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16876

ENGLISH 102G

: Great Books: Seduction and Betrayal
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Surveys a selection of literary masterpieces by major authors from different periods in the history of English literature. Selection of texts is organised around the theme of seduction and betrayal, understood more particularly as a story-arc exploring attitudes to love and sex, to politics and ambition, to ethical conduct, and to the activity of reading itself.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
16877

ENGLISH 102G

: Great Books: Seduction and Betrayal
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Surveys a selection of literary masterpieces by major authors from different periods in the history of English literature. Selection of texts is organised around the theme of seduction and betrayal, understood more particularly as a story-arc exploring attitudes to love and sex, to politics and ambition, to ethical conduct, and to the activity of reading itself.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
16878

ENGLISH 204

: Pacific Literature in English
2021 Semester Two (1215)
An introduction to contemporary Pacific Literature exploring texts from canonical Pacific writers to spoken word performance poets. Texts will be examined in light of recent theories in Indigenous Writing Studies, with a focus on crossings of cultural and creative borders, diaspora and identity.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English, or 15 points at Stage I in English and PACIFIC 100

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16879

ENGLISH 252

: Creative Writing: Introduction
2021 Semester One (1213)
Develops writing skills in poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction and multimedia. Seminars exploring key aspects of technique are combined with workshops built around writing exercises, revisions and peer review.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 45 points passed
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324

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16880

ENGLISH 252

: Creative Writing: Introduction
2020 Semester One (1203)
Introduces ways of writing and thinking about poetry, short prose fiction, multimedia and drama and screenplay. Lectures on genres and creative composition are combined with smaller tutorials that give students time to practice the techniques and engage the ideas they are learning.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 45 points passed
Restriction: ENGLISH 255

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16881

ENGLISH 262

: Special Topic: The Modern Novel
2023 Semester Two (1235)
A study of fiction. The prescribed works vary widely in their country of origin, formal elements and themes. Some are recognised as classics, while others show the new directions taken by the writers of the time. The texts are given detailed consideration as well as being placed within social and critical contexts.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 356

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16882

ENGLISH 305

: Modern Writing and Critical Thinking
2021 Semester One (1213)
Reading modern works that overtly blend critical and creative styles, the course examines relations among discourses, criticality, and imagination.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in English, Drama, and/or Writing Studies
Restriction: ENGLISH 223

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16883

ENGLISH 323

: Contemporary Poetry
2021 Semester Two (1215)
An introduction to the work of a dozen influential poets, this course emphasises new developments. The focus is on the still controversial L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry that emerged in the late 1970s and developments concurrent with it. This shift is seen against a background of changes in technology, politics and in popular and intellectual culture.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in English

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16884

ENGLISH 323

: Contemporary Poetry
2020 Semester Two (1205)
An introduction to the work of a dozen influential poets, this course emphasises new developments. The focus is on the still controversial L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry that emerged in the late 1970s and developments concurrent with it. This shift is seen against a background of changes in technology, politics and in popular and intellectual culture.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in English

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16885

ENGLISH 351

: Special Topic: Renaissance Poetry
2021 Semester One (1213)
A study of poems by the extraordinary English poets writing in the early modern period, giving due attention to their contexts. It covers short, witty poems – erotic, meditative, political -- by Shakespeare, Sidney, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, as well as Milton’s great religious epic, Paradise Lost. Women's writing, for the first time in English, is a distinctive, added pleasure.
Subject: English
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in English

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16886

ENGLISH 718

: Opening the Archive
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Develops practical research skills while attending to archives as concept and theory. Skills include scoping and pursuing a significant research project, seeking permissions and presenting findings. The course also reflects critically on the provenance of textual, material, visual and digital collections and their public and scholarly uses in the twenty-first century.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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16887

ENGLISH 718

: Opening the Archive
2021 Semester One (1213)
Develops practical research skills while attending to archives as concept and theory. Skills include scoping and pursuing a significant research project, seeking permissions and presenting findings. The course also reflects critically on the provenance of textual, material, visual and digital collections and their public and scholarly uses in the twenty-first century.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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16888

ENGLISH 718

: Opening the Archive
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Develops practical research skills while attending to archives as concept and theory. Skills include scoping and pursuing a significant research project, seeking permissions and presenting findings. The course also reflects critically on the provenance of textual, material, visual and digital collections and their public and scholarly uses in the twenty-first century.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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16889

ENGLISH 770

: Research Essays
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Essays on a particular author, genre or theme.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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16890

ENGSCI 233

: Computational Techniques and Computer Systems
2024 Semester One (1243)
Introduction to computer architecture and computational techniques. Data representation, memory, hardware, interfacing, and limitations. Numerical computation and algorithms, coding design and paradigms.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ELECTENG 101 and ENGGEN 131, and ENGGEN 150 or ENGSCI 111 Corequisite: ENGSCI 211 or 213

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16891

ENGSCI 311

: Mathematical Modelling 3
2022 Semester One (1223)
A selection from: ordinary differential equations, systems of equations, analytical and numerical methods, non-linear ODEs, partial differential equations, separation of variables, numerical methods for solving PDEs, models for optimisation, industrial statistics, data analysis, regression, experimental design reliability methods.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 211
Restriction: ENGSCI 313, 314

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16892

ENGSCI 314

: Mathematical Modelling 3ES
2022 Semester One (1223)
Mathematical modelling using ordinary and partial differential equations, calculus of variations and statistical methods. Topics include: eigenvalues, eigenvectors, systems of equations, stability, separation of variables, wave and heat equations, Euler-Lagrange equation, Hamilton’s Principle, probability, random variables, common distributions, Poisson process, exploratory data analysis, confidence intervals, hypotheses tests, linear models including one-way and two-way ANOVA, ANCOVA and multiple regression, introduction to logistic regression.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 211
Restriction: ENGSCI 311, 313, 321

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16893

ENGSCI 314

: Mathematical Modelling 3ES
2020 Semester One (1203)
Mathematical modelling using ordinary and partial differential equations. Topics include: probability, conditional probability, random variables as models of a population, common distribution models, the Poisson process, applications to reliability, exploratory data analysis, confidence intervals, tests of hypothesis, t-tests, sample tests and intervals, paired comparisons. Introduction to one-way ANOVA. Linear and polynomial regression, regression diagnostics.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 211
Restriction: ENGSCI 311, 313, 321

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16894

ENGSCI 331

: Computational Techniques 2
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Methods for computing numerical solutions of mathematical models and data analytics problems with focus on translating algorithms to computer code. A selection of topics from numerical solution of linear and non-linear equations, eigen problems, ordinary and partial differential equations, databases, inverse problems and parameter estimation.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 233 Corequisite: ENGSCI 311 or 313 or 314

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16895

ENGSCI 343

: Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Mechanics
2022 Semester One (1223)
Development of macroscopic models of physical systems using fundamental mathematical techniques and physical laws. Topics include vector and tensor calculus including indicial notation and integral theorems, conservation laws, control volumes and constitutive equations, continuum assumptions, isotropy and homogeneity. Possible applications include deformation, strain and stress, fluid flow, electromagnetism, reactive chemical transport, and kinetics.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 221 or MECHENG 242, and ENGSCI 211 or 213
Restriction: BIOMENG 321

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16896

ENGSCI 343

: Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Mechanics
2021 Semester One (1213)
Development of macroscopic models of physical systems using fundamental mathematical techniques and physical laws. Topics include vector and tensor calculus including indicial notation and integral theorems, conservation laws, control volumes and constitutive equations, continuum assumptions, isotropy and homogeneity. Possible applications include deformation, strain and stress, fluid flow, electromagnetism, reactive chemical transport, and kinetics.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 221 or MECHENG 242, and ENGSCI 211 or 213
Restriction: BIOMENG 321

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16897

ENGSCI 355

: Simulation Modelling for Process Design
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Use of simulation models to design complex processes including consideration of cultural, environmental, societal and ethical factors as appropriate. Focus on practical problem solving, translational methods and the development of real-world modelling skills.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 255 or STATS 255
Restriction: OPSRES 385

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16898

ENGSCI 391

: Optimisation in Operations Research
2022 Semester One (1223)
Linear programming, the revised simplex method and its computational aspects, duality and the dual simplex method, sensitivity and post-optimal analysis. Network optimisation models and maximum flow algorithms. Transportation, assignment and transhipment models, and the network simplex method. Introduction to integer programming.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGGEN 150, ENGSCI 111, MATHS 208, 250, 253, and 15 points from COMPSCI 101, ENGGEN 131, MATHS 162, STATS 220
Restriction: ENGSCI 765

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16899

ENGSCI 391

: Optimisation in Operations Research
2020 Semester One (1203)
Linear programming, the revised simplex method and its computational aspects, duality and the dual simplex method, sensitivity and post-optimal analysis. Network optimisation models and maximum flow algorithms. Transportation, assignment and transhipment models, and the network simplex method. Introduction to integer programming.
Subject: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGGEN 150, ENGSCI 111, MATHS 208, 250, 253, and 15 points from COMPSCI 101, ENGGEN 131, MATHS 162, STATS 220

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16900

ENGSCI 700A

: Research Project
2022 Semester One (1223)
An investigation carried out under the supervision of a member of staff on a topic assigned by the Head of Department of Engineering Science. A written report on the work must be submitted.
Subject: Engineering Science
To complete this course students must enrol in ENGSCI 700 A and B

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