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Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Joondalup +
Mt Lawley
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Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y48 - CRICOS:
074065D - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
Minor In Environmental Studies
This minor explores the human interaction with the environment from a range of perspectives, including geography, politics, Indigenous Studies and environmental sciences.
The minor looks at inter-dependence of ecosystems, the nature and extent of the environmental challenges facing humanity, the differing cultural perspectives on the environment, the importance of sustainability, and the moves towards global cooperation on the environment.
Students will develop the skills and understanding to contribute to debates about environmental management within a wide range of professions.
Minor structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Environmental Studies minor explores the human interaction with the environment from a range of perspectives, including geography, politics, Indigenous Studies and environmental sciences. Themes underpinning the course include the inter-dependence of the ecosystem, the nature and extent of the environmental challenges facing humanity, the differing cultural perspectives on the environment, the importance of sustainability, and the moves towards global cooperation on the environment. Students will develop the skills and understanding to contribute to debates about environmental management within a wide range of professions.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 60 credit points (4 units) from the following: | |||
| GEO1150 | Geography and Environment: People, Pattern, Process | 15 | |
| POL3110 | Global Politics and the Environment | 15 | |
| ACS2122 | Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment | 15 | |
| GEO3150 | Geography of Environmental Change: A Planet Transformed | 15 | |
| CCA3101 | Environmental Humanities | 15 | |
| SCM2203 | Valuing the Environment | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: