74111 New Zealand Society - Structure Culture and Change
About the course
This course explores issues of social structure, culture and change in contemporary New Zealand society. This 20 credit course is taught over 17 weeks.
This course is available in the following programme(s):OP7020 BA Social Sciences Major
OP5271 Diploma in Communication Studies (Level 5)
What's in the course
- Introducing the social sciences - social scientific thinking; and key issues: identity, globalisation and inequality
- Conceptual tools in the social sciences - conceptual building blocks: class, gender and ethnicity
- Cultural studies - representation, ideology, identity and power
- Changing social formations - changes in the New Zealand social structure.
What students learn
Students will be able to
- Outline and explain core social scientific concepts
- Critically apply social scientific concepts - class, gender, ethnicity, representation, power and identity - to the New Zealand context
- Analyse issues of social, historical and cultural change in post-war New Zealand society.
Assessment
In-course work 100%Fees
New Zealand Student Fee $588.00
What do I do now?
Request a copy of the brochure.
Download an enrolment form.
For further information free phone 0508 650 200 or email
Other Information
Students will need access to a video player and an audio-cassette player.
