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Introduction to Climate Change (UNIB10007)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject is an introduction to the major topics in climate change, including the scientific basis of the greenhouse effect, the history of Earth’s climate, energy options, economics and public policy, the effect of climate change on food, water and health, and the national and international legal frameworks for the management of climate change.
The issues around climate change are evolving rapidly, both politically and within the wider community. This subject is the first of a sequence of three subjects, aimed to provide a broad, cross-disciplinary approach to climate change. In particular, students will explore and debate the issues on a range of topics, with an emphasis on the international and global implications.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students will:
- Be able to contrast disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on climate change in order to evaluate local and international public discourse on the topic.
- Investigate contemporary issues of national and global importance related to climate change and be able to apply relevant disciplinary perspectives to answer different aspects of questions raised.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse information on climate change through written and oral communication activities.
- Demonstrate the capacity to integrate disciplinary knowledge and approaches when discussing interdisciplinary problems.
- Define and identify the disciplinary foundation of key terms, concepts and theories of different aspects of climate change knowledge
- Understand how their disciplinary expertise contributes to and responds to climate change research and application in an interdisciplinary context.
Generic skills
On the completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Quantitative skills, including the ability to compute estimates of relevant data required to understand the scientific issues;
- The ability to write a logically argued and properly researched essay;
- The ability to critically assess information from a range of sources, and assess its quality and relevance to the questions under consideration.
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An abstract and outline for the essay, including bibliography (equivalent to 400 words), worth 10% of the final grade, due Week 5
| Week 5 | 10% |
Essay worth 50% (2,000 words) Due Week 10
| Week 10 | 50% |
Tutorial Discussions Paper (equivalent to 600 words), worth 15% of the final grade, due throughout semester.
| Throughout the semester | 15% |
1-hour exam will be 25% (equivalent to 1,000 words) Due in the examination Period
| During the examination period | 25% |
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Kate Dooley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Lectures (two per week); 12 hours tutorials (one per week); additional enrichment activities including expert panel discussions, videos etc, up to a total of 8 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment: 170 hours
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A reader will be provided for the subject.
- Subject notes
Available to all students as a breadth subject
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Sustainable Production Breadth Track Climate Change Breadth Track Climate and Water - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 March 2024