Overview
Species extinction, genetically modified organisms, climate change and nuclear power are just a few of the challenges facing us today. While these are all clearly 'environmental' issues, they are also all profoundly social, cultural and political challenges. Education in the Environmental Humanities focuses on developing critical insight into the 'human … For more content click the Read More button below.
Environmental Humanities is an interdisciplinary major stream that is designed to provide you with a deep understanding with which to critically engage with contemporary environmental issues. Drawing on resources from across the humanities and social sciences, teaching in Environmental Humanities provides you with a valuable and distinctive approach to the environment, grounded in the fields of history, philosophy, geography, cultural studies, literature, science and technology studies (STS) and social theory.
Your final course in the Environmental Humanities major will introduce you to a substantial research project focusing on a contemporary environmental issue.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Collaborate effectively with others
- Professionals
- Leaders
2.
Exhibit initiative and self-direction
- Leaders
- Professionals
3.
Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
- Professionals
- Scholars
- Global citizens
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Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship
- Professionals
- Scholars
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Explain the ways in which environmental issues are implicated with knowledge claims, social and cultural practices, and fundamental questions of politics, meaning, value and ethics
- Global citizens
- Scholars
6.
Describe the historical evolution of knowledge claims regarding the environment and society
- Scholars
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Identify the value of cross-disciplinary perspectives to contemporary environmental challenges
- Scholars
8.
Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
- Scholars
- Professionals
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
- Leaders
- Scholars
- Professionals
10.
Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship
- Scholars
- Professionals
11.
Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
- Professionals
- Scholars
- Global citizens
12.
Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment
- Scholars
- Leaders
- Professionals
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Social Science - BSocSci3321 - Social Science
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy - BSRP3420 - Social Research and Policy
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 60 UOC.
ARTS/EDUCATION (SECONDARY) STUDENTS
Level 1 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Core Courses6 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Core Courses6 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:
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