310560 (v.1) Malaysian Studies 100

Area:

Curtin Sarawak

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

This unit is designed to give students a broad overview of history, socio-economics, politics and culture in Malaysia. Students will gain insights into the characteristics, dynamics, and peculiarities of Malaysian society; the impact of its history on its present state of nationhood and the interplay of social, cultural, economic and political factors in its growth and development as an emerging leader among third-world countries. It will be delivered through a variety of approaches in order to create an intellectually stimulating atmosphere that allows students to challenge new ideas and assumptions and raise critical issues concerning Malaysia and the rest of the world.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

091703 Religious Studies

Funding Cluster:

03 - Humanities

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External