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USSC6910: Special Topics in US Studies

2024 unit information

Students accepted in this unit will be able to undertake a special independent or group project in US Studies. Independent projects will be completed under the supervision of the postgraduate coordinator and a USSC faculty member or a special visiting fellow where appropriate. Group projects will facilitate local and international learning experiences organized by the US Studies Centre and will be coordinated by the postgraduate coordinator of US Studies.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

United States Studies Centre

Code USSC6910
Academic unit United States Studies Centre
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. LO1. plan and execute a supervised program of research in an area of study relevant to their degree
  • LO2. LO2. engage with existing scholarship in a specific field of inquiry and identify an area for explication, elaboration, or addition to knowledge in that field
  • LO3. LO3. communicate their research for a scholarly audience
  • LO4. LO4. use information in critical, creative, and scholarly thinking

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive November 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive July 2020
Block mode Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Intensive July 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
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Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Outline unavailable

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