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SOC10005 · Swinburne University of Technology

Environment and Society: Problems and Solutions

Credit points
12.5
Level
1
Workload
≈ 13 h / week
Faculty
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

What it covers

The course offers an opportunity for students to explore the aspects of societies that have had an adverse impact on the environment and climate, which in turn can adversely and unfairly impact particular groups. Simultaneously this course offers an opportunity for students to appreciate the capacity of societal regeneration to address environmental issues including climate change, and in turn to contribute to climate justice. The aim of the course is to develop students ability to apply critical and innovative thinking to the relationship between society and environment, and to equip them with a basis in research, analysis, problem solving, and communication skills so that they may contribute to solutions in this area.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Case AnalysisIndividual26%
Reflective EssayIndividual18%
Group DiscussionsIndividual16%
Major Research ProjectIndividual40%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
Semester 1HawthornOn campus