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Unit of Study COM61001 - Pop: Encounters with the Arts and Humanities (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    6

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    SCU College

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to the Arts and Humanities by using a range of approaches from the Humanities and Creative Arts to think about popular culture. Through a series of encounters with advertising and music video students develop skills in creativity, cultural analysis and critical reflection.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introducing the Arts, Humanities and popular culture

  • The Arts, the Humanities and the world around us
  • Popular culture

Topic 2: Culture and Society

  • Communication and Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Politics and Society

Topic 3: Creative arts

  • Creative Writing
  • Media Studies
  • Art and Design
  • Contemporary Music

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate knowledge of a number of approaches the Arts and Humanities use to understand the world and our relationship with it
2 Demonstrate skills in cultural analysis
3 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of creativity in the Arts and Humanities
4 Demonstrate an ability to critically reflect on one’s place within contemporary culture

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of a number of approaches the Arts and Humanities use to understand the world and our relationship with it
    • GA4:
  2. Demonstrate skills in cultural analysis
    • GA1:
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of creativity in the Arts and Humanities
    • GA2:
  4. Demonstrate an ability to critically reflect on one’s place within contemporary culture
    • GA1:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.