Americas Studies: Histories, Societies and Cultures - ARTS1150
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Course Outline: School of Humanities Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Americas Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Development Studies; Hispanic Studies; History
"Americas Studies: Histories and Cultures" is the gateway course to the Americas Studies minor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It introduces students to key themes in the human and environmental changes, and their interpretation, which have occurred in the Western Hemisphere since the pre-Colombian era to the present, so as to provide students with the knowledge and the conceptual skills to engage in Americas Studies courses in second and third year.