ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
Faculty of Arts
ATS2548 Environmental policy and management is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2548
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS2548
1 unit list ATS2548 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts or at least 2 of BIO1042, CHM1011 or EAE1022
Prohibition: ATS3548, AZA2548 also
Overview
This unit provides an introduction to different perspectives and issues that influence environmental policy and management. It examines the rise of environmentalism as a broad based movement and how it has led to the framing of environmental problems by policy makers and managers in terms of state regulation, market-based, and citizen participation approaches. Themes include western ideas of property rights, neoliberalism and environmental governance, scientisation of environmental knowledge, Indigenous environmental management, internationalisation of environmental policy and corporate environmentalism.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly ‘Problem-Based Learning’ Worksheet35%
- Individual case study of chosen environmental policy problem, based on SoE framework30%
- Environmental Policy Brief35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand how environmental policy-making and management is positioned within governance structures and broader social and political contexts.
- 2
Understand the main approaches to policy and management
- 3
Understand the geographical relationship between environmental issues, policy and management across local, national, international, and global levels
- 4
Understand the strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge in environmental policy and management
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Lectures12 hours
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.
Where it fits
ATS2548 is part of 13 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
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Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Bruce Missingham
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Bruce Missingham
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2548?
ATS2548 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after ATS2548?
ATS2548 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including EAE3012.
When is ATS2548 offered?
In 2020, ATS2548 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2548?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2548 have an exam?
No. ATS2548 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2548?
ATS2548 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; Environmental engineering; Environmental science; Environment and governance; and Geographical science, and 5 other areas of study.