Ideas and Identity

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Please Note: This subject is not taking further enrolments.

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. recognise different disdegrees in disciplines and understand that disciplines have their own modes of inquiry, terminology and methodology;
  2. identify commonalities and differences among the disciplines concerning the interpretation of an historical event and social issue;
  3. identify, analyse and understand an argument concerning an historical event and/or social issue;
  4. discuss an historical event and an issue from the perspective of the major discipline areas covered in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities;
  5. present a cogent argument on an historical event and/or issue, demonstrating analytical thinking, research skills, the use of key terminology and appropriate referencing.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Murdoch University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MUR-SSH100 (Not currently available)

Others

It is recommended that an SSK subject be completed before commencing this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.