Topics in Environmental Humanities (additional course)

Environmental humanities is an interdisciplinary field that draws on methods, perspectives, and approaches from across the humanities. The field explores the relationship between humans and the environment and develops new ways of thinking about the environment. It challenges the assumption that environmental problems are solely scientific or technical, arguing that they also stem from cultural and religious values, political systems, and historical processes.

The course provides students with a specialization in a relevant theme in the environmental humanities. The specific topic will vary by semester according to available teaching resources and research interests. The department announces the theme that is offered before the start of the semester.

This course is a specialization component building on MILHUM202. It must be taken concurrently with MILHUM202. It expands the subject through a more comprehensive reading list and additional assessed work.

Upon completion of the course in conjunction with MILHUM202, the student will have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

• The student has in-depth knowledge of important topics, theories, problems, and processes of a specialized topic environmental humanities.

Skills:

• The student is confident in applying key tools and methods relating to a topic in the environmental humanities
• The student can independently find, assess and refer to information and academic material and relate it to an issue in the environmental humanities.

General competence:

• The student can confidently present important academic material such as theories, problems and solutions, and exchange opinions with others with a background in the environmental humanities.
• The student demonstrates an understanding of the necessity for creative and adaptive problem-solving approaches toward complex global issues.