ATS2894 - Accommodating minorities in Australia? - 2017

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Coordinator(s)

Dr David Waldron

Unit guides

Offered

Gippsland

  • Second semester 2017 (Online)

Notes

Students need to contact the Arts Student ServicesArts Student Services (http://future.arts.monash.edu/contact-arts/) desk to enrol in the unit.

Synopsis

This unit provides students with a critical understanding of how minority groups are included or excluded from the dominant Australian society. It begins with a historical examination of the ways in which groups have been discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, social status or sexual preference. It then explores attempts to create a more just and tolerant society and questions whether mainstream society is willing to accommodate the needs of minority groups.

Outcomes

This unit provides students with an understanding of different attitudes towards minority groups and is designed to increase knowledge of and skills in historical and political research methods.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the patterns of inclusion and exclusion of minority groups since white settlement of Australia;
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of different theories relating to the fear, hatred, and mistrust of the other;
  3. Interrogate different policies relating to minority groups;
  4. Critically engage with key historical and political theories in oral presentations and written exercises; and
  5. Locate and retrieve primary source materials using archival, rare book, microfiche and microfilm collections; and
  6. Present a structured response to an essay question

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

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)

Off-campus attendance requirements

Required to contribute to on-line discussions

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

Prerequisites

24 credit points at first year level

Prohibitions