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OLES1600: Exploring Sydney
2025 unit information
This Unit will be of interest to any student who calls Sydney home, whether you have recently moved here for university or have lived here for years, you will develop a deeper understanding of Sydney’s unique natures and cultures. Sydney is one of the world’s great cities and like all great cities, it’s a place with many characteristics and contradictions. This Unit will explore Sydney’s fascinating people and places, from the city’s Indigenous people and cultures, to its iconic natural landscapes and buildings, its diverse and dynamic neighbourhoods, its hidden surprises, and its contested futures. As well as attending seminars, students will participate in field trips to different locations in Sydney conducted by leading experts from a range of disciplines and communities. You will learn about the people and processes that have shaped Sydney, and you will develop new skills in field observation and communication as you share your own explorations of Sydney through personalised assessments. Your learning will be supported with online resources, including recommendations for popular culture representations of Sydney in mainstream and social media that connect with Unit content.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Geosciences Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate an introductory understanding of Sydney’s history, culture, economy, infrastructure, landscape, ecology and politics
- LO2. Develop and articulate informed views on what it means to ‘belong’ to Sydney, and the many pathways to belonging
- LO3. Use field observation to inform analysis of natural and social processes shaping Sydney’s development
- LO4. Support field observations with research using appropriate academic, policy and media sources
- LO5. Communicate ideas to a broad audience, using public-facing blog entries and appropriate technology
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