School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyContemporary Social Issues and Professional PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102203.2
Discipline: SOCIETY AND CULTURE NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101554 - Contemporary Debates in Social Sciences
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students enrolled in 1734 Bachelor of Policing must have successfully completed the following units before enrolling in this unit. 102314 Policing Practices, 101557 The Individual in Society, 102170 People, Place and Social Difference, 102250 Ethical Leadership and 400337 Social Research Methods. Students enrolled in all other courses must have completed the following units before enrolling in this unit. 101551 Understanding Society or 101557 The Individual in Society, And; 101555 Ethics in the Social Sciences, 101900 Working with Communities, 102170 People, Place and Social Difference, 400337 Social Research Methods
About this Unit
Focused upon professional practice this unit will provide Social Sciences students with an opportunity to improve their career readiness. Using a combination of practical and theoretical teaching framework, this unit will teach students how to translate their social science knowledge to professional, career relevant knowledge. In doing so, it will also provide students an opportunity to engage with contemporary social issues related, for example, to diversity, work and employment, place, sustainability, violence and alternative to violence, health and cyberworld and cyber-experiences.