SPECIAL NOTE: Students can achieve an ungraded pass for this unit.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HAA001
H,L,W Distance(H,L,W,I,N)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
H
On Campus
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
I
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
L
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
L
On Campus
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
N
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
W
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
W
On Campus
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Understanding This Region is an interdisciplinary foundation unit which provides students with a regional, national and international understanding of this part of the world, focusing on its uniqueness and complexity. Students are introduced to Australian history, to Indigenous matters both historical and contemporary, and to Asian studies. In addition, students begin to develop an awareness of the relationship between place and identity. Students become familiar with the breadth of study in the Humanities, and learn how various disciplines within the Humanities approach the same topic from different perspectives.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
Based on tutorial participation (50% and written assignments (50%) equivalent to 2000words (Pass or Fail only - ungraded pass).
TEACHING PATTERN: For internal students: 1 hour web-based recorded lecture and 2 hours tutorial per week. For distance students: 1 hour web-based recorded lecture and 2hours web-based tutorial contact per week
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web dependent - H Some parts of this unit will be taught online
Fully online - L,W,I,N This unit is taught entirely online
Resource supported teaching & learning - L,H,W,I,N Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
Flexible scheduling - L,W,I,N Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.