Healthy and Sustainable Places PG (10077.2)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Public Health | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Engage in critical analysis of the impact of diverse environments on human health at a range of scales and from a variety of disciplinary perspectives;
2. Use systems thinking methods to explore the dynamics of human settlement patterns and identify leverage points for intervention;
3. Evaluate strategies for healthy and sustainable place making, including community development, behaviour change, and policy and legislative approaches;
4. Critically analyse different policy and planning responses within Australia and from other nations to the case for more healthy and sustainable places; and
5. Identify future challenges in the broad field of healthy and sustainable place making.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Winter Term | 30 May 2023 | On-Campus | Dr Ro McFarlane |
2024 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Winter Term | 27 May 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Ro McFarlane |
Required texts
It is not a requirement to purchase the text book:
Dannenberg, A. L., Frumkin H. & Jackson, R. J. (2011) Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability. Washington DC, USA, Island Press.
It is available via the UC Library as an e-book. Copies will also be on short term loan at the UC Library.
There is a related website at http://makinghealthyplaces.com/
Links to ther resources are provided within each module
Participation requirements
This unit is offerd on campus.
We value experiential learning. This is maximised in face to face tutorials and two Field Trips. Attendance is required.
It is also respectful to guest presenters.
You are required to participate in the local Field Trip in Week 3 and 4 with guest Tour Guides (and using public transport and walking).
The unit also requires you to get out walking to complete an "audit" of either an area close to your home or at the UC campus if this is where you live.
You need to participate in the online fora, and to take seriously the 150 hour guideline, for a 3 unit course.
Required IT skills
This unit may involve online meetings in real time using Blackboard Collaborrate, Zoom or equivalent, if so a microphone will be essential. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the LearnOnline Student Help.
You will also be required to produce a 10 minute presentation, involving both pictures and sound (Audit of Place presentation). This can be done using powerpoint, prezi, or by making a video and uploading via youtube (instructions are provided).
In-unit costs
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
- Winter Term, 2023, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (215262)
- Winter Term, 2022, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (205057)
- Semester 2, 2021, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (201596)
- Winter Term, 2021, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (201136)
- Semester 2, 2020, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (196582)
- Winter Term, 2020, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (197280)
- Semester 2, 2019, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (188658)
- Winter Term, 2019, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (189569)
- Winter Term, 2018, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (180565)