HASS1000
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course examines the history and learning principles of the Humanities and explores how critical thinking occurs inside and across disciplines. You will consider the complexity of today's world and engage in intellectual debates on the big ideas and major concepts underpinning the Humanities, including power, language, storytelling, and representation. This course provides innovative research skills in Humanities disciplines, informed by traditional and new perspectives. It also highlights new awareness of the relevance of digital research tools in the Humanities. It fosters a learning environment that enables students to develop skills in problem solving, making convincing arguments, and intercultural awareness. At the conclusion of this course, you will have developed written, oral and digital research and communication skills that are vital for success in the Bachelor of Arts and a range of potential career paths. You will also have demonstrated foundational understanding of the role of the Humanities in knowledge creation and ethical problem solving.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of Humanities disciplines, including how humans acquire and communicate knowledge.
2. Analyse local and global problems and ideas, and recognise how Humanities disciplines can interact to produce new understandings or findings.
3. Conduct scholarly research using appropriate resources, including digital platforms.
4. Apply core academic reading, writing, and presentation skills to communicate research outcomes.
Content
Topics may include:
- Critical and ethical thinking
- The various means by which we acquire knowledge: written, oral, visual, and digital
- Histories of localities, nations, and peoples
- Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing
- Understanding languages in social and cultural contexts
Assessment items
Journal: Learning Journal
Written Assignment: Written Assignment
Project: Project
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Workshop-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Workshop-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Course outline
- HASS1000 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 205.8 KB)
- HASS1000 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 203.4 KB)
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