HSH202 - Creating Sustainable Futures
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Nicole Bruges |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed 6 credit point units at Level 1 or higher |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SHD201, SHD301 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1-11 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1-11 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Students will work in a multidisciplinary team to draw on their respective fields of knowledge and background to address current and future sustainability problems as they impact on human, natural and built environments. The issues addressed include climate change, food systems, consumerism, clean energy and models for current and future sustainability.
The unit entails activity-based learning, opportunities for creative expression and employment preparation relevant to the student’s area of study.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Appraise major global environmental and social justice issues and their relationship to future global sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify and evaluate the impact of their personal behaviour on current and future sustainability. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Develop an understanding of interdisciplinary collaboration and where it fits into tackling sustainability issues. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Compare the contributions that different disciplines can potentially make to sustainable outcomes in local and global settings. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Integrate a systems thinking approach to sustainability issues and solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Individual report | Written report (1500 word minimum) | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Individual journal | Six journal entries (2000 word minimum) | 35% |
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| Assessment 3: Group oral presentation | 10 minute collaborative oral presentation | 35% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSH202 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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