SHD301 - Creating Sustainable Futures
Unit details
| Year | 2015 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 3: Warrnambool |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Janine McBurnie |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed 6 credit point units at Level 2 or higher |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SHD201 |
| Contact hours: | Trimester 2: 3 hours per week of seminars, 1 hour class per week. Trimester 3: Students are required to attend 1 x 6 day intensive seminars/classes in February 2016 at the Warrnambool campus. |
Content
Students will work in a multidisciplinary team to draw on their respective fields of knowledge and background to address current and future environmental problems as they impact on human, natural and built environments. These issues addressed include climate change, consumerism, peak oil and models for sustainability.
The unit entails activity based learning, opportunities for creative expression and employment preparation relevant to the student’s area of study.
Assessment
Group oral presentation 30%, individual journal (minimum 8 journal entries) 40%, individual report (minimum 1500 words) 30%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $769 | $769 | $2338 | $2516 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.