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| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| CT101 | COYS | 1010 | Introduction to Contemporary Studies | 2 | Examination of notion of the ‘contemporary’, focusing on concepts of cultural & social change, interpretation of trends & ways of understanding the past & providing basic practical skills in dealing with volume of information available. |
| CT111 | COYS | 1110 | Changing Channels: Developments in the Mass Media | 2 | Examination of developments in mass media in relation to their sociocultural context. Topics include serialised narratives from soap operas to net novels in a study of mutually determining relations between technological change, social purpose & cultural |
| CT121 | COYS | 1210 | Signs of Belonging: Language, Culture & Identity | 2 | Examination of range of signifying practices by which we participate in various (sub-)cultures. Topics include: language as a cultural marker, from professional jargon to street slang; dress; ritual; practices of allusion; use of space & place. |
| CT131 | COYS | 1310 | Issues in Contemporary Australia | 2 | Focuses on controversial contemporary issues such as republicanism, citizenship, Native Title & multiculturalism. Related to these debates is question of Australian identity which will be addressed through an analysis of various cultural institutions. |
| CT141 | COYS | 1410 | Contemporary Ethical Issues | 2 | Introduction to ethical issues generated by contemporary culture. Topics include new reproductive technologies, genetic engineering, euthanasia & cloning; technology & computer ethics, privacy rights; equality; freedom of speech & sexuality; obligations t |
| CT151 | COYS | 1510 | Nature, Technology & the Human Condition | 2 | Introduction to contemporary issues & problems in science, technology & nature. Topics include: truth, objectivity & values in science; human relationships to nature; environmental problems as problems of human & global coordination, ecological tourism; e |
| CT161 | COYS | 1610 | Critical & Analytical Reasoning | 2 | Introduction to basic concept and principles needed for analysis and evaluation of academic and popular debate. Practical application of these skills in the construction of arguments and argumentative essays. |
| CT162 | COYS | 1620 | Academic & Professional Writing | 2 | Introduction to requisite writing skills necessary to create clear & concise documents. Written assignments available in series as self-paced modules. Topics include: expository & persuasive writing, academic & professional styles & rhetorical strategies |
| CT212 | COYS | 2120 | Media Sensations | 2 | Recent years have witnessed the growth of confessional television, ‘shock jocks’ & tabloid press. Explores rhetorical strategies & contemporary theories of representation & spectatorship to enable students to understand pleasures & powers associated with |
| CT213 | COYS | 2130 | Media: Images, Industries, Ideology | 2 | Media pervades the contemporary world. Media messages, written, verbal & visual, inform our everyday lives. Examines media industries & critically analyses forms of media messages, with emphasis on visual media. |
| CT222 | COYS | 2220 | Intercultural Encounters | 2 | Explores cultural dimension of communication & develops skills & strategies for negotiating intercultural encounters. Includes practical exercises in interpreting differences, leading students to an understanding of the semiotics of culture — both of othe |
| CT223 | COYS | 2230 | The Languages of Australian Postmodernity | 2 | Examines a range of texts from economics, politics, social theory, literature, film & popular culture, to explore discursive construction & textual configurations of postmodernity in Australia. Students analyse major tropes, ideologies, contradictions & c |
| CT232 | COYS | 2320 | Hot Towns: Culture in the Cities | 2 | Understanding historical origins, development & structures of cities is crucial to understanding the contemporary world. Focuses on cities as sites of conflict & negotiation over issues of social class, race, ethnicity & identity. |
| CT233 | COYS | 2330 | Uneasy Neighbours: Australia & Asia | 2 | The relationship Australia has with its near neighbours has often been an uneasy one. Examines these complex interactions historically as well as focusing on contemporary issues such as trade, human rights & role of aid & development. |
| CT242 | COYS | 2420 | Ethical Theory & Practice | 2 | Critically examines a variety of contemporary ethical theories, examining such issues as how well they explain right & wrong action, what limits to our freedoms they permit, what role they define for governments & what obligations they require of individual |
| CT243 | COYS | 2430 | Individuals, Communities & the Future | 2 | Examines this claim & the question of how to balance the interests of individuals & community. Topics include questions as how to define an individual & a community; what it means to have a racial, community or national identity; & the issue of formal rec |
| CT252 | COYS | 2520 | Valuing the Land & the Environment | 2 | Our treatment of land & environment depends on values. Explores environment through cultural context. Topics include value systems; philosophical beliefs; status of land, environment & non-human species; values & economics; sustainability & future generations |
| CT253 | COYS | 2530 | Science & Its Critics | 2 | Explores foundations of holistic science focused on ecological sustainability. After a critical evaluation of western science, it examines emerging approaches to science, & other knowledges, including ecological approaches & indigenous knowledges. |
| CT263 | COYS | 2630 | Professional Documents & Oral Presentations | 2 | Develops students’ written skills & pays attention to skills necessary for effective oral presentations in variety of contexts. |
| CT264 | COYS | 2640 | Information Management & Research Methods | 2 | Before undertaking a major project in their final year, students explore information skills necessary for research, principles of research planning, methods of data collection & analysis, issues that arise when conducting interviews & the ethics of schola |