ATS3399 The politics of identity
Faculty of Arts
ATS3399 The politics of identity is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- 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 ATS3399
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3399
No unit lists ATS3399 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2399
Overview
In the 21st century our identities, and our relationships to others, are constructed out of a multitude of interactions - some based in 'real' world institutions such as work and school, others are online and continued at a distance. Our experience of our 'identity' in these contexts can be both destructive and empowering. This Unit will explore political, social and cultural approaches to understanding the politics of identity in the 21st century, the consequences that relationships have for our sense of identity, and how we can understand the variety of human actions that are shaped by these relationships.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Presentation15%
- Online testQuiz / Test40%
- EssayWritten45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Developed critical thinking skills in a variety of political, social and cultural theories on the nature of identity and human relationships at the start of the 21st century;
- 2
Developed a detailed and extensive research skills for gathering knowledge about identity in the 21st century, and to demonstrate a capacity to work with these skills in a group work assessment context;
- 3
Developed an ability to identify, explore and make judgments in finding innovative solutions to research problems related to the concepts learned in this unit;
- 4
Developed an ability to critically use this literature to communicate perceptively and effectively in oral and written form, and in a logical, coherent and analytical manner about concepts learned in this unit.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- 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 enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS3399 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
- BEHVRSTD02Level 2 or 3 elective unitBehavioural studiesNo reviews yet
- BEHVRSTD01Level 2 and 3 elective unitsBehavioural StudiesNo reviews yet
- INTLREL10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLREL11Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- POLITICS05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsPoliticsNo reviews yet
- POLITICS06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsPoliticsNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Benjamin Moffitt
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Benjamin Moffitt
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3399?
ATS3399 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3399 offered?
In 2025, ATS3399 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3399?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3399 have an exam?
No. ATS3399 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3399?
ATS3399 is part of Behavioural studies, Behavioural Studies, International relations and Politics.