units

AMU2920

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitSchool of Arts and Social Sciences, Malaysia
OfferedMalaysia First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Marco Buente

Synopsis

The unit examines the various ways in which civil society brings about political change. The unit is divided into three parts. First, students are provided with a broad conceptual introduction to civil society and social movements and must investigate why social movements evolved and what role they play as agents of change. In part two, students examine various case studies dealing with traditional and new social movements. During part three, students look at the international level and evaluate the degree to which NGOs and transnational movements act as agents of change.

Outcomes

Students successfully completing this unit should be able to:

  • Evaluate the key debates regarding the origins and impacts of social movements
  • Identify the different explanations for the emergence of social movements
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of globalized social movements
  • Have sound oral and written communication skills and be able to utilize these in debates
  • Understand the importance of critical analysis and be comfortable in challenging ideas and arguments.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Marco Buente

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

International studies

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.

Prohibitions

ATS2920, ATS3920