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Sustainability Ethics (STP206)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit explores the philosophical underpinnings of the environmental and sustainable development challenges facing humanity. Sustainability Ethics aims to critically reflect upon our beliefs and practices and the assumptions underlying them. The unit is specifically aimed at exploring the ethical foundations of sustainable living with a particular emphasis given to bringing together theory and practice.

Contact time: 

Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.

Prerequisites: 

Nil.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Notes: 

Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit except where the course structure states otherwise.

Used in these Courses: 

Philosophy (BA)
Planning (BPlanning)
Sustainable Development (BA, BSc)
Graduate Certificate in Ethics
Graduate Diploma in Education Studies

Used in these Minors: 

Environmental Ethics
Ethics
Sustainable Development

Sustainability Ethics (STP606)

as for STP206, except as follows

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Prerequisites: 

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Used in these Courses: 

Postgraduate Certificate in Policy Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Sustainable Development
Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Studies
Master of Arts in Asian Sustainable Development
Master of Arts in Development Studies
Master of Arts in Ecologically Sustainable Development
Master of Arts in Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning
Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine