To study this course you will require access to a DVD and CD player, computer, the Internet and email.
Set texts
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Subjects and courses
- Agriculture and Horticulture
- Art and Design
- Business
- Communication
- Construction, Trades and Engineering
- Education
- Environment
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- IT and Computing
- Law and Legal
- Library and Information Studies
- Mathematics
- NCEA
- Personal and Professional Development
- Pharmacy
- Psychology and Health
- Quality Assurance
- Real Estate
- Social Work
- Work and Study Skills
Humanities and Cultural Encounters
- Course code:
- 74106
- Level:
- 5
- Credits:
- 20
| Prerequisites: |
74104 Introducing Humanities and Arts, 74105 Humanities Tradition and Dissent |
|---|---|
| Workload: | Approximately 12 hours per week |
| Availability: | Trimester 1 & 2 2013 |
| Delivery type: | Paper based |
| EFTS: | 0.1667 |
| 2013 Fees: |
NZ students $675 + $60 annual administration fee Unavailable to international students |
Continuing the introduction to the Humanities and Arts, the course can be credited towards a Bachelor of Arts major in Humanities. Exploring the theme of cultural encounters, the course focuses on the ways in which cultures interact, overlap, and are transformed by cultural encounters. It considers cultural records including artworks, medical texts, and architectural features. It also studies the expression of ideas and concepts, including the social construction of identities.
You will study history, art history, ethics, philosophy, literature, history of medicine, classics, archaeology and religious studies. Examples include Western approaches to African art, philosophical discussions about liberalism and freedom, and how the modern short story and ancient Greek drama deal with different cultural experiences and encounters. Examples are from a range of cultures, including New Zealand.
Based on a course from the Open University UK, supplementary material feature New Zealand examples.
This course is not available to international students.
