Sustainability
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core Unit |
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| All students must complete the core unit. | |||
| SUST5001 Introduction to Sustainability |
6 | A A three years Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Additional Core Units |
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| Students in the Graduate Certificate must complete one additional core unit (6 credit points). | |||
| Students in the Graduate Diploma and the Masters must complete five additional core units (30 credit points). | |||
| Students may take additional core units as electives units. | |||
| SUST5002 Food and Water Security |
6 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. C SUST5001 |
Semester 2 |
| SUST5003 Energy and Resources |
6 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. C SUST5001 |
Semester 1 |
| SUST5004 Populations and Health |
6 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. C SUST5001 |
Semester 2 |
| SUST5005 Policy and Sustainability |
6 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. C SUST5001 |
Int Sept |
| SUST5006 Sustainability, Society and Change |
6 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. C SUST5001 |
Semester 1 |
| PHYS5031 Ecological Econ & Sustainable Analysis |
6 | A A three year Bachelor's (pass) degree with some quantitative work, such as economics, science or engineering. |
Semester 1 |
Capstone Experience Units |
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| Students in the Masters must complete 24 credit points of capstone experience. | |||
| SUST5007 Research Project A |
24 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. P Any 36 credit points of the following: SUST5001, SUST5002, SUST5003, SUST5004, SUST5005, SUST5006, PHYS5031 N SUST5008, SUST5009 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SUST5008 Research Project B |
12 | A A three year Bachelors (pass) degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualifications/learning. P Any 36 credit points of the following: SUST5001, SUST5002, SUST5003, SUST5004, SUST5005, SUST5006, PHYS5031 N SUST5007 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SUST5009 Research Project C |
12 | A An undergraduate degree in Science P Any 36 credit points of the following: SUST5001, SUST5002, SUST5003, SUST5004, SUST5005, SUST5006, PHYS5031 N SUST5007 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective Units |
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| All students must complete two elective units (12 credit points). | |||
| Students may take additional core units as electives units. | |||
| AFNR5502 Remote Sensing, GIS and Land Management |
6 | P Consent of the unit coordinator. Recommended units include GEOS2111/GEOS2911 (Natural Hazards: a GIS approach), ENVX3001 (Environmental GIS), SOIL 3004 (The Soil Resource), GEOS3014 (GIS in Coastal Management) |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment & Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| ARCH9080 Urban Ecology, Design and Planning |
6 | N PLAN9048 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. N BETH5206 |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9145 Sustaining the Built Environment This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. First preference to Sustainable Design students. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning Student Administration Centre. |
Semester 2a |
| DESC9146 Climate, Comfort and Sustainable Design This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. First preference to Sustainable Design students. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning Student Administration Centre. |
Semester 1a |
| DESC9147 Sustainable Building Design Principles |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. First preference to Sustainable Design students. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Student Administration Centre (SAC). |
Semester 1 |
| DESC9148 Sustainable Building Design Practice |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. First preference to Sustainable Design students. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Student Administration Centre (SAC). |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| EDPC5022 Design for Learning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPC5024 Systems, Change and Learning |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENVI5705 Ecological Principles |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5708 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5801 Social Science of Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5809 Environmental Simulation Modelling |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int July |
| GEOG5001 Geographic Information Science A |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GEOG5003 Environmental Remote Sensing |
6 | A Knowledge or experience equivalent to GEOG5001 (Introduction to GIS) |
Semester 1 |
| GEOG5004 Environmental Mapping and Monitoring |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| IBUS5001 Strategy, Innovation and Global Business This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| IBUS6011 New Business Opportunities and Startups |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points N WORK6112, IBUS5011 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6014 Intellectual Property Management |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 1 Summer Late |
| INFS5001 Project Management |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Int May |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| LAWS6899 Environmentally Sustainable Business This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | N LAWS6082 This unit replaced LAWS6082 Pollution Law and LAWS6899 Corporate Environmental Responsibility. |
Int November |
| LAWS6998 Regulating Global Crisis This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | Int May |
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| MIPH5116 Culture, Health, Illness and Medicine |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MKTG5001 Marketing Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| NURS5002 Social Contexts of Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Int March |
| PHYS5032 Techniques for Sustainability Analysis |
6 | A A Bachelor's degree with some quantitative work such as economics, science, engineering. A basic knowledge in mathematics is desirable. Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PHYS5033 Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis |
6 | A A Bachelor's degree with some quantitative work, such as economics, science or engineering. A basic knowledge in mathematics is desirable. Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis |
6 | A A Bachelor's degree with some quantitative work, such as economics, science or engineering. Basic knowledge in mathematics is desirable. Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 2 |
| RSEC5431 Benefit Cost Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| RSEC5433 Economics of Mineral & Energy Industries |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| TPTM6470 Sustainable Transport & Logistic Systems This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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