Introduction to Sustainable Development

• • Module 1: Past approaches to sustainable development;
  • Module 2: Contemporary approaches to sustainable development;
  • Module 3: Contesting sustainability

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject is a critical introduction to sustainability that traces the concept’s evolution and explores the political economy of sustainability. To this end, a range of different approaches to sustainability are introduced and compared, and analysis will be made of their respective effectiveness in addressing global sustainability problems.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

• Participation (10%)
• Invigilated Exam (30%)
• Essay (40%)
• Critical Report (20%)