School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsThinking Critically About Texts and SocietyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102737.1
Discipline: LITERATURE
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
100968 - Texts and Traditions, 700133 - Texts and Traditions (WSTC), 700293 - Thinking Critically about Texts and Society (WSTC)
About this Unit
In this unit students explore the application of texts – including works of literature, philosophy and sociology/cultural studies – to our understanding of contemporary debates and challenges in order to develop critical thinking skills. Developing skills in textual analysis, this unit addresses topical issues and social problems so as to consider enduring questions such as ‘What is the human?’, ‘What is the good life?’, ‘What is meaning and how do we make it?’, and ‘What is inequality and what should we do about it?’.
Courses| 1519.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) | CURRENT |
| 1651.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CURRENT |
| 1652.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1652.9 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1655.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CONTINUING |
| 1655.9 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
| 1658.5 | Bachelor of International Studies | CURRENT |
| 1692.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1706.1 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.2 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.3 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.4 | Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 1707.4 | Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of International Studies | CURRENT |
| 1708.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CURRENT |
| 1739.4 | Bachelor of International Studies (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
| 1807.2 | Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Social Science | CURRENT |
| 1808.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | CURRENT |
| 1810.1 | Bachelor of Languages and Linguistics | CURRENT |
| 1813.2 | Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies) (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1818.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | CONTINUING |
| 1818.4 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | CURRENT |
| 1820.2 | Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Business | CURRENT |
| 1822.3 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1823.4 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars | CONTINUING |
| 1823.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1842.1 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1842.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 2537.12 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 2758.5 | Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 3763.1 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 3763.2 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 3764.1 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of International Studies | CONTINUING |
| 3764.2 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of International Studies | CURRENT |
| 6017.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CONTINUING |
| 6017.3 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CONTINUING |
| 6017.4 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CURRENT |
Specialisations
| KT1000.1 | Psychology | CURRENT |
| SM1129.1 | English Teaching Specialisation (Birth - 5/Birth -12) | CURRENT |