ATS1053 Strategic reasoning in politics, philosophy and economics
Faculty of Arts
ATS1053 Strategic reasoning in politics, philosophy and economics is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1053
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS1053
No unit lists ATS1053 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of politics, philosophy and economics.
Overview
Equipped with a solid grounding in the established and emerging ideas shaping our understanding of the social world, PPE students will then proceed to hone their critical and creative reasoning skills. This unit will train PPE students to think and reason logically and critically in order to engage with broader public debates about what constitutes a good life and a just society, the part the economy can play in such visions and the role of human agency in bringing about such changes in global and local communities.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- QuizzesQuiz / Test10%
- In-class testQuiz / Test40%
- Final TestQuiz / Test50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse debates about how philosophy, politics and economics shape our understanding of the contemporary world;
- 2
evaluate the contribution of the fields of philosophy, politics and economics to solving local and global dilemmas;
- 3
think critically and creatively to apply the conceptual tools of PPE to real-life issues in the social world;
- 4
communicate findings persuasively in written and verbal forms.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
Prescribed textbook available in the Bookshop.
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Toby Handfield
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Toby Handfield
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1053?
ATS1053 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS1053 offered?
In 2025, ATS1053 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS1053?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1053 have an exam?
No. ATS1053 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.