Undergraduate - UnitEDF1125 - Sustainable futures

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

print version

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Sylvia Almeida

Synopsis

This unit undertakes a futures-orientated approach to the exploration of sustainability and its implications for education. Students critically examine environmental education, in addition to planning, implementing and evaluating environmental education learning experiences. The initial focus of the unit is personal and reflective, moving on to a broader social and ecological focus.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

critically reflect upon their own environmental and sustainability experiences and philosophies
develop an understanding of the principles of sustainability
engage in critical debate and discussion concerning issues of sustainability and education
participate in experiential and place-based environmental education experiences
plan, implement and evaluate environmental education learning experiences.

Assessment

Debate dilemma/scenario (1600 words or equivalent, 40%)
Environmental education learning experiences (2400 words or equivalent, 60%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

24 contact hours over the semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the required minimum hours during the semester

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sylvia Almeida

Prohibitions

EDF2203