implications of globalisation for social andenvironmental sustainability at the local scale.
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