Community and Environment Studies 1B

Course aim

To continue to build on the notion of Wirura Nyinanyi as a holistic notion of environmental, physical, mental and spiritual health; to explore the issue of identity as it pertains to the Arts.

Course content

Historical and contemporary concepts of sickness and healing within the Wirura Nyinanyi framework; elective study of an aspect of local environmental health; the place of Art and Music within the concepts of Wirura Nyinanyi and Manta Wirura Kanyilpai.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HUMS 1027	Community and Environment Studies 1A

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Intensive workshops)	N/A x N/A
External (Field trips)	N/A x N/A
External (On-going coursework conducted off campus in the student's home community)	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Poster presentation - issues of community well being , Project work - contemporary lifestyle disease, Project work - local environmental issues, Project work - role of arts / artists/ musicians in communities, Written report - sickness and healing - past and now, Written report - traditional land management practices, Written reviews - videos/texts

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.083
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.