Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
What Does It Mean to Be Human? An Introduction to the Humanities
The University of Newcastle Australia
This short online course developed analytical skills and philosophical knowledge in the humanities. It considered the complexity of today’s world from a humanities perspective, and learners debated the big ideas underpinning not only the Bachelor of Arts, but also the very nature of being human.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor John Fischetti
Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor
The University of Newcastle Australia
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate introductory knowledge of the humanities disciplines, including developing understandings of how humans communicate and acquire knowledge.
- Report local and global problems and ideas, and recognise how different academic disciplines can interact to produce new understandings or findings.
- Compare foundational scholarly research using digital platforms, and find appropriate resources to answer the problem in its context.
- Apply core academic reading and writing skills to communicate research outcomes.
Syllabus
- Critical and ethical thinking
- Epistemologies
- Media and visual representations
Issued on 14th August 2019
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