EL5039 - Australian Society and Culture

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject aims to provide a critical understanding of institutions that shape Australian life and to the various disciplines through which that life has been studied.Topics include: problems of sources and methods in Australian studies; political and social history since 1945; problems of dependence; the Australian way of life; social class in Australia; meanings of multiculturalism; the mass media; patronage and the arts; the universities; Australian literature; Australian history; Australian art; Australian anthropology; cultural diplomacy and the uses of Australian studies.

Learning Outcomes

• to acquire an understanding of disciplines (art history, anthropology, sociology etc) which have been brought to the study of Australian society and culture;
• to develop skills of oral and written presentation;
• to encourage an informed understanding of institutions that shape Australian society and culture;
• to foster student initiative in directing the lines of inquiry and analysis into this material and in selecting topics on which they wish to write.

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;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Acceptance into graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2039 and EL3039

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	elpfp.
Contact hours:	26 hours 10 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (10%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.