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Unit of Study CUL00211 - Perspectives on Australia (2016)

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Unit description

Introduces students to Australian culture and society. Key ideas and aspects of the Australian experience are studied through Australian cultural studies, Indigenous studies, literature, media, history, sociology, political science, visual arts, music and environmental studies. Particular attention is paid to the significance of identity, place and culture in Australia and to the nature of historical and contemporary Australian social values.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction: What do we mean by 'Australia'?
Topic 2: Framing Australian identity
Topic 3: Landscape and belonging
Topic 4: Australia local: Belonging in the Rainbow Region
Topic 5: Saying 'sorry' and beyond
Topic 6: Imagining democracy: A fair go?
Topic 7: Performing Australia: Australian humour
Topic 8: Gendering Australia
Topic 9: From White Australia to multiculturalism
Topic 10: Multiculturalism: Unity and diversity
Topic 11: Popular culture: Sport
Topic 12: Australia in a global context

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Location Domestic International
Lismore 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 identify and describe the key issues and debates in contemporary Australia
2 analyse key issues in Australian society in terms of the themes of identity and belonging
3 analyse the nature of cultural diversity in the Australian context
4 apply a critical approach to questions of Australian culture and society
5 reflect critically on their own experience of cultural engagement

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

  1. identify and describe the key issues and debates in contemporary Australia
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. analyse key issues in Australian society in terms of the themes of identity and belonging
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. analyse the nature of cultural diversity in the Australian context
    • GA7:
  4. apply a critical approach to questions of Australian culture and society
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  5. reflect critically on their own experience of cultural engagement
    • GA1:
    • GA7:

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