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 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 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
Prohibition: ATS3548, AZA2548 also
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts or at least 2 of BIO1042, CHM1011 or EAE1022
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 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- State of Environment "Report Card" for a chosen environmental policy problem (DPSIR framework)Report35%
- Evaluation and Assessment of the Existing Policy Responses identified in your Report CardAssignment30%
- Environmental Policy ProposalResearch assignment35%
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
- Tutorials24 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
ATS2548 is part of 11 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
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- ENVIRENG02Environmental engineering technical electivesEnvironmental engineeringNo reviews yet
- ENVIROSC03Core unitsEnvironmental scienceNo reviews yet
- ENVIRGOV03Specialisation preparatory studiesEnvironment and governanceNo reviews yet
- GEOGSCI09Geographical science elective unitsGeographical scienceNo reviews yet
- GEOGSCI10Geographical science elective unitsGeographical scienceNo reviews yet
- GEOGSCI11Geographical science elective unitsGeographical scienceNo reviews yet
- HUMNGEOG06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHuman geographyNo reviews yet
- HUMNGEOG07Level 2 cornerstone unitsHuman geographyNo reviews yet
- INTDVENV03Core unitsInternational development and environmentNo reviews yet
- LDRSUSTN02Core unitsLeadership for sustainable developmentNo reviews yet
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 2021, 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 3 other areas of study.