Courses 2011
These course offerings in 2011 are retained for information purposes only. Course outlines only indicate the course as offered in 2011.
Quicklinks: Philosophy, Environmental Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, History, Americas Studies, Asian Studies, Australian Studies, European Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Elective courses
Philosophy
- ARTS1360 Introducing Moral, Social & Political Philosophy | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS1361 Knowledge and Reality: Introduction to Philosophy | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS1362 Thinking About Reasoning | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2362 Freedom, Alienation and Modern Life | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2366 Logic and Reasoning | Summer Session Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Ways of Reasoning"
- ARTS2366 Logic and Reasoning | Seesion 1 Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Logic"
- ARTS2363 Chinese Philosophy | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2368 History of Philosophy: Influential Thinkers | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Early Modern Philosophy"
- ARTS2369 Mind and Belief | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Truth and Belief"
- ARTS2369 Mind and Belief | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "The Use of Language, Images and Symbols"
- ARTS2370 Values and Aesthetics | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Philosophy of Religion"
- ARTS2371 Moral and Political Philosophy | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Theories in Moral Philosophy"
- ARTS2372 Contemporary European Philosophy | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2373 Philosophies of Science | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Philosophy of Biology"
- ARTS3360 Philosophy Capstone: Examining Pivotal Texts | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3361 Advanced Moral and Social Philosophy | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Race and Gender"
- ARTS3362 Advanced Political and Legal Philosophy | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Advanced Political Philosophy"
- ARTS3363 Language and Mind | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Language and Meaning"
- ARTS3364 Advanced Metaphysics and Epistemology | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Contemporary Epistemology"
- ARTS3365 Advanced European Philosophy | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Existential Phenomenology & its Critics"
- PHIL4000 Philosophy Honours (Research) | Consult course coordinator for course outline
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the Philosophy major or Philosophy minor.
Environmental Studies
- ARTS1240 Environment and Society: Introduction | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS1300 Understanding Science, Technology and Society | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2240 Environment, Sustainability and Development | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2241 Peak Carbon: Climate Change and Energy Policy | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2242 Environmental Controversy in Australia | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2243 Waste and Society | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3240 Environment and Social Process: Env Stud Capstone | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3241 Environmental Justice | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3242 Environmental History | Course Outline (PDF)
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the Environmental Studies major or Environmental Studies minor.
History and Philosophy of Science
- ARTS1301 Cosmos and Culture: Science in History | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS1302 Science: Good, Bad & Bogus: Philosophy of Science | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2300 Images of Science: Contesting How Science Works | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2301 Computers, Brains and Minds | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2302 The Scientific Revolution: Science and Religion | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2303 On Drugs: Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, and Culture | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2304 In Sickness and in Health: A History of Medicine | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2305 Scientific and Technological Controversies Galileo | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2306 Technology, Civilization and Culture | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2307 Darwin and History: Culture, Science, Medicine | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3300 HPS Capstone: Metascience Past, Present and Future | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3301 Clinic & Microscope: Scientific Medicine in 20th C | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS3302 A History of Technology, Consumption & Comfort | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3303 Reason & Revolution in Science: T.S.Kuhn & Beyond | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- HPSC4000 History and Philosophy of Science Honours (Research) | Consult course coordinator for course outline
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the History and Philosophy of Science major or History and Philosophy of Science minor.
History
- ARTS3277 Film, Empire and the World | Summer Seesion Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Documentary Film and History
- ARTS1180 Archaeology and our Past: An Introduction | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS1270 The Big Picture: An Introduction to History | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS1271 The History Matrix: The Making of the Modern World | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS1751 Development Studies: Poor World, Rich World | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2180 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practices | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2270 Australia 1788-1900: The Fatal Shore? | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2271 Australia 1901-2008:From Federation to the Apology | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2272 Europe in Turmoil: From Renaissance to Revolutions | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2273 Towards war and revolution: 19th century Europe | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2274 Ancient & Medieval History A | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Rome"
- ARTS2275 Ancient & Medieval History B | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Classical Greece"
- ARTS2276 Enter the Dragons: East Asian History | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2277 History of Southeast Asia: Knowing our Neighbours | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2279 Colonial Latin America 1492-1830 | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2278 Slavery and Freedom: US History 1750-1890 | Course Outline (PDF)
- CRIM2030 History from Crime: Investigating Europe's Past | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3270 Reflecting on Histories and Historians: Capstone | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3271 Histories of Religion, Ideologies and Revolutions | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Religion and Secularism 1700-"
- ARTS3272 Special Topics in Ancient & Medieval History | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Dynasties"
- ARTS3273 Modern Asian Histories | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "The Rise of Modern China, 1842-2011"
- ARTS3274 History, Migration and Poverty in Australia | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Winners and Losers: Poverty and Welfare in Australia"
- ARTS3275 Special Topics in European History | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Problems in East European History"
- ARTS3276 Special Topics in the History of the Americas | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "The United States and the Middle East"
- ARTS3277 Film, Empire and the World | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Empires and States in World History"
- ARTS3278 Histories of War and Imperialism | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "The United States: War, Culture, and Society"
- CRIM3004 Crime and Punishment in Historical Perspective | Course Outline (PDF)
- HIST4000 History Honours (Research) | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Theories, Methods, Practices, Representations
- Research, Writing, Historiography
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the History major or History minor.
Americas Studies
- ARTS1150 Introduction to American Studies | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2150 Modern United States History | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2750 Modern Latin America: Dependency and Development | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3150 Special Topics in Americas Studies | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "First Nations of the Americas"
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the Americas Studies minor.
Asian Studies
- ARTS1210 Concepts of Asia | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS1211 Australia's Asian Context | Course Outline (PDF) | Reading Notes (PDF)
- ARTS2210 India and South Asia | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2212 Southeast Asia | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS2215 Religion in World History | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS3211 Understanding Indonesia Today | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3212 Powerful India | Course Outline (PDF)
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the Asian Studies major or Asian Studies minor.
Australian Studies
- ARTS1190 Australian Legends: Introducing Australian Studies | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2190 Australia: Protest and Memory | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2191 Gender and War in Australia | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Australians at War: Contact!"
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the Australian Studies minor.
European Studies
- ARTS2781 End of Empire | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2782 Political Culture and Ideologies in Modern Europe | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS6710 Europe between the Wars | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS6711 Confronting the Past | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS3780 Germany since 1945 | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- ARTS3781 French and Italian Studies | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Modern France since 1870"
The University Handbook contains a full list of courses in the European Studies major or European Studies minor.
Women's and Gender Studies
- ARTS1900 Gendered Worlds: Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2900 Feminism: A Transnational History | Course Outline (PDF)
- ARTS2901 Performing Gender | Consult course coordinator for course outline
- Module: "Dressed to Kill: Dress and Identity in History"
- ARTS2902 Studies in Sexualities | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "History of Sexuality"
- ARTS2903 Gender in Asian History and Culture | Course Outline (PDF)
- Module: "Premodern Japan: Status, Sex and Power"
- ARTS3900 Feminist Studies: History & Other Disciplines | Course Outline (PDF)
