Contemporary Studies
Introduction
The “contemporary period” might be described as one of constant transformation, with new challenges and opportunities emerging all the time. The Contemporary Studies Program engages with the ideas, thinkers, and movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries that have contributed to new understandings of the world, community, self and other.
The annual ‘core’ courses give students a framework for understanding political, scientific, and aesthetic phenomena in the contemporary period. The elective courses explore ideas about ethics, aesthetics, and politics; contemporary art, modern film, and digital media; new biotechnologies, nature, environment and the body, and many others.
Degree Options
Students registered in the BA degree can pursue a degree in the Contemporary Studies Program: (a) as a Combined Honours degree; or (b) as a Minor. Students registered in the BSc degree can pursue a degree in the Contemporary Studies Program: (a) as a Combined Honours degree with the Science subject as the primary subject and Contemporary Studies as the secondary subject; or (b) as a Minor. Students may also take Contemporary Studies courses as electives towards any BA or BSc degree program.