Society and Environment Specialisation

Total units 24 Units

Specialisation code SOEN-SPEC

Academic career Postgraduate

The society and environment specialisation will provide you with an understanding of the social impact of environmental policy, and the skills to develop activities that improve the relationship between local communities and their natural environments.

The program is taught by active development practitioners and the University’s world-leading academics in resource management and environmental studies.

Career opportunities

The Society and Environment specialisation will advance your career in development, policy, and program management focusing on environmental issues, in government and non-government organisations, private corporations, or as an independent consultant.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

analyse environmental policies, programs and projects through the lens of social science;
undertake and evaluate the social impact of policies, programs and projects that also have an environmental impact;
conduct research on the consumption of ecosystem services and management of environmental issues by local communities and formal organisations, and;
critically evaluate a range of theoretical and practical approaches to the relationship between social and environmental issues

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Requirements

This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ANTH8044	Negotiating Indigenous Environments	12

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ANTH8014	Mining, Community and Society	6
ANTH8060	Exploring Gender, Resources and the Environment	6
ANTH8106	Gender, Nature and Development	6
EMDV8082	Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy	6
EMDV8009	Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions	6
EMDV8101	State, Society and Natural Resources	6

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