1997 QUT Handbook

■ HUB624 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN ASIA-PACIFIC
STUDIES 1
An advanced seminar in Asia Pacific Studies normally taken
by third and fourth year (Honours) students.
Courses: HU20, HU21, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB625 AMERICAN LITERATURE
Concentrates principally on twentieth century American literature
in the years preceding World War II and in the postwar
construction period to the present. Particular emphasis
on major preoccupations in literature and on the ways in which
writers have responded to, and interpreted, political and social
currents in the pre- and post-World War II periods.
Courses: ED50, HU20
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB626 CONTEMPORARY SOUTH-EAST ASIA
An introduction to Southeast Asia as a region focusing on
geographic characteristics, recent political developments,
population and urban studies, economic development and social
and cultural characteristics.
Courses: HU20, IF26, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB627 AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Critical analysis of the history of Australian bilateral and
multilateral links with the Pacific islands region, including
Pacific frontier theory, sub-imperialism, colonial rule and contemporary
dialogue over aid, trade, regionalism, defence, cultural
exchange and migration. The unit will focus on events
from 1788 to the present.
Courses: HU20, IF36, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB628 MODERN JAPAN
The history of nineteenth and twentieth century Japan; the
range of contemporary issues confronting Japan, including
those associated with Japan’s increased power in the Asia/
Pacific region. Where possible, primary source documentation
is used to enhance historical understanding.
Courses: HU20, IF36, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB629 MODERN CHINA
A historical survey of China during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. The primary focus will be on the decline of
the traditional Chinese state and the impact of foreign imperialism.
Stress is placed on the growth of nationalism and the
Chinese revolution. The modernisation of Chinese culture, the
position of women and the forces which have brought China
to resume its place as the major Asian power.
Courses: HU20, IF36, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB630 GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA
A geographical interpretation of the East Asia region covering
China, Japan and Korea. This includes an examination of
the region’s physical landscapes, human population distribution,
demographic and cultural change, environmental issues
and the role of the East Asian countries in the geopolitics of
the Asia-Pacific region.
Courses: ED50, IF36, HU20
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB631 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN ASIA-PACIFIC
STUDIES 2
An advanced seminar in Asia Pacific Studies normally taken
by third and fourth year (Honours) students.
Courses: HU20, HU21, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB646 INTERNATIONAL INTENSIVE
PROGRAM
Short period of intensive language study conducted at an approved
institution in the country where the target language is
used; aims to enhance language skills and introduce students
to the culture of the country in an immersion situation.
Courses: BS50, ED50, HU20
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB647 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
OR EQUIVALENT
This unit is held in residence at a designated foreign university
for four to six weeks of concentrated learning; aims to
enhance student’s proficiency in the four macro skills; increases
student’s understanding of the cultural context in which
the target language is used.
Courses: BS50, ED50, HU20 Credit Points: 24
■ HUB648 INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER OR
EQUIVALENT
Students follow an approved course of study at a designated
foreign university for a semester. The unit aims to improve
language skills in an immersion situation and at the same time
provide the cultural experience of living in the country of the
language being studied for an extended period of time.
Courses: ED50, HU20 Credit Points: 48
■ HUB649 HISTORY WRITING IN MODERN
EUROPE
An advanced seminar in European Studies normally taken by
third and fourth years (Honours) students.
Courses: HU20, HU21, ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ HUB650 INDONESIAN 1
This unit assumes no prior knowledge of Indonesian, and aims
to equip beginning students with elementary communicative
competence in a range of common everyday situations.
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB651 INDONESIAN 2
This unit expands beginners’ repertoire of communicative
competence into a wider range of situations. Relatively more
emphasis upon speaking and listening rather than reading and
writing.
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Prerequisites: HUB650 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB652 INDONESIAN 3
This unit advances learners’ competence to intermediate level,
with some analytical focus on syntactic and morphological
structues in Indonesian.
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Prerequisites: HUB651 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB653 INDONESIAN 4
This unit continues to develop fluency in all macroskills to an
intermediate level, with increased use of authentic source
materials.
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Prerequisites: HUB652 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB654 INDONESIAN 5
This unit continues to develop proficiency in all macroskills,
using mainly authentic texts (written, audio and audio-visual).
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Prerequisites: HUB653 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB655 INDONESIAN 6
The unit extends learners’ proficiency, with almost exclusive
use of authentic texts.
Courses: HU20, IF36, IF70, BS56, ED50, ED51, SC30
Prerequisites: HUB654 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 4 per week
■ HUB656 INDONESIAN 7
This unit enhances learners’ linguistic skills to a level where
they can read modern Indonesian sources, understand television
programs, as well as discuss and write intelligently about
issues.
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