las3brz brazil
BRAZIL: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, CULTURE AND THE AMAZON
LAS3BRZ
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Brazil now ranks with China and India as one of the great emerging powerhouses of the 21st century. In this subject students will examine Brazil's history, development and vibrant culture from prior to the conquest in 1500 to the present day. In addition, as the Amazon Basin is a vital factor in the fight against climate change, the subject will analyse the exploration, exploitation and the environment of Amazonia in terms of the ways in which the Amazon River shaped the development and history of South America, beginning with the search for El Dorado (the Land of Gold); the first attempts at settlement; the rubber boom and its consequences; and ultimately the Amazon's role as a environmental icon.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRalph Newmark
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must have completed 60cp of second year level subjects.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects LAS2BRZ
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
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City, 2014, Week 25-30, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size50
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRalph Newmark
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 25 - 30
One 6.0 hours tutorial other recurrence on saturday during the day from week 25 to week 30 and delivered via blended.
"5 x 6 hour workshops held on Saturdays at the Franklin St City Campus 215 Franklin St Melbourne [opposite Queen Victoria market]. Block teaching beginning week 26, Saturday June 28- Saturday July 26. Hours 10am -5pm [1pm-2pm lunch], Students then have 4 weeks to hand in the major essay."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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2500-word research essay | It will be: Mandatory for 3rd year students to devise their own major essay topic, it must be prefaced by a 100 word abstract and also have an annotated bibliography | 50 |
500 word primary document review | 15 | |
750-word secondary document review | 25 | |
Plan of major essay (500 words) | 10 |