Bachelor of Arts

Sustainability and Society

Only available to students who commenced prior to 2022

Unit Set Code

MN-AU00041 (minor)

Campuses

Burwood (Melbourne)

Overview

Sustainability and Society is a cross-disciplinary approach to human/environment related issues facing all societies. Drawing on case studies from both Australia and abroad, students will grapple with challenges to multiple and intersecting environments as well as the diverse stakeholders who rely on these places for a range of material and spiritual purposes. Students are invited to appreciate the environmental perspectives of other cultures, as well as to scrutinise their own taken-for-granted assumptions about environmental issues, environmentalism, identities that emerge in relation to conservation discourses, as well as the very nature of ‘nature’ itself.

Career outcomes

Career opportunities exist in the nature education sector, environmentally focussed government agencies, cultural institutions, media organisations, the public service and the marketing and tourism industries, particularly in relation to eco-tourism.

Units

To complete a Minor sequence in Sustainability and Society select any four (4) units from below, including no more than two (2) credit points at level 3

Level 1

SLE121

Environmental Sustainability

Level 2

AIP245

Environmental Politics

HSH202

Creating Sustainable Futures

SLE201

Society and Environment

SLE207

Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment