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GCST1604: Race, Diversity, Difference
2025 unit information
Diversity has become one of the most important issues in contemporary society. Increasingly communities and workplaces encourage us to support diversity. This unit introduces students to a range of diversity issues informed by race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality and dis/ability and the importance of cultivating understanding and respect for difference. It will appeal to students interested in social, economic and cultural marginalisation.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Gender and Cultural Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand constructions and lived experiences of difference as well as economic, social and cultural marginalisation
- LO2. understand the different contexts in which the term diversity is employed through close readings of academic texts and real world examples
- LO3. critically examine and reflect on academic and real world examples of the way diversity is employed
- LO4. work independently and collaboratively with respect for classroom difference
- LO5. understand the principles of intellectual generosity and ethical communication and be open to critical reflection on their own opinions and beliefs.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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