HI1303 - The Foundations of Western Culture

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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In this subject students are introduced to some of the most important developments in the history of European philosophy, culture and politics from Greek and Roman times to 1800. The subject is designed to give students the intellectual foundations for further studies in various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Among topics studied are: Europes Graeco-Roman heritage, the causes of cultural change in the early modern era and the causes of intellectual and social revolutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Learning Outcomes

• to acquire an understanding of the most important developments in the history of European philosophy, culture and politics prior to 1800;
• to develop skills in research, critical analysis and writing;
• to gain an appreciation of the historical origins and development of the arts and sciences in western culture.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Contact hours:	26 hours 11 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (10%); (35%); (15%).

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