Minor in Sustainability

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Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
Faculty of Science and Technology	Academic Program Area - Science	12

Introduction

This minor investigates scientific, community and governance issues that influence and are influenced by environmental sustainability. It provides 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. The major may be taken by students enrolled in any degree program in the University.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Additional information

None.

Referenced courses

Requirements

Sustainable Communities (6875) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Governance for Environmental Sustainability (7778) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Earth System Science (8101) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Concepts of Human Learning & Development (5011) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Environmental and Resource Economics (6405) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Introduction to Tourism (6588) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Global Issues in Tourism (6590) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Introductory Sociology (6607) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Community Work (6874) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Indigenous Australia: Contemporary Issues (6878) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Environmental Conflict and Management (6917) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Principles of Ecology (6920) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Design Environment (6940) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Introduction to Public Policy (7074) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Sociology of Technology and Work (7087) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Global Challenges in Governance (7533) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Environmental and Planning Law (7907) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Tourism Policy (8053) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Globalisation and Resistance (8169) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Landscape Systems (8273) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Advanced Functional Anatomy (8279) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Introduction to Politics and Government (8296) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Australia's Changing Climate (8725) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Australian Landscapes, Regolith and Soils (8781) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Public Policy in Theory and Practice (8785) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Working with Communities (9426) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Introduction to Events and Tourism (9470) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Indigenous Societies and Heritage (8158) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Indigenous Heritage and Landscapes (9634) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Please Note: Units marked with an * are no longer active, however students who have completed these units may still count them towards completion of this major or minor.

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Minor in Sustainability (MN0100.1)