Pathways to a Climate Resilient Society
PostgraduateCUR-SCP5222027
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Set out to understand how you can improve sustainable practices.Distinguish various cultural, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability. Take apart policy and critique it. Look to science fiction literature for visions of possible futures.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 May 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $3,015
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Pathways to a Climate Resilient Society
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically reflect on paradigms of thought from key contributory disciplines that underpin contemporary sustainability theory
- apply constructs from sustainability theory in order to change the form and content of public policy, planning and management
- apply computer technologies to critically analyse and represent creative tensions of cultural, social, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability
- express key sustainability concepts to a target audience
- recognise the uncertainty and complexity of social ecological systems and how to manage the transition to sustainability
- Introduction to the unit: first principles
- Ways of thinking: complexity, cognition, framing & reflexivity
- Perspectives and changes through the arts
- Conceptual frameworks: ontologies and epistemologies
- Google Earth tutorial
- Transition management: learning and engaging
- Identifying issues through participatory mapping
- Governance structures, policies & processes
- On policy for sustainability
- Real politik & sustainability
- Planning for Sustainability
- Implementing sustainability
This subject was previously known as Pathways to Sustainability.
This subject presents a new set of processes that underpin the movement toward a climate resilient society. Ontologies and epistemologies likely to generate sustainability praxis are examined. Pathways are explored that enable the development and implementation of sustainability, such as: transition management, reflexive governance, cultural value analysis, sustainability policy, sustainability mapping and sustainability planning. Students will develop both specific skills and understanding of the theories behind these skills.
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- Theoretical Reflection (20%)
- Sustainability Map (40%)
- Case Study (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- CUR-FAST-MAS-2027 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study (Postgraduate)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Fast track your Curtin on campus study (Postgraduate)
PostgraduateCUR-FAST-MAS