HYM4180

Images of the Natural World: Issues in Environmental History (12 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Stephen Legg

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: In addition to the general objectives for fourth year defined by the School of Geography and the School of Historical Studies, students successfully completing this subject will have: 1. A general grasp of the two-way interaction between social practices and the environment in the past. 2. An understanding of changing Western ideas about the natural world. 3. An awareness of the way that current environmental debates are based on historically-determined conceptions of the environment and of the place of humans within it. 4. A grasp of the principal debates in environmental history. 5. An ability to find and use a wide range of historical sources, including visual sources.

Assessment: Essay (2000 words): 25% + Research essay (5000 words): 50% + Take-home examination (2000 words): 25%

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week

Prohibitions: HSY4180, GES4180, HYM5180