APG5627 Power, politics and development in a changing environment
Faculty of Arts
APG5627 Power, politics and development in a changing environment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5627
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5627
No unit lists APG5627 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4627
Overview
This unit considers the relevance of power and politics for shaping relationships between humans and their environments. Throughout the semester you will engage with the principles and approaches of political ecology that foreground politics and the role of capitalism in shaping environment and development. The unit introduces fundamental tool of political ecology research, such as critical chains of explanation, as well as feminist and decolonial analytical lenses for contemporary socio-environmental problems. Through examination of real-world case studies, you will apply these tools to develop sophisticated understanding of particular socio-environmental challenges.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Exercise/sAssignment10%
- Report40%
- Analytical exerciseAssignment25%
- Presentation25%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and explain the ways in which power and politics influence human-environment relationships;
- 2
analyse socio-environmental issues (e.g. environmental conflicts, conflicts over resources) by drawing on political-ecological arguments and approaches;
- 3
select, evaluate, and adapt analytical approaches for understanding the links between the political economy of development and ecological change;
- 4
independently apply political ecology analytical approaches to real-world cases.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
Where it fits
APG5627 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Robyn Bartel
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Pia Treichel
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5627?
APG5627 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5627 offered?
In 2023, APG5627 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5627?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5627 have an exam?
No. APG5627 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include APG5627?
APG5627 is part of Environment and governance; and International development and environment.