MSI5220 Global sustainability challenges
Faculty of Science
MSI5220 Global sustainability challenges is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before MSI5220
No prerequisites or corequisites.
After MSI5220
1 unit list MSI5220 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit, together with MSI5120, sets the context for considering the interactions and interdependence between nature and society, and the basic principles of sustainability (environmental, social and economic). It provides the scientific basis for understanding contemporary global environmental change for major issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, waste and pollution, and more. It also introduces basic principles of major responses such as the circular economy and Net Zero strategies.
Core concepts covered in the unit include those of scale, systems and complexity. You will develop the ability to confidently describe major sustainability challenges and responses, validate the robustness of scientific understanding of these, and develop strategies to deepen and maintain your understanding of selected issues on an ongoing basis in their career.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 1 | Indonesia | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Global challenge investigation (individual)Demonstration60%
- Challenge presentation (group)Presentation40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate and integrate the multidisciplinary scientific evidence for contemporary global change and ecosystem services;
- 2
Forecast challenges associated with global change and sustainability through analysing evidence and applying scientific knowledge, concepts and methods;
- 3
Appraise, classify and prioritise complex systems, problems and solutions relevant to sustainability;
- 4
Effectively communicate the nature, importance of, and evidence for a global sustainability challenge.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
This unit will be delivered over a period of 6 weeks.
This will include independent self-paced work on online materials and assignments across the teaching period. It will also include synchronous (live) classes. These will be four 2-hour online evening workshops, and one 2-day on-campus intensive (16 hours in total). The combination of classes and independent work will total 144 hours.
Throughout the unit, you will apply your learning to a variety of problems, contexts, and challenges.
Throughout the unit, you will complete a variety of synchronous and asynchronous activities, and participate in interactive forums that will facilitate engagement with the learning material, and enable collaboration with other learners.
This unit will be enriched with a comprehensive set of reading materials, videos, and case scenarios prepared for flexible self-paced online learning.
Theories, frameworks, methods and tools taught to you will be illustrated through real-life case scenarios.
Learning resources
Required resources
Online requirement: You will be required to engage with learning material delivered in Moodle, to support your learning between workshops. Hence, you may require technology assistance from the University, to facilitate your access to the material (e.g. eSolutions). You will also attend weekly online workshops via Zoom to take part in practical activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Annette Bos
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Alex Lechner
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MSI5220?
MSI5220 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after MSI5220?
MSI5220 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including MSI5221.
When is MSI5220 offered?
MSI5220 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is MSI5220?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MSI5220 have an exam?
No. MSI5220 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20262027