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GCST4200: Arguing the Point
2024 unit information
This core unit of study develops scholarly skills of research, writing and argumentation, via the close examination of diverse examples from research in Gender and Cultural Studies. It caters to students in the early stages of thesis conception and development, guiding them in the reflexive development their own research practices and writing skills.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Gender and Cultural Studies
| Code | GCST4200 |
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| Academic unit | Gender and Cultural Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the mechanisms of different disciplinary-based writing and argumentation, as well as that of interdisciplinary research
- LO2. demonstrate improved writing and argumentation skills
- LO3. demonstrate a wider appreciation of writing practices
- LO4. give and receive constructive criticism
- LO5. demonstrate an awareness of some critical debates within gender and cultural studies.
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