China Field Class PG

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

This is a semester 2 subject but three week's field class is taught in China during the winter recession.

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

3 weeks of field trips

170 hours total time commitment

Usually completion of 300 points including at least 50 points from subjects in geography, resource management, urban planning, environmental studies or environmental science at second/third year or by permission of the subject coordinator. Students enrolled in the Master of Contemporary Asian Analysis or Development Studies and student completing a Major in Asian Studies within the BA degree are exempt from these prerequisites.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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

• 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;
• design/conduct a group research project;
• work effectively in a teamwork situation.

• Original field notes in either Chinese or English completed during fieldwork (15%) due last day in China,
• Field-evidence based research poster 3500 word equivalent (35%) due the third Friday of semester 2,
• Individual 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.

None

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Field work skills
• Cross-cultural communication and research skills
• Research Project design
• Teamwork