Environmental Humanities - ENVPE24045
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au
Program: 4045 - Social Work (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
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 dimensions’ of these environmental issues; issues that now permeate almost every aspect of our lives, from everyday lifestyle decisions to collective and public choices concerning urban development, energy security and food production.
Environmental Humanities is an interdisciplinary minor stream that is designed to provide you with a foundation from which to understand and 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.
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 dimensions’ of these environmental issues; issues that now permeate almost every aspect of our lives, from everyday lifestyle decisions to collective and public choices concerning urban development, energy security and food production.
Environmental Humanities is an interdisciplinary minor stream that is designed to provide you with a foundation from which to understand and 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.
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Environmental Humanities you must complete 24 units of credit including 12 UOC at Level 1, between 6 and 12 UOC at Level 2 and, optionally up to 6 UOC at Level 3. If you complete 12 UOC at Level 1 and 12 UOC at Level 2 you will have completed the minor.
Level 1
You must complete the following Level 1 core courses:
- ARTS1240 Environment and Society (6 UOC)
- ARTS1241 Environmental Activism (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete at least 6 UOC at Level 2:
- ARTS2240 Environment and Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2242 The Politics of Climate Change (6 UOC)
- ARTS2243 Waste and Society (6 UOC)
- ARTS2244 Rethinking Wildlife (6 UOC)
- ARTS2247 Indigenous Environments (6 UOC)
- ARTS2248 Disasters and Society (6 UOC)
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Environmental Humanities minor stream:
- SART2855 Art and the Environment (6 UOC)
Level 3
You may complete 6 UOC at Level 3:
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Environmental Humanities minor stream:
- ARTS3049 Animals, Monsters and Machines (6 UOC)
- ARTS3050 Literature and the Environment (6 UOC)
Selected courses offered by the Institute of Environmental Studies and the Geography Program may be counted toward this plan but only with the express approval of the Environmental Humanities Coordinator.
