Bachelor of Arts
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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
HSH202 | Creating Sustainable Futures |
SLE207 | Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment |
SLE215 | Ecotourism and Environmental Interpretation |
SLE218 | Indigenous Engagement: Natural Resource Management |
Level 3
ALR376 | Ethics, Persuasion and Society |
ALL381 | Nature, Climate, Transformation |
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