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Environmental Sustainability (MULT90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (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 1
July
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery July - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Environmental Sustainability is one of two core subjects for the Master of Environment degree. This subject provides students with a strong foundation in interdisciplinary understanding of critical environmental sustainability issues, and how and why they have emerged, in the context of policy, management, and governance across scales and sectors.
Exploring environmental sustainability through an interdisciplinary lens, this subject considers concepts and principles fundamental for understanding the complex nature of the environmental crises facing humanity and, in turn, for developing solutions. Environmental Sustainability will cover:
• The fundamental earth system processes that provide humanity’s life-support system;
• The conditions that have led to the Anthropocene, and its implications for life as we know it;
• Global and local environmental challenges, including for biodiversity, water, energy, and food, in relation their natural and social environments;
• Complex social-ecological systems and their role in contributing to and solving critical environmental sustainability issues;
• Different perspectives, and the influence of worldview, values and beliefs on sustainability;
• The role of individuals, governments, business and innovation in building a sustainable future; and
• Management, governance, and social-ecological issues for achieving environmental sustainability.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will have:
- Developed a critical and interdisciplinary understanding of the conceptual and practical dimensions of sustainability as they apply to a range of different scales and contexts and their implications for governance and leadership; and
- Extended their capacities for leadership and understanding of governance through the further development of their skills of analysis, interpretation, communication, collaboration, problem-solving and decision-making appropriate to the field of environmental sustainability.
Generic skills
In this subject, students will build the skills to enable them to:
- Enhance their interdisciplinary thinking and learning skills, including skills for understanding complex systems, collaboration, and communication;
- Further develop their critical thinking and analysis though weekly readings, class discussions, and assessment tasks;
- Confidently conduct independent research on environmental sustainability topics;
- Improve visual, verbal and written communication skills.
Last updated: 1 March 2023
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: 1 March 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An individual written task of about 1,200 words
| Week 4 | 20% |
A group verbal, visual and written report - the written report to be a combined total of about 3,000 words
| Week 8 | 30% |
An individual research essay of about 3,000 words due before the end of semester
| Week 12 | 40% |
A class participation component including leading of tutorial discussions and engagement in scenario activities | 10% | |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 1 March 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Georgia Garrard Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 12 weeks - 1x 1hr tutorial/week and 1x 2hr lecture/week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- July
Principal coordinator Georgia Garrard Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Six days of classes, including 2x 2hr lectures and 2x 1hr tutorial per day. The subject is taught over six Fridays (8:30am – 4:30pm) at the beginning of semester with follow up assignment work. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2022 to 9 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 19 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 September 2022 Assessment period ends 23 October 2022 July contact information
Additional delivery details
Last updated: 1 March 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
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- 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.
Last updated: 1 March 2023