SSH100: Ideas in Action

This unit explores the power of ideas to change the world, focussing on the birth of major ideas, their transmission, evolution, and global impacts.  Through the study of selected iconic events, such as the invention of the contraceptive pill and global warming, students are introduced to the ideas and approaches central to the Social Sciences and Humanities, and are invited to reflect on competing moral and social arguments. Writing and critical thinking skills are a core focus of the unit.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures and tutorials: up to 3.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor David Brown Position: Associate Professor E-mail: D.Brown@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.039 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2927
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Sandra Wilson Associate Professor -Japanese (S.Wilson@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2522 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.051 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)