Arts and Social Sciences

FASS1000

Studying Arts and Social Sciences

1.3
3 verified reviews
Credit Points
6
Session
2026 Sem 1
Location
Camperdown/Darlington
Attendance
Normal
Unit Overview
What does it mean to study Arts and Social Sciences? In this unit, we begin with a central claim: that the disciplines that make up Arts and Social Sciences are fundamental to understanding our world and the challenges it faces. Through a set of engaging topics, we ask the foundational questions underpinning our areas of study: what does it mean to be part of a university community? How do we think, read, create, speak, and act, critically? How do we engage in and solve complex, often multifaceted problems, individually and in collaboration with others? How will you build the key communication and interpersonal skills to make a difference in a complex and challenging world?

Unit Reviews

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Anonymous
2025 • Semester 2
1

totally a piece of shit

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Anonymous
2024 • Semester 1
1

dude this actually sucks and is so irrelevant, what a waste of money, so much HR jargon, plus inescapable virtue signalling mumbo jumbo

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Anonymous
2024 • Semester 1
2

waste of time

Semester Roadmap

W01
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): Why Arts and Social Sciences MattersSelf-directed learning
PurposeLecture
What is different about University? Introductions; Unit Overview; Assessment: breakdown and hintsTutorial
W02
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): Narratives of Belonging and ExclusionSelf-directed learning
Belonging and becomingLecture
What is a tutorial? Historicising Space and Place at the University of Sydney: 'Our Sydney' virtual map; Assessment 1 Workshop; academic integrityTutorial
W03
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): Critical Ideas, Critical CulturesSelf-directed learning
Thinking and Acting CriticallyLecture
What is a lecture?Tutorial
W04
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): AISelf-directed learning
Artificial Intelligence: Intelligence, consciousness and existential riskLecture
Critical Thinking and seeing things from different perspectives; Degree PlanTutorial
W05
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): GenderSelf-directed learning
Feminism is for everybodyLecture
Critical Reading; Argumentation and Synthesis: Source and Authority Assessment 2 workshopTutorial
W06
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): Purpose revisitedSelf-directed learning
Purpose revisitedLecture
What is a Unit of Study Survey? Listening and being heardTutorial
W07
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; academic integrity workshopTutorial
W08
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; Assessment 3 group contractTutorial
W09
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; Assessment 3 workshopTutorial
W10
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; Assessment 3 WorkshopTutorial
W11
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; Assessment 3 workshopTutorial
W12
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesSelf-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Arguing well; Targeted support for Assessment 3Tutorial
W13
Context Lecture (Asynchronous): Completing the FASS1000 Narrative: the Arts and Social Sciences: Where to from now?Self-directed learning
The Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesLecture
Reflecting on FASS1000: Sharing Personal StoriesTutorial

Support

Teaching Staff

Will Jeffery
will.jeffery@sydney.edu.au
Coordinator

Assessments

A3: Problem Solving
40%
Multiple weeks
In-person written or creative taskAI prohibited
LIBR1000 Quiz: Understand your information need
0%
06 Mar 2026 at 23:59
Out-of-class quizAI allowed
LIBR1000 module: Use the Library Catalogue effectively
2.5%
06 Mar 2026 at 23:59
Out-of-class quizAI allowed
A1: A Personal Reflection
15%
20 Mar 2026 at 23:59
Written workAI allowed
LIBR1000 module: Reference your sources: What & Why
2.5%
27 Mar 2026 at 23:59
Out-of-class quizAI allowed
A2: Critical Analysis Task
30%
24 Apr 2026 at 23:59
Written workAI allowed
Tutorial Participation
10%
Weekly
ContributionAI allowed