ATS4374 Honours specialist seminar
Faculty of Arts
ATS4374 Honours specialist seminar is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit serves both as an expansion of undergraduate background knowledge and as a preparation for further studies and research in the Journalism, Australian and/or Indigenous Studies. The unit content will focus on one or more broad topical themes to be advised beforehand. Students will critically examine current research in the nominated field(s), and devise a research project to be approved by the lecturer.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically examine current research in a nominated field within their discipline;
- 2
Effectively locate and access relevant literature on the selected field of study;
- 3
Design and develop a minor research project that develops the knowledge in the field in some way;
- 4
Participate in seminars as required to discuss and develop their project collegially;
- 5
Effectively locate, access and review relevant literature on the selected field of research;
- 6
Produce a scholarly essay that clearly and cogently presents the outcomes of the research.
Workload and teaching
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.
Where it fits
ATS4374 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Ian McNiven
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Ian McNiven
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS4374?
ATS4374 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS4374 offered?
In 2020, ATS4374 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS4374?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS4374?
ATS4374 is part of Indigenous cultures and histories.