Follow the first Portuguese voyage to the Spice Islands of Eastern Indonesia in 1512 and a voyage by modern adventurers five hundred years later in 2012. Learn about these island of Eastern Indonesia and what makes them a fascinating destination both in the past and in modern times and why they are significant to global trade and economies.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• The importance of the Spice Islands in the history of global trade
• How the Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the Spice Islands
• How the spice trade created the world’s first joint stock companies
• Following a modern voyage to the Spice Islands

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Learn of the importance of spices and the Spice Islands in the history of global trade and the formation of the world’s first joint stock companies