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part in complementing studies in other subject areas, but
are also of great value in both professional and personal life.
A major in philosophy and cultural inquity comprises one
semester subjea at stage one, two semester subjects at
stage two, three semester subjects at stage three.
some of the subjects offered below also may be used to
construct majors in Australian studies or in cultural studies.
(See page 136 of this handbook.) Note, however, that
students may not double count subjects for two majors. For
example, if AH204 Philosophy of Culture is counted as part
of a major in philosophy and cultural inquiry, it cannot at
the same time be counted as part of a major in cultural
studies.
Subjects offered
stage 1
AH1 00 lntroduction to Philosophy
AH101 History of Ideas
AH102 Theories of the Universe
AH103 Critical Thinking
Stage 2
AH201 Mind Language and Thought
AH203 Nature and Human Nature
AH204
AH205
AH206
Philosophy of Culture
Social Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH200 Moral and hlitical Philosoph$)
Society Culture and Resources
(Not available to students who haw previously
passed AH202 Technology and Society)
Stage 3
AH301 Rationality
AH306 Practical Ethics
AH307 Australian Science and Society
AH308
AH309
A H3 10
AH3 11
AH312
AH31 3
Social Studies of Science
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH302 Social Studies of Science A,)
Special Topics in Philosophy
Approaches to Culture
Environmental Philosophy
(Not available to students who haw previously
passed AH309 Special lbpics in Philosophy.)
Natural Philosophy and the Sciences
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH304 Philosophy of Science A.)
Knowledge, Science and Reality
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AH305 Philosophy of Science 8.)
Political Studies
Political studies is concentrated into two principal areas.
Australia and Asia. The subjects offered set the political and
historical dimensions of the societies studied in the broad
economic and social contexts.
Students may choose from a variety of subjects, but there
are three themes around which they may decide to
concentrate their studies. They are:
(a) the politics of modern industrial society with an
emphasis on Australian politics and society
e.g. AP100, AP101, AP112, AP200, AP201, AP207,
AP300, AP308, and AP314.
(b) social and political change in Asia
e.g. AP114, AP204, AP206, AP304, AP307, AP311 and
AP312.
(c) political economy of capitalist development with
examples from third world and industrialised societies
e.g. AP115, AP202 and AP313.
The political studies area allows a critical and evaluative view
of the whole structure of our society in the late twentieth
century. By focusing on Australian society and, at the same
time, providing a variety of perspectives on Asia, the subject
area defines our position in our own society more sharply
and conveys some understanding of our relationships with
Asian neighbours.
Students may take single semester subjects, a major, or a
double major in political studies.
A major consists of at least one semester subject at stage
one, at least two semester subjects at stage two and three
semester subjects at stage three.
A double major consists of at least two semester subjects at
stage one, at least four semester subjects at stage two and
six semester subjects at stage three.
In stage one students may enrol in one or more of the five
subjects offered, but two stage one political studies subjects
are required as prerequisites for four or more stage two
subjects.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
APl 00 Australian Politics
APlOl Foundations of Modern Politics
APll2 Australian Identities
AP114 Australia and Asia
AP115 lntroduction to Modern Asia
Stage 2
AP2OO Advanced Australian Politics
AP201 Political Sociology
AP202 Europe, Capitalism and the Third World
AP204 Modern Japan
AP206 Politics of China A
AP207 Modern Australia
Stage 3
AP300 Public Policy in Australia
AP303 Politics of the USSR
AP304 Japan in Asia
AP308 Seminar in Political Studies
AP311 Politics of China B
AP312 Problems of Contemporary South-East Asia
AP313 India: Uneven Development
AP314 Work in Australia
Psychology
The undergraduate psychology program provides students
with a broad introduction to psychology in all three stages.
In stage three, some attention is given to vocational skills
and knowledge relevant to applied fields.
The stage one course in psychology introduces students to a
range of topics in psychology and experimental design and
analysis. Students intending to major in the subject are
required to take AY100 Psychology 100 and AYlOl
Psychology 101. Each of these subjects comprises lectures,
practical work and instruction in statistical analysis.
In stage two, AY202 Cognition and Human Performance,
AY203 Developmental Psychology and AY204 Social
Psychology are offered and for students wishing to major in
psychology SM278 Design and Measurement 2A must be
taken.
In stage three, subjects offered are AY312 Psychology of
Personality, AY319 Psychological Measurement and AY320
Psychological Foundations of Counselling. In addition,
students majoring in psychology must take SM378 Design
and Measurement 3A.
It should be noted that the undergraduate psychology