Individual and Society in Contemporary Australia
Course Level
Area/Catalogue
HUMS 1052
Course Level
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
105845
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Timetable/s
This class has not been
timetabled for year 2024.
Course owner
UniSA Education Futures
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
Course aim
To introduce students to basic skills and concepts utilised in the social sciences.
Course content
This course provides an overview of the discipline of sociology in an Australian context. The course examines the nature of inequality along the lines of class, gender, race and ethnicity as well as social institutions such as the state, family and marriage, education and healthcare in Australia. The course also considers the impact of the technological changes on Australian society and as well as the contemporary environmental problems that we are facing.
Textbook(s)
Henslin, J. M., Possamai, A., & Possamai-Inesedy, A. 2011, Sociology. A down-to-earth approach (https://pearson.com.au/9781488611483), First, Pearson Australia, NSW Australia
Prerequisite(s)
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Lecture (1 lecture will be delivered by a guest lecturer) | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Online (Virtual Lecture) | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
| Workshop | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER | |||
| Workshop | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External (Podcasts of lectures) | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Online (Online learning support activities) | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Essay, Participation and Attendance, Presentation, Reflective journal
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
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.
Course Coordinators
UniSA Education Futures
