Advanced Criticality (for Arts & Humanities and SocSci Students)
Series Description: This course covers what do we mean by being critical in your academic work, a key skill in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences. The course introduces you to the key strategies to becoming a critical reader and writer.
Target Audience: Open to all but especially useful for Junior and Senior Honours UG students as well as PGT students.
This course runs in Semester 1, but resources for the following classes can be found on the Moodle page.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings)
| Class Title | Class Description |
| Critical Reading | What does it mean to be critical and how can we foster critical reading when we are researching our assignments or engaging with course materials? |
| Writing Critically about Literature | How can we adopt a critical attitude not only when we read but also when we write about academic literature in our assignments? |
| Using Theory | This class focuses on the purpose of theory in the Arts & Humanities and the Social Sciences, and how to use it in your writing to enhance criticality. |
| Criticality in Argumentation | What are the key elements of a critical argument and how can you make sure you include them in your writing? |
| Reflection | How can you use reflection as a critical tool both in your studying and in your writing? |
