ATS3922 Eco-Visions: Climate change in European thought, literature and visual culture
Faculty of Arts
ATS3922 Eco-Visions: Climate change in European thought, literature and visual culture is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3922
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3922
No unit lists ATS3922 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: twelve credit points of second year Arts units
Overview
European-language ideas and thinkers have played a vital role in shaping our understanding of the origins, motivations, and solutions to climate change. In this unit you will explore how these traditions have exposed dominant ideologies, critiqued power, and transformed our perceptions and ways of communicating about a changing environment.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Presentation20%
- Literature ReviewWritten20%
- EssayWritten50%
- Exercise10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and discuss key thinkers and philosophies of the European intellectual tradition;
- 2
articulate and apply theoretical frameworks in the analysis of cultural texts regarding human induced effects on the environment;
- 3
conduct a research project and communicate findings in an oral, written or multimedia response;
- 4
assess the relevance of theoretical frameworks as applied to potential research projects.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3922 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Andrea Righi
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Andrea Righi
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3922?
ATS3922 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3922 offered?
In 2025, ATS3922 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3922?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3922 have an exam?
No. ATS3922 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3922?
ATS3922 is part of European languages.