School Of Social SciencesSocial Sciences International Placement (1): Preparation for PlacementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102723.2
Discipline: STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
Students enrolled in courses 1664 and 6030 must complete the following pre-requisites: 101551 Understanding Society and 101900 Working with Communities and 102170 People, Place and Social Difference and 102386 Sustainability, Tourism and Place and 101599 Heritage and Tourism and 101905 Indigenous Cultures: A Global Perspective
Students enrolled in all other courses must complete the following pre-requisites: 101551 Understanding Society and 101557 The Individual in Society and 101900 Working with Communities and 102170 People, Place and Social Difference and 101555 Ethics in the Social Sciences and 400337 Social Research Methods.
Students enrolled in course 1733 must complete the following pre-requisites: 101551 Understanding Society and 101557 The Individual in Society and 101900 Working with Communities and 102170 People, Place and Social Difference and 101555 Ethics in the Social Sciences and 400337 Social Research Methods PLUS one of the following Advanced core units: 200855 Leadership in a Complex World Or 102211 Creativity, Innovation and Design Thinking Or 102212 Internship and Community Engagement Or 102250 Ethical Leadership.
Corequisite
102724 Social Sciences International Placement (II): Placement
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 1667 Bachelor of Social Science; 1733 Bachelor of Social Science (Advanced); 1790 Bachelor of Anthropology; 1664 Bachelor of Tourism Management; 1735 Bachelor of Humanitarian and Development Studies, 6023 Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Social Science, 6027 Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Humanitarian and Development Studies or 6030 Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Tourism Management.
Students enrolled in 1667, 1664, 1733, 6023 or 6030 must have achieved a minimum GPA of 5 in order to enrol.
All students must also have completed 160 credit points of study.
About this Unit
This unit is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to successfully undertake a placement abroad, or in the case of those students who need to undertake a local placement, an organisation in Australia that is focused on international development. To this end, to prepare students for 102724 Social Sciences International Placement (II) the unit examines issues of sustainability and the political and ethical dimensions of volunteering, development and/or fieldwork. It interrogates the rise of volunteering and learning for development abroad experiences, and provides opportunities for students to reflect on their own part in this growth ‘industry’. Workshops and online activities will cover practical topics such as health and wellbeing, and living and working in development contexts. They will also provide students with opportunity to learn more about their placement country and/or organisation and to begin developing skills in intercultural communication and interaction, ethnographic observation and reflexivity.
Courses| 1664.5 | Bachelor of Tourism Management | CONTINUING |
| 1664.6 | Bachelor of Tourism Management | CONTINUING |
| 1664.7 | Bachelor of Tourism Management | CURRENT |
| 1667.4 | Bachelor of Social Science | CURRENT |
| 1733.1 | Bachelor of Social Science (Advanced) | CURRENT |
| 1735.1 | Bachelor of Humanitarian and Development Studies | CURRENT |
| 1790.1 | Bachelor of Anthropology | SUSPENDED |
| 6023.1 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Social Science | CONTINUING |
| 6023.2 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Social Science | CONTINUING |
| 6027.1 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Humanitarian and Development Studies | CONTINUING |
| 6027.2 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Humanitarian and Development Studies | CONTINUING |
| 6030.1 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Tourism Management | CONTINUING |
| 6030.2 | Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Tourism Management | CURRENT |
Specialisations
| M1095.1 | Humanitarian Preparedness and Response | CURRENT |
| M1096.1 | Human Rights, Protection and Development | CURRENT |