Concern for the environment, climate change, and developing more sustainable lifestyles, cities, and industries has taken central stage around the world in a single generation. These are not issues solely for scientists, but for all of us, and for each academic discipline. This study theme brings together units from the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts to investigate the world we live in and explore how we might engage with it more sustainably.

You will find units on:

• environmental literature & philosophy
• environmental science & using data
• pollution, resource management, sustainable technologies
• policy-making & education
• social justice & activism

This theme is available for General Pathway students. You can choose as many (or as few) units from this study theme as you like. There are no requirements to pick units only within this list.

Pre-requisites

• Year 1 – units suitable for all students, though you should have at least some secondary school background in Science for Earth Sciences (EASC) units.
• Year 2 – for students with some university study in a relevant discipline (see below for details of the related discipline for each unit. For Earth Sciences, this includes Chemistry, Biology or Physics).
• Year 3 – for students with a strong background of study in a relevant discipline (see below for details of the related discipline for each unit. For Earth Sciences, this includes Chemistry, Biology, or Physics).

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Feature units