ATI5430 Sustainability and the green economy
Faculty of Arts
ATI5430 Sustainability and the green economy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATI5430
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATI5430
No unit lists ATI5430 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following:
A6028 Master of Public Policy
A6033 Master of Public Policy and Management
B6027 Master of Business Innovation
C6009 Master of Data Science
C6010 Master of Cybersecurity
F6006 Master of Urban Design
M6041 Master of Public Health
Overview
In this unit, you will engage with current issues in public policy relating to climate governance, systems sustainability and green economies. In exploring the critical concepts, principles, and practices necessary for achieving a sustainable and green future, you will examine the interconnections between environmental, social, and governance dimensions, and gain a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable and green economies. We will discuss issues such as climate governance, energy transition, sustainability frameworks and standards, greenwashing and carbon markets, green and circular economies, and ESG SME Banking to highlight the scope and complexity of challenges facing communities. Learning in this unit will support you to think critically about policy responses to climate governance, sustainability, and the green economy in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 5 | Indonesia | On campus |
Assessment
- Policy briefWritten30%
- ReportWritten45%
- In-class participation activitiesExercise25%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically reflect on principles, frameworks and issues of sustainability and green economy and their relevance to public policy;
- 2
apply theoretical lenses to examine the role of policy tools, instruments, and approaches in implementing sustainability and green economy initiatives;
- 3
assess the effectiveness of sustainability and green economy policies using analytical and critical thinking skills;
- 4
effectively collaborate and communicate in an interdisciplinary context for policy development and management purposes.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials18 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
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.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Alex Lechner
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Mintrom
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATI5430?
ATI5430 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATI5430 offered?
ATI5430 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ATI5430?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATI5430 have an exam?
No. ATI5430 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.