ASIA8025 Key Problems in Society and the Environment
| Offered By | School of Culture, History and Language |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Asian Studies |
| Offered in | ASIA8025 will not be offered in 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course explores the pressing problems of environmental degradation and protection in the Asian context. As the world?s most rapidly industrializing region, housing three of the world?s most populous nations, the Asian environment faces unique and unprecedented pressures in the twenty-first century. Students will explore the interconnectedness between the diverse cultures of the region and the variant impacts these have on the local, national and regional environment. The topics offered in each year within this course reflect ANU?s internationally recognized expertise in the latest research on environmental challenges facing the Asian region. Topics for choice in each coming year will be published through normal mechanisms in the preceding August.
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| Indicative Assessment |
Research Essay (4000 words)(40%), Seminar Paper (1000 words)(15%), Seminar Participation (15%), Examination (30%) |
| Areas of Interest | Non Language Asian Studies |
| Requisite Statement |
COURSE NOT ON OFFER IN 2005.
Consent of Program Academic Advisor or delegate. |
| Programs | Master of Asia-Pacific Studies |
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