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ENVI4101: Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
2025 unit information
Environmental Studies is a multi-disciplinary field of research interested in the co-production of the environment by humans and the natural world. In this unit of study you will gain deep insight into the major pathways that guide research in this field. In the first section of this unit, you will engage in active debate with teaching staff and fellow students about key ideas, and methodologies in environmental studies, and how they influence the ways in which environmental research is positioned within society. This will extend the knowledge you have gained from your previous undergraduate studies in this area. In the second section of the unit, you will participate in a reading club with fellow students to systematically review core research contributions in this field. This will provide the breadth of knowledge that will enable you to undertake advanced, original research in this complex, inter-disciplinary area.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Geosciences Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Have a broad understanding of fundamental concepts in natural and social sciences, and how these apply to practice, policies and institutions relevant to environment issues; be able to collate, synthesise and critically evaluate information in environmental studies from relevant sources |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. describe and define major approaches and paradigms in the field of environmental studies
- LO2. operationalise conceptual and methodological issues in the development of research questions
- LO3. make judgements about conceptual and methodological innovation
- LO4. implement an appropriate methodology to an environmental problem
- LO5. critique the reliability and significance of data sets presented in scientific papers.
- LO6. communicate research concepts to peer audiences
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Semester 1a 2024
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Semester 2a 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1a 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2a 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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