DGN2040 Creative sustainability
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
DGN2040 Creative sustainability is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before DGN2040
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After DGN2040
No unit lists DGN2040 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
Creative sustainability provides an introduction to the role of creative thinking within an environmental sustainability context. In this unit, you will explore content through applied project-based tasks where you will use design methods as tools for identifying and creatively addressing real-world challenges. You will engage with design research methods and documentation across different media formats and learn to interpret and synthesise collected data. Research will be applied to inform creative interventions seeking to foster sustainable practices in your personal life and environment. Through an exploratory and reflective process, you can expect to learn how creative processes can be applied to explore, plan and intervene in personal behaviour patterns around sustainability.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Online |
| Second semester | Caulfield | Online |
Assessment
- Project 1Project20%
- Project 2Project30%
- Project 3Project50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise the complexity and challenges surrounding environmental sustainability within real-world contexts;
- 2
Implement critical and creative thinking approaches to environmental sustainability challenges;
- 3
Examine relationships and influences between elements of natural and human-made systems;
- 4
Design, test and evaluate creative sustainability strategies in real-world contexts.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Where it fits
DGN2040 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ilya Fridman
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ilya Fridman
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for DGN2040?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is DGN2040 offered?
In 2025, DGN2040 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield, with an online option.
Does DGN2040 have an exam?
No. DGN2040 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include DGN2040?
DGN2040 is part of Design and Leadership for sustainable development.