The course introduces students to the Pacific through practical engagement with the islands. The emphasis is on integrating formal learning with first hand experience. The in-country work will include fieldtrips, practical assignments and formal classes and tutorials given by staff from ANU. The course focuses on understanding the complex relationships between development, tangible and intangible heritage and cultural production.
Students will have the opportunity to experience and contribute to practical issues in the culture and heritage field including the visual and performing arts, the environment, education, development and policy work. Where possible, students will be incorporated into related in-country research projects with the appropriate ethics approval and meeting the required OH&S standards.
The course involves 4-5 weeks of intensive teaching and field experience including preparatory lectures and workshops at ANU before departure for the Pacific. We seek to run it as a topics course with options for offerings in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Hawai’i, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On completion of the course the student should minimally be able to:
- Reflect and report on their learning process with respect to the popular and policy aspects of development, culture and heritage.
- Evaluate and report on their practical experience in the culture and heritage sector.
- Compare and critique relations between the theoretical and practical aspects of culture, arts and heritage in the Pacific with reference to scholarly and policy literature.
Indicative Assessment
1. 20% Critical learning and reflection journal (1000 words) Addresses learning outcome 1.
2. 30% Report and evaluation of practical assignment (1500 words) Addresses learning outcome 2.
4. 50% Final comparative and analytical essay (4000 words) Addresses learning outcome 3.
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Workload
Approx. 75 hours on practical assignment; 15 hours in academic tutorials and seminars; 40 hours on assessment components
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Antony Hooper, ed. (2005) Culture and Sustainable Development in the Pacific ANU EPress
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2148 | |
| 2014 | $2808 | |
| 2013 | $2808 | |
| 2012 | $2808 | |
| 2011 | $2778 | |
| 2010 | $2718 | |
| 2009 | $2670 | |
| 2008 | $2592 | |
| 2007 | $2520 | |
| 2006 | $2412 | |
| 2005 | $2298 | |
| 2004 | $2160 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3798 |
| 2014 | $3942 |
| 2013 | $3942 |
| 2012 | $3942 |
| 2011 | $3942 |
| 2010 | $3942 |
| 2009 | $3816 |
| 2008 | $3798 |
| 2007 | $3798 |
| 2006 | $3798 |
| 2005 | $3798 |
| 2004 | $3798 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | ||||||
| 4664 | 01 Apr 2014 | 18 Apr 2014 | 18 Apr 2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8638 | 01 Oct 2014 | 24 Oct 2014 | 24 Oct 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | In Person | N/A |