EDF1122

SOSE: Culture and Society

(EDU)

Dr J Edwards

6 points + 2 hrs per week + Second semester + Peninsula

Synopsis: This unit provides students with cross-cultural knowledge which will develop their understandings of the range of cultural experiences within the Australian community. Emphasis will be placed on the ways culture is shaped by the physical environment from which it emanated; how physical and historical events have helped shape culture; how Aboriginal culture and Torres Strait Islander culture have changed in response to the arrival of foreign cultures and people; and how imported cultures have been changed with transportation to Australia. Contemporary cultures in source countries will be compared with current cultural patterns in Australia.

Assessment: Assignment (2000 words): 40% + Examination: 60%.