ERTH100 to ETHN108

ERTH100 Earth Science                                                                                                                        10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation 4 contact hours per week or equivalent.

The unit presents an examination of the process that has changed the surface of the earth with specific reference to the Australian land mass. The processes are considered over a geological time scale with progressive finer resolution to provide an historical and contemporary perspective.

ETHN101 Cultural Traditions of Asia                                                                                                     10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures, tutorials and document workshops.

This unit introduces students to the fundamental and religious issues important for studies of Asia. The unit examines the main central forms of Asia before Western impact. Students will investigate various usages of the term “Asia” and the diversity of Asia’s principal regional physiographical, climatic and land use patterns. In at least two of the three regions, the students will examine the development and impact of major religious forces such as Animism, ancestor worship, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and Jainism; major social constructions such as gender, family, village, caste and tribe; major philosophical forces such as Confucianism and Taoism, and major cultural developments such as the rise of the pan–Indian civilisation.

Note: Choice of cultural forces and social structures must be appropriate to the regions selected for study.

ETHN105 Social Transformations in Asian Societies since 1850                                                           10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures, tutorials and document workshops.

In at least two of the following three regions (South, Southeast and East Asia), students will briefly survey the pre–colonial political and economic organisation of selected states. The processes of industrialisation, urbanisation and ‘modernisation’ will be examined as catalysts leading to movements of social and cultural change. Case studies of social and cultural change will be selected from the following: peasant militancy, religious reform movements, women’s movements, class formation, growth of national identities, ‘transmigration’, movements amongst or against minorities and indigenous peoples, the rise of the middle classes and consumerism.

ETHN106 Discovering Australia                                                                                                            10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit will encourage students to respond with sensitivity, flexibility and responsibility to their changing environment. Issues include the evolution of the Australian continent, Aboriginal relationship to the land, European exploration and exploitation of resources, pests, the environmental impact of urbanisation and industrialisation, literary and artistic portrayals of the landscape, ecotourism, the spirit of place and Australian cultural and social identities.

ETHN107 Australian Society                                                                                                                 10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures, workshops and tutorials.

This unit is designed to enable the student to gain greater knowledge, appreciation and awareness of the structure, social origins and diversity of Australian society and to develop analytical and interpretive skills in understanding contemporary Australia. It includes topics such as: demography, class, ethnicity, gender and family, crime and deviance, health, schooling, beliefs, technology and leisure.

ETHN108 Indigenous Lifestyles Past and Present                                                                                 10 cp

Prerequisites Nil

Teaching Organisation This unit is taught in the Distance Education mode and is presented in two parts. Part one consists of 12 topics presented over 12 weeks. There will be a new module (topic) every week. Each module consists of required reading, outcomes, key terms, summary or required reading and an assessment item. Part two consists of residential school sessions.

This unit explores the main elements common to traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, whilst not losing sight of the variety amongst and dynamic change within those cultures. Towards the end of this unit topics concerning 'contact and settlement' will be introduced to enable the smooth transition into the next compulsory Cultural Studies unit ETHN219 Post Contact Indigenous History.