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Tales of Muslim Spain (SPAN20026)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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This subject is available to students from the Spanish and Latin American Studies program, as well as to breadth students with no Spanish language proficiency. Taught in Spanish and English, Tales of Muslim Spain takes students on a journey from Madrid to southern Spain, and Morocco. Tales of Muslim Spain teaches students about the influence of Muslim culture on Spanish way of life through a combination of course work, visits to cities, villages, and landscapes; and on-site experiences, including flamenco events, concerts, nightlife, culinary activity, and visits to art galleries. Students will gain, too, an understanding of Spain as a nation and kingdom uniquely positioned between Africa and Europe. Students will additionally examine (in Spanish or English) the role of historical fiction in contemporary Spain as Spaniards seek to reimagine the past by re-framing their historical treatment of Muslim and Jewish communities to project a self-image of religious and cultural tolerance. The subject will equip students with the conceptual and practical tools for developing intercultural sensitivity and cultural humility in their interactions with other cultures during their time in Spain and North Africa.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of subject students should be able to:
- Characterise Spain's historical relationship with its Jewish and Muslim communities
- Identify and discuss Muslim and Jewish influence on Spanish culture
- Appraise and discuss intercultural issues
- Describe Spanish nationalism and imperialism and its influence on contemporary Spain
- Explain what is unique about Spain's unique position between both Europe and Africa
- Experience how Spain's Muslim history is expressed in its iconic cultural forms, including dance, gastronomy, art, and architecture
- Visit important cities and places in Morocco for experiential learning and to experience first-hand an array of cultural forms, including dance, gastronomy, art, and architecture
- Understand how Spain uses historical fiction to sustain an image of tolerance and openness in its relationship with its Muslim and Jewish past.
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have:
- Increased critical self-awareness and openness to new ideas
- Developed intercultural communication skills/cultural humility
- Developed time management and work planning skills
- Developed analytical and critical skills
- Improved research skills
- Enhanced information literacy skills
- Developed a collaborative approach to learning through reflective participation in activities
- Improved written and oral skills.
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Spanish language stream:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SPAN10001 | Spanish 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
SPAN10002 | Spanish 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
For the English-language stream, there are no prerequisite subjects.
AND
Permission of the subject coordinator.
Students are required to apply through the following link:
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SPAN30022 | Tales of Muslim Spain | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Assessment
November
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Video travel diary ('vlog') documenting and discussing intercultural learning, in Spanish or English, 35%, due during fieldtrip
| Week 2 | 35% |
Group presentation on field work, in English, 15%, due during fieldtrip
| Week 2 | 15% |
Field work report, 800 words, in Spanish or English, 20%, due 4 weeks after completion of the fieldtrip (Due 2 weeks after completion of the intensive)
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Research essay with annotated bibliography, 1,200 words, in Spanish or English, 30% (Due 4 weeks after completion of the intensive)
| At the end of the assessment period | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
The subject has a quota of 20. Students will be selected on Academic Merit (WAM for course), and will need to have completed the pre-requisite subjects or their equivalent as determined by the subject coordinator.
Students are required to apply through https://studyos.students.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10493
Last updated: 19 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided and put up on the lms
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
It is an overseas intensive, request to obtain subject coordinator's approval before enrolling.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 April 2024