SOCIETY & CULTURE PHSC

Society & Culture

Course Description:

Society and Culture aims to develop a student's knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes essential to achieving social and cultural literacy. It examines the interactions between persons, societies, cultures and environments across time. Major themes are "The Social and Cultural World", "Personal and Social Identity" and "Intercultural Communication".

Assessment Schedule:

 

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Nature of Task

Half-Yearly Examination

Oral

Research Project

Research and Oral

Yearly Examination

Timing of Task

 

Term 1

Week 11

Term 1

Week 10

Term 2

Week 9

Term 3

Week 8

 

Term 3

Week 11

 

Syllabus Components

 

 

 

 

 

The Social and Cultural World

20

 

 

 

 

Personal and Social Identity

 

10

 

 

 

Personal and Social Identity

 

 

30

 

 

Intercultural Communication

 

 

 

20

20

Marks

20

10

30

20

20

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