ATS3181 · PPE global study tour

Overview

Designed exclusively for PPE students, this study tour will immerse you in the political, philosophical, and economic issues of a major society in the Indo-Pacific region. PPE students will meet with and learn from academics and practitioners in the fields of politics, philosophy, and economics, including think tanks and non-governmental organizations. In doing so, you will analyse the causes and consequences of the changing power dynamics in Australia’s geo-political region, and comprehend the political, philosophy, and economic perspectives of the host country. By the end of this study tour, you will have a comprehension of the political and economic forces shaping the coming century in the Indo-Pacific, and the diverse ideas emerging to interpret this change.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. collaborate with peers to comprehend and interpret emerging challenges and actors in global affairs at the intersection of philosophy, politics and economics;
2. recognise and analyse the social and economic forces shaping Australian relations with the Indo-Pacific region in the 21st century;
3. use inter-cultural competences to comprehend and interpret the politics, philosophy and economics of important societies in the Indo-Pacific region;
4. communicate solutions in persuasive verbal and visual forms;
5. communicate solutions in persuasive written form;
6. think reflexively about the opportunities and challenges of studying and working internationally.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.