This course is an insight into Japanese tradition, religion, and culture as there is a crucial need to understand a society that is fascinating, but often confusing to the outsider. It elaborates on various aspects of Japan, comprising history, family, education, religion, ritual, politics and law. Japanese cultural and social change reflected in art, literature, and intellectual thought is presented from traditional Japan through the Heian period to the Tokugawa period of isolation... [More]

This course will examine the events surrounding the assassination in Dallas fifty years ago. We will see how the events were broadcast to the world and look at the Warren Commission investigation that followed. Course content Week 1 The political environment in Texas and Dallas in November 1963 and the events surrounding the President’s visit to Dallas on 22 November. Week 2 The actual assassination as recorded by witnesses and on film and the immediate suspicion of Lee Harvey Oswal... [More]

The 2003-invasion of Iraq by a coalition of American, British and Australian military forces, among others, marked a watershed in the contemporary history of Iraq. This course is an insight into contemporary Iraqi society: civil war, religious cleavages, oil diplomacy, and a ground for regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Moreover, domestic political rivalry, the Kurdish question, and the impact of Western powers on the domestic situation will be discussed Course content ... [More]

Beginning with an historical context of drug use, participants will explore and understand how society’s use of drugs has become a social norm which is a costly burden causing significant health, social and economic harm. Theoretical constructs of drug use and drug dependence will be discussed in this drug education course and participants will be asked to examine their own values, morals and attitudes to drug use and drug users. This drug education course will also discuss current ... [More]

This course discusses the immediate outcomes, the regional and global complications, and the future prospects of the 2014 withdrawal of the American forces from Afghanistan. This country is one of the poorest states, and one of the most unstable and dangerous places in the region. Will the Taliban regain its power? How can the current government maintain and improve its political position? Will democracy or extremist political Islam prevail? Course Content Afghanistan: from the Sovi... [More]

We are taught to read and write, but very few of us are taught how to be financially literate. This course will help you develop meaningful life goals and the knowledge and confidence to develop the necessary financial strategies to help you achieve what is important to you. Course content This financial planning course covers the following topics: Effective financial planning Understanding how to set meaningful and important goals for you Understanding the Australian taxation syste... [More]

This course will look at why and how there has been widespread public rejection or disbelief to the Warren Commission Report concerning the assassination of John Kennedy. The course will not be looking at the various conspiracy theories but will be more focused on the public rejection of the official version of events. Course content Week 1 The Warren Commission Report – growing criticisms and the emergence of the criminal prosecution in New Orleans. We will examine the fundamental ... [More]

It seemed peace and democracy prevailed after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Even though the post-Cold War era is characterised as the most peaceful and liberal in the human history, military conflict remains an integral part of the international system. This course analyses major military conflicts in the post-Cold War era: the genocide in Yugoslavia, the formation of Al-Qaeda and the phenomenon of global terrorism, the 2001 invasion of the Afghanistan, an... [More]

This training course is designed to give participants an understanding of the various strategies that can be employed to ensure that their superannuation benefits are maximised. Self managed superannuation funds are growing quickly, currently in excess of 300,000. People are deciding to take a more active role in the management of their superannuation monies to successfully plan for retirement. Do you understand how to manage your own superannuation fund? This training course will e... [More]

Most of us know how to spend money, but very few of us know how to make it! Put simply, your choices in the short term will have the greatest impact on your long term dreams and ambitions. In this informative day we’ll discuss how the Australian share market works, the importance of a long term view, how to ensure you generate an income from your assets, dividends and yields, investing versus speculating, what really happens when we sell and the effects of tax and inflation. We’ll a... [More]