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Environmental History II

Third Year (Hons) & M.A.(Qualifying)(History) (Semester-II)

Core course for History Specialization (Hist- 5211)

 

I. Introduction
  1. Locating the content of the course within the discipline
  2. Locating the course within the curriculum

 

a. Locating the content of the course within the disciplined

Theme area of the course is to analyze energy sources and causes of energy crisis, the effects of greenhouses and causes of global warming which cause bad effect in present environmental problems in the world. Moreover, it will explore how population growth effect on environment and man-made disasters which contributed to the world’s environment. This course aims at providing the learners with analytical skill, critical thinking and communication skill in relations with environmental issues and problems currently facing and aim to aware how these problems could be solved.

 

b. Locating the course within the curriculum

This course is a part of B.A (Honour) Degree Programme for Third Year (Honour) and M.A Degree for MA (Qualifying) (History Specialization) students majoring in History Subject in the University of Yangon.

 

II-III. Aims and Learning outcomes
  1. Academic Aims
  2. Learning Outcomes

 

a. Aims:

This Course aims at

  • furnishing the learners with comprehensive knowledge on environmental issues and problems and
  • developing analytical skills of the learners in approaching issues, and
  • Thriving critical thinking of the learners in studying problems from various perspectives.

 

b. Learning Outcomes

 

Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

At the end of the semester, the learner would be able to

  • examine the environmental problems and issues that changed global environmental threats in current situations,
  • analyze the pros and corns of environmental problems and issues, and
  • articulate the causes of these environmental problems and issues and
  • comprehend the ways to solve these environment problems of the world.

 

Generic Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

At the end of the semester, the learner would be able to

  • analyze the issues from multi-dimensional approach,
  • comprehend disadvantages of environmental problems, and
  • envision ways in solving these environmental issues by learning the causes of these problems.

 

IV. Structure of the course

The course is formed with five components: Energy Crisis, Global Warming and Future Environmentalism, Population and Environment, Technological Hazard: Disasters and Accidents and Deforestation and Its Effects.

 

 

Western Historiography II

Third Year (Hons) & M.A.(Qualifying)(History) (Semester-II)

Core course for History Specialization (Hist- 5208)

 

I. Introduction
  1. Locating the content of the course within the discipline
  2. Locating the course within the curriculum

 

a. Locating the content of the course within the disciplined

This course illustrates literary movement in Italy, England and French from the time of Renaissance period to seventeenth century. It examines the historical writing of the greatest of the historians in the Renaissance Italy and England and compare the historical writing in the 17th century differ from traditional western history.

 

b. Locating the course within the curriculum

The course is a part of B.A. (Hons) Degree for Third Year (Hons) and M.A Degree for MA (Qualifying) (History Specialization) students of University of Yangon.

 

II-III. Aims and Learning outcomes
  1. Academic Aims, Goals
  2. Learning Outcomes (objectives)

 

a. Aims:

The course aims are as follows:

  • To gain the broad knowledge of historical writing in western countries,
  • To familiarize the historical context of the Renaissance movement in Italy, including discussions of Renaissance ideals, Renaissance historical writings

 

b. Learning Outcomes:

After participation in class discussions and assignments, students should be able to:

  • understand historical trends in theory and method
  • discuss the western historiography

By the end of the semester students would be able to:

  • identify and explain major trends and issues in western historiography

 

IV. Structure of the course

The course is structured in two broad sections. The first part of the course explore the process of historical writing, and some of the main issues and interpretive frameworks in history.  The second part of the course examine how did historical writing in the 17th century differ from traditional western history.

 

Economic History of Myanmar II

Third Year (Hons) & M.A.(Qualifying)(History) (Semester-II)

Core course for History Specialization (Hist- 5212)

 

I. Introduction
  1. Locating the content of the course within the discipline
  2. Locating the course within the curriculum

 

a. Locating the content of the course within the disciplined

The purpose of the course was to study the economic policies and the main economic policies of Myanmar from 1948 to 1958 after independence. And, this was to study the political and economic situation after the AFPFL. The aim is to learn about the economic history of Myanmar, which operated between 1948-58 and 1958-62.

 

b. Locating the course within the curriculum

The course is a part of B.A. (Hons) Degree for Third Year (Hons) and M.A Degree for MA (Qualifying) (History Specialization) students of University of Yangon.

 

II-III. Aims and Learning outcomes
  1. Academic Aims, Goals
  2. Learning Outcomes (objectives)

 

a. Aims:

The course aims are as follows:

  • To study students to the main knowledge and policies of economic history of Myanmar in 1948-1958.
  • To know the main enterprises that happened in the economic history of Myanmar between 1958 and 1962.

 

b. Learning Outcomes:

After participation in class discussions and assignments, students should be able to:

  • evaluate the Economic History of Myanmar changed before and after independence depending on the political situation, and
  • know change of the Economic History of Myanmar that happened before and after independence .

By the end of the semester,

After learning about Myanmar’s independent economy, students would be able to compare it with today’s economy.

 

IV. Structure of the course

The course is structured in three broad sections.

  • In the first part covers Economic situation in Myanmar before independence.
  • In the second part of the course includes the transform of Economic History of Myanmar before and after independence.
  • In the third part of the course involves the changes of Political and economic situation of Myanmar after the AFPFL period.