$1,002 $1,252
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Required
Start dates
- 28 Feb 2022
- 29 Aug 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
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- Introduction
- Wonder
- Paganism
- Aboriginal Art and Landscape
- Australian Art and Landscape
- Landscape and the body
- Japanese aesthetics and contemporary gardens
- Islamic, Medieval, Mannerist and Victorian Pleasure Gardens
- Romanticism and the Sublime
- Environmental and reclamation art
- The urban landscape
You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:
Others
You need a high level of proficiency in the English language and basic essay writing skills before you commence this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject explores a range of concepts and contexts in which ideas about nature operate, both historically and in contemporary culture. You will gain a broad introduction to many ideas relating to the natural environment and culture, from the western ideal of the 'Garden of Eden' to contemporary gardens as cultural projects. You will explore links between nature and religion, an international history of gardens, the use of nature in political contexts and the role of the natural environment in an age of climate change.
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- Essay 1 (40%)
- Essay 2 (45%)
- Test (15%)
Current study term: 27 Feb 22 to 29 May 22
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Next study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22
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