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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.
DescriptionClimate change represents the most prominent and urgent global environmental issue facing the world today. This interdisciplinary area of study, administered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, investigates the functioning of the climate and atmosphere in the past, present, and future through a range of disciplinary approaches from earth systems science through to environmental policy. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in environmental management, climatology, climate change mitigation and adaptation policy in national and international contexts. UnitsFirst year levelStudents studying a sequence in climate change and society must complete two of the following units, including the compulsory unit (12 points): Compulsory unitATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability Elective unitsATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management ATM1020 The science of climate Second/Third year levelStudents undertaking a minor or major in climate change and society must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Compulsory units
And one of the following units: Elective units
Relevant CoursesBachelorsSingle degrees
Double degrees
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