EDMA201-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)

Mathematics, Society and Culture

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course examines the ways in which mathematical sciences shape and are shaped by the societies in which they are learned and produced. The course draws on approaches from social sciences such as sociology and gender studies to examine topics including: Mathematical sciences as gatekeepers: how learning and credentials in mathematical sciences open and close doors, and for whom? Perceptions and stereotypes: what do mathematics and mathematical ‘ability’ come to mean in different social contexts? What are the relationships between mathematical sciences and identities such as gender, ethnicity, and social class? How do some people and professions, but not others, come to be perceived as ‘mathematical’? Mathematical sciences knowledge and colonisation: how have some bodies of knowledge, and not others, come to be seen as legitimately 'mathematical' or 'scientific'?

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how mathematical sciences knowledge influences work and life pathways in historical, contemporary, global and local contexts
2. Evaluate cultural narratives about types of people best suited to mathematical sciences learning, including narratives about gender, race and social class
3. Compare criteria for identifying valid or trustworthy mathematical sciences knowledge in diverse cultures and sub-cultures

Prerequisites

30 points from 100-level courses selected from: COSC, DATA, MATH (excluding MATH110), and STAT

Timetable Note

Face to face, real-time discussions and collaborative analysis of resources are key ways of learning in EDMA201. Attending all classes will give you the best chance of enjoying and succeeding in this course.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

David Pomeroy

Textbooks / Resources

All readings and resources will be provided online via AKO | LEARN. Students do not need to purchase any texts.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Teacher Education .

All EDMA201 Occurrences

  • EDMA201-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • EDMA201-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)
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