55002 Social Political Historical Honours Seminar

8cp
Honours subject – 400 level

This seminar provides an opportunity for students to examine and reflect on key issues in the area of social, political and historical studies by investigating the underlying assumptions of knowledge production in relevant academic disciplines. The subject provides a critical engagement with claims to truth made within anthropology, historiography, political philosophy and feminism by exploring key epistemological, theoretical and methodological debates held within, and sometimes between, each knowledge area. As well as providing a critique of processes of knowledge production, the subject also offers a range of critical theoretical tools as potential starting points for student's own research work. It aims to assist students develop a theoretically reflexive and analytical approach to their own research knowledge practices, as well as to those of others.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/55002.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn 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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