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Sustainability, Ecology and Communities (STP212)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge of the practical, conceptual and policy aspects of sustainable development. The unit reviews the global mandate for sustainability but focuses on its implementation at a primary local and State level. A number of tools for planning and implementing sustainability are introduced.

Contact time: 

Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.

Prerequisites: 

Nil.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions: 

Students who have successfully completed S541 Workshop on Sustainable Development may not enrol in this unit for credit.

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: 

Community Development (BA)
Planning (BPlanning)
Sustainable Development (BA, BSc)
Graduate Diploma in Education Studies

Used in these Minors: 

Indigenous Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Tourism
Urban and Regional Sustainability

Sustainability, Ecology and Communities (STP612)

as for STP212, 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 Asian Sustainable Development
Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Impact Assessment
Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Policy Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Sustainable Development
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism
Master of Arts in Asian Sustainable Development
Master of Arts in Community Development
Master of Arts in Development Studies
Master of Arts in Ecologically Sustainable Development
Master of Arts in Education for Sustainability
Master of Arts in Local Governance
Master of Arts in Public Policy
Master of Arts in Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning
Master of Science in Renewable Energy
Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine