Sustainable Development Minor
Sustainable Development Minor - Overview
Offered By: |
ANU Joint Colleges of Science |
Academic Contact: |
|
Areas of Interest: |
Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability, and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
Description:
Sustainable development - development that meets human needs while conserving Earth's life support systems - has emerged as one of the grand challenges facing society in the 21st century. With global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050 our capacity to develop sustainably is even more urgent, though progress to date has been patchy. The minor in Sustainable Development is concerned with understanding what it means to develop sustainably, and what factors shape our prospects and policies for a transition towards sustainability. Students gain an appreciation for how international trends, whether they are economic, social or political, create both opportunities and limitations for sustainable development. Similarly, at the local or national level the focus is on how initiatives in the public and private sectors encourage or inhibit a shift to sustainable development.
Learning Goals:
On completion of the minor in Sustainable Development students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand the background to sustainable development and global environmental issues, and appreciate the links and interdependencies between sustainability and human activity, poverty reduction, economics, consumption, production and governance.
- Evaluate alternative approaches to sustainable development, from initiatives at the international level to local, grass-roots level activities.
- Understand and critically assess the driving forces for sustainable development in Australia and internationally.
- Gather and analyse relevant information and data related to sustainable development, and, particularly, to integrate knowledge from policy-related social science disciplines with relevant natural science knowledge.
- Apply a range of written, oral and visual communication skills to effectively convey and discuss information about sustainable development.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A total of 6 units from the following compulsory course:
ENVS1008 Sustainable Development
A total of 18 units to be chosen from the following courses:
- A maximum of 12 units chosen from the following 2000 level courses:
ENVS2011 Human Ecology
ENVS2013 Society and Environmental Change
ENVS2017 Vietnam Field School
MGMT2001 Corporate Sustainability
POLS2011 Development and Change
- A minimum of 6 units chosen from the following 3000 level courses:
ENVS3020 Climate Change Science and Policy
ENVS3028 Environmental Policy
ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy
Advice to Students:
What 1st year courses should you enrol in? ENVS1008
Science students undertaking this minor in a combined degree will be restricted to courses offered or approved by Science.
Students should seek further course advice from the academic convener of this Sustainable Development minor.
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.
