PAST LANDSCAPES AND ENVIRONMENTS
ARC2LAN
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will be introduced to a range of topics on natural and human induced environment and landscape dynamics. This will provide students with the temporal and spatial perspective necessary for understanding many contemporary environmental issues such as climate change, biological responses to environmental change and land degradation. Discussion will highlight methods for interpreting past and present environments and landscapes. We will consider the reciprocal relationship and interaction of human societies and bio-geographical landscapes. We will also factor in the influences of environmental change, degradation, and management within these interactions. Students will be introduced to a range of methods and theoretical techniques used to investigate and reconstruct past environments and landscapes. Because very few environments or landscapes have escaped the effects of human activities, the role humans have played in landscape modification, the distributions of plants and animals, and the implications for their dynamic changes will be focal points for this subject.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Matthew Meredith-Williams
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must have completed 60cp and must be admitted in the ABARC, ABA, SZAS, AZAHS, LZCOMA, LWLAT and have completed ARC1CIV; OR require subject coordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Matthew Meredith-Williams
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-line short answer quizzes (1250 words)Periodic quizzes throughout semester | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2 |
One 1500-word essay | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Research paper proposal presentation in tutorial (1250 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |