Undergraduate Courses

The faculty is committed to:

• the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and social sciences for the enrichment of social, cultural and individual life
• critical and open enquiry
• intellectual freedom and academic autonomy together with social responsibility
• provision for cooperative and collegial relationships in teaching and learning
• fairness, honesty and concern for truth, tolerance and mutual respect between teachers and students in all aspects of teaching and learning.

Undergraduate study in the faculty should lead to the development of:

• an ability to communicate orally and in writing
• an analytical and critical competence in the knowledge, language and forms of argument of several fields of enquiry, and an understanding of the connections between them
• a knowledge of the major theoretical approaches in the relevant fields
• an awareness of cross-cultural issues, involving if possible the study of another language
• an ability to live within a complex intellectual domain, using that domain to criticise familiar contexts and assumptions
• an understanding of ethical issues associated with the acquisition of knowledge
• the capacity to extend the acquired knowledge and skills beyond the University.

Honours graduates are expected to be more knowledgeable in their field, to possess more highly developed conceptual, critical and analytical abilities, and to have more advanced research skills.