ENVS2017 Vietnam Field School

Later Year Course

Offered By	Fenner School of Environment and Society
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Environmental Science
Offered in	Summer Session, 2011
Unit Value Range	6 units to 12 units
Course Description	The course introduces students to contemporary Southeast Asia by focusing on case studies from central Vietnam. The emphasis is on integrating formal learning with first hand experience. The in-country work will include fieldtrips, village stay, language training, as well as formal classes given by staff from ANU and staff from the University of Da Nang. The course focuses on understanding the complex relationships between development and the environment issues. Students will have the opportunity to case studies such as the changing nature of village/rural lives, the relationship between the modern and traditional sectors, rural-urban migration and livelihood issues and the social and environmental impacts of tourism. The focus is on the impact of contemporary change on the environment, culture, family structure etc. and on specific groups such as villagers, migrants, farmers and women. For more details and pre course reading see http://fennerschool-people.anu.edu.au/richard_baker/ENVS2017/index.htm
Indicative Assessment	Pre-trip learning goal statement that will be placed on the course webpage as a resource for fellow students (5%) Group project to be presented at the end of the field course (40%) Reflective learning portfolio due one week after the field-course finishes (55%). The portfolio will include responses to questions posed by staff during the trip and analysis of set reading and fieldwork tasks. As well as the above-mentioned assessment students enrolled in the 12 unit option will be required to complete a research project before the field course starts and give a seminar on this research at the beginning and end of the field trip. Note: The cost of the field trip will be charged directly to students.
Workload	Summers Session. (Two days of pre-trip seminars in October 2010) Note that the running of the course is subject to DFAT Travel Advice. Open to any first year and later year students.
Areas of Interest	Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography, Policy Studies, and Resource Management and Environmental Science
Requisite Statement	24 units towards a degree
Incompatibility	GEOG2017 or SRES2017; ANTH.....
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Majors/Specialisations	Anthropology, Development Studies, Geography, and Environmental Studies
Other Information	Note: The cost of the field trip will be charged directly to students.
Science Group	B
Academic Contact	Professor Richard Baker

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