INT3055 - Global disasters: impact, inquiry and change

Leader(s): Mark Peel

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

As for INT2055.

Objectives

As for INT2055, with the additional objective that students completing INT3055 will demonstrate enhanced skills in the formulation of an independent research project and in the development of a comparative examination, including the location and critical analysis of relevant documentary sources

Assessment

Research project proposal (500 words) : 15%
Report (500 words) : 20%
Research essay (3500 words) : 65%
Students completing INT3055 will be expected to demonstrate a greater critical understanding of the nature of debates over mitigation, vulnerability and risk and their impact on ideas about global institutions

Contact hours

1 x90-minute lecture and 1 x1-hour tutorial per week

Prohibitions

INT2055