Antarctica University 'Triad' Program: History-Culture-Space Studies

The 'Triad' is an online UANT Humanities programme consisting of three components: 1. History, 2. Culture 3. Space Studies. Past, present and future are presented as a seamless whole allowing the student to find themselves within the context of both historical forces and the current civilisational and cultural leitmotif. It may be completed in 99 weeks of study. Students are are required to earn 93 ACTS points in order to earn this unique certificate of recognition, as outlined here (curriculum / schedule / application).

TRIMESTER I - HISTORY COMPONENT

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
BIO 103 Precambrian & Paleozoic	Torgersen, T.	18	3
BIO 104 Mesozoic Era	Karavalova, V.	18	3
BIO 105 Cenozoic Era	Torgersen, T.	18	3

TRIMESTER II

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
HST 100 Prehistoric Man	Anvers, W.	18	3
HST 101 Ancient History	Anvers, W.	18	3
HST 103 Classical History	Etar, B.	18	3

TRIMESTER III

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
HST 105 Medieval History	Etar, B.	18	3
HST 107 Early Modern History	Langenhoven	18	3
HST 109 Modern History	Asgard, K.	18	3

TRIMESTER IV

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
HST 111 The Eclipse	Leskov, S.	18	3
HST 113 The Cold War Era	Leskov, S.	18	3
HST 115 History of the Present	Leskov, S.	18	3

TRIMESTER V - CULTURE COMPONENT

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
URB 100 The Urban Home	Ladanyi, J.	18	3
GEO 102 Civilizations	Hovgaard, A.	18	3
HST 152 Patterns of Warfare	Asgard, K.	18	3

TRIMESTER VI

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
PHL 100 Ethics and Heroism	Rensberg, N.	18	3
SOC 200 Dreams of the West	Langenhoven	18	3
SOC 250 The Western Malaise	Langenhoven	18	3

TRIMESTER VII

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
GST 303 The Rest and the West	Belousov, A.	18	3
PLS 188 Communitarianism	Torlyn, S.	18	3
PHL 102 Exploration Philosophy	Zykov, I.I.	18	3

TRIMESTER VIII - SPACE COMPONENT

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
ZOO 183 Earth System Ecology	Fredrick, C.	18	3
AST 101 Inner Solar System	Drygalski, W.	18	3
AST 102 Outer Solar System	Drygalski, W.	18	3

TRIMESTER IX

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
AST 103 The Extrasolar Universe	Drygalski, W.	18	3
BIO 182 Aliens and Astrobiology	Asgard, K.	18	3
AST 210 Existential Threats	Leskov, S.	18	3

TRIMESTER X

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
AST 422 Tsiolkovsky's Vision	Zykov, I.I.	18	3
GST 301 The New Race to Space	Belusov, A	18	3
AST 500 Space Development	Zykov, I.I.	18	3

TRIMESTER XI

Name of Course	Instructor	Hours	ACTS
AST 600 Space Settlement	Zykov, I.I.	18	3
AST 700 Space Settlement II	Zykov, I.I.	18	3
AST 800 Space Settlement III	Zykov, I.I.	18	3

*Students must take all three modules, history, culture and space-studies, in the order as shown to satisfy the triad requirements. Individual programmes tailored to the student are available, but not for a certificate of recognition seeking candidate.

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		ACTS
Lecture/seminar courses	18 hours and 3 ACTS points	93
Workshops/MAA seminar	2 workshops (0.0 ACTS each)	0
Total instruction	Per trimester: 54 hours, 594 hours total	--
Schedule	Upon registration, the student will begin course work in the next scheduled cycle, between one day and three weeks after registration. If the student has a preference as to timetable, it may be applied upon confirmation by the University.

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