SOCI2023 Animals, Nature, Environment and Society

2018

4.5

1 x 3-hour workshop weekly

1 1 first year topic in American Studies
1a 1 first year topic in Development Studies
1b 1 first year topic in Asian Studies
1c 1 first year topic in History
1d 1 first year topic in International Relations
1e 1 first year topic in Political Studies
1f 1 first year topic in Sociology
1g 1 first year topic in Social Admin & Social Work
1h 1 first year topic in Women's Studies
2 EDUC1120 - Teaching and Educational Contexts
2a DRAM1002 - Drama 1B: Bodies of Work
2b SCME1001 - Media and Society
2c SCME1002 - Convergence Cultures
2d ENGL1101 - Approaches to Literature
2e JUSS1000 - An Introduction to Justice and Society
2f LEGL1101 - Australian Justice System
2g LEGL1102 - Contentious Justice Issues
2h CRIM1101 - Crime and Criminology
2i CRIM1102 - Criminal Justice System
2j PSYC1101 - Psychology 1A
2k PSYC1102 - Psychology 1B
2l DSRS1201 - Perspectives on Disability and Rehabilitation
2m DSRS1209 - Human Diversity
2n HLTH1003 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care
2o ENVH1702 - Our Environment, Our Health
2p HLPE1541 - Social Determinants of Health
2q NURS1003 - Psychosocial Perspectives of Health Care
2r LEGL1201 - Law in Australian Society
3 Admission into BSCAB-Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour)
3a Admission into BSCBT-Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
3b Admission into BSCMN-Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)
3c Admission into BSCHAB-Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Animal Behaviour)
3d Admission into BSCHBT-Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Biotechnology)
3e Admission into BSCHMN-Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Marine Biology)
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h)) or ((2 or 2a or 2b or 2c or 2d or 2e or 2f or 2g or 2h or 2i or 2j or 2k or 2l or 2m or 2n or 2o or 2p or 2q or 2r)) or ((3 or 3a or 3b or 3c or 3d or 3e)))

At least one of 1st year SOCI topic

Associated Majors: Sociology

This topic introduces students to the study of human relations with the natural world. It provides students with the opportunity to question taken for granted assumptions about nature, the environment and the roles of animals in society. Students explore historical and modern contexts within which human-animal relations and images of nature have developed. Through a critical inquiry into the ways in which we conceive of nature, the environment and other animals, students are introduced to a broad variety of sociological theories.

This topic will:

• Introduce sociological perspectives on animals, nature and society
• Examine the social processes and structures through which ideas and images of animals and nature are produced, reproduced and transformed.
• Provide opportunities for the further development of skills, such as:
  • Critical analysis
  • Constructing a logical argument
  • Referencing
  • Self-directed and independent leaming
  • Group-work
  • Constructive and informed participation in discussions

On successful completion of this topic students will:

• develop a social science understanding of key issues pertaining to modern assumptions regarding nature and animals
• be able to apply and critique various sociological approaches to the construction of animals and nature
• become familiar with the range of discourses surrounding
  nature/environmental/animal issues, and be able to evaluate their purposes
• learn how to work independently and in teams