China Field Class

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

An enrolment quota applies to this subject. For detailed information on the quota subject application process, refer to the Quota Subject link on the Science Student Centre website: http://studentcentre.unimelb.edu.au/eastern/subject_information/quota_subjects

170 hours in total

Usually completion of 200 points including at least 50 points from subjects in geography, urban planning, Asian studies, environmental studies and environmental science at second/third year or permission of the subject coordinator. ( GEOG20010: China in Transition is recommended).

Students who have completed 121-433 China Field Class or GEOG90007 (207-517) Development and Environment in China may not enrol in this subject.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject consists of a three-week field trip to China in July with some pre-departure seminars in Melbourne and information sessions in Semester 1. The subject is designed to develop students’ interests in Asia, in China in particular, and in the impacts of economic and social development on the environment. While in China, students will interact with local academics and environmental managers who will inform them about issues and processes in China. This will be supplemented by site visits. The field trip will be under the supervision of the subject coordinators. Students are responsible for the cost of airfares, accommodation and food.

• Have become familiar with environmental conditions in a society undergoing rapid economic and social change.
• Have become familiar with the social and economic transformation of contemporary China.
• Have acquired an understanding of methods of research and fieldwork in non-Western societies.
• Have designed and executed a research project based on field observation.
• Have learnt to work effectively in groups.

Original field notes in either Chinese or English completed during fieldwork (15%) due last day in China, field-evidence based research poster 3000 words (35%) due the third Friday of semester 2, and your own group project report (arising from group project work) of 5000 words (50%) due the first Monday after the non-teaching week.

It is a hurdle requirement that students must attend the field trip.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Develop field-based and cross-cultural research skills.

• Illustrate a good understanding of the impacts of economic and social development on the environment in a society undergoing rapid economic and social change.

• Work effectively in a teamwork situation.