Environmental History - ARTS3242
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
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 24 unit of credit in the History stream or 24 units of credit in the Environmental Studies stream
Equivalent: HIST3106
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Environmental Humanities
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: History
A global perspective on our modern environmental condition and its development, primarily in Europe, the US and Australia, since pre-industrial times. Topics include: human impacts and natural changes in climate, the forests and the oceans; changing concepts of the natural world; agriculture, technology, economics and environmental damage; the impact of population growth and the industrial revolution; imperialism and its ecological and social effects; ecological science, modern conservation and environmental movements.
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