11138 (v.4) Humanities 011
| Area: | Department of Languages and Intercultural Education |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Development of critical appreciation of the major perspectives from which human behaviour, attitudes, thoughts, interactions, literature, language, society, culture and communications are presented and interpreted. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Demonstrated an understanding of- social, cultural and intellectual paradigms that impact on understanding and frame the world. An understanding of systematic ways of gaining knowledge, information gathering and interpretation. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Australian Research Council Discipline Research Strategies. (1997). Knowing ourselves and others: The humanities in Australia 1nto the 21st century. Vol 3, Reflective essays. Canberra, AGP. Brinkerhoff, D., White, L. and Ortega, S. (1999). Essentials ofSociology. (4th ed). Belmont, Wadsworth. Farley, J. (1998). Sociology. (4th ed). New Jersey, Prentice Hall. Gibbs, A. (ed) (1990) The relevance of the humanities. Canberra, Australian Academy of the Humanities. Giddens, A. (1997). Sociology. (3rd ed) Cambridge, Polity Press. Jureidini, R. and Poole, M. (eds) (1997). Sociology. St Leonards, Allen and Unwin. Landis, J. (1995). Sociology: Concepts and characteristics. Belmont, Wadsworth. Macionis, J. (1997). Sociology. (6th ed). New Jersey, Prentice Hall. Marsh, I., Keating, M., Eyre, A., Cambell R. and McKenzie, J. (1996). Making sense of society: An Introduction to sociology. London, Longman. Stockyard, J. (1997) Sociology: Discovering society. Belmont, Wadsworth. Taylor, S. (ed) (1999) Sociology: Issues and debates. Houndmills, Macmillan. Wallace, R. and Wolf, A. (1986) Contemporary sociological theory: Continuing the classical tradition. (2nd ed) New Jersey, Prentice Hall. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (2) 30%, Participation 10%, Presentation 10%, Test 1 20%, Test 2 20%, Workbook 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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