Governance for Environmental Sustainability (7778.3)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society |
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Syllabus
Sustainability issues pose a number of challenges to conventional forms of policy making. This unit examines how political systems in Australia and internationally are confronting these challenges. It will explore how sustainability issues enter the political domain, who frames and contests them, and how governments, businesses, societal groups and individuals seek to address them. Case studies on emerging forms of participatory and networked governance will feature prominently in this unit.
Learning Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:
1. reflected (individually and in a group) on the dynamic and global context within which environmental issues emerge and are governed;
2. developed an appreciation of contemporary sustainability issues, particularly in relation to the emergence of modern environmentalism;
3. demonstrated an understanding of the principles of sustainability and the challenges they pose to existing political institutions, particularly with respect to contested knowledge, values, risk and uncertainty;
4. developed research skills to source, discern and critically discuss information on sustainability issues;
5. engaged in the multiple dimensions of a particular sustainability issue, and reflected on its governance;
6. practised professional skills to: i) work effectively in a group; ii) present clearly and concisely; and iii) facilitate the learning of others;
7. developed knowledge of the major approaches to governing for sustainability including their particular benefits and problems; and
8. demonstrated UC graduate attributes, in particular the ability to persuasively communicate ideas in the field of environmental governance, and think independently and as agents for change.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Thirty nine hours per semester.
Prerequisites
None
Referenced Courses
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 946AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Management
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 793AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
- 822AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Management
- 120JA Bachelor of Arts in Landscape
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 806AA Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Business Informatics
- 807AA Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Management
- 762HG Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AB Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 281JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 811AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 111JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 265JA Bachelor of Environmental Health
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 209JA Bachelor of Gender and Diversity
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 101JA Bachelor of Management / Bachelor of Journalism
- 102JA Bachelor of Management / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 128JA Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 829AA Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Laws
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 236JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 149JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Laws
- 148JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 392AB Bachelor of Science
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science
- 638AA Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 898AA Bachelor of Tourism Management / Bachelor of Sports Management
- 956AA Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
Referenced Majors & Minors
- MJ0172 Major in Governance and Policy
- MJ0047 Major in Government & Politics
- MJ0085 Major in Management, Governance & Policy
- MJ0093 Major in Politics & Government
- MJ0189 Major in Politics and International Relations (Restricted)
- MJ0106 Major in Sociology and Social Policy
- MJ0155 Major in Sustainability
- MJ0243 Major in Sustainability and Human Health (18cp)
- MN0144 Minor in Business and Government Foundation
- MN0083 Minor in Politics and Government
- MN0095 Minor in Sociology & Social Policy
- MN0100 Minor in Sustainability
- MN0182 Minor in Sustainable Health Interventions