Applied Folklore
X7005
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Web Supplemented
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Study period?
For enrolment (2012): For forward planning* (2013): What is Forward Planning?- SP1
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- SP3
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Duration:
13 weeks
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Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $1,825.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $2,050.00 (AUD)
Description
Apply the knowledge and understandings gained in this program, to improve social problems and community tensions, many of which are linked with folkloric expressions, practices and group identity. You will learn about new approaches in this field and will be able to develop your own application of folklore to an observed social/cultural problem.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- X7001 — An Introduction to Folklore
- X7002 — Folklore and Folklife Fieldwork
- X7004 — Folklife: A Multicultural Perspective
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will:
- be aware of some of the methods and techniques by which folklore and folklife can be applied to social and cultural problems
- be able to understand problems, issues and possibilities involved in this field
- have designed and justified an applied folklore project of their own.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Applied Folklore: Introduction |
| 2 | Case study: Roadside shrines |
| 3 | Cultural diagnostics |
| 4 | Blue Star Acid - A CD scenario |
| 5 | The Clash of Calendars and the Colour of Santa |
| 6 | Devising a CD scenario |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Study Guide
Online materials
- Resources and Links
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Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
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