Unit of Study CLST1002 HSIE: The Universe Next Door (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to studies of human society and its environment. The themes of change, interdependence, diversity, social justice, participatory citizenship, peace building, poverty and wealth, and sustainability are explored. Students are expected to develop skills in critical thinking, inquiry, analysis, judgement and justification.

Unit content

Module 1: A Sustained Engagement with Complexity: HSIE and Critical Thought.

Module 2: The History of History, and the Future of Remembrance.

Module 3: The Place of Geography: Planetary Progression.

Module 4: Dangerous Dyads: Interactions in Worldview and Culture.

Module 5: Inequity: Balance & Counterbalance.

Module 6: You, Me, Us, Them.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term4	Term4
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Lismore	Term4	Term4
Online	Summer Term Term4	Summer Term

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain and discuss the range of academic disciplines covered in the social studies area

critically analyse current and emerging concepts of Continuity and Change; Perspectives, Evidence, Significance, Space, Place, Sustainability, and the Citizenry – especially in relation to the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR)

acquire information, and use inquiry processes to explore, identify, explain and defend their position on a range of local and global issues, and articulate the implications of converse positions

demonstrate skills in personal, academic and disciplinary literacies

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Annotated bibliography	50%
Plan	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Annotated bibliography	50%
Plan	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Annotated bibliography	50%
Plan	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Annotated bibliography	50%
Plan	50%

Prescribed learning resources

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