University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

50163 Intercultural Interventions

8cp
Professional Strand – Social Inquiry – 300 level

Societies develop and are exposed to many forms of social intervention. This subject examines a range of interventions and identifies the underlying assumptions, strategic goals and sociocultural outcomes of such actions. It focuses on how and why interventions are contested, and encourages students to investigate and critique them. The course is divided into three components: intercultural corporate interventions, e.g. in the form of transnational media networks; intercultural interventions by states, e.g. as peace-making or humanitarian intervention; and intercultural interventions by non-government organisations, e.g. in the field of the environment or human rights. The subject concentrates on situations of cultural diversity, and cross-cultural relations, at international, national and local levels. Global dimensions include the activities of the UN and its agencies, the World Bank and other international agencies. In the national context, the subject explores indigenous relations and intercultural issues in multiculturalism. Particular attention is paid to non-government organisations and their political relationships, and the role of social movements. Crucial dimensions of race and gender set the focus of the theoretical frameworks examined.


For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50163.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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