Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Academic Contact	Dr Rob Dyball

Human Ecology focuses on the health and well-being of the environment using an ecosystems approach. The individual courses apply ecological principles to the study of the ecosystems that supply us with biospheric services and renewable resources, as well as the essentially non-renewable resources that we have come to depend upon. The human use of biospheric systems is examined in the certain knowledge that the long term health and well being of people depends upon the continued healthy functioning of prehuman ecosystems.

Human Ecology takes an integrative and explicitly transdisciplinary approach to environmental problems and their solution, including the study of cultural, economic and social goals and processes that determine strategies of resource use and ecosystem management.

Requirements

For the BA degree, a major in human ecology consists of a prescribed sequence of no less than 42 units. This sequence consists of:

(a) No more than two courses (12 units) from the designated list of first year courses

(b) Compulsory course ENVS2011 Human Ecology

(c) At least 3 courses (18 units) selected from the designated list of later year courses

If needed, the major may include one 6 unit course from any other later year ENVS courses.

BA students may incorporate Human Ecology courses in the following multi-disciplinary Programs in the Faculty of Arts: Population Studies, Development Studies, and Environmental Studies. A major in Geography or Environmental Resources is a valuable complement to a major in Human Ecology.

Students seeking advice on appropriate course structures are invited to consult staff in the Program.

Details of ENVS courses are provided in both College of Arts & Social Sciences and College of Medicine, Biology & Environment listings. Details of ANTH, ARCH and SOCY courses are listed in College of Arts * Social Sciences.

Details of BIOL courses are listed in College of Medicine, Biology & Environment.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.