About the course

This course is taught over 17 weeks.

Continuing the introduction to the Humanities and Arts begun in 74104, the course can be credited towards a Bachelor of Arts major in Humanities.

Taking an in interdisciplinary approach, the course explores two broad themes, tradition and dissent, in the humanities and arts. Through the approaches of philosophy, poetry, religious studies, art history, music and history, the course encourages you to think critically about how people construct understandings of the world. It looks at tradition and dissent from tradition in various contexts and examples from Greek philosophy, poetry, English Christianity, the Gothic Revival in Architecture, Irish Nationalism, and Western music. Based on a course from the Open University UK, supplementary material feature New Zealand examples.

This course is available in the following programme(s):

OP7020 Bachelor of Arts
OP7203 Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

What's in the course

• Religion and Science in Context: Definition and effects of religion and its cultural contexts. Case studies include a Hindu festival and the Maori Ringatu movement. Definition of "science" and study of 19th Century scientists Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin, and their conceptions of science within different religious contexts
• Myths and Conventions: Considers ideas about conventions and traditions, and myths and gender. Exemplar studies include New Zealand myths, and texts by Shaw, Euripides, Strauss and Jean Rhys.

What students learn

Students will be able to

• Define key features of, and compare and contrast the relationship between, science and religion.
• Analyse the meaning, significance and dramatic representation of myth within contrasting social contexts
• Contrast the exploration and representation of social issues within music and/or literary texts.

Prerequisite

Assessment

In-course work 100%

Fees

New Zealand Student Fee $588.00

Additional Fee Information

What do I do now?

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Download an enrolment form.
For further information free phone 0508 650 200 or email

Other Information

The course materials comprise books published by the Open University (United Kingdom), video and audiocassettes, and Open Polytechnic supplements. Consultation with Maori content specialists has occurred.

Other Requirements: You will need access to a DVD CD player and internet access.