EMDV8101 State, Society and Natural Resources
| Offered By | Environmental Management & Development Program |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Environmental Management & Development |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This course provides students with an understanding and capacity to use the key, critical social science practices applied in analysing environmental problems and natural resource policy. These include common property theory; sociology of the state and the environment; socio-legal approaches to natural resources policy; political ecology; environmental discourses; community, social capital and participation. The course introduces students to key conceptual (theoretical) readings together with case studies where these approaches are applied. Students learn to apply these frameworks to explain, to analyse and to evaluate environmental and natural resource problems and public policy issues. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of this course, students will be able to: * Explain key theoretical social science frameworks for looking at environmental and development problems * Compare and assess the comparative value and usefulness of different conceptual approaches from policy sciences, political ecology, and other knowledge areas for understanding particular issues or problems. * Apply these frameworks to analyse policy issues, preferably by combining these conceptual models in order to approach environmental policy and practical applied issues. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Through graduate seminars and assessment tasks, students have an opportunity to apply these approaches to the critical assessment of environmental and development problems. Emphasis is on providing students with the chance to develop proficiency in the use of the conceptual models and to develop analytical skills to understand the social dimensions of contemporary resource management and development policy issues. The course is assessed on the basis of student performance in four modes of assessment: On line forum 15 %; Seminar facilitation, including preparing critical questions for class discussion 15%; a written analysis of an environmental crisis 20%; and a final project essay 50%. |
| Workload |
Contact hours 3 hours per week; study and assignment preparation 5 hours per week. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Environmental Studies |
| Prescribed Texts | Bryant, R. and S. Bailey (1997). Third World Political Ecology. An Introduction. Routledge |
| Preliminary Reading |
Robbins, Paul Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction. Blackwell, 2004 |
| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development, Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development, Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management and Development, Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management and Development, Master of Environment, Master of Environment, Master of Environmental Management and Development, Master of Environmental Management and Development, and Graduate Diploma in Environmental and Resource Economics |
| Other Information | Offered for on campus and on-line students. |
| Academic Contact | Dr John McCarthy |
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