Environment: A Human Perspective

Course aim

This course provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to understand and critically evaluate environmental problems and issues at both a local and global scale, while examining the relationship between human society and the natural environment. The course aims to promote a sense of personal responsibility towards the attainment of just and sustainable societies and to develop critical thinking skills to assist in this process.

Course content

Contemporary environmental attitudes and value systems, environmental perceptions; critical thinking; enironmental research; sustainable societies; biodiversity and natural capital; population; energy options; changing climates; water resources (field excursion); urban ecology; environmental politics

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Field work)	3 hours x 1 week

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical review of video, Environmental case study group presentation and ePortfolio, Final examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.