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Course Information

Bachelor of Sustainability

Effective from 01-JAN-2019 : Code C55

This course presents students with a unique opportunity to contribute to an emerging challenge that we all face - how to make our lives, livelihoods, communities, environments and spaces sustainable. To meet this challenge society will need graduates, those with an awareness and understandings of disciplines from across environmental, social and economic domains. The environmental domain covers the water, air and soil and the biota that inhabit them, while the economic domain deals with the financial and managerial aspects of business and resource decisions. The social domain recognises that people are both the cause and solution to sustainability issues. Students will receive practical and theoretical guidance in a set of skills that are essential for solving problems: systems thinking, critical thinking, and decision-making, and will build personal attributes that will enable them to work in teams to generate new ideas, and new solutions. Studies will include an emphasis on field-based exercises and workplace learning.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Address sustainability research questions by identifying, synthesising and applying appropriate knowledge and methods from diverse sources
2. Analyse values, knowledge, ethical positions and interests of different people and groups of people, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, within the context of global sustainability practice.
3. Apply disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches and frameworks to identify and resolve sustainability challenges.
4. Communicate with diverse groups in various sustainability contexts using a range of written, oral, visual and digital means.
5. Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge of interdependencies between human societies and environments, and sustainability; sustainability challenges and their drivers; and holistic systems thinking and complexity.
6. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice in the context of sustainability.
7. Think critically and creatively in designing and evaluating sustainable alternatives and envisioning sustainable futures
8. Work independently and collaboratively to participate in decision-making consistent with principles of sustainability

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 3)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Cert IV;
• Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test; or
• Experience Based Entry Scheme.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 3 Years
• Part Time: 6 Years

Course Delivery

• Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time

Cross Campus Attendance

Students are required to attend classes on both the Mount Lawley and Joondalup campuses to complete the course.

Course Coordinator

Dr David John BLAKE

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 19 Core units and a Major, with three of the eight units from the Major already included in the Core program:

Note: Students who have completed Chemistry ATAR or equivalent should enrol in SCC1111 General Chemistry, all other students should enrol in SCC1123 Chemistry for the Life Sciences.

^ Core Option
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course