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Unit of Study SOC10399 - Philosophy on Screen: Film and Television (2016)

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Unit description

Introduces students to key ideas and discussions in philosophy through applying cultural analysis in the study of film and television. Students will identify and critically engage with philosophical debates in contemporary contexts and the media.

Unit content

Introduction
Topic 1: Doing philosophy
Topic 2: Thinking clearly

Module 1: How do I know anything?
Topic 3: Scepticism
Topic 4: Truth and knowledge

Module 2: Minds, bodies and persons
Topic 5: What am I?
Topic 6: Persons in context

Module 3: Being good
Topic 7: Why be good?
Topic 8: Thinking ethically

Module 4: Philosophy of film
Topic 9: Is it art?
Topic 10: Evaluating film

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Lismore Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 Session 2

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 engage in cultural analysis in the study of moving pictures and identify the philosophical views being expressed
2 relate key issues and debates in philosophy to their intellectual and cultural contexts
3 critically engage with contemporary contexts and issues in the media using debates in philosophy
4 clearly and concisely articulate different philosophical views and arguments in writing
5 engage in constructive discussion relating to philosophical debates.

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

  1. engage in cultural analysis in the study of moving pictures and identify the philosophical views being expressed
    • GA4:
  2. relate key issues and debates in philosophy to their intellectual and cultural contexts
    • GA4:
  3. critically engage with contemporary contexts and issues in the media using debates in philosophy
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  4. clearly and concisely articulate different philosophical views and arguments in writing
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. engage in constructive discussion relating to philosophical debates.
    • GA6:

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