Sustainability Major and Minor
The University of Canberra is pleased to announce a new elective major and minor in Sustainability.
These new courses provide students with an opportunity to develop trans-disciplinary thinking skills within a problem solving context so that they obtain an appreciation of how environmental sustainability can be better governed by human societies within Australia and around the world.
Information about the Sustainability Major may be found at http://www.canberra.edu.au/courses/majors/sustainability.html
and the Minor at http://www.canberra.edu.au/courses/minors/sustainability.html
The University has developed these new courses of study in recognition that sustainability is now everyone’s concern, and that many students are passionately concerned about climate change, environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources. Students from all areas of professional interest want to understand the scientific, social, cultural and economic systems that underpin these ‘wicked problems’ so that they can engage constructively in tackling these issues in their personal, community and professional lives.
The Sustainability major and minor may therefore be taken by students enrolled in any degree program in the University, and do not assume any previous knowledge or experience and have no prerequisites or co-requisites
The Sustainability major and minor take a multi-disciplinary approach to exploring environmental sustainability themes in Australia encompasses core units from environmental science and technology, governance and politics, community development and sociology.
The major (6 units) and minor (4 units) investigate scientific, community and governance issues that influence and are influenced by environmental sustainability.
Sustainabiltiy Minor core units:
0623 Plants and Animals 1
6875 Sustainable Communities
7778 Governance for Environmental Sustainability
Plus one additional unit from a choice of 18 wide-ranging units related to the triple bottom line: environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Sustainabiltiy Major core units:
0623 Plants and Animals
6875 Sustainable Communities
7778 Governance for Environmental Sustainability
7907 Environmental and Planning Law
Plus two additional units from a wide choice of relevant units.
If you need to talk to anyone about the Sustainability Major or Minor, please contact:
Barbara Chevalier
Community Studies
Faculty of Education
University of Canberra
ACT 2601
Phone: (61) (2) 6201 2407
Mobile: 0417 24 00 26
E-mail:Barbara.Chevalier@canberra.edu.au
The University is a signatory to The Talloires Declaration (TD) - a ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities. It has been signed by over 350 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries. One the these ten points is to develop environmental literacy to all its students.
