UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5127 Advanced methodologies in philosophical, historical, literary, and cultural studies

Faculty of Arts

APG5127 Advanced methodologies in philosophical, historical, literary, and cultural studies is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before APG5127

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After APG5127

No unit lists APG5127 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in A7001 Master of Arts Research Training

Overview

This unit will provide training in the latest discipline-specific methodologies in philosophical, historical, literary, and cultural studies for students enrolled in the new Master of Arts Research Training. The unit will have separate philosophical, historical, literary, and cultural studies streams. You will be required to nominate one stream only.

In philosophy, students will receive expert training in ways of arguing and evaluating arguments in a selection of the following sub-disciplines: experimental philosophy, ethics, applied ethics, history of philosophy, the continental tradition, non-western philosophy, metaphysics and epistemology, social and political philosophy, and logic.

In historical studies, students will receive expert training in approaches and methodologies in gender, Indigenous, oral, political, social, and cultural history, as well as in archaeology and the history of science and medicine.

Given the variety of fields included in the literary and cultural studies stream, students will be asked to complete a number of modules, not all of which will be required of all students, but which will be selected in conversation with the Unit Coordinator and stream coordinator.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonBlock on
First semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Essay
    45%
  • Essay
    55%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Identify and evaluate methodologies appropriate to philosophical, historical, literary and/or cultural studies;

  2. 2

    Apply critical thinking to theoretical problems in philosophical, historical, literary and/or cultural studies and clearly synthesise and analyse key elements of those problems in writing;

  3. 3

    Design and complete a research paper demonstrating expertise in a body of methods in philosophical, historical, literary and/or cultural studies;

  4. 4

    Apply sophisticated communication and research skills essential for success in a Research Master’s or PhD program in philosophical, historical, literary and/or cultural studies.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours
  • Teaching approachResearch activities

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288  hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Julie Kalman
Professor Jarrod Hayes
Professor Timothy Bayne
Chief Examiners
Professor Timothy Bayne

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5127?

APG5127 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5127 offered?

In 2022, APG5127 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is APG5127?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5127 have an exam?

No. APG5127 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027