Courses Handbook 2010

313196 v.1 Sustainable Development Double Degree Major


Introduction

This major focuses on the manner in which societies, and individuals within those societies, interact with the physical and cultural environment in which they live. Geography gives emphasis to the spatial and environmental relationships within and between cultural landscapes at local, regional, national and international scales. The focus is on three main themes - environmental management, urban, rural and regional development, and regional studies.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
311922 v.1   Engaging in the Humanities 100 25.0
312593 v.1   People and Environment 111 3.5 25.0
  50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
311925 v.1   Culture, Place, Globality 100 3.0 25.0
  OR
311926 v.1   Communicating with Asia: Languages and Societies 100 3.0 25.0
312591 v.1   Sustainable Development and Environmental Uncertainty 112 3.5 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
311923 v.1   Making Meanings 103 3.0 25.0
  OR
311924 v.1   Narrating Selves 101 3.0 25.0
312589 v.1   Sustainable Environments 211 3.5 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
311927 v.1   The Design Experience 100 4.0 25.0
  OR
311928 v.1   Art and Creativity 100 4.0 25.0
312588 v.1   Sustainable Livelihoods 212 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   50.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   50.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
312327 v.1   Researching Sustainable Futures 311 3.0 50.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 2
312328 v.1   Building Sustainable Futures 312 3.0 50.0
  50.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
307915 v.1   Rural Resource Planning 311 3.0 25.0
312576 v.1   Sustainable Resource Management 222 3.0 25.0
312577 v.1   Natural Hazards- Risk, Vulnerability and Adaptation 221 3.5 25.0
312585 v.1   Titans and Transformations: Japan, China, India 212 3.0 25.0
312587 v.1   International Political Economy 222 3.0 25.0
312597 v.1   Sustainability: Sociocultural Perspectives 223 3.0 25.0
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