ATS2106 An environmental history of the world: People and our planet
Faculty of Arts
ATS2106 An environmental history of the world: People and our planet is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2106
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2106
No unit lists ATS2106 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
Human history is in large part a story of how societies dealt with the restrictions and advantages imposed upon them by their physical surroundings. Settlement patterns, diets, labor relations and transportation, for instance, all hinge upon what people had at their disposal and how they were able to manipulate those resources to meet new and changing needs. Facing nature also meant reflecting morally and intellectually upon why the world is the way it is, who or what made it that way, and what if at all is the role of (non)human animals, plants and other elements in it. Through case studies spanning the pre-modern and modern era, you will explore the ways that human social, religious and economic activities have interacted with the natural world, both shaping and responding to environmental change. Topics may include: agricultural and transportation technologies; urbanization and its footprint; scientific and industrial revolutions; the rise of capitalism; imperialism and indigenous economies; anthropogenic climate change.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Assignment20%
- Essay40%
- Take home final assessmentOther25%
- Participation15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and explain key issues, historiographical debates, and contemporary concerns in the field of global environmental and economic history;
- 2
Interpret and critique historical texts;
- 3
Work collaboratively with peers;
- 4
Communicate research effectively through writing.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Technology resources
BYOD requirement
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS2106 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
- HISTORY09Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- HISTORY10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDS05Level 2 cornerstone unitInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY09Level 2 cornerstone unitInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Rohan Howitt
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Rohan Howitt
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2106?
ATS2106 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2106 offered?
In 2024, ATS2106 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2106?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2106 have an exam?
No. ATS2106 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2106?
ATS2106 is part of History and International studies.