ATS1326 International studies: Challenges of globalisation
Faculty of Arts
ATS1326 International studies: Challenges of globalisation is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1326
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS1326
No unit lists ATS1326 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Overview
The unit introduces you to a selection of the most pressing challenges facing the contemporary world, economic, political and social. Topics include global health and disease; crisis, conflict and disaster; environment, cities and sustainability; and global commerce, technology and consumption.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseAssignment20%
- Research ProjectResearch assignment40%
- Exercise/sAssignment10%
- Take-home final assessmentOther30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise and discuss the key social, economic and political questions facing the world today;
- 2
Analysise global issues in a comparative and transnational framework;
- 3
Analyse a range of social justice issues concerning poverty and gender;
- 4
Critique controversial contemporary debates in a range of topics;
- 5
Identify and critically read a range of relevant sources, and utilise these sources to support argument;
- 6
Communicate research in both oral and written formats.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 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 students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
There is a prescribed reading for this unit. For details, refer to the Monash Bookshop's webpage (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks).
Where it fits
ATS1326 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
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Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Nicholas Ferns
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Nicholas Ferns
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1326?
ATS1326 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS1326 offered?
In 2024, ATS1326 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS1326?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1326 have an exam?
No. ATS1326 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1326?
ATS1326 is part of History and International studies.