Healthy People and Planet PG (11927.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible Online real-time On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
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. Apply an integrated understanding of models developed to understand, and convergent thinking on healthy and sustainable people and planet;
2. Apply key concepts relating to people (population) and planet, such as the ecological footprint, human carrying capacity and planetary boundaries and major determinants and consequences of human population change;
3. Critically analyse metrics, measurement techniques and frameworks used in examining health, wellbeing and (sustainable) development; and
4. Evaluate public health consequences of policy, programs and community effort to achieve sustainability transitions.
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 - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
10061 Limits to Growth PGAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Flexible | Dr Ro McFarlane |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | Online real-time | Dr Ro McFarlane |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Dr Ro McFarlane |
Required texts
Required reading is provided with the relevant modules.
This includes journal articles, and reports
For background reading, Meadows, D. H., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J., & Behrens, W. W. (1972). The limits to growth. New York, 102.
is available on the canvas site courtesy of the Donella Meadows Institute.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
The tutorials are designed to develop skills to tackle complex problems working in groups, face to face
Required IT skills
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None