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Global Sustainable Development Major (52-54 credit points)
With 2.4 billion people on the planet living on less than US $2 a day, poverty and inequality are two of the biggest challenges of our time. Equally, environmental change is a major concern that will impact human activity for the foreseeable future.
Students undertaking this major will acquire knowledge of the key theories, approaches and practices for promoting human development in the post-World War II period. They will study the ethical debates about key global challenges and explore the interaction between human and environmental security. In elective subjects, students can specialise in environmental issues from a range of different disciplinary perspectives or they can focus on issues of development from an economic perspective.
Subjects Required for Major Study
Students will be required to complete between 52 and 54 credit points including:
- 30 credit points of core subjects;
- 22-24 credit points of electives from the list below including at least 16 credit points at 300 level.
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| INTS121 | Global Politics and Power | 6 | Spring |
| INTS203 | Introduction to Global Development | 8 | Spring |
| PHIL217 | Global Ethics | 8 | Autumn |
| INTS310 | Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment | 8 | Autumn |
| Elective Subjects | |||
| Students must take THREE of the following including at least two subjects at 300-level: | |||
| ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| INTS201 | Model United Nations | 8 | Autumn |
| GEOG225 | Population Geography: a global perspective on people and place | 8 | Autumn |
| ECON208 | Gender, Work and the Family | 6 | Autumn |
| GEOG228 | Environmental Impact of Societies | 8 | Spring |
| STS 218 | Environment in Crisis | 8 | Spring |
| PHIL258 | Ethics and the Environment | 8 | Autumn |
| HIST295 | Exploration and Empire | 8 | Spring |
| ECON303 | Economic Development Issues | 6 | Autumn |
| POL 313 | Civil Society and Political Resistance | 8 | Not offered in 2015 |
| POL 319 | Global Political Economy | 8 | Spring |
| POL 321 | The Politics of Difference | 8 | Not offered in 2015 |
| POL 323 | Global Inequality | 8 | Autumn |
| STS 300 | The Environmental Context: Imagining a Zero Carbon Future | 8 | Autumn |
| SOC 326 | Globalisation and Social Transformation | 8 | Spring |
| INTS350 | Special Topics in Global Sustainable Development | 8 | Autumn, Spring |
| HIST373 | Empires, Nations and Globalisation | 8 | Not offered in 2015 |
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
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