ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY: GONDWANA TO GLOBAL WARMING
HIS3AEH
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Ancient Gondwana evolved over forty millennia into several continents including Australia. Since European settlement, the human impact on land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Students consider Australia's early geological history; Indigenous land use; competing ideas of land use among early settlers; and how various forms of land use shaped, and changed the environment. We also explore how Australian environments shaped humans. Students examine settlement as an artefact of colonialism and Empire, and how environmental thinking impacted on Australia and shaped its participation in global environmental movements. Students research environmental history in local and global contexts. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how our actions and choices affect the natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems - now and in the future.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesWeekly team discussions; synopses, online postings; research essay; examination
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-level subjects or coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
How a continent created a nation
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrereading
AuthorRobin, L.
Year2007
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherUNSW PRESS
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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Albury-Wodonga, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Bendigo, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Mildura, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
On-Line, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Shepparton, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Jones
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
This subject may be studied in three 1-hour sessions or two 90-minute sessions at any time or on any day. It is completely flexible to work around your schedule
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1000 word reflective essay Take home exam equivalent | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One 2000 word research essay [abstract and annotated bibliography mandatory] | Assignment | Individual | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online discussion postings and discussion x 3 (1000 word equivalent in total) Responding to student feedback, the online posting and discussion of 300 words each will be assessed in week 4, 8 and 12 to encourage timely participation. | Other | Individual | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |