Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- Intensive
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This course provides a framework for students to gain advanced knowledge and skills in disciplines relevant to their Honours research project. Students choose one stream
from an offering of advanced readings seminars. Students must have their choice of stream approved by their Honours Advisor.
Welcome to HHSS6003. This course comprises of a selection of streams applicable to study areas in Humanities and Social Sciences. Each stream offers a series of 5 comprehensive seminars focussing on advanced scholarship at Honours level. See section 1.3 for relevant Stream Leaders.
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Course requirements
Assumed background
A completed major in the discipline in which they enrolled for their Honours studies.ﾠ
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
ARTT6050, COMU6008, COMU6050, DRAM6050, ENGL6050
Restrictions
Enrolment restricted to students who have been accepted into HASS Honours-level programs and above.
Course staff
Course coordinator
Lecturer
Timetable
Additional timetable information
Each stream will be scheduled by the lecturer. See Blackboard for details.
Public holidays:
Alternative arrangements for affected students will be announced through the Blackboard site.
Class allocation:
In order to optimise the student experience, it may be necessary to reallocate students to a different class from their first choice.
Before this happens, every effort will be made to enable students to voluntarily change into an alternative class that is suitable.
Please note: Teaching staff do not have access to the timetabling system to help with class allocation. Therefore, should you need
help with your timetable and/or allocation of classes, please ensure you email hass.mytimetable@uq.edu.au from your UQ
student email account with the following details:
· Full name,
· Student ID, and
· the Course Code
Additional information and support can be found here.
Aims and outcomes
Students will acquire advanced skills, practices, and knowledge in preparation for their Honours research projects, future research higher degree studies and professional research tasks in the workplace.ﾠ
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Exhibit well-developed research and writing skills, formulate and develop original, appropriately focused arguments. Identify critical problems and research gaps.
LO2.
Identify and assess the value and relevance of innovative research and its contribution to its field of study.
LO3.
Apply established theories and research approaches in new and original ways that make a meaningful contribution to the field.
LO4.
Exhibit effective communication skills in a diverse group environment and engage in considered discussions related to the subject focus
LO5.
Demonstrate a strong ability to work and learn independently and exhibit excellent time management skills.
Assessment
Assessment summary
Literature and Ethics
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation |
Oral & Written submission Literature & Ethics
|
30% |
Beginning in Meeting 2 |
| Essay/ Critique |
Research Essay - Literature and Ethics Stream
|
70% |
30/09/2024 5:00 pm |
Aesthetics
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notebook/ Logbook |
Reading Journals - Aesthetics Stream
|
40% |
22/07/2024 4:00 pm 29/07/2024 4:00 pm 5/08/2024 4:00 pm 19/08/2024 4:00 pm 26/08/2024 4:00 pm
Due each week prior to the seminar. |
| Essay/ Critique |
Research Essay - Aesthetics Stream
|
60% |
4/11/2024 5:00 pm
Submit through Turnitin on the course Blackboard site |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Literature and Ethics
Oral & Written submission Literature & Ethics
- Hurdle
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Presentation
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
Beginning in Meeting 2
- Other conditions
- Student specific.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
The oral presentation will be made during the designated seminar with a written submission due one week after the presentation via TurnitIn. The aim of the task is to present a cogent analysis of a primary or secondary reading discussed in the course, to be determined in prior consultation with the lecturer. Marking criteria and a detailed task description are available on the course Blackboard site. The class presentation should be approximately 15 minutes in duration. The written and oral components are equally weighted and averaged to calculate the overall mark.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
All assessment tasks must be submitted to be eligible to pass this course. If you do not submit all of the assessment tasks, the maximum grade you can receive is a failing grade of 3; you cannot receive a passing grade overall, even if the aggregate of your assessment marks isﾠabove 50%.Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Research Essay - Literature and Ethics Stream
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 70%
- Due date
30/09/2024 5:00 pm
- Other conditions
- Student specific.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
Please refer to course blackboard site for details.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
All assessment tasks must be submitted to be eligible to pass this course. If you do not submit all of the assessment tasks, the maximum grade you can receive is a failing grade of 3; you cannot receive a passing grade overall, even if the aggregate of your assessment marks isﾠabove 50%.Submission guidelines
Submit through TurnitIn on the course Blackboard site
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Aesthetics
Reading Journals - Aesthetics Stream
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Notebook/ Logbook
- Weight
- 40%
- Due date
22/07/2024 4:00 pm
29/07/2024 4:00 pm
5/08/2024 4:00 pm
19/08/2024 4:00 pm
26/08/2024 4:00 pm
Due each week prior to the seminar.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
The journal can be physical or electronic. It is where you will take notes on the assigned readings. These notes should include, at a minimum, a list of terms and phrases that you don't know and questions you have about the readings. The list of unfamiliar terms or phrases should be accompanied by notes that result from your attempts to find out the meaning of those terms and/or phrases. You should include details about the sources you consult -- whether that is the Oxford English Dictionary, the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, a textbook or guidebook, etc. This is not meant to be busy work; it is rather to encourage the habit of investigating things you don't know and keeping track of where you find your information. You do not need to spend a lot of time investigating more substantive questions about the readings: those questions should be brought to the seminars and we will discuss them. However, when you write down a question -- whether it is very basic or more substantive -- you should have a brief go at trying to answer it. This is meant to get you starting to think through the question and to give us a starting point for discussions in seminar. For example, you might not be sure whether Hume thinks judgments of taste are objective or subjective. If you write down a question about this, you should at least write a few sentences that indicate what you think the answer might be and reference relevant sections of the text. Finally, your reading journal should contain notes about particular passages that you would like to cover in seminar -- either because you find them confusing, interesting, or important.
Mode of submission: You must bring the reading and your reading journal to every seminar. Your lecturer review the journals on a regular basis. Please submit your reading journal via Blackboard by 4pm on the Monday prior to each seminar as noted in the due date section. (If you use a physical journal, please photocopy or photograph and upload the image.) Each entry is worth 10% and the best 4 of 5 entries will count towards this assessment item.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
All assessment tasks must be submitted to be eligible to pass this course. If you do not submit all of the assessment tasks, the maximum grade you can receive is a failing grade of 3; you cannot receive a passing grade overall, even if the aggregate of your assessment marks is above 50%.Submission guidelines
Submit via Blackboard submission link.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Research Essay - Aesthetics Stream
- Hurdle
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 60%
- Due date
4/11/2024 5:00 pm
Submit through Turnitin on the course Blackboard site
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
Students are to write an essay of approximately 2000-2500 words on a question that arises from the course readings. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own questions in consultation with the stream leaders and supervisors.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
All assessment tasks must be submitted to be eligible to pass this course. If you do not submit all of the assessment tasks, the maximum grade you can receive is a failing grade of 3; you cannot receive a passing grade overall, even if the aggregate of your assessment marks isﾠabove 50%.Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
See course reading list for each stream on Blackboard and at the UQ library .
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Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
Literature and Ethics
| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 9 |
Seminar |
Seminars The “ancient quarrel” between art and philosophy was settled in philosophy’s favour, at least in matters of ethics. This settlement held until the modern period, when a series of suggestions about the role of art and literature in ethics were increasingly taken up. The course examines the consequences of this quarrel as they can be discerned today. It looks at literature that has been consciously crafted against the backdrop of the quarrel and how such literature still argues for its own “truth” – and, if it does, how successfully it does. Finally, it suggests ways in which the ethical work of literature can be understood today. Literature and the “Ancient Quarrel” (meetings 1–2) The “ancient quarrel” between art and philosophy and how it was settled; the relation of this quarrel to the “querelle des anciens et des modernes”; Platonic ethics; what literature has to contribute to ethics (if anything) Romanticism and Modernism (meetings 3–4) The Romantic equation of ethics and aesthetics (is it plausible?); Thomas Mann and "aesthetic education"; the language problem in ethics; can there be a “secular ethics”? Literature, Ethics and Postmodernism (meeting 5) The ethical shortfall in postmodernism; ethics as experience: ethics and sexual difference; literature after postmodernism See Blackboard for details of each seminar and assigned readings. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Seminar |
Seminars The “ancient quarrel” between art and philosophy was settled in philosophy’s favour, at least in matters of ethics. This settlement held until the modern period, when a series of suggestions about the role of art and literature in ethics were increasingly taken up. The course examines the consequences of this quarrel as they can be discerned today. It looks at literature that has been consciously crafted against the backdrop of the quarrel and how such literature still argues for its own “truth” – and, if it does, how successfully it does. Finally, it suggests ways in which the ethical work of literature can be understood today. Literature and the “Ancient Quarrel” (meetings 1–2) The “ancient quarrel” between art and philosophy and how it was settled; the relation of this quarrel to the “querelle des anciens et des modernes”; Platonic ethics; what literature has to contribute to ethics (if anything) Romanticism and Modernism (meetings 3–4) The Romantic equation of ethics and aesthetics (is it plausible?); Thomas Mann and "aesthetic education"; the language problem in ethics; can there be a “secular ethics”? Literature, Ethics and Postmodernism (meeting 5) The ethical shortfall in postmodernism; ethics as experience: ethics and sexual difference; literature after postmodernism See Blackboard for details of each seminar and assigned readings. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Aesthetics
| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 6 |
Seminar |
Seminars Schedule: sessions are held Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00pm in the Writers Studio in the Michie Building (09-612). Please put the following sessions in your diaries: Week 1 - Session 1 – Wed, July 24 - Paolo Magagnoli – Aesthetics and Politics Week 2 - Session 2 – Wed, July 31 - Christian Rizzalli - Aestheticising politics, politicising art: Fascist modernism Week 3 - Session 3 – Wed, Aug 7 - Amelia Barikin – Queer Aesthetics Week 5 - Session 4 – Wed, Aug 21 - Bernadette Cochrane – Digital Aesthetics and the Performing Arts Week 6 - Session 5 – Wed, Aug 28 - Emily Poore – Aesthetics of Art & Science Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.