Teaching, Learning and Working in Culturally Diverse Environments

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of the subject students should be able to:

  1. appraise the nature and significance of culture, social identity/ies and group categorisation in multicultural environments, as well as a range of culture-related processes affecting communication and social interactions in culturally diverse environments.
  2. critique critical issues related to cultural diversity in education, at work and the community at large.
  3. analyse educational activities or workplace initiatives which promote the positive aspects of cultural diversity - and develop original initiatives.
  4. critically analyse the underlying principles and claimed value of global citizenship, cosmopolitan learning and a shared sense of 'we'.

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• Textbooks

• About Murdoch University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• MUR-HCM-MAS-2024 - Master of Health Care Management

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-EDU616U (Not currently available)

Others

Enrolment in a graduate-level qualification or permission of the Unit Coordinator.

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.

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