GSHSS Advanced Special Study

This subject is not offered in 2016.

170 hours

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject involves a study of an approved topic in the humanities and social sciences. Details of the program being offered will be available from the graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who complete this subject successfully should have demonstrated a specialist understanding of the topic, contributed effectively to the work of the seminar, shown a capacity for an advanced level of analysis and familiarised themselves with the latest directions of research into that particular topic.

On successful completion of this subject, students will have:

• acquired additional information, methodology or skills directly relevant to their program of study.

1. A 2,500-word essay (50%), due mid-semester.

2. A 2,500-word essay (50%), due after Swot-vac.

Hurdle Requiments: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.

A subject reader will be made available.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students who complete this subject should have:

• enhanced written and oral communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;
• a deepened understanding of issues of key concern to the topic; and
• an understanding of the relationship between the topic and a broad range of current issues in the humanities and social sciences.