Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
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- HECS-HELP
Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 26 Aug 2019
This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.
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Subject details
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- Economics and sustainability: An uneasy marriage?
- Economic tools for decision makers
- Economics and climate change
- Economic growth alternatives
- Economics for sustainability
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Study resources
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Print materials
- Study guide
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Others
Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.
Special requirements
No special requirements
This intensive subject explores the interplay between economics and sustainability. Students will examine the explanatory power and policy impact of the dominant neoclassical economics paradigm in order to understand its benefits and limitations in relation to sustainability. The subject provides an overview of economic tools and techniques for dealing with sustainability problems and introduces alternative economic perspectives, which challenge economic orthodoxy.
- Final Invigilated Exam (40%)
- Written Assignment (50%)
- Online Participation (10%)
Textbooks are not required.
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