UNSW Handbook Course - Society & Environmental Process: Botany Bay

Society & Environmental Process: Botany Bay - HPSC3500


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy of Science
	Contact: Brown,Paul Frederick
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: HPSC2500 or HPSC2550 or SCTS2118 or SCTS3106; Excluded: AUST2010, SCTS3013, SCTS3020, SCTS3126
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

Interprets the concept of the social construction of the environment in the specific context of Botany Bay and its region. Environmental issues are identified and examined in the light of historical, sociological, economic and political developments at the regional, national and global levels. Prospects and processes for intervention. In addition to other work, each student completes a substantial research report.

Note: In addition to the prerequisite listed, it is desirable that students have completed two other Upper Level courses listed in the Environmental Studies program.

Learning Outcomes

With the successful completion of this course students will:

Gain an understanding of historical and philosophical approaches to environmental issues in regional, national and global contexts
Learn to apply these approaches to explain how cultural processes of knowledge construction and socio-economic activity shape such issues
Refine skills in group work, research and presentation
Develop skills in the framing and conduct of research and the preparation and writing of research reports
Prepare themselves to research and write a thesis, in case they may wish to move into honours work.

Assessment

Group case study - 30%
Individual research report - 15%
Reading program - 25%
Final essay (3000 words) - 30%

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