6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
TBA
Not offered in 2017
Notes
- The unit includes an international field tripfield trip (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/ges/ats3553apg4553/) component that requires an application to be enrolled and may incur additional cost.
- The unit may be offered as part of the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html).
Synopsis
The unit explores the concepts of regional development and sustainability, and draws attention to the practical constraints and issues associated with translating such concepts into regional policy and practice. Field-study takes place in South Africa and includes focus on topics such as: effects of commercial agriculture on soil and water quality; transnational water-sharing and flood management; ecotourism and conservation in nature parks; urbanisation, transportation and migration in environment-industry corridors; environmental education, health, and local ecological management.
Outcomes
By the end of the unit, students are expected to have:
- Knowledge on varied social and resource dimensions of problems associated with regional sustainability;
- Ability to identify, describe, and interpret the concept of regional sustainability in the context of a developing country;
- Practical skills and field-based experience for research and policy formulation for sustainable regional development.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + International fieldtrip
See also Unit timetable information
Chief examiner(s)
TBA
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two units in Human geography.