SLE201 - Society and Environment

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:

SQA201

Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Kelly Miller

Prerequisite:

SLE103 or SLE121

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

1 x 1 hour on-campus class per week at the Burwood (Melbourne) Campus, or 1 x 1 hour online class per week.

Content

Complex environmental problems require creative, multidisciplinary approaches, and many environmental professionals argue that the management of those problems is primarily about understanding and working with people. Whatever your interest is, be it coastal planning, wildlife conservation, pollution or waste management, climate change adaptation, or simply linking sustainability with other disciplines, skills in environmental social science will be invaluable for your future career. In this unit we will explore how social science can help us understand diverse socio-economic perspectives on environmental issues; tools for stakeholder and community engagement, conflict and dispute resolution; and how to develop powerful and effective strategies for fostering sustainable behaviours.

Assessment

Social research design 35%, behaviour change program 35%, online discussion and reflection 10%, online test 20%

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