A2023 Bachelor of Climate, Society and Economy

The course is structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies (60 credit points); Part B. Discipline studies (36 credit points) and Part C. Free electives (48 credit points)

Part A. Core studies

You will be introduced to key concepts and knowledge generated by climate science, social science and economics that provide frameworks for understanding and analysing the ways in which the climate crisis is entwined with ecological, social, economic, political, historical and geographical processes and to use levers for system change to address this crisis for more resilient and just climate futures.

Part B. Discipline studies

These units build solid disciplinary knowledge and allow you to apply your climate expertise within discipline study areas, diversifying your employment pathways. You can integrate your climate studies with key theories and practices from areas such as Global Insecurity, Resilience and Environmental Change, Biological Systems, Climate Science, Economics, Sustainable Business, International Business and Management Studies.

Part C. Free electives 

These units will enable you to further develop your knowledge of your climate change more broadly, or to investigate other areas of interest. You may choose electives from units offered across any Arts undergraduate course which you are eligible for, or you can explore different disciplines and experiences offered from across Monash. This includes taking undergraduate units offered by other Faculties, and/or participating in University programs such as Flagship Rich Educational Experiences (FREE).

Master's accelerated pathway

If you satisfy the below requirements, you may be invited to join the master's accelerated pathway program:

• have achieved a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65%; and
• have completed a minimum of 96 credit points in your bachelor degree.

Please note that you should also have a minimum of 24 credit points of free electives available.

On joining the accelerated pathway your 24 credit points of free elective units will be replaced with specified units from your destination master's degree. As long as you attain a minimum WAM of 60% at the end of your bachelor studies, you will be eligible to continue your chosen master's studies the following year.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

The course comprises 144 points structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies (60 credit points), Part B. Discipline studies (36 credit points) and Part C. Free electives (48 credit points).

To satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Climate, Society and Economy you must complete 144 credit points as specified in the course requirements including:

• a maximum of 60 credit points at level 1; and

• a minimum of 24 credit points at level 3 from Part A and B.

Note 1. Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Note 2. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code.

Part A. Core studies (60 credit points)

You must complete the following units:

• ATS1310 Extreme earth! The geography of disasters

• ATS2324 Climate change communications

• ATS2548 Climate and environmental policy and management

• ATS3880 Climate justice challenges in the Indo-Pacific

• CLI1100 Climate change: A wicked problem

• CLI1200 Climate change: Impacts and adaptations

• EAE2111 Introduction to climate science

• ECC2460 Energy markets and policy

• ECC3640 Economics of climate change

• SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning

Part B. Discipline studies (36 credit points)

You must complete 36 credit points from one of the following discipline studies areas.

Note 1. You must complete a minimum of 12 credit points at Level 3.

Note 2. Level 2 and Level 3 units may have prerequisite requirements including assumed prior knowledge in mathematics. Please ensure you check these requirements when planning and selecting your units.

Global insecurity and development

• ATS1056 Geopolitical security in the Indo-Pacific

• ATS2871 Environmental ethics

• ATS3340 International security studies

• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Borders, displacement and belonging

• ATS3229 Cities, globalisation and sustainability

• ATS3340 International security studies

• ATS3376 Anthropology of human rights

• ATS3639 Poverty, climate change and international justice

• ATS3730 Imagining tomorrow, climate change and social futures

Resilience and environmental change

• ATS1309 The geography of global challenges

• ATS2879 Indigenous geographies

• ATS3480 Field studies in climate governance

• ATS3246 Environmental analysis

• ATS3554 Resource Evaluation and Management

• ATS3922 Eco-Visions: Climate change in European thought, literature and visual culture

• EAE1022 The earth system: Changing environments and climates

• EAE3012 Geographical information systems and remote sensing

• ENS3320 Climate change risk, resilience and security

Biological systems

• BIO1011 Blueprints for life

• BIO1042 Life in the environment

• BIO2011 Ecology and biodiversity

• BIO2030 Food security

• BIO2040 Biological Systems

• BIO3082 Global change biology

• ENV2022 Environmental field skills and monitoring

• FSC3070 Future food supply and security

Climate science: pasts and futures

• ATS2106 An environmental history of the world: People and our planet

• ATS3659 No Planet B: The climate crisis in historical perspective

• EAE2011 Environmental problem solving and visualisation

• EAE2122 Introduction to atmospheric physics and dynamics

• EAE3042 Antarctica and the earth system

• EAE3051 Palaeoclimatology: Discovering earth's past climate

• EAE3111 Climate dynamics

• EAE3132 Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptation

Economics

• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics 

• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics

• ECC3146 Community, market and government

• ECC3600 Experimental economics

• ECC3671 Economic science of diversity and inclusion

• ECX2300 Crashes, crises and macroeconomic policy

• ECX2360 Environmental economics 

• ECX2400 Design and evaluations of economic, public and social programs

• ECX2800 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a changing world

• ECX3890 Internet business and digital economy

International business

• BTC1110 Commercial law

• BTX3110 International trade law

• ECX2630 Chinese economy and global business

• ECX2631 The Australian economy

• ECX2641 The Indian economy

• ECX2642 Southeast Asian economies and global business

• ECX3550 Business in Asia

• ECX3750 European economy and global business

• MGC1010 Introduction to management

• MGF2351 International business

• MGF3681 International management

• MGX2021 Social issues in organising

• MGX2661 Sustainable human resource management

• MGX3110 Strategic management

• MGX3121 Foundations and futures of globalisation

Management studies

• MGC1010 Introduction to management

• MGC2961 Introduction to supply chain management

• MGX2021 Social issues in organising

• MGX2111 Organisational behaviour

• MGX2661 Sustainable human resource management

• MGX3100 Ethics and sustainable business practices

• MGX3110 Strategic management

• MGX3250 Innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship

• MGX3771 Operations management

• MGX3991 Leadership principles and practices

Sustainable business

• ACX2900 Accounting for sustainability 

• ACX3800 Accounting for climate change

• BEX2030 Social business: Principles and practice

• BEX2050 Climate career bootcamp

• BTX3100 Sustainability regulation for business

• BEX3150 Sustainability practice and organisations

• BTX3345 Human rights and global business

• MGC1010 Introduction to management

• MGX2021 Social issues in organising

• MGX2661 Sustainable human resource management

• MGX3100 Ethics and sustainable business practices

• MGX3110 Strategic management

• MGX3991 Leadership principles and practice

Part C. Free elective studies (48 credit points)

You must complete 48 credit points of free elective study.

Units not completed in Part B are recommended as they will enable you to further your knowledge in climate studies more broadly. Free elective units may be chosen from the faculty or across the University as long as you have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on admission to the units. The units may be at any level ensuring that the course rules are satisfied for the Bachelor of Climate, Society and Economy.

You can enrich your degree by using some of your free electives to take a study tour, field trip or exchange opportunity. You can also use this space to hone your academic and professional skills with an internship or a range of practical units. See Arts enrichment and Intercultural Studies list of units to discover the breadth of options available.

The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.