GSC2701

Community Studies (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: To be advised

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2003 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2003 (OCL)

Synopsis: This unit gives students a critical understanding of community building, innovation, maintenance and failure. Topics include traditional communities, utopian communities, theories of social organisations, cooperatives, religious communities, sects, self-sufficient communities, community networks and the challenges facing Australian rural communities.

Assessment: Essay 2500 words) (on-campus include oral presentation): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week (1-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial)

Prerequisites: Completion of eight first-level units in Humanities and Social Sciences or permission