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AM205 Special Issues in Media
AM206 Making News -The Theory and Practice of
Journalism
AM207 Cultural Representation in Australia
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AM204 Media and Australian Sociev)
Stage 3
AM300 Cinema Studies
AM302 Radio Production and Criticism A
AM303 Radio Production and Criticism B
AM306 Professional Attachment Program
AM307 Information Society: Promises and Policies
AM309 Community Press: Process and Production
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AM308 Local Press, Production and
Politics)
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Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry
The subjects offered by Philosophy and Cultural lnquiry draw
on the traditional disciplines of philosophy, the history of
2. ideas, and the history and philosophy of science. They are
designed to introduce students to the techniques of
. ohiloso~hical inauin, and analvsis, and to some of the
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2 important cultural and intelle&ual developments which have
." shaped our lives and the way we see ourselves in relation to
the world. Many of the subjects give particular emphasis to
the interrelationships between science, technology and
2. culture, both from an historical and a contemporary
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2 perspective.
In addition to opening up new perspectives on our lives and
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our culture, philosophical inquiry develops practical skills in
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2 critical and creative thinking, reasoning and argument, and
conceptual analysis. These skills not only play an important
c. part in complementing studies in other subject areas, but are
also of great value in both professional and personal life.
A major in Philosophy and Cultural lnquiry comprises one
semester subject at stage one, two semester subjects at
stage two, three semester subjects at stage three.
Some of the subjects offered below also may be used to
construct majors in Australian Studies or in Cultural Studies.
(See pages 56-57 of this Handbook.) Note, however, that
students may not double count subjects for two majors. For
example, if AH204 Philosophy of Culture is counted as part of
a major in Philosophy and Cultural Inquily, it cannot at the
same time be counted as part of a major in Cultural Studies.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AH100 lntroduction to Philosophy
AH1 01 History of Ideas
AH102 Theories of the Universe
AH103 Critical Thinking
Stage 2
AH201 Mind, Language and Thought
AH203 Nature and Human Nature
AH204 Philosophy of Culture
AH205
AH206
Social Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
(Not available to students who have previously
passed A HZ00 Moral and Political Philosophy.)
Society, Culture and Resources
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH202 Technology and Society)
Stage 3
AH301 Rationality
AH306 Practical Ethics
AH307 Australian Science and Society
AH308 Social Studies of Science
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH302 Social Studies of Science A.)
AH309 Special Topics in Philosophy
AH310 Approaches to Culture
AH31 1 Environmental Philosophy
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH309 Special Topics in Philosophy)
AH312 Natural Philosophy and the Sciences
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH304 Philosophy of Science A.)
AH313 Knowledge, Science and Reality
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH305 Philosophy of Science B.)
Political Studies
Political Studies is concentrated into two principal areas.
Australia and Asia. The subjects offered set the political and
historical dimensions of the societies studied in the broad
economic and social contexts.
Students may choose from a variety of subjects, but there are
three themes around which they may decide to concentrate
their studies. They are:
(a) the politics of modern industrial society with an emphasis
on Australian politics and society e.g. AP100, AP101,
AP112, APZOO, AP201, AP207, AP300, AP308, and
AP3 14.
(b) social and political change in Asia e.g. API 14, AP204,
AP206, AP304, AP307, AP311 and AP312.
(c) political economy of capitalist development with
examples from third world and industrialised societies
e.g. API 15, AP202 and AP313.
The political studies area allows a critical and evaluative view
of the whole structure of our society in the late twentieth
century. By focusing on Australian society and, at the same
time, providing a variety of perspectives on Asia, the subject
area defines our position in our own society more sharply and
conveys some understanding of our relationships with Asian
neighbours.
Students may take single semester subjects, a major, or a
double major in political studies.
A major consists of at least one semester subject at stage
one, at least two semester subjects at stage two and three
semester subjects at stage three.
A double major consists of at least two semester subjects at
stage one, at least four semester subjects at stage two
and six semester subjects at stage three.
In stage one students may enrol in one or more of the five
subjects offered, but twostage one political studies subjects
are required as prerequisites for four or morestage two
subjects.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
APlOO Australian Politics
AP101 Foundations of Modern Politics
API 12 Australian Identities
API 14 Australia and Asia
API 15 lntroduction to Modern Asia