This unit introduces students to the foundation principles of critical thinking as they are applicable in everyday life. It explores the principle of good thinking as rigorous thinking, both critical and creative. It will develop skills in argument analysis and evaluation, and the techniques involved in creating one’s own arguments. This unit is aimed at students of all disciplines to form foundations in critical, agile and creative thinking.

This unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are introduced as well as ethical practice in psychological research. This unit is aimed at students of all disciplines to develop understanding of the relationship between psychology and physiology in behaviour and thinking.

This unit introduces the topics of cognition including mechanisms of visual and auditory attention, varieties of short and long term memory, language processes such as reading and written word recognition, as well as storage and retrieval of knowledge of concepts and reasoning. The focus of the unit will be on adult cognition and explore areas such as the cognitive science of religions or other socially relevant considerations. This unit is aimed at students of all disciplines to develop understanding of cognitive processes and the various forms of recognised impairments.

This unit will analyse thought and its expression in oral or written work from a structured and logical perspective. It aims to promote clearer thinking, foster better expression, and improve analytic capabilities with a view to developing clearer and more persuasive argument skills. This unit is aimed at students of all disciplines to extend persuasive communication skills.

This unit will investigate the dynamics of modern warfare – how can force be applied, what it can achieve, and its limitations. It will probe the intersection of politics and warfare; identify logistics issues, and the influence of technology on major combat. This unit is aimed at students seeking to establish a foundation understanding of military affairs in the modern context, the influence global politics and social movement in the international security environment.

This unit will introduce economic concepts and principles, demand and supply analysis, elasticity, economic efficiency, market failure, introduction to macroeconomics, unemployment and inflation, model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, and global markets. This unit is for students of all disciplines seeking a baseline context for the societal effects of economics in Australia.

This unit examines legal and policy issues relevant to military and security matters, with a particular focus on ethical aspects relevant to the use of force. Students will be introduced to international humanitarian law in the modern context. This unit is for students of all disciplines seeking a baseline understanding of ethics relating to traditional and emerging warfare including space and cyber, law and ethics concerning military operations and national security, operational commercial law, autonomous weaponry, incarceration of veterans and the appropriation of cultural property.

This unit provides an introduction to Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand gendered meanings and differences, to recognise how these interplay with sexuality, race, class, disability, and other identities shape human experience at the social and individual level. This unit is for students to understand the meanings integral to gender identification and how challenges to them are tied up with the dynamics of power, with freedom and opportunity, with the distribution of resources, and with cultural representations in a society’s gender order.

This unit investigates the methods of making computers more ‘intelligent’. The course will give an overview of the historical, philosophical, and logical foundations of AI. This unit is for students from all disciplines to establish skills or understanding of AI and it’s possible application across society.

This unit provides the foundation for scientific procedures and protocols as well as an oral, written and visual language, providing familiarity with skills and knowledge to communicate and excel in scientific fields of study. This unit is for students from all disciplines to develop skills and knowledge of health and safety issues, advanced computer and web-based skills, oral, written and visual communication.