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Humanities

Explore what it means to be human – what we think, what we write, what we believe and what we say. Our humanities cover the broad spectrum of the human condition through philosophy and religion, literature and writing, politics and society, and science and technology. I think, therefore I am!


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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

From Alexandria to Canton - Sailing the Monsoon Route

<p>From early in the first millennium BCE the Incense Route wound its way from the vast groves of frankincense and myrrh in “Arabia Felix” to the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the ‘discovery’

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

The Wages of Destruction - Economies of the Main Combatants in WWII

<p>For all the reams that have been written on the terrible conflict on WWII, surely the most significant event of the 20th century, the macroeconomic perspective is often overlooked. Learn how

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence

<p>What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is like having a conversation with a computer, but instead of talking to a human, you're talking to a special program that's really good at understanding and generating

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence

<p>What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is like having a conversation with a computer, but instead of talking to a human, you're talking to a special program that's really good at understanding and generating

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This course has been postponed to 19 June by request of the tutor.
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$34 Limited inc GST / $31

The Politics of Racism - From Trumps Border to Turn Back the Boats

<p>The use of racism for political gain is a much-used political tactic. Explore examples from Australia and overseas from now to back in history and why it can be so successful. It is used by

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$54 Limited inc GST / $49

The Lost Kings of England

<p>The eldest sons of Henry I, Edward III, Henry VII and James I all died before their fathers. What if William (drowned in the White Ship) had succeeded and there had been no civil war between

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

Truth-telling

<p>What is the nature of truth? What is the nature of truth-telling? What is the relation between the two? We look closely at arguments concerning truth, truth-telling and falsehood, and why these

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$74 Limited inc GST / $67

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Family, Friends, and Frankenstein

<p>On 11 March 1818, “Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus” was published. The book itself is the mother of science fiction, but the mother of the book was Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, wife of

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$34 Limited inc GST / $31

Greatest Conspiracy Theories of all Time and Why We Believe Them

<p>Conspiracy theories are all around us and are more common than ever. Almost as soon as a news event is broadcast there is an attached conspiracy theory. Why are they so common? What are famous

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

The Amazing Bess of Hardwick (1527 - 1608)

<p>Bess of Hardwick, or the Countess of Shrewsbury, was born in 1527 to minor gentry. First widowed at 16, she went on to have four husbands and build Chatsworth House. In 1568, Elizabeth I required

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The date for this course has been rescheduled to 27 June by request of the tutor.
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$54 Limited inc GST / $49

An Evening with Ravel

<p>Ravel’s Bolero is one of the best-known pieces of classical music. Join us as we spend an evening exploring the life and music of this fascinating composer, and how his music relates to the French

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