Module: Contemporary Cultural Debates

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Contemporary Cultural Debates
Module Code	CUS1007 (ITS: LC113)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

The module offers an overall introduction to the field of Intercultural Studies and its relevance to the contemporary world. It aims above all at breadth of coverage, so that students from different programmes can see the overall reach and relevance of this discipline.

Learning Outcomes

1. identify the issues in contemporary society which are addressed by Intercultural Studies
2. use the specialist vocabulary of intercultural studies
3. evaluate the usefulness of a range of analytical tools in the analysis of real-world intercultural situations
4. express his/her own position on intercultural issues which are subject to debate

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Directed learning	101	Reading and library study
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20221	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Tamara Kolaric	Module Teacher	Agnes Maillot

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Formal Examination	End-of-Semester Final Examination	100%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

contexts of interculturalism
the social and economic trends in the contemporary world which make intercultural contact such an important phenomenon: globalisation, mobility and migration

topics and analytical tools
Values, identity and hybridity, the implications of nationalism, multiculturalism as a policy response to ethnic and cultural diversity, and intercultural communication, adaptation and training.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Milton J. Bennett, J., ed.: 1998, Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, 1, Intercultural press, Yarmouth, Maine,
Bhikhu Parekh: 2006, Rethinking Multiculturalism. Cultural Diversity and Political Theory, 2, Palgrave Macmillan, basingstoke and New York,
Larry A. Samovar and Richard E. Porter: 1997, Intercultural Communication: A reader, 8, Wadsworth, Belmont,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None