Humanities and the World

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

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  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

How studying the humanities, arts and social science benefits society? What is their contribution in the fast-evolving world of work? Studying these disciplines will open you to the examination of the entirety of the human condition and will encourage you to grapple with complex personal, historical, societal and moral issues ever-present in life. This unit is an interdisciplinary introduction to the main approaches, methods and issues in the study of humanities, arts and social science, with particular reference to key transferable skills which you will develop in your learning journey through the Bachelor of Arts. Case studies drawn from a variety of disciplines and real-life situations will be employed to illustrate the ways in which humanities, arts and social science respond to life by making significant contributions to addressing complex situations, personal and professional. In addition, you will develop essential skills and strategies needed to succeed as a university Bachelor of Arts undergraduate student. These skills will be applicable to each of the subject disciplines that constitute the Bachelor of Arts. The unit will prepare you for completion of your studies in the final Arts Capstone unit.

• Team Based Learning (40%)
• Skills Portfolio (60%)